CREIGHTON, ALLAN DAVID P/O(AG) J19870 D.F.C. From Luseland, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 26. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Target – Wesseling, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #LL 900 was shot down at Welldorf/Julich, Germany during night operations to Wesseling, Germany. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Three of the crew and one passenger, all not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Creighton was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Welldorf/Jullich, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.49 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 21 June 1944 as per London Gazette dated 25 January 1946 and AFRO 244/46 dated 8 March 1946. Home in Saskatoon; enlisted there 9 June 1941. Trained at No.2 WS (graduated 20 March 1942) and No.5 BGS (graduated 26 May 1942). Killed in action 28129 June 1944; buried in Germany. Award presented by Governor General to next-of-kin, 10 December 1947. NOTE: Citation calls him a pilot, but casualty list and training school list make clear he is an air gunner. The citation reads – “Pilot Officer Creighton, as pilot, has completed numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost fortitude and devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CREIGHTON, JOHN FS(WAG) R85570. From Mullaghsandal, County Antrim, Northen Ireland. Killed Sep 22/43 age 29. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft #AM 755 crashed just after take-off one mile west of the aerodrome at Debert. FS S.S. McHardy, Sgts B.W. Lambert (RAF), and S.W. Poyntz (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Creighton is buried in Union Cemetery at Coburg, Ontario.

CREIGHTON, JOHN TRAQUAIR P/O(P) J9368//R101513. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jun 7/42 age 21. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. The crew of Hudson aircraft #AM 721 were engaged in a photography exercise when their aircraft struck high ground and disintegrated whilst flying in bad weather at Folly Lake, Nova Scotia. Sgt N.D. King (RAAF) and Sgt D.H. Lennon (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Creighton is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

CREMER, EDWARD BRANDON LAC R85226. From London, England. Died Feb 17/41 age 48. #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes while on embarkation leave. Leading AirCraftman Cremer is buried in the Glenavon Cemetery at Glenavon, Saskatchewan.

CRERAR, GEORGE TAYLOR P/O(WAG) J9404. From Bright, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 10/42 age 25. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Digby aircraft crashed. Please see Corey D.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crerar is buried in St. John’s Joint Services Cemetery, St. John’s, Newfoundland.

CRESSMAN, CHARLES HERBERT F/O(P) J35991. From Ceylon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 21/44 age 21. #437 Husky Squadron (Omnia Passim). Dakota aircraft hit by flak. Please see Steffin P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Cressman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CRESWELL, GEORGE ELLIOTT F/O(BA) J35134//R170071. From Wadena, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see Hunter A.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Creswell was buried at Bad Munster, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

CRESWELL, RALPH NELSON ADAMS FS(WAG) R59557. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 22. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #V 701 was carrying incendiaries and 1000 lbs. of general purpose bombs and went missing during a bombing mission. FS N. Grafton. F/O D.S. MacLean, and one RNZAF member of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Creswell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CREW, BASIL GLYNN S/L(P) J17170 D.F.C. From Wawota, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 5/45 age 25. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #NR 257 was shot down 12 miles north of the target Hanover, Germany at Dudenson, Germany during an evening operation. P/Os C. Kelway, J.D. Smith (RAF), and F/O T. Oster (RAF) were also killed. Three Canadians, F/Ls J.S. Dodge, B. Campbell, and R.M. Johnson, were taken Prisoners of War. Squadron Leader Pilot Crew was buried at Dudenson, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.427 Squadron – Award effective 1 September 1943 as per London Gazette dated 10 September 1943 and AFRO 2138/43 dated 22 October 1943. Home in Victoria; enlisted Regina, 26 February 194L Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 23 July 1941)), No.15 EFTS (graduated 18 September 1941) and No.4 SFTS (graduated 5 December 1941). Invested with award by the King, 11 August 1944. Killed in action with rank of Squadron Leader, 5 January 1945 (Halifax NR257); buried in Germany. The citation reads – “As captain of aircraft this officer has success fully completed a number of operational sorties. He has at all times displayed a high standard of courage and efficiency. His keenness and devotion to duty under difficult and hazardous conditions have been of a high order.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CREWE, ROBERT EDWARD P/O(P) J18902//R128805. From Wheatley, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 23. #402 City of Winnipeg Squadron. P/O Crewe was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #BM 152 was shot down at St. Riguier les Plains, Fecamp, France during an attack against the airfield at Conches, France. Pilot Officer Pilot Crewe was buried at St. Riguire les Plains, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Grandcourt, France.

CRICK, HARVEY LEWIS SGT(WAG) R61807. From Griffin, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 19/41 age 22. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Whitley aircraft #Z 6672 missing during bombing operations, presumed enemy action. Sgt S. Norcross (RAF) was also killed and four others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crich was buried in the Belgian Military Cemetery, Kanne, near Maastricht, Limbourg, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

CRICHTON, CECIL ERNEST F/O(P) 61989 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/41 age 23. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Whitley aircraft failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Crichton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CRICHTON, CHARLES WILLIAM DOUGLAS FS(P) R79575. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 7/42 age 25. #33 Squadron (Loyalty). FS Crichton was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #Z 5311 crashed one mile west of Landing Ground #115, Libya. Flight Sergeant Pilot Crichton is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.

CRICKMAY, PETER WILLIAM FS(N) R151913. From West Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 17/44 age 28. #179 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HF 194 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol off Gibraltar. F/O W.Y. McNeil was also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Crickmay has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

CRIMM INS, JOHN ALLAN CAMERON F/L(P) J5834. From Sackville, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 10/44 age 22. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). F/L Crimmins was flying Spitfire aircraft #MK 853 and was engaged in a fighter sweep when his aircraft was hit by flak. He was killed when he crashed south of Rheims, France. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Crimmins is buried in the Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais, Oise, France.

CRIMMINS, RAYMOND THOMAS WO2(AG) R131089. Cuba City, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 27. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft #HE 423 lost during night operations, presumed enemy action. P/O H.A. Tennis and WO J.S. ‘lose were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing, believed killed. WO Crimmins had been slightly injured on April 2, 1943 when his low-flying #429 Squadron Wellington aircraft struck an electric power cable between Thirsk and Upsetl, Yorkshire, England. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Crimmins is buried in the Oud Leusden Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.

CRIMMINS, WILLIAM DENNIS F/L(WAG) J16533 D.F.C. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 16/43 age 29. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #LM 424 was shot down at Wetscherwiesen, Germany during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. P/Os G.E. Adams (RAF), D. Baker (RAF), G.W.F. Batchelor (RAF), Sgts C. Robinson (RAF), and K. Watmough (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crimmins was buried at Wetscherwiesen, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross No.12 Squadron – Award effective 12 April 1943 as per London Gazette dated 20 April 1943 and AFRO 985/43 dated 28 May 1941 Home in Guelph, Ontario; enlisted Hamilton, 2 July 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 14 September 1940), No.1 BGS (graduated 17 February 1941), and No.1 WS (graduated 19 January 1941). Invested with award by the King, 9 November 1943. The citation reads – “Pilot Officer Crimmins is a most gallant gunner whose cheerful confidence throughout his tour of operational duty has inspired a high standard of morale and courage in his crew. His coolness and determination in action have been outstanding.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CRIPPS, WALTER EPHRAIM P/O(P) J5806. From Etobicoke, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 26/42 age 21. #601 County of London Squadron. P/O Cripps was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #BR 125 was shot down by enemy fighter aircraft near Ta Kali. Pilot Officer Pilot Cripps is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.

CRIST, BRIAN VINCENT WO2(P) R93427. From Wallaceburg, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 24/43 age 24. #93 Squadron (Ad Arma Parati). WO Crist was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #JL 232 crashed two miles north of Salerno on Mount Licini. WO Crist had been wounded by enemy anti-aircraft fire on March 28, 1943 flying Kittyhawk aircraft with #450 Squadron. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Crist is buried in the Salerno War Cemetery, Montecorvino Pugliana, Italy.

CRITES, CLINTON ARNOLD F/O(P) J21991. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed Jul 15/43 age 22. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). F/O Crites was killed when his Mustang aircraft #AG 659 crashed four miles south of Godalming, Surrey. Flying Officer Pilot Crites is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

CROCKATT, DAVID EDWARD P/O(P) J17418//R4158. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Sleeth S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Crockatt was buried in the New Cemetery at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CROCKER, JOHN HENRY ALBERT AC2(P) R60274 – under training. From Hardisty, Alberta. Killed Aug 20/40 age 19. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, High River, Alberta. AC2 Crocker lost his life when Tiger Moth aircraft #240 crashed. AirCraftman Class II Pilot Crocker is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

CROCKER, MURRAY ROWE FS(AG) R110435. From Prince George, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 17/42 age 20. #1654 Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Cowley S.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Crocker is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CROCKETT, EARLE GRANT F/L(N) J11952. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 28/43 age 24. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see F/L O.B. Robertson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Crockett was buried in the City General Cemetery, Bruckerstrass, Erlangen, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

CROCKETT, WILLIAM VERNON WO2(WAG) R98771. From Ridgedale, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 13/43 age 21. #280 Squadron. Warwick aircraft crashed. Please see Payton D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crockett is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CROFT, WESLEY BETHEL WO2(P) R83002. From Maidstone, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 14/42 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Jones W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Croft is buried in the Ripon Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

CROKE, FRANCIS BERNARD FS(WAG) R79077. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 22/42 age 28. #10 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #Z 9294 failed to return from a patrol over the Atlantic Ocean. Five RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Croke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CROLL, ARTHUR LELAND WO2(P) R104520. From Nesbitt, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 12/42 age 32. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Wellington aircraft #HF 881 failed to return from a trip over Tripoli. F/O B.W. Glickman, FSs W.S.T. Carter (RAF), and J.P. Robinson (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Croll has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

CROLL, IAN BRUCE F/L(P) C312. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 15/44 age 34. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Mosquito aircraft #NS 938 failed to return from a patrol over northern France. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot CroII has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CROMB, IAN TAYLOR F/O(N) J38172. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed Sep 23/44 age 22. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Skebo B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Cronnb has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CROMBIE, CHARLES GIBSONE FS(WAG) R65503. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 19/42 age 23. Wellington aircraft was enroute from the United Kingdom to North Africa when it crashed and burned on a beach in Gambia. The pilot was attempting a forced landing. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crombie is buried in the Fajara War Cemetery, Gambia, West Africa.

CROMPTON, ERNEST EWART P/O(P) 41823 – Royal Air Force. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed Nov 10/39 age 23. Pilot Officer Pilot Crompton is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire, England.

CROMPTON, GEORGE ARTHUR SGT(P) 1057218 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jul 7/41 age 23. #19 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Crompton lost his life in a flying accident. Sergeant Pilot Crompton is buried at Ashton, Makerfield, England.

CROMPTON, RICHARD CLIFFORD F/O(N) J21189//R155663. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 29/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Stanley R.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Crompton is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

CRONE, ROBERT DUNCAN F/O(N) J23474. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 3/44 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #ND 651 lost from a night trip to Calais, France. F/O C.G. Neville and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Crone is buried in the Marquise Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

CRONIN, PATRICK EDMUND F/O(P) J25978. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 4/44 age 23. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Bois de Casson, France. Please see Stevenson D.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Cronin is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.

CRONK, GAVIN JOHN WO2(BA) R152808. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 12/44 age 29. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Lancaster aircraft #LL 752 was shot down during operations against Louvain, Belgium. Sgts J. Whittaker, H.S. Baker (RAF), J.D. Cairns (RAF), D.J. Wilson (RAF), FSs R.K. Watson (RAAF), E.T. Jones (RAF), and F/L A. Amies (RAF) were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Cronk is buried in the Louvain Communal Cemetery, Brabant, Belgium.

CRONK, GEORGE EDWARD P/O(P) J17056//R93187. From Hollywood, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action Dec 7/42 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Urquhart D.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Cronk has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CRONYN, PETER HUME F/L(P) C24436 D.F.C. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LV 821 crashed off SyIt Island, Germany during a night attack against Brunswick, Germany. F/Os J.F. Murray, J. Bilbe, R.J. Burns, P/Os H.G. Davey, A.J. Dickinson, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Cronyn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.427 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 12 August 1944 as per London Gazette dated 12 February 1946 and AFRO 322/46 dated 29 March 1946. Home and wife in London, Ontario; enlisted there 26 March 1941. Trained at -No.20 EFTS (graduated 6 November 1942) and No.5 SFTS (graduated 19 March 1943). Killed in action, 12113 August 1944 (Halifax LV821, ZL-U); name on Runnymede Memorial. The citation reads – “Flight Lieutenant Cronyn, as pilot, has completed numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CROOKS, DAVID ALEX CUMMINS F/L(P) 40678 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 1/41 age 28. #263 Squadron (Ex Ungue Leonem). F/L Crooks was killed when his Whirlwind aircraft was shot down. He had flown Fairey Battle aircraft with #226 Squadron in the Battle of France. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Crooks is buried in the St. lHogan Churchyard, Illogan, CamborneRedruth, Cornwall, England.

CROOKS, ROBERT LESLIE P/O(P) J87377. From Manville, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 21. #600 City of London Squadron (Praetur Esecentos). Beaufighter aircraft if KW 114 was on a patrol over the Po Valley, Italy when it crashed near the Foresto Railway Station, Italy. The RAF navigator was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Crooks is buried in the War Cemetery, Padau, Italy.

CROSBIE, DOUGLAS ALEXANDER F/O(P) J21660. From Chatham, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 27. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Karlsruhe, Germany. Please see Tinline J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Crosbie is buried in the Protestant Cemetery at Werkendam, North Brabant, Holland.

CROSBY, DAVID YOUNG NURSE SGT(AG) R64467. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Oct 26/41 age 29. #40 Squadron (Hostem A Coelo Expellere). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see G.R. Saunders for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Crosby is buried in the Wyton St. Margaret and All Saints Churchyard, Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England.

CROSLAND, ALFRED HIRST WO2(BA) R161229. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 22. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). WO Crosland was on his second operation when his Halifax aircraft #LV 879 was shot down by a German night fighter over Giessen, Germany during a night operation against Nuremberg, Germany. F/O J. Doig, P/O R.J. Atkins, Sgts J.S. Bolton (RAF), T.J. Rogers (RAF), and D. Stewart (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O J.M. Mason was taken Prisoner of War. This aircraft was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Crosland is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

CROSS, ARTHUR LAWRENCE WO2(P) R94738. From Melville, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 29/43 age 25. #118 Squadron (Occido Redeoque). Spitfire aircraft #EN 932 lost in the English Channel during a cross-channel sweep. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Cross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CROSS, CLIFFORD DONALD F/L(P) J10826. From Toronto, Ontario. Died on service Feb 28/45 age 24. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Cross is buried in Pine Hills Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

CROSS, JAMES ORVILLE P/O(P) J24126. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Nov 7/43 age 27. #5 Advance Flying Unit. P/O Cross was killed when his Miles Master aircraft #EM 281 was in a mid-air collision with Anson aircraft if 4934. The aircraft crashed at Martins Farm, Longford, England, one airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Cross is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

CROSS, ROSIER M. SGT(P) R137101. From Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Killed Sep 18/42 age 24. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. Sgt Cross and LAC AM. Ault were engaged in advanced navigation training when their Harvard aircraft #3828 crashed at Calabogie Lake. Sergeant Pilot Cross is buried in the Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

CROSS, STANLEY ESMOND SGT(AG) R282958. From OriIlia, Ontario, Killed Dec 7/44 age 19. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Leppert S.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Cross is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

CROSS, VANCE EVERETT F/O(P) J21019. From Athens, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed in Action Mar 23/44 age 23. #681 Squadron. Spitfire aircraft #PT 853 did not return from a photo reconnaissance trip. Flying Officer Pilot Cross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

CROSS, WILLIAM ANDREW FS(P) R74718, From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 9/42 age 20. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft lost. Please see Carruthers C.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cross is buried in the Uchelen Cemetery, Holland.

CROSSFIELD, FRANCIS JOHN W/C C58. From Westboro, Ontario. Died Jun 1/40 age 60. #1 Equipment Depot, Ottawa, Ontario. Died of natural causes while at Ottawa. Wing Commander Crossfield is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery at Ottawa, Ontario.

CROSSFIELD, RAYMOND JACK F/O(P) J21577. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 13/44 age 22. #136 Squadron (Nihil Fortius). Spitfire aircraft #JF 833 lost ninety miles east of base. Flying Officer Pilot Crossfield has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

CROSSING, JOHN KEITH FS(P) R95095. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 26/42 age 22. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #DV 475 was carrying 488 lbs. of incendiaries when it crashed at Ambt-Delden. Sgts R.A. Chapman (RAF), T.H. Inch (RAF), J.R. Jones (RAF), and J. Swales (RAF) were also killed. FS Crossing had previously been in a crash in Wellington aircraft if X 9626 on March 29, 1942 at Defford, Pershore, England. Flight Sergeant Pilot Crossing is buried in the General Cemetery at Ambt-Delden, Overijssel, Holland.

CROSSLAND, DAN FS(N) R152605. From Keewatin, Ontario. Killed Sep 30/43 age 20. #1667 Heavy Conversion Unit. The pilot lost control of Lancaster aircraft #R 5685 when he was unable to feather the port outer propellor. FS Crossland was killed when the aircraft crashed one mile east of Faldinworth, England. Flight Sergeant Navigator Crossland is buried in Edgerton Cemetery, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

CROSSLAND, HARRY FS(WAG) R85907. From Glasgow, Scotland. Killed in Action Jun 1/42 age 22. #12 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost during operations. Two Canadians, Sgts Elliott and H.J. Lafortune, were taken Prisoners of War. One RNZAF, and one RAF crew member missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crossland is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CROSSLEY, FREDERICK WOOD WO2(N) R76951. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Stephenson S.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Crossley was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Helmstedt, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

CROSSON, VICTOR GILBERT WO1(WAG) R151140. From Thessalon, Ontario. Killed Jul 13/45 age 21. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Tofino, British Columbia. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Mann M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crosson is buried in an isolated grave on the south-west shore of Barkley Sound, fifteen miles south-east of Bannfield, B.C. His name is also inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

CROSSTHWAITE, DANIEL FS(AG) R127686. From Burks’ Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 31/42 age 20. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force, RAF Station, Wyton, England. Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see P/O LT Jackson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Crossthwaite is buried in the Uden War Cemetery, North Brabant, Holland.

CROSSWELL, PERCY BRUCE F/O(AG) J88362//R191256. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed Apr 14/45 age 20. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Lancaster aircraft #LK 802 was shot down during a night attack against Dusseldorf, Germany on April 23, 1944. F/O J.F. Fennessey, P/O A. Achtymichuk, and Sgt E.A. Goss (RAF) were also killed. Three Canadians, Sgt Miller, F/Os Low and Crosswell, were taken Prisoners of War. F/O Crosswell was shot while trying to escape from Stalag Luft #3 on April 14, 1945. Flying Officer Air Gunner Crosswell is buried in the Prisoner of War Camp Cemetery, Luckeswilde, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CROTEAU, JOSEPH FERNAND RAYMOND FS(WAG) R55836. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 16/42 age 25. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see LaFlamme J.Y. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Croteau is buried in the Sutton Road Cemetery at Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England.

CROTHERS, THOMAS EDWARD FS(WAG) R69734. From Cooksville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 3/42 age 33. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Hampden aircraft missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. FSs J.E. Gibbs, C.G. Wilde, and Sgt A.D. Bond (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crothers is buried in the Oud Leusden Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.

CROUCHER, GORDON F/L(WAG) J26857 MiD.  From Verdun, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 29. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #LL 687 was shot down thirty-five miles south of the target at Bremervorde, Germany during a night strike against Hamburg, Germany. P/Os R.D. Whitson, H.E. Truscott, A.H. Durnin, J.A. Imrie, J.L. Blais, and F/O D.T. Ryan were also killed. One RAF crew member was taken Prisoner of War. There were two #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this night. Please see Sgt B.M. Hofforth for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Croucher is buried at Spreckens, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.408 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945. Home in Verdun, Quebec; enlisted Montreal, 7 July 1942. Trained at No.4 WS (graduated 19 April 1943) and No.6 BGS (graduated 31 May 1943). Killed in action, 28/29 July 1944 (Lancaster LL687); name on Runnymede Memorial. No citation in AFRO; DHist 181.009 D.1719 (PAC RG.24 Vol.20606) has recommendation forwarded 31 July 1944. WOP/AG and Squadron Signals Leader. Had served in Canada one year, overseas one year. Flight Lieutenant Croucher has been with this squadron for several months and has been leading the Signals Section with very great efficiency. Operationally he is exceptionally keen and an inspiration to all serving with and under him. His cheerful good nature combined with his untiring energy have made his section an exemplary one. Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CROUCHER, LIONEL CHARLES F/O(AG) J41283//R290474. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 21/45 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Hemmingstedt, Germany. Please see FL. H.B. Rubin D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Croucher is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

CROUSE, HAROLD SANFORD FS(P) R76367. From Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia. Killed May 8/42 age 20. #141 Squadron (Caedimus Noctu). Beaufighter aircraft #X 7568 crashed at Bowshill Farm, Ecclaw, Berwickshire, England. Sgt C.A. Erickson (RAF) and one other RAF member of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Crouse is buried in St. Martin’s New Burial Ground, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.

CROUSE, HENRY ARTHUR FS(AG) R97071. From Etobicoke, Ontario. Killed in Action May 24/43 age 20. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft #DK 169 missing over enemy territory. F/O J. Wallace (RAF) was also killed. Five others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Crouse is buried in the General Cemetery at Raalte, Overijssel, Holland.

CROW, ROBERT KING WO1(WAG) R124020. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 21. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Zeitz, Germany. Please see Shilliday R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crow has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CROWDY, CHARLES WILLIAM CYRIL. F/O(P) J25101. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 21. #192 Squadron. Target – Karlsruhe, Germany. Please see Vincent P.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Crowdy is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.

CROWE, CHARLES DAVID P/O(AG) C89859//R140029. From Elnora, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 16/44 age 22. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see LaBelle J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Crowe is buried in the Aabenraa Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.

CROWE, ERIC ARTHUR SGT(N) R185340. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed Jun 27/44 age 21. #19 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Marchington G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Crowe is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CROWE, HAROLD JAMES F/O(N) J1/646. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 12/43 age 24. Hudson aircraft #FK 621 lost enroute from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom. Sgts H.E. Ash (RNZAF), R.C.G. Rickett (RAAF), and F/O B.W. Poison (RAAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Crowe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Gibraltar War Memorial, Gibraltar.

CROWE, HERBERT ROY P/O(WAG) J15857//R71715. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 20. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Wellington aircraft #X 9878- missing during a night bombing raid on Berlin, Germany. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crowe is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CROWE, JAMES FRANKLIN KARL FS(AG) R85550. From Lakefield, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 23/43 age 20. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Target – Mulheim, Germany. Please see MacAskill T.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Crowe is buried in the General Cemetery, Noordwijk, South Holland, Holland.

CROWE, LEO RALPH WO2(AG) R107739. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 23. #466 Australia Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HE 155 failed to return from night operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Crowe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CROWELL, RICHARD ALVINZIE WO2(WAG) R153348. From Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 21. #148 Squadron (Trusty). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Parkinson J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crowell is buried in the Milan War Cemetery, Milan, Italy.

CROWLEY, FRANCIS JOSEPH F/O(P) J26914//R95588. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 11/44 age 23. #440 Beaver Squadron. BROTHER to Paul Anthony Crowley. F/O Crowley was the pilot in Typhoon aircraft #MP 129 and was attacking a railway two miles east of Rouveen, Holland. He was in a dive when his aircraft was hit by flak, the Typhoon was seen to explode after being hit and disintegrated in the air, no parachute was seen. F/O Crowley had previously served with a Squadron operating Kittyhawk aircraft in Alaska in 1942. Flying Officer Pilot Crowley is buried in the New General Cemetery, Rouveen, Staphorst, Overijssel, Holland.

CROWLEY, JOHN WILLIAM F/O(BA) J11953. From Dundas, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 27/43 age 27. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Lee E.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Crowley was buried at Toenning, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

CROWLEY, PAUL ANTHONY FS(AG) R195945. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). BROTHER to Francis Joseph Crowley. Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Sawry M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Crowley is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

CROWTHER, LIONEL PERCY FACY P/O(AG) J88618//R190320. From Bathurst, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 25/44 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #ME 798 lost during night operations over France. Five RAF crew members, FS E.A. Johnson, Sgts P.B. McRann, S.C. Orell, G. Taylor, and P/O K.I. Wood were also killed. One other crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Crowther is also listed as Facey-Crowther and is buried in the St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France.

CROZIER, DAVID MACLEOD P/O(BA) J16383 D.F.M. From Ponoka, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 13/43 age 28. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Essen, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #R 5680 was returning from the target and was shot down at Apeldoorn, Holland. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Crozier was buried in the Vechelen Cemetery, Apeldoorn, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Medal – No. 106 Squadron – Award effective 6 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 20 November 1942 and AFRO 1962/42 dated 4 December 1942. See War Service Records 1939-1945 (Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1947). Born 15 June 1915 at Ponoka, Alberta. Educated in Walkerton, Ontario; home there. Enlisted in Hamilton, 19 December 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 12 May 1941), No.4 AOS (graduated 4 August 1941), No.4 BGS (graduated 15 September 1941), and No.2 ANS (graduated 2 November 1941). Overseas November 1941. Killed in action 13 January 1941 Award presented by Governor General to next-of-kin, 27 June 1945. The citation reads – “Pilot Officers Healey and Pennington and Flight Sergeant Crozier were pilot, navigator and air bomber, respectively, of an aircraft engaged in recent sorties against le Creusot, Genoa, and Milan. On all occasions they achieved much success, and each in his respective role displayed a high standard of skill and determination. Throughout the many sorties in which they have taken part, these members of aircraft crew have invariably displayed gallantry and devotion to duty worthy of high praise.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CROZIER, LLOYD DONALD JAMES SGT(P) R102208. From Carnduff, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 23/42 age 20. #1518 Beam Approach Training Flight, Scampton, Lincolnshire. Oxford aircraft #AT 659 struck a high tension cable and crashed at Pickerings Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire. Sgt T.D. Dakin and one RAF airman were also killed. Sergeant Pilot Crozier is buried in St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Scampton, Lincolnshire, England.

CROZIER, ROGERS DENNIS P/O(P) J5486. From Portland, Maine, U.S.A. Killed Aug 22/41 age 22. #57 Operational Training Unit. P/O Crozier was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #L 1082 collided with another aircraft during a dog fight practise. Aircraft L 1082 crashed at Bagillt, near Flintshire. Pilot Officer Pilot Crozier is buried in the Hawarden Cemetery, Flintshire, Wales.

CROZIER, WILLIAM JAMES FS(AG) R147569. From Maymont, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 3/43 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft #HR 849 missing during an attack against Hamburg, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts T. Brownless, H. Gardner, A.F. Gregory, S.J. Passey, J.A. Pitt, and D. Rowbotham were also killed. There were two #405 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this date. Please see Sgt J.O. Rice for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Crozier is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at So[tau, Germany.

CRUICKSHANK, CHARLES EDWARD WO2(FE) R58082. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 11/45 age 21. #423 Squadron (Quaerimus Et Petimus). Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Seeger J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Flight Engineer Cruickshank is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.

CRUICKSHANK, JOHN DUNCAN F/O(N) J43017//R5959. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 28. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Wangerooge, Germany. Please see Roy J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Cruickshank is buried in the Kviberg Cemetery, Gamlestaden, Sweden

CRUIKSHANK, DONALD IAN F/O(P) J12883. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 14/44 age 21. #211 Squadron (Toujors A Propos). Beaufighter aircraft #L2 237 was lost near Marlheim, Burma during an anti-shipping strike. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Cruikshank has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya

CRUIT, RICHARD NOEL FS(P) R97858. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 28/42 age 19. #152 Hyderabad Squadron (Faithful Ally). FS Cruit was killed when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down near Tunis, north of Tabourba, North Africa. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cruit is buried in the Medez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.

CRUM, WALLACE WATSON P/O(AG) J90064//R198697. From Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 23/44 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Le Mans, France. Please see Matthews W.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Crum is buried in the West Cemetery, Le Mans, Sarthe, France.

CRUMMEY, CYRIL BERTRAM SGT(AG) 798658 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s Newfoundland. Killed Aug 28/43 age 23. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft #EW 873 failed to return from a training exercise. P/O F.E. Impey (RAF), Sgts S.J. Oakley (RAF), and J.B. Stevens (RAAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Crummey is buried in the Air Force Section of the Cemetery at Sherwood, near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

CRUMMY, GEORGE KENNETH F/O(WAG) J15612//R76614. From Grande Prairie, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 14/43 age 22. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft missing. Please see S/L J.G. Stronach for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Crummy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CRUMNEY, JAMES GLADSTONE SGT(N) 798633 – Royal Air Force. From Western Bay, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jan 11/43 age 29. #125 Squadron (Nunquam Domandi). Beaufighter aircraft lost. Sergeant Navigator Crumney is buried at Killay, Swansea, Wales.

CRUMP, EDWARD REGINALD LAC(N) R142171 – under training. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Feb 5/43 age 25. #9 Air Observers School, St. Jean, Quebec. Anson aircraft #6650 was engaged in a test flight and Anson #6196 was engaged in a photographic exercise when they were in a mid-air collision. The aircraft crashed three miles south of Chambly, Quebec. LAC J.C. Bell (RNZAF), LAC J.T. Bowler (RAF), and two civilians, D. Still, and A.D. Windsor were also killed. Leading AirCraftman Navigator Crump is buried in the Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan.

CRUMP, JOHN COLVIN SGT(OB) R61608. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 24/41 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Wellington aircraft #W 5537 tailed to return from operations over Brest, France. Sgts J.L. Martin, J.A. Fawkes (RAF), C. Tatton (RAF), and A.G.L. Mitchell (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer Crump has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CRUMP, OWEN CHARLES BELLAMY P/O(OB) J8132. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Dec 17/41 age 20. #2 Air Observers School, England. Anson aircraft #N 9842 crashed at Miltom, Cumberland, England. Sgt W.J. Peggie and P/O W.M. Pepper were also killed. Pilot Officer Observer Crump was buried with full service honours in the Rippleside Cemetery at Barking, Essex, England.

CRUSE, WILLIAM LORNE F/O(N) J22072. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 21. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Vaughan J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O Cruse’s 3rd operation. Flying Officer Navigator Cruse is buried in the Communal Cemetery at MaubertFontaine, Ardennes, France.

CRYDERMAN, LAWRENCE ELWOOD F/O(P) 41674 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 8/41 age 21. #242 Squadron (Toujours Pret). F/O Cryderman was killed when his Hurricane aircraft was shot down in the English Channel. He had fought in the Battle of Britain. Flying Officer Pilot Cryderman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CRYMES, SMITH EDWARD LAC R70596 -armourer. From Lonoke, Arkansas, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 6/42 age 34. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Torbay, Newfoundland. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Taylor H.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Crymes is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

CRYSLER, DONALD NORMAN Sub-Lt – Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Mar 24/44 age 24. Fleet Air Arm. Sub-Lt Crysler lost his life while assigned to H.M.S. Saker. Sub-Lieutenant Crysler is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.

CUDDIE, WILLIAM ARTHUR S/L(P) 42806 – Royal Air Force. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 23. #46 Squadron (We Rise To Conquer). Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from an operation. W/C. G.A. Reid was also killed, both airmen were trained pilots and navigators. S/L Cuddie and W/C. Reid had both flown in the Battle of Britain. Cuddle flew Defiant aircraft with #141 Squadron and Reid flew Spitfire aircraft with #602 Squadron. Squadron Leader Pilot Cuddie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

CUDMORE, LORNE ALBERT CPL R112194 – driver. From Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Killed Sep 15/44 age 26. #62 Base. LAC J.M. Seymour and Cpl. Cudmore were both killed whilst on duty when their truck overturned off the Broughan Bridge and fell into a river at Penrith, Cumberland. Corporal Cudmore is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CUDNEY, HERBERT WILFRED F/O(BA) J22866. From Fergus, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 23. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 666 was shot down at Hillentrop-Lippe, Germany during a night trip, a raid against Kassel, Germany. Sgts H. Newlove, D.W. Wilson, J.A. Dupont, and P/O J.A. Nadeau were also killed. One Canadian F/O Lee was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. There were three #434 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see FS W.H. Burton and FS E.J. Plouffe for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Cudney was buried in the Paris Cemetery at Hillentrop-Lippe, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

CUFF, ROLAND WALTER JOHN F/O(BA) J27394. From Buchans, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 ago 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Tarpley L.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Cuff is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

CULBERT, FREDERICK CAMPBELL F/O(N) J13839. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 26/43 age 33. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Please see Hunter J.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Culbert was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Holtwick, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CULCHETH, WILLIAM ERNEST F/L(P) J4815. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Feb 14/44 age 34. #60 Operational Training Unit. Mosquito aircraft crashed. Please see F/O E.F. Morton D.F.C. for flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Culcheth has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CULL, ALBERT JAMES F/L(P) J92246//R199090. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 18/45 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Heligoland, Germany. Please see Hill F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Cull was buried in the Westerland Cemetery, SyIt Island, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

CULL, GEORGE CHRISTOPHER SGT(AG) R151223. From Falconbridge, Ontario. Killed Dec 18/43 age 20. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. BROTHER to Lloyd John Cull. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Christensen C.G. for casualty list and flight detail Sergeant Air Gunner Cull is buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sudbury, Ontario.

CULL, LLOYD JOHN SGT(AG) R200097. From Falconbridge, Ontario. Killed Apr 15/44 age 18. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. BROTHER to George Christopher Cull. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Wallace H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Cull is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CULLEN, CLIFFORD LORNE F/O(P) J13628. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 25/43 age 23. #39 Squadron (Die Noctuque). Beaufighter aircraft #LX 911 failed to return from a shipping strike off Sardinia. The RAF navigator, R.W. Powell, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Cullen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

CULLEN, JAMES WARREN FS(P) R76459. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Died Aug 16/42 age 21. Ferry Command. Wellington aircraft crashed at Hastings, Sierra Leone on August 15, 1942. FS GB. Simpson was also killed. One RAF, one RAAF airman and FS Cullen died of their injuries the next day in the General Hospital at Freetown. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cullen is buried in the King Town Cemetery, Sierra Leone, Africa.

CULLEN, JOSEPH PATRICK LEONARD F/O(BA) J368881/R127725. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 28/44 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Kelly K.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Cullen is buried in the Churchyard at Sandefjord, Norway.

CULLEN, KENNETH EARLE F/L(P) J9198. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 13/44 age 23. #98 Squadron (Never Failing). Mitchell aircraft #FL 181 was hit by flak while attacking gun positions off Dieppe, France. The aircraft was seen to burst into flames and then crash into the sea one and one half miles off shore, no parachutes or dinghy was seen. P/O G.R. Dunn and WO J.E. Allen were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Cullen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CULLEN, SIDNEY HERMAN P/O(WAG) J86606//R116190. From Atikokan, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 24. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). P/O Cullen was killed during this, his second operation. Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Wey E.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cullen is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

GULLY, VICTOR CHARLES P/O(BA) J88740//R153885. From Cobalt, Connecticut, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 20. #49 Squadron (Cave Canern). Lancaster aircraft #ND 683 failed to return from a night trip to Wesseling, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Cully has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CULP, REGINALD HARLEY FS(AG) R75722. From Beamsville, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 5/42 age 23. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Roy A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Culp has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CULSHAW, THURSTON F/O(N) J36932. From Sedgewick, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 22. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Lancaster aircraft #NE 163 lost during daylight operations against Duisburg, Germany. F/O J. MacMillan was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Culshaw is Wiled in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CULVER, DONALD GEORGE WO2(AG) R84400. From Simcoe, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/43 age 23. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft shot down. Please see Lawson H.T. for casualty list and flight detail. FS Culver had been slightly injured on November 11, 1942 when a #158 Squadron Halifax aircraft ran out of fuel and made a forced landing on the beach at Earls Forsehore, England. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Culver was buried in the Prisoner of War Section of the Main Cemetery at Dortmund, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CULVERSON, DONALD HARVEY FS(AG) R217185. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 19. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Sinclair R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Culverson is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

CUMING, LLOYD WESLEY P/O(BA) J87849//R116184. From Kipling, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 27/44 age 26. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #DV 400 missing from a trip to Berlin, Germany. F/Os A.V. Beetch (RAF), R.A. West (RAF), Sgts B. Clark (RAF), W. Warburton (RAF), and P/O F. Langley (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Cuming is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

CUMMER, FRANKLIN HOWARD F/O(P) J29601///R181797. From Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 28/45 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Savage E.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Cummer was buried at Deufringen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

CUMMER, JOHN ALLENBY SGT(P) R171888. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Oct 5/43 age 19. #1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Petrie D.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Cummer is buried in the Union Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

CUMMINE, GORDON FS(BA) R158185. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 29/43 age 28. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Holtby R.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Cummine is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

GUMMING, AL1STER GODFREY FS(NB) R87313. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 6/42 age 20. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft lost during a trip over enemy-held territory. FS E.G. Kehl was also killed. One Canadian, Sgt J.J. Sheridan, was taken Prisoner of War. One RNZAF and three RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Cumming is buried in the Western Communal Cemetery, St. Brieuc, Cotes-du-Nord, France.

GUMMING, CHARLES GORDON c/O(P) J15838. From Galt, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 13/43 age 21. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). F/O Cumming lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #BK 625 was shot down at Le Touquet, France. Flying Officer Pilot Cumming was buried in the Heiden Cemetery, Le Touquet, exhumed, and reburied in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas de Calais, France.

GUMMING, DUNCAN HERBERT F/O(P) J25086//R15601 3. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 24/44 age 22. #440 Beaver Squadron. F/O Cumming was flying Typhoon aircraft #MN 665 and was returning from an armed reconnassiance when he was shot down by a German FW-190 fighter aircraft. The Typhoon crashed ten miles south-east of Eindhoven, Holland, no parachute was seen. Flying Officer Pilot Cumming is buried in the Woensel Cemetery, Eindhoven, Holland.

CUMMING, ERNEST ROBERT F/O(P) J18599. From Wentworth Valley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 10/44 age 21. #542 Squadron. F/O Cumming was the pilot of Spitfire aircraft #EN 330 and failed to return from a photo reconnaissance operation over the Pas de Calais Channel, France. Flying Officer Pilot Cumming has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CUMMING, GORDON FARRELL SGT(FE) R199090. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 2/44 age 23. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see FS Roy Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Cumming is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CUMMING, JAMES CPL 10195A – motor transport. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 24/44 age 32. #1 PDC. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see LAC L.I. Beach for casualty list and flight detail. Corporal Cumming was buried at New Leiningen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

CUMMING, JOHN WILLIAM FS(P) R128687. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Aug 9/43 age 25. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft #BF 512 was coming in to land with one propeller feathered when it crashed one mile north-east of the airfield at Lakenhath, England. Sgt R.W. Poole (RAF) and five other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cumming is buried in St. John Churchyard, Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England.

CUMMING, LEONARD ALLAN WO2(N) R106631. From Port Alberni, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 5/43 age 20. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Holness N.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Cumming was buried at Taza, French Morocco, exhumed, and reburied in Le Petit Lac Cemetery, Oran, Algeria.

CUMMING-BART, JEROME THOMAS ELLIS F/O(AG) J26608. From Port Of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies.. Killed in Action Dec 2/43 age 25. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Shaw M.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Cumming-Bart is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

CUMMINGS, ELLARD P/O(P) 40850 – Royal Air Force. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/39 age 21. Hurricane aircraft failed to return from operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Cummings is buried in the Aberdeen Grove Cemetery, Newhills, Scotland.

CUMMINGS, JAMES CLYDE F/O(P) J22018. From High Point, North Carolina, U.S.A. Killed Nov 9/44 age 24. #10 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island. F/O Cummings was engaged in a camera gun exercise and was killed when Bolingbroke aircraft #10094 crashed one mile south-east of Richmond, Prince Edward Island. Flying Officer Pilot Cummings is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, High Point, North Carolina, U.S.A.

CUMMINGS, KENNETH GEORGE P/O(P) J19803//R143612. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #JN 972 missing from a night trip to Leipzig, Germany. FS G.C. Clark (RAF), Sgts N.F. Lingley (RAF); R.P. Rees (RAF), and J. Torrance (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O O.P. McInerney, was taken Prisoner of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Cummings is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

CUMMINGS, ROBERT WO2(AG) R141707. From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed. In Action Dec 11/43 age 20. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft #ED 825 was shot down at Meharicourt, France during a night trip over enemy-held territory. F/O G.H. Weeden, WO E.J. Walters, FS R.G. Howell (RAF), P/O R.N. Jones (RAF), Sgts A.W. Richardson (RAF), and B. Robinson (RAF) were also killed. WO Cummings had been slightly injured on December 17, 1942 when his Wellington aircraft had the starboard engine fail and the pilot made a forced landing at the Harfaxtog Landing. Ground, England. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Cummings was buried at Meharicourt, exhumed, and reburied in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringerr, Pas De Calais, France.

CUMMINGS, THOMAS HENRY AC2 R170525 – air frame mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 14/42 age 20. Lost at sea off the S.S. Caribou. Please see Truesdale L.W. for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman Second Class Cummings is buried in Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

CUMMINGS, WESLEY ELMORE 170(P) J20014. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 19. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). Spitfire aircraft #MJ 982 was last seen in a vertical dive at 3,000 feet just before F/O Cummings released a bomb on the bridge near Montchat, on the Cherbourg Peninsula, France. Flying Officer Pilot Cummings is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Lessay, Manche, France. Addendum: Note the age at date of death is 21. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.

CUMMINS, JOHN THOMAS DESMOND AC2(WAG) R206494 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Mar 23/43 age 19. #3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Fleet Fort aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt E.C. Vance for flight detail. AirCraftman Second Class Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cummins is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

CUMMINS, MANLEY MORTON SGT(AG) R187483. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 24/44 age 20. #88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde). Target – Gemund, the Rhineland area, Germany. Please see Byrne W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Cummins was buried in the US. Military Cemetery at Neuville-enCondroz, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

CUMMINS, ROBERT PAUL SGT(P) R190673. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 24/44 age 20. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Widdess E.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Cummins has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CUMMINS, VICTOR CHARLES SGT(AG) R162693. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jul 7/43 age 21. #30 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #HE 238 appeared to stall, while flying in cloud, and then crash at Hixon, England. Five of the crew, not Canadians, also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Cummins is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

CUNLIFFE, BENJAMIN ROBERT P/O(AG) J95226//R269109. From Fort Erie, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Zeitz, Germany. Please see P/O Norman L. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cunliffe was buried at Zeitz, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

CUNNINGHAM, ELSON WRIGHT F/O(P) J11074. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 30/43 age 21. #248 Squadron (II Faut En Finir). Beaufighter aircraft #EL 321 failed to return from operations. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Cunningham has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CUNNINGHAM, FRANCIS LEO P/O(AG) J15985//R87342. From North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducirnus). Target – Flensburg, Germany. Please see Lang A.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cunningham is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig- Holstein, Germany.

CUNNINGHAM, FRANK FS R147822 – stationary engineer. From Lancashire, England. Died Oct 20/43 age 45. #35 Service Flying Training School, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Death by natural causes whilst in the Station Hospital at #35 SFTS. Flight Sergeant Cunningham is buried in the North Battleford Cemetery, North Battleford, Saskatchewan.

CUNNINGHAM, HAROLD THOMAS FS(P) R79406. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 2/42 age 25. #234 Squadron (Ignem Mortemque Despdimus). FS Cunningham was killed when his Spitfire aircraft had engine failure and crashed ten miles north-west of Ushant, France. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cunningham is buried in the Efford Cemetery, Plymouth, Devonshire, England.

CUNNINGHAM, HARRY JOSEPH P/O(AG) J88415//R205444. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action May 23/44 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Sherrill T.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cunningham was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Harefield, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CUNNINGHAM, JAMES ADRIAN P/O(N) J92036//R177884. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 1/44 age 29. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #ND 459 crashed near Genouilly during night operations against yierzon Junction, France. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts J.T. Ash, K.G. Barnett, L.C.B. Ekers, R.P. Gatensbury, F. Meade, and F/O E. Wright D.F.C. were also killed. These seven airmen were all buried in the same collective grave. Pilot Officer Navigator Cunningham was buried at the scene of the crash, exhumed, and reburied in the Communal Cemetery at Genouilly, Cher, France.

CUNNINGHAM, JAMES HILL F/O(N) J22593. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Rowell L.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Cunningham is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

CUNNINGHAM, JOHN CHARLES F/O(N) J42217. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 9/45 age 35. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see F/O A.M. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Cunningham was buried at Harefield, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.

CUNNINGHAM, JOHN LEONARD SCUDAMORE Lt(P) – Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. From Esquimalt, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 13/43 age 27. Fleet Air Arm. Lost off H.M.S. Daedalus. Lieutenant Pilot Cunningham has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT NORVAL SGT(AG) R198321. From Buchanan, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 11/44 age 20. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #LM 429 lost during a night trip to Lille, France. P/Os W.M. Ross, F.S. McFarlin (RAF), FSs D.F. Ball (RAF), J.R. Elliott (RAF), Sgts L. Craven (RAF), and D.S. Ingram (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Cunningham is buried in the Churchyard at Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium.

CUNNINGHAM, STANLEY OSWALD FS(P) R127903. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 19/43 age 19. #9 Service Flying Training School, Centralia, Ontario. FS Cunningham and LAC G.W. Tarbath (RAF) were engaged in flying sequences 13, 14, 15, 16, 21A, and 29 and were both killed when their Anson aircraft #7353 crashed three miles north-east of Seaforth, Ontario. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cunningham is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

CUNNINGHAM, WALTER GARFIELD F/O(NB) J43407//R215854. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 15/45 age 21. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). Liberator aircraft lost. Please see F/O T.C. Reeve for casualty list and other detail. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Cunningham has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

CUNNINGS, RONALD EVERETT SGT(BA) R158319. From Major, Saskatchewan. Killed Feb 29/44 age 29. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Hardy H.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Cunning S is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

CURATOLO, LOUIS P/O(P) J19632//R141610. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 20. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulnnina Regis Iusta). Lancaster aircraft #R 5729 lost during operations against Brunswick, Germany. FSs D. Mullin, P.R. Hughes (RAF), Sgts S.H. Weldon (RAF), T. Whiteley (RAF), and G.H. Williams (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Curatolo is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

CURLE, JOHN GARFIELD P/O(AG) J88045. From Picton, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/44 age 32. #427 Lion Squadron (Forte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see S/L W.R. Moseley- Williams D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Curie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CURPHEY, LEWIN HENRY F/O(P) J7769. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 13/43 age 24. #112 Squadron (Swift In Destruction). F/O Curphey bailed out of his Kiftyhawk aircraft #FR 195 over enemy territory at Bir Dutan, Egypt and was not heard from again. Flying Officer Pilot Curphey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

CURPHEY, ROBERT MAURICE F/O(P) J10225. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed Nov 22/42 age 22. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). Miles Master aircraft went into a spin at 500 feet and crashed at Overton, Hampshire, England. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Curphey is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

CURPHEY, THOMAS GEORGE F/O(P) J86491//R92944. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #LM 210 was shot down at Pforzheim Baden, Germany during night operations against Stuttgart, Germany. F/Os M.L. Lovering and G.E. Sholte were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Curphey was buried at Pforzheim Baden, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

CURRIE, ALFRED ROSS FS(AG) R113684. From Woodstock, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 32. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft #JD 205 was shot down at Woensel, Holland during operations against Krefeld, Germany. WO R.H. King was also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Clarke was taken Prisoner of War. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Currie was buried at Woensel, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland. Addendum: – Aircraft # JD 205-Y was based at Elvington when it was shot down. Sgts D.A. Clark, J. Gardner (RAF), S.H.A. Nicholson (RAF), and F.G. Hawthorne (RAF) were taken Prisoners of War, P/O A. Hagan was an evader. Detail from “Some of the Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.

CURRIE, ARTHUR ARCHIBALD P/O(P) J10804. From Netherhill, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 31/42 age 21. #4 Service Flying Training School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. P/O Currie, LACs E.A. Seeds (RAF), and G. Gray (RAF) were killed when their Cessna Crane aircraft #7719 dived vertically into the ground and burned one and one half miles east of Warman, Saskatchewan. Pilot Officer Pilot Currie is buried in the Eagle Lake Cemetery, Netherhill, Saskatchewan.

CURRIE, CHARLES F/O(N) J40406//R190643. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 20/44 age 22. #1656 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stubbs N.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Currie is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CURRIE, DAVID FRASER P/O(BA) J90350//R201612. From Montague, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 19. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Brosko P.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Currie was buried in the Niederseebach Communal Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-etMoselle, France. Addendum: – P/O Currie was an air gunner and not a bomb aimer. Detail provided by Raymond G. McMillan of Victorville, CA. USA.

CURRIE, DONALD RUSSELL P/O(N) J93665//R149979. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 23/44 age 21. #35 Squadron (Uno Animo Agimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Cologne, Germany. Two Lancaster aircraft were enroute to the target when they collided over the English Channel off Dover. P/O Currie, P/O J. McGee, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed, and four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed in aircraft #PB 678. There were no Canadians in the other aircraft. Pilot Officer Navigator Currie is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

CURRIE, EWEN CAMERON WO2(WAG) R124726. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 7/43 age 25. #160 Burma Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Love W.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Currie is buried in the Kandy War Cemetery, Colombo, Ceylon. Addendum: – WO. Currie was from Sydney, Nova Scotia not Montreal. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

CURRIE, GORDON P/O(AG) J88815//R219970. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 32. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 790 was shot down near Zehdenick, Jerichow, Germany during a night trip to Magdeburg, Germany. Two Canadians, F/L J.B. Dinning and P/O S.A. Mills were taken Prisoners of War. FS H.D. Jones (RAF) and F/O G.M. Reid (RAF) were also killed. Two other members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Currie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CURRIE, JAMES AC2 R204503. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Feb 7/43 age 20. #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Riverdale Isolation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. AirCraftman Second Class Currie is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.

CURRIE, JAMES ALEXANDER F/L(P) 108904 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/44 age 25. #305 Polish Squadron. Mosquito aircraft lost over enemy territory. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Currie is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CURRIE, JOHN FS(AG) R130188. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 27/43 age 20. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Wilson J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Currie is buried in the Newport Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

CURRIE, ROBERT ELDYRN P/O(P) J17355//R77871. From Red Deer, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft #HF 594 lost during a night attack against Wuppertal, Germany, presumed enemy action. Sgts N.A.M. Cawthra (RAF), F. Needham (RAF), G.H. Williams (RAF), and P/O N.B. Touzel (RAF) were also killed. P/O Currie had been slightly injured on January 29, 1943 when his #166 Wellington aircraft made a crash landing in England. Pilot Officer Pilot Currie is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.

CURRIE, RONALD JAMES F/O(P) J21861. From Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 18/44 age 23. #184 Squadron (Nihil Impenetrable). F/O Currie was flying Typhoon aircraft #MN 023 and was hit by flak while attacking enemy tanks in the Falaise area of France. The aircraft crashed in flames thirteen miles south-east of Falaise, no parachute was seen. Flying Officer Pilot Currie was buried in the Miguillaume Cemetery, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

CURRIE, RUSSELL TYRRELL WO2(N) R146131. From Princeton, British Columbia. Killed Feb 11/44 age 21. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Mosquito aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.L. Madden for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Currie is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

CURRIE, THOMAS HUGH WO2(WAG) R91244. From High River, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 8/42 age 23. #233 Squadron (Ymlaen). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Rawson K.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Currie is buried in the Tetuan Cemetery, La Sierre, Spanish Morocco.

CURRIE, WILLIAM MATTHEW F/O(BA) J22532//R92750. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 13/43 age 24. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Wellington aircraft #BK 166 missing from a night trip to Lorient, France. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Currie is buried in the Community Cemetery, Guidel, Morbihan, France.

CURRY, ALLAN MARSHALL P/O(P) J39122. From Orangeville, Ontario. Killed Dec 14/43 age 26. #6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountainview, Ontario. The crew of Bolingbroke aircraft #10014 were returning from a gunnery exercise when they crashed, during the landing approach, one half mile north-west of the aerodrome at Mountain View. LACs L.S. Collins, R.E. Jolly, and W. Galloway were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Curry is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville, Ontario.

CURRY, FRED BURPEE S/L(P) C993. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Mar 26/43 age 25. #115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Annette Island, Alaska. The pilot of Norseman aircraft #2481 encountered a sudden snow squall and crashed, during a landing attempt, into the sea six miles north-west of Annette Island at Warburton Island, Alaska. F/Ls E.B. Stapleford, I.M. Dowling, LAC E.K. McMichael and three civilians, Miss. M. Gloeckner (U.S.0.), Miss. A.J. Kaiser (U.S.0.), and Miss. C. Street (U.S.0.) were also killed. Squadron Leader Pilot Curry was cremated and his ashes were scattered on Tamgas Mountain, Annette Island, Alaska.

CURRY, LORNE FRANKLIN F/O(P) J26130. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 15/44 age 27. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). F/O Curry was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #LF 217 was shot down in the Caen area of France. Flying Officer Pilot Curry is buried in the Breffeville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

CURTIN, DONALD JOE F/L(P) J9340 D.F.C. & Bar. From New York City, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Feb 25/43 age 25. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #R 4886 was shot down near the target Nuremberg, at Fuerth, Germany. Six of the crew; not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Curtin was buried at Fuerth, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – unit not given in AFRO; (Attached to RAF Overseas) – Award effective 7 August 1942 as per London Gazette dated 21 August 1942 and AFRO 1497/42 dated 18 September 1942. American in RCAF. Born 1918 in New York City, N.Y.; home there. Enlisted in Ottawa, 5 May 1941. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated Ii August 1941), No.12 EFTS (graduated 25 September 1941), and No.5 SFTS (graduated 12 September 1941). Commissioned December 1941. Unit may have been either No.97 or No.106 Squadron. Killed in action 25/26 February 1943 with No.106 Squadron (Lancaster R4886); buried in Germany. DFC and Bar presented to next of kin, 13 June 1944. The citation for the D.F.0 reads – “One night in July 1942 this officer was captain of an aircraft detailed to attack a target in northwest Germany. When nearing the target area his aircraft was intercepted by an enemy fighter but Pilot Officer Curtin evaded it and flew on to the objective. Shortly after leaving the target area his aircraft was again intercepted by enemy fighters. In the ensuing engagement the rear gunner and wireless operator were badly wounded. Pilot Officer Curtin was almost blinded by cordite from a bursting shell and the aircraft lost height by several thousand feet before the captain was able to clear his eyes and regain control. Later, when nearing the Dutch coast, the bomber was hit by fire from the ground defences. The navigator sustained wounds and the aircraft was damaged. Despite this Pilot Officer Curtin flew on and eventually reached this country. In difficult circumstances he made a safe landing in a field. Afterwards be assisted his wounded crew from the aircraft and then went off for further help. In this, his first operational flight, Pilot Officer Curtin displayed great courage, determination and devotion to duty.” CUR1TN, F/L Donald Joseph, DFC (J9340) – Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross – No.106 Squadron – Award effective 10 February 1943 as per London Gazette dated 12 February 1943 and AFRO 410/43 dated 12 March 1943. The citation for the Bar to the D.F.C. reads – “Since the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross, this officer has participated in numerous operational sorties against heavily defended targets in the Ruhr and in North Italy. During a daylight raid on Milan in October, when attacked by enemy fighters, Flight Lieutenant Curtin skillfully evaded them and enabled his gunners to destroy one and drive off the other. On two consecutive nights in January 1943, he took part in attacks on Berlin, on the second occasion spending thirty minutes over the target to ensure accurate bombing. This officer has always displayed the greatest courage and devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CURTIS, JAMES EDWARD LAC R131242 – Rdf mechanic. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Feb 26/43. #76 Signals Wing, Castel Mawr, Wales. LAC Curtis was killed when an Army truck and a RAF truck collided on Mill St., Aberystwth, Wales. Leading AirCraftman Curtis is buried in the Aberystwth Cemetery, Cardinganshire, Wales.

CURTIS, KENNETH GEORGE FS(AG) R90186. From Pembroke, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 21/43 age 20. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #W 4340 failed to return from operations, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. F/O T. Lundberg was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Curtis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CURTIS, WENDELL STUART F/O(P) J39818//R118487. From Stanstead, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 7/44 age 21. #442 Caribou Squadron. P/O Curtis was the pilot of Spitfire aircraft #NH 556 and was bombing a railway junction at Hauxbeck, Germany when he was hit by flak. The aircraft went straight into the ground one and one half mile south of the target, no parachute was seen. Flying Officer Pilot Curtis was buried in the Nottuln Cemetery, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CURTIS, WILLIAM JOHN F/O(P) J22337. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jul 18/44 age 35. #165 Canadian Squadron, Sea Island, British Columbia. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see Stroud W.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Curtis is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

CURZON, DENNIS RUPERT HUMPHREY P/O(WAG) J952361/R200618. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target Wangerooge, Germany. Please see Teskey S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Curzon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CUSAK, JOSEPH EDMUND AC2 R138923. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed Dec 12/42 age 19. One of sixteen airmen killed in the Knights of Columbus Hostel fire in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Please see Sturgeon J.G. for casualty list. AirCraftman Second Class Cusak is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

CUSHING, GORDON PINDER FS(P) R77227. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed May 6/42 age 27. #411 Grizzly Bear Squadron (Inimicus Inimico). Spitfire aircraft #BL 980 had a glycol leak in the cockpit forcing FS Cushing to bail out but he was too low for his parachute to open. The Spitfire crashed in the sea ten miles off Skegness. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cushing has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CUSHMAN, NICHOLS P/O(AG) J89295//R212615. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 25/44 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Ferfay, France. Please see Sutherland J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cushman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CUSHON, GEORGE ROBERT P/O(P) J4906. From Oxbow, Saskatchewan. Killed Jun 17/41 age 25. #57 Operational Training Unit. P/O Cushon crashed into a hangar when he tried to take off with the propeller of his Hurricane aircraft set in coarse pitch. Pilot Officer Pilot Cushon is buried in the St. Deiniol Churchyard, Hawarclen, Flintshire, Wales.

CUSTANCE, JOHN PATRICK F/O(N) J8832. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 27/43 age 27. #418 Squadron (Animo Et Fide). Boston aircraft #A-42 crashed shortly after take-off about three miles east of the aerodrome at Gerbine, Sicily. The bomb load exploded on impact. WO D.F. Newcombe was also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Custance was buried in the British Military Cemetery at Catania, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Agira, Enna, Sicily.

CUTHBERT, ALLAN DAVID WALKER WO2(WAG) R56327. From Cochrane, Ontario. Died Dec 8/41 age 22. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #X 9625 crashed in a snow-storm on December 7, 1941 near Stratford-On-Avon, England. WO Cuthbert died of his injuries the next day. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cuthbert is buried in the Craigton Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland.

CUTHBERTSON, HUGH FS(AG) 1R257639. From Norando, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 1/45 age 28. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Lancaster aircraft #NG 184 failed to return from daylight operations to Mannheim, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. FS Cuthbertson had been shot down during a night attack on Ulm, Germany on December 17, 1944 and returned to his unit on December 28, 1944. Please see Schopp H.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cuthbertson has no known “grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CUTHILL, EDWIN ORVILLE LAC(WAG) R287624 – under training. From Fleming, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 6/44 age 22. #42 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. LAC Cuthill was killed in a train accident while on harvest leave. Leading AirCraftman Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cuthill is buried in the Fleming Cemetery at Fleming, Saskatchewan.

CUTLER, ERIC HERRINGTON P/O(BA) J88600//R160454. From Stouffville, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Rowell L.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Cutler is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

CUTMORE, JACK P/O(P) 43028 – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 21/41 age 22. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Hampden aircraft lost during operations over enemy territory. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Cutrnore is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

CUZNER, ROSS LLOYD F/O(N) J38340. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jul 30/44 age 19. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Moreau J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Cuzner is buried in the Strafford-OnAvon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.

CYBULSKI, STANLEY JULIAN F/L(P) J15531 D.F.C. From Pembroke, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec12/42 age 23. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Wellington aircraft lost during a trip over enemy-held territory. F/O L.R. Mann D.F.C., F/L W.S. Crawford, P/O H.T. Boyes, and F/O J.P. Sullivan were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Cybulski is buried in Churchyard at Matignicourt-Et-Goncourt, Marne, France. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.420 Squadron – Award effective 16 June 1942 as per London Gazette dated 22 September 1942 and AFRO 1653/42 dated 16 October 1942. Born 1919 in Jasmin, Saskatchewan; home in Pembroke, Ontario. Trained at No.1 ITS, No.7 EFTS, and No.5 SFTS. Commissioned June 1942. Invested with award by King George, 8 December 1942. Killed in action with No.156 Squadron, 21 December 1942; buried in France. The citation reads – “This officer has completed all his operational tasks skillfully and with great determination. On many occasions difficulties have been encountered but Pilot Officer Cybulski has shown great perseverance and determination to reach his objective. He has participated in attacks on the majority of the enemy’s most important targets.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CYBULSKIE, ADOLPH JOSEPH FS(AG) R279178. From Wilno, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 14/45 age 19. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Scorah A.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cybulskie is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charloffenburg, Germany.

CYPLES, WILLIAM HAROLD WO1(P) R104145. From Galt, Ontario. Killed Nov 17/44 age 25. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS D.J. Spence for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Cyples is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking’, Surrey, England.

CZAJKOWSKI, MIECZYSTAW FS(AG) R150545. From Falun, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 21. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft #JD 260 lost during night operations, an attack against the rocket site at Peenemunde, Germany. One Canadian, F/O W.R. Schmehl, was taken Prisoner of War. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Czajkowski was buried in the New Cemetery at Greifswald, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

Airmen’s Prayer

Pilot Divine, and Lord of all on high,

Thine are the starry squadrons of the sky,

Lead us whose wings for Freedom’s sake now soar,

Into our hearts Thy faith and courage pour-

Oh, hear our prayer.

Set Thou our course, whose trust is laid on Thee,

Oh, Thou who chartest all eternity,

Through cloud and sunshine, through the darkest night,

Guide Thou our wings who battle for the right-

Oh, hear our prayer.

Father and friend, in whose almighty name,

We dedicate our lives to Freedom’s flame,

Bless now our wings as on through space we wend,

Bless us who to Thy care our souls commend-

Oh, hear our prayer.