DABBS, HOWARD EARL P/O(P) J15608 D.F.C. From Daysland, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 7/42 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft crashed on St. Margarets Island, Caldy, South Wales. FSs R.G. Smith, R.J. Middleton, and S. Franchuk were also killed. One Canadian, FS Anderson, was safe, and two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Dabbs is buried in the St. Mary New Churchyard, Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales.  Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.101 Squadron – Award effective 14 December 1942 as per London Gazette dated 18 December 1942 and AFRO 2113/42 dated 30 December 1942. Born at Forestburg, Alberta, 1922. Educated at Daysland, Alberta; home is variously given as Forestburg and Daysland. Enlisted in Edmonton, 6 February 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 15 May 1941), No.16 EFTS (graduated 2 July 1941), and No.4 SFTS (graduated 13 September 1941). Commissioned 1942. Killed on flying operations, 7 December 1942 on a Lancaster; buried in United Kingdom. Award presented to next of kin, 31 April 1944. The citation reads – “One night in December 1942, this officer was the pilot of an aircraft detailed to attack Frankfurt. When nearing the target area his aircraft, whilst held in a cone of searchlights, was hit by anti-aircraft fire and one of its engines was put out of action. Despite this, Pilot Officer Dabbs flew onto his target but as the bomb release mechanism was unserviceable he was unable to drop his bombs. Displaying skillful airmanship, he flew his aircraft back to this country without the assistance of wireless aids. With a full bomb load he made a masterly landing in poor visibility. This officer’s skill and determination in the face of adverse circumstances set an example worthy of the highest praise. He has flown on several sorties with distinction.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

DACK, PHILIP ROBERT ARTHUR P/O(AG) J89882//R216118. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 40. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see McKenna J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dack is buried in the Municipal Cemetery at Muckendorf, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DADSON, DONALD SEYMOUR P/O(P) 42808 – Royal Air Force. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Mar 14/40 age 25. P/O Dadson was killed in a Hurricane aircraft accident. Pilot Officer Pilot Dadson is buried in the St. John the Baptist Churchyard Extension, Great Rissington, Gloucestershire, England.

DADSON, VICTOR CHARLES FS(P) 1R76568. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 25/42 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft #AD 782 crashed and burned at Lyndon Wing Road, Rutland, England. Sgts H. Davies (RAF), L.A. Jardine (RAF), and A.B. Wright (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dadson is buried in the Turnbridge Wells Cemetery, Kent, England.

DAER, HAROLD CRAWFORD FS(P) R209991. From Goderich, Ontario. Killed Apr 9/45 age 21. #57 Operational Training Unit. FS Daer was flying Spitfire aircraft #BL 342 and was engaged in a dive bombing practise. He was killed when his aircraft dived into a farm yard at Belford, Northumberland, England. Flight Sergeant Pilot Daer is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DAFOE, JACK STANLEY P/O(AG) J15417//R68174. From Woodstock, Ontario. Killed in Action May 8/42 age 25. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft #AE 297 lost during a night bombing attack on Warenmunde, Germany. FSs C.H. Finkbeiner, J.W. Markle, and Sgt E.J.J. Killham (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dafoe is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DAFOE, WALTER WILLARD LAC R105408. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Dec 11/43 age 46. Death by natural causes while in the Station Hospital at Trenton, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Dafoe is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

DAGENAIS, JOSEPH JACQUES GUY P/O(AG) J87660//R189973. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 11/44 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – the Marshalling Yards at Versailles, France. Please see Phillips R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dagenais is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Auneau, Eure-et-Loir, France.

DAHL, CALVIN WARREN FS(AG) R102105. From Melville, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 2/43 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #W 4257 lost during a trip over enemy territory. Seven RAF members of the crew, Sgts A.E. Bagley, W.G. Barnes, H.P. Hunter, R.W. Lea, K.A. Tester, FS C.W. Dahl, and P/O RI. Pickup were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dahl is buried in the Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.

DAHLE, TRUMAN HELMER F/O(P) J17647. From Atwater, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 26. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Snell D.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Dahle was buried in the Military Cemetery at the Old Church, Island of Pellworm, exhumed, and reburied in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

DAIKEN, ALEX JOHN P/O(P) J20616. From Norwich, Ontario. Killed Mar 19/43 age 22. #111 Operational Training Unit. Mitchell aircraft had the starboard engine catch fire at 800 feet and then crash at New Providence, Bahamas. P/Os D.T. Hollowell, B.H. Zdan, and Sgt G.E.C. Richards (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Daiken is buried in the Nassau War Cemetery, Bahamas.

DAKERS, WILLIAM ARTHUR P/O(P) J8173. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Mar 9/42 age 19. #15 Advanced Flying Unit. Oxford aircraft #V 3957 was making a landing approach and collided in mid-air with Oxford aircraft #V 3912 at the aerodrome at Leconfield. P/O Dakers was killed in aircraft V 3957. Pilot Officer Pilot Dakers is buried in the St. Catherine Churchyard at Leconfield, Yorkshire, England.

DAKIN, BOYD ALLISON FS(WAG) R76206. From Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 28/42 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft #AT 245 was shot down in the sea off the Frisian Islands. FSs V.B. Whelpley, D. Pearce, and WO I.W. Garfin were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dakin is buried in the Vredenhof Cemetery, Schiermonkikoog, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Holland.

DAKIN, THOMAS DUNBAR SGT(P) R94887. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 23/42 age 19. #1518 Beam Approach Training Flight, Scampton, Lincolnshire. Oxford aircraft crashed. Please see Crozier L.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Dakin is buried in St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Scampton, Lincolnshire, England.

DALE, GORDON JAMES FS(P) R96848. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 4/43 age 24. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft was seen to crash in the North Sea off Ytre Sound, Norway. WO K.E. Riddell was also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dale has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DALE, JACK RALPH F/O(BA) J22865. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 4/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Mooswa Aswayita). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Hamilton W.H. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O Dale’s sixteenth operation. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dale is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

DALE, KENNETH LYLE WO2(P) R125901. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 19/43 age 21. #249 Squadron (Pugnis Et Calcibus). WO Dale was engaged in strafing enemy lorries when his Spitfire aircraft #BP 978 was hit by enemy fire. The aircraft caught fire and then crashed at Fier, Albania. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Dale has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

DALE, WILLIAM LAC R144193. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 8/43 age 21. #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Thomas LE. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftrnan Dale is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

DALE, WILLIAM EDWARD SGT(P) R72360. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 2/41 age 22. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Sgt Dale and Cpl. L.W. McKinlay (RAF) were killed when Blenheim aircraft #L 9394 crashed near Castletown, Scotland. Sergeant Pilot Dale is buried in the Wick Cemetery, Caithness, Scotland.

DALESSANDRO, FRANK JOSEPH P/O(AG) J89331//R173247. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plurnerai). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see P/O G.R. Vincent D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dalessandro has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham Surrey, England.

DALEY, CHARLES FRANCIS WO2(AG) R126429. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 9/43 age 20. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #ED 703 was shot down near Munich at Fuerstenfeldbrueck, Germany. P/O G.A. Young was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Daley was buried at Fuerstenfeldbrueck, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

DALGLEISH, NEIL JOHN FS(P) R105922. From Grand Prairie, Alberta. Killed Dec 20/42 age 24. #8 Bombing and Gunnery School, Lethbridge, Alberta. FS Dalgleish, LAC E. Bohush, P/O G.H. Brazier, and LAC S.L. Palmer (RAAF) were on a routine air to ground gunnery exercise and were all killed when Bolingbroke aircraft #9898 crashed and burned fifteen miles south-west of the aerodrome at Lethbridge. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dalgleish is buried in the Grande Prairie Cemetery, Grande Prairie, Alberta.

DALGLIESH, LLOYD GEORGE P/O(P) J18635. From Goodwater, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 6/44 age 21. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see F/O R.H. Head for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Dalgliesh has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

DALGLIESH, ROBERT CARL F/O(P) J16442. From Comber, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 20/43 age 23. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Peters A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Dalgliesh is buried in St. Augustine Churchyard, Heanton Punchadon, Devonshire, England.

DALGLISH, WILLIAM LOGAN SGT(AG) R223820. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Aug 6/44 age 20. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #LL 387 was shot down at St. Pair-sur-Mer, France on July 19, 1944. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sgt Dalglish was held captive and was killed when a German was seen to throw him off a cliff. Sergeant Air Gunner Dalglish was buried at St. Pair-sur-Mer, exhumed, and reburied in the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Calvados, France.

DALLAMORE, JOHN WALTER S/L(P) 36074 – Royal Air Force. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 2/40 age 27. #45 Squadron (Per Ardua Sergo). Blenheim aircraft lost. Squadron Leader Pilot Dallamore is buried in Egypt.

DALLING, JAMES EDWIN WO2(BA) R137946. From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Killed Jan 2/44 age 25. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Henfrey J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Dalling is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DALLY, JAMES WILLIAM WO2(AG) R111753. From New Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Peenemunde, Germany. Please see Heard S.M. for casualty list and flight detail. This was WO Daily’s sixteenth operation. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Daily has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DALLYN, JAMES BOWSTEAD F/O(BA) J18270. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action May.23/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see F/L J.R. Hanson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dallyn is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DALTON, FRANCIS CYRIL LAC(P) R190229 – under training. From Newcastle, New Brunswick. Killed Dec 27/43 age 19. #8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, New Brunswick. LAC Dalton lost his life when his Harvard aircraft #FS 859 crashed five miles east of Scoudouc, New Brunswick. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Dalton is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Newcastle, New Brunswick.

DALTON, GEORGE WILLIAM RUPERT P/O(N) J17164//R105829. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 13/43 ,age 25. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Tedford B.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Dalton is buried in the General Cemetery, Den Burg, Texel Island, Holland.

DALTON, GORDON EDWIN FS(P) R120612. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 22. #90 Squadron (Cofer). Stirling aircraft #EE 901 was shot down at Krefeld Bochum, Germany during a night trip to Kassel, Germany. FSs L.C. Schmidt, F. W. Smith, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dalton was buried at Krefeld Bochum, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DALTON, JOHN ANTHONY P/O(BA) J20887. From Merritt, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 29/43 age 20. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see MacEachen H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Dalton is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.

DALTON, KENNETH HALDONE P/O(P) J16147. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 13/43 age 21. #3 Squadron (Tertius Primus Erit). Hurricane aircraft #BN 185 failed to return from night operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Dalton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DALTON, NEILL MAXWELL WO1 (N) R88035. From Kentville, Nova Scotia. Killed Aug 27/43 age 25. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). WO Dalton and FS W.T. Cheropita were both killed when Mosquito aircraft #DZ 305 crashed six miles north of Sutton Bridge. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Dalton is buried in the St. Matthew Churchyard, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England.

DALY, JAMES LORNE KENNETH P/O(WAG) J13837. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Feb 26/43 age 24. #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Bond J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Daly is buried in the Cote Des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.

DALY, JAMES TERRENCE F/O(N) J27493. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 22. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Murphy G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Daly is buried in the Churchyard at Deinvillers, Vosges, France.

DALY, JAMES WILEY LAC(P) R92059. From Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Killed Jul 9/41 age 26. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, High River, Alberta. LAC Daly was killed just before graduation when Tiger Moth aircraft #4986 crashed in a large open field two miles north of Okatoks, Alberta. Sgt WA. Malin was also killed. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Daly is buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

DALY, JOHN RAYMOND F/O(P) J17612. From Crystal City, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 4/44 age 23. #417 City of Windsor Squadron (Supporting Liberty And Justice). F/O Daly was flying Spitfire aircraft #JG 384 and failed to pull out of a dive-bombing attack. He was killed when his aircraft crashed south-east of Bologna, Italy. Flying Officer Pilot Daly is buried in the Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy.

DALZIEL, JACK CHALDECOTT F/O(P) J16296. From Okanagan Landing, British Columbia. Killed Jul 6/44 age 22. #168 Maintenance Unit. Beaufighter aircraft #TF 145 was engaged in an air test when it crashed at the Sporting Club Golf Course, Heliopolis. Two airmen, not Canadians, also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Dalziel is buried in the Military Cemetery at Heliopolis, Egypt.

D’AMOUR, GERALD ROCH P/O(AG) J95221//R274509. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 24/44 age 19. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Tonkin D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner D’Amour was buried at Sturzelberg, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

DANAHY, SYLVESTER P/O(P) J16385 D.F.C. From Riverside, Albert County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Feb 28/43 age 26. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see WO G.H. Corrie for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Danahy is buried in the War Cemetery at Escoublac-LaBaule, France.  Addendum: – Please correct age at death is 21. Please add the following. – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.57 Squadron – Award effective 2 March 1943 as per London Gazette dated 12 March 1943 and AFRO 616/43 dated 9 April 1943. Born in New Brunswick, 1922; home at Riverside, Albert County, New Brunswick. Enlisted in Moncton, 9 December 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 22 April 1941), No.8 EFTS (graduated 9 June 1941), and No.15 svrs (graduated 20 August 1941). The citation reads – “Pilot Officer Danahy is a keen and dependable captain of aircraft who has invariably completed his attacks with courage and determination. In October 1942, he took part in the daylight raid on Milan, an extremely long and difficult operation, during which he displayed resolution and courage in locating the target accurately. In January 1943, after a successful attack on a target in the Ruhr, Pilot Officer Danahy’s aircraft was attacked by an enemy night fighter. Though considerable damage was sustained, he skillfully evaded further attacks and flew his bomber safely to base.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

DANCE, JOHN JAMES F/O(BA) J22617. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 23/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see Watson F.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Airner Dance has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DANCEY, GLEN ALLEN FS(WAG) R140423. From Blackie, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 26. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft #LV 841 lost during operations over enemy territory. P/O H.W. Lossing, F/O D.A. Robinson, FS L.G. Davey, Sgts E. Osborne (RAF), F.E. Simons (RAF), and O.W. Sporne (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dancey is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DANIELS, ARNOLD DOUGLAS SGT(AG) R192606. From Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Killed Aug 23/44 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Paton W.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Daniels is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

DANIELS, ARTHUR FS(WAG) R58211. From Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 29/42 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Smith J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Daniels was buried at Lingen on Ems, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DANIELS, EDWARD JAMES LAC R142398. From Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. Died Jan 16/43 age 46. #5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Death by natural causes while at #5 BGS. Leading AirCraftman Daniels is buried in the Lafleche Cemetery, Laffeche, Saskatchewan.

DANIELS, GEORGE EMANUEL FS(P) R71640. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 5/42 age 22. #1 Air Observers School. Anson aircraft #W 2631 hit a balloon cable and crashed at Barrow, England. Three RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Daniels’ remains were cremated at the Aberdeen Crematorium, Aberdeen, Scotland. His name is commemorated on a bronze panel in the columbarium.

DANIELS, THERON ELWYN F/L C3817 – accountant. From Gardena, California, U.S.A. Killed Jul 18/44 age 41. #165 Canadian Squadron, Sea Island, British Columbia. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see Stroud W.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Daniels is buried in the Roosevelt Cemetery at Gardena, California, U.S.A.

DANIELSON, DANIEL GORDON F/O(AG) J38265. From Strasbourg, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 21. #619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #LM 565 failed to return from a night trip to Konisgerg, Germany. F/O T. de Vries, P/O W.F. Fraser, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Danielson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DANIELSON, WESLEY BRUCE LAC R144299. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 26/42 age 20. RAF Ferry Command, Detachment F., Goose Bay, Labrador. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Peebles V.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Danielson is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

DANN, ROLAND EDISON P/O(P) J4327. From Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 22/42 age 25. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 602 was returning from an anti-shipping patrol when it went into a vertical stall and crashed near the aerodrome at Donna Nook, Lough, Lincolnshire. The RAF ground crew rushed to the crash to help the air crew and the bomb load blew up. Sgt J.C. Gaudet, FS H.A. Wilkins, Sgt G.E.A. Romain (RAF), one other RAF member of the air crew, and thirteen members of the ground crew were all killed. This was P/O Dann’s twentieth operation. Pilot Officer Pilot Dann is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard, North Coates, Lincolnshire, England.

DANNINGER, HARRY ALLAN F/O(BA) J20481. From San Bernardino, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 6/43 age 26. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see Shannon G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Danninger was buried at Huttenheim, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Dumbach, Germany.

DANSEY, CHARLES LAC(P) R225170 – under training. From Caulfeild, British Columbia. Killed Oct 30/43 age 21. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Cessna Crane aircraft #7833 was engaged in a night cross-country solo navigation exercise from Calgary to Hussar, Alberta and return when LAC Dansey encountered bad weather and crashed five miles south of the aerodrome at Shephard, Alberta. Dansey had originally joined the Canadian Army but transferred to the RCAF in England in 1942 for aircrew training. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Dansey is buried in the Capilano View Cemetery, West Vancouver, British Columbia.

DAOUST, RICHARD CECIL FS(AG) R130187. From Garson, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 11/42 age 20. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #DV 775 lost, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. FS D.R. Smith was also killed. Two RAF members of the crew missing believed killed, and one Canadian, Sgt K.C. Banter was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Daoust has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAOUST, ROGER HENRY JULES FS(AG) R79453. From Granby, Quebec. Died Jan 6/44 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Stettin, Germany. FS Daoust died in his Lancaster aircraft #HR 832 while returning from Germany, cause of death not known. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Daoust is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

DAOUST, VICTOR RENE FS 197. From Montreal, Quebec. Died Nov 29/44 age 26. Flight Sergeant Daoust is buried in the Cote Des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.

D’APERNG, HANS WO2(WAG) R73846. From Odessa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 31/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Berlin, Germany. Halifax aircraft #JD 331 was over the Hanover area of Germany when a German JU-88 aircraft came up from below and racked the Halifax from nose to tail with cannon fire. After a second attack the whole Halifax was on fire, including the bomb bays with the bombs still on board. The bail-out signal was given and all but three of the crew got out. FS A.G. Harris (RAF), Sgt D.W. Sweet (RAF), and WO D’Aperng were killed and four of the crew, E/L. D.J. Corcoran, WO A.G. MacKenzie, F/O D.E. Larlee, and Sgt W.E. Greensides were taken Prisoners of War. D’Aperng had been seriously wounded October 11, 1942 when a #419 Squadron Wellington aircraft stalled and crashed at the Croft aerodrome, England. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner D’Aperng is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

DARBY, ALAN FS(N) R142365. From Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Killed May 8/43 age 19. #29 Operational Training Unit, Nbrth Luffenham, England. Wellington aircraft #BK 411 was flying in low cloud when it hit a hill three miles east of St. John’s Chapel, County Durham, England. Six airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Darby is buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Gillingham, Norfolk, England.

DARBY, CHARLES EDMOND F/L(N) J15601 D.F.M. From Harrow, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/44 age 22. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Mosquito aircraft #KB 212 was shot down at Worms, Germany during a night operation against Mannheim, Germany. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Darby was buried at Worms, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.  Addendum: – Please correct age at death is 33. – Distinguished Flying Medal – No.10 Squadron (RAF) – Award effective 29 July 1942 as per London Gazette dated 4 August 1942 and AFRO 1412/42 dated 4 September 1942. Born in Harrow, Ontario, 1909. Druggist there. Enlisted in Windsor, 20 July 1940. Trained at No.2 ITS, No. 2 AOS, No.2 BGS, and No.1 ANS. Presented at Buckingham Palace, 16 March 1943. The citation reads -“On his last sortie, Flight Sergeant Darby was navigator of an aircraft detailed to attack the German naval base at Trondheim. Whilst over the target area the aircraft was subjected to an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire. Despite this, the objective was attacked from only 150 feet. Flight Sergeant Darby’s skillful navigation contributed materially to the success of this hazardous operation. This airman is a courageous and determined observer whose fine fighting spirit has set an excellent example.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

DARBY, JAMES LLOYD F/O(P) J9473//R101323. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Sep 5/43 age 24. #198 Squadron (Igini Renatus). F/O Darby lost his life when his Tiger Moth aircraft #DE 765 crashed in the sea near Margate. Flying Officer Pilot Darby is buried in the Margate Cemetery, Kent, England.

DARLEY, HENRY FRANCIS STAIN FS(OB) R56446. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr /4/42 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Le Havre, France. Please see Norris J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Darley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DARLING, CHESTER COBURN F/O(N) J21819. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 7/43 age 28. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). Wellington aircraft #HF 535 failed to return from operations. There were two #150 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Following is a list of RAF casualties from both aircraft; Sgts J. Binnie, A. Dewar, R.J. Holmes, S.W. Knight, D.K. Lovesy, C.H. Pullum, C.W.C. Waters, and F/O C.B.L. Bodger. Flying Officer Navigator Darling has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

DARLING, GORDON JOHNSTON FS(P) R114254. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Mar 29/43 ago 29. Spitfire aircraft #D 5504 lost enroute from Gibraltar to India. Flight Sergeant Pilot Darling has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DARLING, TOM ALEX F/O(P) 42325 – Royal Air Force. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed Dec 18/41 age 21. F/O Darling was an instructor and was killed in a crash in Kenya. He had completed his first tour of operations in 1940 – 1941. Flying Officer Pilot Darling is buried in the Beckenham Cemetery, Kent, England.

DARLING, WILLIAM LAC(P) R74863 – under training. From Revelstoke, British Columbia. Killed Jul 2/41 age 25. #32 Service Flying Training School, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. LAC Darling was killed when Harvard aircraft #2614 went into a spin and crashed three miles south of Buttress, Saskatchewan. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Darling is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke, British Columbia.

DARLING, WILLIAM RUSSELL FS(AG) R261453. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 4/44 age 19. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Karlsruhe, Germany. Please see Wynnyk W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Darling is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DARLINGTON, FRANK LAWRENCE FS(N) R108258. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 4/43 age 23. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #W 4118 missing, presumed enemy action. Sgts W.E. Baker (RAF), N.B. Johnstone (RAF), and F/O G.R. Powell (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt W.M. Thompson, was taken Prisoner of War and two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Darlington is buried in the La Doua French National Cemetery, Lyon, Rhone, France.

DARLINGTON, WILLIAM F/O(N) J40809//R208066. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 4/45 age 34. #192 Squadron. The crew of Halifax aircraft #LV 255 were returning from a North Sea patrol when their aircraft was shot down by an enemy fighter aircraft at Fulmodestone Village, Norfolk, England. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Darlington is buried in the Coppenhall Cemetery, Crewe, Cheshire, England.

DARRAGH, FRANCIS WILLIAM WO1 (P) 3027. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Aug 21/44 age 24. #8 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Mosquito aircraft #HJ 872 was engaged in circuits and landings when it went out of control during the approach and crashed. S/L D.D. Grant was also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Darragh is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

DARRELL, ARTHUR CYRIL FS(OB) R71644. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Dec 22/41 age 25. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Death by natural causes while in the Hospital at Northallerton. Flight Sergeant Observer Darrell is buried in the Cemetery at Northallerton, Yorkshire, England.

DART, HENRY RAYMOND F/O(BA) J37816//R193333. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 21. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see F/O W.P. Maloney D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dart has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DASCHUK, BILLY SGT(WAG) R158314. From Preeceville, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 13/43 age 19. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. Mitchell aircraft crashed five miles south-west of Clifton Point, Nassau, Bahamas. P/Os W. Johnson, J.B. McArthur, Sgts. J.B. Koepke, and R.P. Meehan were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Daschuk has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

DAUBNER, HERBERT ANDREW JR. FS(P) R122379. From Powell River, British Columbia. Killed Jun 22/43 age 29. #1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. BROTHER to Joe William Daubner. FS Daubner, LACs E.P. Bagster (RAF), P. Stewart (RAF), and Sgt B.J. Skinner (RNZAF) were on a navigation exercise and were all killed when Anson aircraft #6888 crashed in Lake Manitoba nine miles west of Oak Point, Manitoba. Flight Sergeant Pilot Daubner is buried in the Cranberry Cemetery, Powell River, British Columbia.

DAUBNER, JOSEPH WILLIAM WO1(P) R59631. From Powell River, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 15/42 age 24. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). BROTHER to Herb Andrew Daubner. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Cook G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. This was WO Daubner’s first mission. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Daubner has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAUGHNEY, JOHN HALIBURTON FS(WAG) R77327. From Charlo Station, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 22/42 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft #AW 237 failed to return from a night mine-laying operation. FS R.E. Wilson, Sgts E.A. Corderoy (RAF), and A.J. MacGregor (RNZAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Daughney has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAUGHTERS, GEORGE DAVID P/O(P) J92736//R171460. From Stanstead, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Hammingstedt, Germany. Please see Allen A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Daughters is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

DAUK, HERONIMUS DOMINICK ALOUISE FS(AG) R132181. From Annaheim, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 2/43 age 22. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft #HE 795 failed to return from raid against Formia, Italy. FSs J.R. Cote, I.A. Martin, E.F. Warr, Sgt G.D. Dodson (RAF), and FS I.A. Martin (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dauk has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

DAUNT, ACTON FARQUHAR F/O(P) J9199. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 2/43 age 25. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see F/L E.L. Robinson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Daunt is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

DAUPHIN, WILLIAM RALPH F/O(P) J92276//R155557. From Ridgetown, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 1/45 age 23. #43 Squadron (Gloria Finis). F/O Dauphin was killed while bombing enemy gun positions near Massa, Lombardi, Italy. His Spitfire aircraft #PV 137 was hit by flak while flying at 8,000 feet. Flying Officer Pilot Dauphin is buried in the Faenza War Cemetery, Ravenna, Italy.

DAUPHINEE, GEORGE ALFRED OSBORN F/O(P) J41839. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 16/45 age 24. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Nuremburg, Germany. Please see Bedell L.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Dauphinee was buried at Kratsnhof, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Dumbach, Germany.

DAUPLAISE, JOSEPH ADOLPHE MAURICE SGT(WAG) R184439. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed Jul 30/44 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Moreau J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dauplaise is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.

DAVENPORT, FRANK P/O(P) J88086//R137351. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft #HR 805 blew up in mid-air during night operations over Leipzig, Germany. P/O E.G. Waterston and WO W.M. Hepworth (RAF), were also killed. Four others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Davenport has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVENPORT, HAROLD SGT(FE) R62274. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 30/43 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft shot down. Please see Roberts N.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Davenport was buried at Friedenshugel, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

DAVENPORT, JOHN JOSEPH FS(OB) R62265. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 13/42 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see Lantz G.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Davenport is buried in the Aylesham Cemetery, Barham and Womenswold, Kent, England.

DAVENPORT, RALPH FREDERICK W/C(P) C190. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 11/45 age 32. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see P/O H.G. Bishop D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Wing Commander Pilot Davenport is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DAVEY, DENNIS ARTHUR F/O(N) J29587. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 11/44 age 29. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Wellington aircraft #ME 902 lost during night operations against Le Mans and Laval, France. F/Os J.A. Grinde, R.J. White (RAF), and Sgt P.J. McCarthy (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Davey is buried in the Etreville Churchyard, Eure, France.

DAVEY, ERNEST RAYMOND F/O(P) J23767. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 2/44 age 22. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Two Beaufighter aircraft were forming up for an operational sortie when they were in a mid-air collision. Aircraft #LZ 189 crashed at Wellhead, Banffshire, three and one half miles west of the aerodrome at Banff. F/O Davey, the author of the poem A Pilot’s Prayer, and F/O L.E.E. Robinson were killed in aircraft #LZ 189. F/O F.M. Stickel and F/O G.A. Long were killed in aircraft #1Z 444. Flying Officer Pilot Davey is buried in the Cemetery at Banff, Banffshire, Scotland.

DAVEY, HARVEY GORDON P/O(AG) J87894//R200501. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 30. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see F/L P.H. Cronyn D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Davey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVEY, HUGH AUGUSTINE P/O(WAG) J93583//R194254. From Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #NG 497 returned from the target but had been badly damaged by cannon shells when it was shot up by a German fighter aircraft; P/O Davey was mortally wounded in the attack. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davey is buried in the Craigton Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland.

DAVEY, JIM BOYCE FS(AG) R224874. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 20. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #PB 814 lost from a night trip to Gravenhorst, Germany, F/O T.B. Phelan was also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. One RAF crew member was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davey is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DAVEY, JOHN VERNON FS(P) R74906. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 19/42 age 24. #112 Squadron (Swift In Destruction). FS Davey was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft was shot down near Derna. Flight Sergeant Pilot Davey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

DAVEY, LEONARD FRANK WO1(WAG) R118243. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 29/44 age 22. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see WO D.B. Machum M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davey is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

DAVEY, LESLIE GERALD FS(WAG) R177945. From Westbourne, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 24144. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Dancey G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davey is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DAVEY, RUPERT HENRY WO2(P) R68649. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed Oct 31/42 age 21. #511 Squadron. Liberator aircraft was in transit from Malta to Gibraltar when it crashed in the sea off the east end of the runway at Gibraltar. Forty passengers, mainly RAF fighter pilots, and the crew were all killed. Two Canadians, F/O E.H. Glazebrook, D.F.C. and P/O J.W. Williams, D.F.C. were two of the passengers killed and had been flying Spitfire aircraft with #126 Squadron at Malta. FS C.E. Mutch was one of the crewmen killed and Canadian ace F/L Buzz Beurling D.S.O., D.F.C., D.F.M. was one of the few to survive. Both Liberator pilots were Canadians and all the fighter pilots were on their way to England as the fighter pilots had finished their tours. One of the survivors had this to say: The Liberator hugged the African shoreline to Algiers and banked north to Gibraltar. A raging thunderstorm was on and WO Davey missed part of the landing strip so he opened up all four engines. Buzz Beurling was looking out the window and sensed trouble so he yanked the emergency door open, he felt the aircraft stall so jumped out and managed to swim to shore. Only Beurling, F/L A.H. Donaldson (RAF), and one civilian survived, this was Beurlings fifth crash. RAF crew member, Sgt D.W.J. Spencer, and passenger P/O E. Hetherington (an RAF ace) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Davey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Gibraltar War Memorial, Gibraltar.

DAVEY, WILLIAM HAROLD FS(AG) R129865. From Durham, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 10/43 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #JD 369 lost from a night trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davey is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

DAVID, ALBERT EDGAR P/O(P) J9336. From Stroud, Ontario. Killed Jan 31/43 age 22. #2 Flying Instructor School. P/O David lost his life when his Miles Master aircraft #AZ 319 crashed and burned at Canterland Farm near Hillside, Montrose. Pilot Officer Pilot David is buried in the Sleepyhillock Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.

DAVID, JOHN MARTIN F/O(WAG) J13085. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 18/43 age 19. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 347 lost from a night trip to Hanover, Germany. Sgt F. Cobley (RAF) and WO A.M. Marshall (RAF) were also killed. Four others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner David is buried in the Limrner British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

DAVID, JOSEPH JEAN BAPTISTE SYLVIO PAUL HENRI WO2(BA) R79102. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 23.43 age 21. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ED 928 missing during a night operation against Mulheirn, Germany. P/O G.W. Armstrong was also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed, two of the crew, not Canadians, taken Prisoners of War. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer David is buried in the Soest Bergen General Cemetery, Utrecht, Holland.

DAVIDSON, ALEXANDER FS(AG) R181120. From Williams Lake, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 24/43 age 19. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Stirling aircraft #EE 938 was shot down near Dobertiz, Germany. Sgt J.A. Holmes was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davidson was buried at Dobertiz, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DAVIDSON, ARTHUR SCARLETT F/O(FE) 54964 – Royal Air Force. From Clive, Alberta. Died Feb 1/45 age 23. Flying Officer Flight Engineer Davidson is buried in the Fair Oak Cemetery, Hampshire, England.

DAVIDSON, CHARLES GRANT FS(N) R209219. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 32. #107 Squadron (Nous Y Serons). FS Davidson and F/L V.R. Bell were returning from an army support mission and were killed when Mosquito aircraft #RS 533 crashed one mile south of Marquette, France. Flight Sergeant Navigator Davidson is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, Belgium.

DAVIDSON, CHARLES PEERS P/O(P) J3113. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 21/41 age 27. #240 Squadron. Catalina aircraft lost during operations. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts F.R.A. Chalk, H. Dunbar, R.H. Oldfield, G.H. Slack, and F/O A.E. Whitworth were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Davidson is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.

DAVIDSON, EDWARD IAN ROSS P/O(P) J16866/M74965. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Nov 30/42 age 22. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS V. Meanwell for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Davidson is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.

DAVIDSON, EDWARD VICARY FS(AG) A14035. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 30. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see F/O H.W. German A.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davidson was buried at Wunstorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

DAVIDSON, EDWARD WILLS P/O(P) J22979. From Olds, Alberta. Killed Aug 3/43 age 20. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, High River, Alberta. P/O Davidson and LAC K.A. Ing (RAF) were both killed when Cornell aircraft #FH 865 came down out of control from a high altitude and crashed one mile north-east of Mazeppa, Alberta. Pilot Officer Pilot Davidson is buried in the Olds Cemetery, Olds, Alberta.

DAVIDSON, FRANK EDWARDS FS(WAG) R62936. From Debert Station, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Sep 18/42 age 21. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIDSON, GEORGE GARRETT F/O(P) J4931. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 14/42 age 24. #126 Squadron (Foremost on Attack). F/O Davidson was killed when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down over the aerodrome at Luqa, Malta. He took part in the Dieppe raid and shot down two German FW-190 aircraft. Shortly after Dieppe a fellow Canadian pilot was flying at night and reported he had lost all his instruments. Davidson went up in another aircraft and guided his friend safely back to his home airfield. Flying Officer Pilot Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

DAVIDSON, GEORGE WALKER F/O(N) J40811. From Brampton, Ontario. Killed Aug 30/44 age 22. #86 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Loszchuk P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Davidson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DAVIDSON, GIDEON F/O(BA) J20818. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 26/43 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Lancaster aircraft #DS 666 failed to return from a mine-laying operation and an attack against Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts F.L. Beeston, A. Corns, E. Green, R.F. Rashley, C.M. Sibbald, and A. Worsdale were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIDSON, HARALDUR JOHANNES F/O(P) J6402. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 26/42 age 29. #47 Squadron (Nil Nomen Roboris Omen). Beaufort aircraft lost off Tobruk. F/O R.W. Simpson (RNZAF) was also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

DAVIDSON, JOHN P/O(FE) J95227//R262459. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 19. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #RG 350 was shot down at Barry Kreis, Hamelin, Germany during a night trip to Magdeburg, Germany. F/O J.W. Shirey and F/L R.H. Galbraith were also killed. Four Canadians, F/O Broadfoot, FSs MacDonald, Lacchia, and McNicol, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Davidson was buried at Bony Kreis, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

DAVIDSON, JOHN EWART P/O(N) J88386//R143251. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Hein J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Davidson is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DAVIDSON, JOHN LAVERY P/O(P) J16056//R85602. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 24/42 age 22. #131 Squadron (invicta). P/O Davidson lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft crashed in the sea thirty-five miles south-east of Selsey. Pilot Officer Pilot Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIDSON, JOHN WILLIAM F/L(P) J26633. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 15/44 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Crayston K.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Davidson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DAVIDSON, KEITH BENEDICT FS(AG) R115668. From Luseland, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 20. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #W 4791 missing from a trip to Dusseldorf, Germany, presumed enemy action. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts A.A. Gill, W.E. Cunliffe, L. Stephenson, FSs H. Shepherd, and F.N. Pink were also killed. One member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davidson is buried in the General Cemetery, Beverwijk, Holland.

DAVIDSON, LEONARD HAROLD LAC(OB) R120744 – under training. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 21/42 age 32. #3 Air Observer School, Regina, Saskatchewan. LACs Davidson, W.W. Douglas, Sgt L.A. Insall (RNZAF), and the civilian pilot, P. Bowman, were engaged in a night navigation exercise and were all killed when Anson aircraft #6877 crashed sixty miles east of Regina into Chapleau Lake. Leading AirCraftman Observer Davidson is buried in the Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan.

DAVIDSON, LYALL JAMES WO2(WAG) R104824. From Tetreaultville, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 27/43 age 23. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Schull F.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIDSON, MAURICE EDWARD SGT(P) R64231. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed May 2/41 age 29. #11 Service Flying Training School, Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Harvard aircraft #2994 was undergoing an air test when it went into a spin at 2,500 feet, failed to recover and crashed six miles south-west of Ebenezer, Saskatchewan. AC2 T.R. Hiebert was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Davidson is buried in the Regina Cemetery at Regina, Saskatchewan.

DAVIDSON, NORMAN JAMES F/O(BA) J22514. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 13/44 age 23. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see F/O J.M. Dempster D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Davidson is buried in the Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.

DAVIDSON, NORMAN SINCLAIR WO2(BA) R156264. From Feversham, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 23. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Sgt RD. Cleal for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Davidson is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DAVIDSON, PERCIVAL MATTHEW SGT(P) 580364 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 29/40 age 26. #139 Squadron (Si Placet Necamus). Blenheim aircraft lost while attacking enemy invasion barges in the French ports. Sergeant Pilot Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIDSON, ROBERT LAC(P) R103439 – under training. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Feb 24/42 age 23. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. Harvard aircraft #2847 was engaged in a cross-country flight, was in a mid-air collision and then crashed at Otterville, Ontario. Please see McCredie C.H. for further information. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Davidson is buried in White Chapel Memorial Grounds, Hamilton, Ontario.

DAVIDSON, ROBERT DUNLOP P/O(P) J88096//R152221. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 28/44 age 21. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). P/O Davidson was assigned to Spitfire aircraft #LF 428 and was engaged in an armed reconnassaince over the Argentan area of France. He was killed when he was shot down twenty miles south-west of Falaise at Lignou, France. Pilot Officer Pilot Davidson is buried in the Churchyard at Lignou, near Coulterne, Manche, France.  Addendum: – The burial site is at Lignou, near Couterne, Orne, France. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.

DAVIDSON, ROBERT WILLIAM SGT(FE) R268109. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Dec 2/44 age 19. #3 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Canso aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G. Ramsay M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

DAVIDSON, ROY FS(WAG) R91650. From Neepawa, Manitoba. Died Jun 21/42 age 25. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Hampden aircraft was hit by light flak when returning from operations on June 20, 1942, FS Davidson died of his injuries the next day whilst in the RAF sick quarters at Waddington, Lincolnshire. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davidson is buried in the St. Michael Churchyard at Waddingham, Lincolnshire, England.

DAVIDSON, WILLIAM ALFRED LAC R156547 – aero engine mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Nov 15/43 age 20. #3062 Service Echelon. Death by natural causes while in the Canadian General Hospital, England. Leading AirGraftman Davidson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

DAVIDSON, WILLIAM CAMERON F/O(N) J10328. From High Bluff, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 13/43 age 26. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Mang R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

DAVIDSON, WILLIAM GORDON FS(WAG) R221311. From River Canard, Ontario. Killed Jun 3/45 age 27. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. Ventura aircraft missing. Please see Harju S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

DAVIDSON, WILLIAM HOWARD P/O(P) J15032//R64491. From Preston, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/41 age 22. #114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike). Blenheim aircraft #L 9382 failed to return from operations. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Davidson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIE, JAMES ANDERSON FS(AG) R180070. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 28. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft #BF 579 lost while on a mine-laying operation in the Baltic Sea. FS V. Shea was also killed. Five of the Crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIE, JAMES CAMPBELL AC2 R96442. From Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.A. Died Oct 16/41 age 19. #1 Initial Training School, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes whilst in the Christie Street Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. AirCraftman Second Class Davie is buried at Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.A.

DAVIE, JAMES ROBERTSON LAC(P) R148882 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 5/42 age 18. #4 Elementary Flying Training School, Windsor Mills, Ontario. Tiger Moth aircraft #8926 was flying at 1,000 feet and was in the landing circuit when it was in a midair collision with Tiger Moth #8936. The aircraft crashed one mile east of the aerodrome at Windsor Mills. LAC T.B. Fetherston was killed in aircraft #8936 and LAC Davie was killed in aircraft #8926. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Davie is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

DAVIES, ANTHONY JOHN F/O(P) J17908. From Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 17/43 age 26. #110 Hyderabad Squadron (Nes Tirneo Nec Sperno). Target – Teinkara, Assam. Vengeance aircraft #EZ 904 returned with a bomb hung up, the bomb blew up when the aircraft landed on the aerodrome at Khumbergram, Assam. One of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Davies was buried in the New Cemetery, at Silchar, Assam, exhumed, and reburied in the Gavhati War Cemetery, India.

DAVIES, ARTHUR SGT(P) 1272482 – Royal Air Force. From Hill Spring, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 21/42 age 22. #534 Squadron. Hurricane aircraft lost. Sergeant Pilot Davies is buried at Leatherhead, England.

DAVIES, DENNIS WILLIAM LAC R113216 – aero engine mechanic. From Minburn, Alberta. Killed Aug 29/43 age 25. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Oxford aircraft crashed. Please see Henry R.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Davies is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DAVIES, DOUGLAS IDRIS P/O(WAG) J89890//R138448. From Walnut Grove, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 20. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Amiens, France. Please see Lancaster G.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davies is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-laSomme, Somme, France.

DAVIES, EDMUND ALFRED JOHN P/O(AG) J95220//R218185. From Tisdale, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 17/44 age 19. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Motem). Target – Ulm, Germany. Please see Hine R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Davies was buried at Albeck, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

DAVIES, FREDERICK EUGENE P/O(P) J10717. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 14/42 age 20. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Mont Joli, Quebec. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Tate J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Davies is buried in Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

DAVIES, GARNETT ARTHUR AC2 R255739 – seaman. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 24/43 age 18. Head Quarters, Western Air Command. One of sixteen airmen lost when the RCAF Vessel the B.C. Star sank off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. LACs F.C. Mack, C.J. Sherlock, G.T. Stead, H.F. Oakenfold, Sgts J.C. Slater, W.H. MacNeill, J.D. Hearfield, P.E. Olsen, Cpl.s C.G. Glover, T.L. Polec, ACs T. Vollhoffer, G.C. McFadyen, M.D. Onuski, FSs R.H. Drouillard, and W.E. Mitchell were also killed. AirCraftman Second Class Davies has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

DAVIES, GEORGE EVERETTE S. F/L(OB) From Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 21/44 age 25. Aircraft was returning from operations in fog and collided with another aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Observer Davies is buried in England.

DAVIES, GORDON PAUL F/O(N) J21363. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #LW 327 was past the last turning point and was heading directly toward the target, Leipzig, Germany, when it was shot up by German night fighter aircraft. The wing tanks and the fuselage were set on fire and the controls were damaged, bail out was necessary. P/O J.F. Dehoux, and one RAF crew member were killed during the attack, F/O Davies was killed after leaving the aircraft. Four Canadians, F/L L.T. Lucas, FSs J.P. Hairsine, J. Pluto, and Sgt C.R. Herriot bailed out and were taken Prisoners of War. This was F/O Davies’ 14th operation. Flying Officer Navigator Davies is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DAVIES, HERBERT RUSSELL SGT(AG) R212758. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed IV1ay.2/44 age 18. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, RCAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Seabrook M.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Davies is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DAVIES, JOHN CECIL P/O(P) J86585//R157627. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 9/44 age 23. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Target – Alencon Marshalling Yards, France. Halifax aircraft #LN 364 was returning from the target at night when it crashed at Home in the Wods, Yorkshire. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Davies is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DAVIES, JOHN ROBERT P/O(P) J10249. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 1/42 age 25. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Robinson L.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Davies has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

DAVIES, JUNE CATHERINE LAW W313740. From Radcliffe, Lancashire, England. Died Aug 9/45 age 20. Leading AirWoman Davies is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.

DAVIES, KEITH SELWYN P/O(WAG) J6846. From Walnut Grove, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 24/42 age 21. #53 Squadron. Hudson aircraft #AM 563 was carrying 4,250 lbs. of bombs and failed to return from a night operation. P/O R. Fairbairn was also killed. One RAAF member of the crew missing believed killed, and one RAF crew member was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davies has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIES, KENNETH HARRY F/O(P) J13742. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 22. #612 County of Aberdeen Squadron (Vigilando Custodimus). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Scott G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Davies has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIES, LAWRENCE WARD WO2(P) R159100. From Hill Spring, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Sinclair R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Davies is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

DAVIES, LORNE GRAHAM FS(AG) R211900. From Biggar, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 29/44 age 20. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Chornous W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davies is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DAVIES, PAUL PATRICK P/O(WAG) J87366. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Aug 2/44 age 25. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G.D. Stark D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Davies is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DAVIES, PAUL WRIGHT FS(BA) R203153. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 23. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Dessau, Germany. Please see Laut G.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Davies was buried near the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

DAVIES, RALPH PERRY F/O(P) J21939. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 24. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Zeidel R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Davies is buried in the General Cemetery, Varsseveld, Wisch, Gelderland, Holland.

DAVIES, ROBERT HENRY P/O(P) J87194. From Okotoks, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finiturn). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Surles C.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Davies has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIES, ROY PERCIVAL FS(P) R97987. From South Fort George, British Columbia. Killed Aug 11/42 age 21. #14 Operational Training Unit (Keep With The Pack). Hampden aircraft #AE 155 crashed near Edenham, England. FS J.H. O’Connor and one RAAF airman were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Davies is buried in the Tinsley Park Cemetery, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

DAVIES, WALTER CECIL F/O(AG) J14421. From Asquith, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 16/43 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see FS C.L. Pudney G.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Davies is buried in the St. Matthew Churchyard, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England.

DAVIES, WILLIAM EDWARD F/O(P) J28139. From Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 13/45 age 29. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Mann M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Davies is buried in an isolated grave on the southwest shore of Barkely Sound, fifteen miles south-east of Bamfield, British Columbia. His name is also inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

DAVIES, WILLIAM JOHN ROSS FS(BA) R104057. From Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 5/43 age 23. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Walen G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Davies has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIES, WILLIAM ROBERT WO1(P) R78493. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/42 age 24. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #W 7651 went missing whilst carrying 3 x 1,000 lb. general purpose bombs, 32 x 30 lb. and 720 x 4 lb. incendiary bombs during a night raid over enemy-held territory. P/O J.E. Sumpton, FS F.G. Peebles, Sgts D. Hanlon (RAF), E. Jackson (RAF), and H. Smith (RAF) were also killed. Two RAF crew members, Sgts I. Duncan and P/O E. Lloyd, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Davies is buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Holland.

DAVIS, BERNARD DOMINIC F/L C4827 – Chaplain. From Dauphin, Manitoba. Died Mar 29/44 age 39. Death by natural causes while in the General Hospital at Dauphin, Manitoba. F/L Davis was a part time Chaplain at #10 SFTS, Dauphin, and his rank was an Honorary one. Flight Lieutenant Davis is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Dauphin, Manitoba.

DAVIS, BILLY P/O(AG) J86222//R134832. From Fort Frances, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 24. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Target – Berlin, Germany. P/O Davis complained of lack of oxygen on approaching the target, the pilot increased the oxygen supply to full strength but Davis was found unconscious in his turret immediately after the target was cleared. Attempts to revive him failed and he died before his Lancaster aircraft JB 294 landed. Icing of his mask and oxygen tube is believed to have been the cause. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Davis is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

DAVIS, CARL RAYMOND F/L(P) 90131 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 6/40 age 29. #601 County of London Squadron. Spitfire aircraft lost during the Battle of Britain. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Davis is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Storrington, Sussex, England.

DAVIS, CHARLES WILLIAM SGT(OB) R65190. From Freshwater, Carbonear, Newfoundland. Killed Jun 19/41 age 23. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft stalled on a turn and crashed near Bicester at Baynard’s Green, Oxfordshire. Sgts J. Goldman (RAF) and P. Lally (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer Davis is buried in the Upper Heyford Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England.

DAVIS, CHESTER ARDITH FS(AG) R143433. From Dewberry, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 6/43 ago 20. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #R 5744 lost during a night trip to Mannheim, Germany. FS G.A. Munro was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davis is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

DAVIS, CLIFFORD ARTHUR FS(P) R101411. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 8/42 age 24. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). Spitfire aircraft failed to return from operations. Flight Sergeant Pilot Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, DANIEL GEORGE P/O(AG) J92608//R188172. From Gilford, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 16/44 age 27. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Lancaster aircraft #LL 690 lost during night operations against Valenciennes, France. Sgts F.N. Ansell (RAF), J. Black (RAF), P/O E.A. Kingham (RAF), and FS F.R. Spencer (RAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Davis is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Rieux, Nord, France.

DAVIS, DELMAR MURRAY FS(N) R125221. From Pembroke, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 22. #30 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #BK 559 lost during operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, taken Prisoners of War. Flight Sergeant Navigator Davis is buried in the Mazargues Cemetery Extension, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.

DAVIS, EDWARD ADDY P/O(BA) J28949. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Jan 30/44 age 24. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft exploded. Please see F/O L.W. Matthews D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Davis is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.

DAVIS, ERNEST LEROY P/O(BA) J90989//R176068. From Webb, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 22. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Halifax aircraft #LW 179 was shot down at Wolfshagen, Germany during a night trip to Mageburg, Germany. WO D. Galbraith (RAF), S/L A.H. Jarand (RAF), FS G.C. Telfer (RAF), Sgts E.E. Pope (RAF), and J. Wilson (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Davis was buried at Wolfshagen, exhumed, and reinterred in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

DAVIS, FRED HUGH WO2(AG) R126892. From Throckmorton, Texas, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 4/43 age 21. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft #JA 930 was shot down twenty-two miles north-east of Berlin at Wilkendorf, Germany during night operations over Berlin. F/O W.A. Gardiner, two RAF members of the crew, and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, GEORGE ALVIN SGT(P) R85636. From King, Ontario. Killed Feb,11/42 age 21. #52 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Davis was killed when his Spitfire aircraft crashed at New Grange Farm near the railroad station at Dymock, Gloucestershire. Sergeant Pilot Davis is buried in the Chalford Tabernacle Graveyard, Gloucestershire, England.

DAVIS, GEORGE HENRY F/O(BA) J35097. From Springhill, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 15/45 age 34. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Hagen, Germany. Please see Repsys P.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Davis is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Perwez, Brabant, Belgium.

DAVIS, GEORGE JORDON P/O(P) J150911/R99936. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 21. #129 Squadron (Fulminas Instar). P/O Davis was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #AA 921 was shot down in the English Channel. Pilot Officer Pilot Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, GEORGE ROBERT COXWORTH FS(OB) R78498. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 29/42 age 26. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #Z 8366 was returning from the target, suffered engine failure and crashed near Aftard. Five RAF crew members, Sgts A. McColl, E.K. Roberts, FS K.J. Ross, and two others were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Davis is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.

DAVIS, HARRY LLEWELLYNG WO2(AG) R92672. From Acme, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 1/43 age 24. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Sodero A.T. for casualty list and flight detail. WO Davis had been slightly injured on January 29, 1943 in a #424 Squadron Wellington aircraft accident at Boscombe Down, England. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, HARRY WALTER P/O(AG) J900621/R107022. From Stratford, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see Parker G.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Davis is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

DAVIS, HENRY LAWRENCE FS(P) R85807. From Utopia, Ontario. Killed May 28/42 age 29. #1443 FF. Flight, Harwell, England. Wellington aircraft #RX 433 crashed at Mynydd Moel, Merionet, Wales. FS W.J. Grant, Sgt G.D. Graham (RAF), two other RAF crew members, and one RAAF member of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Davis is buried in the Towyn Cemetery, Merionethshire, Wales.

DAVIS, HERSHEL HOMER FS(P) R81403. From Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Killed Apr 20/42 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Laronde G.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Davis is buried in the St. Michael Churchyard, Waddington, Lincolnshire, England.

DAVIS, HOWARD ELFRIC F/O(P) J21241. From Dunrobin, Ontario. Killed Sep 17/43 age 22. #3 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #MP 710 last known position was over the Atlantic Ocean off Lands End, England. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. An extensive search was carried out by air and sea units but bad weather in the area forced termination of the search. Flying Officer Pilot Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, JAMES ALBERT SGT(P) R82184. From Merrickville, Ontario. Killed Feb 15/42 age 21. #8 Air Gunners School. Sgt Davis and one RAF airman were both killed when Lysander aircraft #T 1744 dived into the ground from 500 feet and crashed on the aerodrome at Tain, Scotland. Sergeant Pilot Davis is buried in the Kiltearn Parish Churchyard, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

DAVIS, JOHN HENRY AC2 R176888. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Died Sep 24/42 age 18. #5 Manning Depot, Lachine, Quebec. Death by natural causes whilst in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec. AirCrattman Second Class Davis is buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

DAVIS, JOHN TERENCE JOSEPH S/L(P) J2936 D.F.C. From Como, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 2/44 age 23. #119 Squadron. S/L Davis and F/O J.E. Lundy were both killed in Albacore aircraft #BF 730 whilst dive bombing an enemy convoy in the North Sea off Le Treport, France. Squadron Leader Pilot Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.415 Squadron – Award effective 12 May 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1186/44 dated 2 June 1944. Born in Westmount, Quebec, 1921; home in Como, Quebec. Enlisted in Trenton, Ontario, 2 November 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 23 May 1940), Moncton Flying Club (17 July 1940) and No.1 SFTS (graduated 18 September 1940). Cited with F/O H.T. Thompson (RCAF, DFC). The citation reads – “As pilot and observer respectively these officers have completed many sorties involving attacks on enemy shipping. They have at all times displayed praiseworthy skill and have invariably pressed home their attacks with great determination, often in the face of heavy opposing fire. They have set an example to all.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

DAVIS, JOSEPH P/O(P) J89048//R225616. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed May 8/44 age 25. #7 Air Gunners School. P/O Davis and three RAF airmen were all killed as the result of a mid-air collision. Three Anson aircraft were flying in formation at 2,000 feet during a cine gun

air-gunner training exercise when two of the aircraft collided. Aircraft #LV 300 crashed and sank into two and one half fathoms of water one quarter mile off Porthcawl Point, Glamorgan, Wales. Pilot Officer Pilot Davis is buried in the Porthcawl Cemetery, Glamorganshire, Wales.

DAVIS, KENNETH F/O(BA) J23609. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 29/44 age 27. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 897 failed to return from daylight operations against Siramoirt, France. Seven of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, KENNETH FREDERICK LAC(P) R86395 – under training. From Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A. Killed Aug 27/41 age 27. #5 Service Flying Training School, Brantford, Ontario. Anson aircraft #6154 and Anson #6190 were both in the landing approach when they collided and crashed one and one half miles south of the aerodrome at Brantford. LAC A. Switzer, the pilot of #6154, was also killed. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Davis is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.

DAVIS, KENNETH GEORGE WO1(AG) R117353 D.F.M. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 26. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 913 was shot down and exploded in the Schonwalde Spandeau area of Berlin during night operations over Berlin, Germany. P/O K.R. Millar and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Air Gunner Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.   Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Medal – No.83 Squadron – Award effective 30 November 1943 as per London Gazette dated 7 December 1943 and AFRO 240/44 dated 4 February 1944. Home in Toronto; enlisted in North Bay, Ontario, 11 August 1941. Trained at No.7 BGS (graduated 16 February 1942). The citation reads – “This airman has completed many successful operations against the enemy in which he has displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

DAVIS, KENNETH WILLIAM DOUGLAS LAC(P) R217511 – under training. From Prince William, York County, Now Brunswick. Killed April/44 age 20. #17 Service Flying Training School, Souris, Manitoba. LAC Davis and F/O W.J. Mazerall were engaged in instrument flying instruction and were both killed when Anson aircraft #11341 it crashed nine miles south-east of Brandon, Manitoba. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Davis is buried in the Cemetery at Barony, New Brunswick.

DAVIS, MARTIN DAVID FS(AG) R140082. From St. Anthony, Idaho, U.S.A. Killed May 5/43 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). The pilot of Lancaster aircraft #W 4863 was landing in a slight haze when the aircraft hit a tree. The Lancaster then stalled and crashed at Scorton, Yorkshire. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davis is buried in the Catterick Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

DAVIS, MAURICE ROBERT LAC(P) R104949 – under training. From Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed Apr 30/42 age 21. #13 Service Flying Training School, St. Hubert, Quebec. Harvard aircraft #3018 and Harvard #3000 were flying in formation when they collided. LAC Davis was killed when aircraft #3018 crashed twelve miles south-west of Windsor Mills, Quebec and Harvard #3000, although severely damaged, was flown back to St. Hubert. Harvard #3000 crashed later in June, 1942 killing LAC R.N. Pate. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Davis is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery at Randolph, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

DAVIS, MICHAEL LUDLOW P/O(AG) J86883//R166674. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 1/44 age 19. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). Liberator aircraft #BZ 962 failed to return from bombing operations. Eight of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

DAVIS, NORMAN FS(P) R97448. From Perth, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 25. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je To Plumerai). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Tasse J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Davis was buried at Bad Zwischenahn, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.

DAVIS, NORMAN HAROLD FS(P) R52547. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed Dec 22/44 age 23. #9 Service Flying Training School, Centralia, Ontario. FS Davis was on a cross-country exercise and was killed when Anson aircraft #7526 crashed at Ripley, Ontario. Flight Sergeant Pilot Davis is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

DAVIS, PHILLIP MEYER F/L(P) 76388 – Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 30/42 age 22. #24 Squadron (In Omnia Parati). Dakota aircraft lost. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Davis is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, PHILIP WEIR FS(AG) R54528. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 30/42 age 21. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Whitley aircraft failed to return from operations. Sgt S.A. Lea was also killed. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, ROBERT HENRY P/O(AG) J19412//R147987. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #LK 995 lost during night operations to Frankfurt, Germany. Four Canadians, F/Os Thurmeier, M. Rabinovich, WO.s R.E. Nelson, and Smith taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Davis is buried in the War Cemetery, Hatton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

DAVIS, ROBERT SIDERFIN SGT(BA) R157624. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed Mar 30/44 age 20. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Ledger R.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Davis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, RONALD WILFRED CHARLES F/L(P) J23818. From Scarboro, Ontario. Killed Jul 6/45 age 23. #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron (Totus Viribus). Two Spitfire aircraft were operating in very bad weather between Eindhoven, Holland and Lunenburg, Germany. F/L Davis crashed at Ammeloe, Germany and was in aircraft #314. F/O W.J. Hanna was the pilot of the other aircraft and crashed at Hengelo, Holland. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Davis was buried at Gescher, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DAVIS, RUSSELL ALFRED F/O(P) J17308. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 6/43 age 23. #1679 Conversion Unit, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see MacDonald A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Davis is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DAVIS, WILLIAM CORLEY SGT(BA) R193967. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 13/44 age 22. #28 Operational Training Unit.’ Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt R.J. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Davis is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

DAVIS, WILLIAM GEORGE F/L(P) J29881. From Amherst, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 30/45 age 21. #439 Westmount Squadron. F/L Davis was attacking enemy trucks and was killed when his Typhoon aircraft #RB 435 was shot down by flak one mile south-east of Schapsheim, Germany. The aircraft was seen to complete three roles before hitting the ground. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Davis is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Holten, Overijssel, Holland,

DAVISON, FREDERICK GEORGE FS(P) R77554. From Yakima, Washington, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 24/42 age 22. #33 Squadron (Loyalty). FS Davison lost his life when his Hurricane aircraft #BP 120 was shot down at El Dhaba. Flight Sergeant Pilot Davison was buried at El Dhaba, exhumed, and reinterred in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.

DAVISON, HAROLD HASTINGS P/O(P) J14041. From Welland, Ontario. Killed Mar 19/43 age 24. #1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. Hurricane aircraft #5648 was engaged in formation flying and, at 4,000 feet, the aircraft half rolled and dove straight into the ground at Laterriere, Quebec. Pilot Officer Pilot Davison is buried in Fonthill Cemetery, Fonthill, Ontario.

D’AVRIL, HENRY JEAN MAURICE JOSEPH P/O(WAG) J93925//R2023453. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 22. #425 Alouefte Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Minguet A.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner D’Avril is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DAVY, HARRY DENNIS F/O(BA) J35523. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 22/44 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Bingen, Germany. Please see F/O J. Tite D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Davy is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

DAVY, HENRY WILLIAM WO1(N) R107167 D.F.C. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 24/44 age 22. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 230 was shot dawn four miles east of Lille, France during a night trip to Bonne, France. F/L R.E. Manvell D.F.C., D.F.M. (RAF), FSs E.B. Riley (RAF), F. Urch (RAF), and G.A. Wilby (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed, and one RAF member of the crew safe. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Davy was buried at Forest Sur Morgue, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Churchyard at Zuytpeene, Nord, France.  Addendum: DAVY, H.W. – correct number is R107107. –  Distinguished Flying Cross – No. 156 Squadron – Award effective 19 June 1944 as per London Gazette dated 30 June 1944 and AFRO 1861/44 dated 25 August 1944. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 1921; home there. Stenographer. Enlisted in Saskatoon, 26 May 1941. Trained at No. 2 ITS (graduated 1 October 1941), No. 2 BGS (graduated 25 April 1942), No. 3 AOS (graduated 16 March 1942) and No.1 ANS (graduated 25 May 1942). No citation other than “completed…many successful operations against the enemy in which [he has] displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

DAW, LAWRENCE EDWARD WO2(WAG) R70544. From Jasmin, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 1/43 age 25. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Thain J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Daw has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAWDY, LOUIS DONALD FS(WAG) R90329. From Kingsville, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 2/42 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). The crew of Halifax aircraft #BB 216 were returning from a raid when their aircraft crashed and blew up at Chapel St. Leonards, Yorkshire, England. FS C.G. Eagles, WO N.A. MacKenzie, and Sgt H. Stone (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dawdy has no known grave, his name inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAWE, HAROLD EDGAR SGT(AG) 798712 – Royal Air Force. From Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Aug 18/42 age 22. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft lost during an anti-sub patrol. Please see RIO. R.P. Fahrni for casualty list. Sergeant Air Gunner Dawe is buried in the Killay St. Hilary of Poictiers Churchyard, Swansea, Wales.

DAWE, ROBERT WILLIAM F/O(WAG) J16186. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 10/43 age 21. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft #JD 249 lost, presumed enemy action. WO J.T. Roach and F/L I.F. MacWatt were also killed. Four of the, crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dawe is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

DAWES, SPENCER SIDNEY FS(BA) R67521. From New Milton, Hampshire, England. Killed in Action Apr 1/42 age 25. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see F/L ED. Baker, D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Dawes has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAWS, FREDERICK JOHN F/O(P) J12472. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed Jul 25/43 age 23. F/O Daws and FS R.H. Jarvis were both killed when Hudson aircraft #AM 788 stalled and crashed on take-off at Has El Ma, Algeria. Flying Officer Pilot Daws is buried at Le Petit Lac Cemetery, Oran, Algeria.

DAWSON, DONALD JAMES LAC(P) R122260 – under training. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Feb12/42 age 23. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, High River, Alberta. LAC Dawson and Sgt G.H. Campbell were on a dual-cross-country flight and were in a mid-air collision. They were both killed when their Tiger Moth aircraft #4998 crashed and burned one half mile south of Stavely, Alberta. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Dawson is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

DAWSON, DONALD JAMES VENS P/O(BA) J887041/R166162. From Smith Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft #LL 194 failed to return from night operations against Leipzig, Germany. F/O T.R. Swinton was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Dawson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAWSON, DOUGLAS P/O(AG) J903211/R251971-. From Cookstown, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 17/44 age 19. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Moerdijk, Holland. Please see Scanlan W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dawson is buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Strijen, South Holland, Holland.

DAWSON, DOUGLAS ARNOLD P/O(P) J10114//R101093. From Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 14/42 age 26. #245 Squadron (Fugu Nan Fugio). P/O Dawson was killed when his Hurricane aircraft crashed two miles west of Charmy Down, at Lansdown Hill, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Dawson is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcambe, Somerset, England.

DAWSON, EDWARD ALEXANDER WO2(P) R69417. From Welland, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 26/43 age 23. #253 Hyderabad State Squadron (Come One, Come All). WO Dawson lost his life when his Hurricane aircraft #HV 904 crashed in the sea three miles north-east of Phillippe Ville. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Dawson is buried in the Bone War Cemetery, Algeria, North Africa.

DAWSON, ERNEST ALBERT WESLEY P/O(N) J88669///R175019. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 13/44 age 24. #142 Squadron (Determination). Target – the Marshalling Yards at Milan, Italy. Wellington aircraft #HE 293 crashed in the Pass of Portula, fifty miles north-east of Turin, Italy. FS G.E. Smith and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Dawson was buried near the scene of the crash, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Milan, Italy.

DAWSON, FABIAN RICHARD SGT(AG) R202351. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Apr 23/44 age 20. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Lunan A.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Dawson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

DAWSON, FREDERICK EDGAR F/O(WAG) J25182. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 23/44 age 19. #518 Squadron. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Scott C.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dawson is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.

DAWSON, GERALD OBENAUF P/O(P) J28728. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed Dec 29/43 age 30. #11 Advanced Flying Unit. Oxford aircraft #W 6648 was being flown on one engine when it went into a spin. P/O Dawson was killed when the aircraft crashed at Houghton Farm, Harnage Village, Shropshire, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Dawson is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

DAWSON, GORDON FORBES P/O(AG) J89896//R115107. From Cookstown, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 15/44 age 22. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Dortmund, Germany. Two #115 Sqdn. Lancaster aircraft, #HK 595 and 4#NN 706, were in a mid-air collision over Leverkusen, Germany. P/O Dawson, six RAF members of the crew, P/O F. Burrows, S/L H.W. Castle, FSs B. Collinson, A. Gribble, Sgt H.M. Sampson, F/O P.D. Mullet, P/O R.J. O’Sullivan (RAAF), and FS R.S. Stickland (RAAF) were all killed in aircraft #HK 595. There were two airmen over the normal seven man crew, there was a second pilot and a mid-under (belly) gunner. Please see Crayston K.M. for the casualty list of aircraft #NN 706. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dawson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DAWSON, HAROLD CLYDE FS(AG) R178318. From Trail, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 26/43 age 20. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt A.V. Cleveland for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dawson is buried in the Scottow Cemetery, Norfolk, England.

DAWSON, HARRY NICHOLS LAC(P) R59332 – under training. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jan 7/41 age 22. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. LACs Dawson and J.R. Dority were engaged in instrument flying and were both killed when Harvard aircraft #2589 crashed near New Orleans, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Dawson is buried in the St. John’s Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

DAWSON, JOHN FREDERICK BLAIR SGT(P) R73778. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 15/41 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). The crew of Wellington aircraft #W 5496 were on a bombing mission when they crashed in the sea off Flamborough Head, England, enemy action. Sgts A.B. Lesley, J. Molloy, P/O G.H. Fleming, Sgts E. Stansfield (RAF), and J.E. Stott (RAF) were also killed. Sgt Dawson had been slightly injured on June 26, 1941 in a flying accident at #21 OTU. Sergeant Pilot Dawson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAWSON, JOSEPH SGT(P) R58418. From Berkley, California, U.S.A. Killed May 9/41 age 22. #18 Elementary Flying Training School, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Sgt Dawson and a student pilot were practicing starting the engine in flight and at an altitude of 5,000 feet the engine was stopped. In the subsequent dive at 1,500 feet Sgt Dawson pulled Tiger Moth aircraft #431 8 out quite steeply causing the starboard mainplane to collapse. The student bailed out to safety but Sgt Dawson was unable to get out and was killed when the aircraft crashed at the W.O. Mitchell farm. Sergeant Pilot Dawson is buried in the Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia.

DAWSON, LEON WILFRED JOSEPH SGT(AG) R147410. From St. Boniface, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 20. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Stirling aircraft #BF 571 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Dawson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

DAWSON, RICHARD JOHN SECORD P/O(P) J16916//R60455. From Medicine Hat, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 24/43 age 29. #39 Squadron (Die Noctuque). Beaufort aircraft #AW 359 missing after take-off from Luqa, Malta. FS P. Comrie (RAF) and Sgt R. Pearson (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Dawson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

DAWSON, RONALD LAC(P) 951434 – under training, Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed May 17/41 age 21. #17 Service Flying Training School, England. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Dawson is buried at Blackpool, England.

DAWSON, STANLEY F/O(WAG) 160725 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 4/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Spencer C.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dawson is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

DAWSON, WILFRED JOHN WO2(N) R74897. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 23/43 age 27. #272 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft #V 8259 lost after take-off from the aerodrome at Takali. P/O R. R. Grimes was also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator. Dawson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

DAY, DOUGLAS GEORGE BLACK SGT(AG) R171307. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 17/43 age 20. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). The pilot of Lancaster aircraft #ED 422 overshot a landing and the aircraft crashed west of Dunkirk Farm, two miles north of Kirminton, Lincolnshire, England. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Day is buried in the Felpham St. Mary Churchyard, Bognor Regis, Sussex, England.

DAY, FRANCIS EDWARD CPL 632267 – Royal Air Force. From Winona, Ontario. Killed Jun 6/44 age 25. Corporal Day is buried in the Bayeaux Cemetery, France.

DAY, FRANCIS JOHN SGT(OB) R60129. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 4/41 age 20. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). Wellington aircraft #T 2984 missing from bombing operations over enemy-held territory. P/O J.R.L. Dunn (RAF) and Sgt S.R. Mayor (RAF) were also killed. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Day is buried in the Churchyard at Molenbeersel, Limbourg, Belgium.

DAY, GORDON ROBERT P/O(P) C1050. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Apr 29/40 age 23. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. P/O Day was assigned to Harvard aircraft #1343, was engaged in a night-flying exercise, and was killed when he crashed one mile south-east of the aerodrome at Camp Borden. Pilot Officer Pilot Day is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

DAY, JAMES ARTHUR LAC(P) 961285 – under training, Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Apr 22/41 age 20. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Day is buried at Centralia, Ontario.

DAY, JOHN FRANCIS P/O(WAG) J8099. From Preston, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 26/42 age 25. #35 Squadron (Uno Animo Agimus). Halifax aircraft lost during a trip over enemy- held territory. FSs C.E. Evans, D.M. Ross and P/O H.E. Bruce were also killed. One RAAF and two RAF crew members missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Day is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

DAY, LOUIS OSWALD F/O(P) J43966. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Dec 2/44 age 21. #3 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Canso aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G. Ramsay M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Day has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

DAY, RAYMOND SAMUEL LOUIS FS(AG) R178676. From Alberta Beach, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 28/43 age 20. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #W 4962 took off from RAF Station, Langar, England and was not heard from again. F/O C. Bume (RAF), Sgts R.H. Connor (RAF), D.M. McCulloch (RAF), and R. McWilliams (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Day is buried in the Becklinger/ War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.

DAY, RICHARD CHESTER F/O(N) J14885. From Duncan, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 24/43 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Painter F.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Day was buried in the Prisoner of War Cemetery at Neuruppin, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

DAYMAN, HAROLD GORDON P/O(P) J24498. From Carmangay, Alberta. Killed Oct 12/43 age 24. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see P/O John Christie for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Dayman is buried in the New 011erton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England.

DAYMOND, KEITH WILLIAM F/L(P) J21582//R14 / 565. From Campbellton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 16/45 age 23. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #PD 275 was shot down six miles south-west of the target at Asback, Germany during night operations against Nuremberg. F/O B.C. Kerr, P/O W.J. Malyon, and two RAF members of the crew were also killed. One Canadian, F/L Clarke, and one RAF member of the crew were taken Prisoners of War. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Daymond is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

DAYTON, FAWCETT CALVERT SGT(WAG) R130023. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action D’ec.9/42 age 21. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Catalina aircraft crashed. Please see P/O E.S. Corbett A.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dayton is buried in St. John’s Cemetery, North Bay, Ontario.

DAYTON, JAMES EDWARD FS(BA) R143327. From Abbotsford, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 23/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #JB 971 lost during a night attack against Mannheim, Germany. Sgts J.L. Rainville, R. Dempster, FS R.T. Griffiths, Sgts L.G. Bender (RAF), C.G. Rolph (RAF), and A.E.C. Willig (RAF) were also killed. This was FS Dayton’s first trip. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Dayton is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

DAZE, JOHN CLETUS FS(AG) R82170. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 31/44 age 28. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Osterfeld, Germany. Please see Sherry J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Daze was buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Margaten, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Nederweert War Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

DEACON, AIRD ARTHUR F/L(P) 41346 – Royal Air Force. From Crystal City, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 24/39 age 22. F/L Deacon was killed when his Fairey Battle aircraft was in a mid-air collision over North Wales. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Deacon is buried in the Frankby Cemetery, Wallasey, Hoylake, Cheshire, England.

DEAKIN, ARTHUR KEELINGE F/O(N) J18442//R92145. From Duncan, British Columbia. Killed Nov 13/44 age 27. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Ross E.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Deakin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.