DOIDGE, RONALD WILLIAM F/O(P) J26406//R164071. From La Salle, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 20/44 age 20. #440 Beaver Squadron. Typhoon aircraft #PD 469 was last seen emitting smoke and in a dive whilst dive bombing a railroad junction at Dijverdall, Holland. P/O Doidge did not abandon the aircraft. He had previously been shot down on June 7, 1944 and returned to his unit on June 10, 1944. Flying Officer Pilot Doidge is buried in the General Cemetery, Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Holland. [On 15 January 2021, Mr. Andrew Gorter of Nijverdal, The Netherlands, wrote to us: “I am investigating his story and came upon your site. Age 20 = age 21; Dijverdall = Nijverdal (my hometown); and, HE DID abandon the aircraft as he crashed on a roof of a factory, where workers found him dead on the ground (he went through the roof)”]. Anyone wishing to learn more may write to Mr. Gorter at ronald.w.doidge “at” gmail.com . Editorial comment: Mr. Gorter’s description of the discovery of Doidge’s body lacks sufficient details to serve as a credible dispute of our description that Doidge did not abandon his aircraft. Gorter’s description seems to suggest Doidge crashed WITH his aircraft “on a roof of a factory,” after which “workers found his body on the” floor of the factory, Doidge having gone through the roof. It stands to reason if the aircraft crashed onto the roof, and Doidge himself fell through the roof, then Doidge while alive had not abandoned his aircraft.
DOIG, JOHN F/O(P) J16112. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 ago 31. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see WO A.H. Crosland for casuafty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Doig was buried at Alten Busek, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DOIG, PETER HARTLEY F/L(P) J18895. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 25/44 age 21. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu). Lancaster aircraft #LM 442 missing from a night trip to Schweinfurt, Germany. One Canadian, FS R.H. Pratt, was taken Prisoner of War. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Doig is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DOIRON, HARLEY WILLIAM P/O(BA) J90917//R73868. From Brownville Junction, Maine, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 23/44 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Young J.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Doiron is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DOLAN, RAYMOND CHARLES P/O(P) J17112//R67301. From Trenton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/43 age 21. #73 Squadron (Tutor Et Ultor). Hurricane aircraft #HM 142 failed to return from operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Dolan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
DOLBY, EARLE GEORGE P/O(FE) J17608 DFC. From Milton, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 1/43 age 21. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JA 916 was shot down at Zehrensdorf, Germany during a night operation to Berlin, Germany. One Canadian, P/O J.K. McAvoy, was taken Prisoner of War. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Dolby was buried in the Wehrmacht Cemetery at Zehrensdorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.97 Squadron – Award effective 6 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 17 August 1943 and AFRO 2507/43 dated 3 December 1943. Born 1920 in Milton, Ontario. Enlisted in Galt, 30 March 1940. Commissioned 1943. The citation reads – “This officer has completed a large number of operational sorties. A member of a particularly successful crew, he has participated in nearly all the major attacks delivered against Germany. As flight engineer Pilot Officer Dolby has attained a high degree of efficiency which has been a material factor in the successes achieved.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DOLDING, ARTHUR JOHN FS(P) R101954. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Nov 17/42 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Cavanaugh R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dolding is buried in the Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex, England.
DOLLERY, TREVOR PERCIVAL F/O(P) J43049//R198243. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 12/45 age 22. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad So[turn Paratus). F/O Dollery was assigned to Spitfire aircraft RB 327 and was on an armed reconnaissance when his aircraft was hit by flak over Friencythe-Alkenburg, Germany. He reported by r/t that he had a glycol leak and was not heard from again. Flying Officer Pilot Dollery was buried at Meppen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Holten, Overijssel, Holland.
DOLPHIN, DOUGLAS JAMES F/L(P) J6397. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 18/43 age 23. #201 Squadron (Hit Ec Ubique). Sunderland aircraft #W 4036 crashed on landing and sank at Castle Archdale, Ireland. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Dolphin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOLPHIN, GORDON MEADOWS LAC R146048 – air frame mechanic. From Eburne, British Columbia. Killed Nov 7/42 age 23. #9 Repair Depot, St. Johns, Quebec. LACs Dolphin, P.H. Farrell, and T.W. Englefield were returning from a hockey practice and were all killed in a truck accident near St. Damas, Quebec. Leading AirCraftman Dolphin is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
DOLTER, FRANCIS WILFRED P/O(P) J19999. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see Wilson H.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Dolter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOMVILLE, HENRY D. S/L(P) 75034 M.i.D. – Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Died Jul 30/43 age 25. S/L Domville went missing on February 1, 1943 and died as a Prisoner of War. Squadron Leader Pilot Dornville is buried at Ambon, Indonesia;
DONAGHUE, JOHN GRANVILLE FS(AG) R54393. From Glen Head, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 17/42. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft #R 5513 lost during operations over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Donaghue is buried in the War Cemetery at Dunnbach, Germany.
DONAGHY, ROBERT BEFiTRAM FS R72474 – fire fighter. From Ottawa, Ontario. Died May 29/44 age 35. Death by natural causes while in the Station Hospital, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Flight Sergeant Donaghy is buried in the St. James Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.
DONAHUE, CARROLL JOSEPH F/O(BA) J17152 //R69719 DFM. From Lindsay, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 2/44 age 22. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctunn), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #LB 682 lost from night operations over Berlin, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Donahue is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Medal – No.97 Squadron – Award effective 3 June 1943as per London Gazette dated 11 June 1943 and AFRO 1294/43 dated 9 July 1943. Born 1915 in Lindsay, Ontario; home there; enlisted in Toronto, 23 July 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 10 October 1940), No.1 BGS (graduated 15 February 1941), and No.2 WS (graduated 20 January 1941). The citation reads – “Flight Sergeant Donahue has taken part in a large number of operational sorties against German and Italian targets. He also took part in the daylight raids on Danzig and Milan. A very efficient air bomber, this airman’s skill has been a material factor in the many successes achieved by his crew.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DONAHUE, WALTER VERNARD FS(BA) R84823. From McAdam, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Aug 1/42 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft lost. Please see Jones E.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Donahue is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DONALD, CHARLES DOUGLAS FS(N) R122130. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Feb 1/43 age 28. #26 Operational Training Unit. FS Donald was killed when his Wellington aircraft #X 9755 had engine failure and crashed five miles north of the Little Horwood Satellite aerodrome at Teachampton, England. Flight Sergeant Navigator Donald is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DONALD, DOUGLAS NUGENT F/O(BA) J47071//R150467. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 21/45 age 23. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Fortress aircraft missing. Please see PeMani J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Donald is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DONALD, JAMES CORKE P/O(P) J17325//R105685. From Barrhead, Alberta. Killed Apr 24/43. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). P/O Donald was the only casualty when his Hampden aircraft #AT 244 was in a mid-air collision with a Spiffire aircraft and about seven feet of the port wing of the Hampden was cut off by the Spiff ire. The Hampden crashed three miles south of Tangmere, England. The Spitfire also suffered severe damage to its port wing but landed safely at Westhampnett, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Donald is buried in the St. Nichols Churchyard Extension at West Thorney, Thorney Island, Sussex, England.
DONALD, JAMES LEO P/O(BA) J87044//R124234. From Grandview, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 15/44 age 25. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Hartnett F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Donald is buried in the Churchyard at Magleby, Langeland Island, Denmark.
DONALD, ROBERT STEWART WO2(WAG) R77810. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 18/42 age 21. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Bunt J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Donald has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DONALD, TOM BROWN CPL R58159 aero engine mechanic. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Jul 21/42 age 36. #122 Canadian Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Gruman Goose aircraft #917 lost, AC J. McIntosh was also killed. Corporal Donald is buried at Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
DONALDSON, GORDON EDWARD F/O(N) J22209. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 30/43 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see Symons J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Donaldson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DONALDSON, JAMES WO2(BA) R155812. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 4/44 age 21. #196 Squadron (Sic Fidem Servamus). The crew of Stirling aircraft #EJ 110 went missing whilst engaged in a special night mission over enemy-held territory. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts R. Dowzer, K.A. Glew, A. Spray, K.T. Staple, D.T. Vince, and P/O H.I. Pryke were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Donaldson is buried in the La Doua French National Cemetery, Lyon, Rhone, France.
DONALDSON, JOHN FS(OB) R97047. From Shallow Lake, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 20. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Smith J.A.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Donaldson was buried at Krefeld, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DONALDSON, MALCOLM FORREST SGT(AG) R194186. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 22/43 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finenn). Halifax aircraft #LK 908 was shot down near Krein-Berssen, Germany, during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. FSs J.M. Jacob, A.B. Radbourne, Sgts A. Ackland (RAF), W.R. Boucher (RAF), W.D. Bracken (RAF), and G. Kemp (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Donaldson was buried at Krien-Berssen, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DONALDSON, WILLIAM ROBERT FS(WAG) R78064. From Lakeview, Ontario. Killed Feb 8/42 age 21. #120 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #X 9954 was carrying flares, ammunition, camera, and practise bombs when it flew into the ground one mile north-east of Wardington, England. Sgts W.G. Smith, F. Llewellyn, Hatch (RAF), Holmes (RAF), Gamble (RAF), and Smith (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Donaldson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DONCASTER, JOHN PHIPPS P/O(P) J6401. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed Jun 13/42 age 23. #235 Squadron (Jaculamur Hump. Beaufighter aircraft dove over the aerodrome, stalled in a vertical bank and then crashed at the aerodrome at Halfar, Malta. The RAF observer, Sgt W.W. Webster, was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Doncaster is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.
DONEN, SAMUEL JACOB WO2(N) R110578. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Sep 7/43 age 22. #45 Group, RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Liberator aircraft lost. Please see P/O Eric 0. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Donen is buried in the Christiansborg War Cemetery, Accra, Ghana.
DONER, ARCHIBALD DONALD F/O(N) J28954. From Penticton, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 25/44 age 20. #45 Group, RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Mitchell aircraft #KJ 588 was enroute from Dorval, Quebec to Goose Bay, Labrador when it crashed five miles north-east of Matawek Lake, about one mile east of the Matawek River, twenty-two miles from RCAF Station, Seven Islands, Quebec. Two Polish airmen, F/O Szybka and WO Hlopicki were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Doner is buried at the scene of the crash five miles north-east of the northerly end of Matawek Lake.
DONEY, SYDNEY ROBERT WO2(WAG) R59859. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Nov 22/43 age 22. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Lityneski S.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Doney is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DONKERSLEY, HARRY WOODWARD F/L(P) J8203 & Bar. From Powell River, British Columbia. Killed Jan 16/44 age 24. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. F/L Donkersley earned both his decorations while he was assigned to #69 Squadron, one citation reads, “In sorties against enemy shipping this officer has achieved much success. One night in Nov , 1942, he captained an aircraft detailed to drop flares over Italian naval units, and accomplished his task successfully. Several nights later he attacked and sank a small merchant vessel. On another night, in Dec , 1942, he participated in an operation against an important enemy convoy in the Mediterranean. As a result other air and surface forces were enabled to strike successfully; two merchant vessels were sunk and one badly damaged. P/O Donkersley is a courageous leader who has displayed great initiative in the face of the enemy.” F/L Donkersley was killed when Beechcraft aircraft #HB 100 crashed near Patricia Bay during a a ferry flight from Rockcliffe, Ontario to Patricia Bay, British Columbia. F/O E. Sowerby, S/Ls J.G. Flaherty, and J. Pringle (RAF) were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Donkersley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.69 Squadron – Award effective 8 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 20 November 1942 and AFRO 1962/42 dated 4 December 1942. Home in Powell River, British Columbia or Moosomin, Saskatchewan; enlisted in Vancouver 9 January 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 20 June 1941), No.5 EFTS (graduated 8 August 1941), and No.7 SFTS (graduated 23 October 1941). To No.7 OTU, 11 May 1942; to No.69 Squadron (Malta), 6 September 1942;-to UK, 8 March 1943. DFC and Bar presented at Buckingham Palace, 23 March 1943. Killed with three others 16 January 1944 when Beechcraft HB100 went missing between No.32 OTU and Vancouver, name on Ottawa Memorial. The citation reads – “This officer has recently achieved much success against enemy shipping. One day in October 1942, he attacked a tanker, inflicting severe damage. A few nights later he located and attacked a convoy of four merchant ships escorted by several destroyers. After making his attack he returned to base; rearmed and made a second attack. Early next morning reconnaissance aircraft carried [out] a search over a wide area in the vicinity of the attack and observed that three of the enemy ships were missing. Some nights later Pilot Officer Donkersley attacked one of two ships escorted by destroyers, setting the vessel on fire. Later it was learned that the ship had sunk. The success which attended his efforts deprived the enemy of much fuel so vital for the battle in Africa.” DONKERSLEY, P/O Harry Woodward (58203) – Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross -No.69 Squadron – Award effective 26 December 1942 as per London Gazette dated 29 December 1942 and AFRO 185/43 dated 5 February 1943. The citation for this award is shown on page 188 Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DONKIN, JACK CECIL FS(OB) R65200. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Dec 28/41 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Bourgeau J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Donkin is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachen, Germany.
DONNACHIE, THOMAS SGT(P) R190323. From Sussex, New Brunswick. Killed May 12/44 age 19. #2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. Sgt Donnachie and P/O I. Scheelar were both killed when Yale aircraft #3346 crashed at Airdrie, Alberta. Sergeant Pilot Donnachie is buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery, Sussex, New Brunswick.
DONNELLY, EARL BROWN WO2(N) R115752. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 22/43 age 27. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see F/O E.H. Erickson for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Donnelly was buried at Dolmenhorst Wildishausen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
DONNELLY, EDWARD JOHN SGT(WAG) R193801. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 2J44 age 21. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, RCAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Seabrook M.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Donnelly is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DONNELLY, JAMES WILLIAM P/O(WAG) J86162//R99791. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Pearce A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Donnelly is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DONNELLY, THOMAS EDWARD RAMSAY SGT(AG) R200407. From Parry Sound, Ontario. Killed May 26/44 age 18. #19 Operational Training Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Dobesch B.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Donnelly is buried in the Fettercairn Cemetery, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
DONNELLY, THOMAS HENRY F/O(P) R71704//J17137 D.F.M. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 2/44 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 280 missing during a night attack against Berlin, Germany. F/O A.J. Salaba, FS W.L. Clark, Sgts R. Zimmer, L.G. Miller (RAF), R.E. Watts (RAF), and B.S.J. West (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Donnelly is buried in the General Cemetery at Oud Schoonebeek, Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Belgium. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Medal – No.57 Squadron – Award effective 29 July 1942 as per London Gazette dated 4 August 1942 and AFRO 1412/42 dated 4 September 1942. Born Toronto 1920; home there (cabinet maker); enlisted there 20 August 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 15 November 1940), No.2 EFTS (graduated 26 January 1941), and No.1 SFTS (graduated 28 April 1941). Presented at Buckingham Palace, 10 November 1942. The citation reads – “As captain of aircraft, Flight Sergeant Donnelly has carried out many successful sorties over enemy and enemy occupied territory including targets at Essen, Kiel, Cologne, Hamburg and Brest. Many of his bomber attacks have been carried out in adverse weather. He has often remained in the target area for long periods making several runs over the target to ensure accuracy of his bombing. On several occasions Flight Sergeant Donnelly’s aircraft has been damaged by enemy anti-aircraft fire but he has at – all times pressed home his attacks with vigour, and by his skill and determination he has succeeded in flying back to base safely. His courage and devotion to duty both in the air and on the ground have been a source of inspiration to all members of the squadron.” DONNELLY, F/O Thomas Henry, DFM (517137) – Mention in Despatches – No.405 Squadron – Award effective 14 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 874/44 dated 21 April 1944k Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DONNELLY, WILLIAM PAUL SGT(P) R164697. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Sep 29/43 age 21. #21 Advanced Flying Unit. Oxford aircraft #LW 959 crashed at Hanbuiy, Cheshire, England. One of the airmen, not Canadian, was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Donnelly is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
DONNISON, FREDERICK RITCHIE P/O(WAG) J15419//R60590. From Lillooet, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 17/42 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Harris A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Donnison is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
DONOGHUE, JAMES EDWARD F/L(N) J202341/R138454. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 13/45 age 24. #409 Nighthawk Squadron (Media Nox Meridies Noster). Mosquito aircraft crashed. Please see McPhail W.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Donoghue is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
DONOGHUE, JOHN GRANVILLE FS(AG) R54393. From Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 17/42 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft #R 5513 was over the target when it was shot down by flak. Six RAF crew members missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Donoghue is buried in the Bad Tolz British Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DONOGHUE, MICHAL GERALD EDMOND P/O(AG) J88382//R194262. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Stephenson S.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Donoghue was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Helmstedt, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DONOVAN, IRVINE IRWIN FS(AG) R188791 D.F.M. From Collingwood, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #LL 860 lost during a night trip to Schweinfurt, Germany. FSs W.C. Napier D.F.M. (RAAF), N.V. Creighton D.F.M. (RAF), R.M. Patmore D.F.M. (RAF), Sgts A.S. Hollands D.F.M. (RAF), R.A. Pearson D.F.M. (RAF), and F/O P.F. Rowe D.F.C. (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Donovan is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Viroflay, Seine-etOise, France. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Medal – No.101 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 25 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 21 December 1945 and AFRO 155/46 dated 15 February 1946. Born 1924 in Collingwood, Ontario; home there (machine operator); enlisted in Ottawa, 17 September 1942. Trained at No.9 FIGS (graduated 11 June 1943. Killed in action 26/27 April 1944 (Lancaster LL860); buried in France. Medal presented to next-of-kin, 9 December 1947. The citation reads – “This airman has completed as air gunner many successful operations against the enemy in the course of which he has invariably displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DONOVAN, RALPH WILLIAM F/O(P) J85887//R128809. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 4/45 age 24. #406 Lynx Squadron (We Kill By Night). Mosquito aircraft #NT 444 was scrambled to intercept enemy aircraft and the last r/t message was purely routine when the contact was suddenly broken. The last known position of the aircraft and crew was forty-seven miles north of Dunkirk, France. The RAF navigator, F/O V.M. Grant, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Donovan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DONOVAN, WILLIAM HARRY P/O(OB) J9570. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 20/42 age 22. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft was shot down at Kochem, Germany. FS J.O. Tuller, and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Observer Donovan was buried in Kochem, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DONSON, HUGH EDWIN SGT(P) R71909. From York Hills, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 13/41 age 21. #58 Squadron (Ails Nocturnis). Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Burns W.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Donson is buried in St. Catherine Churchyard, Barmby-on-the-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
DOOLAN, TERANCE JAMES HIBBARD SGT(P) R149108. From Cranbrook, British Columbia. Killed Apr 14/43 age 19. #2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. Sgt DooIan and LAC A.A. Lunki were killed while on a wireless training exercise. They were flying in Fleet Fort aircraft #3593 at 1,000 feet when the aircraft made a steep turn, went into a spin then crashed and caught fire four miles west of Delacour, Alberta. Sergeant Pilot Doolan is buried in the General Cemetery, Cranbrook, British Columbia.
DORAN, ARTHUR JOSEPH P/O(P) J19725. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 11/44 age 26. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Versailles, France. Please see Handzuk J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Doran was buried in the French Cemetery, Jouy-en-Josas, France, exhumed, and reburied in the New Communal Cemetery, Viroflay, Seine-et-Oise, France.
DORAN, JAMES JOHN PIERRE HECTOR P/O(N) J11496//R88545. From Merriton, Ontario. Killed Aug 17/42 age 30. RAF Ferry Command. Marauder aircraft #FK 119 lost enroute Dorval, Quebec to the United Kingdom. Sgt G.F. Lyman-Dixon (RAF), S/L G. Robinson (RAF), and one civilian, G.H. Randle, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Doran has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
DORAN, WILLARD LAWRENCE WO2(AG) R159101. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 2/44 age 21. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #JA 711 was shot down near Weyhausen, Germany during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. Sgts G.F.K. Bedwell (RAF), E.D. Keene (RAF), J. Sutton (RAF), FSs N.F. Dixon (RAF), G.L. James (RAF), and F/O G. Ward (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Doran was buried at Weyhausen, exhumed, and reinterred in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DORAN, WILLIAM LAWRENCE P/O(WAG) J86233//R906500. From Neepawa, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 15/44 age 29. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Lumgair N.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Doran is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Hilsenheim, Bas-Rhin, France.
DORAY, JOSEPH LEONARD P/O(WAG) J11594. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 9/42 age 25. #22 Operational Training Unit, Wellesbourne, England. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Hebert A.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Doray is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
DORE, JOSEPH ALPHONSE RAYMOND WO1(WAG) R96284. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 6/44 age 30. #423 Squadron (Quaerimus Et Petimus). Sunderland aircraft lost. Please see Seibold H.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dore has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOREY, ALBERT P/O(WAG) J94186//R209929. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 27. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see F/O M. Hartog for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dorey was buried at Hittfield, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
DORGE, LOUIS OSCAR LAC R140224 – armourer. From Irvine, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 21/43 age 23. #7 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron. Blackburn Shark aircraft #548 was undergoing a daily inspection while moored to the buoy at Prince Rupert Bay, British Columbia. A depth charge was accidentally released and when it exploded it killed both AC1 Joseph A. Fraser and LAC Dorge. Leading AirCraftman Dorge is buried in the Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat, Alberta.
DORITY, JOSEPH RAYMOND STEWART EARL LAC(P) R53904 – under training. From Bourget, Ontario. Killed Jan 7/41 age 19. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see Dawson H.N. for flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Dority is buried in the Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
DORRELL, JACK WILFRED F/O(WAG) J89833//R161359. From Willoughby, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed in Action Mar 22/45 age 25. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Heildesheim, Germany. Please see F/L J.P. Duggan D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dorrell is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DORRELL, MATTHEW P/O(AG) C90844//R147377. From Bulyea, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Samuel A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dorrell was buried in the Catholic Cemetery on Potsdamer St. at Solingen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DORVAL, JOSEPH EDWARD JOHNSTON P/O(WAG) J85481//R60576. From Castor, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 7/44 age 28. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see P/O N.C. West D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dorval has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DORWARD, DAVID TAYLOR F/O(N) J14637//R134165. From Killarney, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 3/43 age 20. #10 Operational Training Unit, St. Eval, England. Whitley aircraft #BD 414 failed to return from an Atlantic patrol. P/O H.D. Pepper, FS E.H. Neilson, and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Dorward has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DORZEK, ANTHONY ALLOYSIUS FS(AG) R135853. From Renfrew, Ontario. Killed Apr 12/43 age 27. #23 Operational Training Unit, RAF Station, Dishforth, Yorkshire. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Killham R.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dorzek is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
DOSE, RICHARD HERMAN F/O(P) J14403. From Solana Beach, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 8/43 age 23. #402 City of Winnipeg Squadron. F/O Dose was flying Spitfire aircraft #EP 394 and was last seen south of Saarlem, Holland heading north-west. Flying Officer Pilot Dose is buried in the Westguin General Cemetery, The Hague, South Holland, Holland.
DOS SANTOS, THEOPHILUS P/O(AG) J26605. From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Peenemunde, Germany. Please see S/L F.P. Marsh D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. P/O Dos Santos had completed over thirty trips and had begun his second tour of operations when his Lancaster air craft went down. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dos Santos is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DOTEN, GLEN OSCAR FS(WAG) R77809. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Jun 8/42 age 21. #10 Operational Training Unit. The pilot of Whitley aircraft #BD 378 undershot the landing then the aircraft stalled and crashed on the aerodrome at Bingdon, England. Three RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Doten is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DOTTEN, FRANK EDMOND F/L(P) J12642. From Selmah, Hants, County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 17/45 age 22. #576 Squadron (Carpe Diem). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Saundercook R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Dotten is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DOTZENROTH, HUGO HENRY SGT(P) R129634. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed Mar 20/43 age 22. #13 Service Flying Training School, St. Hubert, Quebec. Sgt Dotzenroth was flying Harvard aircraft #3104, was engaged in a navigation exercise, and was killed when the aircraft crashed near Notre Dame de Pierreville, Quebec. Sergeant Pilot Dotzenroth is buried in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.
DOUCET, JOSEPH GEOFFREY P/O(AG) J87708//R126370. From Charlo Station, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 21. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft #FK 788 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol. P/O J.R. Caron was also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Doucet has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
DOUCETTE, JOSEPH ALEXANDER THEODORE F/O(P) J15960 D.F.C. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 15/43 age 24. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft #X 3763 missing from night operations. F/Os J.O. Desroches D.F.C., G.P. Ledoux, WO P.P. Trudeau, Sgts A. Jones (RAF), and D. Volfans (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Doucette is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Mussey-Sur-Marne, Haute-Marne, France. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.425 Squadron – Award effective 1 December 1942 as per London Gazette dated 4 December 1942 and AFRO 2069/42 dated 18 December 1942. Born 1918 in Ontario. Home in Sudbury, Ontario; enlisted North Bay, 4 February 1941. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 6 June 1941), No.14 EFTS (graduated 7 August 1941), and No. 12 SFTS (graduated 25 October 1941). Commissioned August 1942. Cited with Sergeant G.J.R. Bruyerer DFM The citation reads “On November 6, 1942, Pilot Officer Doucette and Sergeant Bruyere were captain and wireless operator respectively of an aircraft detailed to attack an objective in Northwest Germany in daylight. On the outward flight the aircraft was attacked by three enemy fighters. Sergeant Bruyere was seriously injured, sustaining a broken leg and wounds in the chest, arm, forehead and left hand. A member of the crew, when going to his assistance, stepped on the escape hatch and fell through it but Sergeant Bruyere caught him and assisted him back to safety. When the engagement with the enemy fighter was terminated, Pilot Officer Doucette flew on and attacked his target. On the return journey Sergeant Bruyere, despite his critical condition, advised his colleagues on the operation of his wireless equipment in extremely difficult circumstances. Both Pilot Officer Doucette and Sergeant Bruyere displayed indomitable courage and unswerving devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DOUGALL, JOHN RALPH SGT(P) R120012. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed Jul 7/42 age 19. #124 Ferry Squadron, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Harvard aircraft #FE 321 was enroute from Moncton, New Brunswick to Winnipeg when it crashed one half mile north of Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Sergeant Pilot Dougall is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
DOUGAN, JACK LLEWELYN F/O(BA) J28201. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/44 age 28. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see S/L W.R. Moseley- Williams D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dougan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOUGHERTY, HAZEN EDWARD F/O(P) J21256//R270170. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 16/44 age 22. #8 Squadron (Uspiam Et Passim), Khormaksar, Aden. Vengeance aircraft #AN 618 lost during operations. Flying Officer Pilot Dougherty has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
DOUGHERTY, LEONARD DAVID SGT(WAG) R64114. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 6/41 age 25. #40 Squadron (Hostem A Coelo Expellere). Wellington aircraft was returning from operations over Dusseldorf, Germany where it had been badly damaged by enemy gun fire. The aircraft was flying in low cloud when it crashed at Alconbury, Huntingdon, England. Sgt A.F. Hicks was also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dougherty is buried in the St. Margaret and All Saints Churchyard, Wyton, Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England.
DOUGHTY, WILLIAM JOHN P/O(P) J44056. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 5/44 age 19. #10 Elementary Flying Training School, Pendleton, Ontario. P/Os Doughty and R.M. McIlvean were on an instrument practise flight and were killed when Cornell aircraft #FH 735 crashed one mile east of Treadmill, Ontario. Pilot Officer Pilot Doughty is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
DOUGLAS, ARLIE BERTON F/O(BA) J20854. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action May 23/43 age 31. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Simpson A.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Douglas is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
DOUGLAS, ANTHONY STEWART SGT(AG) 655207 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 10/42 age 23. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft failed to return from operations. Sgt E.C. Jones was also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Douglas has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOUGLAS, DONALD BANBURY F/L(P) J14533//R64248. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed Jan 9/45 age 23. #235 Squadron (Jaculamur Hurni). Mosquito aircraft #HR 159 was undergoing an air test when it crashed tour and one half miles south-west of Banff. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Douglas is buried in the Cemetery at Banff, Banffshire, Scotland.
DOUGLAS, DONALD HAROLD SGT(FE) 531628 – Royal Air Force. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 26. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft lost during operations over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Douglas is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DOUGLAS, ERIC HAYDEN F/O(N) J22691. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/43 age 33. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). F/O Douglas was engaged on his 20th trip when his Wellington aircraft went missing. Please see Lazenby T.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Douglas has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
DOUGLAS, GEORGE ELMER P/O(P) J4742. From Atwood, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 3/41 age 20. #2 Squadron .(Hereward). P/O Douglas was killed when his Lysander aircraft crashed at the aerodrome at Andover. Pilot Officer Pilot Douglas is buried in the Andover Cemetery, Hampshire, England.
DOUGLAS, GLENN THOMAS P/O(AG) J94225//R220695. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 19. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see P/O J.E. Nixon for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Douglas was buried in the Communal Cemetery, Cambrai, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
DOUGLAS, HAROLD FREDERICK LAC(P) R187482 – under training. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Oct 1/43 age 22. #19 Service Flying Training School, Vulcan, Alberta. Anson aircraft #11547 was seen diving from a great height and, as it was beginning to recover, the wings collapsed and the aircraft dived straight into the ground eight miles south of Milo, Alberta on the shore of Lake McGregor. P/O G.V. Scheltens and LAC R.E. Shaw were also killed. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Douglas is buried in the Edmonton Cemetery at Edmonton, Alberta.
DOUGLAS, HARRY LAWRENCE SGT(AG) R173933. From Herschel, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 7/43 age 30. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincirnus). Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Steadman A.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Douglas is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DOUGLAS, JAMES WALLACE SGT(AG) 632680 – Royal Air Force. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 21/41 age 23. #201 Squadron (Hit Ec Ubique). Sunderland aircraft failed to return from an anti-sub patrol over the North Sea. Sergeant Air Gunner Douglas has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOUGLAS, JOHN DAVID MACULLOUGH FS(P) R199415. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 12/45 age 22. #13 Service Flying Training School, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. FS Douglas and LAC P.J. Haley (RAAF) were engaged in a low-level cross-country training exercise and were killed when Harvard aircraft #2699 crashed near Tramping Lake, Saskatchewan. Flight Sergeant Pilot Douglas is buried in St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
DOUGLAS, JOHN DEMPSEY P/O(P) J9935. From St. PauIs, Ontario. Killed Feb 20/42 age 22. #1 Central Flying School, Trenton, Ontario. Fleet Fawn aircraft crashed. Please see Hanisch C.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Douglas is buried in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario.
DOUGLAS, NORMAN EVAN PAUL F/O(BA) J42268. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Aug 31/44 age 19. #22 Operational Training Unit, Gayclon, Warwickshire, England. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Miller W.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Douglas has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOUGLAS, ROBERT GORDON WO1 (BA) R106758. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 19/45 age 28. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – St. Nazaire, France. Halifax aircraft #DT 669 was damaged in the raid at St. Nazaire on March 28, 1943. The aircraft flipped over on its back and went into a spin at 9,000 feet. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out but managed to regain control of the aircraft and landed safely at Middleton St. George, England. WO Douglas had already bailed out and was taken Prisoner of War. He was one of the twenty eight P.O.W.s killed in a strafing attack by friendly Typhoon aircraft during a P.O.W. march at Greese, Germany. Please see Fox V.A. for list of those Canadian P.O.W.s killed. Warrant Officer Class I Bomb Aimer Douglas was buried in the Gresse Churchyard, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DOUGLAS, SAMUEL ROBERT BRUCE FS(BA) R183985. From Ingersoll, Ontario. Killed May 16/45 age 23. #8 Advanced Flying Unit. The pilot of Anson aircraft #N 9911 attempted a landing in very poor visibility when the port wing struck the ground. The aircraft crashed 300 yards from the north-east boundary of the Mona aerodrome at Isle of Anglesey, England. Two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Douglas is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
DOUGLAS, WALTER MORRISON P/O(P) 43030 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 18/40 age 20. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft failed to return from a strike against Antwerp, Belgium. Sgt D.V. Hughes (RAF) was also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Douglas is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
DOUGLAS, WALTER NORMAN F/L(P) J2933//R61617. From Haileybury, Ontario. Killed May 14/45 age 24. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad Salturn Paratus). F/O, Douglas was accidently shot at the airfield at Reinschlen, Germany. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Douglas was buried with full military honours in the Cemetery at Wintermoor, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklinger’ War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM ERNEST WO2(AG) R102484. From Balcarres, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 26/43 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Pepper W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Douglas was buried at St..Trond, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.’
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM JOHN P/O(AG) J86117//R169422. From Watertown, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 22. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Legace L.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Douglas is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM MORRISON P/O(P) 43030 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 18/40 age 20. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft lost during operations over enemy-held territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Douglas is buried at Antwerp, Belgium.
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM WALLACE LAC(OB) R118107 – under training. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Aug 21/42 age 20. #3 Air Observers School, Regina, Saskatchewan. Anson. aircraft crashed. Please see LAC L.H. Davidson for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Observer Douglas is buried at Vancouver, British Columbia.
DOUGLAS-PULLEYNE, IAN RICHARD F/O(P) 138075 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see WO E.M. Coulter for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Douglas-Pulleyne has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOUGLASS, CHARLES KNOWLTON P/O(WAG) J95216//R171353. From Barker’s Point, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 8/44 age 21. #31 Squadron (In Caelum lndicum Primus). Dakota aircraft lost. Please see Taylor J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Douglass is buried in the Taukkyan Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma.
DOUGLASS, WILLIAM EWART SGT(WAG) R78364. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 29/43 age 22. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Tew E.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Douglass is buried in the New Cemetery, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England.
DOULL, HEDLEY FORBES F/O(N) J22588. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jan 3/44 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Scott J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Doull was buried at Kothen, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DOUPE, RICHARD VERNON F/O(BA) J35582. From London, Ontario. Killed Jul 5/44 age 31. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O D.G. Bush D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Doupe is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DOW, JAMES ROBERT FS(P) R73262. From St. Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 26/42 age 21. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Manchester aircraft #L 7497 was armed with 1 – 4,000 lb. bomb when it was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dow was buried in the Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DOW, THOMAS RAY ASQUITH S/L(P) 41266 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 4/45 age 25. #139 Squadron (Si Placet Necamus). Mosquito aircraft failed to return from operations. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Squadron Leader Pilot Dow is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DOWD, MORTIMER JOHN F/O(P) J20127. From Denzil, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 25/43 age 21. #179 Squadron. BROTHER to Phillip Paul Dowd. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Beale H.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Dowd has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
DOWD, PHILLIP F/O(BA) J22851//R114644. From Denzil, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 22/44 age 21. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). BROTHER to Mortimer John Dowd. Lancaster aircraft #JB 599 was shot down at Blasheim, Germany during a night trip to Frankfurt, Germany. Sgts C. Craigie (RAF), W.B. Dixon (RAF), C. Saunders (RAF), F/Os G.D. Kewley (RAF), T.H. Prickett (RAF), and FS C.B. Mills (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dowd was buried at Blasheim, exhumed, and reinterred in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DOWDELL, STANLEY GEDDES P/O(P) J85604//R69918. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Jackson O.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Dowdell was buried at Ahlen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DOWDING, HERBERT REGINALD F/O(P) J23223. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 23. #254 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft #NE 439 was engaged in an anti-shipping strike off Denhelde, Holland when it was seen to crash in the sea off Texel, Holland. The navigator, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Dowding has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOWDING, JOHN FREDERICK P/O(AG) J46041. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed Oct 17/44 age 17. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft blew up. Please see Sunstrum A.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dowding is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DOWDING, RICHARD BOYD F/O(WAG) J35782. From Oakville, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 5/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Soest, Germany. Please see Carter A.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dowding is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DOWDS, HERBERT JOSEPH F/O(BA) J20831. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 17/43 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Lazenby T.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dowds has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
DOWE, EDWARD ALBERT P/O(AG) J86196//R188194. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Hancock H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dom is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.
DOWLAND, FREDERICK HENRY SGT(WAG) R106416. From Bradwardine, Manitoba. Killed Sep 7/42 age 19. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Templeton P.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dowland is buried in the Rural Burial Ground, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.
DOWLAND, HERBERT LLOYD WO1(P) R124115. From Bradwardine, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 25/44 age 25. #114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike). Boston aircraft #BZ 490 lost in the sea whilst engaged in operations. Sgt J. Boyd (RAF) was also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Dowland has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
DOWLER, NORMAN GARTH WO2(N) R147950. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #LM 387 lost during a night raid against Berlin, Germany. F/L S.W. Perry was also killed. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Dowler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOWLING, IAN MACMILLAN F/L(P) C3240. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed Mar 26/43 age 35. #115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Annette Island, Alaska. Norseman aircraft crashed. Please see S/L F.B. Curry for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Dowling is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario.
DOWLING, RALPH ANDREW FS(AG) R270087. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 6/44 age 19. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Gravenhorst, Germany. Please see Terris G.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dowling is buried in the General Cemetery, Heerde, Gelderland, Holland.
DOWLING, WALTER GEORGE FS R71780 – seaman. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Jul 15/45 age 31. #4 R.C. Death by carbon dioxide poisoning at Hamilton, Ontario. Flight Sergeant Dowling is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
DOWN, ALFRED JAMES FS(AG) R109725. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 2/43 age 20. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Wellington aircraft #BK 495 was shot down in the sea whilst laying mines in the West Frisians area, Holland. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Down is buried in the Nes General Cemetery, Ameland, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Holland.
DOWN, CHARLES JAMES F/O(WAG) J12072. From Birch Cliff, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 31/44 age 21. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Webb H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Down is buried in the Salerno War Cemetery, Montecorvino Pugliano, Italy.
DOWNER, WILLIAM WATSON P/O(P) J86143//R132482 D.F.C. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 16/44 age 20. #93 Squadron (Ad Arma Parati). P/O Downer was returning from a patrol over the Anzio Beach Head when his Spitfire aircraft #MH 643 went down in the sea north-west of the landing ground at Luqa, Malta. A large search was mounted, the pilots of Spitfire aircraft flew 20 sorties, Beaufighter, Walrus, and Warwick aircraft crews all searched the area to no avail. Pilot Officer Pilot Downer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.93 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 15 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 21 December 1945 and AFRO 155/46 dated 15 February 1946. Born 30 July 1922 at Wybridge, Ontario. Home in Midland, Ontario; enlisted in Hamilton, 20 October 1941. Trained at No.6 ITS (graduated 28 March 1942), No.12 EFTS (graduated 20 June 1942), and No.1 SFTS (wings on 9 October 1942). Commissioned March 1944. Arrived in UK 5 November 1942. After further training, posted to North Africa 27 May 1943. Joined No.93 Squadron on 4 September 1943. Killed in action (Spitfire MH643) 16 April 1944 returning from sortie in failing light over sea, misjudged height and crashed at sea. Grave not known; name on Malta Memorial. The citation reads – “Pilot Officer Downer has flown as a pilot with this squadron throughout the Italian campaign. In his first combat in October 1943, he damaged a Messerschmitt 109 and over the Anzio beachhead he destroyed three enemy aircraft in one week. He has since destroyed two more bringing his total victories to five. Pilot Officer Downer has proved himself a keen and determined fighter pilot. He has always shown the utmost keenness to press home his attacks.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DOWNEY, BERNARD SGT(AG) R183176. From Great Codroy, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Feb 16/44 age 23. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finiturn). Target – Berlin, Germany. The crew of Halifax aircraft #LW 396 were returning from the target and encountered poor visibilty. The pilot made a forced landing at Raskelf, Yorkshire. WO L.L. Whale was also killed and four Canadians were slightly injured. Sergeant Air Gunner Downey is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DOWNEY, ORVILLE PIERCE WO2(P) R84666. From Hillsboro, Albert County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 4/43 age 20. #244 Wing. WO Downey was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #AR 494 went into a spin during a landing and crashed at Byngardane, Tunisia. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Downey Was buried in the French Cemetery at Ben Gardane, Tunisia, exhumed and reburied in the Spax War Cemetery, Tunisia.
DOWNING, ALBERT EDWARD F/O(N) J39340111=1163210. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 5/44 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Soest, Germany. Please see Carter A.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Downing is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DOWNING, FRANKLIN CHASE P/O(P) J8350. From New York City, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 18/42 age 27. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft #W 8340 lost during a bombing mission. P/O P.C. Foster and FS H.A. Potter were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Downing is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas de Calais, France.
DOWNING, HORACE ROBERT JOHN FS(WAG) R74871. From Lytton, British Columbia. Killed May 24/43 age 25. #455 Australia Squadron (Strike And Strike Again). Hampden aircraft was in a mid-air collision with Beaufighter aircraft #JL 502 of #235 Squadron. The Hampden went down in the sea off Fraserburgh, Scotland. FS Downing and three of the crew, not Canadians, were all killed in the Hampden. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Downing was cremated at the Dundee Crematorium and his ashes were sent to Canada for burial in the Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, British Columbia.
DOWNING, JAMES F/O(P) J85797//R125715. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #LM 107 was lost during night operations to Stuttgart, Germany. F/O E.D. Figg, FS J.P. Alton (RAF), Sgt S.V. Day (RAF), and F/L I.W. Saunders (RAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Downing was buried in the Diane Capelle Communal Cemetery, France, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-etMoselle, France.
DOWNS, JOHN WILLIAM F/O(P) J12886. From Welland, Ontario. Died Sep 27/43 age 21. #458 Australia Squadron. Death by natural causes while in the #1 RAF General Hospital. Flying Officer Pilot Downs was buried on the Borgel Cemetery, Tunis, exhumed, and reburied in the Medez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.
DOWNTON, CHARLES MURRAY FS(NB) R97522. From Lillooet, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 29/43 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sanderson D.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Downton is buried in the Higher Cemetery, Heavitree, Exeter, Devonshire, England.
DOWNTON, JOHN EDWIN LAWRENCE FS(P) R85450. From Wilcox, Saskatchewan. Killed Jun 25/42 age 26. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Beaufighter aircraft #T 4789 stalled and crashed while landing at Gatwick, England. The RAF navigator, Sgt Brent, was also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Downton is buried in St. Mary Churchyard, Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England.
DOWNWARD, ALAN QU1LLIAM F/O(N) J41672//R208453. From Newmarket, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 20. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Stephens D.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Downward is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DOYLE, GEORGE TEMPLE SGT(AG) R126409. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 11/44 age 32. #161 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #LK 738 was lost while engaged in a special night operation. FSs E.J. Firth, J.E. McGibbon, F/Os P.W. Booth-Smith (RAF), J.R.H. Willson (RAF), Sgts D.A. Johnson (RAF), G.O. Parker (RAF), and WO E. Mercer (RAF) were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Sergeant Air Gunner Doyle is buried in the Communal Cemetery at St. Hilaire-sur-Rille, Manche, France. Addendum: – Burial location should read Orne not Manche. Detail by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.
DOYLE, GORDON JAMES P/O(WAG) J94856//R175448. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 28/45 age 23. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see W/C. E.M. Williams A.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Doyle is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DOYLE, JOHN PETER FS(WAG) R90540. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 26/42 age 23. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see F/O W.A. McMurchy for casualty list and flight detail, Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Doyle has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DOYLE, JOSEPH GARRETT F/L(P) J20641. From Iroquois Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 24/45 age 23. #442 Caribou Squadron. F/L Doyle was assigned to Spitfire aircraft #MJ 646 and was on an armed reconnaissance over the aerodrome at Plantlunnk, near Rheine, Germany. The last message received from F/L Doyle was over the r/t when he said, “Lets do it again, this time line abreast.” This message presumed to have been addressed to F/L Cousineau who was flying with F/L Doyle. Cousineau was also shot down by enemy fighter aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Doyle is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DOYLE, LOUIS MARTIN FS(WAG) R68697. From Kaministikwia, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 29/42 age 20. #70 Squadron (Usquam). The pilot of Wellington aircraft #Z 8766 was landing when his aircraft was shot down by an enemy aircraft. P/O A.G. White, FS J. Paton, and two RAF crew members were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Doyle is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
DRAGANIUK, WILLIAM P/O(AG) J88717//R196173. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LV 960 was lost during a night trip to attack Karlsruhe, Germany. Sgt M.J. Hicks (RAF) was also killed. Four Canadians, F/O MacLeod, P/O H.F. Purvis, FSs W.A. Crowe, M.F. Beach, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Draganiuk is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DRAKE, DONALD FRANK SGT(P) R88694. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Mar 24/42 age 24. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt G.K. MacRae for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Drake is buried in the Sleepyhillock Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
DRAKE, EDWIN LAC(P) R204015 – under training. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Jul 31/43 age 25. #10 Elementary Flying Training School, Pendleton, Ontario. LAC Drake was killed when his Tiger Moth aircraft #8861 crashed one mile west of the railroad station at Pendleton. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Drake is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
DRAKE, FREDERICK DOUGLAS F/O(WAG) J12307. From London, Ontario. Killed Jan 20/43 age 25. #487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft #AJ 171 crashed at Kings Forest Lodge, near St Edmunds, England. One of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Drake is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard, Feltwell, Norfolk, England.
DRAKE, HENRY REGINALD SGT(P) R99598. From Staffa, Ontario. Killed Nov 22/44 age 26. #16 Service Flying Training School, Hagersville, Ontario. Sgt Drake and F/L S.G. Grove were both killed when Harvard aircraft #3799 crashed three miles south-east of Ohsweken, Ontario. Sergeant Pilot Drake is buried in the Staffa Cemetery, Staffa, Ontario.
DRAKE, HOWARD RALPH F/O(AG) J14815. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 23. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Maxwell D.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Drake is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland,
DRAKE, JAMES ISAAC SGT(FE) R52121. From Strathroy, Ontario. Killed Feb 26/43 age 24. #1658 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft took off and had an engine cut out, the aircraft crashed at Kelfield, Yorkshire. Sergeant Flight Engineer Drake is buried in the Selby Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
DRAKE, JAMES MARSHALL P/O(P) J16899. From Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan. Died Dec 26/44 age 30. #67 Squadron (No Odds Too Great). Hurricane aircraft #H 676 made a forced landing in enemy territory near Kanyingyarng, Burma on May 28, 1943. The landing was seen by three other pilots in the formation and appeared to be a normal wheels up landing. P/O Drake was seen to collect maps and emergency rations from the cockpit, wave to the other pilots and walk away from the aircraft. P/O Drake died as a Prisoner of War in 1944. Pilot Officer Pilot Drake is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma.
DRAKE, JOHN BEATTY R.O. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Aug 10/41 age 26. RAF Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see McIntosh N.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Radio Officer Drake is buried in the Kilbride Old Churchyard, Lamlash, Buteshire, Isle of Arran, Scotland.
DRAKE, RICHARD ELLSWORTH SGT(OB) R60226. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 25/41 age 27. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #R 1369 lost during bombing operations over enemy territory. Sgts F.L. Green (RAF) and H.P. Lynch (RAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Drake is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
DRAKE, WILLIAM BRUCE FS(AG) R143069. From Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 3/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Millson H.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Drake has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRAKE, WILLIAM ROBERT P/O(WAG) J37361//R91074. From Dublin, Ontario. Killed Oct 3/43 age 25. #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Sydney, Nova Scotia. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Laut A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Drake is buried in the Staffa Cemetery, Staffa, Ontario.
DRAMNITZKE, ELDORE P/O(AG) J88338//R181880. From Willow Brook, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Leaman J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dramnitzke is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
DRAPER, CLARENCE OSCAR P/O(AG) J85398//R134369 M.i.D. From Elgin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 23. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Augsburg, Germany. Please see F/L Wm. Robert Smith D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Draper is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DRAPER, JOHN DUDLEY SGT(P) R71562. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 17/41 age 20. #54 Squadron (Audax Omina Perpeti). Spitfire aircraft AB 813 lost during a cross-channel sweep. Sergeant Pilot Draper is buried in the Town Cemetery, Dunkirk, France.
DRAPER, ROBERT ARTHUR CONRAD P/O(WAG) .C7493//R91235. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 18/42 age 20. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Weaver B.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Draper is buried in the Hallum Protestant Churchyard, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Holland.
DRAPER, THOMAS MAYNARD F/O(BA) J27155//R63601. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 8/45 age 24. #195 Squadron (Velocitate Fortis). Lancaster aircraft #NG 186 missing whilst engaged in night operations against Dessau, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Draper is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DRAPER, THOMAS WILLIAM SGT(AG) R182652. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 18/43 age 20. #6 Group Battle School, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Sgt Draper was engaged in a practical map reading exercise on the ground involving cross-country ground exercises when he drowned while trying to cross the River Swale near Dalton, England. Sergeant Air Gunner Draper is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DREGER, FREDERICK RICHARD WO2(FE) R51300. From Woodley, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 14/44 ago 27. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Perlma). Canso aircraft missing. Please see F/O L. Sherman D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Flight Engineer Dreger has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRENNAN, ALFRED THOMAS FS(WAG) R93310. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 11/42 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft #BB 212 was damaged over the target. Sgts J.C. Scotten and V.R. French were ordered to bail out over enemy territory and were both killed. The aircraft returned to England but the flaps were not lowered fully during the landing at Topcliffe, Yorkshire and the. aircraft swung off the runway and hit a parked aircraft. FS Drennan was killed in the crash. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Drennan is buried in the Dishtorth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
DRENNAN, ALFRED WALLACE JACK P/O(BA) J95179//R201257. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 23. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Savard J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Drennan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRENNAN, GERALD MAXWELL SGT(WAG) R77371. From Cookshire, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 5/41 age 20. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). TWIN BROTHER to James Douglas Drennan. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Drennan J.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Drennan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRENNAN, JAMES DOUGLAS SGT(WAG) R77465. From Lennoxville, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 5/41 age 20. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). TWIN BROTHER to Gerald Maxwell Drennan. Hudson aircraft #AM 556 failed to return from an anti-shipping strike. The twin brother, Sgt G.M. Drennan was in the same aircraft. FS S.T. Thomson and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Drennan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRESSER, ROBERT EDWARD FS(P) R58262. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 7/43 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LK 628 was lost during a trip to Munich, Germany. P/Os H.A. Jackson, W. Biggs D.F.M. (RAF), L.E. Moyler (RAF), and J. Read (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dresser is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DREW, CHARLES CYRIL F/O(P) J23033 A.F.C. From Lachute, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 13/44 age 27. #540 Squadron. Mosquito aircraft it LR 416 was returning from a photo reconnaissance mission when it crashed at Kingston, Bagpiuze, Berkshire, England. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Drew is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Air Force Cross – No.2 SFTS – Award effective 16 April 1943 as per London Gazette of 13 April 1943 and AFRO 1035/43 dated 4 June 1943. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 7 February 1941), No.4 EFTS (graduated 10 April 1941) and No.9 SFTS (graduated 21 June 1941). The following citation found in Governor General’s Records, RG.7 Group 26, Volume 57, file for1943; it indicates he was recommended while still an NCO. The citation reads – “This Warrant Officer has been employed as a Flying Instructor for fifteen months during which time he has always carried out his duties in a most painstaking and dependable manner. Ibis, together with his initiative and extreme devotion to duty, has set an example which is especially commendable. These factors become evident by the skill and knowledge displayed by the pupils of Warrant Officer Drew. He has completed 1,400 instructional flying hours.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DREW, JAMES EDWARD SGT(OB) R67544. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 7/41 age 23. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Wellington aircraft #W 5739 failed to return from operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Drew is buried in the Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, France.
DREW, THOMAS ALEXANDER SGT(AG) R99619. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 17/42 age 20. #15 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Robson S.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Drew was buried at Bockum, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DREW, WENDELL PIERCE F/O(P) J19200. From Radisson, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Townsend E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Drew has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DREWERY, BERTRAM ERNEST FO(P) J87449. From Charing Cross, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 28/44 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Kelly K.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Drewery is buried in the Churchyard at Sandefjord, Norway.
DREYER, RAYMOND WESLEY FS(N) R70723. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 16/42 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see FS R.J. Dillon for casualty list and flight detail. This was FS Dreyer’s eleventh operation, he had been slightly injured on April 16, 1942 when Hampden aircraft P 3073, from 4408 Squadron, crashed at the Satellite aerodrome at Balderton, England. The pilot overshot a one- engine landing and the crash tore off both undercarriages, damaged the entire front and lower fuselage and the tail unit, the port engine mount was also broken. Despite the damage to the aircraft there was no serious injuries to the crew. Flight Sergeant Navigator Dreyer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRIES, PAUL WILLIAM FS(AG) R152345. From Rochester, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Nov 23/43 age 20. #497 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft 4 JB 218 failed to return from a night trip to Berlin, Germany. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dries has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRIMMIE, GORDON ROBERT F/O(P) J16306//R103502 D.F.C. From Revelstoke, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. F/O Drimmie had completed over thirty trips over enemy territory and had begun his second tour of operations when his Lancaster aircraft #ND 423 went down during a night attack against Brunswick, Germany. FS R.F. Peterson, F/O J.F. Gilbey, and four RAF crew members were also killed. There were three #405 Sqdn. aircraft lost this date. Please see F/L J.J. Souaillard and F/L W.B. Cloutier D.F.C. for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Flying Officer Pilot Drimmie is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.405 Squadron – Award effective 5 February 1944 as per London Gazette dated 15 February 1944 and AFRO 644/44 dated 24 March 1944. Born 1922; home in Vancouver; enlisted Calgary 17 February 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 25 April 1941), No.19 EFTS (graduated 25 September 1941) and No.10 SFTS (graduated 19 December 1941). Commissioned 1941 Killed in action 14 January 1944 (Lancaster ND423); buried in Germany. Medal sent to next-of-kin, 8 March 1946 via Governor General. No citation other than “..completed …many successful operations against the enemy in which [he] displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty. Public Records Office Air 2/8782 has recommendation dated 22 December 1943 when he had flown 31 sorties (180 hours 16 minutes) as follows:
1 Nov 42 St.Omer (1.50)
6 Dec 42 Eindoven (2.30)
15 Jan 43 Cherbourg (1.30)
22 Jan 43 St. Omer (115)
26 Jan 43 St. Omer (140)
13 Feb.43 St.Malo (4.55)
15 Feb 43 Dunkirk (1.50)
30 Jul 43 Remscheld (6.10)
2 Aug 43 Hamburg (6.25)
9 Aug 43 Mannheim (8.14)
10 Aug 43 Nurernburg (8.55)
12 Aug 43 Milan (9.45)
17 Aug 43 Peenemunde (7.35)
22 Aug 43 Leverkusen (6.45)
23 Aug 43 Berlin (8.10)
27 Aug 43 Nuremburg (8.45)
15 Sep 43 Montlucon (5.57)
22 Sep 43 Hanover (5.41)
23 Sep 43 Mannheim (6.01)
4 Oct 43 Frankfurt (5.46)
8 Oct 43 Hanover (5.18)
18 Oct 43 Hanover (5.57)
20 Oct 43 Leipzig (6.53)
22 Oct 43 Kassel (4.50)
3 Nov 43 Cologne (431)
10 Nov 43 Modane (7.10)
22 Nov 43 Berlin (6.21)
23 Nov 43 Berlin (6.02)
26 Nov 43 Berlin (7.06)
3 Dec 43 Leipzig (6.32)
16 Dec 43 Berlin (7.11)
This pilot has displayed coolness and devotion to duty of a very high order during the many operational sorties he has carried out with this squadron. He has set a high example to his crew and to the rest of the-squadron. He has participated in attacks on most of the enemy’s heavily defended targets including Leipzig, Frankfurt, Mannheim and Berlin. This officer is strongly recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DRINKWATER, JOHN WILLARD FS(AG) R99962. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 19/42 age 19. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft crashed, due to enemy action, in the North Sea off Hunstanton, England. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Drinkwater is buried in the Evesham Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
DRINKWATER, KENNETH GORDON SGT(P) R82160. From Birch Cliff, Ontario. Killed Jan 14/42 age 20. #60 Operational Training Unit. Defiant aircraft #1182 lost. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Drinkwater has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRISCOLL, EDGAR SMITH SGT(AG) R169017. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 27. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Butcher C.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Driscoll was buried at Wunstorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DRISCOLL, JOHN JOSEPH LAC R70471. From Fergus, Ontario. Died Feb 17/44 age 24. Leading AirCraftman Driscoll is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery at Elora, Ontario.
DRISCOLL, LEONARD CORNELIUS EDWARD P/O(P) J25431. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Oct 28/43 age 27. #15 Elementary Flying Training School, Regina, Saskatchewan. Cornell aircraft crashed. Please see LAC J.M. Alexander for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Driscoll is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
DRISCOLL, STANLEY ALBERT P/O(AG) J27314. From Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 9/43 age 20. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Target – Bremen, Germany. Please see FS K.G. Smalley for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Driscoll is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at So[tau, Germany.
DRISCOLL, THOMAS JOHN FS(BA) R149761. From Biggar, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 6/43 age 23. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Clark R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Driscoll has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
DRIVER, PAUL EDWARD P/O(AG) J85612. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem) Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see Burrows J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Driver is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
DROPE, WILLIAM JOHN F/L(P) J9146. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 21. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). F/L Drope reported, ten miles inland, that the engine of his Spitfire aircraft #MJ 554 was overheating and glycol was seen streaming from his aircraft. When he was at 2,500 feet and 500 yards off shore at Moisy, France he was seen to bail out and land in the sea but his parachute was not seen to open. A boat from a nearby Destroyer went out to pick him up and found that F/L Drope was dead. Flight Lieutenant Pilot is buried in the Bayeux British Cemetery, France.
DROUILLARD, ROY HENRY FS P4319 – seaman. From Galiano Island, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 24/43 age 31. #9 Construction Maintenance Unit. Lost at sea off the B.C. Star. Please see Davies G.A. for casualty list and detail. Flight Sergeant Drouillard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
DROZDIAK, WILLIAM SGT(WAG) R272259. From McLeod Valley, Alberta. Killed Nov 8/44 age 18. #27 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Hood J.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Drozdiak is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
DRUHAN, KENNETH FRANCIS SGT(WAG) R65046. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed Jul 30/41 age 27. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Sgt Druhan was killed during a training exercise when Wellington aircraft #R 1170 crashed in the sea off Lossiemouth. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Druhan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRUMM, KENNETH WESLEY P/O(AG) J94303//R197424. From Galt, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Louvain, Belgium. Please see Jones J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Drumm is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.
DRUMMOND, HUGH CECIL CPL R145835 – radar mechanic. From Waterdown, Ontario. Killed Jun 2/44 age 24. RCAF Station, Tilly Whim, Dorset, England. Cpl. Drummond and Sgt R.E. Schott were killed when they walked into a mine field near the caves at Tilly Whim. Corporal Drummond is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DRURY, NORMAN PATRICK FS(WAG) R108444. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jan 17/43 age 23. RAF Ferry Command. Liberator aircraft lost. Please see F/O P.C. Zoephel for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Drury has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
DRURY, ROBERT WILLIAM SGT(FE) R57794. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 8/43 age 21. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Scrimgeour W.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Drury has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRURY, WILLIAM HENRY ERSKINE F/L(P) C1265. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Died Jan 5/42 age 34. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron. Death by natural causes while in the RCAF Station Hospital at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Drury was cremated and his ashes were scattered to the winds, his name is commemorated on the Ottawa Cremation Memorial, Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
DRYDEN, JOHN ROBERT P/O(N) J87353//R131549. From Bellevue, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Lacombe J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Dryden has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRYER, HOWARD RAYMOND F/O(BA) J42654//R211175. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 29/44 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Scholven/Buer, Germany. Please see Wilsher F.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dryer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRYNAN, GERALD CLARENCE WO2(WAG) R99717. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 5/43 age 22. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Lee W.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Drynan is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.
DRYSDALE, ALAN F/O(P) J11030. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jun 26/43 age 29. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft #FE 535 lost an engine, made a partial recovery from a spin and then crashed. F/O H. Gulbraa and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Drysdale is buried in the El Alia Cemetery, Algeria.
DRYSDALE, JAMES LEONARD P/O(P) J17333//R106323. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 24/43 age 21. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see P/O F.A. Doherty for casualty list and flight detail. P/O Drysdale was killed on this, his 21st op. Pilot Officer Pilot Drysdale has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DRYSDALE, ROBERT ELMER P/O(P) J5792. From Perth, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 21. #114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike). Blenheim aircraft #T 1922 lost during operations over enemy territory. Two RAF crew members, Sgts. Maynard and Pullen, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Drysdale is buried in the Vlissingen Northern Cemetery, Flushing, Holland.
DUBE, ARMAND LEON SGT(P) R2387. From Edmunston, New Brunswick. Killed Jun 15/43 age 23. #10 Elementary Flying Training School, Pendleton, Ontario. Tiger Moth aircraft #8899, flown by Sgt Dube and Tiger Moth #4134, flown by FS R. Estey were in a mid-air collision two miles from Fournier, Ontario, both airmen were killed. Sergeant Pilot Dube is buried in the Notre Dame Des Sept Douleurs Cemetery, Edmunston, New Brunswick.
DUBE, HENRI EDOUARD P/O(WAG) J86139//R96579. From Edmunston, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 24/44 age 26. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plunnerai). Halifax aircraft #LW 591 missing during a night attack against Karlsruhe, Germany. Two Canadians, F/Os J.W. L’Abbe and T.G.A.J. Gravel were taken Prisoner of War. Three Canadians, Sgts Whalen, Girard, and Michaud were either Evaders or were taken P.O.W. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dube is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Olizy, Ardennes, France.
DUBE, JOSEPH LUCIEN MARCEL FS(WAG) R189534. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Dec 5/44 age 20. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Savard J.L.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dube is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DUBE, JOSEPH PAUL HENRI FS(AG) R55901. From Laviolette, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 17/43 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see Larson R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dube is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DUBEAU, EDWARD DAVID P/O(AG) J907/ 0//R184443. From Parry Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Arras, France. Please see Parsons G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dubeau is buried in the Military Cemetery, Foncquevillers, Pas-de-Calais, France.
DUBEAU, ROBERT JOSEPH F/O(BA) J41523. From Penetanguishene, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 14/45 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Simard J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dubeau is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DUBETZ, LAWRENCE SGT(FE) R76935. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action May 1/43 age 21. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft was shot down at Uechelen, Holland during night operations over enemy-held territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Dubetz was buried at Uechelen, exhumed, and reinterred in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijemegen, Holland. Addendum: The squadron was based at Elvington when Halifax aircraft # JB 783-N was shot down during a night raid. Sgts A.R. Camburn (RAF), R.E. Hawkins (RAF), T.T. Jardine (RAF), and LK. Hendry (RAF) were also killed. Sgt. N.A. Fearneyhough (RAF) and A.J. Butlin (RAF) were taken Prisoners of War. This completes this crew list. Detail from “Some Of The Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
DUBNICK, HARRY WO2(P) R144401. From Winnipegosis, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 23. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad Saltum Paratus). Spitfire aircraft #AB 284 was last seen thirty miles inside France near Doulens. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Dubnick was buried in the French Red Cross Communal Cemetery at Meharicourt, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas de Calais, France.
DUBOIS, JOSEPH EDWARD LAWRENCE P/O(WAG) J88326. From Dorion Vaudreuil, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 18/44 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see F/O J.W. Bernier D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dubois is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DUBORD, JEAN CYRIAQUE JOSEPH EMILIEN SGT(P) R159966. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 26/43 age 25. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Vennes J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Dubord is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
DUBOSE, THOMAS COKE WO2(N) R129312. From Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 5/43 age 21. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Ventura aircraft lost. Please see FS E.A. Norman for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Dubose is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Ploudalmezeau, Finistere, France.
DU BOULAY, DENIS CLAUDE DESMOND P/O(AG) J26607. From Soufreire, St. Lucia, British West Indies. Killed in Action Aug 24/43 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Shaw W.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner du Boulay is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DUBOWSKI, STANLEY J. F/O(WAG) J24071. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 7/43 age 21. #354 Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Sigel H.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dubowski is buried in the Cuttack Cemetery, Orissa, India.
DUBROY, JOSEPH WILLIAM FS(AG) R82074. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/42 age 21. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). BROTHER to Thomas Edmond Dubroy. Halifax aircraft was shot down at Duisberg, Germany. One Canadian, P/O Murphy, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dubroy was buried at Duisdorf, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DUBROY, THOMAS EDMUND F/L(P) J5212. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/44 age 25. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. BROTHER to Joseph William Dubroy. F/L Dubroy and the RAF navigator, F/O F.W. Haynes, were both killed when Mosquito aircraft #HJ 722 was shot down at Wetscher Wiesen, Germany during a night trip to Bechta, Germany. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Dubroy was buried in the Russian Cemetery at Wetscher Wiesen, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DUBROY, WILLIAM EDMOND P/O(WAG) J85409//R94080. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed.Feb 11/44 age 26. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Mayville J.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dubroy is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
DUBUC, LOUIS ROMEO F/L(P) C1520. From Lacolle, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 27/41 age 23. RAF Ferry Command, Montreal, Quebec. Hudson aircraft flew from Gander, Newfoundland, landed at Baldonnel, Ireland and then left for Aldegrove, Northern Ireland. F/L Dubuc, Sgts F.J. Goodwin, and S.R. Kenny were killed when the aircraft crashed forty-five miles south-west of Belfast at Dundal, Ireland. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Dubuc is buried in the Newry Old Chapel Roman Catholic Cemetery, County Down, Ireland.
DUCHARME, JOSEPH JEAN ANDRE F/O(N) J23906. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 25. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #JB 736 missing during a night attack against Nuremberg, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Ducharme is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DUCKER, BENJAMIN VICTOR LLOYD WO2(WAG) R75458. From Lashburn, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 27/43 age 29. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Rogal J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ducker is buried in the Kviberg Cemetery, Gamlestaden, Sweden.
DUCKWORTH, ALAN MURRAY P/O(N) J93719//R170799. From Angus, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 9/45 age 23. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Five Beaufighter aircraft lost. Please see P/O P.R. Myrick for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Duckworth has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUCKWORTH, ERNEST VERDON F/L(P) J25370//R155120. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 22. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). F/L Duckworth, F/Os J.K. Andrews, and C.J. Butler were killed when Wellington aircraft #NC 848 crashed at Bedford, North Devon, England. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Duckworth is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DUCLOS, JOSEPH JEAN WO2(AG) 8009A. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jul 24/43 age 21. #1652 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #BB 285 crashed and burned at the Spofforth Sewage disposal works near Wetherby, Yorkshire, England. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Duclos is buried in the Newport Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
DUDA, GORDON KURRAY SGT(P) R128862. From Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Killed Jan 16/43 age 20. #58 Operational Training Unit. Spitfire aircraft #X 4614 and Spitfire #AR 254 flew into the side of a hill in mist at Dollar Bank Farm, Kings Seat Hill, one and one half miles north-west of Dollar Clackmannan, Stirlingshire. F/O H.G. Reynolds was the pilot of #AR 254 and was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Duda is buried in the Grandsable Cemetery, Grangemouth, Sti rl n gsh i re, Scotland.
DUDLEY, GORDON HOWARD FS(BA) R51838. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 21/43 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Sondergaard S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Dudley is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DUDLEY, JAMES RICHARD P/O(P) 106372 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 20/42. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). Wellington aircraft lost during operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Dudley is buried in the Ismailia War Cemetery, Egypt.
DUFF, FRANK ALEXANDER FS(P) R78406. From South River, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 13/42 age 23. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). Two #401 Squadron Spitfire aircraft were in a midair collision. Please see F/L J.R. Tyre for flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Duff is buried in the Old Communal Cemetery, Villeneuve-St. Georges, Seine-et-Oise, France.
DUFF, FREDERICK FRANCIS FS(P) R78389. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 26/42 age 20. #102 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #V 9987 was carrying 7800 lbs. of general purpose and incendiary bombs when it went missing over enemy territory. Sgts R.I. Coffin (RAF), R.L. Hugall (RAAF), E.G. Johnson (RAAF), T.P. Morgan (RAF), and W. Weightman (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Duff is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
DUFF, IAN MACKENZIE F/L(P) J15634. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Oct 11/44 age 29. #430 City of Sudbury Squadron. F/L Duff was flying Mustang aircraft #AG 514 and was killed when he crashed at Peer, Holland after take-off from landing strip #B76. Engine failure was suspected. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Duff is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
DUFF, LOUIS MACADAM LAC(P) R56372 – under training. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 25/40 age 23. #3 Elementary Flying Training School, London, Ontario. Fleet Finch aircraft #4528 and Fleet Finch aircraft #4499 were in a mid-air collision one quarter mile southwest of the aerodrome at London. Both students were engaged in a solo training flight and both were killed. LAC J.E. Higginbotham was the pilot of #4528 and LAC Duff was the pilot of #4499. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Duff is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
DUFF, ROBERT ALEXANDER F/O(N) J21885. From Milner, British Columbia. Killed Apr 8/43 age 22. #5 Air Observer School, Jurby, England. Anson aircraft #C 361 flew into a hill in Scotland. P/O M. Finbow and two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Duff is buried in the St. Luke Churchyard, Haverigg, Millorn, Cumberland, Scotland.
DUFFEY, BENNETT LOREL. F/O(P) C4802. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 6/41 age 33. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. F/O Duffey and LAC D.M. Lord (RAAF) were engaged in night flying training and were both killed when their Harvard aircraft #2884 crashed and burned two and one half miles south of the aerodrome at Uplands. Flying Officer Pilot Duffey is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
DUFFIE, ROBERT DANIEL LAC R102819. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Jul 15/43 age 22. RCAF Station, Gander, Newfoundland. Death by natural causes while in the Christie Street Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Duffle is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
DUFFIELD, ARTHUR CLARENCE LAC R57893 – aero engine mechanic. From Newmarket, Ontario. Killed Aug 14/42 age 31. #124 Ferry Squadron, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see LAC P. Paterson for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Duffield is buried in the Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, Ontario.
DUFFIELD, JOHN ALVIN FS(N) R68670. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 25/42 age 21. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft lost during operations, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. Sgts W. Emerslund, T.R. Bevan (RAF), C.N. Coldicoft (RAF), A.M. Cormack (RAF), E. Dyson (RAF), and L.W. Morrison (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Duffield is buried in the Cemetery at Frederikshavn, Jutland, Denmark.
DUFFIELD, KENNETH VICTOR F/O(N) J24048//R157257. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 22/44 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Tindall C.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Duffield is buried in the South Cemetery, Cologne, Germany.
DUFFIN, EDWARD ROY P/O(WAG) J89051//R129125. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Arras, France. Please see Parsons G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duffin is buried in the Military Cemetery, Foncquevillers, Pas-de-Calais, France.
DUFFIN, JAMES DOUGLAS P/O(BA) J92131//R182129. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 25/44 age 30. #640 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #NA 578 missing from a daylight trip to Waften, France. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Airner Duffin is buried in the Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, France.
DUFFY, DONALD MACLACHLAN SGT(WAG) R68209. From Alvinston, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 19/41 age 22. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Whitley aircraft #Z 6564 failed to return from operations, presumed enemy action. Sgts T.H. Park, C.P. O’Dell (RAF), K.M. Tompkins (RAF), and P/C. W.A.S. Evill (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duffy is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Rekem, Limbourg, Belgium.
DUFFY, FRANCIS JOHN FS(N) R115915. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 23. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Newburg E.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Duffy was buried at Prinzenhagen Breda, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
DUFFY, JACK FS(WAG) R76773. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 6/42 age 21. #147 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Sea Island, British Columbia. Bolingbroke aircraft lost. Please see Child C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duffy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
DUFFY, WARREN ALVIN F/L(P) J7073 D.F.C. From Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Killed Aug 7/44 age 21. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). F/L Duffy was flying Mosquito aircraft #NT 202, on loan to the squadron, and crashed while practicing dive bombing at the Wainfleet Sands bombing range. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. The squadron was equipped with Lancaster aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Duffy is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.617 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 22 August 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2274/44 dated 20 October 1944. Born 1922 in Pulinico, Nova Scotia; home in Fredericton or Wolfeville, Nova Scotia; enlisted in Moncton, 16 November 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 4 May 1941), No.3 EFTS (graduated 21 June 1941) and No.5 SFTS (graduated 1 September 1941). Commissioned 1941. See DHist file 181.009d.1354 (RG.24 Vol.20597) which contains correspondence re his death. Arrived UK, 14 October 1941; to No.20 OTU, 4 November 1941; to No.214 Squadron, 29 April 1942; to No.57 Squadron, 3 May 1942. Remained with that unit to 19 September 1942, flying 33 sorties (26 to Germany, one to France, six minelaying). To No.22 OTU (non-operational tour) where he remained until 4 January 1944. To No.617 Squadron, completing his tour on 6 July 1944 (one special sortie, ten night sorties to France, four day sorties to France, one sortie to Germany, and four recalls (two Ju.88s destroyed on one of these recalls). At his own request he carried out four additional missions, two on Lancasters (17 and 20 July) and two on Mosquitos (31 July and 4 August 1944). On the morning of 7 August 1944 he was killed on Mosquito NT202 at Wainfleet during bombing exercise; wing failed as aircraft recovered from dive. Correspondence arose when his mother, Ivirs.L.L. Duffy, wrote RCAF Headquarters – We feel it was very unwise as well as unkind for the RAF to allow our son to go on with air operations after he had finished a second tour. After so much nerve strain 1 would not expect him to be at his best His receiving the DFC on July 18th as an immediate award has not been explained so it looks to us a sort of bait to encourage him to continue. In a letter to us written on July 24th he wrote that the RCAF were after him to finish. One would think he had done quite enough when he had lived through two tours and a year of instructing which he did not like. Medal presented to his father, Reverend L.L. Duffy, Wolfeville, 1 December 1944. The citation reads – “Recently this officer piloted an aircraft detailed to attack an enemy target in Northern France. The operation called for a high degree of resolution and to ensure success, accuracy was essential. In the face of considerable anti-aircraft opposition, Flying Officer Duffy made three runs over the target before releasing his bomb which exploded within a foot of the centre of the objective. He displayed great courage and devotion to duty, setting a very fine example. Flying Officer Duffy has completed a large number of sorties and has achieved much success.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DUFOUR, JOSEPH THEODORE GASTON GERARD P/O(N) J88726//R136907. From Thetford Mines, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 19/44 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Wesseling, Germany. Please see TailIon A.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Dufour was buried at Cologne, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DUFRESNE, EDWARD CHARLES FS(AG) R262929. From Lancaster, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 18. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft #SW 251 lost from a night trip, a raid against Karlsruhe, Germany. FSs L.H. Beaumont, D.W. Johnson, F/O O.W. Armstrong, and F/L T.E. Gallivan were also killed. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dufresne is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUFTON, DONALD WILLIAM WO2(AG) R119305 MiD. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/43 age 20. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft #JD 125 failed to return from a night trip to Milan, Italy. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Dufton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Aircraft # JD 195-A. The six RAF crew members who were also killed were; W/O. El. Clinch, Sgts M. Griffiths, M. Gray, F.J. Gallantree, J.A. Bacon, and P/O H.C. Hoyne. Clinch, Hoyne, Gallantree and Dufton are all listed at Runnymede, Griffiths, Gray, and Bacon are all buried in the Verneuil-sur Avree Communal Cemetery, France. Detail from “Some Of The Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
DUFTON, JOHN ALEXANDER AC1 R253154 – armourer. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Dec 8/43 age 21. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. AC1 Dufton was killed by an accidental shotgun discharge. AirCraftman First Class Dutton is buried in the Brookside Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
DUGAL, JOSEPH JEAN BAPTISTE ALBERT WO2(BA) R79463. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 3/43 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Lanctin J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Dugal is buried in the” Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
DUGGAN, FREDERICK CHARLES P/O(P) J6373. From St. David’s, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 25/42 age 21. #222 Squadron (Pambili Bo). P/O Duggan was flying in a battle in Spitfire aircraft #W 3448 and was three miles east of Orford Ness, Scotland when he requested emergency homing instructions. He was never heard from again. Pilot Officer Pilot Duggan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUGGAN, JOHN FREDERICK SGT(P) R76154. From Spryfield, Nova Scotia. Killed Oct 4/41 age 19. #21 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Wellington aircraft #R 1146 were engaged in a training flight when their aircraft crashed at Edge Hill, Warwickshire, England. Sgt D. Winstanley (RAF) was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Duggan is buried in the New Cemetery, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England.
DUGGAN, JOHN PHILIP F/L(P) J35871 D.F.C. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 22/45 age 23. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Lancaster aircraft #KB 808 missing from a daylight trip to Heildesheim, Germany. P/Os F.B. Trent, J.B. Ketchen, F/Os G.A. Zuback, G.D. McLean, J.W. Dorrell, FS C.E. Root, and Sgt J.H. Bentley (RAF) were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Duggan is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.431 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 21 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated I March 1946 and AFRO 418/46 dated 18 April 1946. Born 1918 in Petrolia, Ontario; home in London, Ontario; enlisted there 12 September 1941. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 28 February 1942), No. 10 EFTS (graduated 22 May 1942), and No.16 SFTS (graduated 11 September 1943). Commissioned June 1944. Killed in action 22 March 1945 (Lancaster K8808, buried in Germany). Medal sent to next-of-kin via Government House, June 1955. The citation reads – “This officer has completed, as pilot, numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost fortitude and devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DUGGAN, THOMAS JOSEPH (TERRY) WO1(WAG) R92076. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 10/43 age 23. #8 Squadron (Uspiam Et Passim), Khormaksar, Aden. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Jones C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duggan was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the Maala Cemetery, Aden.
DUGUID, JAMES IRVING F/O(BA) J29576. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 25/44 age 22. #300 Masovian Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #LM 178 missing during a night raid against Stuttgart, Germany. FS J. Rheubotom, Sgts El.. Morter (RAF), and L.T.J. Page (RAF) were also killed. Three Canadians, F/Os Forman, Robinson, and FS Dunseith, were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Duguid is buried in the Main Cemetery, Orleans, Cher, France.
DUGUID, JAMES SCOTT SGT(N) R170623. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 5/44 ago 23. #26 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Wellington aircraft #JA 455 were returning from a cross-country training exercise when they crashed on Stewkley Road adjoining the airfield. One of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed. Sergeant Navigator Duguid is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
DUHAMEL, JOSEPH ALPHONSE CLEMENT FS(WAG) R194025. From St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Killed Sep 23/44 age 21. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit, Dishforth, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Robitaille E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duhamel is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DUHAMEL, JOSEPH ANDREW JEAN SGT(AG) R195135. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Oct 17/43 age 21. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see WO George Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Duharnel is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
DUJAY, EDMUND RONALD P/O(AG) J88394//R190231. From Joggins Mines, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Morrtzen, Belgium. Please see Tucker K.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dujay is buried in the Maastricht General Cemetery, Holland.
DUKE, ALLAN THOMAS F/O(N) J21361. From East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed Aug 17/43 age 23. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS Joseph Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Duke is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
DUKE, HARVEY MCKERR FS(WAG) R106616. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 7/43 age 25. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft shot down. Please see Patterson J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duke was buried in the Baltrum Cemetery, East Frisian Island, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
DUKICK, JOSEPH GEORGE FS(WAG) R77382. From Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed Dec 22/42 age 27. #5 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft dove into the sea. Please see Hoskins L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dukick has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DULAIT, ANDREW Pilot. From Belgium. Killed in Action Jun 13144. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft lost when attacking the aerodrome at Cambrai. Pilot Dulait is buried at Cambrai, France.
DULEY, MICHAEL WALTER WARREN P/O(WAG) J95290//R171287. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 8/44 age 20. #31 Squadron (In Caelum Indicum Primus). Dakota aircraft lost. Please see Taylor J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duley is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma.
DUMAS, JOSEPH LAURENT GERARD GILBERT F/O(BA) J43524. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Dec 5/44 age 23. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Savard J.L.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dumas is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DUMAS, RICHARD ALEXANDER P/O(BA) J90914//R159908. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 18/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Mildon A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Dumas is buried in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-etMoselle, France.
DUMONT, NORMAN CHARLES F/O(P) J41951. From Strome, Alberta. Killed Oct 17/44 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS R.C. Orrock for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Dumont has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUMONT, STANLEY CHARLES LAC(P) R197707 – under training. From Bridesville, British Columbia. Killed Sep 17/43 age 20. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. LAC Dumont was flying Cessna Crane aircraft #8128 and was killed during a routine night circuit. The aircraft was seen to dive straight into the ground then explode and burn one half mile south of the aerodrome at Calgary. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Dumont is buried in the Sacred Heart Cemetery at Bridesville, British Columbia.
DUMVILLE, ALLISTER GEORGE SGT(P) R77220. From Fleurant Point, Quebec. Killed Nov 3/41 age 26. #55 Operational Training Unit. Hurricane aircraft crashed at Tribley Farm near Chester, England when Sgt Dumville let down through cloud in bad weather. Sergeant Pilot Dumville is buried in the Castletown Cemetery, Hylton, County Durham, England.
DUMVILLE, GORDON F/O(BA) J28246. From Rocanville, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 6/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #MZ 657 was returning from a night attack against Calais, France when it crashed one half mile north-west of the aerodrome at Croft, Yorkshire. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Dumville is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DUNAE, ALEXANDER WO2(BA) R176186. From Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan. Killed May 23/44 age 24. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Paige J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Dunae is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DUNAJSKI, FRANCIS XAVIER JOSEPH FS(OB) R94590. From DiIke, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 13/42 age 23. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Lindsay J.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Dunajski has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNAND, EMILE JOSEPH FRANCIS F/O(WAG) J10667. From Val Marie, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 2/43 age 25. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Lancaster aircraft #ED 440 was shot down and crashed between Kes.sel and Heiden, Holland. FS H. Magder and five RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunand was buried at Venlo, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
DUNAWAY, GEORGE MASON P/O(P) J5796. From Fayetville, Arkansas, U.S.A. Killed Nov 21/41 age 22. #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron. P/O Dunaway was flying Tomahawk aircraft #AH 902 in bad weather when he spun out of a cloud at 1,000 feet. He was killed when the aircraft crashed three miles south-east of Blandford, Dorset, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Dunaway is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DUNBAR, GEORGE IRVING HERBERT FS(AG) R108858. From Sundridge, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 27/43 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – the Frisian Islands, Holland. Please see Grogan B.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dunbar is buried in the Scottow Cemetery, Norfolk, England.
DUNBAR, LLOYD ANSON GRAY LAC(BA) R277972 – under training. From Port Hope, Ontario. Died Aug 28/44 age 19. #4 Air Observer School, London, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Riverdale Isolation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Bomb Aimer Dunbar is buried in the United Church Cemetery, Welcome, Ontario.
DUNBAR, RICHARD ARCHIBALD F/O(P) J6715. From Woodstock, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Sep 6/42 age 21. #260 Squadron (Geier Et Fortis). F/O Dunbar was killed when his Kiftyhawk aircraft was shot down during operations. Flying Officer Pilot Dunbar has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
DUNBAR, RONALD WO2(P) R102159. From Mission, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 13/43 age 19. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). WO Dunbar was assigned to Spitfire aircraft #BS 196 and was killed when his aircraft was lost to enemy action while on a cross-channel escort mission. Warrant Officer Class Ii Pilot Dunbar is buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension, Blargies, Oise, France.
DUNBAR, WILLIAM ALEXANDER FS(FE) 614225 D.F.M. – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 21 44 age 25. #10 Squadron (Rem Acta Tangere). Halifax aircraft failed to return from a trip. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Flight Engineer Dunbar is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery, Hanover, Germany.
DUNBAR, WILLIAM PARKER SGT(FE) R171746. From Biggar, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Ritchie C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Dunbar is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DUNCAN, CLARENCE DELMER SGT(AG) R183624. From Petrolia, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 21/44 age 20. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Lancaster aircraft #DS 728 missing during night operations against Cologne, Germany. Sgt J. Casey (RAF) was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed taken Prisoners of War. Sergeant Air Gunner Duncan is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DUNCAN, DONALD WATT LAC(AG) R134687. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Sep 2/42 age 24. #7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba. Fairey Battle aircraft #1962 and Lysander aircraft #2389 were on a scheduled gunnery and drogue exercise when they collided in mid-air ten miles north-west of the aerodrome at Paulson. LAC K.A. Lambert, LAC Duncan, and the pilot, Sgt C.P. Lowe (RAF) were killed in the Fairey Battle. The pilot of the Lysander, Sgt A. Ogden (RAF) was also killed. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Duncan is buried in the Brookside Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
DUNCAN, FREDERICK COLIN WO2(P) R95497. From Graysville, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 28/43 age 26. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see WO A.M. Dickie for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Duncan is buried in the War Cemetery at Escoublac-La-Baule, France.
DUNCAN, GEORGE ROSS F/O(P) J35615. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 4/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Bergen, Norway. Please see Layng W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Duncan is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DUNCAN, GORDON ROBERT FS(OB) R69109. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 10/42 age 27. The pilot of Hudson aircraft #V 9127 was operating with the visibility only twenty feet from the ground when he crashed at Brayspool, Ponterwyd, Cardiganshire. F/O D.C. Anderson (RAAF) and two RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Duncan is buried in the Aberyswyth Cemetery, Cardiganshire, Wales.
DUNCAN, JOHN F/O(BA) J26545. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 15/44 age 19. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Target – Amiens, France. Please see Norgard J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Duncan is buried in the St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France.
DUNCAN, JOHN WILLIAM WO1(P) R170586. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 28/45 age 29. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Handley A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Duncan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNCAN, MERVYN FS(WAG) R61792. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 26/42 age 22. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS B.E. Doe for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duncan is buried in the General Cemetery, Bergen, Holland.
DUNCAN, ROBERT ALLISON P/O(AG) J95314//R213268. From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 9/45 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see F/O Arthur M. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Duncan was buried at the scene of the crash near Heindenau, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Salta’, Germany.
DUNCAN, ROBERT ARNOLD R.O. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed Aug 14/41 age 30. RAF Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft lost. Canadian R.O.s D.N. Hannant, J.J. Moffatt, A. Tamblin, Capt. G. McKay, and five of crew, not Canadians, R.O.s R. Coates, J. Culbert, W.F.J. Goddard, J.J. MacDonald, and Capt. R.C. Stafford D.F.M. were also killed. Radio Officer Duncan is buried in the Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire County, Scotland.
DUNCAN, ROBERT BRYSON F/L C13380. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 3/44 age 29. #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Sydney, Nova Scotia. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Laut A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Duncan is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
DUNCAN, ROBERT MCINTOSH P/O(P) J19957//R135751. From Almonte, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/44 age 25. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft #HR 841 was shot down during night operations over the target Berlin, Germany. WO W.C. Thom, Sgt G.M. Jandron, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Duncan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNCAN, STANLEY MAXWELL P/O(NAG) J95303//R196391. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 12/45 age 22. #435 Chinthe Squadron (Certi Provehendi). Dakota aircraft lost. Please see F/O T.G. Burton for casualty list and other detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duncan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
DUNCAN, WILLIAM HOWARD P/O(P) J15986//R88733. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Flensburg, Germany. Please see Lang A.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Duncan is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
DUNCAN, WILLIAM WALTER WO1(WAG) R115792. From Avebury, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 16/44 age 24. #162 Squadron (One Time One Purpose). Wellington aircraft #HX 831 was engaged in special night operations and was flying through a thunderstorm when it crashed into a hillside and burned near Vathiako, Crete. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgt T.H. Girven, FSs J.D.M. Jarvis, K.R. Tidrnarsh, P/Os J.W. Morris, and R.S. Morris were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duncan was buried by German soldiers with full military honours at the scene of the crash, exhumed, and reburied in the Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete.
DUNDAS, KENELM CRISPIN VIVIAN S/L(P) 41000 D.F.C. and M.I.D. – Royal Air Force. From PeIly, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 10/42 age 26. #211 Squadron (Toujours A Propos). Blenheim aircraft lost over Malaysia. S/L Dundas had flown Blenheim aircraft out of Egypt with #211 Squadron, was in a photo reconnassaince unit and had flown in bombing raids over North Africa and Greece. Squadron Leader Pilot Dundas has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
DUNFORD, JOSEPH REGINALD F/O(WAG) J38266. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Nov 15/44 age 22. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Crayston K.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunford is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DUNGATE, ALFRED WILLIAM F/O(P) J16441//R106904. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 25/43 age 24. #220 Squadron (We Observe Unseen). Fortress aircraft crashed. Please see Offler W.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Dungate has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNHAM, WILLIAM MATTHIE GILLAM SGT(P) R60299. From Red Deer, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 23/41 age 24. #18 Squadron (Animo Et Fide). Blenheim aircraft #R 3666 failed to return from a bombing mission against enemy shipping off Holland. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Dunham has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNKELD, WILLIAM THOMAS F/O(P) J25085//R146455. From Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.A. Killed in Action Dec 24/44 age 23. #440 Beaver Squadron. F/O Dunkeld was flying Typhoon aircraft #PD 463 and was providing escort for a morning strafing operation when he was shot down by an enemy FW-190 fighter aircraft six miles south-east of Eindhoven. No parachute was seen. Flying Officer Pilot Dunkeld is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
DUNKELMAN, GEORGE AMOS P/O(WAG) J95289//R198251. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 6/44 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Gravenhorst, Germany. Please see Terris G.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunkelman is buried in the General Cemetery, Heerde, Gelderland, Holland.
DUNKLEY, GEORGE CYRIL F/O(N) J22575. From Armstrong, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 25. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Thompson R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Dunkley is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DUNLEA, ALLEN RICHARD F/L(P) J9394. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 16/44 age 27. #1 Aircraft Delivery Unit. F/L Dunlea was killed when his Beaufighter aircraft #JM 267 crashed fifteen miles south-east of Berea, Libya. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Dunlea is buried in the Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya.
DUNLEVIE, SIDNEY JOHN W/C(P) 37965 – Royal Air Force. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Aug 5/44 age 29. #2 G.S.U. Mosquito aircraft lost. Wing Commander Pilot Dunlevie is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DUNLOP, BRUCE P/O(WAG) J88861//R166559. From Crofton, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 24. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Bourg Leopold, Belgium. Please see Rabovsky M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunlop is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
DUNLOP, DAWSON AUBREY P/O(BA) J26696. From Amherst, Nova Scotia. Killed Nov 24/43 age 22. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Budd R.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Dunlop is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcester, England.
DUNLOP, DURRANT VERN LAC(BA) R194972 – under training. From Banff, Alberta. Killed Dec 18/43 age 21. #48 Bombing and Gunnery School, Lethbridge, Alberta. LAC Dunlop, P/O W.I9. Parks, LACs T.J. Carroll (RAAF), and T.J. Cook (RAAF) were all killed while on a routine gunnery training exercise when Bolingbroke aircraft 10181 crashed and burned four miles south-west of the aerodrome at Lethbridge. Leading AirCraftman Bomb Aimer Dunlop is buried in the Banff Cemetery at Banff, Alberta.
DUNLOP, GEORGE ERNEST LAC(P) R123706 – under training. From Starbuck, Manitoba. Killed Jan 11/43 age 30. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. Cessna Crane aircraft crashed. Please see Dewar M.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Dunlop is buried in the United Church Cemetery, Starbuck, Manitoba.
DUNLOP, GEORGE JAMES TALBOT P/O(AG) J87195//R257322. From Westmount, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 11/44 age 20. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Versailles, France. Please see Handzuk J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dunlop was buried at Jouy-en-Josas, France, exhumed, and reburied in the New Communal Cemetery, Viroflay, Seine-et-Oise, France.
DUNLOP, JAMES LENNOX SCOTT FS(P) R67572. From Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Oct 1//41 age 23. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft #Z 8397 was on operations when it crashed near Ormsby, Norfolk, England. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dunlop is buried in the New Street Cemetery, Stevenston, Ayrshire County, Scotland.
DUNLOP, JAMES MATHER FS(P) R102045. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 7/42 age 21. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft #Z 8517 was shot down at Krefeld, Germany. One RAAF, and three RAF crew members missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dunlop was buried at Krefeld, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
DUNLOP, JOHN GEORGE P/O(P) J4754. From Gronlid, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 15/41 age 21. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Blenheim aircraft #P 4845 was believed to be carrying out a forced landing when it crashed five miles north of Dyce. Pilot Officer Pilot Dunlop is buried in the Old Churchyard, Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
DUNLOP, JOHN LEONARD FS(WAG) R82518. From Perth, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 11/42 age 23. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Juneau A.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunlop is buried in the St. Phal Churchyard at Villiers-le-Duc, Cote D’Or, France.
DUNLOP, LAWRENCE GRAY F/O(P) J20568. From Mossbank, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 7/43 age 20. #1658 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #DT 524 crashed and burned two miles south of Breighton, England at Newholme Plantation. F/O J. Low, FS S.R. Parker, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Dunlop is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DUNLOP, ROBERT OSBORNE MITCHELL SGT(FE) R70006. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 4/43 age 28. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #JB 845 was shot down at Diadho, Ven-Woensel, Holland. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Dunlop was buried at Diadho, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
DUNLOP, THOMAS EDWIN P/O(N) J16668//R102637. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 21. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Sidorchuk N. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Dunlop has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNN, ALBERT ROBINSON W/C(P) 40897 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 24. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft lost over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Wing Commander Pilot Dunn is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DUNN, CHARLES DOUGLAS FS(N) R65409. From Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 27/42 age 24. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft #AT 176 failed to return from a mine- laying operation. F/L W.B. Brown and two RAF members of the crew were also killed. There were three #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost this date. The following RAF personnel were also killed; Sgts RN. Beale, S.F. Bentley, H.A.B. Bird, R.F. Howell, and A.F. Trawford. Please see Jenkins AL and McLean G.P. for information regarding the other two aircraft. Flight Sergeant Navigator Dunn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNN, EDRIC LA DELL SGT(WAG) R114564. From Kincaid, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 24/44 age 25. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Skebo B.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNN, EUSTACE HEDLEY SGT(P) R107546. From Burnham, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 23/42 age 22. #5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Two Fairey Battle aircraft crashed. Please see Nickerson O.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Dunn is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
DUNN, GLEN RICHARD P/O(N) J87712//R150935. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 13/44 age 20. #98 Squadron (Never Failing). Mitchell aircraft was shot down. Please see Cullen K.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Pilot Dunn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNN, GORDON HENRY P/O(AG) J17240//R62705. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 9/43 age 26. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #W 5418 failed to return from operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dunn is buried in the Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia.
DUNN, GORDON MACLEOD FS(P) R70907. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Dec 13/42 age 23. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Johnston L.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dunn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNN, HARVEY ADAM FS(N) R99798. From Fordwich, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 9/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – the Frisian Islands, Holland. Please see Hugh V.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Dunn is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
DUNN, JOHN HUMPHREY P/O(WAG) J15859. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 11/41 age 29. #144 Squadron (Who Shall Stop Us). P/O Dunn and F/O A.J. Monk were on ops. and were killed when their Hampden aircraft #AE 353 crashed in the North Sea. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunn is buried in the Cemetery at Littlehampton, Sussex, England.
DUNN, JOHN WILLIAM KIRKWOOD F/O(N) J23117. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 18/44 age 35. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Paris, France. Please see Jackson G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Dunn is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.
DUNN, LAURIE JAMES P/O(AG) J88709//R178837. From Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 15/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Steeves H.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dunn is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany. Addendum: – P/O Dunn was from Lyons Brook, Pictou County. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.
DUNN, LEONARD ACTON F/O(P) J18146//R133870. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 17/45 age 22. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). F/O Dunn was flying Spitfire aircraft #ML 342 and shot up a train with cannon fire. He was killed in the explosion when the train blew up. The attack took place twelve miles south-east of Ludwigalust, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Dunn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNN, ORVAL CLARENCE SGT(N) R134678. From Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Killed Mar 22/43 age 28. #2 Elementary Flying Training School, Perdiswell, Gorcester, England. Sgt Dunn was killed when the RAF pilot was doing stall turns below 800 feet and their Tiger Moth aircraft #R 5203 stalled and crashed. Sergeant Navigator Dunn is buried in the New Cemetery, Moreton-in-Marsh New. Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England.
DUNN, RALPH GORDON FS(AG) R141380. From Codrington, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 22. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #ED 175 was shot down at Nettersheirn, Germany during a daylight trip to Kassel, Germany. F/O L.J. Roberts, FS W.J. Whitney, and S/L A.L. McDowell were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dunn was buried at Nettersheim, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
DUNN, SIDNEY GORDON ELLIS SGT(OB) R78393. From Weston, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 4/42 age 24. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Peters R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer Dunn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNN, STUART ST. HELIER GWYLLYM SGT(WAG) R56142. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed Jul 30/41 age 19. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). The crew of Wellington aircraft #R 1093 were engaged in a night-cross country training flight when an error in navigation was made. The aircraft crashed at Bora, near Helmsdale, Scotland. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunn is buried in the Wick Cemetery, Caithness, Scotland.
DUNNE, JAMES BARRY P/O(BA) J19523//R100855. From Spillimacheen, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 1/44 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Campbell A.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Dunne is buried in the War Cemetery at St. Pol, Pas-de-Calais, France.
DUNNE, JOHN ROBERT F/O(P) J41844//R207045. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 18/44 age 21. #61 Operational Training Unit. F/O Dunne lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #AA 933 crashed at Wynstay Park, Ruabon, Denbigshire, Wales. Flying Officer Pilot Dunne is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
DUNNE, LESLIE WALTER SGT(P) 541899 – Royal Air Force. From Sorrento, British Columbia. Killed Jun 28/44 age 27. Sergeant Pilot Dunne is buried in the Manea Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England.
DUNNETT, HARRY NORMAN WO2(AG) R181089. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 6/44 age 19. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 191 was shot down at Lueskow, Germany while engaged in night operations against Stettin, Germany. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Dunnett was buried at Lueskow, exhumed, and reinterred in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DUNNIGAN, VINCENT JAMES FS(P) R152072. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed Oct 14/43 age 26. #2 Advanced Flying Unit. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Murphy R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Dunnigan is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
DUNNIGAN, WILLIAM JOHN P/O(P) J95525//R197770. From Merritt, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 18/45 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Heligoland, Germany. Please see Murphy L.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Dunnigan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNNING, KENNETH VALENTINE F/O(WAG) J25948. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 9/45 age 24. #8 Operational Training Unit. Mosquito aircraft crashed one mile west of the aerodrome at Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, England. The pilot, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dunning is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
DUNNING, WILLIAM JOHN ANDERSON SGT R65243 – armourer. From Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 15/45 age 29. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron. Aircraft exploded at Sydney, Nova Scotia. Please see Hicks H.F. for casualty list and detail. Sergeant Dunning is buried in All Saints Cemetery, Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia.
DUNPHY, BOYNE HOGAN LAC R95843 – electrician. From Carleton Place, Ontario. Killed Feb 17/44 age 21. #1 Central Flying School, Trenton, Ontario. LAC Dunphy, F/Ls T. Schofield, and R.G. Long (RAF) were all killed when Cessna Crane aircraft #8842 crashed ten miles north-west of Marmora, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Dunphy is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Carleton Place, Ontario.
DUNPHY, CLIFFORD ALEXANDER SGT(AG) R101556. From Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 21/43 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Hollingshead C.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Dunphy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUNPHY, HUGH ASHLEY P/O(AG) J95294//R222783. From Schreiber, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 5/45 age 20. tk102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Stevens E.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dunphy is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DUNPHY, ROBERT RONALD F/O(N) J13814. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 26/43 age 24. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Hall T.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Dunphy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
DUNPHY, RODERICK JAMES F/L(N) J13843 D.F.C. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 20/43 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Lancaster aircraft #LL 630 lost during night operations against Frankfurt, Germany. P/Os G.V. Andrew, T.H. Hastings (RAF), F/Os J.W. Flynn (RAF), A.J. Rudman (RAF), F.J. Stuart C.G.M. (RAF), and Sgt F.R. Taylor (RAF) were also killed. F/L Dunphy was awarded the D.F.C. on a previous mission when his navigator’s compartment was so bullet shredded that it was sent to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Canada. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Dunphy is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross No.426 Squadron (dead) – Award effective 19 December 1943 as per London Gazette dated 8 May 1945 and AFRO 1219/45 dated 27 July 1945. Born 1923 in Souris, Manitoba; home in Winnipeg; enlisted there 12 September 1942. Trained at No.7 ITS (graduated 10 April 1942) and No.3 AOS (graduated 28 August 1942). Commissioned 1942. Navigator to FS S.J. Stuart. Killed in action 20/21 December 1943 (Lancaster LL630). Medal presented at Government House, 7 November 1949 to his father, Kenneth A. Dunphy. Incident described in citation took place 20 October 1943 (Halifax D/426). took place 20 October 1943 (Halifax D1426). The citation reads “Flight Lieutenant Dunphy has taken part in numerous operational sorties, the majority of which have been directed against major German targets. During a mission to Leipzig in October 1943, his aircraft was twice engaged by enemy fighters and sustained in all seven attacks. The aircraft suffered severe damage and all the navigational instruments were destroyed. Despite this, Flight Lieutenant Dunphy by superb navigation directed the pilot to the target and back to base. This officer has invariably shown a high degree of skill and courage.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
DUNS, JOSEPH PEARSON FS(AG) R186214. From Caledonia, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 19. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Target – Vire, Calavados, France. Please see W.H. Way for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Duns is buried in the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Calvados, France.
DUNSMUIR, JOHN MURRAY F/O(AG) J21396. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 23/44 age 26. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #ME 700 lost during a night trip to Munster, Germany. F/O A.B. Harvey, FSs R. Larcome (RAF), E.H. Tunnel] (RAF), and one other member of the crew, not Canadian were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Korpela, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War and one of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Dunsmuir is buried in the General Cemetery, Dalfsen, Overijssel, Holland.
DUNSTAN, ARTHUR MEREDITH F/L C2805 – administration. From Hamilton, Ontario. Died Jun 17/43 age 51. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. Death by natural causes while at Dunnville. Flight Lieutenant Dunstan is buried in the Woodland Cemetery at Hamilton, Ontario.
DU PASQUIER, RENAULT CLAUDY P/O(P) J5443. From Corcelles S/Concise, Vaud, Switzerland. Killed in Action Dec 29/41 ago 21. #213 Squadron (Irritatus Lacessit Crabro). P/O Du Pasquier lost his life when his Hurricane aircraft #Z 4205 had engine failure at take-off and crashed at Dekhala, Egypt. Pilot Officer Pilot Du Pasquier is buried in the Hadra Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt.
DUPLIN, WILFRED JOSEPH ALEXANDER FS(P) R122199. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jan 15/43. #23 Operational Training Unit. FS Duplin and Sgt W.E. Barr were both killed when their Wellington aircraft #X 3964 crashed at Pershore. Flight Sergeant Pilot Duplin is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcester, England.
DUPONT, JOSEPH ARTHUR CHARLES SGT(AG) R177109. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see Cudney H.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Dupont was buried at Hillentrup-Lippe, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover Germany.
DUPRAZ, RENE JEAN CHARLES ALFRED F/O(P) J21009. From White Rock, British Columbia. Killed Jun 15/43 age 23. #53 Operational Training Unit. Spitfire aircraft went out of control and crashed near the aerodrome at Croft, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. The crash site was excavated to a depth of eighteen feet and F/O Dupraz’s body was not found, his body and the aircraft were never recovered. Flying Officer Pilot Dupraz’s name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUPRE, FREDERICK LOUIS EDWARD P/O(NB) J16408. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 29/43 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft #HE 545 lost, presumed enemy action. P/O R.A. Weese was also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Dupre is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
DUPUEIS, CHARLES GORDON WO2(AG) R176437. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft failed to return from a night raid against Berlin, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Dupueis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUPUIS, ‘RENEE ADELARD JOSEPH SGT(AG) R184367. From Rutter, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 3/44 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Scott J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Dupuis was buried at Kothen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
DUQUETTE, FREDERICK ALBERT P/O(P) J17243. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action May 8/43 age 20, #272 Squadron. P/O Duquette baited out of his Beaufighter #EL 529 aircraft twenty-five miles off Kalaframa but was lost in the heavy sea. Pilot Officer Pilot Duquette has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
DUQUETTE, MYLES EDWARD SGT R111463 – fabric worker. From Arnprior, Ontario. Killed Jul 6/44 age 30. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft crashed at take-off. Please see Leard W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Duquette is buried in the Goose Bay Cemetery at Goose Bay, Labrador.
DURANT, JOHN LESLIE LAC(AG) 627040 – Royal Air Force. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 18/40 age 20. #206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). LAC Durant was killed when his Hudson aircraft was lost in the North Sea while on anti-sub patrol. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Durant has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURBAN, NICHOLAS FREDERICK P/O(OB) J15038. From Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 18/41 age 20. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum). Stirling aircraft #N 3680 failed to return from bombing operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Durban has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURBIN, LOUIS F/O(OB) J12756. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 15/43 age 21. #547 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #MP 565 lost in the sea, position unknown. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Observer Durbin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURHAM, GEORGE HENRY SGT(WAG) R198488. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 27/44 age 20. #18 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Marchington G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Durham is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DURK, NORMAN ALLEN CPL R128297. From Bladworth, Saskatchewan. Died on service Nov 6/43 age 49. #3 Initial Training School, Victoriaville, Quebec. Corporal Durk is buried in the Cemetery at Bladworth, Saskatchewan.
DURKIN, JACK GARFIELD P/O(P) J15103. From New York, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 30/42 age 38. #122 Squadron (Victuri Volams). Spitfire aircraft #BM 352 lost in the sea, enemy action. Pilot Officer Pilot Durkin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURKIN, JAMES PATRICK P/O(AG) J88078//R163437. From Humber Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 5/44 age 20. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see F/L L.R. Loving D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Durkin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURLING, MAURICE VAUGHN FS(BA) R195383. From Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 2/45 age 22. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Nuremberg, Germany, Please see Pogson C.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Durling is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DURLING, RUSSELL DAVID F/O(AG) J36594. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Sep 8/44 age 19. #98 Squadron (Never Failing). Target – Boulogne, France. Please see Logie R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Durling is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DURNAN, GRANT P/O(AG) J95296//R251374. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 8/45 age 19. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Gynane J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Durnan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURNELL, ARCHIBALD BERTFiAM CHARLES F/O(BA) J14745, From Port Credit, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 20/43 age 24. #10 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #LA 814 was on an Atlantic patrol and was seen to be shot down in flames by an enemy submarine. F/O C.M. Bingham and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer DuneII has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURNFORD, ROY EARL F/O(P) J23687. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 11/44 age 21. #612 County of Aberdeen Squadron (Vigilando Custodimus). Wellington aircraft #MP 758 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol. F/O E. Hutcheson was also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Durnford has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURNIN, ALAN HOWARD P/C(BA) J85681. From Goderich, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). BROTHER to Graham William Durnin. Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see F/L G. Croucher M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Durnin was buried at Spreckens, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at So[tau, Germany.
DURNIN, GRAHAM WILLIAM P/O(WAG) J89050//R186328. From Goderich, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 6/44 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). BROTHER to Alan Howard Durnin. Target – a coastal battery at Trouville, France. Please see F/O R.H. Tranter for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Durnin is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DURNING, JOSEPH HERMILE SGT(P) R55446. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 28/41 age 22. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Whitley aircraft #Z 9020 failed to return from a bombing operation. FS 0.H. Burchell was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Durning has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DURRANT, ERNEST WILLIAM SGT(AG) 1146794 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 21/43 age 21. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. Mitchell aircraft lost one hundred miles north-east of New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas. P/O E.D. Todd, Sgts M. Gedelian and H.W. Guinter were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Durrant has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
DURRANT, HAROLD DAVIDSON F/O C24452. From Forest, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 7/44 age 28. #1 BSU. Transport ship was sunk at Ostend, Belgium. Please see Taylor D.D.M. for casualty list and detail. Flying Officer Durrant is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
DURRANT, JOHN CHETWYND P/O(N) J89213//R149815. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 8/44 age 30. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – seven miles south of Caen, France. Please see F/O B.D. Walker A.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. This was P/O Durrant’s tenth operation. Pilot Officer Navigator Durrant is buried in the Auberville-la-Renault Churchyard, Seine Maritime, France.
DURRELL, DONALD SGT(AG) R110088. From Riske Creek, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 22. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Lancaster aircraft #JB 416 lost during a night trip to Kassel, Germany. Sgts A.G. Fisher (RAF), R.A. Ford (RAF), R.E. Harnett (RAF), R.F. Ricketts (RAF), FSs J. Foley (RAF), A. Hodgkinson (RAF), and P/O P.A. Taverner (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Durrell is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
DURSTON, GEORGE HENRY F/O(BA) J24003. From Dauphin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 19/44 age 22. #578 Squadron (Accuracy). Halifax aircraft #LW 553 lost during a night trip to Frankfurt, Germany. Sgt W. Vancoughnett was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Durston is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
DUSABLON, JOSEPH LIONEL ULDERIC GERARD SGT(AG) R174038. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 20/44 age 20. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Hamel C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Dusablon is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
DUSTEN, ROY GEORGE FS(WAG) R68328. From Dresden, Ontario. Killed in Action May 20/42 age 23. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft #W 8281 was carrying general purpose and high explosive bombs when it went missing over enemy-held territory. FS R.P. Shannon and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Dusten is buried in the General Cemetery at Bergen, Holland.
DUTCHAK, PETER FS(AG) R190697. From Angusville, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 18/44 age 28. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Lancaster aircraft was #ND 686 shot down fifteen miles south-west of Osten, Belgium, at Coxyde during night operations against Frankfurt, Germany. One of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, were missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dutchak is buried in the Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium.
DUTHIE, WILLIAM PETER SGT(FE) R58766. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 3/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Hill R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Duthie is buried in the General Cemetery, Steen, Drenthe, Holland.
DUTTON, JAMES ROY P/O(FE) C86782//R84750. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 4/44 age 47. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Roberts G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. P/O Dutton had joined the Canadian Army in W.W. 1. He joined the RCAF in 1940 as a mechanic and remustered to flight engineer while he was in England. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Dutton is buried in the Ste. Croix Communal Cemetery, Bernay, Eure, France.
DUTTON, JOSEPH MERVYN FS(AG) R60552. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 6/42 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Rice W.R. for casualty list and flight detail. This was FS Dutton’s thirtieth operation. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dutton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUTTON, LEONARD FS(AG) R136360. From Swansea, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 14/43 age 22. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). BROTHER to Leslie Fred Dutton. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Paplowski J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dutton is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Rocquigny, Ardennes, France.
DUTTON, LESLIE FREDERICK WO1(N) RI41415. From Swansea, Ontario. Killed in Action May 7/44 age 26. #40 Squadron (Hostem A Coelo Expellere). Target – Bucharest, Rumania. Wellington aircraft #ME 878 was shot down at Vartoapele, Rumania. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, escaped. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Dutton was buried at Vartoapele, exhumed, and reburied in the British Military Cemetery, Bucharest, Rumania.
DUTTON, ROBERT AUSTIN SGT(AG) R203037. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed Aug 30/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Todhunter C.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Dutton is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
DUTTON, ROBERT EDWARD CPL R152979 – administration. From Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. Killed Dec 23/44 age 22. #5 Operational Training Unit, Boundary Bay, British Columbia. Mitchell aircraft crashed. Please see Spencer G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Corporal Dutton is buried in the Eldon Cemetery at Gilbert Plains, Manitoba.
DUTTON, THOMAS ALEXANDER WO2(AG) R61271. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 3/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Mil[son H.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Dutton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DUVAL, HENRY PERCY F/L(P) 63092 M.i.D. – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 27/42 age 30. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). F/L Duval lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft was in a mid-air collision during operations over enemy-held territory. F/L Duval had flown Spitfire aircraft with #65 Squadron in the Battle of Britain and had been shot down near Dunkirk in May of 1940. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Duval is buried in the Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas-de-Calais, France.
DUVAL, PHILLIP HORACE F/O(BA) J28348. From Three Rivers, Quebec. Killed Jun 17/44 age 19. #3 Lancaster Finishing School. Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Libby 0. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Duval is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DUXBURY, THOMAS LINCOLN FS(WAG) R59125. From Elkhorn, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 12/41 age 25. #40 Squadron (Hostem A Coelo Expellere). Wellington aircraft #X 9926 lost during bombing operations over enemy-held territory. Sgts H.R.G. Chapman (RAF), P.F. Collis (RAF), R.A. Dundon (RAF), P/O I.M.V. Field (RNZAF), and F/O E.J. Stagg (RAAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duxbury is buried in the Citadelle Military Cemetery at Dinant, Namur, Belgium.
DUXFIELD, DENNIS P/O(WAG),J5902. From Timmins, Ontario. Killed in Action May 20/42 age 27. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft #W 8268 was armed with 1,090 lb.s of bombs when it went missing while engaged in a bombing operation. FS G.M. Riches was also killed and one RAF crew member was missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Duxfield is buried in the Oud Leusden Cemetery, Amersfobrt, Utrecht, Holland.
DWYER, EARL STEWART P/O(P) J19788. From Trail, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Please see Lummis J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Dwyer is buried in the Oud Leusden Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.
DWYER, ERIC FS(AG) R264718. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Mar 15/45 age 23. #4 Operational Training Unit. Sunderland aircraft missing. Please see Sivell E.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Dwyer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
DWYER, FRANCIS DALTON F/O(NB) J16070. From Corning, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 29/43 age 23. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Mosquito aircraft crashed. Please see F/L D.D. Johnston for flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Dwyer is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
DWYER, ROY ORSON P/O(AG) J86379//R193231. From Chemainus, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 19/44 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Quinn J.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Dwyer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
