HORNELL, DAVID ERNEST F/L(P) J7594 V.C. From Mimic, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 24/44 age 34. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per lma). Canso aircraft #9754 was shot down off Iceland while attacking a surfaced enemy submarine. Even though one engine of the aircraft was on fire the crew carried on the attack, sunk the submarine, and then made a forced landing in the ocean. F/L Hornell lost his life when he gave his place in the dinghy to a wounded crew member and was awarded the V.C. for his sacrifice. FS D.S. Scott MiD and Sgt F. St. Laurent MID. were also killed. Five Canadians, F/Os B. Denomy D.S.O., G. Campbell D.F.C., S. Matheson D.F.C., FSs S. Cole D.F.M., and I. Bodnoff D.F.M., were rescued. When they ditched the sea was very heavy. One dinghy blew up so there was only one left. After 5 hours, Lt C. Kraaft in a Norwegian aircraft found them but couldn’t land because of the high seas. He radioed for help but through several errors, would be rescuing Warwick aircraft did not arrive for many hours. F/O J.A. Murray (RCAF) arrived and dropped a lifeboat, but it blew away and members of the crew were too tired to go after it. Finally a small rescue ship arrived after the crew had been in the water for 21 hours. F/L Hornell died in the ship about 4 hours after being picked up. The rescue launch was also jinxed as one engine quit adding several hours to the final rescue. The enemy submarine, U1225 was sunk with all hands. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hornell is buried in the New Cemetery Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
HORNER, DOUGLAS CARTER P/O(FE) J17468. From Heysham, Lancashire, England. Killed in Action Jun 20/43 age 32. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #JD 107 was shot down at Caen, France during a night operation to Le Creusot, France. F/L M. Samuels and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two Canadians, Sgt Brown and F/O Ball were taken Prisoners of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Homer was buried at Caen, exhumed, and reburied in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France. Addendum: crew list to include P/O J. Denholm (RAF), and F/O P.R. Quance (RAAF). Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.
HORNIDGE, JOSEPH NOEL CHARLES FS(WAG) R82817. From Aylmer, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 17/42 age 21. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). The crew of a Stirling aircraft were not heard from after take-off. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hornidge has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HORNING, FREDERICK ARTHUR F/O(N) J36835. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 6/44 age 23. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Gravenhorst, Germany. Please see Terris G.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Horning is buried in the General Cemetery, Heerde, Gelderland, Holland.
HORNING, ROBERT LEWIS FS(WAG) R71714. From Dundas, Ontario. Killed Jan 14/42 age 26. #22 Operational Training Unit. FS Horning and Sgt C.C. Boudreau were killed when Wellington aircraft #DV 481 crashed at night, due to instrument failure, near the O.T.U. aerodrome. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Horning is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
HORNOI, JAMES F/O(P) J28640//R176335. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 10/45 age 21. #178 Squadron Wee Emissarii). Liberator aircraft #KG 928 missing from a supply drop near Circhina, Italy. Seven of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hornoi is buried in the British Military Cemetery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
HORNSETH, ALVIN MARVIN FS(P) R101342. From Kandahar, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 12/42 age 26. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.G. Stewart for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hornseth is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
HORODYSKI, KAZIMIERZ LAC R134141 – equipment assistant. From Beausejour, Manitoba. Died Sep 12/43 age 23. #1 Initial Training School, Toronto, Ontario. Accidentally drowned when a canoe overturned at Lac Masson, Ste. Marguerite, Quebec. Leading AirCraftman Horodyski is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Beausejour, Manitoba.
HORRELL, ARTHUR JAMES F/O(P) J21413. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Oct 11/44 age 24. #443 Hornet Squadron (Our Sting Is Death). F/O Horrell took off from Antwerp with another pilot, F/O L.P. Piche, in Auster aircraft #NJ 669. They were enroute to airfield B70 to pick up a Spitfire aircraft. After checking in at B70 they were never heard from again. A German was captured later and was wearing one of the missing pilot’s identification. Flying Officer Pilot Horrell is buried in the War Cemetery at Venray, Limburg, Holland.
HORSFALL, JOSEPH ARTHUR F/L(P) J21213. From White Rock, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 14/43 age 21. #46 Squadron (We Rise To Conquer). Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from operations to Leros Island. The RAF navigator, FS J.R. Colley, was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Horsfall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HORSFIELD, ROBERT WILBERFORCE LAC 645745. From Duncan, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 26/41 age 22. LAC Horsfield was killed when H.M.S. Argus was sunk. Leading Aircraftman Horsfield is buried in the Greenock Cemetery, Renfrew, Scotland.
HORSLEY, REGINALD CARL SGT(WAG) R165007. From Newcastle, New Brunswick. Killed May 15/43 age 21. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Carter H.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Horsley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HORST, GEORGE LAC(BA) R75040 – under training. From Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 30/44 age 25. #5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Defoe, Saskatchewan. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Loewen H. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Bomb Aimer Horst is buried in the Rosthern Cemetery, Rosthern, Saskatchewan.
HORSWILL, SYDNEY RICHARD P/O(P) J9531//R106529. From Nelson, British Columbia. Killed Jul 2/42 age 24. #14 Advanced Flying School. The crew of Oxford aircraft #ED 154 was engaged in a wind- speed and direction-finding exercise when their aircraft broke up in midair and crashed one half mile south of the Carlton on Trent Railway Station, Nottinghamshire. One RAF and one RNZAF airman were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Horswill is buried in the 011erton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England.
HORTON, ARTHUR JOHN SGT(WAG) R124761. From Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 30/43 age 23. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft #FK 443 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol over the Atlantic Ocean. Sgts H.S. Fraser, A.W. Young, and E. Pattison (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Horton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HORTON, ARTHUR LESLIE P/O(AG) C85693//R140831. From MacGregor, Manitoba. Killed May 9/44 age 24. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Haine St. Pierre, France. Please see Schmidt K.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Horton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HORTON, DONALD ELLSWORTH P/O(AG) J86837//R176443. From Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Killed Jun 17/44 age 21. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft #LV 911 had safely returned and landed at RCAF Station, Skipton on Swale, Yorkshire after a raid on Sautrecourt, France when another aircraft taxied into the tail damaging the rear turret and killing P/O Horton, the rear gunner. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Horton is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HORTON, HAROLD ALBERT FS(AG) R135101. From Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 8/43. age 20. #467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Hanbidge R.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Horton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HORTON, IAN MCLANE F/O(P) J35567. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed Apr 2/44 age 23. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Keegan C.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Horton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HORTON, JAMES ANDREW WO2(P) R86627. From Vegreville, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 8/44 age 22. #147 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Determined To Defend). Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Hyde H.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Horton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HORTON, RONALD ELMER P/O(AG) J88617//R195864. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 19. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #Li 955 was shot down three miles north-east of Elbrug, Holland at Oosterwold. FSs G. O’Connell, W. Brownlee (RAF), D.R.N. Keith (RNZAF, Sgts F.H. Aldridge (RAF), R. Sleeo (RAF), and P/O J. Brodie (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Horton is buried in the Oosterwolde General Cemetery, Doorspijk, Gelderland, Holland.
HORWOOD, DOUGLAS RAY FS(BA) 1R127814. From Riverside, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 24. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Hildreth C.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Horwood is buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Deurmingen, Weerselo, Holland.
HOSEA, RUSSEL LLOYD GEORGE P/O(OB) J15033 D.F.C. From Morden, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 8/42 age 28. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, Norfolk, England. Wellington aircraft #X 3419 failed to return from night operations over Essen, Germany. P/Os J.M. Runner D.F.M., R.P. Runagall D.F.M. (RAF), FS J.A. Chamberlain (RAF), Sgts H.J. Hickman (RAF), and S.W. Stevenson (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Observer Hosea has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOSFORD, HORATIO CHARLES HAMILTON SGT(WAG) R110122. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jul 22/42 age 22. #1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Sgts Hosford, I.G. Taylor (RAF), LACs H. Dutton (RAF), and W.H. Symons (RAF) were on a navigation exercise and were all killed when Anson aircraft #6189 crashed six miles north-west of Emerson, Manitoba. Sergeant Pilot Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hosford is buried in the Ocean View Burial Park at Burnaby, British Columbia.
HOSICK, RICHARD WINLEY AC2 R151211. From Dunchurch, Ontario. Died Feb 24/43 age 20. #1 Initial Training School, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Riverdale Isolation Hospital, Toronto. AirCraftman Second Class Hosick is buried in Fairholme Cemetery, Parry Sound, Ontario.
HOSKEN, CHARLES DOUGLAS ALEXANDER F/O(N) J21895. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 14/43. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #JB 801 went down over Holland during operations against Aachen, Germany. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts G. Bowden, J. Chaplin, A.S. JeIfs, R.W. Rouse, and WO P. Horrocks were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Hosken is buried in the Crooswijk General Cemetery at Rotterdam, Holland.
HOSKINS, DONALD DUNK FS(AG) R259913. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 2/45 age 19. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Pogson C.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hoskins is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HOSKINS, LENNARD ALBERT FS(P) R106581. From Westbank, British Columbia. Killed Dec 22/42 age 21. #5 Operational Training Unit. The crew of a Hampden aircraft were engaged in a bombing practise when their aircraft dove into the North Sea off Dogger Bank. FSs J.G. Dukick and D.L. Erickson were also killed, one Canadian was rescued. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hoskins has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOSTETLER, CHARLES WOODROW F/O(N) J24035. From Baden, Ontario. Killed in Action J u1.29/44 age 27. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Tarpley L.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Hostetler is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
HOUGH, ALBAN GORDON WILLIAM F/O(P) 42228 – Royal Air Force. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/41 age 20. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). Wellington aircraft lost between Greece and Egypt. Sgts J.L. Baxter (RAF), J.E. Valler (RAF), and F/O A.A. Scott (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hough has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HOUGH, FRANK BERNARD SGT(OB) 1074122 – Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 25/42 age 28. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft did not return from operations over enemy territory. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Hough is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
HOUGH, FRANKLIN WALES FS(P) R91971. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 9/42 age 20. #118 Squadron (Occido Redeoque). Spitfire aircraft #AR 365 missing during a cross-channel sweep, enemy action. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hough is buried in the Town Cemetery at Dunkirk, France.
HOULDEN, ERIC SGT(AG) R205200. From Keewatin, Ontario. Killed in Action May 4/44 age 19. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – MaiIly Le Camp, France. Please see WO G.H: Hobson for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Houlden is buried in the Churchyard at Torouan-Le-Petit, Aube, France.
HOULDING, ELLWOOD CAMPBELL SGT(FE) R81110. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Souaillard J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Houlding is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HOUSE, BROOKS EARL P/O(AG) J952751/R224796. From Waterdown, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/45. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Henry F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner House is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HOUSE, EDWIN ARTHUR P/O(P) 120714 – Royal Air Force. From Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Apr 18/42 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Wellington aircraft did not return from operations over enemy territory. Four RAF members of the crew were also killed. There were two #101 Sqdn. aircraft lost this same date. Please see FS L.E. Willigar for information regarding the other aircraft. Following is a list of the RAF personnel who were killed in both aircraft; Sgts R. Cowley, W.E. Davies, J.A. Dowling, W.B. Henvey, R.V. Kemp, R. Summers, and FS G.M. Mason. Pilot Officer Pilot House is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
HOUSTON, ALLAN DALE SGT(P) R77448. From St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. Killed Jam 30/42 age 25. #115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Beware), Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Sgt Houston was flight testing Bolingbroke aircraft #716 when one engine caught fire. One member of the crew parachuted to safety but Sgt Houston was killed when he attempted to land the aircraft on the mud flats at the head of Cowichan Lake, British Columbia. Sergeant Pilot Houston is buried in the Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
HOUSTON, CLIFFORD ELMER P/O(AG) J94145//R59811. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 9/45 age 23. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Laing J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Houston is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HOUSTON, DONALD SGT(AG) R82806. From Syracuse, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Dec 25/41 age 21. Sgt Houston was lost at sea when the S.S. Shantung was sunk. Sgt R.A. Bishop was also lost. Sergeant Air Gunner Houston has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOUSTON, FREDERICK SLADE SGT(P) R68200. From Wheatley, Ontario. Killed Jul 22/41 age 20. #11 Operational Training Unit (Arm Well Aim Well). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt P.T. Manning for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Houston is buried in the Bassingbourn and Kneesworth Cemetery, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England.
HOUSTON, GEORGE MARSHALL F/O(BA) J35018. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 11/44 age 28. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Castrop-Rauxell, Germany. Please see P/O R. Ward Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Houston is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HOUSTON, JAMES YOUNG FS(AG) R90327. From Auburn, Ontario. Killed in Action May 28/43 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft #HR 807 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany during operations against Essen, Germany. F/O G.S. Wilson FS G.E. Lebihan, and Sgt J. Holmes (RAF) were also killed. Three Canadians, P/O L.S Dalton, Sgts C. Maracle, and C.F. Sovereign, were taken Prisoners of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Houston is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HOUSTON, JOHN ALAN F/O(WAG) J12683//R117174. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 25. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Sonshine M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Houston is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HOUSTON, WALTER ADAMS FS(P) R138352. From Castlegar, British Columbia. Killed Jan 13/44 age 24. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Christie C.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Houston has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham. Surrey, England.
HOVEY, FRANK GORDON P/O(P) J7687. From Woodstock, New Brunswick. Killed Feb 11/42 age 2(1 #4 Service Flying Training School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. P/O Hovey and LAC L.G. Wilson (RNZAF) were both killed when Cessna Crane aircraft #7868 crashed and burned immediately after a night take-off. Pilot Officer Pilot Hovey is buried in the Kirk Cemetery at Woodstock, New Brunswick.
HOVEY, VERNON EARL P/O(AG) J95257//R208765. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Wangerooge, Germany. Please see Stanley J.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hovey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOVEY, WINSTON ERNEST SGT(P) R73296. From Ludlow, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 27/41 age 20. #607 County of Durham Squadron. Hurricane aircraft #BE 401 was carrying bombs when it was shot down over the coast of France. Sergeant Pilot Hovey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOVINEN, MELVIN OLAF F/O(N) J14171. From Wakefield, Michigan, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 13/43 age 23. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #DV 181 failed to return from a trip to Turin, Italy. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Hovinen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOW, FREDERICK WINSTON F/O(P) J17469. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 28/44 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Opladen, Germany. Please see Springstein N.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot How was buried at Leverkusen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HOW, THOMAS FERGUSON FS(AG) R132630. From St. Patrick, Temiscouata County, Quebec. Killed in Action May 14/43 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see FS J. Austin Thomson for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner How is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.
HOWALD, CARL HERBERT F/O(P) J37847//R169769. From Listowel, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 4/45 age 22. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Bonn, Germany. Please see F/L N.D. Mara D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot HowaId was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Hatton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
HOWARD, BURTON DIX FS(AG) R88689. From Elora, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/44 age 26. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see FS S. Tatai for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Howard was buried at Pliftersdoorf, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HOWARD, DONALD WILLIAM SGT(AG) R186134. From Galt, Ontario. Killed Feb 7/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). The crew of Halifax aircraft #LK 758 was returning from a training flight when they crashed at the east boundary of Leeming aerodrome, Yorkshire. WOs. A.W. Nicol, V.R. Polowy, J.W. Vidal, Sgts J.D. Robertson (RAF), and S.H. Short (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Howard is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HOWARD, DOUGLAS STUDHOLME F/O(N) J39324. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 4/44 age 33. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Karlsruhe, Germany. Please see WO W.P. Wynnyk for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Howard is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HOWARD, ERNEST RICHARD P/O(WAG) J15150. From Longview, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 9/42 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Wellington aircraft #X 3467 missing during a bombing trip to Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft had the port engine catch fire and the bomb load was jettisoned in an attempt to maintain altitude. The fire was put out and the engine restarted but the starboard engine caught fire, the fire was extinguished and the propeller feathered. Shortly after this the port engine again burst into flame and the crew was ordered to bail out, all but P/O Howard jumped to safety. WO MacWilliam, Sgts Brooks, Paton, Parker, and P/O Crighton were taken Prisoners of War. The aircraft blew up just after these five jumped. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howard is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
HOWARD, GRAHAM WILSON FS(P) R130873. From Sexsmith, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 22. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see Smith C.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Howard was buried at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
HOWARD, HOLLIS EUGENE LAC 1065 – aero engine mechanic. From Aylesford, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Nov 17/40 age 21. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Digby aircraft crashed. Please see Richardson, John G. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Howard is buried in the United Church Cemetery, Aylesford, Nova Scotia.
HOWARD, JAMES PAUL OGILVIE F/L(P) J8790 D.F.C. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 2/45. #139 Jamaica Squadron (Si Placet Necamus). Mosquito aircraft #KB 222 was shot down near Natho, Germany during a trip to Berlin, Germany. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Howard was buried at Natho, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HOWARD, JOHN JAMES VICTOR WO2(P) R71828. From Alliston, Ontario. Killed in Action May 23/42 age 20. #80 Squadron (Strike True). Hurricane aircraft #BE 339 and Hurricane #BE 707 crashed, due to enemy action, at the El Adem aerodrome seventeen miles south of Tobruk, Libya. FS W.R. Scott was the pilot of one of the aircraft and was also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Howard was buried near El Adem. His name is also inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HOWARD, KENNETH LAVERNE FS(AG) R67896. From Mount Dennis, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 23. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Stirling aircraft failed to return from operations over enemy territory. FS R.M. Baldock and P/O J.P. Bulanda were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Howard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOWARD, MAURICE WILLIAM F/O(WAG) J16792. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 31/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Monchen-Gladbach, Germany. Please see Leaver F.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howard is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
HOWARD, ROBERT JOHN F/O(BA) J22496. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 12/43 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Carvajal E.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Howard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOWARD, WILLIAM FRANKLIN MAX F/O(P) J9313. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Sep 7/43 age 28. #60 Operational Training Unit. F/Os Howard and E. Harbo were both killed when their Mosquito aircraft #DD 685 crashed, totally disintegrated and burned at Blore Farm, England. Flying Officer Pilot Howard is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
HOWARD, WILLIAM MORRISON F/O(WAG) J46333//R266454. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 31/45 age 19. #19 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Spice D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOWARD, WILLIAM ROSS, FS(WAG) R70896. From Milestone, Saskatchewan. Killed May 7/42 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Williams H.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOWARTH, EDWARD PAUL P/O(P) J9437. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 30/42 age 22. #14 Operational Training Unit (Keep With The Pack). Wellington aircraft crashed at night one and one half miles north-west of Market Overton, Rutland. Sgt W.H, Backs and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Howarth is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, Cottesmore, Rutland, England.
HOWARTH, HARRY ALBERT SGT(P) R63614. From London, Ontario. Killed Feb 25/41 age 19. #1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Butcher J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Howarth is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery at London, Ontario.
HOWDEN, ANDREW MACKENZIE F/O(P) J28764. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 7/44 age 24. #139 Jamaica Squadron (Si Placet Necamus). Mosquito aircraft #DZ 370 failed to return from a night trip to Hamburg, Germany. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Howden has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOWDEN, CHARLES VICTOR FS(AG) R81305. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 29/43 age 21. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft #BK 703 lost over enemy-held territory. Five RAF members of the crew, F/O W.R. Booker, Sgts K. Broadhurst, D.W.B. Charming, R. Franklin, and A.D. Hall were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Howden is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.
HOWDEN, JAMES CASSEL F/L(P) J41266//R182036. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 19/45 age 29. #107 Operational Training Unit. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see Hyde R.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Howden is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HOWE, LORNE MEREDITH LAC(N) R283136 – under training. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Sep 18/44 age 30. #1 Air Observers School, Melton, Ontario. LAC Howe was on a routine navigation flight and was the only casualty when his Anson aircraft #6385 crashed one mile west of Orono, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Navigator Howe is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery at Ottawa, Ontario.
HOWE, MARTIN CHARLES FS(P) R79659. From Lafleche, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 1/42 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Page R.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Howe is buried in Les Gonards Communal Cemetery, Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, France.
HOWE, PERCIVAL ERIC JOHN FS(WAG) R85922. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 12/42 age 24. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS G.T. Morris for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOWE, THOMAS EDWARD GEORGE P/O(AG) J88198//R195676. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 20. #619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #ND 986 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany during night operations to Wesseling, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Howe was buried in the Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HOWELL, DESMOND WILLIAM P/O(AG) J91045//R187826. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 20. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Russell W.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Howell is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HOWELL, JAMES P/O(P) J86401//R150888. From Rossland, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 23. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Rowell L.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Howell is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HOWELL, JOHN EDWARD P/O(AG) J90958//R194620. From Trail, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft #MZ 641 failed to return from a night trip to Hamburg, Germany. P/Os T.C. Barton, B.E. Welsh, W.A. Murray, P. Poulos, E.R. Fairey, J. Gibson, and Sgt R.E. Bamicoat (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Howell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOWELLS, JOHN GORDON FS(WAG) R93192. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/42 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sandiford J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howells is buried in the Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex, England.
HOWER, GEORGE GERALD JOSEPH LAC(WAG) R123408 – under training. From Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed Mar 23/42 age 21. #5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Defoe, Saskatchewan. Two Fairey Battle aircraft collided. Please see Harris E.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hower is buried in the Sacred Heart Cemetery at Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
HOWES, CHARLES KEITH P/O(AG) J95122//R170976. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 5/45 age 19. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Meresburg, Germany. Please see P/O S.M. Thomson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Howes is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HOWES, CHARLES MAURICE F/L(P) J25977. From Folkestone, England. Killed in Action Aug 26/44 age 22. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Hamilton H.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Howes is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HOWES, CHARLES MELVILLE WO1 (WAG) R67314. From Parham, Ontario. Killed Sep 25/43 age 31. #148 Squadron (Trusty). The pilot of Liberator aircraft #AL 506 was attempting a forced landing with #3 and #4 engines out when #3 engine caught fire. The aircraft crashed at Brindise, Italy. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howes was buried at Brindise, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Bari, Italy.
HOWEY, EDWARD CLAYTON P/O(P) J88603//R146908. From Chatsworth, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 26. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Stevenson G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Howey is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.
HOWEY, WILLIAM VALENTINE FS(OB) R60904. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 7/42 age 22. #14 Squadron (I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise). Blenheim aircraft #V 5954 crashed one and one half miles north-west of Landing Ground #116. Two RAF members of the crew, Sgts K.W. Stevenson and Johnson were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Howey is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
HOWIE, WILFRID HERBERT P/O(AG) J92950//R252255. From Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 19. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Stettin, Germany. Please see Piprell G.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Howie is buried in the Palsjo Municipal Cemetery, Halsingborg, Sweden.
HOWITSON, GEORGE ALEXANDER SGT(WAG) R225109. From Wilkie, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 22/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Lesage J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howitson is buried in the General Cemetery at Diever, Drenthe, Holland.
HOWL, ALFRED WILLIAM P/O(BA) J26309. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 8/43 age 21. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Smith C.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Howl is buried in the New Cemetery, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
HOWLETT, CHARLES JOHN MILES SGT(P) R74869. From Orkney, Saskatchewan. Killed Nov 11/41 age 25. #32 Squadron (Adeste Comites). Sgt Howlett was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #X 3889 failed to gain height on take-off, crashed into a hut roof on the aerodrome perimeter then exploded and burned. Sergeant Pilot Howlett is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HOWLETT, WILFRED WO1(P) R113408. From Galahad, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 20/43 age 22. #10 North Atlantic Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see MacNaughton W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Howlett is buried in an isolated grave on Black Mountain, near St. Donat, Quebec.
HOWLEY, RICHARD ALEXANDER P/O(P) 41705 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 19/40 age 20. #141 Squadron (Caedimus Noctu). Defiant aircraft #L 6995 was shot down off Dover, England by an ME-109 enemy fighter aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Nine Defiant’s were attacked by 20 ME-109’s, six Defiants were lost. P/O H. Tamblyn survived this battle only to be killed later in the War. For the story of this action see P/O H. Tamblyn. Pilot Officer Pilot Howley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HOWSE, WILLIAM PALMER CPL R124529. From Carbonear, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Oct 14/42 age 20. Lost at sea off the S.S. Caribou. Please see Truesdale L.W. for casualty list and detail. Corporal Howse has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HOWSON, RALPH KING F/O C8093 – ASV Officer. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 15/42 age 26. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.W. Creeden D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Howson is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Great Bircharn, Bircham, Norfolk, England.
HOWSON, WILLIAM HAROLD WO2(WAG) R97208. From North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 21/43 age 27. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Paterson W. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Howson is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
HOXFORD, FRED CARSON SGT(AG) R219997. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 4/44 age 21. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Target – MaiIly Le Camp, France. Please see Sgt A.A. McCallum for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Hoxford is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Beauchery, Seine-elMarne, France.
HOYLE, ALFRED AARON AC2 R105436. From New Liskeard, Ontario. Died Oct 8/41 age 23. #3 Manning Depot, Edmonton, Alberta. Died of natural causes while in the University Hospital, Edmonton. AirCraftman Second Class Hoyle is buried in the Public Cemetery at New Liskeard, Ontario.
HOYT, GORDON RAY P/O(N) J51021//R96303. From Debec, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jan 22/43 age 25. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Sparling J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Hoyt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HREHORAK, NICKOLAS WO2(P) R86111. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 22/42 age 23. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Halifax aircraft was returning from a raid when it crashed at RAF Station, Elsham Wolds, England. Sgt R.L. McCulloch, and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Hrehorak is buried in the Brigg Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.
HRYCHENKO, ARTHUR KENNETH SGT(AG) R215102. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed Jun 17/44 age 21. #3 Lancaster Finishing School. Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Libby O.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Hrychenko is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HRYSKO, WILLIAM CPL R106466 – air frame mechanic. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 13/45 age 25. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Mann M. for casualty list and flight detail. Corporal Hrysko is buried in an isolated grave on the south-west shore of Barkley Sound, fifteen miles south-east of Bamfield, British Columbia. His name is also inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HUARD, JOSEPH JEAN-PAUL GERARD WO1 (WAG) R82662. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 10/43 age 27. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Thibault L.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Huard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUBAND, DONALD LESLIE P/O(AG) C85815//R115434. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 28/44 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Shaw T.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Huband is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HUBBARD, VINCENT JOHN F/O(BA) J29683. From Forest, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 36. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see P/O J. Unger for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Hubbard was buried at Estorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
HUBBARD, WILLIAM CHARLES LAC(AG) 625793 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 11/40 age 22. #500 County Of Kent Squadron (Quo Fata Vocent). Anson aircraft lost over enemy-occupied territory. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Hubbard is buried at Rotterdam, Holland.
HUBBELL, GEORGE HENRY F/O(N) J13422. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 1/43 age 32. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Sodero A.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Hubbell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUBBERT, JOHN MONTEITH FS(P) R66086. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 23/42 age 32. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Wellington aircraft #X 3759 was carrying bombs when it crashed in the dark at Sapiston, Suffolk. FS J. Seberras, Sgts W.T. Ramey, J.W. Jasper (RNZAF), and E.E. Eglinton (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hubbert is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Honington, Suffolk, England.
HUBLEY, CECIL DAVID BENJAMIN P/O(WAG) J92593//R154220. From Manitou, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 28/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Opladen, Germany. Please see Springstein N.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hubby was buried at Leverkusen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUCKER, JOHN ALFRED NELSON WO2(AG) R63841. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 9/43 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Schneider M.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Wacker was buried at Steinbergen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HUCULAK, MIKE LAC(P) R131547 – under training. From Lethbridge, Alberta. Killed Feb 19/42. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, High River, Alberta. Tiger Moth aircraft #4094 went into a turn at 500 feet, stalled, then went into a spin and crashed in a field adjacent to the aerodrome at High River. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Huculak is buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery at Lethbridge, Alberta.
HUDDART, GEORGE JOFFRE F/O(N) J21570. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 28. #624 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #JN 960 failed to return from a secret operation. Sgts E.F. Hudson (RAF), A.J. Mitchell (RAF), and FS W. Houghton (RAF) were also killed. Throe others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator HudClart has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
HUDDLESTONE, JOHN WO1(WAG) R106580. From Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.A. Killed Apr 15/44 age 20. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Wallace H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Huddlestone is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HUDDELSTONE, LESLIE ERIC LETCHFORD FS(P) R114748. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 3/42 age 21. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Page D.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Huddelstone is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
HUDEMA, MICHAEL FS(P) R87541. From Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 6/42 age 33. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Park J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hudema is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUDOCK, JOHN GEORGE F/L(P) J15491. From Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 29/42 age 24. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way). Wellington aircraft failed to return from night operations. One RAAF and four RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hudock has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUDSON, CLAUDE HAROLD FS(AG) R183291. From Pictou, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jan 12/45 age 22. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see F/O A.M. Mackie D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hudson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUDSON, DONALD LESLIE P/O(N) J238001/R83684. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 7/43 age 29. #5 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Volando Vincimus), Gander, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft crashed. Please see S/L N.E. Small D.F.C., A.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Hudson is buried in Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.
HUDSON, HARRY MCCORMICK F/L(P) J20047. From Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 26. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #HX 421 missing during a night trip to Nuremberg, Germany. F/O W. Uyen, Sgts J. Hillis (RAF), H. Monks (RAF), J.W. Morris (RAF), and F/L A.G. Taylor D.F.C. (RAF) were also killed. This was F/L Hudson’s 27th operation and his was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hudson is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HUDSON, JOHN HENRY F/O(N) J23947. From Perth, Ontario. Killed Aug 21/44 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see S/L B.E. Wilmot D.F.C. & Bar for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Hudson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HUDSON, ROBERT WILLIAM JOSEPH P/O(P) J17587//R53807. From Hawkesbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 20. #458 Australia Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HX 677 failed to return from operations. Sgts K.T. Bates (RAF), J.R. Hunter (RAF), W.S. Lees (RAF), G. Lyle (RAF), and T.E. Musto (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hudson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
HUDSON-BELL, THOMAS REGINALD TREVOR FS(WAG) R99900. From Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. Killed Aug 26/43 age 20. #519 Squadron. Hampden aircraft #P2118 crashed at Ben Loyal, Sutherlands, Scotland. F/O G.W. Ritchie and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hudson-Bell is buried in the Wick Cemetery, Caithness, Scotland.
HUENE, DMITRY THEODORE LAC R212068 – motor transport. From Edmonton, Alberta. Died Aug 9/45 age 21. #3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bournemouth, England. Death by natural causes while in the Canadian General Hospital. Leading AirCraftman Huene is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUESTON, ELDEN FRANCIS FS(AG) R68744. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 1/42 age 26. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Kurtz D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hueston was buried at Eindhoven, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
HUETHER, HAROLD LOGAN WO2(WAG) R131974. From Brussels, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 10/43 age 21. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Reid W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Huether has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUFF, WALTER DONALD P/O(AG) J89052//R163427. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 16/44 age 19. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Lens, France. Please see Roberts C.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Huff is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
HUFFIVIAN, GEORGE LAWRENCE F/O(BA) J21575//R157467. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 24/43 age 26. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Lancaster aircraft #LL 629 was damaged by flak and was returning from night operations over Berlin, Germany, when it flew into high ground at High Mowthorpe, My1ton, Yorkshire. FS C.D. Manders was also killed. Three Canadian and two RAF members of the crew were reported as safe. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Huffman is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HUGHES, ALFRED JOHNSTONE S/L(P) J3990. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 27/43 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Sawyer K.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Squadron Leader Pilot Hughes has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUGHES, ARTHUR FRANCIS GARNSEY F/O(AG) J13752. From Cereal, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). F/O Hughes was the only casualty and was killed by a bullet which entered the Wellington through the bottom of the aircraft near the observer’s position. Flying Officer Air Gunner Hughes is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUGHES, BRYAN DONALD P/O(P) J10765. From Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Killed Jul 13/42 age 19. #14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario. Harvard aircraft #3269 appeared to recover from a spin but then dove into the ground one mile west of the aerodrome at Aylmer. LAC J.W. Littlejohn (RAAF) was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hughes is buried in the Aylmer Cemetery, Aylmer, Ontario.
HUGHES, DAVID F/O(WAG) J19360. From Wallasey, Cheshire, England. Killed in Action Jun 11/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Versailles, France. Please see Handzuk J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hughes is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Clichy, Seine, France.
HUGHES, DOUGLAS MILLER SGT(OB) R56214. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 29/41 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Wellington aircraft #W 5488 did not return from bombing operations over enemy territory. Sgts J.W. Davies (RAF), RI. Hollobone (RAF), and P/O E.M. Watts (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer Hughes is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUGHES, GEORGE PRYCE F/L(P) J4819 M.i.D. From Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. Killed in Action Jul 11/42 age 29. #105 Squadron (Fortis In Proeliis). Mosquito aircraft was last seen on the outward journey over the North Sea. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hughes is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.
HUGHES, GERALD CLARK WO1(P) R83992. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 19/43 age 24. #3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Fleet Fort aircraft #3629 was engaged in a wireless exercise when it was in a mid-air collision with Anson aircraft #6505. The Anson landed safely but the Fleet Fort went out of control and crashed at Stevenson Field, Winnipeg. WO Hughes was the only casualty. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Hughes is buried in the Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
HUGHES, GRIFFITH LEWIS P/O(AG) J26610. From Wells, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 9/43 age 21. #78 Squadron (Nerno Non Paratus). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see P/O S. McManus for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hughes was buried at Harsewinkel, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HUGHES, JOHN JAMES WO2(WAG) R129112. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 6/44 age 31. #6 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Strickland L. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hughes has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUGHES, ORVAL BENJAMIN P/O(P) J4790. From Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Nov 20/41 age 22. #109 Squadron (Prirni Hastati). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Wolf H.I. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Hughes is buried in the Halfaya SoIlum War Cemetery, Egypt.
HUGHES, OWEN PETER P/O(AG) J93658//R208658. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 15/44 age 19. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Valenciennes, France. Please see Leckie R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hughes is buried in the Oisy le Verger Cemetery, France.
HUGHES, RAYMOND WOODS FS(AG) R99971. From Kent Bridge, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 10/42 age 23. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Williams J.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hughes is buried in the Northern Cemetery, Flushing, Zealand, Holland.
HUGHES, RICHARD PRYCE F/O(P) J4825. From Cangallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. Killed in Action Apr 15/42 age 33. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft #R 9492 was returning from operations when it ran out of fuel then crashed and burned near Bliss, Hampshire, England. Two RNZAF and five RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hughes is buried in the St. Chad Churchyard Extension, Wybunbury, Cheshire, England.
HUGHES, TREVOR JONES P/O(N) J17635//R91534. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 15/43 age 30. #544 Squadron. Mosquito aircraft #DZ 494 failed to return from operations. The RAF pilot was also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Hughes has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUGHES, WALTER FRANCIS SGT R58248 – clerk. From Revelstoke, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 24/44 age 22. #1 PDC. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see LAC L.I. Beach for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Hughes is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUGHES, WALTER HAROLD F/L C3405 – radio mechanic. From Hamilton, Ontario. Died Feb 18/44 age 33. Death by natural causes while in the RAF Hospital, Uxbridge, England. Flight Lieutenant Hughes is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUGHES, WALTER WARD SGT(P) R79699. From Lockwood, Saskatchewan. Killed Dec 17/41 age 22. #8 Service Flying Training Unit. Miles Master aircraft #N 7931 and Anson aircraft #P 9585 collided in mid-air and crashed at Huntley Hill Farm, Montrose. Sgt Hughes was the only casualty and was killed in aircraft N 7931. Sergeant Pilot Hughes is buried in the Sleepyhillock Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
HUGHES, WILLIAM ADRIAN F/O(P) J14859. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 18/44 age 31. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Tergnier, France. Please see Trewin B.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hughes is buried in the British Cemetery at Grand-Seraucourt, Aisne, France.
HUGHES, WILLIAM ROBERT P/O(P) J5483. From Carleton Place, Ontario. Killed Aug 31/41 age 25. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). P/O Hughes was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #D 8586 was in a flying accident at Lincoln, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Hughes is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.
HUGHES-GAMES, NORMAN EDWARD P/O(N) J87265. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Died Sep 28/44 age 21. #576 Squadron (Carpe Diem). Lancaster aircraft #ND 954 missing from night operations against Joigny, France on July 31, 1944. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed taken P.O.W. P/O Hughes-Games died of meningitis while a Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft 3. Pilot Officer Navigator Hughes-Games is buried in the Old Garrison Cemetery at Poznan, Poland.
HUGLI, VINCENT ARMAND FS(OB) R90778. From Georgetown, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 9/43 age 26. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #W 7857 went down in the sea whilst laying mines in the Frisian Islands, Holland. WOs F.H. Barker, D.A. Watson, FSs H.A. Dunn, W.G. Murphy, Sgt W.D. Cameron, and one RAF crew member were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Hughi was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery at Borkum in the Frisian Islands, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
HUGLI, WILLIAM PAUL F/O(P) J12224//R114553. From Port Perry, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 24. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft #FIX 318 was shot down south-west of Bingen, at Waldalgesheim, Germany during night operations against Karlsruhe, Germany. P/Os R.S. Chapman, G.W. Mayor, and Sgt G.A.A. Pound (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, F/O Coleman and FS May were either taken Prisoners of War or were Evaders. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. There were two #424 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this date. Please see F/O J.E. Tinline for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. F/O Hughi had gone down in the Atlantic Ocean while on a patrol on May 27, 1943. He was flying a #19 Operational Training Unit Whitley aircraft at the time. All the crew were picked by a destroyer on May 29, 1943. Flying Officer Pilot Hugh i was buried at Waldalgesheim, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUHTALA, HENRY WILBERT AC2 R268508. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Dec 31/43 age 18. #10 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island. Fairey Battle aircraft crashed. Please see Scanlon D.M. for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman Second Class Huhtala is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
HUISH, GORDON KEITH P/O(WAG) J87891//R118081. From Whonnock, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 13/44 age 22. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Sheen R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Huish has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HULKE, CECIL WALTER LLOYD S/L C3171 – signals. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 36. S/L HuIke went missing after Cos Island had been recaptured from enemy forces. Squadron Leader HuIke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HULL, WILLIAM FRANCIS P/O(P) J5918. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 11/41 age 24. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft #AE 168 did not return from bombing operations over enemy territory. FS D.L. Todd (RNZAF), Sgts L. Harding (RAF), and S. Jamieson (RAF) were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hull is buried in the Cemetery at Odense, Fyn Island, Denmark.
HUMBERSTONE, GEORGE ARTHUR F/O(N) J39279. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 8145. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Soper W.Y. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Humberstone is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HUME, DONALD WILLIAM F/O(N) J37490. From Kinross, Prince Edward Island. Killed Jul 6/44 age 23. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Leard W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Hume is buried in the Goose Bay Cemetery, Goose Bay, Labrador.
HUME, GLEN MCNALLY LAC(AG) R84142 – under training. From Embro, Ontario. Died Aug 9/42 age 22. #8 Bombing and Gunnery School, Lethbridge, Alberta. LAC Hume accidentally drowned in the South Saskatchewan River near Bow Island, Saskatchewan. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Hume is buried in the Embro Cemetery, Embro, Ontario.
HUME, RAYMOND GRAHAM FS(AG) R116029. From Flin Flon, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 21/43 age 20. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft missing during night operations, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts R.C.,M. Douglas, A. Luke, T. Pearson, R Watson, and J.B. Watt were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hume is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark. Addendum: The squadron was based at Elvington when Halifax aircraft # HR 714-K failed to return from night operations over Stettin. The seventh member of the crew killed was Sgt. A.P. Deighton (RAF). This complete crew are all buried in the same cemetery. Detail from “Some of the Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
HUMENISKI, PETER NICHOLAS FS(AG) R205778. From Preston, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 12/45 age 21. #356 Squadron (We Bring Freedom And Assistance). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Hill G.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Humeniski is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery at Rangoon, Burma.
HUMPHREY, GORDON FREDERICK P/O(P) J89694//R135236. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 23. #183 Squadron (Versatility). P/O Humphrey was operating his Typhoon aircraft on an armed reconnaissance in the Bemay-Evreax area of France when he set course for base and was not heard from again. A number of enemy FW-190 fighter aircraft were seen and four aircraft, were shot down during the reconnaissance. Pilot Officer Pilot Humphrey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUMPHREY, JOHN WEIR SGT(OB) R65191. From Sunny Brae, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Sep 29/41 age 20. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). Wellington aircraft crashed at Great Finborough, Suffolk. Sgts J.D. Broadley (RNZAF), B.G. Mace (RAF), H. Martin (RAF), D. Richardson (RAF), and J.K. Whitfield (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer Humphrey was buried with full service honours in the St. Catherine Churchyard, Ringshall, Suffolk, England.
HUMPHREY, MORLEY SYDNEY SGT(WAG) R51666. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 1/41 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Whitley aircraft missing. Please see Sgt T.H. Wood for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Humphrey is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Schaffen, Brabant, Belgium.
HUMPHREYS, ELMORE OLIVER ELVIDGE WO1(WAG) R106982. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 30/44 age 30. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Vaires, France. Please see Surridge E.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Humphreys has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUMPHREYS, FRANCIS RIDOUT FS(WAG) R69616. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 11/41 age 34. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). FS Humphreys lost his life when Wellington aircraft #X 9776 was shot down over South Cologne, Germany. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Humphreys was buried at South Cologne, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUMPHRIES, ALICK VICTOR DOUGLAS SGT(AG) R225311. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 7/43 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #DK 255 went down near Chartres, France during operations against Munich, Germany. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts P.C. Jones, S. Lloyd, J.J. Thomas, F/O E.A. Pery Knox Gore, and P/O H.S. Thew were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Humphries was buried at Chartres, exhumed, and reburied in the St. Desir War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
HUMPHRIES, HARRY LANCASTER F/O(N) J9527. From Edgerton, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 6/42 age 29. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Munich, Germany. Halifax aircraft crashed at Byland Moor, Yorkshire. Sgt C.F. Clark (RAF) and one other member of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Two Canadians were injured. Flying Officer Navigator Humphries is buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Newton-upon-Ouse, Yorkshire, England.
HUMPHRYS, PETER ROBERT FS(P) R140397. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Dec 19/43 age 22. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft #HX 345 crashed into another Halifax on take-off from Skipton on Swale, Yorkshire. FS Humphrys, Sgts K.N. Lake, L.D. Griese, FS H.L. Miller, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were all killed in aircraft HX 345. Flight Sergeant Pilot Humphrys is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HUNKING, ELWIN THOMAS FS(AG) R78903. From Clinton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 1/42 age 20. #14 Operational Training Unit (Keep With The Pack). Hampden aircraft #P 5322 was shot down at Cologne, Germany. One RAF and one RAAF member of the crew missing believed killed. One Canadian, Sgt Morrison, was either taken Prisoner of War or was an Evader. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hunking was buried at Cologne, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg Germany.
HUNN, RAYMOND TOM S/L(P) 39528 – Royal Air Force. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Killed Jul 20/43 age 26. Squadron Leader Pilot Hunn is buried at Northchurch, Hertfordshire, England.
HUNT, BENJAMIN CHARLES F/O(FE) C47486. From Macleod, Alberta. Killed May 13/45 age 31. #422 Flying Yachtsmen Squadron (This Arm Shall Do It). F/O Hunt was killed when he was run over by a lorry on the slipway at RAF Station, Pembroke Dock, Wales. Flying Officer Flight Engineer Hunt is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
HUNT, CLAUDE SAM SGT(AG) 755673 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Apr 30/41 age 22. Sergeant Air Gunner Hunt is buried in the Palma Municipal Cemetery, Majorca, Balearic Island.
HUNT, ERNEST PAGE SGT(WAG) R106511. From Summerland, British Columbia. Killed Oct 13/42 age 27. #22 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Hunt and FS W.R. Sinclair were both killed when Wellington aircraft #DV 490 crashed in the dark near Prestonoonstour, England. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hunt is buried in the StratfordOn-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
HUNT, HARRY WALTER SGT(OB) 580545 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 25/40 age 23. #53 Squadron. Blenheim aircraft failed to return from a patrol over the North Sea. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Hunt is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
HUNT, HENRY NORMAN P/O(P) 82658 – Royal Air Force. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 31/41 age 22. #504 County of Nottingham Squadron (Vindicat In Ventis). Hurricane aircraft lost during a cross-channel sweep. Pilot Officer Pilot Hunt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNT, JACK F/L(P) J27849//R114519. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Nov 29/44 age 23. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Mosquito aircraft crashed. Please see F/O H. Connelly for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hunt is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
HUNT, JAMES TURNER P/O(AG) J16904//R88664. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 11/43 age’ 25. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #LM 303 was shot down over the target Wilhelmshaven, Germany. WO V.C. Hayward, FS R.M. Agnew, F/O W. Henry (RAF), Sgts F.C. Kelly (RAF), J. Lee (RAF), and K.R. Lees (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hunt was buried at Wilhelmshaven, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
HUNT, LESLIE WILLIAM F/L(P) J17251. From Lashburn, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 22. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft #BK 648 was shot down sixteen miles south-east of Dortmund, Germany at Menden during operations against Cologne, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hunt was buried at Menden, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUNT, MERVYN SAMUEL SGT(P) R60720. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 26/41 age 22. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Digby aircraft crashed. Please see Tomsett M.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Hunt is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.
HUNT, NORMAN BOULTON P/O(P) J19500//R92400. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 25. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft #LZ 179 failed to return from a convoy strike in the Lister/Stavanger area off the Norwegian Coast. The RAF navigator was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hunt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNT, ROBERT BELL F/L(N) J21890. From Foremost, Alberta. Killed in Action May 20/44 age 34. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 736 went down twenty-eight miles north-west of Magdeburg at Helmstedt, Germany, during night operations against Boulogne, France. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed, and three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Hunt was buried at Helmstedt, exhumed, and reburied in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
HUNT, THOMAS JOHN P/O(P) J88262//R51671. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 30. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Castrop Rauxel, the Ruhr, Germany. Please see Stevens D.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Hunt is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HUNT, WESLEY MCDONALD F/O(N) J44325//R256359. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Apr 5/45. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). The crew of Wellington aircraft #MF 644 were on a night cross-country exercise when they went down in the North Sea. F/O E.W. Mitchell, P/O G.D. Dickie, FSs C.C. MacDonald, R.N. Bruce, and Sgt R.L. McCaskill were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Hunt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNTER, ALVIN JOHN P/O(AG) J94317//R258996. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 19. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Halifax aircraft #NP 812 was shot down on the east side of the Nahe River just south of Bad Munster, Germany during a night trip to Worms, Germany. F/Os J.A. Bleich, G.E. Creswell, and P/O A.G. Hogg (RAF) were also killed. Three Canadians, F/O Baxter, FSs Armstrong, and Waterbury, were taken Prisoners of War. There were three #432 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see F/L E.S. Maguire and P/O W.G. Mendenhall for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hunter was buried at Bad Munster, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HUNTER, ARCHIE F/O(P) J8787. From Simcoe, Ontario. Killed Jul 29/43 age 22. #163 Canadian Squadron, Wainwright, Alberta. Harvard aircraft #2726 was flying low, stalled and crashed into Barnes Lake, two miles south of Heath, Alberta. F/O J.R. Cameron was also killed. The aircraft was being operated from the Army Camp at Wainwright, Alberta at the time of the crash. Flying Officer Pilot Hunter is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery at Simcoe, Ontario.
HUNTER, CALVERT HAMILTON WO1(P) R82037. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Feb 20/44 age 31. #196 Squadron (Sic Fidem Servamus). Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see Simpson C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. WO Hunter had flown Spitfire fighter aircraft before his posting to Bomber Command. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Hunter is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUNTER, DAVID RENWICK F/O(WAG) J27782. From Sutherland, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 24. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Legace L.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hunter is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HUNTER, DONALD CAMPBELL WO1(P) R61035. From Fort St. John, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 26/43 age 22. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #ED 420 failed to return from night operations. WO L.A. Bernick was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. WO Hunter had been slightly injured on March 9, 1942 when #408 Goose Squadron Hampden aircraft #AD 842 crashed at take-off from the North Luffenham aerodrome, England. Please see MacKinnon F.F. for details of this accident. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Hunter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNTER, DWAIN NOWEL FS(AG) 1155947. From Beaupre Village, Montmorency County, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 30/43 age 22. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Morrow C.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hunter is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
HUNTER, HOWARD JOHN CPL 11159360 – radar mechanic. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 24/44 age 23. #1 PDC. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see LAC L.I. Beach for casualty list and flight detail. Corporal Hunter is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUNTER, JAMES ALBERT WO2(AG) R92325. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 20/42 age 23. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft was returning from a raid when it ran out of fuel and ditched in the North Sea north-east of Great Yarmouth, England. WO E.C. Malone, FS J.L.. Kingsley, and P/O A.L. Fox were also killed, two Canadians were rescued. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Hunter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNTER, JAMES MITCHELL FS(BA) R155740. From MacNutt, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 11/44 age 28. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #LN 721 failed to return from a trip to Piraeus, Greece. WOs T.J. Beechinor, D.W. Bowell, FS R. Elliott Williams, and Sgt W.R. Jones (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Hunter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HUNTER, JOHN DOUGLAS BRUCE P/O(AG) J18041//R51759. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 26/43 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #JB 858 was shot down at Holtwick, Germany during a night operation against Gelsenkirchen, Germany. F/O F.C. Culbert, FS J.F. Male, P/Os B.R. Milligan, D. Aiken, G.N. Acton, and J.H. McNess (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hunter was buried in the Parish Cemetery, Holtwick, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HUNTER, JOHN THOMPSON FS(P) R69856. From Goderich, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/42 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Essen, German. Please see Harris A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hunter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNTER, JOSEPH ROBERT FS(N) R170618. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 19/44 age 21. #226 Squadron (Non Sibi Sed Patriae). Mitchell aircraft missing. Please see WO R.E. Clarke for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Hunter is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.
HUNTER, RALPH HARVEY F/L(P) J13718 D.F.C. From Westlock, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 19/45 age 33. #28 Squadron (Quicquid Agas Age). Hurricane aircraft #JZ 670 failed to return from a trip to Myingyh, Burma. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hunter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
HUNTER, RAY LEROY F/O(N) J9765//R87423. From Hanley, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 9/43 age 25. #210 Squadron (Yn Y Nwyfre Ynhedfan). Catalina aircraft #FP 155 overdue from an anti-sub patrol. One of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed. Eight survivors arrived safely at Casablanca. This crew was attached to #101 Squadron at the time of the operation. Flying Officer Navigator Hunter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNTER, RAYMOND ORVILLE F/O(FE) C85347//R102359. From Hazenmore, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 9/44 age 22. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft #MZ 802 was shot down over Cologne, Germany during night operations against Bochum, Germany. Six Canadians, W/C. Roy, F/Ls Burnstead, McIlhagga, F/Os Grulkey, Harding, and P/O Harvey taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Flight Engineer Hunter was buried in the Military Cemetery in Cologne, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUNTER, ROBERT PEARCE P/O(P) J7429. From Madoc, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 28/42 age 21. #129 Squadron (I Will Defend The Right). P/O Hunter lost his life when his Spiffire aircraft #BL 766 went down in the English Channel. Pilot Officer Pilot Hunter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNTER, ROBERT WRIGHT SGT(P) 1R84448. From Varney, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 8/42 age 21. #3 Personnel Reception Center, Bournemouth, England. Sgt Hunter was a passenger on #60 O.T.U. Blenheim aircraft #Z 5871 which crashed one half mile south-west of Long Yester, Scotland. Sgt S.B. Moffitt was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Hunter is buried in St. Martin’s New Burial Ground, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
HUNTER, RUSSELL JOHN F/O(WAG) J16516. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 21. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft #BK 815 missing during a trip to Krefeld, Germany. FS FD. McQuillan (RAF), Sgts A.F. Stephens (RAF), and J.P. Martin (RAF) were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. One Canadian, Sgt Waugh, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hunter is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
HUNTER, THOMAS BAMBURGH WO1(P) R100666. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 12/43 age 21. #1449 Flight. WO Hunter was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #Z 3658 struck the forward mast of RNS Scrillolian and crashed in the sea off Wolf Lighthouse, Cornwall, England. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Hunter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNTER, THOMAS MCLENNAN MILLER FS(013) R98980. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 21. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see FS C.H. MacPherson for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Hunter is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schlewsig-Holstein, Germany.
HUNTER, WILLIAM BRUCE P/O(P) 40225 – Royal Air Force. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 24/40 age 23. #224 Squadron (Fedele All Amico). Sunderland aircraft lost during operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Hunter is buried in Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
HUNTER, WILLIAM GEORGE F/O(N) J25758//R166204. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 23/44 age 29. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Scott Wm. E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Hunter is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HUNTER, WILLIAM LANGENBECK P/O(P) J86851//R142474. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 22/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Lesage J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Hunter is buried in the General Cemetery at Diever, Drenthe, Holland.
HUNTING, WILLIAM KARL SGT(WAG) R62717. From Huntingville, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 9/41 age 20. #107 Squadron (Nous Serons). Blenheim aircraft #Z 7644 missing from operations over Sicily. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hunting is buried in the Catania British Cemetery, Sicily.
HUNTINGTON, HARRY ALFONZO FS(WAG) R107329. From Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 17/43 age 25. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft #X 3145 missing, last known position was off the Dutch Frisian Islands. FS J.L. Janisse, F/O V.C.J. Steer (RAF), and FS R. Walter (RAF) were was also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Huntington has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUNTLEY, SYDNEY LEONARD F/O(BA) J25512//R123312. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 19/44 age 25. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #IM 464 was returning from a trip to Frankfurt, Germany when it crashed in the dark near Worham at Fulham, Norfolk, England. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Huntley is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUOT, JOSEPH JEAN BAPTISTE BENOIT P/O(AG) J88344//R185305. From St. Canut, Dellx Montagnes County, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 24/44. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Turner C.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Huot is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HUOT, JOSEPH WILFRID JEAN PAUL WO2(BA) R159901. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 22. #90 Squadron (Celer). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Hilts H.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Huot is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Saulxures-Les-Buigneville, Vosges, France.
HUPMAN, ARNOLD FREEMAN F/O(N) J19421. From East Ragged Island, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 30. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Please see Quinn G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O Hupman’s 29th operation. Flying Officer Navigator Hupman is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
HUPPE, ALLAN WILFRED SGT(AG) R210041. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed May 17/44 age 20. #1661 Conversion Unit. Stirling aircraft 4 EE 956 crashed in the Ironstone Quarry one mile north-west of Rothwell, England. P/O F.G. Murray, FSs W.H. England, J.M. Wolowiec, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Huppe is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUPPERT, STANLEY BYRON F/L(P) J18426. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 8/44 age 21. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). The crew of Mosquito aircraft #MM 570 sank a mine- laying ship in the mouth of the Seine River in France but the aircraft was damaged by debris from the enemy ship. The RAF navigator bailed out safely but did not see another parachute. F/L Huppert was killed when the aircraft crashed in the water off Point de la Percee, France. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Huppert has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HURDER, NEIL SCOTT SGT(AG) R201717. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed Jul 5/44 age 20. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O D.G. Bush D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Hurder is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HURFORD, ALVIN JEAN AC2 R123218. From Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A. Died on service Nov 29/41 age 19. #3 Initial Training School, Victoriaville, Quebec. AirCraftman Second Class Hurford is buried at Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A.
HURL, CARL NORMAN WO1(N) R102768. From Young’s Point, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 9/43 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Wellington aircraft #LN 451 missing, presumed over the target Hanover, Germany. INO.s D.C. Baker, G.W. Thompson, and Sgt J. Taylor (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Hurl is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HURL, WILLIAM LEONARD WO2(P) R102407. From Marquis, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 19/43 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Foerster W.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Hurl is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, West Thorney, Thorney Island, Sussex, England.
HURLBURT, JOHN BARCLAY F/O(P) J27631. From Vegreville, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 8/44 age 21. #178 Squadron (Irae Ernissarii). Liberator aircraft #KG 887 was in a mid-air collision and both aircraft crashed near Szombathely on the Austro/Hurigary border during night operations against the aerodrome at Nadombathy, Hungary. F/O Hurlburt maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out. Two RAF members of the crew safe, and four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hurlburt is buried in the War Cemetery at Budapest, Hungary.
HURLBUT, NATHAN MERRILL FS(AG) R197216. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 13/44 age 21. #90 Squadron (Celer). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see F/L A.L. Kirsch for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hurlbut is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HURLEY, ANDREW JOSEPH LAC(WAG) P9797. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 16/40 age 22. #8 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Determined To Defend). Delta aircraft crashed. Please see Raymond G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hurley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HURLEY, CORNELIUS ROBERT DONOVAN WO2(WAG) R54802. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 18/43 age 29. #221 Squadron (From Sea To Sea). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Swanson D.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hurley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
HURLEY, HAROLD JAMES P/O(AG) J19164. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 16/43 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Lachance J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hurley is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HURLEY, JOHN FRANCIS LAC R149152. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Oct 27/44 age 40. Leading AirCraftman Hurley is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.
HURLEY, MARTIN MAHER FS(P) R64892. From Barnaby River, New Brunswick. Killed Mar 7/42 age 21. #2 Operational Training Unit. Beaufighter aircraft #T 3231 stalled, went into a spin and crashed at Catfoss, England. FS Hurley was on his first solo in this type of aircraft. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hurley is buried in St. Mary Churchyard, Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England.
HURST, HARVEY WILLIAM LAC(08) R127999 – under training. From Graven Hurst, Ontario. Killed Mar 18/42 age 20. #6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Ness A.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Observer is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Graven Hurst, Ontario.
HURST, NEIL ARBUTHNOT P/O(WAG) J89092. From Collingwood, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 4/45 age 24. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Bonn, Germany. Please see F/L N.D. Mara D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hurst was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
HURTEAU, ALFRED EUGENE FS(AG) R149121. From Bluffton, Alberta. Killed in Action May 14/43 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see Walkerdine F.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hurteau is buried in the Protestant Churchyard, Dalen, Drenthe, Holland.
HURTEAU, JOSEPH FERNAND ROLLAND FS(AG) R194194. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 23/44 age 25. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Laon, France. Please see Legault J.H.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hurteau is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.
HURTON, RODERICK HAROLD F/O(P) J9854. From Glenboro, Manitoba. Killed May 12/43 age 23. #268 Squadron (Adjidaumo). F/O Hurton was engaged in low-flying when he crashed his Mustang aircraft #AM 142 into some trees at Monks Lodge, Great Maplestead, Essex, England. Flying Officer Pilot Hurton is buried in the Newmarket Cemetery, Suffolk, England.
HURTUBISE, PAUL EMILE P/O(P) J45927. From Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 27/44 age 21. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). P/O Hurtubise was flying Spitfire aircraft #FM 189 and last seen engaging enemy aircraft near Nijmegen, Holland. Pilot Officer Pilot Hurtubise is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HUSKILSON, WILLIAM ST. CLAIR F/O(AG) J38161//R124608. From Lockport, Shelbourne County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see F/O H. Knobovitch D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Huskilson is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HUSSELBEE, JOHN WILLIAM LAC R88864 – aero engine mechanic. From Etobicoke, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 7/44 age 28. #8415 Servicing Echelon. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see P/O NC. West D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Although the crew was complete without him, LAC Husselbee had been authorized to go on this sortie. Leading AirCraftman Husselbee has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUTCHESON, ERIC HARRY F/O(N) J24117. From Huntsville, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 11/44 age 23. #612 County of Aberdeen Squadron (Vigilando Custodimus). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see F/O R.E. Durnford for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Hutcheson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUTCHINGS, CYRIL GEORGE F/O(P) J16294. From Biggar, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 29/44. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrirria Hostibus). F/O Hutchings was the pilot of Spitfire aircraft #TN 404 and was last seen in a dogfight with an enemy ME-109 fighter aircraft over the Nijmegen area of Holland. Flying Officer Pilot Hutchings is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HUTCHINGS, HAROLD EDWIN P/O(WAG) J37936. From Paget West, Bermuda. Killed in Action May 19/44 age 23. #45 Air Transport Group. P/O Hutchings was killed when Ventura aircraft #JT 846 crashed into the sea off Iceland. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hutchings is buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
HUTCHINS, DONALD ROSS WO2(N) R169558. From Leamington, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 8/45 age 23. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Stroh K.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Hutchins is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HUTCHINS, MELVIN LAWRENCE SGT(AG) R144839. From Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 13/43 age 20. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft #DT 568 was lost over Holland during a trip to Bochum, Germany. F/O E.R. Midgley (RAF), Sgts A. Roberts (RAF), A.W. Stevens (RAF), and S. Wood (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Hutchins is buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, at Rossum, Weerselo, Overijssel, Holland.
HUTCHINSON, BRUCE P/O(WAG) J6845. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Feb 21/42 age 20. #3 Operational Training Unit – attached to #115 Canadian Squadron. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Hatfield W.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hutchinson is buried in the 1.0.0.F. Cemetery at New Westminster, British Columbia.
HUTCHINSON, GORDON FREDERICK F/O(P) J25815. From London, Ontario. Killed Jul 2/44 age 30. #1667 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Murphy G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hutchinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUTCHINSON, GORDON JAMES WO2(WAG) R91860. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 31/43 age 28. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #ED 447 missing over enemy- held territory. WOs R.P. Campbell, F.J. Belanger, Sgts W.E. Debeurier (RAF), J.C. Jacques (RAF), J.L. Barden (RAF), and S.D. Wall (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hutchinson is buried in the New Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam, North Holland.
HUTCHINSON, JOHN ALEXANDER LAC(P) R189987 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 10/43 age 21. #13 Service Flying Training School, St. Hubert, Quebec. LAC Hutchinson lost his life when Harvard aircraft #FS 664 crashed three miles south of St. Angelo de Monnoir, Quebec. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Hutchinson is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
HUTCHISON, ALICK MATHESON F/O(N) J39872. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Turner R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Hutchison is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HUTCHISON, JACK LEON FS(P) R75946. From Virgil, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 3/42 age 25. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, Norfolk, England. Wellington aircraft #X 3724 failed to return from night operations against Bremen, Germany. Sgts J.T. Plant (RAF), T.E. Rowan (RAF), T.A. McGrath (RAF), and E.R. Harding (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hutchison was buried with military honours in the General Cemetery, Den Burg, Texel Island, Holland.
HUTCH ISON, JOHN LUTTERELL P/O(P) J38048. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed Mar 20/44 age 28. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. P/O Hutchison and LAC N.B. Jenkins were engaged in instrument flying practise and were killed when Harvard aircraft #FE 744 hit the ground at a very high speed at Lafontaine, Ontario. Pilot Officer Pilot Hutchison is buried in the Cote St. Charles Cemetery, Hudson, Quebec.
HUTCHISON, JOHN WILLIAM FS(OB) R85883. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/42 age 21. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft missing after take-off. Sgt H. Firth (RAF) was also killed. One Canadian, Sgt McCabe was either taken Prisoner of War or was an Evader. Flight Sergeant Observer Hutchison is buried the Churchyard at St. Samson-De-La-Roque, Eure, France.
HUTCHISON, RICHARD BALMAIN F/O(P) J21234. From Springside, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 23/44 age 26. #227 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft #JL 905 failed to return from an anti-shipping strike off the south coast of Greece. The RAF navigator, FS L. Sawle, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hutchison has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HUTCHISON, WILLIAM KENNETH P/O(P) J5139. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed Sep 25/41 age 21. #245 Squadron (Fugu Non Fugio). P/O Hutchison was killed when his Hurricane aircraft was in a mid-air collision near Stockbridge at Chilbolton, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Hutchison is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUTT, DUNCAN STUART SGT(P) R95991. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 26/42 age 24. #23 Squadron (Semper Aggressus). Mosquito aircraft crashed on West Mersea Island, Essex, England. The RAF navigator was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Hutt is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HUTT, KENETH JOHN FS(N) 523734 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 15/41 age 24. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Manchester aircraft was lost over enemy-held territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Hutt is buried at Frederikshavn, Denmark.
HUTTON, ALLAN P/O(WAG) J87713//R122356. From Cumberland, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr19/44 age 20. #14 Squadron (I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise). Marauder aircraft #FK 159 failed to return from a shipping strike. P/Os J.M. Power, D.K. Schroder, and B.J. MacKinnon were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hutton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HUTTON, CHARLES FORTUNE LAC R129339 – clerk. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Dec 19/42 age 29. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). Death by natural causes in RAF Hospital, Rauceby, Lincolnshire. Leading Aireraftman Hutton is buried in the Holy Cross• Church Burial Ground at Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.
HUTTON, EDSEL RAYMOND FS(P) R110637. From The Pus, Manitoba. Killed Sep 28/42 age 20. #7 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost over the North Sea. FSs J.L. Chartier, H.W.H. Adams, J.R. Coffey, J.E. Oatway, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hutton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUTTON, JACK LAC R210829 – driver. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Died Jun 7/45 age 32. #39 Wing Rest Camp, Tattenburg, Germany. LAC Hutton accidentally drowned while on duty. Leading AirCraftman Hutton is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
HUTTON, ROBERT GERALD WO1(N) R109276. From Mossleigh, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar-21/45 age 22. #161 Squadron. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Trail’ J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Hutton was buried at Fraiture, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
HUXTABLE, ROBERT GERALD WO1(WAG) R133782. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 3/44. #45 Air Transport Group. Marauder aircraft caught fire. Please see Perkins D.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Huxtable is buried in the Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan.
HYDE, CHARLES F/L(P) 148788 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 31/44 age 25. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). Lancaster aircraft did not return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hyde is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HYDE, GEORGE GORDON F/L(P) C948. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed May 17/41 age 27. #402 City of Winnipeg Squadron. F/L Hyde had flown with #1 RCAF Squadron and had been shot down and burned during the Battle of Britain. He was killed doing aerobatics in a Spitfire aircraft for a war bond drive. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hyde is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.
HYDE, HENRY JOHN WO2(WAG) R123526. From Lowe Farm, Manitoba. Killed Jan 8/44 age 23. #147 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Determined To Defend). Two Bolingbroke aircraft collided in mid-air and aircraft #9131 crashed in the sea off Tofino, British Columbia. WOs J.A. Horton, W.J. Toner, and one Canadian soldier, Pte. G.J. Jean, were also killed. There were no fatalities in the other aircraft. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hyde has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HYDE, JOHN WILLIAM P/O(AG) J95349//R278156. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 35. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je To Plumerai). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Lowe A.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hyde is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HYDE, PHILIP F/O(AG) J191311/R108429. From Magog, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 28/45 age 23. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #NP 768 was shot down by a German night fighter aircraft during night operations against Stuttgart, Germany. P/O S.G. Rundle and F/O A.L. Evans were also killed. Three Canadians, W/C. Carling-Kelly, F/Os Dales and Bird, and one RAF member of the crew were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Air Gunner Hyde is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HYDE, REED TILTON F/L(P) C14912 M.i.D. From Downey, Idaho, U.S.A. Killed Feb 19/45 age 33. #107 Operational Training Unit. Dakota aircraft #TS 436 crashed two and one half miles north-west of Zeals, Wiltshire, England. F/Os J.C. Howden, G.J. Guay, and M.E. Scovell were also killed. Sixteen passengers, all not Canadians, were injured. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hyde is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HYDES, HARRY GEORGE SGT(P) R54087. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Apr 25/41 age 24. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. Sgt Hydes and LAC R. Paterson were both killed when their Harvard aircraft #2502 dived into Westmeath Lake, Ontario. Sergeant Pilot Hydes is buried in the Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
HYLAND, ERNEST WILLIAM F/O(N) J11806. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed Feb 22/43 age 25. RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. F/O Hyland and FS C.B. Simpson were killed when Hudson aircraft #BW 615 crashed at Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. Flying Officer Navigator Hyland is buried in the Cote des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
HYLAND, GEORGE ALBERT F/O(P) J39503//R135456. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 28. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Suttak J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hyland has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HYLAND, THOMAS VINCENT SGT(P) R128953. From West Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Apr 8/43 age 21. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Sgts Hyland and P.W. Elliott (RAAF) were engaged in a navigation exercise and were killed when Hudson aircraft #FK 408 crashed near Sydney, Nova Scotia. Sergeant Pilot Hyland is buried in the Capilano View Cemetery at West Vancouver, British Columbia.
HYNAM, GRAHAM STANLEY F/O(P) J15652 D.F.C. From Akron, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed May 29/43 age 22. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #X 3704 lost a wing in flight and crashed at Pershore. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. F/O Hynam won his D.F.C. while assigned to #420 Squadron. Flying Officer Pilot Hynam is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
HYNDMAN, BRUCE DOUGLAS F/O(P) J35209. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 6/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Osnabruk, Germany. Please see Smith, G. Edward for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hyndman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HYNDMAN, ORIE FRANK P/O(WAG) J851021/R100014. From Rapid City, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 22/44 age 22. #179 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Maclntyre P.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hyndman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
HYNDMAN, THOMAS FREDERICK SGT(P) R129026. From Oakville, Ontario. Killed Oct 4/42 age 20. #5 Advanced Flying Unit. Miles Master aircraft flew into a hillside in fog in England, one RAF airman was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Hyndman is buried in the Felpham St. Mary Churchyard, Bognor Regis, England.
HYNES, WILLIAM JOSEPH WO2(N) R126404. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed Jan 13/44 age 23. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Christie C.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Hynes has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HYSON, ARNOLD WENTWORTH SGT(AG) R104434. From Indian Point, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 12/42 age 19. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft missing from an attack against Mainz, Germany. FS Langford-Pudney and Sgt K.R. Toiler (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, Sgts T.A. Duff and J.J. Garrity were taken Prisoners of War. One member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Hyson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HYT, NICHOLAS EDWARD SGT(AG) R223024. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see Silver S.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Hyt is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.