O’BEIRNE, WILLIAM FREDERICK HOWARD P/O(WAG) J36468. From Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Killed Jan 27/44 age 21. #6 Advanced Flying Unit. The crew of Anson aircraft #DJ 659 were on a night navigation exercise when the aircraft flew into some clouds and went out of control. The Anson crashed at Compton Casey near the RAF Station at Chedworth, Gloucestershire. Two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Beirne is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
O’BLENES, HAROLD ALBERT P/O(P) J15122. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed Mar 10/42 age 20. #131 Squadron (Invicta). P/O O’Blenes was the pilot of Spitfire aircraft #AB 242 engaged in low. flying and was killed when he crashed into the Officer’s Mess on the aerodrome at Llanbedrog, Wales. Pilot Officer Pilot O’Blenes is buried in the Public Cemetery, Portmadoc, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
O’BRIEN, ALEXANDER ALAN F/O(OB) J11244. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 6/43 age 22. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). The pilot of Hudson aircraft #AM 572 was endeavoring to land in adverse weather when he crashed 1,000 yards east of the Blida aerodrome. One crew member, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Observer O’Brien is buried in the El Alia Cemetery, Algiers.
O’BRIEN, CHARLES EDWARD F/O(P) J23895. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 28. #640 Squadron. Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Carleton R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O Brien’s fourth operation. Flying Officer Pilot O’Brien is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
O’BRIEN, CHARLES STEWART FS(P) R65254. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Oct 31/41 age 23. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Johnson J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot O’Brien has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’BRIEN, CLARENCE OSWALD FS(WAG) R54319. From Arnprior, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 31/42 age 26. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft lost. Please see P/O R.S. Patterson for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Brien is buried in the General Cemetery at Bergen, Holland.
O’BRIEN, DANIEL JOHN P/O(WAG) J86201//R110065. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 22/44 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Laird D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Brien is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
O’BRIEN, DONALD KEMPTON FS(WAG) R76409. From Pictou, Nova Scotia. Killed May 6/42 age 32. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Hancock J.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Brien is buried in the Kempston Cemetery, Bedfordshire, England.
O’BRIEN, FREDERICK WILLIAM SGT(OB) 516572 – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 6/41 age 27. #22 Squadron (Preux Et Audacieux). Beaufort aircraft missing during an attack on an enemy convoy off Borkum. One Canadian, F/L G. McCaw, was taken Prisoner of War. Sergeant Observer O’Brien is buried in the War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
O’BRIEN, HENRY JAMES STUART F/O(P) J40218. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 28/44 age 21. #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron. F/O O’Brien was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #MK 731 was hit by flak during a tactical photo reconnaissance of the Duren area of Germany. Flying Officer Pilot O’Brien is buried in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
O’BRIEN, JOHN ANTHONY F/O(BA) J29718//R177062. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/45 age 29. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Henry F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer O’Brien is buried in the War Cemetery at Dumbach, Germany.
O’BRIEN, JOHN ERVIN P/O(P) J87441//R145552. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 21. #148 Squadron (Trusty). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Parkinson J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot O’Brien is buried in the Milan War Cemetery, Italy.
O’BRIEN, JOHN JOSEPH KENNETH SGT R94274 – radar mechanic. From Westmount, Quebec. Died Jul 27/44 age 32. #1 Repatriation Depot. Sgt O’Brien was sent to Canada from #78 Wing for surgery and he died in the Royal Victoria Hospital. Sergeant O’Brien is buried in the Cote Des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
O’BRIEN, JOHN WILLIAM WO2(WAG) R70461. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Sep 16/42 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Halstead D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Brien is buried in the Evesham Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
O’BRIEN, LAWRENCE FRANCIS F/O(N) J26652. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 5/44 age 25. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Villeneuve St. Georges, France. Please see Sinclair A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator O’Brien is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boissy-sousSt. Yon, Seine-et-Oise, France.
O’BRIEN, MARTIN JOSEPH PATRICK FS(WAG) R62962. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed May 29/42 age 22. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Beaufort aircraft crashed into the sea. Please see MacColl D.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Brien is buried in St. Theresa’s Cemetery, Sydney, Nova Scotia.
O’BRIEN, PATRICK GERARD FS(OB) R56394. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Mar 23/42 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Jay C.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer O’Brien is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, West Thorney, Thorney Island, Sussex, England.
O’BRIEN, PATRICK VERNON WO2(WAG) R118136. From Terrace, British Columbia. Killed Aug 17/43 age 20. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Wellington aircraft #MP 7039 had an engine fail at take-off and crashed on the south side of Haifa. WO O’Brien was the only casualty. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Brien is buried in the British New War Cemetery at Haifa, Egypt.
O’BRIEN, RALPH CONNORS P/O(P) J15750//R73008. From Beaver Harbor, Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 24. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Wellington aircraft #W 5392 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany. P/O W. Reason and three RAF members of the crew were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot O’Brien was buried in the Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
O’BRIEN ROBERT HENRY FS(WAG) R110081. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 19/43 age 22. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Foerster W.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Brien is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, West Thorney, Thorney Island, Sussex, England.
O’BRIEN, WALLACE WESLEY F/O(N) J14520. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 24. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Lundy E.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator O’Brien is buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, France.
O’BRIGHT, VERNON PATRICK P/O(AG) J90421//R197081. From Walkerton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 837 was shot down at Meijel, Holland during a night operation to Sterkrade, Germany. F/O E.O. Johnson and P/O E.C. Green were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Garrity, taken Prisoner of War and three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner O’Bright is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
O’BRYAN, WILLIAM ERNEST HUGH F/O(N) J45422//R225196. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Mar 19/45 age 29. #571 Squadron. Mosquito aircraft #PF 387 crashed near Huntington, Suffolk, England. The RAF pilot was also killed. Flying Officer Navigator O’Bryan is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
O’CONNELL, EUSEBINS WILLIAM FS(AG) R97362. From Mount Forest, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 15/43 age 24. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #ED 612 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Connell is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
O’CONNELL GEORGE FRANCIS LEO FS(AG) R203907. From Keeler, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 22/44. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Please see P/O R.E. Horton for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Connell is buried in the Oosterwolde General Cemetery, Doorspijk, Gelderland, Holland.
O’CONNELL, HOWARD FERGUSON P/O(BA) J24652. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 22/43 age 24. One of 37 airmen lost at sea off the M.V. Amerika. Please see Clarke D.M. for casualty list and detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer O’Connell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
O’CONNELL, JOHN CARLOS JR. P/O(AG) J92329//R185380. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Louvain, Belgium. Please see Smith H.I. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner O’Connell is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-lesBruxelles, Belgium.
O’CONNELL, LAWRENCE JAMES F/L(P) J15311 D.F.C. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed Jan 18/44 age 25. #36 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Oxford aircraft #EB 506 crashed at Kingston, Nova Scotia, presumed engine failure on take-off. F/L H.W. Church, F/Os R.J. Walls (RNZAF), and J.D. Walsh (RNZAF) were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot O’Connell is buried in Gate Of Heaven Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
O’CONNELL, ROBERT EMMETT F/O(N) J43904. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 32. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). The crew of Ventura aircraft #2266 crashed near the convoy they were escorting. Sgts J. Northgrave, J.M. McColman, and F/O J.M. Smith were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator O’Connell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
O’CONNELL, THOMAS HAROLD F/O(P) C20465//R85203. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 24. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Pilzen, Czechoslovakia. Please see Tschantre A.A. for casualty list and flight detail. F/O O’Connell had been slightly injured on September 8, 1941 when Cessna Crane aircraft #7814 from #4 S.F.T.S., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan nosed over during a forced landing three miles east of Sterieux, Saskatchewan. Flying Officer Pilot O’Connell was buried at Bierfield, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
O’CONNELL, WALTER FRANCIS LAC R135869. From Jamaica, New York, U.S.A. Killed Jan 27/43 age 24. Leading AirCraftman O’Connell is buried in the Pine Lawn St. Charles Roman Catholic Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York, U.S.A.
O’CONNOR, CHARLES JOSEPH FS(BA) R145478. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 8/44 age 28. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #DV 227 missing during a night operation to St. Leu D’Esserent, France. WO E.J.W. Stirling (RNZAF), Sgt, G.H. Tucker (RAF), FS C. Jackson (RAF), and three other RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer O’Connor is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Moliens, Oise, France.
O’CONNOR, FRANCIS CHARLES FS(OB) R74963. From Kamloops, British Columbia. Killed Feb 25/42 age 25. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft crashed. Please see FS A. Kruet for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer O’Connor is buried in the Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex, England.
O’CONNOR, GEORGE DALTON FS(P) R212801. From Pickering, Ontario. Killed Jan 31/45 age 22. #19 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Spice D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot O’Connor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’CONNOR, GORDON WIILIAM FS(WAG) R288521. From Bonfield, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 5/45 age 20. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). Liberator aircraft missing. Please see WO J.C. Ekeburg for casualty list and other detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Connor has known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
O’CONNOR, JAMES MICHAEL BARRY WO2(BA) R68264. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/43 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Skaggerak, Norway. Please see Smallwood G.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer O’Connor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’CONNOR, JOHN HENRY FS(OB) R79053. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 11/42 age 21. #14 Operational Training Unit (Keep With The Pack). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see FS R.P. Davies for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer O’Connor is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, Cottesmore, Rutland, England.
O’CONNOR, LEROY JOSEPH FS(P) R100538. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 6/43 age 27. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Mitchell aircraft crashed. Please see Gordon M.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot O’Connor is buried in the Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, England.
O’CONNOR, PATRICK JOSEPH LAC(P) R189713 – under training. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 8/43 age 29. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. LAC O’Connor lost his life when his Harvard aircraft #2596 went into a spin and crashed one mile east of Caistorville, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot O’Connor is buried in the Cote Des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
O’CONNOR, RONALD CHARLES F/L(P) J13409//R133311. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Mar 8/45 age 22. #283 Squadron. The crew of Warwick aircraft #BV 522 were engaged in an air test when they crashed five miles east of Sidi Ferruch, Algeria. Two crew members and two passengers, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot O’Connor is buried in the British Cemetery, Defy Ibrahim, Algeria.
O’CONNOR, STAFFORD THOMAS FS(N) R114634. From Ceylon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 24. #487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Weaver S.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator O’Connor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’CONNOR, WILFRED MARTIN JOSEPH CPL R89111 – air frame mechanic. From Mattawa, Ontario. Killed Dec 19/43 age 23. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). A Halifax aircraft was parked in the dispersal area at Skipton on Swale and was being worked on by Cpl. O’Connor when it was struck by another Halifax aircraft. Cpl. O’Connor was killed in the crash. Corporal O’Connor is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
O’DELL, AUSTIN ROY FS(AG) R101932. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 20/42 age 21. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft #DT 570 was shot down at Bockum, Germany. WO E.G. Jones was also killed. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Dell was buried in the Krefeld Cemetery, Bockum, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
O’DONNELL, BERNARD JAMES FS(P) R109157. From Purple Springs, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 2/43 age 22. #487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see McCormick J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot O’Donnell is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard, Feltwell, Norfolk, England.
O’DONNELL, CECIL FREDERICK F/O(BA) J35008. Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Snell D.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer O’Donnell was buried at Westerhever, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Keil War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
O’DONNELL, EDMUND MICHAEL F/O(P) J16923. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 11/44 age 23. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Smithson I.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot O’Donnell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’DONNELL, ERNEST WILLIAM P/O(AG) J86852//R62897. From Bathurst, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Feb 23/44 age 22. #1673 Heavy Conversion Unit. Liberator aircraft #BZ 951 failed to return from bombing operations over Sinde, Burma. Nine of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. pilot Officer Air Gunner O’Donnell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
O’DONNELL, FREDERICK POTTER WO2(WAG) R129062. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 3/43 age 26. #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Sydney, Nova Scotia. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Laut A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Donnell is buried in St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
O’DONNELL, JOSEPH NORMAN E/O(P) J39724//R117266. From Killarney, Manitoba. Killed Nov 19/44 age 26. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see F/O T.R. Bailey D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot O’Donnell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’DONNELL, JOHN JAMES LAC(P) R72655 – under training. From Vernon River, Prince Edward Island. Killed Jul 22/41 age 23. #9 Service Flying Training School, Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Harvard aircraft #2852 crashed, on July 20, 1941, when the pilot attempted a forced landing three miles east of the Summerside aerodrome after being in a mid-air collision with Harvard aircraft 2693. LAC O’Donnell succumbed to his injuries on July 22 in the Station Hospital at Summerside. LAC A.H. Keith was the pilot of aircraft #2693 and LAC O’Donnell was in aircraft #2852. Leading AirCraftman Pilot O’Donnell is buried in the Vernon River Cemetery, Vernon River, Prince Edward Island.
O’DONOGHUE, MAURICE EDMUND F/O(BA) J25518. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Oct 21/43 age 19. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). The crew of Wellington aircraft DF 595 were on a cross-country training exercise when the aircraft went down in the sea off Carlisle, Scotland. FSs M. Antifaev and R.M. McEachern were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Two of the crew were picked up by air-sea rescue. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer O’Donoghue has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’DONOHOE, FRANK JAMES FS(AG) R93372. From Islington, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/43 age 28. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Seliar E.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Donohoe is buried in the St. John Churchyard, Boldre, Hampshire, England.
O’DOWDA, JOHN FREDERICK P/O(AG) J19976//R147249. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 15/44 age 21. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see WO H.B. Thompson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner O’Dowda is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
O’DRISCOLL, MICHAEL FRANCIS FS(P) R90547. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/42 age 23. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sandiford J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot O’Driscoll is buried in the Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex, England.
O’GORMAN, JOHN GREGORY FS(P) 6597. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed May 19/43 age 27. #14 Advanced Flying Unit. FS O’Gorman lost his life when his Oxford aircraft #V 4022 had one engine cut out, go into a spin and crash seven miles north-east of Retford, at West Burton, England. Flight Sergeant Pilot O’Gorman is buried in the St. Chad Churchyard, Harpswell, Lincolnshire, England.
O’GRADY, JOHN BRIAN DECOURCY WO1(AG) R77353. From New York City, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Nov 17/43 age 30. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Mai Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see P/O A.M. Laughland D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Air Gunner O’Grady has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’GRADY, JOHN EARL F/O(P) J9136//R87456. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 6/42 age 21. #139 Jamaica Squadron (Si Placet Necamus). Mosquito aircraft crashed thirty miles off the coast of Den Helder, Holland whilst engaged in an attack against the Phillips factory at Eindhoven, Holland. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot O’Grady has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’GRADY, JOHN EDWARD SGT(AG) R188976. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed Nov 6/43 age 20. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Turner C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner O’Grady is buried in the St. Patrick Churchyard at Jurby, Isle Of Man.
O’GRADY, JOSEPH LEONARD FS(OB) R95736. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/42 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Aachen, Germany. Wellington aircraft was lost when severe icing conditions were encountered on the way to the target. FSs G.J. McElroy, H. Broom, WO T.E. Powell, and P/O F.L. Todd also killed. Weather conditions caused two other aircraft to go down and forced four aircraft to turn back. Flight Sergeant Observer O’Grady is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
O’HAGAN, WALTER GERARD F/O(P) J23021 From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 23/44 age 21. #402 City of Winnipeg Squadron. F/O O’Hagan was flying Spitfire aircraft #AD 489 on ops. and was last seen twenty miles north-east of Barfleur, France. Flying Officer Pilot O’Hagan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’HAIR, ORVILLE STOTTS FS(AG) R125941. From Greencastle, Indiana, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 13/43 age 27. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft W 4338 was shot down at Krefeld, Germany during operations over enemy territory. FSs B.E. Atwood and F.J. McKeown were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Hair was buried in the Cemetery at Krefeld, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
O’HALLORAN, WILLIAM EDWARD FS(AG) R124579. From Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 14/43 age 21. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Eulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft #W 4305 was shot down at Hoerstel, Germany. One Canadian, Sgt Olding, was taken Prisoner of War. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Halloran was buried in the Evangelical Cemetery at Hoerstel, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
O’HANLEY, CHARLES BEECHING P/O(P) J5296. From Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed Oct 23/41 age 20. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Kelley R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot O’Hanley is buried in the Church of Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Roble Street, Truro, Nova Scotia.
O’HANLEY, GERALD JAMES F/L(N) J10184. From St. Peters, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Jan 28/43 age 25. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Turner A.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator O’Hanley was buried in the New Cemetery at Krefeld, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
O’HARA, BASIL MORGAN FS(WAG) R128741. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 28/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). BROTHER to Gerald C.P. O’Hara. Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Sinclair D.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Hara has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’HARA, CHARLES LESLIE SGT(P) R119372. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed Jul 12/42 age 22. #132 Canadian Squadron. Sgt O’Hara was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft #ET 863 was involved in a flying accident. Sergeant Pilot O’Hara is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
O’HARA, JAMES WARREN F/O(P) J17065. From Toronto, Ontario, Killed in Action Aug 15/43 age 21. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JA 850 missing over enemy territory during night operations. P/O A.A. Balcombe, F/O K.A. Gough (RAF), F/Ls S.G. Matkin (RAF), R.C.C. Taylor (RNZAF), P/O J.B. Paterson (RAF), and Sgt A. Whatmore (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot O’Hara is buried in the Churchyard at Sassenay, Saone-et-Loire, France.
O’HARA, GERALD CHURCHILL PATRICK FS(AG) R110283. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/43 age 23. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). BROTHER to Basil Morgan O’Hara. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Thompson D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant O’Hara has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’HARA, LEO FRANCIS FS(AG) R255038. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 9/44 age 19. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 754 was shot down by a German JU-88 aircraft during a raid against Bochum, Germany. This was the thirteenth operation for this crew, P/Os A.I. Cohen, J.H. Goldfinch, R.F. Emerson, R.A. Campbell, and F/O G.W. Murphy were also killed. WO J.E. McQueen was blown out of the rear turret, parachuted down and was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Hara is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
O’HEARE, ROBERT ERNEST F/O(WAG) J26856, From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 18/44 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Mildon R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Heare is buried in the War Cemetery at Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
O’KANE, THOMAS LESLIE P/O(WAG) J89205//R151125. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 17/45 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Wesel, Germany. Please see F/O M.B. Stock for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Kane is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
O’KEEFE, RALPH SGT(AG) R98640 – Royal Air Force. From Stephenville, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jun 29/42 age 21. Sergeant Air Gunner O’Keefe is buried at Hatfield, Yorkshire, England.
O’KELLY, MIALL BOURCHIER F/O(P) J18246. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul,16/44 age 21. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). F/O O’Kelly was flying Spitfire aircraft #NH 265 and was last seen engaging enemy aircraft eight miles east of Hers, France. Flying Officer Pilot O’Kelly is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Ecouche, Manche, France. Addendum: – The burial location should read Orne not Manche. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.
O’LEARY, JACK ROBERT WO2(P) R92556. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 1/42 age 20. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Whitley aircraft missing over enemy territory. Two RAF members of the crew, Sgts F. Morrison and S. White were also killed. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot O’Leary is buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, France.
O’LEARY, JOSEPH MARTIN F/L(NB) J217141/R126407. From Richibucto, New Brunswick. Died Jan 22/45 age 24. #131 Operational Training Unit. Death by natural causes while in the County Hospital, Enniskellen, County Fermanagh. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer O’Leary is buried in the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
O’LEARY, LEO FREDERICK WO1(P) R90360. From Seaforth, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Peart E.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot O’Leary was buried in the Cemetery at Leculot, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
O’LEARY, OWEN ARTHUR P/O(P) J17836. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 21. #619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #EE 147 crashed one and one half miles north of Zecherin near the target Peenemunde, Germany. Sgts D.G. Cox (RAF), J.T. Hubbard (RAF), J.H. Shaw (RAF), T. Underdown (RAF), FSs R. Crossley (RAF), L.F. English (RNZAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot O’Leary was buried at Swinemunde, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Old Garrison Cemetery at Poznan, Poland.
O’LEARY, PATRICK TERRANCE F/L(P) C997. From Armdale, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 27/43 age 22. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). Spitfire aircraft #BS 172 was lost to enemy action in mid channel off Dover, England. Flight Lieutenant Pilot O’Leary has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’LEARY, PATRICK WILLIAM FS(BA) R160321. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 20. #467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #LM 237 missing during a night trip to Konigsberg, Germany. One Canadian, F/O J. Sutcliffe, was taken Prisoner of War. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer O’Leary has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’LEARY, ROBERT JOSEPH FS(WAG) R54187. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Mar 26/42 age 20. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Dobie R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Leary is buried in the Old Weston (St. Swithun) Cemetery, Huntingdonshire, England.
O’NEIL, ALTON JAMES SGT(AG) R161662. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 9/43 age 28. #23 Operational Training Unit, Wythall, England. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Long C.R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner O’Neil is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
O’NEIL, CHARLES LENNOX P/O(WAG) J87081//R97345. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 27/44. #117 Squadron. Dakota aircraft missing. Please see F/O F.A. Pfeffer for casualty list and other detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Neil has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
O’NEIL, DAVID WO2(P) R92679. From Fernie, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 20/43 age 25. #540 Squadron. Mosquito aircraft #W 4060 was shot down at Bergen, Holland. The RAF navigator, Sgt A.D. Lockyer was also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot O’Neil is buried in the Mollendahl Church Cemetery at Bergen, Norway.
O’NEIL, EDWARD THOMAS FS(AG) R122572. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Sep 6/42 age 19. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Wright F.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Neil has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’NEIL, GRANT MURRAY P/O(BA) J88853//R149118. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 493 was shot down at Teshendorf-Ruppin, Germany, during night ops. over Berlin, Germany. P/Os S. Einarson, J.M. Charest, and P/O A.H. Ashford were also killed. Three Canadians, WOs G.R. Buchanan, A. Bonikowsky, and F/O J.A. Laberge, were taken Prisoners of War. There were two #405 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see F/O D. Hackett D.F.C. for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer O’Neil has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’NEIL, HAROLD DOUGLAS F/L(P) J22026. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 6/44 age 22. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Osnabruck, Germany. Please see Norejko S.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot O’Neil has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’NEIL, HUGH HAROLD AC1 R50208 – air frame mechanic. From Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Died Feb 3/42 age ,21. #2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan. Died of natural causes while in the Royal Columbia Hospital, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. AC1 O’Neil had been A.W,O.L. from Mossbank since January 21, 1942. AirCraftman First Class O’Neil is buried in Willow Grove Cemetery, Pugwash, Nova Scotia,
O’NEIL, THOMAS HAROLD F/O(N) J10678. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 4/43 age 20. #39 Squadron (Die Noctuque). Beaufort aircraft lost. Please see Morrison al. for casualty list and flight detail Pilot Officer Navigator O’Neil is buried in the Suez Military Cemetery, Suez, Egypt.
O’NEILL, ARTHUR HENRY F/L(P) C3334. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Apr 22/42 age 43. Composite Training School, Trenton, Ontario. Died of natural causes while in the Christie Street Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. Flight Lieutenant Pilot O’Neill is buried in St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
O’NEILL, BERNARD PETER FS(P) R69028. From Timmins, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 2/42 age 23. #402 City of Winnipeg Squadron. Hurricane aircraft #BE 483 was carrying bombs when it was shot down by two enemy ME-109 fighter aircraft. FS O’Neill was killed when the aircraft went down in the English Channel eight miles north-west of the harbour at Cherbourg, France. Flight Sergeant Pilot O’Neill is buried in the Old Communal Cemetery, Cherbourg, Manche, France.
O’NEILL, CHARLES JAMES ERSKINE P/O(P) J87299//R137235. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action May 4/44 age 21. #582 Squadron (Pre Volamus Designantes), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 910 missing during night operations against Montdidier, France. FS G. Coon, FSs F.N. Holmes (RAF), J.R. Ingham (RAF), P/O S. Hewitt (RAF), and Sgt J.A.A. Mansfield (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Armstrong, was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Pilot O’Neill was buried in the Communal Cemetery at Beaulieules-Fontaines, France, exhumed, and reburied in the St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine Maritime, France.
O’NEILL, DANIEL FS(AG) R87591. From Allenby, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 3/43 age 19. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Target – Chedburgh, Germany. Please see Powell W.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Neill is buried in the Oud Leusdon General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.
O’NEILL, EDWARD LAWRENCE FS(AG) R161795. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 9/44 age 25. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft #NN 697 missing during night operations, a raid against Etaples, France. F/Os F.J. Clubb (RAAF), D.E. Balsdon (RAF), P/O P.B. White (RAAF), Sgts G.J. Burns (RAF), L.F. Death (RAF), and FS R.S.L. Walters (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Neill is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Marigny-Champigny, Seine-et-Oise, France.
O’NEILL, GORDON CAMPBELL P/O(OB) J3602. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 22/41. age 21. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). Wellington aircraft #T 2967 was shot down at Wiesbaden, Germany during night operations over enemy territory. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer O’Neill was buried in the South Cemetery at Wiesbaden, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
O’NEILL, JAMES VINCENT SGT(P) R135199. From Walden, New York, U.S.A. Killed Feb 17/43 age 23. #58 Operational Training Unit. Sgt O’Neill lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #P 6606 crashed near the aerodrome at Grangemouth. Sergeant Pilot O’Neill is buried in the Grandsable Cemetery, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
O’NEILL, JOSEPH PATRICK FS(WAG) R164611. From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Killed May 21/44 age 25. #5 Operational Training Unit. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see WO W.H. Harris for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Neill is buried in the Dunure Cemetery, Ayrshire County, Scotland.
O’NEILL, LAWRENCE WILLIAM F/O(BA) J22703. From Rainy River, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 22/44 age 24. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Halifax aircraft #LW 274 went down in the sea off Flamborough Head north of Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. F/O A.L. Clogg and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer O’Neill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’NEILL, MAURICE FRANCIS F/O(P) J29178. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 17/44 age 27. #113 Wing, Nassau, Bahamas. F/Os O’Neill and J.W. Wood were engaged in practise circuits and landings and had the starboard engine fail after take-off. They were both killed when their Marauder aircraft failed to maintain height and crashed in the sea 400 yards off shore. Flying Officer Pilot O’Neill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
O’NEILL, THOMAS JOSEPH F/O(BA) J35019. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 22/45 age 32. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Lancaster aircraft #LM 105 missing from night operations against Duisburg, Germany. WO R.S. Pyatt and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer O’Neill is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
O’NEILL, WILLIAM HENRY FS(P) R60975. From Peace River, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 18/41 age 34. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft #N 3665 was armed with 4 x 2,000 lb. armour piercing bombs and 1 x 250 general purpose bomb and failed to return from operations, presumed enemy action. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot O’Neill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’QUINN, ARTHUR SGT(AG) R356185. From Lourdes, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jun 25/42 age 25. Sergeant Air Gunner O’Quinn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’REILLY, HAROLD MATTHEW F/O(WAG) J43233. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 27/45 age 25. #117 Squadron. Dakota aircraft #KN 602 failed to return from a supply drop to the British 14th Army. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Reilly has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
O’REILLY, JAMES PATRICK GALLERY FS(BA) R154098. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 20. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Kopchuk J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer O’Reilly is buried in the Northern Cemetery, Flushing, Zealand, Holland.
O’REILLY, RICHARD JOSEPH FS(AG) R267626. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 16/45 age 18. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see FS C.H. Weicker for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner O’Reilly is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
O’ROURKE, ARTHUR FRANCIS FS(AG) R148749. From York Mills, Ontario. Killed in Action May 28/43 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finern). Wellington aircraft #MS 481 was hit by flak over the target and was forced to land in the sea in the Estuary of Humber. Four of the survivors were picked up and they noted the rear turret was missing at the time of the crash. FS O’Rourke was in the turret and was lost sometime after the aircraft was shot up and before the crash landing. Flight Sergeant O’Rourke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’ROURKE, EDWARD JOHN WO2(N) R120092. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 3/45 age 30. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Lancaster aircraft #PA 190 failed to return from operations against Enordhausen, Germany. FSs L. Cockerham and J.L. Cooke were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator O’Rourke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
O’SULLIVAN, DENIS JOSEPH FS(N) R171492. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 23/44 age 28. #437 Husky Squadron (Omnia Passim). Dakota aircraft #KG 305 crashed and burned in a field five miles south-east of Arnhem near Driel, Holland during a supply dropping operation to the 6th British Airborne Division west of Arnhem. As there was light moderate flak and small arms fire in the drop area enemy action is suspected, F/Os W.R. Paget, D.L. Jack, and WO R. Pinner were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator O’Sullivan was buried by a Dutch civilian near the scene of the crash, exhumed, and reburied in the Oosterbeek Cemetery, Arnhem, Holland.
O’SULLIVAN, MICHAEL JOSEPH P/O(WAG) J15443. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 16/42. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft was shot down over Aachen, Germany during a bombing operation. P/O J.D. MacLeod was also killed. Five members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner O’Sullivan was buried in the Military Cemetery at Aachen, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
O’SULLIVAN, ROBERT JOSEPH F/L(P) J27021. From Valleyfield, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 10/45 age 25. #107 Squadron (Nous Y Serons). Mosquito aircraft #HR 254 missing whilst attacking railway communications at Hamm/Magdeburg, Germany. The RAF navigator, F/O E.T. Harris, was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot O’Sullivan is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
OAKENFOLD, HAROLD FREDERICK LAC R186866. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 24/43 age 19. Head Quarters Western Air Command. Lost at sea off the B.C. Star. Please see Davies G.A. for casualty list and detail. Leading AirCraftman Oakenfold has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
OAKES, FRED GLEN WO2(BA) R159134. From Colinton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 20. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Lancaster aircraft #R 5904 crashed and blew up at Steelhoven, Oosterhout, Northern Brabant, Holland during a night trip to Hamburg, Germany. Five RAF members of the crew also killed and one RAF airman was safe. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Oakes was buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Oosterhout, exhumed, and reburied in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
OAKES, GEORGE WALSH LAC R224258 – air frame mechanic. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jun 5/45 age 24. #12 Equipment Depot. Killed in a truck and train collision on Marlene St. in Montreal. Leading AirCraftman Oakes is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
OAKES, WILLIAM HUGH F/O(BA) J40103//R193771. From Swan Lake, Manitoba. Killed Mar 5/45 age 25. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Halifax aircraft #NA 184 was outward bound for the target when it broke up in the air and crashed one and one half miles north of Dishforth, Yorkshire. F/O E.W. Clark, P/O J.A. Epoch, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Oakes is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
OAKFORD, EDWARD PARKER F/L(P) J12842. From Hythe, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 19/44 age 23. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per lma). Canso aircraft crashed. Please see Pettigrew T.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Oakford is buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
OAKLEY, ERNEST JAMES SGT(AG) R190931. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 14/44. age 20. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Palest). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see FS A.E. Dimock for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Oakley was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Lauenburg, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
OAKLEY, JAMES FRANCIS SGT(AG) 798702 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 21. Sergeant Air Gunner Oakley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
OAKLEY, WILLIAM HENRY WO1(P) R134130. From St. Boniface, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 21. #271 Squadron. Dakota aircraft #FZ 667 missing from a night glider towing operation on D-Day. F/O L.C. Flather, FS S. Hope (RAF), F/L L. Miller (RAF), and Sgt I.C. Seeger (RAF) were also killed. A parachute and part of the aircraft were found just off the French shore. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Oakley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Sgt. I.C. Seager (RAF) was not part of this crew. FS. Hope (RAF) and F/L Miller (RAF) are both buried in the War Cemetery at Herrnanville. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.
OAKLEY, WILLIAM HERBERT FS(N) R153550. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 17/43 age 21. #10 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #LA 882 dived out of cloud and crashed at New Inn Farm, St. Florence, Pembrokeshire, England. Five airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Oakley is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
OATWAY, JOHN EVERED FS(P) R98512. From Rockhaven, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 28/42 age 27. #7 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Hutton E.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Oatway has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OCHSNER, ROBERT DUNCAN P/O(AG) J85342. From Bittern Lake, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 25. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Cambrai, France. Please see Stewart W.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Ochsner is buried in the Military Cemetery, Florenville, Nord, France.
ODDAN, HAROLD ENGMAN F/O(AG) J38163. From Chamberlain, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Louvain, Belgium. Please see P/O Roy S. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Oddan is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
ODELL, CAMERON WARREN AC1 R258407 – air frame mechanic. From Carstairs, Alberta. Died Aug 11/44 age 18. #15 Service Flying Training School, Claresholm, Alberta. AC1 Odell was accidentally drowned at Cameron Falls, Waterton Lakes. AirCraftman First Class Odell is buried in the Carstairs Cemetery, Carstairs, Alberta.
ODELL, DONALD CARR P/O(AG) J95168//R220816. From Petrolia, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 8/44 age 19. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Lancaster aircraft #HK 577 missing during operations over Le Havre. FS A.G. Kilsby (RAF) was also killed, Five of the crew, not Canadian, believed safe. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Odell is buried in Ste. Marie Cemetery at Le Havre, France.
ODELL, JAMES GILMOUR P/O(AG) J19278//R171975. From Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 23/43 age 28. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Berlin, Germany, P/O Odell had completed over thirty operations and had begun his second tour at the time of his death. Please see F/L R.A. Gardiner D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Odell is buried in the General Cemetery at Ter Apel, Vlagtwedde, Gronigen, Holland.
ODGERS, ROSS SGT(WAG) 11314770 – Royal Air Force. From Timmins, Ontario. Killed in Action May 23/44 age 22. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft lost. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Odgers is buried in the Tywardreath Cemetery, St. Austell, Cornwall, England.
ODOBAS, KEITH EARL SGT(AG) R269308. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 18. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Please see Speller D.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Odobas is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
OFF, CHARLES LAC R130405 – drogue operator. From Weybum, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 11/42 age 23. #3 Bombing and Gunnery School, Macdonald, Manitoba. Fairey Battle aircraft #1755 was towing a target when it stalled during a turn and crashed ten miles north of the aerodrome at MacDonald. AC2. J.P. Buzik and Sgt N. Moss (RAF) were also killed. Leading AirCraftman Off is buried in the Regina Cemetery at Regina, Saskatchewan.
OFFER, LLOYD FS(P) R134373. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 3/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Lancaster aircraft #DS 760 was shot down by a German night fighter during night operations over Berlin, Germany. P/Os F.R. Symons, C.A. Griffiths, FS P. AIlwell (RAF), Sgt G. Jowett (RAF), and one other RAF member of the crew were also killed. One Canadian, P/O G. Sparks, was taken Prisoner of War, one Canadian, WO Gridland, was an Evader. Flight Sergeant Pilot Offer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OFFLER, ROBERT WILGAR F/O(P) J11560. From Leamington, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 29/44 age 27. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Mosquito aircraft #LA 403 was last seen at 3,000 feet and in a snow storm south-east of Eurville, Franco during a raid against military targets near Calleville, France. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believd killed. Flying Officer Pilot Offler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OFFLER, WILLIAM HENRY F/O(N) J22508. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 25/43 age 21. #220 Squadron (We Observe Unseen). Fortress aircraft #FK 202 crashed in the North Sea, search aircraft reported oil and aircraft wreckage in the area but no survivors. F/O A.W. Dungate, WO M. Varney, and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Offler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OGILVIE, BRUCE ADAM P/O(WAG) J89408//R82044. From South Mountain, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 15/44 age 21. #357 Squadron. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see F/L L. Patterson for casualty list and other detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ogilvie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
OGILVIE, CHARLES G. SGT(AG) 621667 – Royal Air Force. From Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Nov 16/44 age 24. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Fortress aircraft lost. Sergeant Air Gunner Ogilvie is buried at Cawston, Norfolk, England.
OGILVIE, JAMES MANSON F/L(P) C1207. From Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Killed Feb 8/42 age 20. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). Tomahawk aircraft crashed. Please see F/L D.G. Morris for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Ogilvie is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
OGILVIE, JAMES MCVIE F/O(N) J22214//R134712. From Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 3/44 age 23. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft #JB 549 missing since taking off for operations over Berlin, Germany. P/O G.W. Henderson was also killed. Five members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. This was F/O Ogilvie’s twenty-first operation. Flying Officer Navigator Ogilvie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OGILVIE, SCOTT MCRURY P/O(AG) J94475//R221522. From Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Nov 30/44 age 18. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Short C.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Ogilvie was buried in the British Burial Ground at Weerk, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
OGILVY, JAMES SUTHERLAND FS(N) R97923. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 16/43 age 27. #10 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #BD 376 crashed, struck another aircraft and burned on landing at Steval, England. Three airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Ogilvy is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
OGILVY, STUART TRES1LIAN LAC(P) R61456 – under training. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed Dec 7/40 age 22. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. LAC Ogilvy lost his life when Harvard aircraft #2607 crashed near Schornberg, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Ogilvy is buried in the Rosedale Cemetery at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
OGREN, CARL ERIC SGT(WAG) R166219. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jun 28/43 age 19. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. The crew of Mitchell aircraft failed to return from an exercise at sea. Searchers found an empty damaged dinghy and a wheel, that belonged to the aircraft, floating in deep water. P/O W.L. Stinson, Sgts T. Wallace, and A.J. Beaulieu were also killed. Three airmen, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ogren has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa Ontario.
OGSTON, ROBERT WILSON FS(AG) R179719. From Ajax, Ontario. Killed Sep 7/43 age 19. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 732 had both port engines fail and then it caught fire when the pilot made a forced landing in a field near RCAF Station, Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire. FS Ogston was the only casualty. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ogston is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
OIRING, MORRIS NATHAN LAC R144937. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 14/42 age 20. One of 19 airmen lost at sea off the S.S. Caribou. Please see Truesdale L.W. for casualty list and detail. Leading AirCraftman Oiring has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
OKE, ERNEST CAMERON F/O(P) J25965. From Cochrane, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 23/44 age 22. #620 Squadron. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Higgins L.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Oke is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Britlac, Charente, France.
OKE, HAROLD DONALD WO2(WAG) R66305. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 15/43 age 28. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Mank M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Oke is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
OLAFSEN, GORDON WILLIAM WO2(AG) R192540. From Steveston, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 18/44 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Parrott J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Olafsen was buried in the American Cemetery at Fosses, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Leopoldsburg, Limburg, Belgium.
OLDERSHAW, JOHN LEIVERS SGT(AG) 953465 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Aug 28/43 age 33. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see WO J.W. Renwick for casualty list and detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Oldershaw is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
OLDFORD, LESLIE SGT P4629 – aero engine mechanic. From PenhoId, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 23/42 age 27. #120 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Coal Harbour, British Columbia. Stranraer aircraft missing. Please see Stuart R.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Oldford has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
OLDHAM, FREDERICK FERNALEY SAUNDERS LAC(P) 382 – under training. From Paris, Ontario. Killed Jul 18/41 age 25. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, High River, Alberta. LAC Oldham was killed when Tiger Moth aircraft #4078 struck the ground and caught fire ten miles east of the aerodrome at High River. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Oldham is buried in the Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ontario.
OLDHAM, HAROLD WILSON F/O(P) C2397. From Woodstock, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Sep 27/41 age 34. RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Lance W.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Oldham has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
OLDHAM, WILLIAM GERALD F/L(P) J14716//R133110. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 9/45 age 23. #605 County of Warwick Squadron (Nunquam Dormio). Mosquito aircraft #PZ 349 missing whilst attacking enemy transport in north-west Germany. The RAF navigator, Sgt J.F. Fry was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Oldham is buried in the General Cemetery, Ede, Gelderland, Holland.
OLIPHANT, GEORGE SCOTT F/O(N) J6316. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 15/44 age 28. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt J.A. Lanouette for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Oliphant is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
OLIVER, JAMES HENRY FS(OB) R64236. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/42 age 26. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Blenheim aircraft #V 5433 crashed and burned at Grunay Island, Outer Skerries. FS C. Douglas Brown and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Oliver is buried in the New Cemetery, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
OLIVER, JOHN P/O(BA) J89469//R139200. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Hein J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Oliver is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
OLIVER, JOHN HENRY SGT(P) R80486. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 10/43 age 21. #112 Squadron (Swift In Destruction). Sgt Oliver was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft #FR 361 was shot down forty-four miles north-west of Faum Tatauin. Sergeant Pilot Oliver has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
OLIVER, JOHN LISLE SGT(P) R225186. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Oct 3/44 age 20. #20 Advanced Flying Unit. Sgt Oliver was killed when his Oxford aircraft #LX 321 had engine failure and crashed at Bainton, Oxford, England. Sergeant Pilot Oliver is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
OLIVER, MELVIN ROBERT F/O(N) J22436. From Listowell, Ontario. Killed in Action May 3/44 age 24. #550 Squadron (Per Ignem Vincimus). Target – MaiIly Le Camp, France. Please see F/O E.C. Jones for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Oliver is buried in the Cheniers Cemetery, Mame, France.
OLIVER, MICHAEL RICHARD FREWIN F/O(N) J28500. From Langford, British Columbia, Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 25. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #PB 147 missing during operations against Stuttgart, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts N. Bradshaw, A.W. Crooke, R.R. Hardley, C.B. Osborne, FS S.J. Honour, and F/O J.B. Moss were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Oliver is buried in the Charmes Military Cemetery, Essegney, Vosges, France.
OLIVER, ROBERT REGINALD FS(WAG) R75618. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed Mar 23/42 age 20. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Jay C.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Oliver is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, West Thorney, Thorney Island, Sussex, England.
OLIVER, ROLAND STANTON SGT(AG) 1264816 – Royal Air Force. From Norwood, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 22/42 age 27. Sergeant Air Gunner Oliver has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OLIVER, ROY TUFTS SGT(OB) R76040. From Westville, Nova Scotia. Killed Oct 21/41 age 23. #19 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Wellington aircraft #P 5103 were engaged in a night flash bomb exercise when they crashed at Ardestie, Dundee, Scotland. Sgt H.G. Roughton (RNZAF) and P/O LT Younie (RNZAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer Oliver is buried in the Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.
OLIVER, THOMAS EDWARD P/O(WAG) J16099//R91358. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/42 age 20. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). Halifax aircraft went down in the sea off Boulogne, France during a trip over enemy-held territory. P/O W.H. Thomas was also killed and six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Oliver is buried in the Calais Canadian Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
OLIVER, WILLIAM JOHN F/O(P) J23152. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed Oct 6/43 age 19. #6 Operational Training Unit. F/O Oliver was killed when he accidentally fell from the roof of the St. George Hotel, George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Flying Officer Pilot Oliver is buried in St. Martin’s New Burial Ground at Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
OLIVER, WILLIAM ROBERT P/O(N) J88087//R157896. From Dauphin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 23/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Laon, France. Please see Saltzberry R.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Oliver is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Conde-surAisne, Aisne, France.
OLLEN-BITTLE, ERLE WALTER P/O(P) J6495. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 16/42 age 19. #33 Squadron (Loyalty). P/O 011enBiftle lost his life when his Hurricane aircraft crashed at landing ground L54 in the Middle East. Pilot Officer Pilot 011en-Bittle is buried in the Chatby Military Cemetery at Alexandria, Egypt.
OLLETT, JAMES FREDERICK F/O(N) J13951//R128542. From Ocean Falls, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 24/44 age 26. #179 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HF 143 lost in the English Channel whilst on a patrol south of Plymouth, England. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. F/O O11ett’s body was found in a dinghy by air-sea rescue about a month later. Flying Officer Navigator O11ett is buried in the St. John Churchyard at Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
OLLETT, RALPH WILLIAM F/O(BA) J22702. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 34. #640 Squadron. Target – Hasselt, Belgium. Please see P/O M.K. Christie for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Ollett is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
OLLINGER, JOHN JOSEPH WO2(BA) R170661. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 21. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft #MX 821 failed to return from a trip to Bottrop, Germany. F/O W.A. Bell was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer 011inger has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OLLIS, REGINALD KEITH P/O(BA) J24634//R128234. From North Makwa, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 22/43 age 20. One of 37 airmen lost at sea off the M.V. Amerika. Please see Clarke D.M. for casualty list and detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer 011is has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
OLMSTEAD, CHARLES ROBERTSON FO(P) J15622//R82236. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed May 1/44 age 24. #1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.R. Milne for flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Olmstead is buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Aylmer, Quebec.
OLMSTEAD, LEONARD THOMAS FS(P) R134468. From Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 7/43 age 25. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Shulman P.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Olmstead is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
OLMSTEAD, LESLIE JOHN SGT(BA) R213888. From Three Hills, Alberta. Killed Oct 17/44 age 29. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see P/O A.L. Sunstrom for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Olmstead is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
OLMSTED, WILFRED JAMIESON FS(AG) R186395. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 18/44 age 22. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Manson J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Olmstead has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OLSEN, EDWARD CARL F/O(P) J8777. From Pendleton, Oregon, U.S.A. Killed in Action Oct 1142. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducirnus). Target – Flensburg, Germany. Please see Kitchen J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Olsen was buried in the Military Cemetery at Flensburg, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
OLSEN, FRANK LEVI SGT(AG) R68754. From Dryden, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 10/42 ago 22. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see F/O W.H. Mathews D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Olsen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
OLSEN, GORDON LEONARD SGT(P) R66161. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/41 age 19. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Whitley aircraft #Z 6577 missing during bombing operations over enemy territory. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Olsen is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
OLSEN, PHILIP ERIC SGT R58625 – seaman. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 24/43 age 22. Head Quarters Western Air Command. Lost at sea off the B.C. Star. Please see Davies G.A. for casualty list and detail. Sergeant Olsen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
OLSHANSKY, MAXWELL LAC R177528 – armorer. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 12/44 age 22. #127 Wing, #6416 Servicing Echelon, Holland. One of five Canadians killed during an enemy bombing attack at #127 Wing landing strip, Holland. Please see Sykes J.E. for casualty list. Leading AirCraftman Olshansky is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
OLSON, ALVIN GUSTAF SGT(AG) R95308. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 21/43 age 26. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Hollingshead C.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Olson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OLSON, ANDREW GOODWIN P/O(N) J25058//R158221. From Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 12/43 age 20. #13 Operational Training Unit, Bicester, England. Mitchell aircraft #FL 193 crashed at Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England. Three airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Olson is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
OLSON, DONALD BRANT F/O(BA) J43026//R212340. From Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 14/45 age 27. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Dresden, Germany. Please see F/L J.K. Knights D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Olson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OLSON, GEORGE ORLANDO FS(N) R175903. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 13/44 age 31. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #ME 674 missing from a night trip to Revigny, France. Six RAF crew members, FS W.S. Bancroft, Sgts J.S. Eastham, K. Gaythorpe, J. Kilgour, J. Rhodes, and F/O C.R. Phillips were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Olson is buried in the Churchyard at Couvonges, Meuse, France.
OLSON, HERBERT OSWALD AC1 R136224 – armourer. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Oct 26/43 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). AC1 Olson was killed when he fell off his bicycle whilst cycling in thick fog. AirCraftman First Class Olson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
OLSON IVOR DONALD P/O(P) J90769//R134610. From MacGregor, Manitoba. Killed Sep 16/44 age 26. #3 Advanced Flying Unit. P/O Olson was killed when his Anson aircraft #EG 168 lost its tail unit and spun into the ground after a mid-air collision with another Anson. Aircraft #EG 168 crashed at RAF Station, Halfpenny Green, England, three airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Olson is buried in the Worcester Park St. Philip Churchyard, Sutton and Cheam, Surrey, England.
OLSON, OMAR ELDRED LAC(P) R115828 – under training. From Delisle, Saskatchewan. Killed Jun 15/42 age 22. #7 Service Flying Training School, MacLeod, Alberta. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see LAC J.A. McLa.ren for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Olson is buried in the Delisle Cemetery, Delisle, Saskatchewan.
OLSON, PAUL ALFRED F/O(P) J23786//R147477. From Niddrie, Ontario. Killed Feb 14/44. #1674 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #BB 278 crashed in the sea in Moricombe Bay near Grune Point, Kirkbride, Scotland. Sgt J.M. Peltier and eight airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Olson is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
OLSON, STANLEY MARTIN F/O(P) J27093. From Wynndel, British Columbia. Killed Jul 23/45 age 24. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per lma). Canso aircraft #11023 crashed and sank off Aylmer, Quebec whilst practising water landings in Lake Deschenes. F/O R.G. Murphy, WOs R.L. Bulley, L.M. Whitehead, and FS S.W. Brown were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Olson is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
OLSSON ALAN LUDVIG P/O(P) J19280. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 26/44 age 25. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Koivu J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Olsson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
OLSTEAD, GEORGE JAMES P/O(P) C862. From Sidney, British Columbia. Killed Oct 14139 age 23. #1 Air Navigation School, Trenton, Ontario. Fairey Battle aircraft crashed. Please see Corbett H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Olstead is buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Neepawa, Manitoba.
OLSVIK, DAVID OSBORNE F/O(P) J18387. From Parkside, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Talon J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Olsvik was buried at Ghore, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
OMILIANOUSKI, PETER CHRISTOPHER FS(WAG) R51998. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 26/42 age 27. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft #BD 266 was carrying high explosive bombs when it was lost to enemy action whilst engaged in night bombing operations. FS F.M. Cole was also killed. Three RAF crew members missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Omilianouski has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OMOE, FRANCIS MELVIN FS(AG) R187451. From Banff, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 15/44 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Revigny-Sur-Omain, France. Please see WO J.E. McClure for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Omoe is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Lusigny-Sur-Barse, Aube, France.
ONESON, MARTIN JOSEPH LAC R211209. From Dorval, Quebec. Died Aug 8/45 age 20. RCAF Station, Greenwood, Nova Scotia. BROTHER to Paul Patrick A. Oneson. LAC Oneson died in the Station Hospital at Greenwood of injuries sustained when he fell off a moving construction truck. Leading AirCraftman Oneson is buried in Presentation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery, Dorval, Quebec.
ONESON, PAUL PATRICK AUGUSTUS FS(WAG) R56246. From Dorval, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 30/42 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducirnus), Pathfinder Force. BROTHER to Martin Joseph Oneson. Target – Bremen, Germany. Please see Harrell W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Oneson is buried in the Protestant Churchyard at Noordwolde, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Holland.
ONUSKI, MAURICE DANIEL AC2 R220368. From Coniston, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 24/43 age 18. Head Quarters Western Air Command. Lost at sea off the B.C. Star. Please see Davies G.A. for casualty list and detail. AirCraftman Second Class Onuski has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ONYSKO, PETER F/O(P) J24428. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died Oct 27/44 age 22. #257 Burma Squadron (Thay Myay Gyee Shin Shwe Hii). Death by natural causes while in the Halton Hospital, England. Flying Officer Pilot Onysko is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
OPIE, EDWARD ALAN SGT(BA) R131859. From Red Deer, Alberta. Killed Sep 13/43 age 30. #12 Operational Training Unit, Chipping Warden, England. Wellington aircraft #BJ 664 was reported on fire in flight during a violent thunderstorm. The aircraft crashed three miles west of Craven Arms, Shropshire near Aston on Clun. Six airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Opie is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
OPIE, GLENN EDWARD SGT(WAG) R208669. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed Oct 4/44 age 19. #82 Operational Training Unit, Ossington, England. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS F.E. Thistle for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Opie is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
OPRUK, PETER F/O(NB) J10897. From Calder, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 6/43 age 26. #18 Squadron (Animo Et Fide). Boston aircraft missing. Please see Bain T.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Opruk has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
OQUENDO, WILLIAM CAESAR LAC(P) R125792 – under training. From New York City, New York, U.S.A. Killed Jun 21/42 age 25. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. Harvard aircraft #3111 went down in Rideau Lake, Ontario during a cross-country solo flight from #2 SFTS to #9 AOS, St. Jean, Quebec to #13 SFTS, St. Hubert, Quebec to RCAF Station, Trenton, Ontario and return. #31 SFTS, Kingston, Ontario was asked to provide personnel and aircraft in a search and they found an oil slick on Rideau Lake. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Oquendo is buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
ORCHARD, ANTHONY BRIAN F/O(N) J37160//R188400. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 20. #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 Navigator Orchard is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ORDIN, CARL JOSEPH F/L(N) J21973//R157925. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 2/45 age 22. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Wiesbaden, Germany. Please see F/L D.E. Berry A.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Ordin is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ORLINSKI, CASIMER FRANK FS(WAG) R134317. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 19. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Kopchuk J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Orlinski is buried in the Northern Cemetery, Flushing, Zealand, Holland.
ORME, FRANK KERR P/O(P) J3739. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/41 age 25. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Blenheim aircraft #V 6436 missing during operations, presumed enemy action. There were three #21 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this date. Those killed were all RAF and were; Sgts R.F. Brian, K. Hayes, A.A.C. Shaddick, FSs G. Brittain, D.J. Mackan, F/O A.H. Collins, P/O S.F.M. Gunnis. Pilot Officer Pilot Orme is buried in the General Cemetery, Hook of Holland.
ORMEROD, JOHN HAROLD LAC(P) R201020. From Riverside, Ontario. Killed May 10/44 age 20. #12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba. Cessna Crane aircraft #8749 was in a three aircraft formation when it dived into the ground two miles north of Chater, Manitoba. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Ormerod is buried in Victoria Memorial Park, Windsor, Ontario.
ORNSTEIN, MORLEY F/O(N) J39972//R193892. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 23/45 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Bremen, Germany. Please see F/O W.E. Thoroldson for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Ornstein was buried in the Military Cemetery at Osterholtz, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.
ORR, ALEXANDER GRAY F/O(P) J10951. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Dec 23/43 age 24. #684 Squadron. Mosquito aircraft #HJ 760 disintegrated in the air and crashed into a water tank sixteen miles north-west of Mirsarai, Bengal at Fenny. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Orr is buried in the Maynamati Military Cemetery, Comilla, India.
ORR, DONALD HUGH F/O(N) J14181. From Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 ago 23. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Peenemunde, Germany. Please see Leighton J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Orr is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ORR, HARRY EDWARD P/O(WAG) J15865//R78066. From Clarkson, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 14/42 age 19. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Stirling aircraft lost. Please see Cartmell R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Orr was buried at Vechta, Germany, exhumed, and re buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ORR, HUBERT FRANCIS P/O(BA) J89072//R160886. From Peace River, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 30. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Lancaster aircraft #DS 840 was shot down at Furth, Germany during a night operation to Nuremburg, Germany. P/Os A.G. Devoy, R.C. Haycock, F/L W.W. Cracknell, F/O L.E. Robinson, one RNZAF, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. This was P/O Orr’s fifth operation and his was one of 108 Allied aircraft that were lost this night. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Orr was buried at Furth, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ORR, JAMES SAMUEL FS(P) R98836. From Laura, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 1/42 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, Norfolk, England. Wellington aircraft #BJ 893 was shot down eight miles south-west of Sedan, at Flize, France during a night attack against Saarbrucken, Germany. FS L.J. Ross, P/Os R.A. Shires, R.A.G. Tucker (RAF), R.E. Thornley (RAF), and WO L. Rosekilly (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Orr was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Flize, France, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery at Chotoy, Meurthe-et-Mosell, France.
ORR, MELVIN OSBORNE P/O(AG) J95460//R263098. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 29/44 age 19. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see FS J.C. Cooke C.G.M. for casualty list and flight detail. P/O Orr had bailed out of his flak damaged #103 Sqdn. Lancaster aircraft near Namur, Belgium on October 31, 1944 during a raid against Cologne. He returned, uninjured, to RAF Station, Elsham Wolds, England on November 6, 1944. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Orr was buried in KoIm Field, Cologne, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ORR, RICHARD HERBERT F/O(P) J20704. From Underwood, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/43 age 27. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #JD 406 was shot down over Souilly during operations against Nuremberg, Germany. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts H.M. Gill, I. Illingworth, P.J. Wenmouth, E.J. Williams, and F/O W.V. Gregson were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Dunleavy, taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Pilot Orr is buried in the Churchyard at Souilly, Meuse, France.
ORR, ROBERT JAMES P/O(N) J19009. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/L L.N. McCaig D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Orr is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ORR, RUBEN SEYMOUR WO2(AG) R139891. From Vera, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 25. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft #DK 231 missing during operations over Frankfurt, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Orr is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ORROCK, ROBERT CLIFFORD FS(N) R192788. From Mount Lehman, British Columbia. Killed Oct 17/44 age 21. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft #LP 610 suddenly went into a dive and crashed in the sea one mile off the coast at Veryan, Cornwall, England. F/O N.C. Dumont and Sgt E. Post were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Orrock has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ORSER, CLAYTON EARL P/O(N) J95471//R201563. From Hartland, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 24/45 age 21. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Target – enemy shipping. Please see F/O L. Aljoe for casualty list and operation detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Orser is buried in the Churchyard at Sola, Norway.
ORSER, GILBERT MELBOURNE P/O(AG) J94381//R273079. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 19. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see F/L G.R. Harris M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Orser is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ORTON, NELSON RICHARD P/O(N) J94676//R158102. From Birch Hills, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 22/45 age 22. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). Liberator aircraft was hit by anti aircraft fire over the target Bangkok, Siam and made a safe landing at Digri, Bengal, India. P/O Orton succumbed to his wounds about three hours after reaching base, he was the only casualty. Pilot Officer Navigator Orton is buried in the Ranchi War Cemetery, India.
OSADCHY, WILLIAM FS(N) R178725. From Bellis, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 20/44 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Homberg, Germany. Please see Hanon 1.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Osadchy is buried in the Woesnel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, Nort Brabant, Holland.
OSBORN, JAMES EDWARD F/O(N) J40491//R163445. From Fort Erie, Ontario. Killed Nov 19/44 age 21. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see F/O T.R. Bailey D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Osborn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OSBORN, ROY HARRIS F/L(P) J10731. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 25. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincirnus). Mosquito aircraft #HX 950 failed to return from a night intruder operation, last known position was five miles north of Munster, Germany. The RAF navigator, F/O G.W. Ingham, was also killed. This was a diversionary attack in support of the Nuremberg raid and this was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Osborn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OSBORNE, CLYDE ROSWELL FS(P) R154757. From St. Martins, St. John County, New Brunswick. Killed Aug 24/44 age 24. #1652 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #DG 226 had the port outer engine on fire when it dived into the ground on the Wetherby Golf Course, Yorkshire. F/O G. Burnie, FSs J.D. Morrison, E.G. Barrie, and two members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Osborne is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Addendum: – The pilot was practicing three engined landings when the outer starboard engine caught fire. In May of 1992 a memorial was unveiled, at the crash site, in memory of the four Canadians and two Englishmen killed. As flags fluttered from the mastheads in a strong breeze, Wing Commander Bobby Sage, president of the York Air Museum at Elvington, unveiled the memorial in front of representatives of the RCAF, the RAF and Wetherby Council, and many members of the Wetherby Golf Club. A painting of a Halifax Bomber, together with the inscribed names of those who died, will hang in the Wetherby clubhouse. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England.
OSBORNE, JOHN FREDERICK F/O(P) J9510. From Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 26/42 age 21. #221 Squadron (From Sea To Sea). Wellington aircraft lost whilst attacking a convoy off Tobruk. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Osborne has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
OSBORNE, JOHN MAXWELL SGT(P) R68081. From Woodstock, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 10/41 age 21. #226 Squadron (Non Sidi Sod Patriae). Blenheim aircraft #K 7280 was shot down in the sea off the East Frisian Islands. Sgt K.A. McManus was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Osborne was buried in the Military Cemetery at Norderney, East Frisian Islands, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Germany.
OSTEN, MAX MARTIN P/O(WAG) J6359. From Oxbow, Saskatchewan. Killed May 5/42 age 34. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft #Z 1086 stalled during a takeoff attempt after an aborted landing at the aerodrome at Wellesbourne, England. Sgts D.A. Blue, L.H. Blake, and Sgt Craven (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Osten is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
OSWALD, ELMER ADRIAN F/O(P) J87419//R157951. From Heriot Bay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 26. #406 Lynx Squadron (We Kill By Night). Mosquito aircraft missing. Please see P/O K.B. Hicks for sortie detail. Flying Officer Pilot Oswald is buried in the General Cemetery, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Holland.
OSWALD, HENRY CHRISTIAN SGT(AG) R181989. From Kendal, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Augsburg, Germany. Please see Patterson E.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Oswald is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
OSWALD, RONALD EARL FS(BA) R97152. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Jan 29/43 age 34 #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Harron W.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Oswald is buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Honington, Suffolk, England.
OTIS, JOSEPH EDWARD FS(P) R82872. From South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 19/42 age 19. #126 Squadron (Foremost In Attack). FS Otis lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down near Lucia, Malta. Flight Sergeant Pilot Otis is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.
OTT, JOHN FS(AG) 4418. From Chemainus, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 24/42 age 24. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Flensburg, Germany. Please see Webb W.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ott is buried in the Aabenraa Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.
OTTERHOLM, WILLIAM GEORGE FS(AG) R113091. From Dixonville, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 29/43 age 28. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Cologne, Germany. This was FS Otterholm’s third operation. Please see F/O H.W. Fowler A.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Otterholm is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
OTTO, ALLAN WALTER WO2(P) R68549. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action May 16/43 age 21. #12 ASC. WO Otto was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #EP 668 crashed whilst taking off from Es Souda, Algeria. He had been flying Spitfire aircraft #AB 340 on May 11, 1942 when he was slightly injured by enemy action. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Otto was buried at Souk Adras, exhumed, and reburied in the Bone Military Cemetery, Algeria.
OTTO, THOMAS MARSHALL SGT(AG) R161141. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed Feb 26/43 age 19. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. The crew of Ventura aircraft #AE 911 were engaged in a cross-country training flight when they crashed two miles south-west of Minto, New Brunswick. Sgts D.S. Bates (RNZAF), E. Williams (RAAF), and P/O N.C. Harris (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Otto is buried in the Terrace Lawn Cemetery, North Bay, Ontario.
OUELLET, JOSEPH FRANCOIS RENE AURELE LAC R55778. From Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Quebec. Killed Dec 12/42 age 25. One of sixteen airmen killed in the Knights of Columbus Hostel fire at St. John’s, Newfoundland. Please see Sturgeon J.G. for casualty list. Leading AirCraftman Ouellet is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.
OUELLETTE, ALPHONSE’ PETER F/O(AG) J15390//R67666. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 2/42 age 20. #162 Squadron (One Time One Purpose). Wellington aircraft lost over El Dhaba. Sgts R.L. Hill (RAF), J.W. Neu (RAF), FSs A.W. Doughty (RAF), and T.G. Wood (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Ouellette has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
OUELLETTE, JOSEPH EDMOND FS(AG) R84524. From Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jan 29/43 age 21. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Snow W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ouellette has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
OUELLETTE, LOUIS ALEXANDER P/O(P) J92633//R164181 From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/44 age 22. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Nelson L.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Ouellette has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OUELLETTE, STANLEY JOSEPH FS(P) R124429. From Kenora, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 25/43 age 21. #142 Squadron (Determination). Target – Turin, Italy. Please see F/O C.M. Mair for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Ouellette is buried in the Florence War Cemetery, Florence, Italy.
OUIMET, JOSEPH ALBERT BASTIEN P/O(AG) J90386//R177225. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 9/44 age 23. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Haine St. Pierre, France. Please see Webley L.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Ouimet is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Gosselies, Hainaut, Belgium.
OULSTER, NORMAN MAXWELL SGT(P) R56284. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 26/42 age 28. #10 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #AD 689 took off on operations and was not heard from again. Four RAF members of the crew were also killed. Sergeant Pilot Oulster is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
OUROM, RICHARD KNUT F/O(N) J43415//R234303. From Battrum, Saskatchewan. Killed Apr 28/45 age 20. #1653 Heavy Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see F/O J.D. Travis for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Ourorn is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
OUTERSON, JOSEPH LAWRIE P/O(P) J952591/R205168. From Souris, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 20. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Target – Wangerooge Island, Germany. Please see P/O C.H. Livermore for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Outerson was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
OUTHET, GEORGE EDMUND LAC R193986. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Mar 11/44 age 29. Leading AirCraftman Outhet is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
OVENS, JOHN ALLEN P/O(N) J27170. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 7/43 age 26. #45 Air Transport Group, Dorval, Quebec. Aircraft failed to return. LAC C. Conroy was also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Ovens has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
OVERALL, HORACE ERNEST F/O(P) 39331 – Royal Air Force. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 6/39 age 26. #41 Squadron (Seek And Destroy). Spitfire aircraft lost. Flying Officer Pilot Overall is buried in the Catterick Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
OVEREND, GERALD JOSEPH WO2(BA) R165026. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #LL 916 failed to return from night operations against Aachen, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Overend has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egharrt, Surrey, England.
OVEREND, GEORGE JOSEPH SIDNEY F/O(P) C23165. From Orillia, Ontario. Killed May 16/45 age 51. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Hodge R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Overend is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
OVERHOLT, JAMES HENRY SGT(AG) R197141. From Eastwood, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 20. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Lancaster aircraft #ND 530 went down over France during a trip to Stuttgart, Germany. Sgt T.A. Fox (RAF) was also killed and two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Three RAF members of the crew were taken Prisoners of War. Sergeant Air Gunner Overholt is buried in the Churchyard at St. Gilles, Marne, France.
OVERLAND, JOHN SVEN SGT(AG) R270919. From Preeceville, Saskatchewan. Killed Dec 12/44 age 19. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Levine D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Overland is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
OWEN, BROCK LAVERNE WO2(BA) R90400. From Ingersoll, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucern). Target – Cologne, Germany. Please see McCormick L.H. for casualty list and flight detail. WO Owen had been slightly injured on April 16, 1943 when a #427 Sqdn. Wellington aircraft suffered engine failure and made an emergency landing three miles north-east of Bedford near Clear Hill. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Owen was buried in the German Military Cemetery at St. Puond, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
OWEN, DALLAS WILLIAM F/O(P) C1641. From Union, Ontario. Killed in Action May21/41 age 23. #145 Squadron (Die Noctuque Pugnamus) F/O Owen was killed when his Hurricane aircraft was shot down south of Westampnett, Chichester, England. Flying Officer Pilot Owen is buried in the Hindhead St. Alban Churchyard, Haselmere, Surrey, England.
OWEN, EDWARD ALBERT FS(WAG) R77326. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 1/42 age 22. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft #W 8333 was carrying general purpose bombs and incendiaries when it crashed just south of the aerodrome at St. Stamford, England. The bomb load exploded on contact also killing Sgts M.H. Brandon, C.L. Lewis-Hall (RAF), and one other RAF member of the crew. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Owen is buried in the Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex, England.
OWEN, JAMES ERNEST LAC R54870. From Peterboro, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 14/41 age 20. #402 City of Winnipeg Squadron. LAC Owen was killed during an enemy bomb attack on an RAF Station in England. Leading AirCraftman Owen is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.
OWEN, JOHN DAVID WO2(P) R138002. From Comox, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 25/44. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #ND 641 missing over Holland during a night operation to Berlin, Germany. FS H. Nixon, Sgts W.H. Broadmore (RAF), W. Clark (RAF), J.C.A. Lavender (RAF), and P.H. Simpkin (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, FS McGee, was taken Prisoner of War. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Owen is buried in the’ Roman Catholic Cemetery, Tubbergen, Overijssel, Holland.
OWEN, JOHN KEIR AC2 R72816. From Kensington, Prince Edward Island. Died Feb 19/41 age 21. #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Riverdale Isolation Hospital. AirCraftman Second Class Owen is buried in the People’s Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince Edward Island.
OWEN, LUDER KESHISHIAN F/O(BA) J27123. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 25/44 age 27. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Target – Ruisseauville, France. Please see Munson D.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Owen is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Fruges, Pas-deCalais, France.
OWEN, ROGER PIERSON SGT(P) R77460. From Bayside, New York, U.S.A. Killed Dec 18/41 age 25. #52 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Owen was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #C 7061 crashed near the aerodrome at Aston Down, England. Sergeant Pilot Owen is buried in the Holy Trinity Churchyard, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England.
OWEN, THOMAS BRUCE P/O(AG) J90248//R214464. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft #MZ 816 was shot down thirteen miles south-west of Rendesburg at Prinzenmoor, Germany during night operations against Hamburg, Germany. F/O J.K. Armstrong, P/O R.W. Robinson, and Sgt R. Straughan (RAF) were also killed. Three Canadians, Sgt Robertson, F/Os James and Martineau were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Owen is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
OWEN, WILFRED ADIS Sub Lt(P) – Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, From Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. Killed May 27/45 age 19. Fleet Air Arm. Sub Lt Owen was killed in a Seafire aircraft accident off H.M.S. Henstridge. Sub-Lieutenant Pilot Owen is buried in the Kempston Cemetery, Bedfordshire, England.
OWEN, WILLIAM SGT(P) R58067. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 24/41 age 21. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Wellington aircraft failed to return from bombing operations. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Owen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OWENS, DALTON HARVEY F/O(P) J16609. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 25/43 age 22. #176 Squadron (Nocter Custodimus). Hurricane aircraft #HW 432 was seen to trail black smoke then it rolled over and went down at a 45 degree angle. F/O Owens was killed when the aircraft crashed on the south side of the Karnaphul River north-east of Chittagong. Flying Officer Pilot Owens is buried in the Chittagong War Cemetery, Pakistan.
OWENS, JOHN CHARLES P/O(N) J864121/R141230. From Lindsay, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 28. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Pert cite). Target – Laon, France. Please see Roach R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Owens has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OWENS, JOHN SUMNER P/O(N) J86088//R161721. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 6/44 age 21. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Wellington aircraft #MG 796 failed to return from a night patrol off Pyreus, Greece. P/O J.T. Hemsworth, WO P.P. Cowan (RAF), and Sgt D.H. Stoneham (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Owens has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
OWENS, THOMAS REID FS(AG) R79143. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 24/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Strong G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. FS Owens was returning from his twenty-fourth operation at the time of his death. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Owens is buried in the St. Catherine Churchyard, Barnby-on-the-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
OZEROFF, WILLIAM WAYNE FS(N) R181436. From Roseland, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 1/44 age 23. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft #LL 958 missing from a night trip to Vierzon Junction, France. FS N.W. Miles (RAAF), Sgts B. Richardson (RAF), and M.J. Wallen (RAF) were also kiled. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Ozeroff is buried in the Communal Cemetery at La Eerie-St. Cyr, Loire-et-Cher, France.
OZMENT, DONALD ERIC FS(P) R61122. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 27/41 age 20. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft #Z 9306 missing during night operations over enemy territory. Sgts E. Fieldsend (RAF), R. Shuttleworth (RAF), and P/O C.A.C. Havelock (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt D.M. Godard, was taken Prisoner of War. FS Ozment had been slightly injured on March 5, 1941 in a flying accident near Juniata, Saskatchewan while training at #4 SFTS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Flight Sergeant Pilot Oznrient is buried in the St. Jacobiparochie General Cemetery, Het Bildt, Friesland, Holland. Addendum: – The squadron was based at Leeming when Whitley aircraft # Z 9306-S went missing. The four crew members who were killed are all buried at Het Bildt in graves B44.28 to B44.31. Detail from “Some of the Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.