YACKISON, FRANK JOSEPH WO2(AG) R117043. From Capreol, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see McMurdy G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Yackison is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery, Hanover, Germany.

YACKO, JOHN FREDERICK FS(AG) R256200. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed Aug 23/44 age 19. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). The crew of Wellington aircraft #HE 415 were engaged on a thirty mile cross-country night training flight when they crashed in the sea off Lossiemouth, Scotland. F/O R. Greavison, Sgt H.P. Veregin, P/Os F.L. Maw, and S.L. Braaten were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Yacko has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YAHOLNITSKY, WALTER LADISLO WO2(P) R101915. From Mikado, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 9/43 age 30. #249 Squadron (Pugnis Et Calcibus). Spitfire aircraft #BR 131 went missing during a sweep off Cape Scalamri. WO Yaholnitsky reported he was bailing out at 800 feet; a search of the area was undertaken with no results. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Yaholnitsky is buried in the Protestant Section of the Naval Cemetery, Malta.

YANKOSKI, ANTHONY FS(P) R80041. From Russell, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 25/42 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Torkelson D.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Yankoski has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YAPP, THOMAS WALTER FS(AG) R101059. From Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A. Killed Oct 12/42 age 24. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). FSs Yapp and J.P. Standfast were both killed when their Wellington aircraft had engine failure and crashed at Langtoft, Yorkshire. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Yapp is buried in the Driffield Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

YARD, BERNARD JOHN WO2(WAG) R128725. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Dec 1/43 age 26. #1693 Flight. The crew of Anson aircraft #MG 510 were engaged in a low-level bombing exercise when the aircraft stalled in a turn and crashed into the North Sea off Wick, Scotland. WO A. Wilson and F/O L.E. Charnaud were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Yard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YARINGTON, ALVIN EDWARD P/O(AG) J90047//R197267. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Louvain, Belgium. Please see Laturnus A. for casualty list and flight detail. P/O Yarington joined the RCAF groundcrew but broke his back in an accident. Months later he applied for aircrew, became an air gunner and was posted overseas. An air gunner had a problem with his appendix so P/O Yarington took his place and was killed during the flight. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Yarington is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-lesBruxelles, Belgium.

YARUSH, FRED F/O(BA) J24789//R123882. From Grandview, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 26. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Castrop-Rauxel, Germany. The pilot of Halifax aircraft #HX 346 made a forced landing, in poor visibility, at Thelon, near the aerodrome at Leeming, Yorkshire. F/O Yarush was the only casualty. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Yarush is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

YATES, ALBERT CRANSTON FS(WAG) R70975. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 10/42 age 21. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #R 5888 went down near Krefeld, Germany, presumed enemy action. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Yates was buried at Krefeld, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

YATES, EDWARD WALTER SCOTT AC1 R119374 – fire fighter. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Mar 24/42 age 23. #14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario. Death by natural cause at his parent’s home while on leave. AirCraftman First Class Yates is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

YATES, HENRY WILFRED CPL R50609. From Victoria, British Columbia. Died Jan 23/43 age 41. #417 City of Windsor Squadron ( Supporting Liberty And Justice). Death caused by injuries sustained after a robbery with violence in Alexandria. Corporal Yates is buried in the British Military Cemetery at Alexandria, Egypt.

YATES, JOHN FRANCIS EDWARD P/O(WAG) J90292//R198133. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Acheres, France. Please see P/O D.W. Sammon for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Yates is buried at Poix de la Somme. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YATES, LAWRENCE ELMER LAC(P) R111619 – under training. From Athens, Ontario. Killed Apr 15/42 age 20. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. LAC Yates was engaged in night flying training and was killed when Harvard aircraft #3280 crashed one mile west of the aerodrome at Uplands. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Yates is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Brockville, Ontario.

YATES, NORMAN STUART FS(AG) R224482. From Sur le Lac, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 22/44 age 20. #614 County of Glamorgan Squadron (Coda I Geisio). Halifax aircraft #JP 228 was shot down over the target Wkiony, Hungary. P/O T.B. Sparrow, FS D.J. Heath, F/O S. Kwinter, and FS J.G. Evans (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, FS Sparks, was taken Prisoner of War, one of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Yates has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

YATES, PRINCE EDWARD GOODERHAM FS(AG) R256193. From Niagara on the Lake, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 12/44 age 19. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #ME 649 lost whilst engaged in operations over Essen, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Yates is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

YATES, TOM P/O(AG) J95439//R212527. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 27/44 age 26. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Lancaster aircraft #LM 127 was one of three #115 Squadron aircraft lost on the same night attack against Kiel, Germany. A total of nineteen aircrew, all not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Yates is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.

YAWORSKI, ADOLPH EDWARDS WO1(P) R128270. From Rama, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Berlin„ Germany. Please see Young A.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Yaworski is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

YEARSLEY, GORDON AMESON LAC(P) R78680 – under training. From London, Ontario. Killed Oct 19/41 age 26. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see P/O R.D. Wilkes for flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Yearsley is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Ontario.

YEATES, GORDON RICHARDSON FS(P) R69759. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 5/41 age 21. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft #AM 642 failed to return from bombing operations. FS F. Hazlett was also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Yeates has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YEATES, GEORGE REGINALD FS(AG) R118035. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 8/42 age 19. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #W 7782 missing subsequent to take-off. One Canadian, Sgt Brandon, was taken Prisoner of War. P/O E.W.T. Gibbs (RAF) and F/L P.H. Tippetts-Aylmer D.F.C. (RAF) were also killed. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Yeates was buried at Le Culot, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

YEATS, LIONEL JOSEPH F/O(P) J20139. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 7/44 age 21. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see F/O C.F. Bull D.F.C. for casualty list and operations detail. Flying Officer Pilot Yeats has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

YELLAND, HORACE GEORGE P/O(P) 41892 – Royal Air Force. From Nipigon, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 1/39 age 21. #141 Squadron (Caedimus Noctu). Blenheim aircraft crashed in Scotland, two crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot YeIland is buried in the Leuchars Cemetery, Scotland.

YELLAND, JAMES JOSEPH P/O(N) J859601/R144272. From Penetang, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #DV 220 failed to return from a night raid against Leipzig, Germany. P/O F. Allan was also killed. One Canadian, WO Hughes, was taken Prisoner of War and four of the crew, not Canadians, were missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator YeHand has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YELLIN, BENNY F/O(N) J43864. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #LL 774 failed to return from a trip to Duisburg, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Yellin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Engiefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YELLIN, PHILIP FRANK WO2(WAG) R77427. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 30/43 age 23. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Wellington aircraft #HE 182 missing, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. Sgts E.J. Aspden (RAF), R. Davies (RAF), and J.H. Kinnber (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Yellin was buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Munster, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

YEO, JOHN LENUS SGT(OB) R59345. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Nov 11/41 age 19. #16 Operational Training Unit. Sgts Yeo and A. Stack were killed when Hampden aircraft #P 4035 climbed steeply on take-off, stalled, then crashed and burned one quarter of a mile east of the aerodrome at Croughton, Gloucester, England. Sergeant Observer Yeo is buried in the Upper Heyford Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England.

YEO, LORNE EDGAR P/O(AG) J88648//R203319. From Bowmanville, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 21.#426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Simard A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Yeo is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

YEOMANS, JOSEPH TREVOR P/O(BA) J90371//R110465. From Milner, British Columbia. Killed Jul 14/44 age 22. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Smirl G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Yeomans is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

YERBURY, WILLIAM EDWARD STUART SGT(WAG) R54983. From Lachine, Quebec. Killed Jun 17/41 age 19. #10 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Yerbury was killed when his Whitley aircraft crashed near Abingdon, Berkshire, England. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Yerbury is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

YERDON, HAROLD ROBERT JOSEPH FS(AG) R207939. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed Oct 25/44 age 19. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Schwerdfager J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Yerdon is buried in the Accrington Cemetery, Lancashire, England.

YEULETT, WILLIAM VERNON GODWIN F/O(08) J11187. From Uxbridge, Middlesex, England. Killed in Action Mar 26/43 age 22. #502 Squadron (Nihil Timeo)..Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Vesey H.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Observer Yeulett is buried in the St. Columb Major Cemetery, St. Columb, Cornwall, England.

YONKERS, ZENON WO1(BA) R91899. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 14/43 age 20. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see WO A.R. Lutes for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Bomb Aimer Yonkers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YORK, DOUGLAS LAC(P) R144253 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 26/42 age 19. #12 Elementary Flying Training School, Goderich, Ontario. Tiger Moth aircraft #8909 was engaged in a cross-country training exercise when it collided in mid-air with Yale aircraft #3391 from #14 SETS, Aylmer. LAC York and WO R.B. Reid were killed in the Tiger Moth when it crashed at Rostock, near Stratford, Ontario. Please see Mosher J.E. for the Yale casualties. Leading AirCraftman Pilot York is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

YORK, LORNE HERBERT F/O(WAG) J11607. From Tamworth, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 12/43 age 22. Transit Flight. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Fahie P.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner York has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

YORKE, BASIL RALPH WO2(WAG) 11546. From Fox River, Nova Scotia. Killed Nov 3/42 age 26. #70 Operational Training Unit. WO Yorke was killed when he walked into the propeller of a Wellington aircraft that was running up prior to take-off at Jeswang, Gambia. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Yorke is buried at Fajara, Gambia.

YORKE, JOHN HASWELL WO1(WAG) R90160. From Sombra, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 13/43 age 22. #233 Squadron (Ymlaen). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see WO W.E. Machan for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Yorke is buried in the War Cemetery at Lajes on Terceira Island, The Azores.

YORKE, WILBERT GEORGE FS(P) R66080. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 6/42 age 27. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft #W 5528 missing during bombing operations, presumed enemy action. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Yorke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YOST, JOHN WATSON SGT(P) R84219. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Feb 17/42 age 23. #55 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Yost was flying Hurricane aircraft #Z 7052 and flew into a snow storm. He was killed when his aircraft crashed five miles north-west of Horncastle, near Hemingby House Farm, England. Sergeant Pilot Yost is buried in the Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.

YOUMANS, FREDERICK ALECK FS(AG) R102932. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 24/42 age 22. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft missing. There were two #102 Sqdn. aircraft missing in the same area on this date. Please see FS W.D. Reynolds for detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Youmans was buried at Flensburg, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

YOUNG, ALAN WILMOT SGT(P) R159283. From Canmore, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 30/43 age 20. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Horton A.J. for casualty list and operation detail. Sergeant Pilot Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa Ontario.

YOUNG, ALASTAIR JAMES WO2(N) R128730. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LW 574 was shot down at Authaus, Germany during a night attack against Berlin, Germany. WO A. Yaworski, Sgt R.A. McBeath, and Sgt J.J. Jette were also killed. Two Canadians, FS Hamel and WO Armstrong were taken Prisoners of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Young was buried in the Old Catholic Cemetery at Authaus, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

YOUNG, ALBERT EDWARD F/O(N) J20962. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 24. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see Pastorius D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Young was buried at St. Trond, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

YOUNG, ARCHIBALD KAY WO2(BA) R102677. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 26/43 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft shot down. Please see WO F.J. Higgins D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Young is buried in the General Cemetery, Gorssel, Gelderland, Holland.

YOUNG, CLARENCE FS(AG) R204280. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 31/44 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Osterfeld, Germany. Please see Sherry JA. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Young was buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Margaten, exhumed, and reburied in the Nederweert British Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

YOUNG, CLYDE THOMAS FS(WAG) R154828. From Springhill, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 12/44 age 22. #519 Squadron. Ventura aircraft #FN 958 failed to return from a day meteorological flight. Last reported position was north-east of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YOUNG, DANIEL RANDALL AC2 R123735. From Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. Died Dec 24/41 age 22. #7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dauphin, Manitoba. Death by carbon monoxide poisoning while home on leave. AirCraftman Second Class Young is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery at Hickman Mills, Missouri, U.S.A.

YOUNG, DAVID BURTON F/O(P) J92875//R130226. From Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 1/45 age 24. #411 Grizzly Bear Squadron (Inimicus Inimico). F/O Young was flying a Spitfire aircraft and was on a fighter sweep over the Lubeck area of Germany. He disappeared from the squadron formation whilst flying through cloud ten miles north of Flagenow, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Young is buried in the Nederweert British Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

YOUNG, DENNIS JAMES SGT(P) R61155. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Jul 22/41 age 19. #1 Central Flying School, Trenton, Ontario. Sgt Young was engaged in night flying practise and was killed shortly after take-off when Harvard aircraft #2520 crashed and burst into flames one mile north-west of Mountain View, Ontario. Sergeant Pilot Young is buried in the Edmonton Cemetery at Edmonton, Alberta.

YOUNG, DONALD SIDNEY THOMSON F/O(P) C1806. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed Sep 27/40 age 32. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. F/O Young and W/C. G.H. Shaw (RAF) were both killed when Yale aircraft #3431 failed to recover from a spin and crashed near the aerodrome at Uplands. Flying Officer Pilot Young is buried in Fernhill Cemetery, St. John, New Brunswick.

YOUNG, EARL WILLIAM F/L(P) 39593 – Royal Air Force. From Haileyburg, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 23/41 age 25. #205 Squadron (Pertama di Malaya). Catalina aircraft failed to return from a sortie. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

YOUNG, EDWIN ALBERT FS(OB) R91847. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed May 31/42 age 20. #6 Operational Training Unit. Hudson aircraft missing during a training flight. F/O G.R. Stratford and two RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Young is buried in the Churchyard at Spangefreid, Norway.

YOUNG, EUGENE GILBERT Radio Officer. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 7/43 age 22. RAF Ferry Command. Ventura aircraft #FP 647 missing. The pilot, L.S. Lumb, was also killed. Radio Officer Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa Ontario.

YOUNG, GERALD WO1 (WAG) R82701. From Bath, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 15/43 age 27. #53 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #BZ 817 took off on an anti-sub patrol and the pilot attempted to turn back. WO Young, F/O D.B. Sinclair, FS A. Pudifin, and five of the crew who were not Canadians were all killed when the aircraft crashed two miles east of RAF Station, Beaulieu, England. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Young is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

YOUNG, GERALD ARTHUR P/O(WAG) J19577//R92688. From Acme, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 9/43 age 27. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #ED 703 was shot down at Fuerstenfeldbrueck, near Munich, Germany. WO C.F. Daley was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Young was buried at Fuerstenfeldbrueck, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

YOUNG, GORDON KENNETH WO2(N) R90189. From Stratford, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 16/43 age 23. #466 Australia Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HE 501 failed to return from night operations. Sgts G. Errington (RAF), H.E. Jones (RAF), R.K. White (RAF), and P/O C.F. Tozer (RAAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Young is buried in the Churchyard at Seraincourt, Ardennes, France.

YOUNG, GORDON WILLIAM P/O(P) J16906 D.F.C. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 26/43 age 25. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft #EH 876 lost during night operations, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. WOs M.G. East and E.S. PoHon were also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YOUNG, GRIFFIN JAMES P/O(P) J88753//R85855. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 25/44 age 29. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). P/O Young was on an armed reconnaissance over Caen, France on August 13, 1944 when he reported that his Spitfire aircraft #MK 576 had been hit by flak. He was seen to bail out safely two miles south-west of Vassey, France. At 5pm on August 25, 1944 a German Storm Trooper drove into the small prison yard at Les Hagues, France and shot five of the prisoners. He had demanded to have his truck repaired but no one understood him, P/O Young was one of the five. Pilot Officer Pilot Young is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Les Hogues, Eure, France. Addendum: – the correct spelling of Les Hagues is Les Hogues. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.

YOUNG, HAROLD JAMES F/O(P) J21880. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 21/44 age 26. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft was returning in the dark from a raid against the Marshalling Yards at La Chappele, France when it overshot the landing. F/O Young opened up the engines to go around again and hit some houses adjacent to the airfield at Lavender Vale, Wallington, Surrey. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Young is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

YOUNG, HAROLD LEROY LAC R206296 – construction hand. From Erin, Ontario. Died Mar 9/44 age 21. #9 Construction and Maintenance Unit, Vancouver, British Columbia. LAC Young died as the result of an automobile accident due to a roadway cave-in near Port Hardy, British Columbia. Leading AirCraftman Young is buried in the Public Cemetery at Alton, Ontario.

YOUNG, HEDLEY DE LA BROQUERIE P/O(N) J86518. From Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Died Aug 29/44 age 22. #13 Squadron (Adjuvamus Tuendo). Baltimore aircraft lost on August 27, 1944. Please see P/O R. Wilson for flight detail. P/O Young was wounded, taken Prisoner of War and died while in an Italian Hospital near Mantus, Italy which is 122 miles south-east of Milan. Pilot Officer Navigator Young was buried at Mantua, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Padua, Italy.

YOUNG, HENRY KENNETH F/O(BA) J27272. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 30. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Simard A.G. for casualty list and casualty list. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Young is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

YOUNG, HENRY LLOYD MAURICE P/O(P) J15006. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 28/41 age 23. #145 Squadron (Die Noctuque Pugnamus). P/O Young was in a flying battle and was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #P 8044 crashed near Barnsable Lodge, Kirby, Moorside, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Young is buried in the Catterick Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

YOUNG, ISABEL LUELLA AW1 W306370. From Montreal, Quebec. Died Mar 5/43 age 19. RCAF Station, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec. AirWoman First Class Young is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Point Claire, Quebec.

YOUNG, JACK PATON FS(AG) R74870. From Namu, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 30/43 age 20. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft #BB 224 missing from a night trip to Berlin, Germany. Sgts J.M. Taylor (RAF), D.M. Reed (RAF), A. Heptonstall (RAF), F/Os R.G. Harris (RAF), and V.J. Dowling (RAF), were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Young is buried in the General Cemetery at Vorden, Gelderland, Holland.

YOUNG, JAMES OSBOURNE FS(AG) R134821. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 23/44. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #LV 963 lost during night operations against Dusseldorf, Germany. P/Os H.W. Doiron, W.R. Adlard, and FS D.S. Brillinger were also killed. Two Canadians, WOs Findlater and Chamberlain were taken Prisoners of War. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Young is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

YOUNG, JAMES ROSLYN FS(P) R87403. From Viscount, Saskatchewan. Killed May 2/42 age 22. #13 Operational Training Unit. Blenheim aircraft #L 9206 was carrying practise bombs when it crashed and burned three miles east of Billesdon, Leicestershire, England. One RAF and one RNZAF airman were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Young is buried in the St. John the Baptist Churchyard, North Luffenham, Rutland, England.

YOUNG, JOHN MAITLAND W/C(P) C939. From Oakville, Ontario. Killed Sep 4/43 age 31. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see J.G. MacKenzie for casualty list and flight detail. Wing Commander Pilot Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

YOUNG, JOHN RUSSELL DERMOTT LAC(AG) R108362 – under training. From Ogdensburg, New York, U.S.A. Killed Jun 13/42 age 24. #6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario. Nomad aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.A. McGregor for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Young is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.

YOUNG, JOSEPH PHILIP P/O(P) J892531/R155582. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 23/44 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see F/L J.R. Hanson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YOUNG, KENNETH IAN WO2(WAG) R75118. From Wynyard, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 26/43 age 24. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft #BF 450 was shot down at Mannheim, Germany. WO G. Matthews was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Young is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

YOUNG, ROBERT ALLAN WO2(P) R114096. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 3/43 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Sauve J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YOUNG, ROY AUBRY F/O(N) J37531//R149932. From Waskada, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 8/45 age 34. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Lancaster aircraft #ME 365 was seen to explode over the target whilst engaged in a daylight operation against Salzbergen, Germany. F/O L. Flack were also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Young is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

YOUNG, SAMUEL P/O(BA) J87873//R156003. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 22. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Target – Weseling, Germany. Please see FS D.A. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Young is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

YOUNG, STANFORD GRANT P/O(AG) J18352. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 31/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Monchen-Gladbach, Germany. Please see Leaver F.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Young is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

YOUNG, THOMAS MCLAREN F/O(N) J42722. From West Summerland, British Columbia. Killed Nov 9/44 age 26. #82 Operational Training Unit, Ossington, England. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Rosen A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Young is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

YOUNG, THOMAS TAGGART WO1 (P) J72440. From Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A. Died Nov 15/42 age 22. #79 Squadron (Nil Nobis Obstare Potest). WO Young was injured when his Hurricane aircraft crashed on November 13, 1942 five miles east of the Kanchrapara Railway Station. He succumbed to his wounds while in #47 BGH, Calcutta. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Young was buried in the Bhawanipore Cemetery, Calcutta, India, exhumed, and reburied in the Crown Hill Cemetery at Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.

YOUNG, WILLIAM FALCONER P/O(OB) J5688. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 16/42 age 21. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft #W 8318 missing, location unknown. F/O S.B. De Mier (RAF) was also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Young is buried in the Murmurwoude General Cemetery, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Holland.

YOUNG, WILLIAM HAROLD P/O(AG) J87328. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 1/44 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Somain, France. Please see F/L E. Northern D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Young has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YOUNG, WILLIAM MARLIN P/O(P) J22767. From Blufton, Alberta. Killed Aug 28/44 age 21. #6 Advanced Flying Unit. P/O Young was killed when he was struck by an American truck near the main entrance of RAF Station, Windrush, Oxford, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Young is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

YOUNGE, JOHN CAMPBELL F/O(P) J22819. From Camrose, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 6/44 age 29. #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron (Totus Viribus). Spitfire aircraft #B416 missing whilst attacking an enemy barge in the Ghent area of Belgium. Flying Officer Pilot Younge is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.

YOUNGER, ROBERT GRAHAM FS(WAG) 401344 – Royal Australian Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 27. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft lost whilst engaged in operations over enemy territory. Sgt L.J. Yeo (RAF) was also killed. Five others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Younger is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

YOUNGER, ROBERT LAING ROY FS(WAG) 5509. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Sep 12/41 age 22. #19 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft failed to return from a training exercise. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Younger has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

YOUNGS, WILLIAM ALONZO FS(AG) R193650. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 18/44 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Paris, France. Please see Jackson G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Youngs is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.

YOUNIE, WILLIAM ALEXANDER P/O(BA) J89867//R166259. From Sidney, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 3/44 age 28. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Trappes, France. Please see P/O R.B. Thompson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Younie is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Ecquetot, Eure, France.

YOWNEY, MYRON F/O(BA) J22621//R134495. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 26. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #ME 591 was shot down in the Osterloh District near Essen, Germany whilst attacking Leipzig, Germany. P/O J.F. Allen and three RAF members of the crew were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Yowney is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

YUDELL, ISADOR NICHOLAS FS(P) R91968. From Morden, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 6/43 age 22. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #W 5401 failed to return from ops. Sgts J.J. Kellett (RAF), J.J. Redmond (RAF), F/O T. Lansdale (RAF), and S/L I.C. Strutt D.F.C. (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Yudell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

YUILL, KENNETH FERGUSON SGT(N) R106035. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jul 6/42 age 30. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Kemp J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Yuill is buried in the Hereford Cemetery, Herefordshire, England.

YULE, JOHN JAMES P/O(P) J93425//R68126. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 27/45 age 24. #251 Squadron. The crew of Hudson aircraft #AF 743 were engaged in a meteorological reconnaissance in the Reykjanes area of Iceland when they flew into high ground near Reykjavik. F/Os T.M. Lincoln, W.R. Edmondson, Sgt A.R. Simmonds (RAF), and F/L N. Smith (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Yule is buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.

YUNKER, BERNARD F/L(P) J7977. From Balgonie, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 5/44 age 26. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft #LW 210 missing during a night trip, an attack against Villeneuve St. Georges, France. P/Os W. Gracie and H.R. Brewer were also killed. Four Canadians, F/Os P. Scullion, S.G. Hetherington, F.B. Young, and FS LT Grenon taken Prisoners of War. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Yunker is buried in the Communal Cemetery at St. Arnoult-des-Bois, Eure-et-Loir, France.

YUNSKO, WALTER P/O(AG) J95475//R221719. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 1/44 age 20. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Oberhausen, Germany. Please see Jacobs A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Yunsko is buried in the Nederweert British Cemetery at Limburg, Holland.

YURCHISON, WILLIAM F/O(P) J14697. From PeIly, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 5/43 age 21. #227 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft #JL 939 missing during a trip across the Aegean Sea to Rhodes Island, Greece. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Yurchison has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

YURKOWSKI, JOSEPH STANLEY SGT(WAG) R107012. From Lanigan, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 23/42 age 19. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. Ventura aircraft #AE 950 crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, Sgt H.J. Austin (RAF) was also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Yurkowski has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa Ontario.