BRYDEN, GEORGE ST. CLAIR CPL R107359 – service police. From Shelbrook, Saskatchewan. Died May 12/44 age 45. Death by natural causes. Corporal Bryden is buried in the Cemetery at Shel’brook, Saskatchewan.

BRYDEN, HERBERT FS(OB) R89943. From Mount Dennis, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/42 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see W/C. J. Fulton D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Bryden has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BRYDON, EDWARD DALE F/O(P) J44042//R223068. From Brampton, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 26/45 age 22. #438 Wild Cat Squadron (Going Down). F/O Brydon was engaged in a low level strafing attack at Wutin, Germany when his aircraft hit a tree. After striking the tree his Typhoon aircraft #RB 429 flicked over on its back and crashed ten miles north-west of Lubeck, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Brydon was buried at Quissan, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

BRYDON, FRANCES SAMUEL P/O(N) J90923//R153149. From Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 1/44 age 22. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #LM 427 lost during night operations, an attack against Tergnier, France. Sgt N.C. Richmond (RAF) and P/O C.E.R. Tanner (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, F/O Hodgson and Sgt Bradley were taken Prisoners of War. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Brydon is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-laSomme, Somme, France.

BRYDON, JAMES STENHOUSE F/O(P) J10154. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 16/43 age 29. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see Hartney N.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Brydon is buried in the Blandford Cemetery, Pimperne, Dorset, England.

BRYDON, WILBERT ALEXANDER F/O(BA) J40347. From Armstrong, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 28. #170 Squadron (Videre Non Videri). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Weber W.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Brydon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BRYERS, ROBERT BRUCE WO2(AG) R125283. From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 25/43 age 22. #422 Flying Yachtsmen Squadron (This Arm Shall Do It).  Sunderland aircraft lost. Please see F/O E.F. Paige D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Bryers is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.

BRYON, FREDERICK HARRY F/O(P) J12786. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 28/44 age 21. #430 City of Sudbury Squadron. Mustang aircraft #AG 591 was lost during a tactical reconnaissance operation over the Esqumy/Villers-Bocage/Every area of France. Flying Officer Pilot Bryon is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

BRYSON, DAVID CPL 576930 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 8/43 age 23. #289 Squadron. Oxford aircraft lost. Corporal Bryson is buried at Aberystwyth, Wales.

BRYSON, GEORGE WO2(AG) R166147. From Deloraine, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 20. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Schweinfurt, Germany. Please see Madore P.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Bryson is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany. BRYSON, JOHN SAMUEL P/O(P) 41823 – Royal Air Force. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 24/40 age 27. *92 Squadron (Aut Pugna Aut Morere). Spitfire aircraft lost. P/O Bryson had fought in the Battle of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. Pilot Officer Pilot Bryson is buried in the St. Andrew Churchyard, North Weald Bassett, Essex, England.

BUCHANAN, ALEXANDER GIBSON FS(WAG) R58102. From North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 6/42 age 23. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #Z 9289 suffered failure of the extractor control to the starboard engine, the engine overrevved and eventually caught fire. The twelve 250 lb. general purpose bombs were jettisoned in a safe area twelve miles south of Sheffield, England. The crew was ordered to abandon the aircraft at 4,000 feet and the RAAF pilot, Sgt Hollingworth, stayed at the controls so that his crew could get out and he could direct the aircraft away from a populated area. The aircraft crashed in a quarry at the rear of Creswell St., Pogmoor, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Sgt Buchanan was killed when his parachute failed to open and Sgt A. Hollingworth (RAAF) was killed when the aircraft crashed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Buchanan is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.

BUCHANAN, DAVID F/L(N) J11854. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 27/45 age 29. #45 Delivery Group, Dorval, Quebec. Liberator aircraft lost. Please see P/O D.J. Spence for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Buchanan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

BUCHANAN, DOUGLAS JOHN ALEXANDER F/L(BA) J17456//R93835 D.F.C. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 5/45 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Bonn, Germany. Lancaster #KB 787 aircraft was enroute to the target and was flying in cloud when it collided in mid-air with a #433 Squadron Lancaster aircraft five miles south of VieIslam, Belgium. P/O D.W. Spence, F/O J.A. Gibbs, F/Ls W.R. Kearns, J.P. Barlow, and F/O L.F. Edmonds (RAF) were also killed. P/O C.T. Sutter was the only survivor and was taken Prisoner of War. F/L Buchanan had completed over fifty operations at the time of his death. Flight Lieutenant Bomb Airner Buchanan is buried in the War Cemetery, Hatton, Luxembourg, Belgium. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.I01 Squadron – Award effective 1 September 1943 as per London Gazette dated 14 September 1943 and AFRO 2322/43 dated 12 November 1943. Home in Edmonton; enlisted there 28 April 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 2 August 1941), No.2 AOS (graduated 19 December 1941), No.8 BGS (graduated 31 January 1942) and No.1 ANS (graduated 3 February 1942). The citation reads – “Throughout his operational tour Pilot Officer Buchanan’s ability and determination have been of a very high order. His efficiency as an air bomber has contributed, in a large measure, to the excellent results obtained by his crew. By his tenacity and complete coolness, even in the face of the heaviest opposition, many fine photographs of target areas have been obtained. Pilot Officer Buchanan has displayed consistent courage, skill and resource throughout all his missions.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

BUCHANAN, GEORGE DAVID WILLS F/O(N) J39007. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 13/44 age 20. #28 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Stevens J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Buchanan is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BUCHANAN, GEORGE HARRY F/O(BA) J20911//R122137. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 27/43 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Sawyer K.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Buchanan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUCHANAN, GEORGE HENDERSON PEPPER SGT(WAG) R62170 From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 17/41 ago 20. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Whitley aircraft #Z 6754 missing during operations over Holland. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Buchanan is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

BUCHANAN, JOHN DONALD P/O(P) J86932. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 27/44 age 22. #609 West Riding Squadron (Tally Ho). P/O Buchanan was engaged in an attack against enemy tank concentrations when his Typhoon aircraft #MN 494 was hit by flak. He was killed when his aircraft crashed at Tilly la Campagne, France. Pilot Officer Pilot Buchanan is buried in the Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

BUCHANAN, JOHN GILBERT ROSS P/O(BA) J95232//R178336. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 25/45 age 22. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Oslo, Norway. Please see Piercy R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Buchanan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUCHANAN, ROBERT MUNRO P/O(P) 42556 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 9/40 age 19. #233 Squadron (Ymlaen). P/O Buchanan was killed during operations in a Hudson aircraft. Pilot Officer Pilot Buchanan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUCHANAN, STANLEY LLOYD GEORGE FS(AG) R92487. From West Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 12/42 age 21. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft was shot down at Hagen, Germany. One RNZAF and three RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Buchanan was buried at Hagen, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

BUCHANAN, WILLIAM LYSLE P/O(P) J16162//R82282. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 8/42 age 32. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft lost during operations over France. F/O R.H. Foote was also killed and one Canadian, P/O Best, was taken Prisoner of War. P/O Buchanan had been shot down on Aug 19/42 in a #418 Squadron aircraft off Dieppe, France. Pilot Officer Pilot Buchanan is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-la-Somme, Somme, France.

BUCHKOWSKI, TARAS STEFAN SGT(AG) R277161. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Oct 2/44 age 19. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Henry R.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Buchkowski is buried in the Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.

BUCHNER, CHARLES WESLEY FS(AG) R109346. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 27/42 age 29. #15 Operational Training Unit, Harwell, England. Wellington aircraft #HX 566 left Portreath, England and went down near Spain. Sgts M.H. Riddell (RAF), L. Sutherland (RAF), G.P. Taylor (RAF), and PiO. E. Whitaker (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, WO R. Webber, was interned in Spain, returned to action and was killed in April of 1943. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Buchner is buried in the North Front Cemetery at Gibraltar.

BUCK, FRANCIS PIERCE WO2(P) R172486. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Feb 19/45 age 21. #27 Squadron (Quern Cellerimi Ad Astra). Beaufighter aircraft #KW 329 had an engine fail and crashed near Ranchi, India. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Buck is buried in the War Cemetery at Ranchi, India.

BUCK, FREDERICK SINCLAIR F/O(P) J20349. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 28/43 age 25. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #ED 377 lost during a trip over enemy territory. Sgts H.T. Clarke (RAF), K.B. Coulter (RAF), G.W. Fuller (RAF), K.W. Gadsdon (RAF), and K.D.S. Mordecai (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Buck is buried in the Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.

BUCK, FREDERICK WALTER P/O(OB) J12988. From Copper Cliff, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/42 age 22. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finiturn). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Smyth D.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer Buck has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUCK, KENNETH HOWARD FS(AG) R83572. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action May 5/43 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #HR 667 lost over Holland. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. FS Buck had been slightly injured on May 30, 1942 when Wellington aircraft #X 9874 crashed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Buck is buried in the Westergeest Cemetery, Kollumerland, Holland.

BUCK, PERCY LLOYD F/L(P) J23022 A.F.C. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 29. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #NP 741 lost during a daylight trip to Wanne-Eickel, Germany. F/L Buck maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out but he went down with the aircraft. Four Canadians, F/Os Walter, Slean, FSs Dugdale, Deluca, and two RAF crew members were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Buck was buried in the Dordrecht Communal Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland. Addendum: – Air Force Cross – No.2 SFTS – Award effective 28 May 1943 as per London Gazette dated 2 June 1943 and AFRO 1459/43 dated 30 July 1943. Enlisted in Ottawa, 5 September 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 22 December 1940), No.4 EFTS (22 February 1941) and No.9 SFTS (graduated 28 May 1941). Killed in Action with No 426 Squadron, 12 September 1944 (Halifax NP741); buried in Holland. The citation reads “Warrant Officer Buck has 1,490 hours total flying time, 1,285 of which were instructional on single engine types. This Warrant Officer has consistently displayed a keenness for flying and carried out every task in a highly industrious manner. He has always kept himself well informed of all innovations of flying technique, with the result that he has turned out an exceptionally keen and above average type of student.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

BUCKBERROUGH, ROBERT CLARKE P/O(WAG) J90067//R191572. From Blenheim, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 11/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Shaw E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Buckberrough is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BUCKHAM, JOHN ALEXANDER P/O(WAG) J90464//R121780. From Innisfail, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 5/44 age 20. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Villeneuve St. Georges, France. Please see Sinclair A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Buckham is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boissy-sous-St. Yon, Seine-et-Oise, France.

BUCKHAM, JOHN ANDREW AC2 R96233. From Brandon, Manitoba: Died Aug 26/41 age 19. #1 Intial Training School, Toronto, Ontario. AirCraftman Secortd Class Buckham is buried in the Brandon Cemetery at Brandon, Manitoba.

BUCKINGHAM, ARTHUR VICTOR MCDONALD SGT(AG) R81059. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Jan 27/43 age 19. #421 Operational Training Unit. Wellington ‘aircraft P 9240 crashed, completely disintegrated and burned one mile south of Brigg, Lincolnshire. Four airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Buckingham is buried at Kirton In Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England.

BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE ELLIS SGT(OB) R59263. From Crystal City, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 7/41 age 22. Sgt Buckingham was killed when his aircraft hit a barrage balloon’ Cable then caught fire and crashed at Quinton, England. Sergeant Observer Buckingham is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BUCKINGHAM, JOHN ALEXANDER FS(AG) R189537. From Corner Brook, Newfoundland., (Allied In Action Jun:15/44 age 22. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft #LV 966 was shot down by an enemy night fighter aircraft at St. Roch, France during night operations, an attack against Cambrai, France. P/Os R.L. Porter, L.D. Bonnell, D. Wallbank, and three RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Buckingham is buried in the St. Roch Communal Cemetery, Valenciennes, Nord, France.

BUCKLE, ARTHUR W/C C2150 M.B.E. From Victoria, British Columbia. Died Nov 23/44 age 44. #4 Training Command, Calgary, Alberta. Beechcraft aircraft crashed. Please see Atkinson J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Wing Commander Buckle is buried in the St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Saanichton, British Columbia. Addendum: – Member, Order of the British Empire – No.3 Training Command Headquarters – Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 89/45 dated 19 January 1945. Enlisted in Vancouver 4 June 1940. Killed in a flying accident, 23 November 1944. Award presented to next of kin. The citation reads – “This officer, with considerable administrative and executive experience, has shown himself highly qualified for the appointment which he now holds as Senior Personnel Staff Officer at this command. His wide experience, knowledge and friendly, co-operative spirit are strongly emphasized in the energetic and capable manner in which he performs all duties assigned to him. He is an excellent leader whose enthusiasm has been an inspiration to all serving under him. Throughout his service career this officer has displayed outstanding devotion to duty.”  Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

BUCKLE, CUTHBERT JERMY STUART SGT(AG) 1256279 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 17/41 age 23. Sergeant Air Gunner Buckle has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUCKLEY, BAYNE FS(N) R136372. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 22/43 age 21. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft #HZ 353 lost during a raid aganist Podiehino. Four RAF airmen also killed. FS Buckley was slightly injured when he went down in the sea on Mar 15/43 in a 49 AFU Anson aircraft. Flight Sergeant Navigator Buckley is buried in the Cassino War Cemetery, Frosinone, Italy.

BUCKLEY, JOHN BOWYER F/L(P) J6013. From Woodcroft, Northampton, England. Killed Jun 3/43 age 21. #260 Squadron (Celer Et Fortis). Hudson aircraft #FK 386 missing in transit from Portreath, England to Gibraltar. Nine airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Buckley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUCKLEY, JOHN PETER BURTON RICHARD FS(WAG) R56144. From Hudson Heights, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 31/42 age 21. #435 Squadron (Uno Animo Agimus). Halifax aircraft #R 9438 lost. Please see Usher M.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Buckley is buried in the New Cemetery, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

BUCKLEY, KENNETH ALLAN F/L(P) J6237. From Squamish, British Columbia. Killed Mar 1/44 age 24. #257 Burma Squadron (Thay Myay Gyee Shin Shwe Hii). F/L Buckley was killed when his Typhoon aircraft JP 507 suffered structural failure and crashed at West Hartling, Hampshire, England. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Buckley is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BUCKLEY, MORTON HAIST FS(P) R66343. From Fonthill, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 19/42 age 22. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). FS Buckley was killed when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down when he and F/L J. Whitham were attacked by three German FW-190 fighter aircraft. F/L Whitham shot down one of the attackers but he was shot down and killed nine days later covering the landings at Dieppe, France. Flight Sergeant Pilot Buckley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUCKLEY, SYDNEY SMITH P/O(P) J25082. From Ottawa, Ontario, Killed Jun 1143. #41 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. P/O Buckley was killed when Hurricane aircraft #5678 was in a mid-air collision. Pilot Officer Buckley was cremated and his name is commemorated on the Ottawa Cremation Memorial, Beechwood Cemetery; Ottawa, Ontario.

BUCKMASTER, JOHN F/O(N) J387271/R179825. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 23. #550 Squadron (Per Ignenri Vincimus). Target – Dessau, Germany. Please see Jones C.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Buckmaster has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUCKOLZ, ROLLIE ERNEST P/O(P) J4538. From Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.A. Killed Jul 30/41 age 23. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). P/O Buckolz and Sgt G.C. Bingley were killed when they were practising take offs and landing in Hudson aircraft AM 717. The aircraft stalled on a landing approach and crashed one half mile from the southern perimeter of the airfield at North Coates. Pilot Officer Pilot Buckolz is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard, North Coates, Lincolnshire, England.

BUCKWELL, WALTER HERBERT SECRETAN FS(P) R120100. From Macleod, Alberta. Killed in Action May 14/43 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see Walkerdine F.W. for casualty list and other detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Buckwell is buried in the Protestant Churchyard, Dalen, Drenthe, Holland.

BUDD, HENRY ELLWOOD WO2(N) R85483. From Souris, Manitoba. Killed In Aotion Apr 15/43 age 26. #47 Squadrpn (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Mank M. for casually list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Budd is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

BUDD, PHIL CLIVE P/O(OB) J6158. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/42 age 22. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft W 7512 went down in the sea off Kiel during operations against Rostock, Germany. P/O J.H. Thomson, Sgt C.H. Johnston, Sgts A.J.V. Holman (RAF), and A. Pope (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Budd is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

BUDD, ROBERT WILLAIM HARRY F/O(N) J24730, From Chatham, Ontario. Killed Nov 24/43 age 21. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft Z 1682 crashed and blew up at Holm Farm, Marston, Berkshire, England. F/O8 L.F. Cook, K.W. Bolstad, H.R. Beswick, P/Os J.L. Gibault, D.A. Dunlop, and T.J. Brehn were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Budd is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.

BUDDEN, DAVID HASTINGS SGT(P) R77029. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Sep 27/41 age 22. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Anderson RD. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Budden is buried in the Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland.

BUDREAU, JACK GALE P/O(AG) J17497//R116110. From Kenora, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 10/43 age 24. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Sammet J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Budreau is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Florennes, Namur, Belgium.

BUECHLER, MAURICE EMANUEL FS(AG) R111658. From Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 20. #49 Squadron (Per Noctenri Volamus). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Snow W.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Buechler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUELL, CHESTER MERRILL P/O(N) J39274. From Long Branch, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 28/44 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mons Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #PB 64 and its bomb load blew up in mid-air over Langsdorf, Germany during a night trip to Bonn, Germany. P/Os J.B. McGregor, B.V. Cobbett, C.R. Bradley, F/L W.K. Parke, three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Buell is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

BUGDEN, ARTHUR WILLIAM P/O(FE) 188996 – Royal Air Force. From Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Killed in Action May 22/44 age 29. #457 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Mute). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Woodall W.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Bugden is buried in the New Cemetery, Assens, Island of Fyn, Denmark.

BUGG, THEODORE A. F/L(P) J11316. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 12/44 age 24. #438 Wild Cat Squadron (Going Down). F/L Bugg lost his life when his Typhoon aircraft #MN 687 took a direct hit by flak during a daylight dive bomb attack against a bridge at Flers, France. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Bugg is buried in the BreftevilleSur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

BUICK, JOHN ALBERT WO2(N) R87708. From Waskada, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 9/43 age 28. #412 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Marshall D.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Buick has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUIE, ROBERT MONTGOMERY WO2(P) R103913. From Trail, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 11/43 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Taylor L.K. for casualty list and flight detail. WO Buie had been injured on Feb 1/43 in a #424 Squadron aircraft crash at Boscombe Down, England. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Buie is buried in the Maidstone Cemetery, Kent, England.

BULANDA, JOSEPH PETER P/O(N) J17591//R105092. From St. Catherines, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 10/42 age 22. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Nocturn), Patfinder Force. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Howard K.L. for casualty list arid flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Bulanda has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BULGER, JOHN PERCY P/O(P) J85931//R144034. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 26. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Ivey G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Bulger is bUried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

BULL, CHARLES GORDON S/L(P) J3486. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 18/44 age 28. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft MZ 628 crashed at Cramoisy during daylight operations over Paris, France. P/Os J. Blasko, J.E. Lockett, W. Abbott (RAF), P.L. Alp (RAF), L. Robin (RAF), F/Os R. Heald (RAF), and F.E. Mitchell (RAF) were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Squadron Leader Pilot Bull is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Cramoisy, Oise, France.

BULL, CLIFFORD FRANK F/O(P) J20632 D.F.C. From Shawinigan Falls, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 7/44 age 23. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). F/Os Bull, H.W. Linscott, L.J. Yeats, WO F.L. Cains, and one of the crew who was not a Canadian were all killed when their Wellington aircraft #MP 804 failed to return from a mine-laying operation in the harbor at Rhodes Island, Greece. Flying Officer Pilot Bull has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.  Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.38 Squadron – Award effective 17 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 23 April 1944 and AFRO 1020/44 dated 12 May 1944. Home in Hamilton; enlisted Galt, 14 February 1941. Trained at No.6 ITS (graduated 24 April 1942), No.9 EFTS (graduated 17 July 1942) and No.8 SFTS (graduated 6 November 1942). Killed in action 6 march IY44 (Wellington MP804); no known grave; name on El. Alamein Memorial. Award presented to next-of-kin by Governor General, 2 December 1946. The citation reads – “This officer has completed very many sorties including a number of anti-submarine patrols and mine-laying missions. One night in February 1944, Flying Officer Bull captained one of a formation of aircraft which attacked a medium sized ship in Aegean waters. Although his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, Flying Officer Bull pressed home his attack from mast height and obtained two hits on the vessel. He displayed great courage and determination.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

BULL, DOUGLAS MAXWELL F/L(P) J11295. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jul 25/44 age 24. #41 Flying Instructor School, Trenton, Ontario. F/L s Bull and J.B. McWilliams were killed when Cessna Crane 8031 aircraft crashed into some trees and caught fire near Wooler, Ontario. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Bull is buried in the Bartonstone United Church Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario.

BULL, FREDERICK CRADOCK F/O(BA) J43661. From Burford, Ontario. Killed Dec 7/44 age 26. #424 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Leppert S.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Bull is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BULL, ROLAND MONTGOMERY F/O(OB) J8604. From Medicine Hat, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 10/43 age 24. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Mosquito aircraft #DZ 743 missing from a daylight ranger patrol over Friesland, Holland. F/O J.E. Leach was also killed. Flying Officer Observer Bull is buried in the General Cemetery at IjIst, Friesland, Holland.

BULLEN, EDWIN GORDON KINGSLEY P/O(P) J16376. From West Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Feb 26/43 age 22. #272 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft X 7778 failed to return from a trip. FS J.K. Glazebrook was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Bullen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

BULLEY, RICHARD LAWRENCE WO1(WAG) R188401. From Dundas, Ontario. Killed Jul 23/45 age 20. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per lma). Canso aircraft crashed. Please see Olson S. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Bulley is buried in the Prospect Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.

BULLION, GEORGE ROY P/O(P) J92177//R101676. From Baldur, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 11/44 age 21. #273 Squadron. P/O Bullion was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #MD 249 was shot down off Maungdau, Burma. Pilot Officer Pilot Bullion has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

BULL’S, EDMUND HOLMES F/O(N) J22235//R143521. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 7/43 age 19. #354 Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Sigel H.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Bullis is buried in the Madras War Cemetery, Madras, India.

BULLOCH, EARL KITCHEN ER FS(BA) R162158. From Reston, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 28. #467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft 4 LL 789 missing during an attack against Stuttgart, Germany. Six RAAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Bulloch is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

BULLOCK, GORDON ALAN P/O(N) J89261//R179683. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/44 age 20. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Lancaster aircraft #LM 269 was hit by flak during operations over Bordeaux, France. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. P/O Bullock bailed out but his parachute did not open. Pilot Officer Navigator Bullock is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Muron, Charente-Maritime, France.

BULLOCK, MARQUIS ROLAND FS(AG) R270474. From Lakefield, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 4/45 age 22. #189 Squadron. Target – Ladbergen, Germany. Please see Reid S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. This was FS Bullock’s 28th operation. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Bullock is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BULLOCK, VERAL CLARENCE P/O(BA) J91169. From Coaldale, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 3/45 age 23. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu). Lancaster aircraft #NF 964 was shot down over the target Dortmund, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Bullock was buried at Dortmund, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

BULMAN, FREDERICK LLOYD WO2(N) R154844. From Rustico, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Apr 23/44 age 23. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft ND 806 missing during a raid against Dusseldorf, Germany. P/O R.V. McDougall, Sgts M.F. Fenton (RAF), R.W. French (RAF), T. Kirby (RAF), J. Robinson (RAF), and FS W.P. Mead (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Bulman is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

BUMSTEAD, CHARLES HAROLD WO2(WAG) R56174. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 20/41 age 27. #484 Squadron (Scorpiones Pungunt). WO Bumstead was killed when the pilot of Blenheim aircraft #T 2394 tried to land in a dust storm at Gambut. They hit an escarpment and the bomb load blew up. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Bumstead is buried in the Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya.

BUNN, JAMES EWART WO2(AG) R203548. From Broadview, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 24/45 age 21. #298 Squadron. Halifax aircraft lost. Please see McGillivray D.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Bunn is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

BUNN, MYRL ELLWOOD FS(AG) R102867. From Windermere, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/43 age 21. #49 Squadron (Cave Canern). Lancaster aircraft 4 ED 785 missing over enemy-held territory. One Canadian, Sgt Webb, was taken Prisoner of War. F/O R.C. Blythe (RAF), Sgts J. Burnside (RAF), H. Buttrey (RAF), G.S. Underlin (RAF), and S/L G.G. Storey were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Bunn is buried in the Northern Cemetery, Flushing, Zealand, Holland.

BUNT, EUGENE SGT(AG) R261281. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Jun 27/44 age 19. #418 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Marchington G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Bunt is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

BUNT, JAMES EDWARD P/O(P) J16565//R85673. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Fri Action Dec 18/42 age 23. #497 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft failed to return from operations. WO R.S. Donald and five RAF members of the crew were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Bunt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURCH, ROY VICTOR P/O(AG) J856201/R180228. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 28. #578 Squadron (Accuracy). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Wood F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Burch is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

BURCHELL, DONALD FRED FS(AG) R95743. From Perth, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 25. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Tasse J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Burchell was buried at Bad Zwischnahn, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land, Niedersachsen, Germany.

BURCHELL, ORVAL HENRY FS(N) R67110. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 28/41 age 20. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Whitley aircraft #Z 9020 failed to return from a bombing operation. Sgt J.H. Durning was also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Burchell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURCHELL, ROBERT LLOYD SGT(AG) R124720. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Apr 9/43 age 19. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see Waton A.B. for casualty list. Sergeant Air Gunner Burchell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario. Addendum: – Sgt Burchell was from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, not Vancouver, British Columbia.  Detail provided by D.AQ. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

BURD, WILSON DRAPER FS(P) R82217. From Wellington, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 18/42 age 21. #108 Squadron (Viribus Contractis). Wellington aircraft #Z 8955 crashed at Geveifa. Four RAF members of the crew also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Burd is buried in the Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt.

BURDEN, GEORGE FRANKLIN F/O(P) J88715//R113927. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 3/45 age 22. #439 Westmount Squadron. Typhoon aircraft #SW 443 missing during an operation north-west of Hamburg, near Pinnberg, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Burden has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURDEN, LESLIE HERBERT F/L(WAG) J10166. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 25/43 age 21. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #MP 624 crashed three miles west of CloveIly, Devon. Five RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burden is buried in the St. Augustine Churchyard, Heanton Punqhardon, Devon, England.

BURDEN, ROBERT THOMAS LAC R163109 – arrnourer. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 24/44 age 21. #1 PDC. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see LAC L.I. Beach for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Burden is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

BURDETT, NORMAN WILLIAM ELLISON P/O(N) J86419/11:1160524. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 23/44 age 23. #550 Squadron (Per Ignem Vincimus). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Milburn P.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Burdett is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

BURDIS, WALLACE VICTOR JOHN F/O(P) J40853//R193660. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 17/45. age 22. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). F/O Burdis was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #SM 295 ran out of fuel and he made a crash landing northeast of Diepholz, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Burdis is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

BURDON-MURPHY, BRIAN JOSEPH ANTHONY SGT(WAG) R106532. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jul 22/42 age 27. RAF Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft #FH 317 was engaged in a training flight when it crashed five miles west of the aerodrome at Dorval, Quebec. P/O F.G. McInnis, Sgts J.L. Anderson (RAAF), R.E. Richards (RAAF), and F/L J.K. Rhodes (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burdon-Murphy is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.

BURES, PAUL SGT R51774 – aero engine mechanic. From Rohatec, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Killed Dec 4/42 age 40. #149 Bomber Reconnaissance (Sea Wolf) Squadron. Sgt Bures was the only fatality when Beaufort aircraft #N 1005 crashed on take-off from Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Sergeant Bures is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, at Vancouver, British Columbia.

BURGESS, ALLISON BURNETT F/O(WAG) J7497. From Turtle Creek, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 10/42 age 21. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see F/O W.H. Mathews D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burgess has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

BURGESS, DOUGLAS MCINTOSH P/O(P) J5913. From Port Credit, Ontario. Killed Jun 31/42 age 19. #1 Operational Training Unit. P/O. Burgess and one RAF airman were both killed when Hudson aircraft #T 9308 crashed into a house at Corby, near Carlisle. Pilot Officer Pilot Burgess is buried in the Causeway Head Cemetery, Silloth, HoIme Low, Cumberland, Scotland. Addendum: – The RAF airman killed was the Observer, Sergeant John Ralph Vigour Bones.  Detail provided by David Colwell of Mississauga, Ontario.

BURGESS, FRED ANDREW P/O(AG) J86974. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Clarke E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Burgess has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURGESS, HUGH THOMAS BLAKELEY P/O(BA) J90344//R171340. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 8/44 ago 21. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #ND 567 missing during operations over St. Lou Desserent, France. Sgts F. Booth (RAF), G.D. Cooper (RAF), A.J. Holmes (RAF), F/O T.J. Hordley (RAF), FSs H.A. Cummins (RAAF), and G.E. Nash (RAAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Burgess is buried in the Marissel French Military Cemetery, Beauvais, Oise, France.

BURGESS, JOHN FREDERICK SGT(P) R201387. From Amherstburg, Ontario. Killed Jul 23/44 age 20. #10 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island. Sgt Burgess was killed when Bolingbroke aircraft #10187 crashed, during the landing approach, one half mile south-east of the aerodrome at Mount Pleasant. Sergeant Pilot Burgess is buried in Victoria Memorial Park, Windsor, Ontario.

BURGESS, JOSEPH EMILE LEO SGT(BA) R154061. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 5/43 age 24. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Santo F.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Burgess is buried in the Evesham Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.

BURGESS, JOSEPH THOMAS F/O(P) 41372 – Royal Air Force. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/40 age 20. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Maryland aircraft failed to return from operations. Flying Officer Pilot Burgess has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

BURGESS, RAYMOND CHARLES P/O(P) J19346//R133331. From Nelson, British Columbia. Killed Nov 16/43 age 23. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Mayo W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Burgess is buried in the City Cemetery at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

BURGESS, RAYMOND RICHARD F/L(P) J7612. From Biggar, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 25/44 age 27. #406 Lynx Squadron (We Kill By Night). Mosquito aircraft #MM 728 was engaged in a Ranger patrol when it crashed at La Provestiere, France. F/L W.N. MacPherson was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Burgess is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Riaille, Loire-Atlantique, France.

BURK, LESLIE AEXANDER SGT 1732 – armorer. From Lochlin, Ontario. Killed Jul 6/40 age 40. #1 RCAF Squadron. Sgt Burk was killed in a motorcycle accident in England. Sergeant Burk is buried in Whyteleafe St. Luke Churchyard, Caterham and Warlingham, Surrey, England.

BURKE, BERNARD WILLIAM SGT(BA) R175118. From Sutton West, Ontario. Killed Oct 21/43 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Paterson W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Burke is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

BURKE, C. WORCESTER GRAHAM WO2(BA) R95765. From Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Schulz O.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Burke is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland. BURKE, DAVID WARNOCK P/O(P) J86415//R52276. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 25. #640 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #LW 500 was shot down by a German flak ship off Dieppe, France during a trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew were also killed. This was P/O Burke’s fourth operation and his was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Pilot Officer Pilot Burke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURKE, FRANKLYN ROY FS(AG) R104185. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Sirett E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Burke is buried in the War Cemetery at Uden, North Brabant, Holland.

BURKE, GORDON CRAGG LAC(AG) R148501 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 18/42 age 21. #1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Jarvis, Ontario. Anson and Fairey Battle aircraft were in a midair collision. Please see Poole M.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Burke is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

BURKE, JAMES ORB P/O(WAG) J88719//R129056. From Barrie, Ontario. Killed in Action May 24/44 age 21. #422 Flying Yachtsmen Squadron (This Arm Shall Do It). Sunderland aircraft missing. Please see Seely J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURKE, JOHN JOSEPH P/O(AG) J86252//R138152. From Alliston, Ontario. Died Apr 6/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). P/O Burke drowned in the River Ouse, near Monckton, Yorkshire. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Burke is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

BURKE, JOHN RICHARD POWELL P/O(WAG) J16054//R77213. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Flensburg, Germany. Please see LePage J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burke was buried in the Friedenshugel Cemetery at Flensburg, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

BURKE, JOSEPH GERARD FS(P) R153147. From Sluice Point, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see TailIon J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Burke was buried at Ghode, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

BURKE, JOSEPH PAUL ERNEST SGT(WAG) R206904. From West Bathurst, New Brunswick. Killed Nov 20/44 age 20. #22 Operational Training School. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Hamel C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burke is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

BURKE, LAURIE FRANCIS WO2(WAG) R116385. From Keyes, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 22/43 age 20. #45 Atlantic Transport Group, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Wilson, Russell a for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burke is buried in the St. James Military Cemetery, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

BURKE, LEONARD JOSEPH SGT(P) R72504. From Tignish, Prince Edward Island. Killed Nov 23/41 age 23. #602 City of Glasgow Squadron (Cave Leonem Cruciatum). Spitfire aircraft #AD 251 and Spitfire #AD 256 were in a mid-air collision and crashed at Titsey Hill, Kent, England. Sgt Burke was killed in AD 251 and Sgt R.A. MacKay was killed in AD 256. Sergeant Pilot Burke is buried in the Whyteleafe St. Luke Churchyard, Caterham and Warlingham, Surrey, England.

BURKE, LLOYD GEORGE F/O(P) J9351//R103679. From Whitevale, Ontario. Killed Dec 31/42 age 20. #70 Operational Training Unit. F/O, Burke was killed in a car accident in Nairobi. Flying Officer Pilot Burke is buried in the Nairobi War Cemetery, Kenya.

BURKE, REGINALD JOSEPH F/O(AG) J14554. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 21. #620 Squadron. Stirling aircraft #BE 800 lost during a trip over enemy-held territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Burke is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany

BURKE, ROBERT WEAVER F/O(BA) J20261//R122437. From Olympia, Washington, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 6/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #JD 410 missing during an attack against Mannheim, Germany. P/O F.B. Allan (RAAF), Sgts H.J. Hudson (RAF), J.H.C. Kilpatrick (RAF), H. Nuttall (RAF), and A.R. Slaney (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Harris was taken Prisoner of War. This was F/O Burke’s thirteenth operation. There were two #419 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see F/O G.A. Shannon for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Burke is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

BURKE, ROY NORMAN VICTOR FS(WAG) R102904. From Port Credit, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see FS J.E. Laporte for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burke is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

BURKE, WESLEY RAY SGT(AG) R194989. From Carmangay, Alberta. Killed Feb 3/44 age 21. #16 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Wellington aircraft #LN 400 were engaged in a night flying test and they crashed after take-off on the #16 OTU airfield at Upper Heyford, England. F/O D.W. Probyn and two RAF airmen were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Burke is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.

BURKHOLDER, GORDON WESLEY. SGT R53284 – aero engine mechanic. From Didsbury, Alberta. Killed Apr 30/42 age 43. #12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba. Sgt Burkholder, Cpl. H.F. McGuire, and FS D.H. Patenall were killed when they were air testing Cessna Crane aircraft #7884. The aircraft crashed six miles north-west of Brandon. Sergeant Burkholder is buried in the Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario.

BURKITT, IVOR JAMES WO1(WAG) R81477. From New Denver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 30/43 age 21. #162 Squadron (One Time One Purpose). Wellington aircraft #HF 838 failed to return from operations over Corfu. Sgts R.D. Batting (RAF) and G.R. Ford (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burkitt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

BURKITT, JOHN ALAN F/L(P) J6712. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 26/45 age 26. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Robson T.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Burkitt is buried in the Mandat Churchyard, Norway.

BURKS, LIONEL LODOWICK WO2(P) R97142. From Bluefield, Virginia, U.S.A. Killed Jul 24/42 age 30. #17 Elementary Flying Training School, Stanley, Nova Scotia. WO Burks and LAC W.E. Barker (RAF) were killed when Fleet Finch aircraft #4445 dove into the ground and caught fire at Otterson Lake, Brentwood, Nova Scotia. The crash occured during instrument flying training and was caused by doing aerobatics at a low altitude. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Burks is buried in the City Cemetery at Bedford, Virginia, U.S.A.

BURLEIGH, FRANK KENNETH F/O(BA) J37803. From Sherwood, Nottingham, England. Killed Jul 4/44 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Tees W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Burleigh is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BURLEY, LLOYD ERNEST P/O((P) J212451/R88413. From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 11/42 age 25. #1 General Reconnaissance Squadron, Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.V. Nutter for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Burley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

BURLEY, THOMAS HERBERT CAMPBELL WO1(P) R69756. From Fenelon Falls, Ontario. Killed Jun 12/43 age 25. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. Ventura aircraft #FN 977 was being ferried when it swung to port on take-off, hit a light antiaircraft gun post and crashed in the sea off Quonsett Point, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Burley is buried in the Fenelon Falls Cernmetery, Fenelon Falls, Ontario.

BURLINGHAM, DAVID GARRETT P/O(P) J8347. From Petersfield, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 19/42 age 20. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). P/O Burlingham was killed when his Mustang aircraft was shot down over Dieppe, France. Pilot Officer Pilot Burlingham is buried in the Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium.

BURLINSON, ROBERT MELVILLE P/O(P) J5076. From Tuscon, Arizona, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 18/41 age 23. #88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde). Blenheim aircraft was shot down in the sea during a bombing operation. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Burlinson is buried in the New Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam, North Holland.

BURNARD, MELVIN ELLWOOD SGT(AG) R203545. From Theodore, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 20. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Target – Berlin, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #ND 565 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed and two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Burnard was buried in the New Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

BURNE, PETER HAROLD F/O(P) J88797//R117254. From St. Catherines, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 22/45 age 21. #487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Mosquito aircraft #HP 933 took off from Resiers, France for operations over south-east Germany and was not heard from again. The navigator, F/L A.J. Vickers, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Burne is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at So’tau, Germany.

BURNELL, DOUGLAS ARTHUR F/O(P) J19998. From Hamilton, Ontario. Died on service Sep 11/44 age 26. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Flying Officer Pilot Burnell is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

BURNEP, HAROLD PHILIP LAC R53020 – aero engine mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 23/42 age 32. #1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Jarvis, Ontario. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Schwartz S.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Burnep is buried in Scarborough Memorial Park, Toronto, Ontario.

BURNETT, DAVID MARK TYNDALL P/O(P) J85238//R72135. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 21. #692 Squadron (Polus Dum Sidera Pascet). Mosquito aircraft #DZ 638 failed to return from operations. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Burnett has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURNETT, LESLIE GORDON EMANUEL P/O(AG) J18329//R134823. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 24/43 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Shaw WI. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Burnett is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

BURNETT, MALL HOPE SGT(P) R72647. From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Killed Jul 8/41 age 26. #11 Operational Training Unit. Sgts Burnett and J. Gordon were killed when Wellington aircraft #L 4555 crashed at Littlington, Cambridgeshire. Sgt Burnett had been injured on Jan 7/41 in a flying accident at Cap de La Madeleine, Quebec. Sergeant Pilot Burnett is buried in the Bassingbourn and Kneesworth Cemetery, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England.

BURNIE, GLENN DAVID WELSH F/O(BA) J362771/R191463. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Aug 24/44 age 22. #1652 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Osborne C.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Airner Burnie is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

BURNS, CHARLES WITHERS MCLEOD FS(P) R65339. From Lancaster, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Dec 31/41 age 22. #229 Squadron (Be Bold). Hurricane aircraft #BD 276 failed to return from operations. Flight Sergeant Pilot Burns has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

BURNS, EDWARD ROBERT P/O(AG) C86271//R66667. From Port Credit, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 23. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Rogers S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Burns has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURNS, GERALD CHARLES F/O(P) J16496 MiD. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 22/44 age 23. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft #LV 990 missing during night operations, a raid against Dusseldorf, Germany. P/Os A.S. Holmes, J.P. Desroches, D.C. MacDougall, and Sgt J.J. Bedard were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Burns is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany. Addendum: – Mention in Despatches – No.433 Squadron – Award effective 14 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 874/44 dated 21 April 1944. Home in Outremont; enlisted Montreal, 21 October 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 4 March 1941), No.13 EFTS (graduated 6 May 1941) and No.6 SHS (graduated 27 July 1941). Killed in action 22 April 1944 (Halifax LV990); buried in Germany. Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

BURNS, JAMES WO2(AG) R144158. From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Leitch G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. WO Burns had been injured on Mar 6/43 when a #429 Squadron aircraft crashed at Eastmoor, Yorkshire, England. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Burns is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

BURNS, JOHN FRANCIS LAC R102612 – radio mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 27/42 age 20. #12 Operational Training Unit. LAC Bums was killed in a car accident at Waddington, England. Leading AirCraftman Burns is buried in the Banbury Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England.

BURNS, JOHN WILLIAM WO2(P) R100937. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 19/44 age 23. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. Both WO Burns and F/O W.B. Frederick were killed when their Harvard aircraft #FE 943 crashed into the ice of Little Lake, Ontario at an angle of 45 degrees and at a speed in excess of 200 mph. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Burns is buried in the Park Lawn Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.

BURNS, LLOYD REGINALD ALEXANDER LAC(P) R157623 – under training. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Oct 25/42 age 20. #6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Tiger Moth #4963 aircraft was engaged in unauthorized formation flying when it was in a mid-air collision eleven miles north-east of the aerodrome at Prince Albert. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Burns is buried in the Ocean View Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia.

BURNS, MELVIN JOHN P/O(AG) J95235//R / 87849. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 10/45 age 20. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Spry L.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Bums is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

BURNS, ROBERT JAMES F/O(WAG) J35361. From Duncan, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 30. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see F/L P.H. Cronyn D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burns has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURNS, ROBERT WILLIAM LAC R83977 – motor transport. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 23/41 age 19. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. LAC Burns was killed when he was driving a tractor on the active runway at night with no lights on. Anson aircraft #6438 was engaged in night flying practice and landed on top of the tractor: Leading AirCraftman Burns is buried in the Prospect Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.

BURNS, WALTER WILLIAM FS(P) R76101. From Homewood, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 13/42 age 21. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Morgan F.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Burns is buried in the War Cemetery at Heliopolis, Egypt.

BURNS, WILLIAM FS(AG) R140724. From Makaroff, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 19. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see FS L.B. Russell for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Bums has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURNS, WILLIAM HENRY FS(WAG) R65045: From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 13/41 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). FS Burns and Sgt H.E. Donson were killed when Whitley aircraft #Z 9155 crashed one and one half miles south of the airfield at Pocklington. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burns is buried in the Pocklington Burial Ground, Yorkshire, England.

BURNS, WILLIAM ROBINSON CPL R138693. From Calais, Maine, U.S.A. Died Jun 11/45. #13 Service Flying Training School, St. Hubert, Quebec. Death by natural causes in the Station Hospital at St. Hubert. Corporal Burns is buried in Calais, Maine, U.S.A.

BURNS, WILLIAM STIRLING F/O(BA) J22423. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep23/44 age 23. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #ME 732 missing from a night trip to Munster, Germany. F/O N.F. Aldred (RAF), FSs E. Hill (RAF), P.M. Matthews (RAF), Sgt F.A. Scales (RAF), F/L D.E.R. Stone (RAF), and two other RAF members of the crew were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Burns is buried in the General Cemetery, Almelo, Overijssel, Holland.

BURNSIDE, DAVID GEORGE DAVIDSON SGT(BA) R166252. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Sep 3143. #30 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see LePage A.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Burnside is buried in the St. Patrick Churchyard, Jurby, Isle of Man.

BURNSIDE, LLOYD WELDON WO2(N) R161811. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/44 age 22. #624 Squadron. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Sneath R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Burnside is buried in the Mazargues Cemetery Extension, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.

BURNSIDE, WALTER SGT(P) R105756. From Cadomin, Alberta. Killed Jun 23/42 age 19. #2 Advanced Flying Unit. Oxford aircraft #V 3585 and Oxford #R 6075 were in a mid-air collision before they crashed at Brize Norton, England. Two RAF airman were also killed. Sergeant Pilot Burnside is buried in St. Mary Churchyard, Black Bourton, Oxfordshire, England.

BURPEE, LEWIS JOHNSTON P/O(P) J17115 D.F.M. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action May 17/43 age 25. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft #ED 865 was shot down near Hamm, Germany during the Darnbuster Raid on the Sorpe Dam., WOs J.L. Arthur and J.G. Brady were also killed and four RAF crew members missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Burpee is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Medal – No.106 Squadron – Award effective 13 May 1943 as per London Gazette dated 18 May 1943 and AFRO 1187/43 dated 25 June 1943. Home in Ottawa; enlisted there 17 December 1940. Trained at No.3 ITS (graduated 4 May 1941), No.13 EFTS (graduated 21 July 1941), and No.9 SFTS (graduated 30 August 1941). Killed in Action with No.617 Squadron, 17 May 1943 (Lancaster ED865); widow in Britain; buried in Holland. Award presented to next-of-kin, 12 December 1944. The citation reads – “This airman has successfully completed a number of operational sorties against targets which include the naval ports of Wilhelmshaven, Bremen and Hamburg and also industrial ‘centres in Italy. He has also taken part in raids on Berlin, Nurmenburg, and Stuttgart. He has constantly displayed the utmost determination to complete his allotted task, whatever hardships or dangers are encountered. From raids on Lorient and St.Nazaire he secured valuable photographs. Flight Sergeant Burpee has invariably exhibited coolness and courage and has performed his duties conscientiously and efficiently.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

BURR, DOUGLAS HAROLD F/L(P) J10294//R101442. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jun 17/44 age 28. #6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. F/L Burr and LAC E. Beingessner were killed when Cornell aircraft #EW 394 crashed seven and one half miles north of the aerodrome at Prince Albert. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Burr is buried in the Kelowna Cemetery at Kelowna, British Columbia.

BURRELL, PHILLIP GORDON SGT(P) 915766 – Royal Air Force. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 22/42 age 22. #70 Squadron (Usquam). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. WO M.W. Gilding (RAF) and Sgt C. Owens (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Pilot Burrell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

BURRIDGE, HARRY J. P/O(BA) 149497 – Royal Air Force. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 14/43. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft lost during operations over enemy-held territory. F/L J.D. Nesbitt (RAF) and WO K.A. Toon (RNZAF) were also killed. Four of the crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Burridge is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Gosselies, Hainaut, Belgium.

BURRILL, FRANK FS(P) R97521. From Ladysmith, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 10/42 age 20. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Lavers W. for casualty list. Flight Sergeant Pilot Burrill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURRILL, ROGER JOHNSTONE P/O(P) J18208//R78790. From Burgesville, Ontario. Killed Jun 11/43 age 21. #17 Advanced Flying Unit. Miles Master aircraft #AZ 733 and #DL 218 collided in mid-air while in formation and then crashed at Millfield Fardon, Cheshire, England. P/O Burrill was killed in aircraft #AZ 733. He had previously been wounded at Tobruk on Apr 5/42 flying Kittyhawk aircraft with #260 Squadron. Pilot Officer Pilot Burrill is buried in the Wrexham Cemetery, Denbigshire, Wales.

BURROWS, BERNARD ARTHUR F/O(P) J42161. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 25/45 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Munster, Germany. Please see Shantz F.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Burrows was buried at Amelsburen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

BURROWS, DONALD EUGENE FS(AG) R255159. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 4/44 age 19. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure), Halifax aircraft #MZ 933 crashed at Marche, Belgium during operations to Bochum, Germany. Four RAF members of the crew, P/O L. Berry, FSs A.B. Cantle, E.G. Gunning, and Sgt N. Williams were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Burrows is buried in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

BURROWS, EDWIN WILLIAM WO1(P) R127735. From Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.A. Killed May 24/44 age 21. #22 Ferry Control. Hudson aircraft #FK 619 lost height in a slow turn after take-off then stalled and crashed at Trichanpoly, India. Five RAF airmen were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Burrows is buried in the Madras War Cemetery, Madras, India.

BURROWS, JOHN WOOLLATT F/O(N) J22599. From Mount Royal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 26. #432 Bluenose Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Halifax aircraft #LW 592 missing crashed in Belgium during a night trip to Montzen, Belgium. P/O P.E. Driver and one of the crew, not Canadian were also killed. Four Canadians, P/Os Whaley, McDonald, McCoy, and Doyle were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Navigator Burrows is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

BURRY, LLOYD GEORGE SGT(AG) 798507 – Royal Air Force. From Bishop Falls, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Mar 23/43. #511 Squadron. Liberator aircraft failed to return from operations. Eight of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Burry has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURSE, RUSSEL ER VINE LAC R267579 – carpenter. From Old Town, Maine, U.S.A. Died Jun 22/45 age 22. RCAF Station, Tofino, British Columbia. LAC Burse was on leave when he drowned in the Pushaw Pond, Oldtown, Maine, U.S.A. Leading AirCraftman Burse is buried in the Fredericton Rural Cemetery, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

BURSTON, FRANK LORNE F/L(P) J11064. From London, Ontario. Killed Jul 5/44 age 30. #82 Operational Training Unit. BROTHER to Glen Richard Burston. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O D.G. Bush D.F.C. for casually list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Burston is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BURSTON, GLEN RICHARD F/O(N) J21807. From London, Ontario. Killed Jul 5/44 age 28. #82 Operational Training Unit. BROTHER to Frank Lorne Burston. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O D.G. Bush D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Burston is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BURT, CHARLES FREDERICK. WIC C4171 – administration. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed Nov 23/44 age 41. #4 Training Command, Calgary, Alberta. Beechcraft aircraft crashed. Please see Atkinson J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Wing Commander Burt is buried in the Farringdon Burial Ground, Brantford, Ontario.

BURT, HENRY ANDREW P/O(AG) J88261//R204009. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 32. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #PB 247 lost during operations against Brunswick, Germany. F/Os T.B. Booth (RAF), R.S. Hancox (RAF), P/O W.E. Moore (RAF), F/L C.L. Morris (RAF), and Sgt D.A. Nelson (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, FS Hayes, was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Burt is buried in the Lirnmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

BURT, NEWMAN BLACKBURN F/O(P) J13028//R124112. From St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. Killed Mar 14/43 age 24. #132 Operational Training Unit. F/O Burt was killed when his Blenheim aircraft #BA 107 crashed south-west of Atheslstansford, Wales. Flying Officer Pilot Burt is buried in the St. Martin’s New Burial Ground, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.

BURT, RICHARD PERCY SGT(OB) 1R64717. From Orpington, Kent, England. Killed Jun 8/41 age 33. #11 Operational Training Unit (Arm Well Aim Well). Wellington aircraft #R 1728 crashed in the North Sea. Sgt Burt was found dead in a dinghy two weeks after the crash. Sergeant Observer Burt is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard at Brandesburlon, Yorkshire, England.

BURT, ROBERT GEORGE ALFRED SGT(AG) R206418. From Brampton, Ontario. Killed In Actibn Mar 15/44 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom) Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Lumgair N.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Burt is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Hilsenheim, Bas-Rhin, France.

BURT-GERRANS, HAROLD FRANCIS P/O(P) J16744. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Dec 19/42 age 26. #422 Flying Yachtsmen Squadron (This Arm Shall Do It). Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Potter J.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot BurtGerrans has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURTIS, MARVIN EDSON SGT(WAG) R65505. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 9/41 age 21. #9 Squadron (Per Noctern Volamus). Wellington aircraft #T 2973 was shot down at Neuss on the Rhine, Germany. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Buts is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

BURTON, EARL ALLEN F/O(BA) J24484. From Zealandia, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Hogg D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Airner Burton is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Carignan, Ardennes, France.

BURTON, EDWARD GEORGE FS R79241. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Died Jul 17/45 age 29. RCAF Station, Torbay, Newfoundland. Death by natural causes while at Torbay. Flight Sergeant Burton is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.

BURTON, EDWIN HERBERT P/O(P) 106117 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 22/41 age 21. #616 South Yorkshire Squadron (NuIla Rosa Sine Spina). Spitfire aircraft failed to return from operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Burton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURTON, FRANK EARL AC1 R165509 – air frame mechanic. From Eden, Manitoba. Killed Dec 12/42 age 19. One of sixteen airmen killed in the Knights of Columbus Hostel fire, St. John’s Newfoundland. Please see Sturgeon J.G. for casualty list. AC1. Burton had survived the sinking of the S.S. Caribou on Oct 14/42. AirCraftman First Class Burton is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

BURTON, HOWARD HOUSTON P/O(WAG) J8102. From Elkhorn, West Virginia, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 20/42 age 32. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Thurston for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Burton was buried at Fursten Feldbruck, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

BURTON, JAMES ROBERTS F/O(P) J25377. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 26/44 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #ND 626 failed to return from a night mine-laying trip off Heligoland. F/Os D.E. Walker and J.B. Hill were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Burton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BURTON, ROBERT SGT(P) R60228. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Apr 9/41 age 19. Sgt Burton was killed when his Tiger Moth aircraft crashed at Tattenhall, Chester, England. Sergeant Pilot Burton is buried in the St. Deiniol Churchyard at Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales.

BURTON, ROBERT ELWOOD P/O(AG) J87892//R206263. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 18/44 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Halifax aircraft was shot down fourteen miles north-east of Falaise, France, at Boulogne during operations to Caen, France. Five Canadians, F/Ls Cooper, Dryden, WOs. Zacharuk, Wright, and Elliott were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Burton was buried at Boulogne, exhumed, and reburied in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

BURTON, ROBERT WILLIAM SGT(AG) R192592. From Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Killed Jan 23/44 age 21. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft #HE 757 crashed on the Golf Course at Elgin, Scotland. Sgt G.F. Couse and four airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Burton is buried in the Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland.

BURTON, THOMAS GRAY P/O(P) J38111//R170937. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 12/45 age 21. #435 Chinthe Squadron (Certi Provehendi). Dakota aircraft #FD 915 lost whilst dropping supplies to the British 14th Army. F/O W.A. Eden, P/Os W.D. Coulson, R.H. Holtan, and S.M. Duncan were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Burton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

BURTON, WILLIAM HARVEY FS(BA) R162245. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincinrius). Target – Kassel, Germany. Halifax aircraft #EB 217 was shot down seven miles north-east of Kassel at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. F/O W.S. Sewall and Sgt A.W. Worrad were also killed. F/L J.R. Bryan, was taken Prisoner of War. Three members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. There were three #434 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. The following RAF personnel were also killed; Sgts W.A. Cassell, D.W. Hall, and W.L. Morpeth. Please see NO. H.W. Cudney and FS E.J. Plouffe for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Burton was buried at Wilhelmshaven, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

BURTWELL, SYDNEY SGT(P) 1172870 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 2/42 age 21. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Wellington aircraft lost whilst engaged in operations over enemy territory. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot BurtweII is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

BURWELL, ADRIAN JAMES FS(AG) R95646. From Renfrew, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 10/43 age 23. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft #HF 800 missing during operations over enemy territory. FS J.W. Campbell (RAAF) and Sgt E.A. Raby (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Burwell is buried in the San Michele Communal Cemetery, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.

BURY, CLIFFORD LAC(FE) R294032 – under training. From Windsor, Ontario. Died Feb 15/45 age 18. #1 Techincal Training School, St. Thomas, Ontario. Death by natural causes while at St. Thomas, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Flight Engineer Bury is buried in the Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Ontario.

BUSH, CHARLES WILLIAM JR. P/O(P) J5768. From Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed Nov 2/41 age 23. #17 Operational Training Unit (Forged To Fight). P/C. Bush lost his life when Blenheim aircraft #Z 5947 crashed at East Leake, Nottinghamshire, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Bush is buried in the Ramsey Cemetery, Huntingdonshire, England.

BUSH, DOUGLAS GORDON F/O(WAG) J39727 D.F.C. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed Jul 5/44 age 21. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #HF 485 crashed in a field near Liverpool Farm, one quarter of a mile south of the Honiton Devon Railway Station, England. Sgts 0. Miller, N.S. Hader, F/L F.L. Burston, F/Os R.V. Doupe, and G.R. Burston were also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Bush is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.11 (BR) Squadron (now Overseas) – Award effective 5 May 1944 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO ‘ 1133/44 dated 26 May 1944. Home in Kelowna, British Columbia; enlisted in Vancouver, 15 March 1941. Trained at No.8 BGS (graduated 2 February 1942) and No.2 WS (graduated 4 January 1942). Killed in flying accident, 5 July 1944 (Wellington HF485; No.82 OR); buried in Britain. Award presented to next-of-kin by Governor General, 12 December 1944. Governor General’s Records (R0.7 Group 26, Volume 57, file 190-1) has citation; notes indicate that as of recommendation he had flown 756 hours, 614 operational (118 sorties). The citation reads – “This Warrant Officer, as a Wireless Operator Air Gunner, has been employed continuously for a long period on antisubmarine operations, during which time he has displayed exceptional keenness and ability in the performance of his duties. He has participated in four attacks on enemy submarines, three of which he has been credited as the one who made the first sighting.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

BUSH, WILLIAM ALFRED SGT(FE) 521148 – Royal Air Force. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 26/43 age 23. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft missing during a trip over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Bush is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

BUSHELL, CHRISTOPHER S/L(P) C763. From Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 27. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). One of four Spitfire aircraft that were engaged in a cross-channel sweep and all four were shot down near Dunkirk, France by swarms of German ME-109 fighter aircraft. Bushell was killed in Spitfire #W 3959, P/O K.R.E, Denkman was killed in Spitfire #MJ 181, and FS O.F. Pickell was killed in Spitfire #AD 270. S/L Bushell had been with #110 Canadian Squadron and went overseas in early 1940. In March of 1941 he was with #400 Sqdn. and flew Tomahawk aircraft as top cover for bombers engaged in a raid against Lens and St. Pol, France. Squadron Leader Pilot Bushell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUSHELL, KENNETH SGT(P) R92018. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed May 16/42,age 21. #58 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Bushell was killed when Spitfire aircraft #P 7675 crashed at Thornhill, Stirling, Scotland. Sergeant Pilot Bushell is buried in the Grandsable Cemetery, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

BUSHFIELD, FRANK CAMPBELL WO1(P) R100846. From Gibson’s Landing, British Columbia. Killed Dec 26/43 age 33. #7 Air Observer School, Bishops Court, Scotland. WO Bushfield and three RAF airmen were all killed when Anson aircraft #DG 972 crashed in the sea west of Stranraer Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Bushfield is buried in the Stranraer (Glebe) Cemetery, Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

BUSSELL, ARTHUR ALLEN FS(P) R54303. From Britannia Heights„ Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 2/42 age 24. #57 Squadron (Corps Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #Z 1565 lost. Please see Fraser W.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Bussell was buried with full military honours in the Main Cemetery at Hanau, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

BUSTIN, JOHN WILLIAM ARTHUR P/O(WAG) J6968. From East Coulee, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 30/42 age 21. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). P/O Bustin and one RAF member of the crew were killed when their Wellington aircraft was shot up by an enemy night fighter aircraft. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Bustin is buried in the St. Nocholas Churchyard, Feltwell, Norfolk, England.

BUTCHART, GORDON VAN ALLAN. P/O(NB) J89259//R127929. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 29. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HF 246 returned from an anti-sub patrol and both engines failed. The aircraft crashed at Barnstaple, Devon. One RAF member of the crew was also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Butchart is buried in the St. Augustine Cemetery, Heanton Punchardon, Devonshire, England.

BUTCHER, CHARLES MERTON F/O(N) J22487//R121567. From Bittern Lake, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 33. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Halifax aircraft #LK 915 was shot down at Huelshagen, Germany during night operations against Hanover, Germany. Sgts J.M. Morrison, E.S. Driscoll, and two RAF members of the crew were also killed. Two Canadians, F/O Higgins and F/L M.G. Whalley were taken Prisoners of War. There were two #428 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. The following RAF personnel were also killed; Sgts F.C. Jackson, J.I. Jones, and J. Kirby. Please see F/O F.T. Manners for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Flying Officer Navigator Butcher was buried at Wunstorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

BUTCHER, FREDERICK LLOYD P/O(P) J44112. From Solsgirth, Manitoba. Killed May 24/44 age 24. #5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Steeden S.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Butcher is buried in the Birtle Cemetery at Birtle, Manitoba.

BUTCHER, JOHN WILLIAM P/O(N) J35241. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed Dec 26/43 age 22. #9 Advanced Flying Unit. Anson aircraft #EF 953 crashed into a mountain side near Barmouth, Merionethshire, Wales. P/O J.A. McIntosh and two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Butcher is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

BUTCHER, JOSEPH GOODWIN SGT(P) R59269. From Carman, Manitoba. Killed Feb 25/41 age 25. #1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Sgts Butcher, H.A. Howarth, W.H. Prest, and LAC L.R. Lancaster were killed when Anson aircraft #1675 crashed at Oak Lake, Manitoba. Sergeant Pilot Butcher is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery at Carman, Manitoba.

BUTLAND, FREDERICK DICK F/O(WAG) J204231/R131024. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jul 13/43 age 21. #7 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #HF 838 crashed at Bolea, near Limavady, Ireland. F/O J.G. Anderson (RNZAF) was also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Butland is buried in the Drumachose (Christ Church) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Limavady, Londonderry, Ireland.

BUTLER, BASIL P/O(P) J15770//R66223. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 25/42 age 21. #249 Squadron (Pugnis Et Calcibus). Spitfire aircraft lost off Sicily. Pilot Officer Pilot Butler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

BUTLER, CYRIL JOSEPH F/O(WAG) J88278. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 26. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Duckworth E.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Butler is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BUTLER, DELL ALFRED F/O(N) J36829. From Englehart, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Hogg L.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Butler was buried at Lobberich, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

BUTLER, GEORGE EDWIN CHARLES F/L(P) J13114. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 14/44 age 28. #4 Canadian Squadron, Tofino, British Columbia. Canso aircraft lost. Please see Patterson G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Butler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

BUTLER, GERALD JAMES F/O(N) J15234. From Quebec City, Quebec. Died May 19/43 age 24. #19 Operational Training Unit. F/O Butler drowned in a boating accident in Findhorn Bay. Flying Officer Navigator Butler is buried in the Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.

BUTLER, HAROLD STUART SGT(AG) R250048. From Harriston, Ontario. Killed in Action May 9/43 age 22. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Halifax aircraft #HR 743 lost whilst on anti-sub patrol. Seven RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Butler is buried in the Bilboa British Cemetery, Lujua, Spain.

BUTLER, JOHN DAVID F/L(P) J4245. From Nanaimo, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 6/42 age 24. #132 Canadian Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Kittyhawk aircraft #ET 860 and Kittyhawk #AL 216 were two of three Kittyhawks flying in VIC formation when they entered a fog bank. The visibility was zero and they started to turn out but collided. Aircraft #ET 860, piloted by F/L Butler and AL 216, piloted by F/O G.P. Johnson crashed at Williams Head, British Columbia, both airmen were killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Butler is buried in the Cemetery at Nanaimo, British Columbia.

BUTLER, JOHN STANLEY F/O(P) J23616. From Orillia, Ontario. Killed Nov 24/43 age 26. #6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Tiger Moth aircraft #1142 and Tiger Moth #5944 collided in mid-air and six miles north-west of the aerodrome at Prince Albert. LAC P.R. McLean and F/O Butler were killed in aircraft #5944. LAC E.G. Henderson, and F/O R.N. Grest were killed in aircraft #1142. Flying Officer Pilot Butler is buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery at Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

BUTLER, MURRAY ANDERSON P/O(N) 42103 – Royal Air Force. From Newcastle, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 21/40 age 27. #42 Squadron (Fortiter In Re). Beaufort aircraft lost during a torpedo attack against the German Battleship the Scharnhorst. Pilot Officer Navigator Butler is buried at Hjaremalkil Churchyard, Denmark.

BUTLER, NORMAN ARTHUR P/O(AG) J95224//R196672. From Blandworth, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 6/45 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Strosberg M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Butler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUTLER, REGINALD LEWIS CPL R78661 – aero engine mechanic. From Ingersoll, Ontario. Killed Nov 20/44 age 26. #6401 Servicing Echelon. Tempest aircraft took off and had engine trouble, the pilot attempted to return but undershot the landing and collided with a Spitfire aircraft which was being run up in the dispersal area. Cpl. Butler was servicing the Spitfire and was killed in the crash. Corporal Butler is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

BUTLER, RICHARD WILLIAM SGT(N) 520538 – Royal Air Force. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action May 26/40. #88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde). Fairey battle aircraft lost during the Battle of France. Sergeant Navigator Butler is buried in the Haracourt Churchyard, France.

BUTLER, RONALD HARRIS FS(BA) R111601. From North River, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 24. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #ED 366 missing during a night trip to Kassel, Germany. Sgts J.T. Costello, W.G. Gamage (RAF), M. Monaghan (RAF), D.G. Rees (RAF), and J. Saffrey (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Butler is buried in the Lirnmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

BUTLER, ROY AC2 339850 – Royal Air Force. From Galt, Ontario. Killed Jul 5/41 age 20. Lost at sea when the S.S. Anselm was sunk. AirCraftman Second Class Butler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUTLER, VERNON BARTLETT GROVES F/O(P) J16525. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 17/44 age 22. #136 Squadron (Nihil Fortius) F/O Butler took off in Spitfire aircraft #JF 761 to intercept enemy aircraft and was shot down three miles south-east of the Paled airfield. Flying Officer Pilot Butler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

BUTLER, WILLIAM MANLEY P/O(P) J10151. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 18/42 age 21. #58 Operational Training Unit. P/O Butler lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #P 6944 crashed and burned one half mile south-west of Bogside Station, Scotland. Pilot Officer Pilot Butler is buried in the Grandsable Cemetery, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

BUTSON, GRAHAM FREDERICK WO2(BA) R167323. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 27. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Hendry R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Butson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BUTT, GRAHAM LAC 798690 – Royal Air Force. From Caplin Cove, Bay de Verde, Newfoundland. Killed Feb 28/42 age 19. Leading AirCraftman Butt is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.

BUTT, WALTER ROBERT F/O(P) 124696 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed Aug 1/43. #2 Squadron (Hereward). Flying Officer Pilot Buff is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

BUTTERILL, CLARENCE LAC(AG) 900943 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 19/40 age 38. #4 Squadron (In Futurum Videre). Lysander aircraft lost. There were two #4 Sqeln. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. F/O L.J. Oldacres, P/O J.A. Plumb, and LAC R.J. Thornton, all RAF, were also killed. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Butterill is buried in the Communal Cemetery, St. Andre, Nord, France.

BUTTERS, CECIL RAYMOND LAC R120320. From Montreal, Quebec. Died Jun 29/43 age 23. #9 Repair Depot, St. John’s, Quebec. Death by natural causes at St. Johns, Quebec. LAC Butters had been injured on Jan 10/43 when was hit by an Anson aircraft propellor as he was priming the engine. Leading AirCraftman Butters is buried in the Cemetery at East Bolton, Quebec.

BUTTERWORTH, ROBERT STUART F/O(BA) J38675//R159133. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 19/45 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Witten, Germany. Please see Peaker G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Butterworth is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

BUTTREY, JOHN WILLIAM WO2(N) R123964. From Medicine Hat, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 4/45 age 21. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft was shot down. Please see Lloyd G.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Buttrey is buried in the St Edith Churchyard, Church Pulverbatch, Pulverbalch, Shropshire, England.

BUTTS, NOLAN WO2(AG) R88361 D.F.M. From Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 17/43 age 24. #196 Squadron (Sic Fidem Servarrius). Stirling aircraft #EF 960 failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Buffs has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Medal – No.196 Squadron – Award effective 2 October 1943 as per London Gazette dated 5 October 1943 and AFRO 2258/43 dated 5 November 1943. Born in Newfoundland, 1919. Home in Mira Gur, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; enlisted Halifax, 30 April 1941. Trained at No.9 BGS (graduated 25 September 1942). Cited with F/O James Lyall Deans (RAF pilot, awarded DFC). Killed in Action 17 October 1943 (Stirling EF960); name on Runnymede Memorial. Award sent by registered mail to next-of-kin, 29 December 1944. The citation reads – “One night in September 1943, Flying Officer Deans and Sergeant Butts were pilot and rear gunner of an aircraft which attached Mannheim. Shortly after the bombs were released the aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters. In the first attack the bomber was hit and Sergeant Butts’ guns suddenly failed to operate. Nevertheless this airman coolly gave his pilot directions in offensive action and at the same time cleared his guns of their stoppages. Further attacks were made by the enemy fighters but owing to Sergeant Butts’ skilful commentary Flying Officer Deans so manoeuvered his aircraft that one of the attackers was shot down. This officer and airman displayed great skill and courage.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario. WO Butts was from Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia not Cape Breton. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

BUZIK, JOSEPH PAUL AC2 R158266 – drogue operator. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 11/42 age 18. #3 Bombing and Gunnery School, Macdonald, Manitoba. Fairey Battle crashed. Please see Off C. for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman Second Class Buzik is buried in the South Hill Cemetery at Prince Albert: Saskatchewan.

BUZZA, JAMES ALEXANDER WO2(AG) R197961. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 25. #298 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #PN 243 lost off Norway while engaged in a special operation. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Buzza has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BYE, GEORGE ALLAN SGT(P) R69632. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 5/41 age 20. #139 Squadron (Si Placet Necamus). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Bye has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BYE, JOHN HENRY SGT(AG) R91290.. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed Jan 25/42 age 19. #23 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Bye was killed when the pilot of his Wellington aircraft #R 1803 overshot the landing field and crashed three quarters of a mile south of the Pershore aerodrome. Sergeant Air Gunner Bye is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.

BYERS, ALAN GORDON F/L(P) C1612. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed May 20/44 age 28. #5 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Volando Vincimus), Torbay, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft lost. Please see Poole J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Byers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

BYERS, CHARLES ROSS FS(OB) 1R127557. From Winnipeg Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 21. #547 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HZ 407 failed to return from operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Byers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BYERS, CLYDE WILLIS P/O(P) J88732. From Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 21. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Zeitz, Germany. Please see Shilliday R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Byers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BYERS, COLIN EDWARD FS(AG) R76051. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 22/43 age 20. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Richard R.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Byers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BYERS, GEORGE JAMES FS(P) R57631. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 3/43 age 23. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Helm E.J. for casualty list and flight detail. FS G. Byers and his identical twin brother, W. Byers, enlisted early in the war as engine fitters and re- mustered to pilots in February of 1942, W. Byers survived the war. Flight Sergeant Pilot Byers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BYERS, HAROLD F/L(P) J13485. From Souris, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 23/45 age 25. #440 Beaver Squadron. F/L Byers was flying his Typhoon aircraft #RB 325 in a dive bombing attack at Dremmen, Germany when it was hit by flak. He climbed the aircraft to 9,000 feet where it burst into flames and then crashed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Byers was buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Margarten, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Nederweert War Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

BYERS, JAMES EDWARD P/O(AG) J89955//R194649. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 19. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Amiens, France. Please see Lancaster G.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Byers is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-la Somme, Somme, France.

BYERS, KENNETH MCGREGOR FS(WAG) R76051. From Tatamagouche, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. Killed Aug 3/42 age 20. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Whitley aircraft stalled and crashed during the landing approach. Sgt K.G. Dunn (RNZAF), FS M.W. Randall (RNZAF), and three others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Byers is buried in the Wick, Cemetery, Caithness, Scotland.

BYERS, VERNON WILLIAM P/O(P) J17474//R101977. From Flin Flon, Manitoba Killed in Action May 17/43 age 32. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Target – the Some Dam, Germany. Please see McDowell J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Byers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield.Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BYERS, WILLIAM HAROLD STANLEY FS(WAG) R68121. From Stratford, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 12/41 age 19. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #R 1757 crashed, during operations, near Nord-Oost-Polder. P/O H.L. Myers, Sgt P.F.M. Cooke (RNZAF), Sgt A.W. Jeffries (RAF), and Sgt W.C. Wood (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Byers is buried in the Emmeloord General Cemetery at Nord-Oost-Polder, Overijssel, Holland.

BYRD, CLIFFORD HOWARD JOHN FS(AG) R129019. From Timmins, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 25/42 age 23. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft shot down. Please see WO L.T. Goodfellow for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Byrd was buried in the Wald Cemetery at Frankfurt, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

BYRD, HAROLD CHAUNCEY F/O(P) J89351//R98343. From Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Killed in Action Mar 19/45 age 22. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). F/O Byred was killed when his Spitfire aircraft SM 208 developed engine trouble and then crashed two miles north of Isselburg, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Byrd is buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Gendringen, Gelderland, Holland.

BYRNE, DONALD JOSEPH LAC(P) R260022 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 24/44 age 18. #9 Service Flying Training School, Centralia, Ontario. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Gordon B.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Byrne is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

BYRNE, FRANK PAUL F/O(P) J13610. From Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 24. #515 Squadron. Mosquito aircraft #NS 949 lost off Holland during operations. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Byrne has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

BYRNE, KENNETH EDWARD SGT(WAG) 798555 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action May 9/42 age 27. #412 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see FS F.D. Roddy for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Byrne is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

BYRNE, WILLIAM JOHN FS(N) R169241. From Arnprior, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 24/44 age 30. #488 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde). The crew of Boston aircraft #BZ 421 were shot down at Hellenthal, Germany whilst attacking enemy troops in the Gemund, Rhineland area of Germany. They had just left the target when their aircraft was seen to go into a spin and explode on hitting the ground. Sgt M.M. Cummins and FS P.C. Doherty were also killed, one Canadian, Sgt McLaren, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Navigator Byrne was buried in the US Military Cemetery at Neuvill-enCondroz, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Holton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

BYSHE, ARTHUR GORDON Sub Lt(P) – Royal Navy. From Marotick, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 16/44 age 20. Fleet Air Arm. Lost off H.M.S. Saker. Sub Lieutenant Pilot Byshe has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Lee-on-the-Solent Memorial, Hampshire, England.