HAACKE, ARTHUR PAUL F/O(P) J25812. From Elphinstone, Manitoba. Killed Jun 23/44 age 24. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see P/O L.A. Scutt for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Haacke is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HAAG, RICHARD JOHN SGT(P) R125867. From Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed Jan 15/43 age 23. #18 Advanced Flying Unit. Oxford aircraft #BG 168 was in a mid-air collision whilst on landing approach. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Haag is buried in the Winfield Cemetery, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.
HAALAND, CLEMENT BURTON P/O(P) J87464//R139755. From Watrous, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 25/44 age 20. #50 Squadron (From Defence to Attack). Target – Donges, France. Please see Sullivan S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Haaland is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Pontchateau, Loire Atlantique, France.
HABERTHUR, DONALD LEO FS(WAG) R258143. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 15/45 age 20. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). Liberator aircraft missing. Please see F/O T.C. Reeve for casualty list and other detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Haberthur has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
HABILUK, MIKE P/O(AG) J86999///R190637. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 792 missing during night operations to Sterkrade, Germany. P/Os W.M. McQueen, D.F. McAllister, P.A. Kingston, C.T. Beech, A. Warrington (RAF), and W.G. Pearcey (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Habiluk is buried in the General Cemetery, Ede, Gelderland, Holland.
HABKIRK, RAMSAY MCKENZIE F/O(BA) J25702. From Wingham, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 5/44 age 22. #620 Squadron. Stirling aircraft #LJ 920 missing whilst engaged in a special night operation over enemy-occupied territory. FSs K.J. Johnson (RAF), J.F. Lewis (RAF), P/O E.G. Robinson (RNZAF), WOs P. Sturges (RAAF), and I.W. Trainor (RNZAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Habkirk is buried in the Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Normandy, France.
HABKIRK, ROBERT EDWIN LAC R115747 – aero engine mechanic. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed Dec 14/42 age 25. #2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Shults R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Habkirk is buried in the South Hill Cemetery at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
HACK, FREDERICK NELSON F/O(AG) J29229. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 26/44 age 20. #624 Squadron. The crew of Halifax aircraft #JP 2064 were engaged in secret night operations when they crashed near Valence at Lamastre, France. F/O Jamieson, WOs L.J. Anstee (RAF), P.E. Godsell (RAF), Sgts E.H.W. Coles (RAF), J. Mercer (RAF), and D.H. Robinson (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Hack is buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Lamastre, Ardeche, France.
HACKBART, ALFRED HARVEY SGT(AG) R183946. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Piper J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Hackbart has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HACKETT, DAVID GEORGE SGT(FE) R89449. From Alliston, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 2/42 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Krefeld, Germany. Please see Murphy E.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Hackett is buried in the General Cemetery, Noordwijk, South Holland, Holland.
HACKETT, DOUGLAS F/O(BA) J22541 D.F.C. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 462 missing during a night attack against Berlin, Germany. F/L W.A. Roberts, F/O Guiton, P/Os J.P. Boileau, and A.B. Schultz were also killed. There were two #405 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. The following RAF personnel were also killed; Sgts R.C. Gibson, W.R. Palmer, T. Newton, I.E. Smedley, T. Newton, and WO A. Hazelhurst. Please see P/O G.M. O’Neil for information regarding the other aircraft. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Hackett is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany. Addendum: – F/O Hackett was 24 years old at time of death, not 22. HACKETT, F/O Douglas (122541) – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.424 Squadron – Award effective 20 September 1943 as per London Gazette dated 1 October 1943 and AFRO 2258143 dated 5 November 1943. Born in Kingston, Ontario, 1920; home there enlisted Ottawa, 15 May 1941. Trained at No.3 ITS (graduated 1 September 1941), No.4 EFTS (graduated 25 October 1941), No.9 SFTS (ceased training 24 November 1941), No.4 BGS (graduated 23 May 1942), No.4 AOS (graduated 11 April 1942) and No.1 CNS (graduated 3 July 1941 Commissioned 1942. The citation reads – “Throughout his tour of operations this officer has displayed great efficiency as bomb aimer. He has completed a number of successful sorties, some of them attacks on highly fortified centres in Germany and has spared no pains to improve his skill, attaining a high standard of accuracy in bombing which has contributed much to the success achieved by his crew.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
HACKETT, JAMES ALFRED P/O(WAG) J12097. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed Sep 13/42 age 22. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Johnson J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hackett has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HACKETT, WILLIAM JAMES SGT(AG) R156742. From Orangeville, Ontario. Killed Feb 15/43 age 19. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Kester D.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Hackett is buried in the Buxton Cemetery, Derbyshire, England.
HACKNEY, CHARLES FS(P) R72081. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 26/42 age 20. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Wellington aircraft #Z 8536 crashed. Please see Robb R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hackney is buried in the St. Catherine Churchyard, Barrnby-on-the-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
HADDEN, ELDRED BLAKELY FS(AG) R127714. From Barrie, Ontario. Killed Mar 18/43 age 19. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way). FS Hadden was killed when he was struck on the back of the neck by a taxying Spitfire aircraft on the aerodrome at Warboys, Huntingdonshire. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hadden is buried in the St. Margaret and All Saints Churchyard, Wyton, Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England.
HADDEN, WILLIAM ANDERSON F/O(P) J16232//R110133. From Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 24/43 age 23. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Halifax aircraft #EB 207 missing during a night trip to Mannheim, Germany. FSs C.W. Renwick, A.F.H. Morris (RAF), S.A. Whitby (RAF), Sgts J. Curran (RAF), P.J. Flower (RAF), and A. Yuill (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hadden is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HADDOCK, IEUAN P/O(WAG) J88238//R164709. From New York City, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 30/44 age 23. #180 Squadron (Suaviter In Modo Fortiter In Re). Target – Harcourt, Northern France. Mitchell aircraft #FW 169 had an engine cut out at take-off and crashed at Chiddingfold, Surrey. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Haddock is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HADDON, DOUGLAS STEWART F/O(P) J25952. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jan 31/44 age 26. #18 Advanced Flying Unit. F/O Haddon was killed when his Oxford aircraft #LX 633 struck a wireless mast during a night training flight. Flying Officer Pilot Haddon is buried in the Batley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
HADDOW, ALEXANDER BROOM P/O(WAG) J25949//R131212. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jun 5/43 age 27. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Mayhew V.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Haddow has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HADIKEN, ALEXANDER ALAN FS(AG) R178279. From SaImo, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 24/43 age 20. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft #EH 986 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hadiken is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HADLEY, JAMES CALDWELL FS(AG) R97845. From Kenmore, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 25/42 age 26. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Torkelson D.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hadley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HADLEY, JAMES FREDERICK F/L(P) J10986//R104047. From Iroquois, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 22/45 age 22. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Hildesheim, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #KB 777 was returning from the target and was last seen, with two Mustang fighter aircraft flying cover, below 5,000 feet, homeward bound with the port engine on fire and the propellor feathered. P/O J. Mackenzie and F/O D. Frame were also killed. Four Canadians, F/Os Spence, Goodier, FS Bellamy, and Sgt Duke were Evaders. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hadley is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HADLEY, KEITH BAYFIELD F/O(P) J21855. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 21. #107 Squadron (Nous Y Serons). Mosquito aircraft #MM 419 was attacking military installations in Northern France when it failed to pull out of a dive. F/O Hadley and the RAF navigator, F/O G. Crabtree, were both killed when the aircraft hit the ground and disintegrated. Flying Officer Pilot Hadley was buried in the British Military Cemetery at St. Riquier-des-Plains, France, exhumed, and reburie in the War Cemetery at Grandcourt, France.
HADLEY, ROBERT STEWART F/O(AG) J26622. From Point Edward, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 11/44 age 19. #190 Squadron. The crew of Stirling aircraft #LJ 822 were engaged on secret operations when their aircraft crashed and burned at Knighton Farm, Hampreston, near Wimborne, Dorset, England. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Hadley is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HAGAN, ROBERT EDWARD FS(WAG) R120914. From Wolseley, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 22/43 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Sutton W.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hagan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAGEL, FRANCIS ELDEN FS(OB) R71111. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 15/42 age 33. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft #AT /41 was carrying 1 x 2,000 lb. high explosive bomb when it was shot down at night at Dortmund, Germany. FSs J.L. Boisvert, A. McClintock, and Sgt J. Johnstone (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Nagel was buried at Dortmund, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HAGELL, JAMES GRANT F/O(BA) J27167. From Tillsonburg, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 28. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Please see Sanders W.H for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Hagen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAGEN, ELMER JAMES F/O(P) J24491. From Nelson, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 17/44 age 21. #53 Squadron. The crew of Liberator aircraft #BZ 945 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol over the Bay of Biscay, believed lost to enemy action whilst attacking an enemy U-boat. The last signal indicated they were investigating a contact thought to be an enemy submarine. FSs Wilfred A. Hallett, C.R. Newell, T.R. McDennon, and seven of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hagen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAGEN, HARRIS GORDON FS(P) R99069. From Amherst, Nova Scotia. Killed Jun 2/43 age 27. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). The pilot of Whitley aircraft #Z 6639 was given a red signal by the airfield controller, and, in making a circuit, struck a hill in cloud 200 yards from the Broadway Tower at Honeybourne, England. FS D.H. Kelly and three airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hagen is buried in the Evesham Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
HAGERMAN, GERALD ERNEST P/O(P) J86591//R138861. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 20. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Phillips C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Hagerman was buried at Frankendorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HAGERTY, NORMAN EARL P/O(P) J87172. From Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 27. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Target – Courtrai, Belgium. Please see P/O J.R. MacKinnon for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Hagerty has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAGERTY, STUART SAMUEL FS(AG) R211936. From Claresholm, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 27/45 age 25. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling aircraft #LK 272 was lost during a container- dropping operation south of Torpe, Norway. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Another crew operating in the same area saw an aircraft get hit by flak and explode twenty miles north of Arendal, Norway. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hagerty has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAGGIS, DOUGLAS STEWART P/O(AG) J95154//R201481. From Roseland, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 20. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Lancaster aircraft #ND 805 failed to return from daylight operations at Duisburg, Germany. F/Os D.M. Price, C.G. Redden, P/Os D.M. Hamilton, and J.C. Brunning (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O J.D. Johnston, was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Haggis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAGGITT, CLARENCE EDWARD F/L(P) 63828 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 9/41 age 30. #226 Squadron (Non Sibi Sed Patriae). Blenheim aircraft lost over enemy territory. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Haggitt is buried in the New Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam, North Holland.
HAGLUND, EDWARD WILHELM FS(WAG) R68760. From Keokuk, Iowa, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 14/42 age 21. #12 USAAF Medium Bomber Group. Boston aircraft missing from operations, presumed enemy action. FS C.J. Fry was also killed and two USAAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Haglund’s remains were returned to the United States and are buried in the National Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa, U.S.A.
HAGLUND, VICTOR ALLEN CPL(P) R79798 – under training. From Cadillac, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 2/45 age 26. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Cpl. Haglund was engaged in a solo cross-country night training exercise and was killed when his Cessna Crane aircraft #7997 crashed and burned three miles west and one and one half miles south of Rossfield, Alberta. He had been an air frame mechanic until his remuster to aircrew. Corporal Pilot Haglund is buried in the Cadillac Cemetery, Cadillac, Saskatchewan.
HAGUE, ALBERT FREDERICK F/O(P) J14449. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 23/43 age 25. #254 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft #LZ 412 failed to return from an anti-shipping strike off the Dutch Coast, presumed enemy action. The navigator, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hague has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAGUE, HENRY ALAN F/O(P) J9484. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Oct 27/43 age 22. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. F/O Hague was killed when his Mosquito aircraft #HX 817 crashed at South Cerney, England, cause unknown. Flying Officer Pilot Hague is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HAGYARD, WILLIAM DEWEY FS(P) R67153. From Perth, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 11/42 age 20. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). Spitfire aircraft #W 3178 missing off the north coast of France, enemy action. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hagyard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAHN, HENRY JOSEPH FS(BA) R152439. From Hanover, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 23/43 age 23. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft #ED 774 failed to return from a trip to Berlin, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Hahn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAID, EARL JAMES SGT(P) R93351. From Hesson, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 4/42 age 26. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. P/O P.B. Nanton (RAF) and Sgt D.F. Wolf (RAF) were also killed. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Haid has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HAIG, GORDON CARRUTHERS FS(N) R93443. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 9/42 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see FS C.A. Massey for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Haig has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAIGHT, BENJAMIN MERWIN WO2(P) R90510. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 19/43 age 26. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Mosquito aircraft #HJ 930 was returning from a patrol when it crashed one mile north-west of Coleby Grange, England. The RAF navigator, Sgt 0.S. Milburn, was also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Haight is buried at Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.
HAILSTONE, TERENCE RAMSAY F/O(P) J35173//R172084. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 11/45 age 20. #423 Squadron (Quaerimus Et Petimus). Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Seeger J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hailstone is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
HAILSTONE, WILLIAM CHARLES F/O(P) J10642//R105735. From Weybum, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 13/43 age 25. #458 Australia Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Bradley H.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hailstone has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
HAINES, FRANK ERNEST FS(P) R73306. From Mount Keswick, York County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 26/42 age 19. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). FS Haines was killed when Defiant aircraft #N 3364 crashed six miles north-west of Morpeth, near Haradean. FS J.A. Pelletier had previously been slightly injured when he had to bail out of his aircraft. Flight Sergeant Pilot Haines is buried in the Chevington Cemetery, East Chevington, Northumberland, England.
HAINES, LLOYD GEORGE FS(NB) R117684. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 24. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Pilzen, Czechoslovakia. Please see Piton F.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Haines is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Liesse, Aisne, France.
HAINES, VICTOR YELVERTON F/L(P) C1322. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Scott D.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Haines is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany. Addendum: – F/L Haines was 27 years old at the time of death, not 25. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.
HAIR, GAVIN MCMURRAY SGT(AG) 1198942- Royal Air Force. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 17/43 age 22. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft missing over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Hair is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
HAIST, JOHN CLYDE WO1(P) R66129. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed Mar 29/43 age 20. #1 Operational Training Unit. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Fletcher A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Haist is buried in the Cemetery at Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England.
HAKALA, ALLAN FRANCIS P/O(P) J17267//R99410. From Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 2/43 age 24. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #MP 515 failed to return from operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hakala has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALAMKA, ARTHUR FRANCIS P/O(P) C7558. From Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Killed May 19/42 age 21. #9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mont Joli, Quebec. Fairey Battle aircraft #2022 crashed and burned five miles south-west of Ste. Luce, Quebec. Cpl. C.J. Rooke, LACs I.J. Shaw (RAAF), and K.G. Weal (RNZAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Halamka has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HALBERT, EDWIN JOSEPH P/O(AG) J88712//R183142. From Thornton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 19. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Jackson O.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Halbert was buried at Werne, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HALCRO, JAMES ANGUS FRANCIS F/L(P) J11483. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 23. #139 Jamaica Squadron (Si Placet Necamus). Mosquito aircraft #KB 227 missing during night operations over Berlin, Germany. F/L T.J. Martin was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Halcro is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HALDEN, KENNNETH WILLIAM P/O(WAG) J90951//R10243. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 13/44 age 21. #292 Squadron. Warwick aircraft #HG 125 failed to return from operations. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Halden has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
HALE, CECIL ADRIAN CPL 54. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Apr 22/40 age 32. #8 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Determined To Defend). Cpl.s Hale, H.A. Powers, and AC T.B. McLean were all killed in an automobile – train collision at the Coxheath railway crossing, in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Corporal Hale is buried in the Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
HALE, EARL ROBERT P/O(P) 42219 – Royal Air Force. From Lemsford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 13/40 age 25. #82 Squadron (Super Omnia Ubique). Eleven out of twelve Blenheim aircraft were shot down by enemy ME-109 fighter aircraft during a daylight raid on the aerodrome at Aalborg, Denmark. The following members of the RAF were also killed in this operation; Sgts G.C. Ankers, A.S. Beeby, A.E. Boland, G. Davies, T.E. Girvan, A.F. Morrison, K.W. Neaverson, R.G. Oliver, A.H. Patchett, E.V. Turner, K.V. Turner, L.R. Youngs, P/Os T.J. Cranidge, M.H. Gillingham, E.R. Hale, D.A. Parfitt, C.W. Wigley, S/L N.C. Jones, W/C. E.C. De.V. Lart, and FS G.P. Moore. The 12th aircraft had turned back because of engine trouble and heavy flak damage. Very little damaged was done to the target as very few aircraft managed to reach it. Out of 33 aircrew lost 21 were killed and 12 were taken Prisoners of War. P/O Hale had been injured on March 7, 1940 when his aircraft struck an unmarked ammunition dump during landing. Pilot Officer Pilot Hale is buried in the Cemetery at Vadum, Jutland, Denmark.
HALE, EDWARD EVERETT FS(N) R58480. From Seaside, Oregon, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 15/42 age 25. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Peck G.J. for casualty list and operations detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Hale is buried in the Cemetery at Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England.
HALE, HOWARD SGT(OB) R658/2. From Cedar Valley, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 5/41 age 22. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Wellington aircraft #R 1524 failed to return from bombing operations. Sgts F.D. Fowler (RAF), S. Morris (RAF), B.A.J. Richardson (RAF), V. Scholey (RAF), and E.A.R. Thomson (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer Hale is buried in the Fouron-St. Martin Churchyard, St. Martens-Voeren, Liege, Belgium.
HALE, RAYMOND WALLACE F/O(WAG) J26179. From Renfrew, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 24/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 715 was hit by flak, set on fire, and three engines were knocked out during a daylight raid on the Lohausen aerodrome at Dusseldorf, Germany. The aircraft went out of control and the bomb load could not be dropped so F/O Cowtan ordered the crew to bail out. Seven Canadians, F/Os T.H. Cowtan, J.L. Cartier, Hale, P/O J.V. Ranson, Sgts C.W. Thompson, G. Little, and Hector were taken Prisoners of War. F/O Hale was executed by the Gestapo the same day as the operation. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hale is buried in the War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany.
HALE, WARREN MACAULAY F/L(P) J6948. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 1/44 age 24. #161 Squadron. Hudson aircraft #V 9155 was shot down over Holland whilst dropping two agents and supplies to a resistance organization. Three of the crew and one agent, all not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hale was buried at Gilze, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
HALEY, ALAN WARDELL P/O(AG) J90549//R223197. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 29/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Scholven/Buer, Germany. Please see HO. F.H. Wilsher for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Haley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALEY, BYRON LEO FS(AG) R131435. From Woodstock, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 20. #467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #ED 545 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. Sgts W.G. Berry (RAF), H.W. Cox (RAF), B.G. Hickling (RAF), M.B. Squires (RAF), and F/O E.F. Heard (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Haley is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HALEY, JAMES FRANCIS P/O(P) J15272. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed Jul 21/42. #4 Air Observer School, Scotland. P/O Haley overshot the landing in his Blackburn Botha aircraft #L 6355. When he attempted to go around again, the aircraft hit a hangar roof and crashed in the Humber River just off the aerodrome at Brough, Scotland. Pilot Officer Pilot Haley is buried in the Cemetery at Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
HALEY, JAMES FRANKLIN FS(WAG) R60003. From Revelstoke, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 16/42 age 25. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). Wellington aircraft #Z 1608 was carrying bombs and was missing since take-off. Four RAF crew members missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Haley is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
HALEY, WILBUR ST. CLAIR P/O(WAG) J88320//R137708. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jul 18/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LV 985 missing from night operations over Mondeville, Calvados, France. P/Os D.G. Willson, T.R. Kelly, R.W. Blair, V.A. Unruh, and D.A. Carson were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Haley is buried in the BrettevilleSur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France. Addendum: The crew member shown as unknown is F/O T.J.A. McFadden (RAF). McFadden is buried in the same cemetery as Haley. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.
HALFORD, ROBERT REGINALD FS(AG) R279627. From Sault St. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action May 26/45 age 31. #356 Squadron (We Bring Freedom And Assistance). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see FS J.W. Anderson for casualty list and other detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Halford has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
HALIBURTON, GILBERT PAUL F/O(P) J38360. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 27. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Lancaster aircraft #KB 911 was attacked by a German jet fighter aircraft and hit by a rocket during a daylight trip to Hamburg, Germany. Ex P/O Jake Hanlon of Hamiota, Manitoba stated, The rocket hit the cockpit killing F/O D.G. Rathwell (navigator), P/O R.J. Green (flight engineer), and F/O Haliburion (pilot). The others all Canadians, F/O C. Legarden, F/O Bob English, Sgts Jake Hanlon, and Jim English all bailed out and were captured by the Military.” Flying Officer Pilot Haliburton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALIBURTON, WILLIAM ALFRED P/O(P) J6403. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 15/42 age 22. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 679 lost. Please see Scott L.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Haliburton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALIKOWSKI, JOSEPH WALTER WO2(WAG) R95419. From Reynaud, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Luxford F.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Halikowski is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
HALL, ALBERT EDWARD F/O(AG) J37151. From Trail, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Arras, France. Please see Simonato E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Hall is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
HALL, ALFRED HENRY BENBOW F/O(WAG) J16011. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action May 1/44 age 28. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Somain, France. Please see F/L E. Northern D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hall is buried in the Communal Cemetery at St. Valeiy-sur-Somme, France.
HALL, ALLAN AVARD FISHER FS(P) R126388. From Grand Bay, Kings County, New Brunswick. Killed May 5/43. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Santo F.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hall is buried in the Evesham Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
HALL, ALLAN RUSSELL F/O(P) J22831. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Oct 13/44 age 22. #1657 Conversion Unit. Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see Stewardson C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hall is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HALL, BERTRAM EDWARD WILLIAM F/L(WAG) J21053. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 12/44 age 31. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Patterson J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hall is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HALL, CHARLES BURNHAM P/O(P) J88816//R142551. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 21. #197 Squadron (We Clear The Sky). Target – rail traffic in the Amersfoort area of Belgium. P/O Hall was outward bound and was flying Typhoon aircraft #MN 881 in cloud.when he was in a mid-air collision with another Typhoon. He was killed when his aircraft crashed near Brasschaet, Belgium. Pilot Officer Pilot Hall is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
HALL, CLARENCE JOHN P/O(WAG) J86816//R199299. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 28. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see F/L W.H. Brown D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALL, CLAYTON JOHN FS R54269 – armorer. From Edwards, Ontario. Died Jul 30/44 age 38. Flight Sergeant Hall is buried in the Family Plot in the United Church Cemetery, Metcalfe, Ontario.
HALL, CLEMENT WILLIAM WO1 (P) R74348. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 27. #12 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Caldwell G.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Hall was buried at Cologne, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HALL, CLIFFORD WESLEY F/O(P) J36977//R183584. From Galt, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 23/45 age 22. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Essen, Germany. Halifax aircraft #PN 380 was shot down by enemy night fighter aircraft and crashed in the Antwerp/Brussels area of Belgium. F/Os G.A. Haggard, D.W. Bateman, FSs W.R. Cookson, and W.G. Roberts were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALL, CLOWES EDWIN FS(P) R73485. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 25. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft #JN 290 missing during night operations over Kassel, Germany. Sgts G.H. Bennett (RAF) and J.C. Cowie (RAF) were also killed. Four other members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hall is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
HALL, CYRIL ROLAND SGT(P) R74248. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/41 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducirnus). Wellington aircraft #Z 8419 missing from a night bombing attack on Le Havre, France. Sgts P.T. Walker, L.E. Dodge, FSs G.F. Marr, L.H. Jackson, Sgt P.T.W. Walker (RAF), Sgt W.L.N. Johnston (RAAF) were also killed. Sergeant Pilot Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALL, DONALD BLANCHARD JAMES F/L(P) J5492. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 8/44 age 24. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Chantilly, France. Please see P/O H. Glass D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hall is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HALL, DOUGLAS ERWIN SGT(P) R61645. From Danville, Quebec. Killed Jun 30/41 age 29. #6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Sgt Hall lost his life when Tiger Moth aircraft #4208 crashed in some trees 16 miles north-west of Prince Albert. Sergeant Pilot Hall is buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Danville, Quebec.
HALL, FRANCIS WILLIAM F/L(N) J12703. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 18/45 age 24. #63 Staging Post, Corsica. F/L Hall was killed in a motor vehicle accident one mile south-east of Ajaccio, Corsica. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Hall was buried in the Neveau Cemetery at Ajaccio, exhumed, and reburied in the Biguglia War Cemetery, Corsica, France.
HALL, FREDERICK RUSSELL WO1 (WAG) R129181. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Dec 2/44 age 21. #206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see S/L R.H. Harper D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALL, GEORGE FS(WAG) R78889. From Tillsonburg, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 4/42 age 20. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Love C.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hall is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Noirrnoutier-en-L’Ile, Vendee, France.
HALL, GEORGE GRAHAM FS(WAG) R90051. From London, Ontario. Killed May 29/42 age 22. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Beaufort aircraft crashed. Please see MacColl D.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hall is buried in Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario.
HALL, GEORGE LANGLEY FS(NB) R108359. From Lachine, Quebec. Killed Jan 29/43 age 32. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Tew E.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Hall is buried in the New Cemetery, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England.
HALL, GEORGE ROBERT DOUGLAS FS(BA) R108825. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 14/43 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Tidy C.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALL, GRANT LEROY P/O(WAG) J220851/R103476. From Waterford, Ontario. Killed Mar 14/43 age 26. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. The crew of Hampden aircraft #P 5433 were engaged in a low-level night flying test over the sea and were seen to crash in the water in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia. Sgt H. Piercy, P/Os R.K. Manttan (RAAF), and A.W. Hunt (RAAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HALL, JAMES DICKIE S/L(P) C1624. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 16/44 age 22. #443 Hornet Squadron (Our Sting Is Death). Spitfire aircraft #MK 397 missing from a fighter sweep in the Argentan area. The aircraft was last seen flying into cloud at 3,000 feet over the Caen area of France. Squadron Leader Pilot Hall is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.
HALL, JOSEPH GEORGES BRIAN P/O(P) J89283//R154606. From Rumford, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Killed Mar 26/44 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Grover D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Hall is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
HALL, JOSEPH WILLIAM KENNETH P/O(BA) J19432//R154089. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 28/43 age 22. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu). Stirling aircraft #EH 991 failed to return from a night trip to Hanover, Germany. F/O J.J. Chandler was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALL, MAXWELL PALMER P/O(WAG) J16063. From South Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 5/43 age 23. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please S/L E.G. Gilmore D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALL, NORMAN STANLEY WO2(OB) R60213. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 23/42 age 23. #108 Squadron (Viribus Contractis). Wellington aircraft #AD 599 missing in the Dema area of Libya. One RAAF, one RNZAF, and three RAF members of the crew were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Observer Hall is buried in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.
HALL, PAUL JOHN F/O(AG) J43949. From St. George’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Lowe A.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Hall is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HALL, REGINALD JOHN WARD F/O(N) C14919. From Long Branch, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 21/45 age 30. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). The Memorial Book researcher, Les Allison, visited the cemetery at Bispebjerg and met a Danish researcher by the name of B. Hansen. Mr. Hansen provided the following details: F/O Hall was the navigator in the lead Mosquito #SZ 977 aircraft flown by W/C. Kelboe D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (RAF), who was the Commanding Officer of #21 Squadron. This aircraft struck the flag pole on the Karlesburg Brewery in Copenhagen, blew up and crashed into a garage next to the target which was the Headquarters for the Gestapo located in a convent school. The other five Mosquito aircraft with him successfully bombed the target. The second wave arrived a few seconds later and, seeing the smoke caused by Kleboe’s aircraft, bombed the school killing 123 pupils and teachers. The Gestapo Headquarters was destroyed with heavy casualties including 7 patriots, 18 other patriots escaped. Four of the attacking aircraft were shot down by flak from the German cruiser Nurnberg and from shore batteries. Flying Officer Navigator Hall is buried in the Bispebjerg Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
HALL, ROBERT CPL R182091 – engineer. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Jul 2/44 age 39. #6 Repair Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Died of natural causes. Corporal Hall is buried in the Prospect Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.
HALL, SEBERT NORMAN SGT(FE) R65638. From Orono, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Lawry G.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Hall is buried in the Duur General Cemetery, Overijssel, Holland.
HALL, STANLEY GEORGE F/O(N) J39298//R19209. From Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 25/44 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Patterson J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Hall is buried in Buckhurst Hill, St. John The Baptist Churchyard, Chigwell, Essex, England.
HALL, THOMAS FREDERICK F/O(P) J20375. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 26/43 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft #HE 977 failed to return from operations. FSs C.T. Hele, E.R. Ferris, WO R.V. Millar, and F/O R.R. Dunphy were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
HALL, VICTOR JOHN P/O(OB) J4702. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed Aug 9/41 age 23. #5 Operational Training Unit. P/O Hail was killed when his Beaufort aircraft #L 9953 crashed south-east of the aerodrome at Chivtor, England. Pilot Officer Observer Hall is buried in the St. Augustine Churchyard, Heaton Punchardon, Devonshire, England.
HALL, WALTER VERNON F/O(P) J6221. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed Jan 1/43 age 21. #125 Squadron (Nunquan Domandi). Beaufighter #X 7967 had the port engine fail before it crashed into the sea fifteen miles south of Fairwood Common, South Wales. The navigator, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALL, WARREN DOUGLASS P/O(P) J867841/R109174. From Crossfield, Alberta. Killed in Action May 7/44 age 21. #211 Squadron (Toujours A Propos). Beaufighter aircraft #TF 539 failed to return from rocket-attack operations. The RAF navigator was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
HALL, WILLIAM CHURCHILL P/O(AG) J89730//R148988. From Middleton, Annapolis, County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see F/O R.A. Shannon D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hall is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany. Addendum: – P/O Hall was 23 years old at the time of death, not 20. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.
HALL, WILLIAM TEMPLE SGT(AG) R54012. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 31/41 age 21. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft #Z 6953 was carrying 1 x 1,000 lb., 1 x 500 lb. general purpose bomb, and 120 x 4 lb. incendiary bombs when it went missing during night operations over enemy territory. P/O R.J. Cleverdon was also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Hall has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: The squadron was based at Leeming when the Whitley aircraft went missing during a raid against Hamburg. P/O R.J.A. Cleverdon, Sgts A.F.C. Couch (RAF), W. Lowe (RAF), and F/O Simpson (RAF) were also killed. The complete crew is listed on the Runnymede War Memorial. Detail from “Some of the Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
HALLAM, GEORGE THEODORE FS(AG) R258208. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 23/44 age 19. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #MZ 906 failed to return from a night trip to Essen, Germany. F/Os N.C. Muir, D.C. Pole, P/Os L.J. Innes, P.J. Mitchell, FS L.J. Moore, and Sgt J.M. Wemyss (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hallam has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALLAM, JOHN NORMAN SGT(P) R68193. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 12/41 age 21. #82 Squadron (Super Omnia Ubique). Blenheim aircraft #V 6524 went out of control in sea fog and crashed in the North Sea. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Hallam is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig- Holstein, Germany.
HALLDING, ERNEST CLAUDE P/O(P) J17288//R106688. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 1/43 age 22. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Nutik L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Hallding is buried in the Akkerwoude Protestant Churchyard, Friesland, Holland.
HALLEK, FRANK AC1 R177737 – aero engine mechanic. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 23/43 age 22. #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Tarrant M.E. for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman First Class Hallek is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
HALLETT, WILFRED ARCHIBALD FS(WAG) R166246. From Poplar Point, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 17/44 age 20. #53 Squadron. Liberator aircraft lost. Please see Hagen E.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hallett has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALLETT, WILLIAM ALFRED MARTIN F/O(P) J85794. From Fort Vermilion, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 13/44 age 21. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #LM 221 crashed near Cour L’Eveque whilst on operations against Culmon, Chalindry, France. F/O J.F. Armstrong, Sgts A.F. Grieve (RAF), F.E. Shaw (RAF), FSs D.G.W. Brown (RAAF), M.H. Payne (RAAF), and A.D. Tagget (RAAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hallett is buried in the Churchyard at Cour L’Eveque, Haute-Marne, France.
HALLIDAY, FRANCIS F/L(OB) J10696 MiD. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 21/43 age 24. #53 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #HZ 819 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol over the Bay of Biscay. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. The RAF pilot was the sole survivor. Flight Lieutenant Observer Halliday has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – F/L Halliday was from North bay, Ontario, not Toronto, Ontario. HALLIDAY, Fit Francis (J10696) – Mention in Despatches – No.53 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 14 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 874144 dated 21 April 1944. Home in North Bay, Ontario. Enlisted in Hamilton, 20 May 1941. Trained at No.4 AOS (graduated 5 January 1942), No.4 BGS (graduated 14 February 1942) and No.2 ANS (graduated 16 March 1942). Killed in action 21 November 1943 (Liberator BZ819); name on Runnymede Memorial. Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
HALLIDAY, FREDERICK ERNEST P/O(P) J86189//R75147. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 27/44 age 21. #72 Squadron (Swift). P/O Halliday was flying Spitfire aircraft #MA 453 and was on convoy patrol south of Gaeta when he reported by r/t that he was going to bail out. He was never seen nor heard from again. Pilot Officer Pilot Halliday has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
HALLIDAY, JOHN SHELDON S/L(P) 41403 – Royal Air Force. From Courtenay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 30/41 age 24. #39 Squadron (Die Noctuque). Beaufort aircraft lost during operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Squadron Leader Pilot Halliday is buried in the Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt.
HALLIDAY, ROBERT BALFOUR P/O(OB) J6652//R74289. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 15/42 age 25. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Lawrence R.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer Halliday was buried at St. Trond, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
HALLIDAY, ROBERT HENRY FS(OB) R131077. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 18/43 age 22. #18 Squadron (Animo Et Fide). Boston aircraft crashed. Please see RazeII G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Halliday is buried in the Agira War Cemetery, Enna, Sicily.
HALLIHAN, THOMAS HUBERT OSCAR F/L(P) J8904. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 11/44 age 22. #442 Caribou Squadron. F/L Hallihan was engaged in an armed reconnaissance when his Spitfire aircraft #NH 325 was hit by enemy flak. He as last seen in the air north of Mayenne, France. F/L Hallihan had spent a year flying Spitfire aircraft out of Malta during-1941 – 1942. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hallihan is buried in the St. Manvieu British Cemetery, France.
HALLIWELL, ROBERT FRED F/L(P) 33341 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 4/41 age 29. #62 Squadron (Insperato). Blenheim aircraft lost over enemy territory. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Halliwell is buried in Malaysia.
HALLORAN, WILLIAM RICHARD WO2(N) R119691. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 2/44 age 30. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 354 missing during night operations against Berlin, Germany. W/C. W. Abercromby D.F.C. and Bar (RAF), Sgts R.W. Allen (RAF), W.A. Wall (RAF), and F/O W.J. James (RAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Halloran is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
HALPENNY, ROBERT MCGEE F/O(P) C1296. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 27/40 age 30. #6 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron. F/O Halpenny, LAC R.L. Richardson, and F/L A. Simpson were all killed when Blackburn Shark aircraft #517 crashed at Alliford Bay, British Columbia. Flying Officer Pilot Halpenny is buried in the Edmonton Cemetery at Edmonton, Alberta.
HALPERIN, WILLIAM LIONEL F/L(N) C4234. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 6/43 age 22. #45 Air Transport Group, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft #FW 138 disappeared enroute from Goose Bay, Labrador to Reykjavik, Iceland. F/O S.J. Hansen (RAAF) and F/L D.J. Pyne (RAF were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Halperin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HALPIN, FRANCIS ALOYSIUS F/L C35056 – administration. From Valleyfield, Quebec. Died May 28/45 age 38. RCAF Station, Goose Bay, Labrador. F/L Halpin accidentally drowned while inspecting gasoline lines on the pier at Goose Bay, Labrador. Flight Lieutenant Halpin is buried in the Goose Bay Cemetery, Goose Bay, Labrador.
HALPIN, MAURICE PATRICK F/O(N) J14216. From Prescott, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 31. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Exceisis Vincimus). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see FS Russell H. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Halpin was buried at Wunstorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HALSALL, GERALD LEE F/O(P) J41163//R201535. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 19. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #PB 671 missing from a night attack against Dortmund, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Ha[sail is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HALSEY, ALAN LEONARD FS(WAG) R52691. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 7/41 age 22. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Whitley aircraft #Z 6574 missing in action in the sea off Bircham, Newton, England. FS J. Glover was also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Halsey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALSTEAD, DAVID HARRY FS(WAG) R58198. From Hollyburn, British Columbia. Killed Sep 16/42 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft had the port wing come off in the air before it crashed on the Dorsington Road, near Pibworth, England. FS F.A. Macauley, P/O A.H. Fawcett, WO J.W. O’Brien, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Halstead is buried in the Evesham Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.
HALSTEAD, GLEN ELWIN SGT(P) R59540. From Norwood, Manitoba. Killed Jun 5/41 age 21. #10 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt A.W. Carty for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Halstead is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HALSTEAD, VERNON HARVEY F/O(BA) J36270//R196415. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 15/45 age 21. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Merseburg, Germany. Please see F/O T.R. Murray D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Halstead was buried near Breda, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HALVORSEN, JOHN DETRICK SGT(AG) R129750. From Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 22. #28 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Bird D.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Halvorsen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HALVORSON, CLARENCE JULIUS FS(AG) R278833. From Cardston, Alberta. Killed May 18/45 age 34. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #KB 993 was flying in cloud at 2,000 feet during a night training flight when it crashed into a hillside four miles east of Glossop Summitt, Shelf Moor, Derbyshire. F/Os A.A. Clifford, D.A. Fehrman, WO M.G. Cameron, FS L.C. Hellekson, and P/O K.B. McIvor were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Halvorson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HALWARD, JAMES FREDERICK FS(WAG) R80540. From Cannington, Ontario. Killed in Action May 5/42 age 23. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). FS Halward was killed when his Hampden aircraft #P 1187 was hit by enemy fire whilst bombing the target. Two messenger pigeons were released in the air and the aircraft, with the other members of the crew, returned safely to base. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Halward is buried in the Ipswich Cemetery, Suffolk, England.
HAMANN, CHARLES WILLIAM F/O(NB) J16406. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 26/43 age 23. #160 Burma Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft missing. Please see F/O W.A. Wallace for casualty list and other detail. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Hamann has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
HAMBLIN, MAURICE JACK F/O(P) J35894. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 2/44 age 28. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see FS Roy Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hamblin is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HAMBLY, HOWARD KENNETH CPL R78656 – aero engine mechanic. From Woodstock, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 20/43 age 24. #10 North Atlantic Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see MacNaughton W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Corporal Hambly is buried in an isolated grave on Black Mountain, near St. Donat, Quebec.
HAMBLY, ROSS STEWART SGT(WAG) R61805. From Sylvania, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 18/41 age 21. #88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde). Blenheim aircraft #Z 7488 failed to return from bombing operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hambly has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMBROOK, MARK DAVID WILLIS WO2(N) R92131. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 26/43 age 27. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #W 4846 did not return from night operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Hambrook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMBROOKE, LINTON ARTHUR SIDNEY WO1 (WAG) R129321. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 34. #570 Squadron. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see F/O D.E. Belt for casualty list and trip detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Harnbrooke is buried in the Main Cemetery, Orleans, Cher, France.
HAMEL, CHARLES P/O(P) J92169//R183489. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 20/44 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #MF 509 crashed at a high speed north-east of Swansea, Wales. F/L W.J. Allison, Sgts J.R. Villeneuve, J.P. Burke, J.A. Groulx, and J.L. Dusablon were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hamel is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
HAMEL, ORLANDO DELMAR CONRAD SGT(AG) R117309. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed Nov 29/42 age 19. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stanley M.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Hamel is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
HAMELIN, LOUIS LAURENT WO2(P) R106248. From St. Boniface, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 23/43 age 21. #81 Squadron (Non Solum Nobis). WO Hamelin was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #EM 141 was shot down five miles north of Cap Al Koren, Malta. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Hamelin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
HAMER, JACK THOMAS FS(AG) R118223. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 28/43 age 23. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Halifax aircraft #EB 216 missing during night operations against Nuremberg, Germany. The navigator, G.S. Brown of Kelowna, British Columbia reported the following, ‘We were a mixed crew flying from Middleton-St. George on #428 Squadron. The members of the crew were: Alex Mitchell (P), from Scotland, Charles Lott (WAG), from England, myself, Cletus Lunny (BA) from Quebec, and Jack Harrier (AG) from B.C. As we had just converted to Halifax bombers from Wellingtons we had two additional crew members – an engineer and a mid-upper gunner – both from England. We were senior crew on the squadron and as such we had a pilot as second dickie who had just arrived on the squadron. His name was J.A.M. Mcleish of Ontario. We were shot down by the pilot of a Dornier 217 at 1:45 a.m., August 28, 1943, on an operational flight to Nuremburg, about 40 miles before reaching the target. J.A.M. McLeish was killed instantly by 20 mm. cannon fire from the German aircraft. J. Hamer was killed instantly by 20 mm. cannon fire. C. Lunny was badly wounded. I counted 9 cannon shell holes in him. He bailed out almost too late just before our bombs exploded. I bailed out at 18,000 feet. On landing was immediately taken Prisoner of War and was held at Stalag, IV B at Muhlberg-on-Elbe until liberated by the Russians on April 23. 1945. Alex Mitchell was killed instantly by cannon fire, as were the engineer and mid-upper gunner. Charles Lott bailed out uninjured and was taken P.O.W. I spoke to the German pilot who had shot us down and he said that early that afternoon they had received word of our target for the night and our route to the target. This gave them time to fly to a large aerodrome near Crailshem, refuel, and get up to our height to intercept us.” The flight engineer was Sgt H.A. Gordon (RAF) and the mid-upper air gunner was Sgt A.E.E. Gourd (RAF). Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hamer is buried in the War Cemetery, Durnbach, Germany.
HAMIL, WALTER HENRY SGT(AG) R164468. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 9/43 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #DK 265 failed to return from a trip over Hanover, Germany. Sgts H.E. Evans, T.A. Ashcroft (RAF), G. Beeken (RAF), R Mather (RAF), F.W. Stubbings (RAF), and F/O S.H. Walker (RAF) were also killed. There were two #431 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this date. Please see Sgt F. Rudd for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Sergeant Air Gunner Hamil has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMILL, ROSS CURTIS F/L(BA) J20884//R149811. From Whitewood, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 15/45 age 25. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Hagen, Germany. Please see F/O E.R. Evans D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Bomb Aimer Hamill was buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Nederweert War Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.
HAMILTON, ALEXANDER P/O(AG) J19965. From Nanaimo, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 12/44 age 26. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France. Please see Thomson J.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hamilton is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
HAMILTON, ARTHUR KENNETH FS(WAG) R76616. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 5/42 age 20. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 684 lost. Please see Murphy L.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hamilton is buried in the Cemetery at Frederikshavn, Jutland, Denmark.
HAMILTON, BENJAMIN GEORGE F/O(N) J37489. From High River, Alberta. Killed Jul 31/45 age 33. #4 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron. Canso aircraft #11043 was engaged in moving #6 Bomber Reconnaissance Detachment from Prince Rupert to Coal Harbour when it crashed while landing one mile west of the entrance to Holberg Inlet, British Columbia. Flying Officer Navigator Hamilton is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
HAMILTON, DALE MCGOWAN P/O(AG) J951551/R221768. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 19. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Haggis D.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hamilton is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HAMILTON, DAVID ALLAN F/O(P) 65549 – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action May 30/42 age 23. #236 Squadron (Speculati Nuntiate). F/O Hamilton went missing whilst flying his Beaufighter aircraft in a torpedo attack off Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hamilton is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
HAMILTON, DONALD GRANT WO2(AG) R137725. From Raynardton, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Dec 4/43 age 28. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Hampton W.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Hamilton is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HAMILTON, EDWARD ROBERT FS(P) R92180. From Nanaimo, British Columbia. Killed May 18/42 age 22. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft #P 2516 burst the tire on the port main wheel on take-off, swung 30 degrees, collided with a mechanical digger and burst into flames on the aerodrome at Lossiemouth, Scotland. F/L J.D. Rota’ (RAF) and one civilian was also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hamilton is buried in the Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland.
HAMILTON, GARNET HENRY F/O(P) J17912. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 8/43 age 26. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). Wellington aircraft exploded. Please see Cockburn G.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hamilton was buried in the Christon Cemetery at Jespore, India, exhumed, and reburied in the Chittagong War Cemetery, Pakistan.
HAMILTON, GEORGE DESMOND F/O(P) 150802 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 14/44 age 24. Flying Officer Pilot Hamilton is buried in the Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, Ireland.
HAMILTON, GERALD BURTON FS(AG) K280563. From Truro, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 22/45 age 18. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Lancaster aircraft #NG 185 missing during night operations against Duisburg, Germany. F/Os M.A. Smith, K.W. Winder (RAF), Sgts R. Evans (RAF), D.B. George (RAF), T. O’Gorman (RAF), A.J. Rabin (RAF), and P/O J. Toy (RAF) were also killed. There was an extra air gunner on board for this operation. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hamilton is buried in the Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.
HAMILTON, HARRY RAYMOND F/L(P) 39316 – Royal Air Force. From Oak Point, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Aug 29/40 age 23. #85 Squadron (Noctu Dique Venamur). F/L Hamilton was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #V 6623 was shot down by an ME-109 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain. F/L Hamilton had flown in the Battle of France and had shot down four enemy aircraft off Dungeness, Scotland. He had previously flown Hurricane aircraft with #46 Squadron and Spitfires with #611 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hamilton is buried in the New Cemetery, Folkestone, Kent, England.
HAMILTON, HARRY ROBERT FS(AG) R64416. From Beamsville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 22/42 age 23. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft #Z 8420 missing during night operations over enemy territory. Four RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hamilton is buried in the General Cemetery, Bergen, Holland.
HAMILTON, HUGH BRANNAN P/O(AG) J89908//R182968. From North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 26/44 age 21. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). The crew of Halifax aircraft #MZ 311 were assigned to mine-laying operations off the west Coast of France when their aircraft crashed four miles north-east of Cheltenham, Gloster at Cleeve Hill. F/L C.M. Howes, F/Os E.E. Freeman, J.A. Glenn, G.W. McCartney, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hamilton is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HAMILTON, IAN MCCALLUM P/O(AG) J95271 //R254953. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 6/44 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Please see Leeds P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hamilton was buried at Driedhof, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HAMILTON, IAN MACKENZIE P/O(P) J19966. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 23. #640 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #LK 866 missing whilst on night operations against Versailles, France. Sgt J.W. Lane (RAF) was also killed. One Canadian, F/O H.D. Bastable, was taken Prisoner of War. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hamilton is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Soulaires, Eure-et-Loir, France.
HAMILTON, JAMES DOUGLAS FS(P) R102390. From Kenaston, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 23/43 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Forte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Tyrone G.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hamilton was buried in the Military Cemetery at Breda, Prinzenhagen, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
HAMILTON, JOHN FS(N) R166270. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 31. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see WO Arthur R. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Hamilton is buried in the Communal Cemetery at La Ferte- St. Cyr, Loire-et-Cher, France.
HAMILTON, JOHN HENRY P/O(FE) C88579//R51382. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action May 24/44 age 30. #422 Flying Yachtsmen Squadron (This Arm Shall Do It). Sunderland aircraft missing. Please see Seely J.C. for casualty fist and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Hamilton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMILTON, THOMAS BRADSHAW WO1(P) R80109. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 8/42 age 24. #274 Squadron (Supero). WO Hamilton was killed when his Hurricane aircraft was shot down in flames. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Hamilton is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
HAMILTON, WILLIAM CALDWELL F/O(OB) J10176. From New York, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Oct 24/42 age 33. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Observer Hamilton is buried in the Revenna War Cemetery, Italy. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMILTON, WILLIAM HARRY F/O(P) J21291. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 4/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Halifax aircraft #JD 204 was enroute to the target and was some fifty miles east of Mannheim, Germany when it was attacked and set on fire by a German fighter aircraft. F/O J.R. Dale, FSs E.H. Griffin and A. Bortolussi were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Riley and two of the crew, not Canadians, bailed out and were taken Prisoners of War. This was F/O Hamilton’s 16th operation. Flying Officer Pilot Hamilton is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.,
HAMILTON, WILLIAM NORMAN F/O(WAG) J15425. From Woodroffe, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 22. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft #BE 472 missing during night operations against Hanover, Germany. Five RAF members of the crew were also killed. One other crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. There were two #218 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see FS B.D. Winders for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Sgts W.R. Bray (RAF), H. Exley (RAF), S.J. Harris (RAF), A.S. Haxton (RAF), J. McGovern (RAF), E. Otter (RAF), N. Whitehead (RAF), F/Os G.G. Hurst D.F.C. (RAF), W.F.C. Knight D.F.C. (RAF), S.J.H. Verney (RAF), and P/O G.A. Lawrenson (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hamilton is buried in the Limmer British cemetery at Hanover; Germany.
HAMILTON, WILLIAM PERCY WO2(BA) R163622. From Bal Carres, Saskatchewan. Killed Feb 25/44 age 22. #1661 Conversion Unit. Stirling aircraft #LJ 529 was approaching to land when the engines failed and the aircraft crashed on the airfield at Port Ellen. Five of the crew, not Canadians, Were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Hamilton is buried in the Kilarrow New Parish Churchyard, Kilarrow and Kilmeny, Isle Of Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland.
HAMLYN, ALEXANDER GORDON FS 798619 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Sep 28/42 age 23. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Hamlyn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
HAMLYN-LOV1S, CHARLES ERNEST SLEEMAN F/O(P) From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 18/45 age 31. #4(56′ Lynx Squadron (We Kill By Night). Target – Heligoland, Germany. Please see Radcliffe R.J. for flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot HamlynLOvis is buried in the Wittmund Cemetery, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMMELL, MELVIN THOMAS FS(WAG) R91287. From Bra Cebridge, Ontario. Killed Jul 15/42 age 23. #3 Operational Training Unit Cranwell, England. Wellington aircraft failed to return from a training exercise. FSs J.A. McMahon, W. Kravac, and three RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hammell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMMERTON, HAROLD RICHARD P/O(WAG) J952791/R214531 From Niagara Falls, Ontario: Killed in Action Feb 25/45 age 20.:: #58: Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Halifax aircraft #HX 224 failed to return from a night anti shipping operation in the SkagerraVarea. P/O H.J. Arnold, WO G.W. Lee, and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner HammertOn,Iias no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMMETT, LAWRENCE SAMUEL WO2(13A) R151890. From Swift, Current, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 29/44 age 21. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Target – Berlin, Germany, Please see Woods R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Hammett is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HAMMILL, ARTHUR DOUGLAS SGT(P) R80083. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jun 17/42 age 25. #4 Wireless Training School, Guelph, Ontario. Sgt Hammill was engaged in a wireless training exercise when his Menasco Moth aircraft #4912 went WO a spin. He was killed When he crashed two miles east of Simicoe, Ontario. Sergeant Pilot Hammill is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
HAMMILL, RICHARD LLOYD ACTON F/O(P) 141134 – Royal Air Force. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 25/43 age 25. #512 Squadron. Dakota aircraft lost. Please see WO C.F. Steel for casual: list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Harrimill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMMOND, ALBERT ERNEST P/O(P) J85187//R147212. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 25. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #ND 447 missing during operations against Stuttgart, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hammond is buried in the War Cemetery, Durnbach, Germany.
HAMMOND, ARTHUR EDWARD FS(P) R68734. From Fort Frances, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/42 age 21. #35 Squadron’ (Uno Animo Agimus). Halifax aircraft #W 1117 missing over enemy territory. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts G.W. Brown, R.E. Gay, C.F. Goode, J.R. Jones, and S.H. Woolley were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hammond is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.
HAMMOND, DAVID CHARLES WO(WAG) 414502 – Royal New Zealand Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 9/44 age 21. #180 Squadron (Suaviter In Modo Fortiter In Re). Mitchell aircraft failed to return from operations. Warrant Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hammond is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HAMMOND, DOUGLAS WILLIAM F/O(BA) J25064. From Port Dover, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Hawkes L.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Hammond is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HAMMOND, JOHN CLIFFORD SGT(P) R79226. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Apr 21/42 age 23. #20 Elementary Flying Training School, Oshawa, Ontario. Tiger Moth aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt E.V. McGuire for flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Hammond is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
HAMMOND, JOHN ROBERT P/O(AG) J93622. From Vernon, British Columbia. Died Apr 25/45 age 20. P/O Hammond died as the results of injuries sustained in a car accident. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hammond is buried in the Vernon Cemetery at Vernon, British Columbia.
HAMMOND, KENNETH MORRIS P/O(AG) J91199//R200113. From Bracebridge, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 2/45 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (‘LlsqUe Ad Finem). Target – Wiesbaden, Germany. Please See F/L D.E. Berry A.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hammond is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HAMMOND, RICHARD NEILAND LAC(P) R180998 – under training. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Sep 22/43 age 20. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. LAC Hammond lost his life when Harvard aircraft #3166 crashed at night three miles south of Capri, Ontario. Leading Aircraftman Pilot Hammond is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery at Ottawa, Ontario.
HAMMOND, WILSON IRWIN F/L(P) 37065 – Royal Air Force. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed Nov 13/39 age 23. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hammond is buried at Netheravon, Wiltshire, England.
HAMPSON, DOUGLAS ERLE JAMES SGT(WAG) R54019. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 15/41 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tehtate Et Perfidite). Whitley aircraft #Z 6877 missing during bornbingOderations,-Oresumed enemy actfon. Six of the crew,: not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hampson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve Germany:
HAMPTON, WILLIAM EDWARD F/O(P) J23298. From Toronto, Ontario, Killed in Action-Dec 4/43 Age 26. #429 Bison.,Suadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax. aircraft #JD 361 failed to return from night operations against Leipzig,: Germany: Sgt G.R. Hooper, P/O F.W. Hingston, and FS D. G. Hamilton were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt D. Bruno, was taken Prisoner of War, and two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hampton has no known grave, his name is inscribed On the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England
HAMPTON, WILLIAM, GEORGE P/O(AG) J90632//R176356. From Govan, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar:24/44age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #LW 668 missing from night operations against Berlin, Germany. Sgt R.M.: Byrne. (RAF) and F/O F.Q. Rousseau (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, FS A.W. Larochelle, was taken Prisoner of War and three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hampton is “buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
HANAN, BRIAN HEREMAN HUBERT FS(P) R100381 . From Thornhill, Manitoba. -Killed Dec 3/42 age 20. #11 Advanced Flying Unit. Oxford aircraft crashed after take-off at the aerodrome at Wheaton, Aston, England, one RAF airman was also killed, Flight Sergeant Pilot Henan is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Shawbury, Shropshire, England.
HANAN, SAMUEL WO2(P) R101482. From Los Angeles, California, U.S.A..Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (FortUnpe Nihil). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Lane F.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Hanan is buried in the Bornerbroek Roman Catholic Churchyard, Borne, Overijessel, Holland.
HANBIDGE, RALPH TREVER P/O(WAG) J16661//R97768. From Omemee, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 8/43 age 26. #467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #ED 367 failed to return from operations over enemy territory. P/O A.M. Wark, FSs S.V. Woyce, D.H. Powell, and H.A. Horton were also killed. Two RAAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hanbidge has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANBIDGE, ROBERT DONALD KEITH F/O(P) J88499//R126045. From Kerrobert, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 8/45 age 23. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Gynane J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hanbidge has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANBURY, BRUCE ALEXANDER S/L(P) C1329. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Dec 31/42 age 21. #409 Nighthawk Squadron (Media Nox Meridies Nester). S/L Hanbury was demonstrating the flying characteristics of a Beaufighter aircraft to P/O P.M. Sweet and WO J.W. Dickson when their Beaufighter #T 3142 went into a flat spin at 10,000 feet. Hanbury, Sweet and Dickson were all killed when they crashed at Lexeton, Dutgate, Lincolnshire. Squadron Leader Pilot Hanbury is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Lincolnshire, England.
HANCOCK, HAROLD ALTON F/O(N) J20963. From Port Hope, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Lancaster aircraft #DS 776 was shot down at Vokenswald, Holland during a night trip to Leipzig, Germany. F/O P.C. Cox, 13/0.s E.A. Dowe, M.A. McKenzie, V.G. Whalen, F.R. Alleyn, and Sgt J.V. Gwynne (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Hancock is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.
HANCOCK, JOHN PATRICK FS(OB) R76975. From Strome, Alberta. Killed May 6/42 age 20. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft #AD 826 crashed and burned at Bourne End Farm, Wooton, England. FS A.G. Maxwell, Sgts D.K. O’Brien, and T.L. Brown were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Hancock is buried in the Kempston Cemetery, Bedfordshire, England.
HANCOCK, KENNETH MELVIN LAC(P) R134775 – under training. From Roland, Manitoba. Killed Jan 6/43 age 21. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. LAC Hancock and Sgt G.A. Payton (RNZAF) were engaged in night circuits and landings and were killed when Cessna Crane aircraft #7877 crashed on take-off two miles north-west of the aerodrome at Dauphin. The accident is believed to have been caused by structural failure and happened just before LAC Hancock was to graduate. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Hancock is buried in the Fairview Cemetery at Roland, Manitoba.
HANCOCK, RONALD FS(WAG) R59685 D.F.M. From Rossendale, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 29/42 age 31. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 971 failed to return from a night anti-shipping patrol over the Frisian Islands. P/Os J.A. Richard, R.J. Majeau, and FS A.E. Wheadon were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hancock has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANDFORTH, STANLEY WILLIAM F/O(P) J8376. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 26/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). The crew of Halifax aircraft #JD 256 had completed their bomb run over Essen, Germany and had just entered some cloud over Dusseldorf, Germany when another aircraft collided with the tail of their aircraft. Their Halifax went into an inverted dive and was uncontrollable. Fas W.E. Ross, G.W. Askew, L.M. Hill, A.L. Porter, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. The pilot, P/O L. Chapman was the only member of the crew with his parachute on, and was the sole survivor. F/O Handforth was the extra pilot on board for his first operation after arrival from instructing in Canada, by coincidence, P/O Chapman was a student of Handforth’s in a flying school in Canada. Flying Officer Pilot Handforth was buried in the North Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HANDLEY, ALBERT HARRY F/O(N) J45540. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 28/45 age 22. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #HE 871 failed to return from a cross-country exercise over St. George’s Channel. WO J.W. Duncan, Sgt ,..R. Morin, FSs F.T. Gidilevich, and W.E. Algar were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Handley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANDLEY, HAROLD GARFIELD F/O(P) J9856. From Oxford Mills, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 21/43 age 21. #118 Squadron (Occido Redeoque). F/O Handley was attacking an enemy convoy when his Spitfire aircraft #AR 325 was hit by flak. He bailed out but he was too low for his parachute to open. Flying Officer Pilot Handley was buried with full military honours at the General Cemetery, Den Burg, Texel Island, Holland.
HANDY, WILLIAM BERTRAND F/O(N) J24563. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Mar 19/44 age 19. #1667 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #B 149 had the starboard outer propeller feathered when it struck a telegraph pylon during the landing approach. The aircraft crashed at Crowle, Lincolnshire, England. Sgt R.C. Rollo and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Handy is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HANDZUK, JOHN P/O(BA) J88417//R203029. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 11/44 age 20. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Versailles, France. Halifax aircraft #LW 684 was shot down three miles south-east of the target at Jouy-enJosas, France. P/Os A.J. Doran, G.J. Dunlop, J.H. NowIan, F/Os D. Hughes, R.E. Warren, T.A. Christie, and P/O C.H. Neary (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Handzuk was buried in the Jouyen-Josas Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the New Communal Cemetery, Viroflay, Seine-et-Oise, France.
HANES, WILLIAM HERBERT P/O(AG) J952691/R257513. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 19. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see La.nkin W.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hanes was buried in the Cemetery at Henri Chapelle, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
HANEY, BRUCE WISMER FS(BA) R158965. From Dunnville, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 16/43 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #LM 385 were outward bound for night operations against Berlin, Germany when they crashed one half mile north of Caistor, Lincolnshire, England. Sgts W.W. Allen, H.G.A. Hine (RAF), and four others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Haney is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
HANISCH, CHARLES FULLER P/O(P) J8226. From South Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed Feb 20/42 age 21. #1 Central Flying School, Trenton, Ontario. P/Os Hanisch and J.D. Douglas were killed when Fleet Fawn aircraft #283 went into an inverted spin and crashed seven miles northwest of Frankford, Ontario. Pilot Officer Pilot Hanisch is buried in Newell Cemetery, South Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
HANLEY, JOHN EDWIN P/O(N) J94848//R214554. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 33. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Leet F.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Hanley is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HANN, DOUGLAS LURENSA FS(AG) R255149. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 11/44 age 19. #227 Squadron. Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see FS L.M. Inman for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Harm was buried in the Military Cemetery at Niedro, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.
HANN, RAYMOND DONALD F/O(P) J11177. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Feb 3/43 age 21. #547 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HK 596 missing twenty miles south of Penrhos, Wales. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hann has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANNA, DONALD P/O(N) J95277//R81844. From Beaurepaire, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Blaney LA. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Hanna is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HANNA, GEORGE ROBERT P/O(OB) J8615. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 21/42 age 28. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft crashed one half mile north-east of Conningsby, believed engine failure. P/O W.B. Carlyle, FSs J.E. Walker, A.G. Gibson, Sgts J.K. Marshman (RAAF), R.M. Mathieson (RAF), and one other member of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Pilot Officer Observer Hanna is buried in the Conningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.
HANNA, JAMES FS(AG) R110175. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 10/43 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see Pickering C.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hanna is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Florennes, Namur, Belgium.
HANNA, NORMAN EDMOND F/O(P) J14348. From Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Killed in Action Dec 18/43 age 22. #270 Squadron. Sunderland aircraft #DW 106 failed to arrive at Gibraltar during a transit flight from Pembroke Dock, England. Eighteen airmen, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot. Hanna has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANNA, STANLEY ROY F/O(P) J36482. From Stavely, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 4/44 age 20. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Karlsruhe, Germany. Please see WO W.P. Wynnyk for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Hanna is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HANNA, WILLIAM EDWARD F/O(BA) J400861/R121268. From Diamond City, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 25. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Wangerooge, Germany. Please refer to Stingle R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Hanna has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANNA, WILLIAM JOHN F/O(P) J43323. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 6/45 age 22. #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron (Totus Viribus). Two Spitfire aircraft were operating in very bad weather between Eindhoven, Holland and Lunenburg, Germany when they both crashed. F/O Hanna was killed when he crashed at Hengelo, Holland and F/L R.W. Davis, the pilot of the other aircraft, was killed when he crashed at Ammeloe, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Hanna is buried in the Eastern General Cemetery, Enschede, Overijssel, Holland.
HANNABY, JOHN FS(AG) R85918. From Cooksville, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 1/42 age 20. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS A.E. McIlveen for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hannaby was buried in the North Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HANNAH, HAROLD ALLAN F/O(P) J28186 C.G. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Died Jan 27/45 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. BROTHER to Lloyd Albert Hannah. Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #PB 413 was badly shot up and was returning from the target when the pilot made a crash landing one half mile south-east of the aerodrome at Debden, Essex, England on November 2, 1944. F/O Hannah subsequently died of his wounds and was the only casualty. Flying Officer Pilot Hannah is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Addendum: – HANNAH, F/O Harold Allan (J28186) – Croix de Guerre (France) – No.405 Squadron (AFRO gives unit only as Overseas ) – Awarded as per AFRO 1619/45 dated 19 October 1945. Home in Moose Lake, Saskatchewan; enlisted in Regina, 11 November 1940. Trained at No.3 ITS (graduated 7 June 1941), No. 17 EFTS (graduated 26 July 1941) and No.8 SFTS (graduated 10 October 1941). Public Records Office Air 2/9645 has citation which reads – “Flying Officer Hannah is a pilot and captain of aircraft who has participated in many successful air attacks during the Battle of France. Throughout this time, Flying Officer Hannah displayed great heroism and devotion to duty. By his courage and skill, displayed in pressing home all his attacks, he exhibited his maximum effort to ensure that the Allied landing forces received the air support so necessary to the success of their landings. This officer has shown a fine fighting spirit and his patriotic considerations are in keeping with the highest traditions of the service.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
HANNAH, LLOYD ALBERT F/O(P) J87007. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 26. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). BROTHER to Harold Allan Hannah. Target – Duisburg, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #LL 956 was outward bound when the starboard inner engine caught fire. The aircraft crashed at Bradleys Farm, Little Grimsby, Lincolnshire. FS L.D. Bennett was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hannah is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
HANNAH, ROBERT STANLEY WO2(AG) R142418. From Frobisher, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 25/43 age 24. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Sexton M.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Hannah was buried at Ludwigshafen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Durnbach, Germany.
HANNAH, THOMAS JOHN FS(P) R83873. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jul 13/42 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Hampden aircraft was shot down near Lorient, France during operations. FSs J. Anderson Thomson, P.E. Bull D.F.M. (RAF), and Sgt W.J. Chapman (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hannah has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANNANT, DONALD NORMAN R.O. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Aug 14/41 age 23. R.A.F. Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Duncan R.A. for casualty list. Radio Officer Hannant is buried in the Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire County, Scotland.
HANNAY, ALBERT EDWARD FS(N) R115553. From McGee, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 12/43 age 24. #1661 Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft #R 5556 crashed at Swinderby aerodrome, Nottinghamshire. Sgt A.R. Burgess (RAF), F/L J. Cowan D.F.C. (RNZAF), and seven other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Hannay is buried in the Cemetery, Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.
HANNESSON, JACK EDWARD KRISTJAN P/O(P) J87269//R162636. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 30/44 age 21. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Target – Villers, Bocage, France. The crew of Lancaster aircraft #PB 778 returned from the target and were in a mid-air collision. The aircraft crashed at Pittsham Farm, Midhurst, Essex, England. P/O A.L. George and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hannesson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HANNING, JOHN H. LAC R168919. From Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Died Nov 10/44. Leading AirCraftman Hanning is buried in the Goose Bay Cemetery, Goose Bay, Labrador.
HANON, INGVAL MILLAR P/O(BA) J89929//R178724. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #LL 779 missing from a trip to Homberg, Germany. P/O J.A. Harvey, FS W. Osadchy, Sgts W.J. Cooper (RAF), J.P. Irvine (RAF), F.R. Loveridge (RAF), J.L. Sime (RAF), and A. Wilson (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Hanon is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
HANS, STANLEY WILLIAM FS(N) R163858. From Caron, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 21. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molerri). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see Silver S.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Hans is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HANSCOM, HARRY ROBERT F/O(P) J88672//R66380. From Mimico, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 21/45 age 23. #443 Hornet Squadron (Our Sting Is Death). F/O Hanscom was flying Spitfire aircraft #SM 664 and was engaged in an armed reconnaissance. His aircraft was last seen flying at 12,000 feet over Neustadt, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Hanscom is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HANSELL, HARRY ERNEST FS(AG) R160789. From Vulcan, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 19. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Leach J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hansell is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HANSEN, EZRA MULLOY P/O(AG) J95272//R185898. From Aetna, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 6/44 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Osnabruck, Germany. Please see Smith, G. Edward for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Hansen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANSEN, GEORGE QUIST FS(AG) R178083. From Standard, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see Loewen D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hansen is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
HANSEN, HARRY ALVIN WO2(P) R103842. From Brooks, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 26/43 age 26. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS R.M. Jupe for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Hansen was buried in the section for English War Prisoners in the City Cemetery at Monchen-Gladbach, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HANSEN, JOHN MILSON WO1(AG) 968451 – Royal Air Force. From Kenora, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 11/43 age 30. #295 Squadron. WO Hansen was killed when his Halifax aircraft crashed whilst towing a glider. Warrant Officer Class I Air Gunner Hansen is buried at Heaton, Punchardon, Devon, England.
HANSEN, LLOYD LEONARD HANS P/O(P) J18692. From Lethbridge, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Spencer C.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Hansen is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
HANSEN, MILTON WHITEHEAD P/O(P) J26817111=1178120. From Lethbridge, Alberta. Killed Jul 10/43 age 22. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New, Brunswick. Ventura aircraft #AE 696 was on a local training flight and overshot the landing at the Pennfield Ridge aerodrome. When the pilot attempted to go around again the aircraft dived into the ground from 100 feet and burst into flames. P/O H.E. Jasmin was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Hansen is buried in the Cardston Cemetery, Cardston, Alberta.
HANSFORD, ALBERT HENRY FS(AG) R85155. From Hudson Bay Junction, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 34. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft failed to return from operations, presumed enemy action. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hansford has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANSFORD, GEORGE WELLINGTON WO1(WAG) R84402. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 19/44 age 26. #194 Squadron. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see Tattrie C.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hansford is buried in the Kohima Military Cemetery, Kohima, India.
HANSON, ALFRED GEORGE LAC(P) R87058 – under training. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed May 21/41 age 23. #14 Elementary Flying Training School, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. LAC Hanson was killed when Tiger Moth aircraft #4121 crashed through the roof of #2 Hangar at #7 Air Observer School, Portage La Prairie. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Hanson is buried in the Spring Grove Cemetery, Dom remy, Saskatchewan.
HANSON, EDWARD F/O(WAG) J22612. From loco, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 8/44 age 28. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metan-i). The crew of Wellington aircraft #HZ 649 were on an anti- shipping patrol over the North Sea and were 26 miles off the English Coast when they reported both engines cuffing out. S/L M.W. Gibson, P/Os A.R. Armitage, R. MacGillivray, J.L. Champoux, R. Urban, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Rescue craft searched the area but were unable to find anything. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hanson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANSON, HOWARD JAMES FS(WAG) R124636. From Dinsmore, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 7/43 age 20. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Main O.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hanson is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, West Thorney, Thorney Island, Sussex, England.
HANSON, JAMES ROBERT F/L(WAG) J15599 D.F.C. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 23/44 age 26. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #LL 723 was shot down four and three quarters miles south-west of Dulman, Germany during a night trip to Dortmund, Germany. W/C. D.S. Jacobs D.F.C., F/L T.R. McDougall D.F.C. & Bar, F/Os J.B. Dallyn, L.E. Morgan, and ES. J.P. Young were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. There were two #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost this night. RAF personel killed included; Sgts A.S. Campbell, H.A. Nightingale, P/O M. Henderson, F/Os P.M. Hughes, and W.G. Philpot. Please see Sherrill T.R. for detail regarding the other aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hanson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: There were nine airmen in this aircraft. As well as the six Canadians previously identified the three members of the RAF are F/Os P.M. Hughes, W.G. Philpott, and P/O M. Henderson. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England. – Distinguished Flying Cross – No. 408 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 10 May 1944 as per London Gazette dated 23 May and AFRO 1380/44 dated 30 June 1944. Born in England, 1918; educated in Montreal. Enlisted in Montreal, 15 April 1940. Wife in Montreal. Trained at No.4 BGS (graduated 23 October 1940) and No.1 WS (graduated 24 November 1940). Commissioned 1942. No citation other than …”completed…many successful operations against the enemy in which the has displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty.” Killed in action 22/23 May 1944 (Lancaster LL723); name on Runnymede Memorial. Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
HANSON, KENNETH STEWART P/O(P) J95560//R154091. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 31/44 age 23. #417 City of Windsor Squadron (Supporting Liberty And Justice). P/O Hanson was assigned as close support for a bomber operation and had engine failure shortly after take-off. He was seen to bail out of his Spitfire aircraft #MT 656 while over water eight miles north of Rimgni, near Balleria, Italy. The area was searched all day without result. Pilot Officer Pilot Hanson is buried in the Cariano Ridge Cemetery, Forli, Italy.
HANTON, LLOYD GEORGE SGT(AG) R196069. From Kenora, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 24/43 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #LL 623 failed to return from night operations against Berlin, Germany. F/Os D.M. Bell (RAF), R.A. Quinney (RAF), Sgt R.G.B. Shea (RAF), FSs H. Smith (RAF), and R.G. Williams (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Hanton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HANWAY, JAMES ALBERT S/L(P) J5986 A.F.C. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 26/44 age 23. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft #NE 198 was shot down whilst attacking Port Royan at the mouth of the Gironde River, France. The RAF navigator, F/O M.F. Payne, was also killed. Squadron Leader Pilot Hanway is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde, France. Addendum: – S/L Hanway was from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, not Halifax, Nova Scotia. HANWAY, S/L James Albert (J5986) – Air Force Cross – No.5 METS (AFRO gives unit as RCAF Repatriation Depot Overseas) – Award effective 1 January 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 809/44 dated 14 April 1944. Home in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Enlisted at Moncton, 14 August 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 24 January 1941), No.4 EFTS (graduated 5 March 1941), and No.8 SFTS (graduated 3 July 1941). No citation in Canadian sources. Public Records Office Air 2/8959 has recommendation which also identifies unit. “This officer has been an instructor on Beaufort aircraft and since his arrival at the school 120 Beaufort pilots have completed the course. Flight Lieutenant Hallway has carried out over 400 hours on Beaufort torpedo bomber instruction, most of the flying being performed at 60 feet above sea level. Since December.1942 he has taken over the instruction on Marauder aircraft and during a period of three months 32 Marauder pilots completed a course under his instruction. It has been entirely due to his skill and courage as an instructor that many torpedo pilots have gained confidence in their aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Hanway has displayed fine ability as a pilot.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
HARACZAY, WALTER F/O(P) J29418. From Baldur, Manitoba. Killed Jul 8/44 age 21. #17 Operational Training Unit (Forged To Fight). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Corck A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Haraczay is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HARALSON, OLIVER JOHN SGT(AG) R131571. From Erickson, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 14/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #DT 672 was shot down at Monchen-Gladbach, Germany during night operations against Bochum, Germany. FSs W.H. Bowden, L.D. McEwen, F/O E.B. Auto, Sgts G. Adams (RAF), E. Kurring (RAF), and F.S. Neal (RAF) were also killed. There were two #419 Sqiin. aircraft lost in the same area this same night. Please see Sgt F.W. Walkerdine for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Sergeant Air Gunner Harelson was buried in the Prisoner of War Section of the City Cemetery at Monchenaadbach, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HARBER, WILLIAM GEORGE DAVID P/O(P) J11291. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 8/42 age 23. #121 Canadian Squadron. Gruman Goose aircraft #925 lost between Sydney, Nova Scotia and Torbay, Newfoundland. F/O H.M. Arney and three passengers, Lieutenant Colonel A.A. Ernst, Lieutenant Commander F.R. Gow, and Major. H.B. Munro were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Harber has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HARBO, EDWARD F/O(P) J18755//R80228. From Spy Hill, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 7/43 age 22. #60 Operational Training Unit. F/Os Harbo and W.F. Howard were killed when Mosquito aircraft #DD 685 crashed and totally disintegrated at Blore Farm, England. Flying Officer Pilot Harbo is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
HARBOR, NORMAN STANLEY FS(N) R182706. From Hanley, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 28/44 age 22. #1661 Heavy Conversion Unit. Stirling aircraft #LJ 586 crashed near Blindford, Dorset, England. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Harbor is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
HARBOTTLE, CECIL THORNTON SGT(WAG) R61806. From Glenavon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 11/41 age 22. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #Z 8897 missing during a trip over enemy territory. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Harbottle is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
HARBOTTLE, RONALD WINFRED WO2(P) R91806. From Dummer, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 13/43 age 27. #134 MU., Anti Locust Flight. Aircraft #K 6349 crashed between Isfahan and Imeshk, Persia during an anti-locust flight. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Harbottle was buried in the Military Cemetery at Marggil, exhumed, and reburied in the Basra War Cemetery, Basra, Iraq.
HARDCASTLE, CHARLES MCDOWALL WO1 (WAG) R118235. From Nanaimo, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 12/43 age 23. #423 Squadron (Quaerimus Et Petimps). Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Scott W.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hardcastle is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
HARDESTY, BENEDICT JOSEPH FS(AG) R71321. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 6/42 age 20. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). BROTHER to Gilbert Peter Mallon Hardesty. Halifax aircraft missing over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Hardesty is buried in the Terschelling General Cemetery, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Holland.
HARDESTY, GILBERT PETER MALLON FS(P) R59562. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 15/42 age 21. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). BROTHER to Benedict Joseph Hardesty. Wellington #R 1395 was shot down near Parnewinkel, Bremervorde, Germany. Sgts J.S. Dainton (RAF), A. Stockdale (RAF), A.B. Thomas (RAF), and FS. E. Twelves (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hardesty was buried at Parnewinkel, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.
HARDIMAN, GEORGE EARL LAC R213490. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed May 18/45 age 21. Leading AirCraftman Hardiman is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Prospect, Nova Scotia.
HARDING, ANDREW CRAWFORD F/L(P) J16700 D.F.C. From Galena, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 18143. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force, Lancaster aircraft #JA 970 missing over enemy territory, presumed enemy action. WO E.G. Millidge and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Harding is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HARDING, CLIFFORD ALEXANDER P/O(N) J24706. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 22/43 age 27. One of 37 airmen lost at sea off the M.V. Amerika. Please see Clarke D.M. for casualty list and detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Harding has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
HARDING, OLIVER FS(AG) R203699. From Hodgeville, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 20. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see F/O W.P. Maloney D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Harding is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HARDING, OSCAR LEONARD HARRINGTON P/O(BA) J88359//R158638. From Georgetown, British Guiana. Killed in Action Feb 25/44 age 22. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Schweinfurt, Germany. Please see Machesney G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Airner Harding is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
HARDING, REGINALD CLIFFORD P/O(P) J17338. From Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 20. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft #DV 202 failed to return from operations. P/O P. Pynisky was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Harding has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HARDY, DOUGLAS RONALD F/O(P) J27619//R176257. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 12/44 age 21. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). Liberator aircraft #KH 1595 failed to return from a mine-laying operation. F/O J.B. Johnson was also killed. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Hardy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
HARDY, GORDON JAMES FS(WAG) R77323. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 28/42 age 20. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft #Z 2240 was carrying 4 x 250 lbs. of high explosive bombs when it went missing during a trip over enemy-held territory. F/O R.J. Askwith was also killed. One Canadian, F/O N.W. Mapes, survived. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hardy is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
HARDY, HARRY SKEET FS(P) R153784. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 29/44 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Halifax aircraft #LW 366 was seen to go into a dive at 20,000 feet altitude after an aileron came off. The aircraft crashed at Aberystwyth, Wales, F/O J. Hedrich, Sgts R.E. Cunnings, L.G. Johnston, and J.L. Nixon were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Hardy is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
HARDY, JAMES THOMAS F/L(P) J13731. From Merritt, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 25/44 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Patterson J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hardy is buried in the Bellie Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.
HARDY, JOHN EDWARD F/O(N) J225511/R163813. From Twin Butte, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 9/43 age 24. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft #HE 658 missing, presumed lost over the target. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Hardy is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HARDY, KEITH LOCKHART FS(WAG) R72509. From Elmsdale, Prince Edward Island. Killed Apr 9/42. #1444 Flight. Hudson aircraft #AE 534 was enroute to the Middle East and crashed on take-off from the aerodrome at Luqa, Malta. Five RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hardy is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.
HARDY, LLOYD GLEN P/O(WAG) J90529//R130734. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #PA 981 was shot down at Monchen-Gladbach, Germany during operations against Wanne-Eickel, Germany. F/O V. Crawford and P/O G.R. DyeIle were also killed. Three Canadians, F/Os A. Sovran, C.J. Robinson, Sgt Clarke, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Hardy was buried in the Military Cemetery at Gladbach, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswalcl Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HARDY, ROBERT EDWARD F/O(P) J4258. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 24/42 age 21. #122 Squadron (Victuri Volamus). Spitfire aircraft #BL 462 missing, location unknown, believed in the sea. Flying Officer Pilot Hardy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HARDY, WILLIAM ALBERT GEORGE F/O(N) J10054. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action May 1/43 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft #DT 741 missing from a trip to Essen, Germany. F/L H.P. Atkinson (RAF) was also killed. Six Canadians, P/O R.M. Reilly, Sgts C.L. MacCallum, N.H. Weiler, G.K. Collopy, FS F.R. O’Neill, and F/O E.P. Nurse were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Navigator Hardy is buried in the War Cemetery at Uden, North Brabant, Holland.