PHILP, DONALD ROBERT FS(OB) R90469. From Rochester, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 27. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing, presumed enemy action. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Philp is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PHILPOTT, GORDON MENDELL LAC(P) R166767 – under training. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Jun 15/43 age 20. #7 Service Flying Training School, MacLeod, Alberta. Death by natural causes while in the Station Hospital at MacLeod. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Philpott is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.

PHILPOTT, JAMES ALBERT MASON FS(N) R88414. From Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Warner H.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Philpott has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PHINNEY, CHARLES GARNET P/O(WAG) J85584. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 26/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Koivu J.0. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless  Operator Air Gunner Phinney was buried at Gladbach, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PHIPPS, GEORGE ROBERT SGT(AG) R108369. From Penticton, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 5/42 age 22. #26 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Phipps was the only casualty when his Wellington aircraft had the starboard engine catch fire and then crash near Grantham at Burton Coggles. Sergeant Air Gunner Phipps is buried in the Grantham Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.

PHOENIX, OWEN HARVEY FS(BA) R132192. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 26/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Handforth S.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Phoenix is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PHYSICK, FRANCIS GERALD F/O(P) J38105. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 3/45 age 21. #45 Air Transport Group. Mitchell aircraft missing. Please see Jenkins J.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Physick has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PIBUS, HENRY HODSMYTH P/O(OB) J5086. From Knowlton, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 21/41 age 28. #82 Squadron (Super Omnia Ubique). Blenheim aircraft #V 6146 was on operations when it was hit by anti-aircraft fire and then dived into the sea. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Pibus has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PICARD, ALFRED ALEXANDER F/O(N) J37732. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 21. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Lindsay J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Picard is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PICARD, MARIE JEAN PAUL CPL R136534. From Riverbend, Quebec. Died Mar 4/44 age 24. #1 Y Depot. Death by natural causes while in the Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec. Corporal Picard is buried in St. Columba’s Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec.

PICCIANO, RAYMOND DANIEL WO1(AG) R140622. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 6/44 age 21. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Target – the Rhine area of Germany. Fortress aircraft #HB 788 did not return from a daylight special operation. Nine of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Air Gunner Picciano is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PICHE, JEAN ALDOPHE FERNAND P/O(BA) J92868//R117646. From Louisville, Maskinonge County, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 5/45 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see P/O J.Y. Lamarre for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Piche is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

PICHE, JOSEPH LAWRENCE FS(AG) R180554. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 38. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu). Lancaster aircraft #ED 364 missing from a night trip to Berlin, Germany. P/O R.W. Robertshaw was also killed. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Piche has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PICHE, KENNETH MARK P/O(P) J17357. From Lake Linden, Michigan, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 16/43 age 21. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft #BK 474 lost to enemy action over France. FS B.J. Bessette, six RAF members of the crew, Sgts J. Gould, D.J.A. Hyde, L.A. James, J.P. Lacy, P/O C.B. Perring, and P/O J.L. Shiells D.F.M. were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Pilot Officer Pilot Piche is buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension, St. Erme, Aisne, France.

PICHE, LOUIS PAUL EMILE F/O(P) C25294. From New London, Connecticut, U.S.A. Killed Oct 11/44 age 33. #443 Hornet Squadron (Our Sting Is Death). Auster aircraft lost. Please see F/O A.J. Horrell for flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Piche is buried in the Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

PICHER, HAROLD ALFRED Radio Officer From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 19/43 age 21. RAF Transport Squadron. Baltimore aircraft lost. Please see Grant J.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Radio Officer Picher has no known grave, his name is inscibed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PICHER, WILFRED CLARENCE FS(P) R77269. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 29/42 age 25. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft #Z 1274 was shot down near Lubek, Germany while engaged in a night-bombing sortie over enemy territory. Sgts H.J. McHutchison (RAF), G.P. Murray (RAF), K.W. Smith (RAF), and H.J. Whale (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Richer was buried in the Vorwerker Cemetery, Lubek, exhumed, and reburied in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

PICK, CLARENCE FRANK FS(BA) R128307. From Valley Centre, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 26/43 age 25. #22 Operational Training Unit. Target – Montargis, France. Please see Brown N.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Pick has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PICK, WILLIAM ROGERS FS(OB) R61039. From Provost, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 5/42 age 21. #40 Squadron (Hostem A Coelo Expellere). Target – Castel Vetrano, Sicily. Wellington aircraft #Z 9036 was shot down near the target. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Pick is buried in the Catania War Cemetery, Sicily.

PICKARD, CLARENCE EUGENE FS(WAG) R95667. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 22. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see MacPherson C.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pickard is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

PICKARD, DAVID LESLIE F/O(WAG) J15641. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 26. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #JB 485 missing during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. P/O H. Beane (RAF), Sgts W. Dwyer (RAF), J. MacKay (RAF), and L.A. Williamson (RAF) were also killed. Two RAF members of the crew were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pickard is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.

PICKARD, ROY EUGENE SGT R143310 – arrnourer. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Feb 26/44 age 24. #7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba. Bolingbroke #9890 and Lysander aircraft #2392 were engaged in a gunnery exercise when they collided in mid-air and crashed five miles south-east of the aerodrome at Paulson. WO S.D. Gaunce, LACs J.A. Kinloch (RAF), T.M. Reid (RAF), and Sgt Pickard were killed in the Bolingbroke, LAC R.H. Pickering and P/O W.T. Wiggins were killed in the Lysander. Sergeant Pickard is buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Dauphin, Manitoba.

PICKEL, GORDON EDGAR FS(WAG) R87334. From Maidstone, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 12/42 age 27. #25 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft was in a mid-air collision four miles south-west of Newark. One RAF airman was also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pickel is buried in the Cemetery at Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.

PICKELL, OWEN FRASER FS(P) R58168. From Fort St. John, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 21. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). FS Pickell was the pilot of Spitfire aircraft #AD 270 which was armed with two 20 M.M. cannons and four .303 m/gs when he went missing during operations. Please see Bushell C. for casualty list, flight detail, and aircraft numbers. Flight Sergeant Pilot Pickell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PICKERING, CHARLES WILLIAM FS(AG) R105745. From Sexsmith, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 10/43 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducinnus), Pathfinder Force. BROTHER to David Pickering. Halifax aircraft #HR 872 missing during a night attack against Mannheim, Germany. F/L K.M. Gray, FSs J.H. Evans, J. Hanna, F/O A.J. Middleton, Sgts Doug A. Black, and H. King (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Pickering is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Florennes, Namur, Belgium.

PICKERING, DAVID P/O(AG) J91050//R105745. From Sexsmith, Alberta. Killed Apr 24/44 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). BROTHER to Charles William Pickering. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see P/O R. Wesley Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pickering is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PICKERING, FRANK EDWARD F/O(N) J14795. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 6/44 age 25. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft #LZ 446 missing during a Rover patrol from Stavanger, Norway to Egero Harbour, Norway. F/O A.A. Adams was also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Pickering has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PICKERING, ROBERT GARDHUM FS(AG) R205794. From Hanover, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 29/44 age 20. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #PA 944 missing during a night operation against Konigsberg, Germany. One Canadian, FS N.C. Capar, was taken Prisoner of War. Five crew members, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Pickering has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PICKERING, ROY HERBERT LAC R90006 – drogue operator. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed Feb 26/44 age 21. #7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba. Bolingbroke and Lysander aircraft crashed. Please see Pickard R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pickering is buried in the South Park Cemetery, St. Thomas, Ontario.

PICKERING, THOMAS WILLIAM SGT(NB) R164677. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 9/43 age 19. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Anson aircraft #DJ 275 flew into a hill ten miles west of Leswick at Scawfell Pike, Cumberland, Scotland. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Pickering is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

PICKERING, WALTER HENRY FS(OB) R97561. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Sep 15/42 age 26. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Lawley F.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Pickering is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, Cottesmore, Rutland, England.

PICKERING, WESLEY ALEXANDER FS(WAG) R74183. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Feb 5/42 age 24. #5 Operational Training Unit. Beaufort aircraft crashed. Please see Johnson H.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pickering has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PICKERING, WILLIAM VINCENT FS(OB) R66308. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 30/42 age 21. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Target – Saarbrucken, Germany. Please see Spratt C.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Pickering is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PICKETT, WARREN FYAN SGT(WAG) R98484. From Foster, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft #W 7707 missing during a night bombing attack against Cologne, Germany. FSs L.A. Wadman, G.A. Welsh, Sgts N. Acton (RAF), D. Henning (RAF), P/Os G.E. Sankey (RAF), and A.F. MacLean (RNZAF) were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pickett has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIDCOCK, CHARLES TREVOR LEIGHTON F/O(P) J29197. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 26. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see P/O F.P. Caftan for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Pidcock was buried at Mechelon, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverfee, Brabant, Belgium.

PIDCOCK, JOHN EASTON F/O(N) C1758. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed May 17/40 age 33. #1 Air Navigation School, Trenton, Ontario. Norseman aircraft crashed. Please see F/L H.B. Jasper for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Pidcock is buried in the Cemetery at Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan.

PIDDINGTON, JAMES ARTHUR W/C(P) 39562 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Sidney, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 28/43 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). W/C. Piddington had completed one tour of over thirty operations with #77 Squadron in 1940. He was the Commanding Officer of #429 Squadron and had begun his second tour when his Halifax aircraft #JA 114 was shot down near Neumunster, Germany during a trip to Hamburg, Germany. F/Os A. Farquhar and P. Renton (RAF) were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Wing Commander Pilot Piddington is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

PIDDUCK, GEORGE WILLIAM P/O(BA) J24790. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 22/43 age 23. One of 37 airmen lost at sea off M.V. Amerika. Please see Clarke D.M. for casualty list and detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Pidduck has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PIDGEON, GEORGE WALKER SGT(AG) K255673. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jul 14/44 age 19. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft #LW 115 crashed at RAF Station, Andreas, Isle of Man. F/Os W.M. Wallace, J.T. Evans, WO J.M. Murie, P/O B.E. Tees, Sgt R.L. Movold, and Sgt G.F. Walker (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Pidgeon is buried in the St. Andrew Churchyard, Andreas, Isle of Man.

PIDGEON, GEORGE WALLACE LAC(P) R255200 – under training. From Weston, Ontario. Killed Dec 9/43 age 19. #23 Elementary Flying Training School, Davidson, Saskatchewan. LAC Pidgeon was killed when his Cornell aircraft #FR 789 crashed in a field, during solo practise, seven miles north-east of Craik, Saskatchewan. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Pidgeon is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Weston, Ontario.

PIERCE, ALLAN ARTHUR F/L(AG) J11357. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed Oct 28/44 age 23. #356 Squadron (We Bring Freedom And Assistance). Liberator aircraft #EW 155 was engaged on a bombing trip and developed engine trouble, the bomb load was jettisoned. The aircraft turned, then crashed and burst into flames five miles south-west of the Salbani airfield, Bengal. Seven of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Pierce is buried in the Ranchi War Cemetery, India.

PIERCE, BLAND JOSEPH WO2(AG) R102844. From Dublin, Ireland. Killed in Action Aug 31/43 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Monchen-Gladbach, Germany. Please see FS J. Jensky for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Pierce is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PIERCE, CHARLES BENJAMIN SGT(P) R84163, From Port Rowan, Ontario. Killed Dec 27/41 age 25. #111 Canadian Squadron. Sgt Pierce was engaged in a practise flight and was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft #887 crashed and burned in front of the house at 2261 South West Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia. Sergeant Pilot Pierce is buried in the Bayview Cemetery, Port Rowan, Ontario.

PIERCE, CHARLES PHILLIP FS(N) R126066, From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Sep 1/43 age 18. #196 Squadron (Sic Fidum Servamus). Stirling aircraft #EN 961 was shot down over Holland during night operations against Berlin, Germany. F/O D.L.P. Justice (RAF) and Sgt I. Llewellyn (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt G.S. Auld, and three crew members, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners of War. Flight Sergeant Navigator Pierce is buried in the Eastern General Cemetery, Enschede, Overijssel, Holland.

PIERCE, FRANCIS MARION P/O(P) J24759. From St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.A. Killed Feb 5/43 age 29. #4 Elementary Flying Training School, Windsor Mills, Quebec. P/O Pierce was engaged in routine training and was killed when Tiger Moth aircraft #8938 dove into the ground on the outskirts of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Pilot Officer Pilot Pierce is buried in the Memorial Park at St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.A.

PIERCE, JACK RANDOLPH SGT(P) R78852. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 8/42 age 20. #52 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Pierce lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #R 7135 dove into the River Severn at Oldbury Sands, England. Sergeant Pilot Pierce is buried in the Chalford Tabernacle Graveyard, Gloucestershire, England.

PIERCY, HOWARD SHURVIN SGT(WAG) R129632. From London, Ontario. Killed Mar 14/43 age 22. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see P/O Grant L. Hall for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Piercy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PIERCY, JAMES WALLACE F/O(WAG) J47376 From Selkirk, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 26/45 age 22. #356 Squadron (We Bring Freedom And Assistance). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see FS J.W. Anderson for casualty list and other detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Piercy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

PIERCY, REGINALD FRANK FS(AG) R253010. From Rivers, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 25/45 age 20. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #MZ 452 failed to return from a night op. in the Oslo area of Norway. WO W.R. Fields, P/O J.G. Buchanan, F/O V.B. Fleming, FS E.R. Alm, F/L I.B. Benson, and Sgt J.C. Baker (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Piercy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIERI, DONALD MATHEW F/L(P) J9430 D.F.C. From Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 3/45 age 23. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). Spitfire aircraft #MK 827 was engaged in an armed reconnaissance ten miles north-west of Hamburg, Germany when F/L Pieri abandoned the aircraft. He was hit by leaking glycol streaming out of the Spitfire. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Pieri has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIERS, ROY SPENCER SGT(WAG) R174994. From Hampton, Kings County, New Brunswick. Killed May 24/44 age 29. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see F/O E.H. Widdess for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Piers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIERS, WILLIAM STAPELTON FS(WAG) R56087. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 26/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Phillips E.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Piers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIERSON, JOSEPH ANTHONY JAMES JEWELL WO1(P) R101930. From Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Killed Dec 17/43 age 23. #320 Ferry Training Unit. Vengeance aircraft crashed at Badnagar, Dhar, One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Pierson is buried in the Mhow Military Cemetery, Endore, Central India.

PIERSON, ROY P/O(AG) J92192. From Taber, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 1/45 age 21. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Ludwigshaven, Germany. Please see S/L H.K. Stinson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pierson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PIERSON, THOMAS CLYDE P/O(AG) J95468//R272403. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 13/45 age 20. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Plante A.V. for casualty list and operation detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pierson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIGEAU, JOSEPH DAVID FS(AG) R130299. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 16/43 age 24. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #DV 186 missing, presumed over the target. FS R.A. Scott was also killed. There were two #61 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. The following seven RAF airmen were killed; F/O F. Clough, Sgts E.A. Hall, A. HuImes, P.M.H. Salmond, H.F. Webster, FS R.A.L. Scott, and P/O R. Steer. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Pigeau is buried in the Local Cemetery, Lisieux, Calvados, France, exhumed, and reinterred in the St. Desir War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

PIGEON, JOHN JEROME P/O(BA) J89298//R155052. From Stratford, Ontario. Killed Aug 2/44 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plurnerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G.D. Stark D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Pigeon is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PIGEON, LEO LAC R262922. From Rockland, Ontario. Killed Aug 20/44 age 19. RCAF Overseas, Head Quarters Post Office. LAC Pigeon was killed by a flying bomb while on leave in southern England. Leading AirCraftman Pigeon is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PIGGOTT, JOHN EDWARD P/O(P) J8168. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Apr 3/42 age 21. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft #P 5346 was carrying practice bombs when it dived into the ground at the Otmoor Bombing Range, England. P/O J.F. Anderson, FS R.S. Gregory, and Sgt W.A. Skinner (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Piggott is buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, England.

PIKE, LAWRENCE ELLWIN F/O(BA) J40651//R183798. From Kerwood, Ontario. Killed Nov 20/44 age 23. #1656 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stubbs N.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Pike is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PIKE, ROBERT ERIC BOWMAN F/O(P) J27735. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 21. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Lankin W.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Pike was buried in the Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

PIKE, WILLIAM EARLE SGT(AG) 798695 – Royal Air Force. From Bishop Falls, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Nov 14/44 age 22. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft failed to return from an anti-sub patrol over the Bay Of Biscay. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Pike has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIKET, JACOB SGT(WAG) R120847. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed May 12/43 age 31. #22 Operational Training Unit, Wellesbourne, England. Wellington aircraft #HE 218 suffered engine failure and crashed into some trees at Compton Verney, Warwick. WO M.J. Kerby, FS D.E. Elliott, and Sgt J.H. Collett were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Piket is buried in the Stratford-on-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.

PIKULA, FRANK FS(AG) R67563. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action May 17/42 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – mine-laying in the Baltic. Please see Webster W.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Pikula has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PILBOROUGH, WILLIAM EDGAR FS(WAG) R56441. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 8/42 age 30. #35 Squadron (Una Anima Agimus). Halifax aircraft #W 7701 lost on night operations over enemy territory. F/L R.B. Chadwick (RAF), Sgts W.J. Hopkins (RAF), and J.R. Storey (RAF) were also killed. Three RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. FS Pilborough had been injured on July 1, 1941 in a Fairey Battle aircraft accident while at #7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pilborough is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

PILCHER, ALAN SWAINE F/L(P) C1078. From Fort Steele, East Kootenay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 2/43 age 24. #544 Squadron. Mosquito aircraft #LR 419 was returning from a photo reconnaissance trip over southern Europe when it crashed at Reeves Farm, Yalding, England. F/L Pilcher had been injured on January 27, 1942 when a#11 Squadron Bomber Reconnaissance Hudson aircraft went down out of Torbay, Newfoundland whilst on an anti-sub patrol. G/C. Foss made two flights in a Tiger Moth aircraft to pick up the survivors. He had to return empty handed on one flight due to bad weather and trouble with a magneto. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Filcher is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PILDREM, ROBERT ALEXANDER F/O(AG) J17738. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 29/43 age 30. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 718 was shot down over Lingen on Ems, Germany during a night raid against Berlin, Germany. F/L W.T. Wilton, P/O D.A. McCabe, WO W.E. Raban, Sgts B.H. Fearn (RAF), H. Landing (RAF), and P/O F.H. Hoyle (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Pildrem was buried at Lingen on Ems, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PILKEY, JOHN DAVID WO2(AG) R146665. From Shanty Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 20/43 age 20. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Frankfurt, Germany, Please see FS Sydney S. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Pilkey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PILON, FRANCOIS ROLLAND JOSEPH FS(NB) R90867. From Rockland, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #BB 343 was lost during operations over Pilzen, Czechoslovakia. WO J.A. Guay, Sgt H.W. Fill, FSs L.G. Haines, I. MacDonald, Sgts A.P. Gielty (RAF), and R.H. Winter (RAF) were also killed. There were four #408 Sqdn. lost on this date. Please see FS G.C. Heming, F/O J.R. Sergent, and FS A.A. Tschantre for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Flight Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Pilon is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Liesse, Aisne, France.

PINCHESS, LESLIE AUSTIN SGT(FE) R88005 aero engine mechanic. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed Oct 2/43 age 30. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #X 3470 crashed in the sea off Pembroke, England. P/O W.H. Fuller, F/Os A.F. Bell, F.J. Guppy, and Sgt A.J. Copegog were also killed. One member of the crew, not Canadian, missing presumed killed. The crew of another aircraft saw the accident and searched the area but could not find any survivors. Sergeant Flight Engineer Pinchess has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PINCOCK, HUGH WO1(WAG) R86428. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Sep 12/43 age 22. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft #MP 503 had the starboard main plane fail in flight and the aircraft crashed at Higher Winsham, Devon. WOs J.P. Haughey, G.W. Munch, J.A. Cote, and FS C.E. Russell were also killed. WO Pincock had been slightly injured on September 22, 1942 in the same accident that killed FS W.R. Wynnychuk. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pincock is buried in the St. Augustine Churchyard, Heaton Punchardon, Devonshire, England.

PINDER, PETER FRANCIS P/O(AG) J16143. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 15/43 age 21. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Stirling aircraft #W 7637 failed to return from night operations. P/O J.N. Peck was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pinder has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PINHORN, ANTHONY JAMES S/L(P) 42468 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 6/44 age 28. #206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). Fortress aircraft #FA 705 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol in the Azores. WOs D.L. Heard and O.A. Keddy were also killed. Seven of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. S/L Pinhorn had completed seventy long-range operations in Hudson aircraft during 1940 when assigned to #269 Squadron. Squadron Leader Pilot Pinhorn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PINK, EDWARD JOHN SGT(OB) R4172A. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jan 6/41 age 25. #1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Lewis G.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer Pink is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

PINK, WALTER STEELE CPL R81057 – radio mechanic. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 7/42 age 27. Cpl. Pink was killed thirty miles west of Batavia while fighting with Allied ground forces. Corporal Pink has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

PINNER, ROY IRVING WO1(WAG) R172856. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 23/44 age 25. #437 Husky Squadron (Omnia Passim). Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see O’Sullivan D.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pinner was buried near the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem, Holland.

PIOTROFSKY, PAUL LAC R94997 – hospital assistant. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed May 2/43 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft #HE 692 crashed at Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, Wales. F/O R.G. Crouch (RAF) and two other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. LAC Piotrofsky was not authorized to be on board this aircraft. Leading AirCraftman Piotrofsky is buried in the Borough Cemetery, Pwilheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales.

PIPER, FREDERICK JAMES P/O(P) J18462 M.i.D. From Tuxford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 23. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #ED 258 was shot down at Westeland, Germany during a night operation against Peenemunde, Germany. FSs C.A. Brown, J.I. Renaud, G.R. Connor, R.C. Jordan, and Sgt D.A. Young (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, P/O A.H. Wetter and Sgt G.N. Irving, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Pilot Piper is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

PIPER, JOHN RALPH F/O(N) J21569. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 27. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #JO 114 failed to return from a night raid against Leipzig, Germany. P/Os D.K. Macleod, D.C. Lewthwaite, Sgts A.H. Hackbart, M.B. LeBoldus, P. Newbery, and WO J.L. Beattie were also killed. This was F/O Piper’s sixth operation. Flying Officer Navigator Piper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIPER, KENNETH O’DELL SGT(P) R60233. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Nov 16/40 age 33. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, Lethbridge, Alberta. Sgt Piper and LAC J.T. Sinclair were both killed when Tiger Moth #4058 aircraft suffered structural failure, broke up in the air and crashed at Lethbridge. Sergeant Pilot Piper is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

PIPHER, WILLIAM MELVILLE FS(P) R78467. From Newmarket, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 26/42 age 34. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Lennox A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Pipher is buried in the Westduin General Cemetery, The Hague, South Holland, Holland.

PIPRELL, GORDON LESLIE F/O(P) J86656. From Borden, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #ME 592 went down over Sweden during a night attack against Stettin, Germany. P/Os W.H. Howie, F.J. Kendall, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Cunningham, was injured and was interned in Sweden. There were two #101 aircraft lost in this area on this date. Those killed included the following 11 RAF airmen; Sgts G. Farrington, J.C. Fawcett, J.A. Gibbon Brown, W.G.N. Heath, W.G. Rasey, J.S. Wood, A.E. Muat, FSs J. Kennedy, K. Stephenson, P/O F.A. Pocock, and F/L W.A.M.B. Stewart. Please also see Swanson, J.E. Flying Officer Pilot Piprell is buried in the Palsjo Municipal Cemetery, Halsingborg, Sweden.

PIRIE, JAMES ALLAN FS(AG) R108000. From Pennant, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 30/43 age 22. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Stirling aircraft #BK 776 lost near Odenspiel, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Pine was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Odenspiel, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PITCHER, GEORGE EWART LAC(P) R130041 – under training. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed Jul 14/42 age 21. #8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, New Brunswick. LAC Pitcher was engaged in night flying training when his Harvard aircraft #3762 crashed three miles south-east of the Moncton Radio Range. He had completed two successful circuits in his first solo and was fatally injured on the 3rd circuit when the aircraft apparently spiraled into the ground on turn shortly after take-off. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Pitcher is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

PITHIE, HAROLD CRUSE WO2(WAG) R101308. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 31/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LK 629 lost over Belgium during a night operation against Monchen-Gladbach, Germany, presumed enemy action. Was J. Robertson, C.B. Cahill, Sgts W.J. Breen, R.A. Fraser, N.I. Huxley (RAF), and FS B.J. Buxton were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pithie is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.

PITKETHLY, ALEXANDER F/O(N) J14205. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 6/43 age 32. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Tattipaglia, Italy. Please see Sills J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Pitkethly is buried in the Salerno War Cemetery, Montecorvino Pugliana, Italy.

PITKIN, EDMUND FRANCIS P/O(N) J86151. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 2/44 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G.D. Stark D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Pitkin is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PITMAN, LESLIE CHARLES F/O(N) J14636//R143252. From Liverpool, England. Killed in Action Sep 23/43 age 31. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Mannheim, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #DV 271 was shot down by flak near Leiningen, Germany. Five RAF crew members were also killed and one RAF crew member was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Navigator Pitman was buried at Leiningen, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PITT, ERNEST WILLIAM FS(P) R116161. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 18/43 age 21. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit.  Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see S/L H.S. Hill D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Pitt is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

PITT, HAROLD ERNEST FS(P) R68214. From London, Ontario. Killed Feb 22/42 age 21. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Cessna Crane aircraft #8129 was engaged in instrument flying instruction when it dived into the ground three miles east of the Calgary Municipal Airport. LACs O.J. Nichols (RAAF) and F.G. Pike (RAAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Pitt is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Ontario.

PITT, LEONARD HERBERT SGT(P) R10286. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 11/41 age 20. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, Norfolk. England. Wellington aircraft* X 3394 crashed at Carol House Farm, Swaffham, England. Sgt R.O. Newbury was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Pitt is buried in the Marham Cemetery, Norfolk, England.

PITTAWAY, HAROLD EDWARD F/O(P) J9444. From Wilton Grove, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 27/43 age 29. #22 Ferry Control. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Smith W.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Pittaway is buried in the Contonement Cemetery, Delhi, India.

PITTMAN, JOHN BENJAMIN F/O(WAG) J43279. From Douglastown, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Dec 2/44 age 21. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Hagen, Germany. Please see Shiells R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pittman is buried in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

PITTS, ROBERT MICHAEL SGT(WAG) R194287. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jul 2/44 age 21. #1667 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Murphy G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pitts has no know grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PIXLEY, ASA NELSON WO1(WAG) R125451. From Snowden, Saskatchewan. Died Apr 18/45 age 35. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Halifax aircraft missing from operations July 10, 1943. Please see Mellish T.R. for casualty list and flight detail. WO Pixley was captured on July 10, 1943 and died as a Prisoner of War while in a hospital in Hamburg. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pixley is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

PLACHNER, EDWARD CHRISTOPHER FS(P) R93712. From Skaro, Alberta. Killed Sep 26/42 age 19. #610 County of Chester Squadron (Alifero Tollitur Axe Ceres). FS Plachner was killed when his Spitfire aircraft crashed at Green Lane, Ditchinphann, Norfolk, cause unknown. Flight Sergeant Pilot Plachner is buried in the Scottow Cemetery, Norfolk, England.

PLANCHE, JOHN PAUL LAC(P) R121318 – under training. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed May 8/42 age 19. #5 Service Flying Training School, Brantford, Ontario. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Coleman E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Planche is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

PLANK, LESTER KENNETH FS(BA) R113191. From Bluffton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft HW 682 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. FSs L.M. Harahan, J.E. Isaacs, and Sgt H.S. Radford (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt K.T. Allan, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Plank is buried in the Froidlieu Communal Cemetery, Sohier, Luxembourg, Belgium.

PLANT, WALTER HENRY WO2(OB) R68178. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/42 age 23. #267 Squadron. Lodestar aircraft crashed. Please see Irwin V.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Observer Plant is buried in the Heliopolis British Cemetery, Egypt.

PLANTE, ARTHUR VINCENT F/O(BA) J41513. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 13/45 age 24. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Lancaster aircraft #NG 233 did not return from a daylight mine-laying operation at Kattegat, Denmark. P/Os J.P. Farrell, G.A. Kennedy, D.W. Hodge, T.C. Pierson, and FS Howard J. Wilson were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Plante is buried at Horsens, Denmark.

PLANTE, JEAN MARIE CHARLES WO1 (WAG) R96696. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed Jun 23/44 age 22. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Scutt L.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Plante is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PLATANA, DANIEL DOMINIQUE F/O(AG) J18616 D.F.C. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 15/44 age 21. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #PA 984 crashed at Ancerville, France whilst engaged in a night trip to Revigny, France. F/Os H. Coker (RAF), F. Holbrook, D.F.C. (RAF), F.J. Lockwood D.F.C. (RAF), and F/L H.G.M. Robinson D.F.C. (RAAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Platana is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Ancerville, Meuse, France.

PLATE, FRANCIS HERMAN LAC(P) FI134875 – under training. From Bennett, Iowa, U.S.A. Killed Aug 12/42 age 20. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. LAC Plate was killed while engaged in night flying sequences 7 and 8. His Cessna Crane aircraft #7890 dove into the ground and burned one and one half miles southwest of the aerodrome at Dauphin. Murray Peden, author of the book A THOUSAND SHALL FALL, and a wartime pilot friend of LAC Plate still keeps in touch with LAC Plate’s mother. In mid 1991 a commemorative ceremony was being held in Bennet for LAC Plate and Murray was instrumental in having Canada’s great display team, the Snowbirds, overfly the ceremony. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Plate is buried in the Inland Cemetery at Bennett, Iowa, U.S.A.

PLATE, LEROY EDGAR SGT(P) 11168250. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed Oct 5/43 age 21. #1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Petrie D.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Plate is buried in the Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.

PLATSON, PAUL P/O(AG) J11600. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jul 22/42 age 27. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. P/O Platson was the only casualty when Hudson aircraft #AM 766 crashed into some trees, during a radio range practice, at Wentworth, Nova Scotia. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Platson is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

PLATT, ORVILLE INSELL SGT(WAG) R51858. From Wolseley, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 17/41 age 27. #40 Squadron (Hostem A Coelo Expellere). Wellington aircraft #X 9630 failed to return from a bombing operation. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Platt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PLATT, WILLIAM LLOYD WO2(N) 1169669. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 9/42 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Cattle T.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Platt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PLAUNT, DONALD CAMERON WO2(P) R103187. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 12/43 age 20. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see P/O Alexander John Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Plaunt was buried at Wulfen, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PLAXTON, NAIRNE EDWIN FS(FE) 650538 D.F.M. – Royal Air Force. From Duncan, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 11/44 age 23. #148 Squadron (Trusty). Liberator aircraft lost while dropping supplies for partisans. Flight Sergeant Flight Engineer Plaxton is buried at Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

PLAYER, JAMES KELLEHER FS(N) 1174360. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 23. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Sidorchuk N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Player has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PLAYFAIR, ANTHONY F/O(P) 37201 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 3/39 age 21. Wellington aircraft lost. Flying Officer Pilot Playfair is buried in the Anglican Churchyard, Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England.

PLAYTER, ROSS ALEXANDER P/O(AG) J92187//R355857. From Moosehorn, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 26. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Wiesbaden, Germany. Please see P/O J.A. Keating for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Playter is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PLEASANCE, JOHN BEVERLY FS(WAG) R67907. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 22/42 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see Wishart R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pleasance is buried in the Harlingen General Cemetery, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Holland.

PLEASANCE, WALTER NORMAN F/O(NB) J13121. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/43 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft #BK 435 failed to return from night operations, presumed enemy action, presumed over the target. FS J.J. Arpin, Sgts I.H.W. Baulf (RNZAF), F.J. Skelles (RAF), L.J. King (RAF), and B.T. White (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Pleasance has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PLECAN, FRANK GEORGE P/O(AG) J90071//R131769. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 26. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Legary H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Plecan is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

PLEDGER, THOMAS OSWALD F/L(WAG) J9694 D.F.C. From Hillsdale, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 27. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 772 was shot down five and one half miles east of Cambrai, at Avernes Les Aubert during night operations against Cambrai, France. F/L H.C. McIver, P/O W.H. Goodwin, Sgt D.M. Russel (RAF), F/O J.H. Wyatt (RAF), and two others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pledger is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Avesnes-les-Aubert, Nord, France.

PLISHKA, LEONARD F/O(NB) J17388. From Myrnam, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 17/43 age 25. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see P/O A.M. Laughland D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Plishka has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PLOMTEAUX, MARION ARTHUR SGT(P) R54382. From Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. Killed Jul 10/41 age 23. #53 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Plomteaux lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft spun into the ground at Marcross aerodrome. Sergeant Pilot Plomteaux is buried in the Llantwit Major Cemetery, Glamorganshire, Wales.

PLOUFFE, ERNEST JOHN CECIL FS(AG) R182077. From Waubaushene, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 663 went down near Godelheim, Germany during a night trip to Kassel, Germany. S/L W.N. Thomson, FSs R.W. Miller, and C.C. Reynolds were also killed. One Canadian, FS R.F. Purdy, was taken Prisoner of War. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. There were three #434 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see FS W.H. Burton and F/O H.W. Cudney for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Plouffe was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Godelheim, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

PLUNKETT, LEONARD STANLEY F/O(P) J18073. From Smith’s Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 26. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Stettin, Germany. Please see F/O L.H. Gardiner D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Plunkett has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PLUNKETT, WILLIAM P/O(AG) J88707//R195341. From Kearney, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 27. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 632 was shot down at Herchel, Germany whilst engaged in night operations over Leipzig, Germany. Three Canadians, F/O R.T. Wall, FS B.V. Greip, and Sgt McKinnon, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Plunkett was buried in the Municipal Cemetery at Herchel, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

POCH, LOUIS P/O(OB) J8611. From Frank, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 10/42 age 21. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #W 411/ was shot down near Cologne, Germany, during a trip to Rheinberg, Germany. FSs J.L. Blair, A.B. McLellan, Sgts F.W. Kidson, and J.H. Woolgar were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Poch was buried in the English Military Cemetery at Cologne, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

POCOCK, DOUGLAS LAYNE SGT(AG) R163007. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 22/44 age 19. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Lancaster aircraft #DS 843 did not return from a night trip to Magdeburg, Germany. FS E.M. Myer (RAF) was also killed. Five crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Pocock is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

POCOCK, JAMES JEROME SGT(FE) R90109. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Flensburg, Germany. Please see Lang A.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Pocock is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

POCOCK, WILLIAM FRANCIS P/O(P) J86307. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 1/44 age 20. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Smith J.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Pocock has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PODBOROCHINSKI, EDMUND SGT(AG) R186875. From Arborg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 29/43 age 19. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Target – Berlin, Germany. The last communication with the crew of Lancaster aircraft #JB 407 was on the night of December 29. Their position report stated they were 100 miles from the English Coast. One Canadian, FS Doak was reported as safe. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Podborochinski is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PODOLSKY, ALEX WO2(WAG) R86547. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 24. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see F/O N.M. McLellan for casualty list and trip detail. This was WO Podolsky’s 34th operation. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Podolsky was buried in the Municipal Cemetery, Wiesengrund, Czeckoslovakia, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Olsany, Prague, Czeckoslovakia.

POE, ROBERT DAVID WO2(N) R133538. From Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario. Killed Jan 20/44 age 25. #1653 Conversion Unit. Stirling aircraft #LI 445 was returning from a night cross-country exercise when it crashed while in the landing circuit near St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Eight members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Poe is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

POE, WALTER ROYDEN LAC(P) R130197 – under training. From Cochrane, Ontario. Killed May 17/42 age 25. #7 Elementary Flying Training School, Windsor, Ontario. LAC Poe was engaged in training sequences 6,7,9,10,15, and 16 and was killed when Fleet Finch aircraft #4520 dove into the ground five miles north-east of Essex, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Poe is buried in the Public Cemetery, Cochrane, Ontario.

POEGAL, DONALD LEIGHTON, LAC R79931 – wireless mechanic. From Nadeauville, Saskatchewan. Died Jan 9/41 age 19. #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Riverdale Isolation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Poegal is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

POGSON, CHARLES HERMAN FS(N) R193831. From Toronto, Ontario, Killed in Action Jan 2/45 age 21. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Two Lancaster aircraft had returned from the target and were preparing to land when they collided and crashed near Nettleham, Lincolnshire, England. FS Pogson, F/O D.C. Reid, Fas D.D. Hoskins, A.J. Eberle, M.V. Durling, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were all killed in aircraft #PB 515. Flight Sergeant Navigator Pogson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery. Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

POGSON, WILLIAM HENRY F/O(AG) J41700//R266198. From Orangeville, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 31/44 age 33. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Osterfield, Germany. Please see FS T.A. Casey for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Pogson was buried at Henri Chapelle, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

POIRIER, JOHN AUGUSTIN ALBERT P/O(P) J18748//R72730. From Miscouche, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Feb 7/43 age 26. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Guillemette A.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Poirier has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POIRIER, JOSEPH ALFRED RAYMOND F/L(P) J9147. From Kenora, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 20/43 age 21. #10 North Atlantic Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see MacNaughton W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Poirier is buried in an isolated grave on Black Mountain, near St Donat, Quebec.

POIRIER, JOSEPH WILLIAM FS(WAG) R55385. From New Carlisle, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Wellington aircraft #Z 1146 was shot down in the sea whilst attacking the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the English Channel. P/Os R.A. Laing, W.F. Bond, G.K. Armstrong, FS G.H. Ross, Sgt H. Rowse”, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. There were two #419 Squadron aircraft lost during this attack. Please see Thomas T.J. for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. There were many Allied aircraft trying to find and attack these battleships, a large number of aircraft and their crews were lost in the attempt and the battleships escaped unscathed. This was the first and only operation for FS Poirier. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Poirier is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.

POKRYFKA, PAUL F/O(BA) J39383//R183590. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 24/45 age 22. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Kamen, Germany. Please see Russell L.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Pokryfka is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

POLE, DOUGLAS CAMPBELL F/O(N) J35541//R155062. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 23/44 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Hallam G.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Pole has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POLE, ROSS NORMAN F/O(N) J28873. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 714 was shot down near Vourse Lette, France during a night raid against the marshalling yards at Cambrai, France. F/Os R.N. Wilson, C.R. McOrrnond, D.J. McMullen, P/Os M.E. Gates, R.W. Francis, and Sgt C.C. White also killed. This was F/O Pole’s 5th operation. Flying Officer Navigator Pole is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Meharicourt, Somme, France.

POLEC, TADAUSZ LUDWIG CPL R56918 – wireless operator. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jul 24/43 age 25. #9 Construction and Maintenance Unit. One of 17 airmen lost at sea off the B.C. Star. Please see Davies G.A. for casualty list and detail. Corporal Polec has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

POLLARD, CHARLES EDWARD SGT(OB) R123260. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 11/42 age 20. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Sullivan C.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer Pollard was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Osterwick, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

POLLARD, EDWARD WALTER F/O(WAG) J43686//R131316. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 26/45 age 25. #354 Squadron. Liberator aircraft lost. Please see F/O W.A. Payne for casualty list and other detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pollard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

POLLEY, ARTHUR BEVERLEY P/O(P) J8159. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Jun 11/42 age 29. #12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba. Cessna Crane aircraft #7887 and Cessna Crane aircraft #7745 were engaged in circuits and landings at the airfield at Chater, Manitoba. As they approached to land they recieved a red flare, the lower aircraft gained height and collided with the upper one. P/O Polley and LAC G.O. Wilson (RAAF) were the only casualties and they were both killed in aircraft 7887. Pilot Officer Pilot Polley is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

POLLITT, KENNETH WILLIAM FS(AG) R173896. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Oct 20/43 age 22. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see Spence H.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Pollitt is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinskey, Berkshire, England.

POLLOCK, ALBERT LYLE P/O(AG) J91136//R166223. From McConnell, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 24/44 age 21. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). BROTHER to James Andrew Pollock. Target – Saintes, France. Please see Wright C.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pollock has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POLLOCK, BRUCE LEROY PARKINSON F/O(P) J12059. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed Jun 17/43 age 30. F/O Pollock attempted a take-off from a road instead of the runway and was killed when his Beaufighter aircraft #KM 271 crashed into a sea wall at Bahrein, Iraq. Flying Officer Pilot Pollock is buried in the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

POLLOCK, HARRY KEITH F/O(P) J7476. From Havelock, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 20/42 age 21. #202 Squadron (Semper Vigilate). BROTHER to John Albert Pollock. F/O Pollock was killed when his Catalina aircraft was shot down by our own Naval forces. Nine RAF crew members, F/O A.L. Campbell, Sgts L.W. Drywood, A.F. Fletcher, R. Laverty, J.L. O’Rourke, J. Sanderson, R.A. Tiffen, F/Os D.A. MacArthur, and W.B. O’Connor were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Pollock has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

POLLOCK, JAMES ANDREW SGT(N) R108564. From McConnell, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 14/43 age 27. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). BROTHER to Albert Lyle Pollock. Target – Lorient, France. Please see Sullivan W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Pollock has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POLLOCK, JOHN ALBERT WO1(P) 9780. From Havelock, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 12/43 age 28. #30 Squadron (Ventre A Terre). BROTHER to Harry Keith Pollock. Hurricane aircraft #BN 596 lost near Puftulam, Ceylon. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Pollock is buried in the Liveramentu Cemetery, Colombo, Ceylon.

POLLOCK, JOHN ROBERT F/O(BA) J38253//R134264. From Union Bay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 25/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Patterson J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Pollock is buried in the Bettie Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.

POLLOCK, NORVAL EDWARD F/L(P) J14314. From Ripley, Ontario. Killed Mar 21/44 age 21. #439 Westmount Squadron. F/L Pollock was killed when Hurricane aircraft #LD 972 was in a mid-air collision with an unidentified Thunderbolt aircraft. The Hurricane went into a spin, became inverted, recovered, went into a further spin and crashed two miles east of RAF Station, Hum, Hampshire. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Pollock is buried in the North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

POLLOCK, ROBERT JOSEPH FS(P) R107334. From Canora, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 3/42 age 20. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #Z 6760 crashed on take-off. Sgt A.F. Rooke (RAF) and three other RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Pollock is buried in the Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.

POLLON, ERNEST SINCLAIR WO2(AG) R124287. From Dauphin, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 26/43 age 31. #90 Squadron (Geier). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see P/O G.W. Young D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Polion has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POLLON, JOSEPH RAYMOND SGT(AG) R250815. From Bethel, Manitoba. Killed May 28/44 age 17. #330 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Hills R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Potion is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

POLOMARK, JOHN MARSHALL F/O(N) J35818. From Mundare, Alberta. Killed 4[5/44 age 22. #2 Advanced Flying Unit. Anson aircraft #AX 583 flew into mountain side near Dolgarrog, North Wales. Four airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Polomark is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

POLOWICH, MICHAEL LOUIS LAC R107125. From Watson, Saskatchewan. Died Jan 29/43 age 22. RCAF Station, Gander, Newfoundland. Death by natural causes while in the Station Hospital at Gander. Leading AirCraftman Polowich is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

POLOWY, VINCENT RONALD WO2(BA) R159089. From Hilliard, Alberta. Killed Feb 7/44 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt D.W. Howard for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Polowy is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

POLSON, RONALD DUNCAN P/O(BA) J18921. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 28. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/L L.N. McCaig D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Poison is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

POMEROY, ELWOOD CAMERON F/O(BA) J28798. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Townsend E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Pomeroy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POMEROY, GEORGE DELOS SGT(P) R63995. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 23/41 age 26. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. Sgt Pomeroy and LAC J.S. McMartin were on an instructional flight and were both killed when Yale aircraft #3352 crashed at Dunnville, Ontario. Sergeant Pilot Pomeroy is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

POMPILLIO, MICHELE CPL R71828 – aero engine mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 19/44 age 36. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. Cpl. Pompillio was walking on a sidewalk in CoRingwood, Ontario during a high wind and was killed when he was struck by a falling high tension wire. Corporal Pompillio is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

POND, GERALD RANDOLPH P/O(AG) J69871//R190274. From North Devon, York County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Aug 9/44 age 21. #142 Squadron (Determination). The crew of Wellington aircraft #LP 187 were engaged in a raid against the American Oil Refineries at Ploesti, Rumania when they crashed near Fulno, Bulgaria. One RAAF member of the crew and three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pond is buried in the British Military Cemetery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

POND, HUBERT WILLIAM F/O(BA) J28355. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see P/O J.J. Cooke for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Pond is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

POOL, GEORGE ROBERT F/L(N) J16530//R91916 D.F.C. From Edrans, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 6/45 age 25. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). F/L Pool completed over thirty operations as a bomb aimer, remustered to navigator and had begun his second tour when his Lancaster aircraft #KB 821 went missing during a night attack against Hanover, Germany. F/O A.W. Staves, T. McQuitty, W.G. Gillissie, F.J. Nickerson, F/Ls B.M. Adilman, and L.K. James were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Pool has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POOL, WILLIAM HARRY P/O(AG) J89375//R194858. From Bowden, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 20. #622 Squadron (Bellannus Noctu). Lancaster aircraft #LM 593 was shot down over Holland during a night operation against Homberg, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pool was buried in the Oude-Tonge Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.

POOLE, JOSEPH BASIL F/O(N) J224391/R135922. From Arnprior, Ontario. Killed May 20/44 age 34. #5 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Volando Vincinrius), Torbay, Newfoundland. The crew of Canso aircraft #9773 were engaged in a depth charge dropping practise and gunnery exercise when they crashed at Cape St. Vincent, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Aircrew of FSs A.B. Campbell, D.L. Herman, B.R. McGimsie, W.F. Nolan, F/L A.G. Byers, WO C.E. Clow, and F/O L.J. Murray, and passengers Capt. P.E. Gauthier, Lt G. Garand, and Naval Leading Seaman H.A. Williams were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Poole has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

POOLE, MAXWELL BOYER F/O(P) J6218. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Aug 18/42 age 30. #1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Jarvis, Ontario. Anson aircraft #8207 was engaged on a low-level bombing exercise near target B3 at Evans Point, Lake Erie and had completed the exercise when it collided with Fairey Battle aircraft #1604 which had just completed a gunnery exercise. The collision occured at about 2,500 feet and both aircraft went into a spin, the Fairey Battle crashed into the lake in about ten feet of water and the Anson crashed on shore and burned. Both aircraft were completely demolished, LACs W.M. Kirkby, A.C. Reed, and Sgt J.W. Whitehead (RNZAF) were killed in the Fairey Battle. F/O Poole, LACs J.A. Lefurgey, and G.C. Burke were killed in the Anson. Flying Officer Pilot Poole is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

POOLE, NORMAN ROLAND P/O(AG) J94844//R274911 From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 19. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Leet F.R. for casualty list and flight detail. P/O Poole had been slightly injured on January 5, 1945 when his #419 Sqdn. Lancaster aircraft made a forced landing in France after being shot up by friendly aircraft during operations over Hanover, Germany. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Poole is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

POPE, EDWARD FRANK Lt(P) – Royal Navy. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 18/40 age 20. #712 Squadron – Fleet Air Arm. Lt Pope was killed while flying a Swordfish aircraft off H.M.S. Norfolk. He had transferred to the Fleet Air Arm from the Royal Air Force. Lieutenant Pilot Pope is buried in the St. Michael Churchyard, Honington, Devon, England.

POPE, HENRY MILTON F/O(BA) J36085//R89116. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 27/44 age 22. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Cologne, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #HK 624 was shot down and crashed on Danziger St., Cologne. F/Os E. Ingham (RAF), L.E. Light (RAF), K.G. Purvis (RAF), FSs R. Hogben (RAF), E. Spotswood (RAF), Sgts T. Leveritt (RAF), D.J. Hutchinson, and H. McPake (RAF) were also killed. This was nine man crew, there were two pilots and a mid under gunner on board. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Pope is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

POPE, WILLIAM ALEXANDER F/O(N) J28866. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed May 2/44 age 32. #1659 Conversion Unit, RCAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Seabrook M.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Pope is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Addendum: – F/O Pope was 22 years old at the time of death, not 32. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

POPE, WILLIAM JAMES FS(P) R100460. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Nov 9/42 age 24. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS D.C. Ferguson for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Pope has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POPOVITCH, NICHOLAS MAXWELL F/O(N) J47933. From Ladysmith, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 13/45 age 24. #11 Bomber and Reconnaissance Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Mann M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Popovitch is buried in an isolated grave on the south-west shore of Barkley Sound, fifteen miles south-east of Bamfield, British Columbia. His name is also inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

POPPLESTONE, WILLIAM MAURICE FS(P) R80033. From Pilot Mound, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 26/42 age 22. #114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike). Blenheim aircraft #Z 7307 went down in the sea near Holland. P/O C.E. White (RAF) was also killed. One other RAF member of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Popplestone is buried in the Harlingen General Cemetery, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Holland.

POPPLEWELL, CHETWIN HAMRE F/O(P) J16305//R98930. From Dinsmore, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 29/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft LK 634 went down at Legden, Germany, north-west of Munster, Germany, during a night trip to Bochum, Germany. FS W.G. Bailey, Sgts T. Davies (RAF), N.T. Harris (RAF), and FS R.A. Zahl (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian missing believed killed. One Canadian, P/O C.F. Kirk, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Pilot Popplewell is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PORRET, JAMES EDWARD WO1(FE) R50873. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Nov 26/44. #4 Operational Training Unit. Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see F/O J.H. Shand for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Flight Engineer Porret is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PORRITT, ROBERT ARTHUR F/O(P) J21202. From Knowlton, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 19/44 age 21. #439 Westmount Squadron. Typhoon aircraft #MN 401 was engaged on an armed reconnaissance over France and was last seen flying at 2,000 feet over the Vimoutiers area. Flying Officer Pilot Porritt was buried at Vismoutiers, Orne, France, exhumed, and reburied in the BrettevilleSur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

PORRITT, WILLIAM HOWARD F/O(P) J86081//R130066. From Cookstown, Ontario. Killed Apr 16/45 age 25. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Halifax aircraft #NP 805 crashed on take-off killing the pilot and two members of the ground crew. The survivors were F/O L. Jorgenson of Morris, Manitoba, FSs. J. Gray of Winnipeg, Manitoba, S. Reid, T. Cohen, from Nova Scotia, K. Davidson from Ontario, and P/O J. Burns of Westmount, Quebec. Len Jorgenson provided the following account “The Halifax was taking off from RCAF Station, Eastmoor, at noon, for a cross-country flight prior to operations that night and had a full gas load of 1400 gallons but no bombs. At the end of the runway there was a low semi-flat roofed building (a Picket Post) where LACs R.F. Charbonneau and J.D. Beddard were sun bathing in the spring sunshine and watching the take-ofFS The aircraft was barely airborne when the pilot yelled that the rudders and controls were locked and to prepare for a crash. The under carriage hit the building killing the two LACs, the Halifax crashed through the trees and burst into flame. F/O Porritt was killed but the rest of got out safely except for Davidson who spent two years in hospital. I think a few of us have nightmares over that one. I also wonder why the controls were frozen. Most controls on the a/c had V shaped pieces of wood with red flags inserted to prevent the control surfaces from flapping in the wind. Did we forget to take out these inserts, or were the red flags taken off by someone? We know this happened before for some reason, some thought it was sabotage – or someone didn’t like the aircrew.” FS Davidson, the flight engineer, was thrown to the front of the aircraft in the crash. Thru the flames he saw the pilot was buckled up and either unconscious or dead. Davidson tried to pull him out but he was stuck and the flames were burning him severely. Flying Officer Pilot Porritt is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PORRITT, WILLIAM JEREMIAH FS(WAG) R58432 D.F.M. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 6/42 age 20. #227 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #W 7679 was shot down by flak at Kastelli, Crete. S/L A.G. Hacking (RAF), two other RAF members of the crew, and one RAAF member of the crew were also killed. FS Porritt had been wounded on December 30, 1941 during operations in #10 Squadron Halifax #9370. He had earned his D.F.M. for shooting down two ME-109 German fighter aircraft during a trip over Brest. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Porritt is buried in the Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete.

PORTEOUS, HENRY MITCHELL FS(BA) R121256. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 4/43 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animurn Muto). Lancaster aircraft #JA 914 lost from operations over the target Berlin, Germany. P/O W.E. Grindley was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Porteous is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

PORTER, ALBERT EDWARD AC1 R56893 – aero engine mechanic. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Sep 21/40 age 27. #1 Central Flying School, Trenton, Ontario. Fleet Finch aircraft #4449 and Fleet Finch aircraft #1018 were in a mid-air collision at Cedardale, Ontario. AC1 Porter was killed in aircraft 4449 and was the only casualty of the four airmen involved. AirCraftman First Class Porter is buried in the Morris Cemetery at Morris, Manitoba.

PORTER, ALLAN LLOYD FS(AG) R152563. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 26/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Handforth S.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Porter is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PORTER, ALLISTER WILSON F/O(BA) J20814. From New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 20/43 age 21. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #ED 358 was shot down, crashed and burned three miles south-east of Hoftendorf Village, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Porter was buried at Hottendorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

PORTER, AULDEN CLAIRE FS(AG) R72543, From Murray River, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Aug 10/42. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see FS D.J. Navin for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Porter is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

PORTER, CARROLL RUFUS CPL R65136. From New Albany, Nova Scotia. Died on service Jun 8/45 age 27. Corporal Porter is buried in Lake Cemetery, Bill Town, Nova Scotia.

PORTER, CHARLES EDWARD F/O(P) J9668//R166577 MiD. From Manson Creek, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 27/43 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #DT 634 was a few miles south of Bremen, Germany, enroute to Berlin, Germany when it was caught in a flak barrage, a few minutes later the starboard outer engine heated up and had to be feathered. The crew decided to carry on but changed their destination to Magdeburg, Germany instead of Berlin. After carrying out the bombing run the aircraft was hit from below by a German night fighter aircraft and an engine was set on fire. The fuselage caught fire and the escape hatches had to be cut open with axes as the hatches had become jammed in the attack. All the crew jumped to safety except F/O Porter who stayed at the controls. He stayed too long and went down with the aircraft. FS Taylor, F/O G.J. Sweanor, Sgts Budinger, G.M. Bishop, London, and J.G. Lanteigne were all taken Prisoners of War, Flying Officer Pilot Porter is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

PORTER, CHARLES RAE F/O(P) J17584. From Turtleford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 23. #62 Squadron (Insperato). Dakota aircraft #FD 952 failed to return from operations. F/O Porter was the only Canadian casualty. Flying Officer Pilot Porter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

PORTER, CORNELIUS JAMES P/O(OB) J6667. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action May 8/42 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Wellington aircraft #X 3480 was armed with 2 x 100 lb. and 3 x 500 lb. general purpose bombs for the operation. The aircraft was hit by flak then crashed at Rejsby, Denmark during a trip to Warnernunde, Germany. Five Canadians, FSs J.D. Giddens, B.J. McKinley, D.K. MacMillan, Sgts C.L. MacCallum, and G.W. Robinson, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Observer Porter is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.

PORTER, DONALD GORDON F/O(P) J16357//R105286. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Oct 7/43 age 21. #6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario. Two Bolingbroke aircraft collided. Please see Shields L.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Porter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PORTER, FRANK FERRIER P/O(FE) J48269. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Dec 2/44 age 29. #3 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Canso aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G. Ramsay M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Porter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PORTER, FRED EDWARD LAC 1201278 – Royal Air Force. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action in 1940 age 20. #614 County of Glamorgan Squadron (Coda I Geisio). Blenheim aircraft lost during operations. Leading AirCraftman Porter is buried at Oran, Algeria.

PORTER, JOHN EDWARD F/L(P) J25808. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 25/44 age 22, #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Russelsheim, Germany. Please see F/O D.R. Jones for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Porter is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boult-aux-Bois Cemetery, Ardennes, France.

PORTER, REGINALD FRANK CHARLES SGT(AG) R71428. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 21/43 age 21. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Baltimore aircraft #AB 806 failed to return from operations. FSs S.G. Cottrell (RNZAF), E.H. Lankshear (RNZAF), WO R.F.C. Porter (RAF), and FS E. Waters (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Porter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

PORTER, ROY STANLEY P/O(BA) J89470//R161744. From Woodroffe, Ontario. Killed Mar 26/44 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see P/O D.H. Grover for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Porter is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Somerset, England.

PORTER, RUSSELL LYLE P/O(P) J86838//R157469. From Carman, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 15/44 age 21. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Cambrai, France. Please see Buckingham J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Porter is buried in the St. Roch Cemetery, Valenciennes, France.

PORTERFIELD, WILBERT ANDREW F/O(WAG) J23150. From Carleton Place, Ontario. Killed in Action May 7/44 age 22. #354 Squadron. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see F/O W. Pedlar for casualty list and Other detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Porterfield has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

PORTMAN, HERBERT GORDON F/O C21088 M.M. From Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Died Feb 17/44 age 48. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. F/O Portman had been awarded the Military Medal in W.W. 1. He died of natural causes while in the General Hospital at Dauphin, Manitoba. Flying Officer Portman is buried in the Hillside Cemetery at Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.

POST, ERIC JAMES SGT(AG) R283140. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Oct 17/44 age 17. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS R.C. Orrock for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Post has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POST, RALPH AINSWORTH FS(P) R86124. From Bradwardine, Manitoba. Killed May 19/42 age 21. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Manchester aircraft #L 741 missing off Lands’ End, England during a cross-country training flight. One RAF and one RAAF member of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Post has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POST, WILLIARD IRVING F/O(P) J21624. From Hull, Quebec. Killed May 23/43 age 21. #5 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Beaufort aircraft #DW 995 were engaged in a navigational training flight and were seen to crash in the sea off Port Rush, Northern Ireland. Three airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. The aircraft appeared to explode on impact. Flying Officer Pilot Post has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POSTANS, RONALD GEORGE FS(AG) R52075. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 21/41 age 21. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #Z 8868 crashed in the English Channel during a bombing operation. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Postans has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POSTELTHWAITE, GEORGE EDGAR LAC(P) R117471 – under training. From Unity, Saskatchewan. Killed Jun 30/42 age 30. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see WO A.M. Herron for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Postelthwaite is buried in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Unity, Saskatchewan.

POTHIER, BOURNEUF FREEMAN P/O(AG) J91133//R104431 D.F.C. From Pickney’s Point, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 7/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Nantes, France. Please see P/O R.D. Borrowes D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pothier is buried in the Communal Cemetery, MantesGassicourt, Seine-et-Oise, France.

POTTER, CHARLES EDMUND SGT R68604. From Underhill, Manitoba. Died on service Oct 16/44 age 43. Sergeant Potter is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Hartney, Manitoba.

POTTER, HARRY ARCHIBALD FS(WAG) R65316. From Middleton, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 18/42 age 21. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft missing. Please see P/O F.C. Downing for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Potter is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.

POTTER, JAMES KEMP F/L(N) J10323. From Wood Bay, Manitoba. Killed Dec 19/42 age 26. #422 Flying Yachtsmen Squadron (This Arm Shall Do It). Sunderland aircraft #W6029 crashed and sank in the Firth of Lorne, Oban, Scotland. P/O H.F. Burt-Gerrans and LAC W.A. Allan were also killed. Five Canadian crew members and thirteen members of the crew, not Canadians, were all rescued. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Potter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Eghani, Surrey, England.

POTTER, JOHN FOSTER F/O(BA) J23136. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action April/44 age 21. #550 Squadron (Per Ignem Vincinnus). Lancaster aircraft #LL 836 did not return from night operations, a raid against Aulnoye, France. P/O W. Essar and five RAF crew members, Sgt T.H. Guest, F/O J.J. Logan D.F.C., F/L R.W. Picton, F/L W.H. Waycoft D.F.M., and Sgt K.P.R. Williams were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Potter is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Achiet-le-Pettit, Pas-de-Calais, France.

POTTER, JOHN MILTON WO1(WAG) R82734. From Sittsville, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 26. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Hendry 11E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Potter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POTTER, JOHN VICTOR FS(OB) R70841. From Nanaimo, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 27/42. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft #W 1220 missing from operations over Hamburg, Germany. FS T.A. Withers, Sgts R.B. Prentice, D.J. Wood (RAF), and two other RAF members of the crew were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt R.A. Myers, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Observer Potter is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig- Holstein, Germany.

POTTER, WILLIAM DUNCAN F/O(P) J28604. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed May 14/44 age 33. #2 Air Navigation School, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Stoik H.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Potter is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

POTTLE, ASTON JAMES WALTER FS(WAG) R70741. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 15/42 age 24. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 679 lost. Please see Scoff L.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pottle has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England,

POTTS, DAVID F/O(N) J23942. From Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed Nov 6/43 age 21. #26 Operational Training Unit. Two Wellington aircraft collided. Please see Sgt J.E. Ho’beck for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Potts is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.

POTTS, JAMES MURRAY F/O(P) J23534. From Alert Bay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 3/45 age 22. #215 Squadron (Surgite Nox Adest). Liberator aircraft lost a wing over the target and crashed while bombing the railroad at Badgkokmoulien. F/Ls C.M. Brodie, K.D. Cox, A.H. Harris, WO H.O. Irvine, and P/O W. Washbrook were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Potts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

POTTS, JOSEPH REGINALD F/O(BA) J28194. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 29. #619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #LM 191 went down eight miles west of Wiesbaden, Germany during a night trip to Darmstadt, Germany. F/Os C.B. Dockery, E.J. MacNair, FS F.K. Carlson, and three members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Potts was buried near Wiesbaden, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany

POTTS. RAYMOND WILLIAM F/O(P) J14443. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 15/43 age 23. #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron. Mustang aircraft #AM 167 missing south of the Scilly Islands. Flying Officer Pilot Potts has no knorn grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POTVIN, JOSEPH ADRIAN LEO WO1(WAG) R159132. From Edmonton. Alberta. Killed Apr 8/45 age 27. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Sicofte J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Potvin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POUDRETTE, JOSEPH GILLES ALFRED LAC R104609 – air frame mechanic. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Died Oct 23/43 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). LAC Poudrette died of injuries he sustained in a collision between a crash tender and a truck. Leading AirCraftman Poudrette is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

POUGNET, JAMES MAURICE FS(AG) R190262. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 8/45 age 24. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see WO T.W. Fry for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Pougnet is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

POULIN, VERNE ARTHUR JOSEPH FS(P) R127953. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jul 2/43 age 23, #10 Elementary Flying Training School, Pendelton, Ontario. Tiger Moth aircraft and Anson aircraft crashed. Please see WO J.M. Brownie for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Poulin is buried in the Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

POULIN, WILLIAM JOHN FS(N) R128171. From Dodsland, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 1/43 age 21. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Berlin, Germany. Halifax aircraft #JN 903 crashed in France due to enemy action while engaged in night operations to Berlin, Germany. Sgts P.W. Cramb (RAF), S.W. Evans (RAF), P/Os DJ. Davies (RAF), and E. James (RAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Poulin is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-laSomme, Somme, France.

POULOS, PAUL P/O(AG) J90954//R212669. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Howell J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Poulos has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POUND, JOHN RUSSELL F/O(P) J37012. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 6/44 age 21. #1667 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see P/O M.E. Vandekinder for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Pound is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

POUPORE, WILLIAM MARSHALL F/O(P) J8952. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Oct 6/42 age 20. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft crashed. Please see F/O F.W. Turvey for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Poupore is buried in St. Thomas The Apostle Church Cemetery at Bradwell-near-the Sea, Essex, England.

POURBAIX, ALBERT EUGENE F/O(P) J15292. From Lampman, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 25/43 age 21. #417 City of Windsor Squadron (Supporting Liberty And Justice). F/O Pourbaix was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #ER 854 was shot down in the Gulf of Bammanet Flying Officer Pilot Pourbaix has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt,

POVAH, JOHN WILLIAM BRUCE F/L(P) J12487//R118377. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Died May 25/45. #216 Squadron (CCXVI Dona Ferens). Death by natural causes while in the base Military Hospital, Khartoum. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Povah is buried in the New Christian Cemetery, Khartoum, Sudan.

POVEY, EDWIN PEARCE WO2(WAG) R89688. From Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 29/43 age 26. #279 Squadron. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Long R.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Povey is buried in the St lHogan Churchyard, Illogan, Camborne-Redruth, Cornwall, England.

POW, LESLIE GORDON DRUMMOND F/O(P) J17413//R70962. From Moffat, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov25/44 age 22. #411 Grizzly Bear Squadron (Ininnicus Inimico). F/O Pow was engaged in dive- bombing rail targets south-east of Borken, Germany when his Spitfire aircraft #PV 203 was hit by flak. The aircraft crashed two miles west of Doretien, Germany. F/O Pow had been injured on October 31, 1942 when a #511 Squadron Liberator aircraft overshot the runway and crashed into the sea at Gibraltar. Please see Davey R.H. for casualty list and detail. Hying Officer Pilot Pow was buried in Schwerrnbeck, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

POW, NORMAN CLUNIE SGT(P) R83911. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Dec 13/41 age 25. #56 Operational Training Unit (Prelude To Proficiency). Sgt Pow was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #P 3809 crashed six miles south of Wisbech, Cambridge, England. Sergeant Pilot Pow is buried at Sutton Bridge, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England.

POWDRILL, ROSS F/L(P) J19169 D.F.C. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #DV 367 missing during night operations over Versailles, France. Sgt G.L. Nordbye D.F.M. was also killed. There were two #166 Sqdn. aircraft lost in this same area on this date. Following are the names of those RAF airmen killed in both aircraft: Sgts J. Fulton, G.E. King, L. Ratcliff, KEW. Simpson, P/O C.R. Hanson, FSs T.W. Hill D.F.M., R. Osborne D.F.M., L.J. Robey, and L. Wright. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Powdrill is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Clichy, Seine, France.

POWELL, ALBERT RICHARD SGT(WAG) R58183. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 22/41 age 20. Delivery Flight. Wellington aircraft #Z 835 lost during a ferry flight from Harwell, England to the Middle East. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Powell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POWELL, CHESTER OWEN P/O(AG) J90765//R200976. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug,25/44 age 33. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Mofern). Target – Russelsheim, Germany. Please see Jones D.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Powell is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boult-aux-Bois Cemetery, Ardennes, France.

POWELL, DAVID HAYNES BARCHAM FS(N) R82995. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/43 age 20. #467 Australian Squadron. Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Hanbidge R.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Powell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POWELL, GERALD KEITH SGT(P) 920529 – Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 15/41. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Wellington aircraft missing during operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Powell is buried at Terschelling, Holland.

POWELL, JAMES LEE SGT(WAG) R208276. From Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed in Action Oct 17/44 age 20. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Spencer G.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Powell is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

POWELL, JOHN ALEX G/C(P) 26122 0.B.E.,D.S.O., M.i.D. – Royal Air Force. From Lachine, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 18/44 age 40. #19 Squadron (Possunt Quia Posse Videntur). G/C. Powell lost his life when his Mustang aircraft did not return from operations. Group Captain Pilot Powell is buried at Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

POWELL, JOHN HENRY ROBERT FS(OB) R60385, From Cluny, Alberta. Killed in Action May 15/42 age 27. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.W. Creeden D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Powell is buried in the New Hunstanton Cemetery, Norfolk, England.

POWELL, JOSEPH MARCEL JACQUES F/L(P) J21587. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 14/45 age 24. #4 Operational Training Unit. Sunderland aircraft missing. Please see Sivell E.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Powell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, EngIefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POWELL, LAWRENCE ALVIN SGT(WAG) R172914. From Killarney, Manitoba. Killed Feb 4/44 age 19. #166 Canadian Squadron. Norseman aircraft #695 crashed shortly after take-off at Port Alice, British Columbia. WO J.J. Eccles, Major J.G. Moore and IJBdr. E.G. Scrivener were also killed Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Powell is buried in the Killarney Cemetery at Killarney, Manitoba.

POWELL, LLOYD CHARLES FS(P) R59709. From Virden, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 16/42 age 28. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Cottier T.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Powell is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England.

POWELL, LLOYD WOODROW F/O(P) J15339 D.F.C. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 17/43 age 20. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). Spitfire aircraft #AR 522 was on convoy patrol and was shot down by a #414 Squadron Mustang aircraft thirty-two miles south of the Scilly Islands. F/O F.L. Vaupel, of #414 Squadron, was also lost during the same sortie to friendly aircraft fire. Flying Officer Pilot Powell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POWELL, NORMAN NELSON P/O(P) J5226. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 11/42 age 24. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft #W 5355 was carrying 14 x 250 lb. general purpose bombs when it went missing during a night bombing operation, presumed enemy action, presumed over the target. Five RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Powell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POWELL, RICHARD CLEMENT AC2 R210550. From Summerland, British Columbia. Killed Mar 9/43 age 19. AC2 Powell was accidently killed, while on leave without pay, in a lumber camp at Great Central, British Columbia. AirCraftman Second Class Powell is buried in the Peach Orchard Cemetery, Summerland, British Columbia.

POWELL, THOMAS EDWARD WO2(P) R78675. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/42 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see O’Grady J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Powell is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

POWELL, WALTER SGT(AG) 936328 – Royal Air Force. From Dauphin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 16/42 age 20. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft lost. Sergeant Air Gunner Powell is buried at Shrewsbury, England.

POWELL, WILLIAM OBEDIAH WO2(WAG) R71536. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 3/43 age 22. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Stirling aircraft #R 9197 lost over enemy territory during an operation against Chedburgh, Germany. F/O J.I. MacKenzie, WO W.M. Murdoch, FSs D. O’Neill, A.H. Thiessen, P/Os D.H. Smith (RAF), D.C. De Garis (RAF), and FS A.H. Thiessen (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Powell is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.

POWER, ARTHUR THELFALL SGT(P) R203617. From Virden, Manitoba. Killed Aug 8/44 age 19. #19 Elementary Flying Training School, Virden, Manitoba. Sgt Power was injured when his Tiger Moth aircraft #1153 spun into the ground three miles south-west of Virden, Manitoba on August 7, 1944. He succumbed to his injuries the next day while in the General Hospital at Virden, Manitoba. Sergeant Pilot Power is buried in the Virden Cemetery, Virden, Manitoba.

POWER, BRUCE ANDREW F/O(P) 75988 – Royal Air Force. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 25/40 age 21. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). Wellington aircraft did not return from operations over enemy territory. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Power is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

POWER, DAVID ALLAN F/O(P) J9418//R101071. From Kamloops, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 2/43 age 28. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #ED 488 lost near St. Trond, Belgium while engaged in operations to Cologne, Germany. One Canadian, F/O T.H. Church, was taken Prisoner of War and five members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Power was buried at St. Trond, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

POWER, GEORGE WILLIAM EDWARD LAC(P) R123350 – under training. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 6/42 age 21. #17 Elementary Flying Training School, Stanley, Nova Scotia. Fleet Finch aircraft crashed. Please see FS J. MacKay for flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Power is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

POWER, JAMES RODERIQUE P/O(AG) J90053//187753. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigannus). Halifax aircraft #LV 997 was shot down by enemy night fighter aircraft at Watt, Germany during a night trip to Hamburg, Germany. W/C. J.D. Blane was also killed. Four Canadians, WO Burns, F/O R.V. Smyth, FS W.E. Mylochreest, and F/L Kerr were taken Prisoners of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Power was buried near the Village of Dohren, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

POWER, JOHN GERALD P/O(P) J7334//R110335. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jun 18/42 age 24. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). The crew of Wellington aircraft #W 5381 were engaged in an air test and crashed while the pilot was endeavouring to find the aerodrome. The aircraft was flying through a belt of low cloud when the port main plane struck a tree causing the aircraft to crash west of the aerodrome at Binbrook. Four RAF members of the crew were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Power is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England.

POWER, JOHN MANLEY P/O(AG) J90045//R157743. From South Burnaby, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 19/44 age 20. #14 Squadron (I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise). Marauder aircraft missing. Please see P/O A. Hutton for casualty list and operation detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Power has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

POWER, LAWRENCE FABIAN FS(AG) R76139. From Mulgrave, Guys County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Peenemunde, Germany. Please see Morris H.U. for casualty list and flight detail. This was FS Power’s fifth operation. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Power has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POWER, PAUL JOSEPH P/O(AG) J86124//R153715. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 2/44 age 24. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucern). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Sieben J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Power is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

POWER, WARREN MICHAEL SGT(AG) R176903. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Dec 20/43 age 21. #149 Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see FS J.R. Martin for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Power has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

POWERS, HUGH ALLAN CPL 7504. From Ottawa, Ontario. Died Apr 22/40 age 27. #8 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Sydney, Nova Scotia. Died as the result of a car – train collision at the Coxheath railway crossing, Sydney. Cpl. C.A. Hale and AC T.B. McLean were also killed. Corporal Powers is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

POWERS, WILLIAM CHARLES WO1(P) R71499. From Brandon, Manitoba. Died Jul 20/44 age 23. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). WO Powers was flying Spitfire aircraft #MK 881 on an armed reconnaissance when he was shot down by flak near Rennes, France on July 4, 1944. He was seriously wounded, captured and died in hospital as a Prisoner of War. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Powers was buried in St. Laurent Communal Cemetery, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, exhumed, and reburied in the St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery, Calvados, France..

POWIS, RALPH EDWIN FS(WAG) R96500. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 20. #178 Squadron (lrae Emissarii). Liberator aircraft lost. Please see WO T.E. LavaIle for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Powis is buried in the Bari War Cemetery, Bari, Italy.

POWLES, CAMERON ALBERT FS(WAG) R68143. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Novi/42 age 21. #233 Squadron (Ymlaen). Wellington aircraft lost in transit from Gibraltar to Bathurst, England. F/L P.C. Attenborough (RAF), P/O A.V.J. Bettridge (RAF), FS C.A. Smith (RAF), and W/C. H.M. Styles D.S.O. (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Powles has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

POWLEY, DAVID ALEXANDER WO2(AG) R133214. From Langley Prairie, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 20. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus), Lancaster aircraft #ED 721 missing from a night trip to Brunswick, Germany. F/Os E.J. Argent (RAF), F.E. Forshew (RAF), and G. Fradley (RAF) were also killed. Three other crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Powley is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

POWLEY, FRANCIS SIDNEY W/C(P) 39601 D.F.C., A.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 4/45 age 29. #153 Squadron (Noctividus), Pathfinder Force. WIG. Powley had completed over thirty operations in Lancaster aircraft with #166 Squadron and had begun his second tour when his Lancaster aircraft failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Wing Commander Pilot Powley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRASSUS, GEORGE THOMAS SGT(P) R146978. From Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 1/43 age 24. #126 Flying Lancers Squadron. Sgt Prassus was flying Hurricane aircraft #5692 on a dusk patrol from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and was seen to crash into the water at Fatham Harbour. Sergeant Pilot Prassus is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Swift Current, Saskatchewan.

PRATLETT, OLIVER JOHN LANCASTER WO2(N) R167080. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 15/44 age 22. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #NE 136 missing during night operations over Revigny, France. Six RAF crew members, Sgts F.T. Armstrong, E. Thomason, FS K.A. Brooke, P/O F. Farnham D.F.C., P/O G.C. Mitchell, and P/O C.H. Ogden D.F.C. were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Pratlett is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Biencourt-sur-Orge, Meuse, France.

PRATT, ALBERT GORDON LAC R150312 – aero engine mechanic. From Stevenson Place, Ontario. Killed Aug 11/43 age 20. #124 Ferry Squadron, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Oxford aircraft #EB 544 took off from the airport at Armstrong, Ontario and climbed to 2,000 feet and, while making a turn, the aircraft flicked over on its back, went into a spin and failed to recover before striking the ground five miles south of the airport at Armstrong. The aircraft exploded on impact with complete disintegration, P/O G.F. Snyder was also killed. Leading AirCraftman Pratt is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

PRATT, ALLAN GOWER P/O(P) J6031. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 26/41 age 22. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Digby aircraft crashed. Please see Tomsett M.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Pratt is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

PRATT, CHARLES HALBERT WO1(WAG) R75168. From St. Peter’s Bay, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Jul 7/43 age 21. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft #HE 760 failed to return from operations over Palermo, Italy. Sgts T. Armstrong (RAF), B.D.C. Fox (RAF), M.H. Galt (RAF), and J.E. Potts (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pratt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

PRATT, DAVID F/O(P) J9245//R98943. From Tuffnell, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 28/43 age 21. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Ventura aircraft #AJ 444 was taking evasive action when it was in a mid-air collision with Ventura aircraft #AE 686. F/O Pratt was killed when AJ 444 fell into the North Sea. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Pratt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRATT, GORDON ERNEST P/O(WAG) J87238. From North Gower, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 4/44 age 21. #524 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Slater G.A. for casualty list and other detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pratt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRATT, HENRY VERNON AC1 R138493 – aero engine mechanic. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Dec 14/42 age 22. #2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Shults R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman First Class Pratt is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.

PRATT, RALPH WINSTON SGT(NB) R158373. From Mount Forest, Ontario. Killed Feb 6/44 age 28. #6 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Strickland L. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Pratt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRATT, RICHARD WILLIAM P/O(WAG) J86893//R55265. From Matapedia, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 32. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see Loewen D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pratt is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.

PRAWDZIK, CHARLES JOHN F/O(N) J37535//R180311. From Polonia, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 13/44 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Wanne-Eickel, Germany. Halifax aircraft #NP 935 was hit by enemy flak during a daylight raid and crashed, upon return, at Woodbridge, England. F/O Prawdzik was the only casualty. Flying Officer Navigator Prawdzik is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PREECE, CHARLES JAMES F/O(P) J18833//R85467. From Hardisty, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov23/44 age 22. #1692 B.S. Training Unit. Mosquito aircraft #DD 736 went into a spin and crashed two and one quarter miles south-east of Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Preece is buried in the St. Thomas of Canterbury Churchyard, Clapham, Bedfordshire, England.

PREECE, GORDON LEWIS P/O(N) J94374//R192773. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 19. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #LL 832 was shot down by flak at Coblenz, Germany during a night trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. This was P/O Preece’s 10th operation and his was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Pilot Officer Navigator Preece is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PREECE, JAMES HAROLD FS(WAG) R184114. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 12/44 age 20. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Levine D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Preece is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

PREECE, THOMAS JAMES P/O(WAG) J93896//R117165. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/L L.N. McCaig D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Preece is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

PRENDERGAST, ALBERT EDWARD FS(WAG) R82744. From Carleton Place, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/42 age 27. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England. Wellington aircraft #Z 1657 was shot up during a raid against Lingen and Essen, Germany, FS Prendergast was mortally wounded during the raid. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Prendergast is buried in St. John Churchyard, Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England.

PRENTICE, JAMES MILLAR F/O(P) J17637. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 6/44 age 26. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Osnabruck, Germany. Please see Norejko S.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Prentice has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRENTICE, JOHN HENRY F/L C1441. From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed Dec 3/42 age 41. Hudson aircraft #BW 384, owned by Clark Ruse, crashed in the water near the Royal Nova Saotia Yatch Squadron, Halifax Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Four civilian passengers, Jean Curran, Mary McQueen, Mr. Chaill and M.R. MacCaulay, who were employees of Clark Ruse, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Prentice is buried in the Carrville Cemetery, Carrville, Ontario.

PRENTICE, ROBERT FS(P) R123271. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 6/43 age 20. #4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fingal, Ontario. Lysander aircraft crashed. Please see Cpl. K.E. Nicholson for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Prentice is buried in Scarborough Memorial Park, Toronto, Ontario.

PRENTICE, ROBERT BRUCE SGT(AG) R105300. From Pickering, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 27/42 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Potter J.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Prentice is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

PRENTICE, WILLIAM RONALD FS(AG) R91398. From Pickering, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 10/43 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Please see Mellish T.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Prentice was buried at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PRESLAND, GORDON RICHARD F/O(N) J22224. From Overbrook, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/44 age 22. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Berlin, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #LM 428 crashed forty miles north-west of Berlin at Steinberge, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Presland was buried in the north-east corner of the Parish Cemetery at Steinberge, exhumed, and reburied in the Brelin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

PRESSE, JOSEPH BERTRAND RAYMOND WO2(WAG) R90751. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed Jul 13/45 age 23. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Mann M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Presse is buried in an isolated grave on the south-west shore of Barkley Sound, 15 miles south-east of Bamfield, B.C. His name is also inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PREST, ELMONT GASPER F/O(N) J15788. From Upper Stewiache, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 29. #619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Thompson F.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Prost is buried in the Aabenraa Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.

PREST, FRANK BURDETT LAC 1408408 – Royal Air Force. From Arcola, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 31/41 age 20. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Hampden aircraft lost. Leading AirCraftman Prest is buried in the St. Michael Churchyard, Waddington, Lincolnshire, England.

PREST, RICHARD BRUCE SGT(P) R136163. From Newmarket, Ontario. Died on service Sep 20/44 age 25. Sergeant Pilot Prest is buried in the Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, Ontario.

PREST, ROBERT HARDWICK WO1(N) R99704. From Brussels, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 14/43 age 26. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft #LZ 190 lost in the North Sea off Norway. WO J.W. Adamson was also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Prost has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PREST, WILLIAM HENRY SGT(P) R64134. From Lucknow, Ontario. Killed Feb 25/41 age 20. #1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Butcher J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Prest is buried in St. John’s Church Cemetery, Stamford, Ontario.

PRESTON, ARTHUR WALLACE FS(AG) R281135. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 16/45 age 20. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Misburg, Germany. Please see P/O R. Taylor D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Preston is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

PRESTON, CHARLES WILLIAM FS(P) R119661. From Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 19. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). The crew of Halifax aircraft #HR 734 took off on operations on the evening of July 3, 1943 and were not heard from again. Two RAF members of the crew, Sgts D. Lock and E.D.C. Mackintosh were also killed. Four others of the crew, not Canadains, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Preston was buried at St.Trond, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

PRESTON, GEORGE KEITH F/L(P) C4792. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Died Oct 19/42 age 29. RCAF Station, Trenton, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Station Hospital at Trenton. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Preston is buried in the Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

PRESTON, IAN FRASER P/O(P) J15388. From Glencoe, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 23/42 age 22. #126 Squadron (Foremost In Attack). P/O Preston lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down thirty miles north of Gozo. Pilot Officer Pilot Preston has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

PRESTON, JAMES MICHAEL SGT(AG) R187614. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #EE 137 lost during night operations over Brunswick, Germany. WO W.V. Butler (RAF), Sgts R.E.W. Cheeseman (RAF), F.C. Colins (RAF), and FS R. Soo (RAF) were also killed. Two other members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Preston is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

PRESTON, JOHN ALLAN P/O(P) J9150. From Moosomin, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 25/42 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft #Z 9441 lost to enemy action whilst engaged in night operations over Germany. FS C.R. Robinson, P/O W.G.W. Lapham (RAF), Sgt A.E. Owen (RAF), and R.J. Parish (RNZAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Preston was buried at Sandbostel, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.

PRESTON, STUART MARVIN F/O(BA) J25123. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Louvain, Belgium. Please see Laturnus A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Preston is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.

PRESTON, WILLIAM GEORGE F/O(WAG) J27307//R140661. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed Oct 17/44 age 22. #45 Delivery Group. Liberator aircraft lost in transit from Penford, England to Casablanca. The crew sent a distress signal and an air-sea search was initiated. F/O Preston perished when the aircraft went down and one RAF airman was seriously injured. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Preston has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PRETE, LOUIS JOSEPH P/O(P) J40973//R136661. From Trenton, Ontario. Killed Oet.7/43 age 22. #6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario. Two Bolingbroke aircraft collided. Please see Shields L.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Prete has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PRIAMO, JOSEPH LIDIE P/O(AG) J90756//R256036. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 23/44 age 19. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Lochhead R.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Priamo is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PRICE, CHARLES MELVILLE FS(AG) R182206. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 31/44 age 30. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Williams G.I. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Price has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRICE, CHARLES WILLIAM PATTERSON SGT(FE) R60745. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Elberfeld, Germany. Please see FS J.W. Kucinsky for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Price was buried at MonchenGladbach, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PRICE, DAVID MAYSON F/O(P) J25375//R130407. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 14/44 age 23. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Haggis D.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Price has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRICE, DONALD ALEXANDER P/O(BA) J86321//R99033. From Springhill, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 25/44 age 20. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Schweinfurt, Germany. Please see McGuire P.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Price is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

PRICE, GEORGE EDWARD SGT(P) R98208. From Avon Lake, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed Jul 16/42 age 20. #13 Operational Training Unit. Blenheim aircraft went down in the sea while in transit from Luqa, Malta to the Middle East. One RAF, and one RAAF airman missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Price is buried at the Port Said War Memorial, Egypt.

PRICE, HUBERT DOUGLAS FS(AG) R79132. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 2/42 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Krefeld, Germany. Please see Stowe S.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Price is buried in the War Cemetery, Uden, North Brabant, Holland.

PRICE. JOHN HUGH P/O(P) J17470//R110164. From Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 7/43 age 21. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see WO C.G. Glover for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Price is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PRICE, JOHN JAMES FS(WAG) R67111. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 27/42 age 23. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Hampden aircraft missing. Please see Johnstone A.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Price has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRICE, KENNETH ETHEN FS(WAG) R82703. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 5/43 age 21. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Ventura aircraft lost. Please see FS E.A. Norman for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Price is buried in the Ploudalnriezeau Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France.

PRICE, LLEWELLYN EVAN FiL(P) 0928. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed Jan 21/44 age 24. #1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. F/L Price was the pilot of Harvard aircraft #FE 393 and was engaged in a cross-country flight between Bagotville and Quebec City, Quebec. When he failed to report at Ancienne Lorette, Quebec an air and ground search was initiated and the aircraft was found where it had crashed near St. Urbain, Quebec. Captain A. Steinberg, Canadian Dental Corp, was also killed. F/L Price had previously flown Spitfire aircraft with #134 Squadron in North Africa. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Price is buried in the Mount Hermon Cemetery, Quebec City, Quebec.

PRICE, LYALL BASIL BURMAN S/L(P) 0920 D.F.C. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed Jul 29/42 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft #AT 113 crashed and burned one and one half miles south-east of the Balderton Satellite Aerodrome, England. One RAF member of the crew, A.T.C. Cadet K.R. Couzin Wood, and one other A.T.C. Cadet were also killed. Squadron Leader Pilot Price is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PRICE, PERCIVAL STUART CPL R251666 – postal clerk. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Jul 31/45 age 42. #1 K.T.S., London, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the New Westminster Hospital, London, Ontario. Corporal Price is buried in St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

PRICE, THOMAS WILLARD PERCY P/O(AG) J87218//R190247. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 24/44 age 21. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Target – Wozxernes, France. Please see F/O J.I. Johnston D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Price is buried in the Leulinghem Communal Cemetery, France.

PRICE, WALTER WILLIAM F/O(WAG) J26855. From Mount Royal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 13/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Louvain, Belgium. Please see Smith H.I. for casualty list and flight detail. This was F/O Price’s 16th operation. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Price is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.

PRIDDIN, WILLIAM EDWARD ERNEST BETHELL WO2(BA) R74230. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/43 age 23. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft #HR 773 failed to return from daylight operations. Sgt W.G. Dent was also killed. Five members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Priddin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRIDEAUX, JOHN GEOFFREY JAMES F/O(P) J9749. From Aylmer, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 4/43 age 21. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Smith, C. Harold for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Prideaux has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRIDHAM, EDWARD STANLEY SGT(AG) R193077. From Stayner, Ontario. Killed in Action Dee.20/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see FS Sydney S. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Pridham has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRIDHAM, ERNEST JAMES SGT(AG) R274918. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed Nov 15/44 age 18. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. The crew of Halifax aircraft #LL 137 were on a routine night cross-country flight when they were in a mid-air collision. Their aircraft then crashed Berg, Sgts N.J. Anderson, J.E. Armstrong, G.F. Higgins, and J. Gamborski were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Pridham is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Two Halifax aircraft collided in mid-air and crashed near the village of Morchard Bishop. Halifax # JP 201 was from 1666 HCU and all were killed except P/O H.R. Pugh (RAAF), the eight Canadians in Halifax LL 137 all perished. On the 6th of November, 1994 the small village of Morchard Bishop, deep in the heart of rural Devonshire, was host to one of its largest gatherings when a crowd of about two hundred paid tribute to the thirteen young airmen who tragically lost their lives when two Halifax bombers collided in the cold winter skies above the village on November 15, 1944. The granite memorial was placed in The Square in front of the village’s own memorial. A list of the names of all the airmen killed, including that of P/O Pugh who was missing action in April 1945, is inscribed on the plaque. A service of dedication was conducted by two local churchmen, the Rev B Shillingford and Minister Jeff Moles. The memorial was unveiled by Colonel J.F. David, RCAF, the Canadian Air Attache in London. The overwhelming generosity of the local population not only surpassed the sum required to finance the memorial but with the surplus they were able to provide a seat in the village square where visitors may pause and contemplate the sacrifice made by so many on our behalf. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England.

PRIDHAM, KENNETH MARK F/O(BA) J40515//R184876. From Pickering, Ontario. Killed Feb 10/45 age 22. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see F/O H.G. Christie D.F.C. & Bar for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Pridham is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PRIEST, THOMAS FINDLAY F/L(P) 88037 – Royal Air Force. From Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 10/42 age 26. #406 Lynx Squadron (We Kill By Night). Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from operations. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Priest has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRIEUR, JOSEPH FERNAND JACQUES PAUL FS(AG) R132590. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 24/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Halifax aircraft #JB 862 arrived over the target on three engines, after dropping its bombs the aircraft was coned by searchlights and slightly damaged by flak. The Halifax dove to escape the searchlights but was soon set on fire by more flak. The order to bail out was given but Sgt Dunn was trapped in the aircraft, he survived the crash and was the only member of the crew to live. WO A.S. Green, FS G.R. Gowling, Sgts Al. Brockway (RAF), M.A. Harrison (RAF), and F/O D. Gartery (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Prieur was buried at Monchen-Gladbach, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PRILL, BERLE CLINTON SGT(AG) R178786. From Minburn, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). BROTHER to Maurice Milton Prin. Halifax aircraft #EB 246 lost over the target during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. P/Os N.E. Cook, J.G. Coffin, FS B.E. Findlay, Sgt R. Richards (RAF), and P/O R.S. Thompson (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Frill is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

PRILL, MAURICE MILTON P/O(WAG) J18880. From Minburn, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 16/43 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). BROTHER to Berle Clinton Prill. Target – Berlin, Germany. The crew of Lancaster aircraft #DS 837 were returning from the target when they flew through some heavy cloud and then crashed near Tholthorpe, at Yearsley, Yorkshire. S/L T.M. Kneale, F/O J. MacKay, P/Os G.M. Jones, Angus A. Johnston, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. There were two #426 Sqdn aircraft lost on this date. Please see P/O J.L. Lachance for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Prill is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

PRIME, ARTHUR ESMOND WO2(WAG) R111832. From Carleton Place, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 23/43 age 20. #547 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HX 743 lost in the sea off LaRochelle, France. F/O D.B. Henderson was also killed and four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Prime has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRIME, GORDON OSWALD SGT(AG) R149547. From Kyle, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 11/44 age 24. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Lamb L.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Prime is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PRIME, HAMILTON EARLE FS(OB) R88205. From Freeport, Digby County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 2/42 age 25. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft lost. Please see Blamires R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Prime is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados, France.

PRIME, PETER SGT(N) R79255. From Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Killed in Action Aug 1/42 age 23. #25 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing during a night operation, presumed over the target. P/O E.B. Willoughby and FS J. Tait were also killed. Two RAF airmen missing believed killed. Sergeant Navigator Prime is buried in the New Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam, North Holland.

PRIMEAU, JOSEPH LOUIS OZAIS FS(P) R69266. From Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. Killed Aug 28/42 age 22. #402 City of Winnipeg Squadron. FS Primeau was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #BS 151 had engine trouble at take-off and crashed just beyond the runway at RAF Station, Wenley, England. Flight Sergeant Pilot Primeau is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PRIMOK, JOHN LAC(WAG) R287417 – under training. From Highland Creek, Ontario. Killed Sep 20/44 age 30. #2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. LAC Primok and WO J.F. Law were on a a wireless training exercise and were killed when Harvard aircraft #FH 161 crashed at Glenwoodville, Alberta. Leading AirCraftman Wireless Operator Air Gunner Primok is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

PRINCE, ALBERT STANLEY SGT(P) 580695 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 4/39 age 22. #107 Squadron (Nous )1 Serons). Blenheim aircraft missing during an attack against Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Cpl. J.L. Ricketts (RAF) was also killed. Sgt Prince was the first Canadian airman killed in W.W. II. Sergeant Pilot Prince is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.

PRINCE, GILBERT JAMES LAC R65372 – armourer. From Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Killed May 24/42 age 22. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). LAC Prince was accidentally killed while cleaning the guns of an aircraft at Thorney Island, England. Leading AirCraftman Prince is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Great Bircham, Bircham, Norfolk, England. Addendum: – Lac Prince was from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, not Cape Breton. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

PRINCE, HENRY NIXON P/O(BA) J94371. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 22. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see F/L M.W. Sanderson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Prince is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PRINCE, ROY CAMPBELL P/O(P) J9399. From Bradford, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 3/42 age 21. Sea rescue flight. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see P/O H.G. Locke for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Prince has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

PRINCE, SIDNEY JAMES WO2(WAG) R92467. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jan 24/43 age 25. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Halifax aircraft #DT 684 crashed in Dorset, England, cause obscure. F/O G.R. Pringle, FS L.E. Gilpin, F/O M.A. Legg (RNZAF), and four others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Prince is buried in the Bransgore St. Mary Churchyard, Christchurch East, Hampshire, England.

PRING, CLIFFORD RUSSELL F/O(P) J36243. From Young, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 28/44 age 20. #9 Service Flying Training School, Centralia, Ontario. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Mulcair T.C. for casualty list and flight. Flying Officer Pilot Pring is buried in the Young Cemetery, Young, Saskatchewan.

PRINGLE, BERTRAM HAMILTON F/O(P) J11133//R98913. From Harris, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 5/43 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. The pilot attempted a three-engine landing with his Lancaster aircraft #JA 979 and overshot. He was unable to pull out of a bank to port and crashed 100 yards off the aerodrome at RAF Station, Gransden Lodge, Cambridge. F/O Pringle was the only casualty. Flying Officer Pilot Pringle is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

PRINGLE, GEORGE ROBERT F/O(OB) J11190. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 24/43 age 29. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Prince S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Observer Pringle is buried in the Bransgore St. Mary Churchyard, Christchurch East, Hampshire, England.

PRIOR, GARFIELD WALLACE S/L(P) 37611 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 22/44 age 24. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). S/L Prior had completed over thirty operations with #10 Squadron flying Whitley aircraft and had begun his second tour when his Stirling aircraft failed to return from a sortie. Squadron Leader Pilot Prior has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRISKE, KENNETH WHEATLEY P/O(P) J88911//R157101. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action May 2/44 age 21. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Target – Malines, Belgium. Please see Setter D.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Priske has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRITCHARD, BEVERLEY WAYNE F/L(P) J7746. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed Aug 13/43 age 23. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Tarver H.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Pritchard is buried in the St. Augustine Churchyard, Heanton Punchardon, Devonshire, England.

PRITCHARD, FRANCIS CHARLES P/O(P) J35296. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 19/44 age 29. #34 Elementary Flying Training School, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. P/O Pritchard and LAC W.C. Lockhart (RAF) were on an instructional flight when the port wing of Cornell aircraft #10863 broke away away during flight. They were killed when the aircraft crashed two and one half miles south-west of Assiniboia. Pilot Officer Pilot Pritchard is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

PRITCHARD, GORDON FEATHERSTONE F/O(P) J86684. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Surles C.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Pritchard has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRITCHARD, JOSEPH CORBIN FS(OB) R76625. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Apr 20/42 age 25. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see La Ronde G.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Pritchard is buried in the St. Michael Churchyard, Waddington, Lincolnshire, England.

PROBERT, KENNETH FREDERICK F/O(N) J29636//R107899. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 11/44 age 21. #113 South Atlantic Wing, Nassau, Bahamas. Marauder aircraft crashed. Please see Stubner R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Probed is buried in the Military Cemetery Tinnehri, British Guyana.

PROBERT, WILLIAM DOUGLAS FS(WAG) R74972. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 19/42 age 24. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Land J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Probert has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PROBY, CARSON CARYSFORT F/L(P) 41321 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 22/41 age 27. #413 Tusker Squadron (Ad Vigilamus Undis). Catalina aircraft missing. Please see Hoover W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. F/L Proby had flown Anson aircraft with #48 Squadron in 1939/1940. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Proby has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PROBYN, DIGHTON WALTER F/O(P) J25974. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Feb 3/44 age 22. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Burke W.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Probyn is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.

PROCTER, RICHARD CAMPBELL S/L(P) C180. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Aug 14/40 age 29. #120 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Northrop Delta aircraft crashed. Please see Brown R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Squadron Leader Pilot Procter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PROCTER, WILLIAM NORMAN WO1 (WAG) R114451. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 14/44 age 21. #624 Squadron. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see P/O F.D. Laing for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Procter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

PROCTOR, GEORGE KENNETH SGT(P) R69896. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 21/41 age 25. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). The crew of Wellington aircraft #R 1539 were returning from bombing operations when they ran out of fuel. Sgt Proctor was killed when the aircraft crashed at Hobeach, Lincolnshire. Sergeant Pilot Proctor is buried in the St. Matthew Churchyard, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England.

PROCTOR, JOHN ANDREW SGT(P) R56160. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 15/41 age 20. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Campbell R.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Proctor is buried in the Bone Military Cemetery, Algeria.

PROCTOR, LEONARD DOUGLAS F/O(BA) J27269. From Biggar, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 22/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #LL 717 was shot down during a night trip to Frankfurt, Germany. F/O H. Moroz, P/Os J.A. Pare, G.F. Clough, A.E. Rickert, S.E. Woolhether, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. There were two #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see P/O D.A. Ledrew for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Proctor is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

PROFIT, BENJAMIN JAMES FS(AG) R189226. From Lower Capilano, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 18/44 age 31. #620 Squadron. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see WO J.P. Clasper for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Profit has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRONGER, GORDON BENTLEY F/O(BA) J22627. From Woodstock, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 22/44 age 23. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft #LV 774 went down near Oldebroek, Holland during a night trip to Magdeburg, Germany. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts J. O’Sullivan, G.J. Bucknall, FS D. Entwistle, P/O J. Lanaghan, and F/O J.A. Price were also killed. One crew member, not Canadian, taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Pronger is buried in the General Cemetery, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Holland.

PROSNYCK, JOHN FS(BA) R110932, From Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 5/43 age 24. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see FS D.W. Johnson for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Prosnyck is buried in De Kranenburg General Cemetery, Zwolle, Overijssel, Holland.

PROSOFSKY, ALFRED WILFRED P/O(AG) J90354//R203933. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 20. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Stein A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Prosofsky is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PROSPERINE, FRANK P/O(N) J16407. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 27/43 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see WO R.W. Hogan for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Prosperine was buried in the Wunstorf Cemetery, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

PROSSER, DOUGLAS VARY FS(P) R104801. From Brownsburg, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 24. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). BROTHER to George Alexander Prosser. Wellington aircraft did not return from operations against Hamburg, Germany. F/O D.J. MacPherson and FS H.V. Thompson were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. The bodies of the crew were not found until 1951 and the wreckage was not found until 1989. Flight Sergeant Pilot Prosser is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

PROSSER, GEORGE ALEXANDER SGT(P) R56187. From Brownsburg, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 27/41 age 21. #242 Squadron (Toujours Pret). BROTHER to Douglas Vary Prosser. Hurricane aircraft #Z 3563 missing after a flying battle with enemy aircraft off Dunkirk, France. Sergeant Pilot Prosser has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PROSSER, JOHN VERNON F/O(P) 164532 – Royal Air Force. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 23/45 age 21. #203 Squadron (Occidens Oriensque). Liberator aircraft failed to return from operations. Eight of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. F/O Proser had flown Hurricane aircraft with #242 Squadron in 1941. Flying Officer Pilot Prosser has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

PROSSER, LESLIE THOMAS P/O(WAG) J861971/R118344. From Penticton, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 16/44 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Labach P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Prosser is buried in the General Cemetery, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Holland.

PROSSER, ROBERT HAROLD LAC R195858 – air frame mechanic. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 12/45 age 20. #435 Chinthe Squadron (Certi Provehendi). Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see Scott K.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Prosser was buried at Shewbo, Burma, exhumed, and reburied in the Mandalay Military Cemetery, Burma.

PROTEAU, MEDRIE PETER SGT(AG) R214121. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 21/44 age 20. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #BK 506 suffered a loss of power to the port engine and the pilot attempted a one-engine landing. Sgt Proteau was the only casualty when the aircraft crashed at Cliburn, Cumberland, England. Sergeant Air Gunner Proteau is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

PROUD, ELMER REGINALD F/O(P) J27843. From Eden Grove, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 27/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/L EE. Kearl D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Proud has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PROUDFOOT, DAVID HERBERT P/O(AG) J95157//R208651. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 19. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Please see Sanders W.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Proudfoot has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PROUDFOOT, WILLIAM WALLACE F/O(P) J27626//R176256. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 19. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Arras, France. Please see Sinnonato E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Proudfoot is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.

PROUDLOCK, THOMAS HAROLD P/O(BA) J19063. From Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 26/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Koivu J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Proudlock was buried in the City Cemetery at Gladbach, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

PROULX, RICHARD GODFREY FS(AG) R220221. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu). BROTHER to Thomas Omar Proulx. Lancaster aircraft #L 7576 went down near Petitmont, France during a night operation against Stuttgart, Germany. F/Os H.S. Peabody, J.H. Doe, Sgts P.W. Buckley (RAF), and A. Payton (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Fiddick, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Proulx is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Petitmont, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

PROULX, THOMAS OMAR P/O(P) J21008. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed Mar 6/43 age 25. #36 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood Nova Scotia. BROTHER to Richard Godfrey Proulx. Hudson aircraft #BW 768 was engaged in an advanced dual instruction flight when it crashed in North Mountain six miles north of the aerodrome at Greenwood. F/L R.A. Miles D.F.C. (RAF) was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Proulx is buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

PROUSE, VICTOR EUGENE P/O(BA) J93111//R163240. From Claremont, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 6/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #NR 143 blew up and crashed near Pas de Calais, France during night operations against Soest, Germany. P/Os G.P. Coughlin, J.M. De Macedo, D.H. LavaIlee, F/Os K.C. Christian, T. Kowalchuk, and Sgt W.C. Higginbottom (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Prouse has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PROWSE, LEMUEL ERNEST F/O(N) J22241. From Bengough, Saskatchewan. Killed May 10/45 age 25. #190 Squadron. Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see S/L D.R. Robertson CG., D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Prowse is buried in the Western Civil Cemetery, Oslo, Norway.

PRUNKLE, ROBERT FS(AG) R202987. From Winnifred, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 4/44 age 20. #619 Squadron. Target – Heilbronn, Germany. Please see Shantz I.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Prunkle is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

PRYCE, IRWIN COLESTON FS R100712 – physical training instructor. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Nov 29/44 age 36. #5 S.U., RCAF Station, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Death by natural causes while in the U.S. Army Hospital at Whitehorse. Flight Sergeant Pryce is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

PRYDE, DAVID DOUGLAS S/L(P) 39564 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 9/42 age 24. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Guam Videri). Whitley aircraft lost over the Bay of Biscay while engaged on an anti-sub patrol. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Squadron Leader Pilot Pryde has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRYOR, GERALD COWES F/L(P) J3823. From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 22. #18 Squadron (Anima Et Fide). Blenheim aircraft #7895 was shot down whilst attacking an enemy convoy in the Ionian Sea. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Pryor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PRYOR, JAMES LAC(P) R92759 – under training. From Lethbridge, Alberta. Killed Dec 8/41 age 26. #34 Service Flying Training School, Medicine Hat, Alberta. LAC Pryor was engaged in night-landing exercises and was killed when Harvard aircraft #AF 763 crashed in a field adjoining the relief landing ground at Holden, Alberta. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Pryor is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Lethbridge, Alberta.

PSAILA, DOMINIC STEPHEN AC2 R144775. From Georgetown, British Guiana. Died Jan 20/42 age 19. #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Christie Street Hospital at Toronto, Ontario. AirCraftman Second Class Psaila is buried in Our Lady Of Victory Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

PUDER, HENRY FRED SGT(P) R81378. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 22/43 age 20. #14 Advanced Flying Unit. The pilot of Oxford aircraft #BG 208 was making a long low approach and hit a telegraph wire with the starboard wing. The aircraft crashed two miles west of Ossington, England. One airman, not Canadian; was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Puder is buried in the Ollerton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England.

PUDIFIN, ARNOLD JAMES WO2(WAG) R109107. From Stornoway, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 15/43 age 21. #53 Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Sinclair D.B. for casualty list and flight detail. WO Pudifin had been shot down on July 30, 1943 by an enemy submarine while in a #53 Sqdn. Liberator aircraft. The Canadians in the crew, F/O Irving, Pudifin, and six of the crew, not Canadians, were all interned in Portugal for a short period of time. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pudifin is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PUDNEY, CLINTON LANDIS FS(AG) F1139022 G.M. From Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. Killed Jun 16/43 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft #HR 832 was hit by lightning and then crashed at Clenchwarden two miles west of Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. F/Os R.E. Agassiz, W.C. Davies, F/O L.W.A. Frewin (RAF), and three others of the crew, not Canadians were also killed. FS Pudney had been slightly injured on January 28, 1943 when a #1659 Conversion Unit Halifax aircraft crashed near Thwaite, Yorkshire. Please see FS J.H. Beliveau for casualty list and detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Pudney is buried in the St. Matthew Churchyard, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England.

PUDNEY, GUY FS(P) 1059609 – Royal Air Force. FS Pudney joined up as Langford-Pudney, the details are shown under Langford-Pudney.

PUGH, LAWRENCE JOHN P/O(AG) J89119//R189996. From St. Johns, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 15/44 age 21. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Guam Videri). Halifax aircraft #LL 229 missing during a night trip to Amiens, France. Five RAF members of the crew, FSs P.H. Armstrong, D.A. Cole, H.O. Hill, J.A. Taylor, and F/L R.G. Spicer were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pugh is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Mazerolles, Somme, France.

PULHAM, DONALD WALTER P/O(AG) J88342//R191915. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 22/44 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plurnerai). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see F/O C.E. Tindall for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pulham is buried in the South Cemetery, Cologne, Germany.

PULLAN, CYRIL SGT(AG) R78136. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 28/41 age 19. #10 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Chapman P.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner PulIan is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

PULLAR, WILLIAM STEWART F/L(P) J18049 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 15/44 age 26. #168 Heavy Transport Squadron, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Fortress aircraft missing. Please see F/L A.J. Ruttledge D.F.C. & Bar for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Pullar has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

PULLEN, LESLIE A. F/O(P) 76016 – Royal Air Force. From Minnedosa, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 1/41 age 27. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). F/O Pullen had completed over thirty operations in Hampden aircraft with #61 Squadron and had begun his second tour when his Hampden aircraft failed to return from a trip. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Pullen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey England.