PULLEY, HARRY CLINTON F/O(N) J13142//R109251. From Revelstoke, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 1/43 age 21. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #W 4880 missing, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. Sgt J.D. Williams and five RAF members of the crew, Sgts R.D. Foley, R. Frazer, R.L. Hunt, P. Smart, and F/L G.W. Stanhope were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Pulley is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.

PUMPHREY, GERALD MATHEW SGT(WAG) 798789 – Royal Air Force. From Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Feb 20/45 age 22. #358 Squadron (Alere Flammam). Liberator aircraft lost while engaged in operations. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Pumphrey is buried in the Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore, Malaya.

PUNSHON, JOHN NORMAN F/L(P) J14844//R133950. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/45 age 27. #4 Armament Practice Camp. Martinet aircraft #MS 690 was in a mid-air collision before it crashed near #4 Armament Practice Camp, Talbenny, England. One other airman, not Canadian, was also killed. The other aircraft received only minimal damage. F/L Punshon had been slightly injured on August 19, 1943 in a Beaufighter aircraft accident at #2 Operational Training Unit near Brandesburton, England. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Punshan is buried in the City Road Cemetery, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

PURCELL, JAMES DESMOND FS(WAG) R69899. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 25/42 age 32. #459 Australia Squadron. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see MacMillan J.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Purcell is buried in the Tel-El-Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

PURCELL, JOHN GERALD SGT(WAG) R58684. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 16/42 age 22. #48 Squadron (Forte Et Fidele). Hudson aircraft #AM 873 failed to return from a bombing operation. One RAAF and two RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Purcell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PURCHASE, FREDERICK HUGH WO2(BA) R105100. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27143. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Lane F.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Purchase is buried in the Bornerbroek Roman Catholic Churchyard, Borne, Overijessel, Holland.

PURDON, RICHARD MICHAEL HASTINGS F/O(P) J16351. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 30/43 age 21. #3 Squadron (Tertius Primus Erit). Typhoon aircraft #EJ 961 missing off Dunkirk Harbour, France. Flying Officer Pilot Purdon is buried in the Town Cemetery, Dunkirk, France.

PURDY, PHILLIP HANNAH F/O(P) 41738 D.F.C., M.i.D. – Royal Air Force. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 8/40 age 22. #263 Squadron (Ex Ungue Leonem). Lost at sea when the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glorious was sunk off Norway on June 8, 1940. F/L A.T. Williams was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Purdy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PURDY, WILMOT THOMAS SGT(P) R62919. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Killed Aug 10/41 age 20. #129 Squadron (I Will Defend The Right). Sgt Purdy was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #R 7133 crashed at Sledmere, Yorkshire during a training flight. Sergeant Pilot Purdy is buried in the St. Catherine Churchyard, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England.

PURMAL, VINCENT ROBERT P/O(N) J19506//R58949. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 3/44 age 21. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 553 missing during a trip to Berlin, Germany. WO L.J. Adair was also killed. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Purmal is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PURNEY, ELVIN CURTIS P/O(P) J19590. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 24. #550 Squadron (Per Ignem Vincimus). Lancaster aircraft #JA 712 missing during a night operation to the Marshalling Yards at Aachen, Germany. P/O T.E. Flanagan, Sgts P.C.M. King (RAF), and J.L. Sheahan (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Molnar, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Purney is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.

PURSER, JOHN HENRY P/O(OB) J2832. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 30/41 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, Norfolk, England. Wellington aircraft #W 5459 did not return from operations over Hamburg and Bremen, Germany. F/L J.A.J. Bailey D.F.C. (RAF), FS R.M. Gray D.F.M. (RAF), Sgts F.R. Nichols (RAF), E.T. Panes (RAF), and P/O G.W. Tetlow (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Observer Purser is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.

PURVIS, THOMAS ANDREW FS(AG) R217006. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 19. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Target – Stettin, Germany. Please see Kalheim B.I. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Purvis is buried in the Old Garrison Cemetery, Poznan, Poland.

PUSHOR, DALE ERNEST F/O(N) J12967. From East Coulee, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 30/43 age 21. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Stirling aircraft #EF 364 lost over enemy territory during night operations. F/O A.L. Forbes was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Pushor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PUTNAM, HIRAM ALDINE P/O(P) J15079. From Clarkwood, Texas, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 21/42 age 28. #126 Squadron (Foremost In Attack). P/O Putnam lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft crashed near Sygg, Malta, enemy action. Pilot Officer Pilot Putnam is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.

PUTNAM, MAX ERNEST FS(P) R107016. From Watson, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 26/43 age 20. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft #BJ 714 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. FSs V.F. McHarg and W.A. Masterman were also killed. Three Canadians, Sgts A.G. Ingram, A.C. Riach, and K.G. Vallis were taken Prisoners of War. Flight Sergeant Pilot Putnam is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Ereac, Cotes-du-Nord, France.

PYATT, FRANK ALLAN FS(P) R83437. From Windsor, Ontario. Died Jun 22/42 age 19. #59 Operational Training Unit. Death by natural causes while in the RAF Station Hospital at Morecambe. Flight Sergeant Pilot Pyatt is buried in the Torrisholme Cemetery, Morecombe and Heysham, Lancashire, England.

PYATT, ROBERT STANLEY WO1(AG) R164403. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 22/45 age 20. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see F/O T.J. O’Neill for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Air Gunner Pyatt was buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Nederweert British Military Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

PYCHE, HARVEY ELLSWORTH SGT(FE) R225354. From New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Killed Oct 22/44 age 21. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #LL 505 flew into a hillside, disintegrated and burned on impact at Carrs Hill, near RAF Station, Miltom, Cumberland, Scotland. F/Os R.N. Whitley, JA. Johnston, P/O F.A. Bell, Sgts C.G. Whittingstall, G. Riddoch, D.F. Titt, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Pyche is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England. Addendum: – The crew of Halifax LL505 became lost in cloud during a night navigation exercise, descended through cloud to locate their position and flew into high ground at Great Carrs, Coniston, Cumberland. Fire on impact. Sgt. W.B. Ferguson (RAF) was the non-Canadian who was also killed. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England.

PYE, FRANKLYN RICHARD SAMUEL P/O(OB) J8440. From Ecum Secum Bridge, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 27/42 age 26. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft #Z 1338 missing while engaged in operations over enemy territory, presumed enemy action. One Canadian, Sgt F.C. Weighill, was taken Prisoner of War. Three RAF crew members missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Pye is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

PYLE, ROBERT JOSEPH HENRY FS(OB) 580701 – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 8/41 age 23. #60 Squadron (Per Ardua Ad Aethera Tendo). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from operations. Two crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Pyle has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

PYM, WILLIAM HAROLD WO2(AG) R99568. From Wingham, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft #HF 595 lost over Belgium during night operations against Cologne, Germany, presumed enemy action. FS J.C. Clark D.F.M. (RAF), S/L A.A. Cookson (RAF), P/O R.S. Rich (RAF), and FS W. Scarlett D.F.M. (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Pyrn was buried at St. Trond, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

PYNE, DONALD MORRISON CPL R88644 – air frame mechanic. From Fort Frances, Ontario. Died Oct 24/42 age 31. #4 Repair Depot, Moncton, New Brunswick. Death by natural causes while in the Hospital at Moncton. Corporal Pyne is buried in the Fort Frances Cemetery, Fort Frances, Ontario.

PYNISKY, PETER P/O(AG) J19930//R104462. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 21. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see P/O R.C. Harding for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Pynisky has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

PYPER, ROBERT F/O C2589. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Jun 12/42 age 46. RCAF Station, Sea Island, British Columbia. F/O Pyper fell off a bicycle he was using while making his rounds on station defence work. He died of his injuries while in the Shaughnessy Military Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia. Flying Officer Pyper is buried in the Masonic Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.