RIEDY, ROBERT HARVEY FS(P) R66334. From Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed Mar 18/42. #15 Operational Training Unit, White Waltham, England. Wellington aircraft #W 4265 swung on takeoff and collided with Hudson aircraft #N 7332. The Wellington became airborne, then stalled, crashed and burned at Mount Farm. Sgt C.G. Wiley was killed in the Wellington and FS Riedy was killed in the Hudson. Flight Sergeant Pilot Riedy is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
RIEGER, HERBERT WILLIAM F/L(NB) J12737. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 6/44 age 21. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft #ND 739 failed to return from a night trip to Cherbourg, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Rieger has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RIELLY, CHARLES THOMAS P/O(WAG) J94243//R189556. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 12/45 age 23. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft #NP 947 was shot down in Killund Bay, near Apenrade, Denmark during night operations over the harbour at Flensburg Germany. F/Os M.C. Grant, M.G. Fife, P/Os W.E. Archer, R.C. Carnegie, J. Pollard (RAF), and Sgt J.J. Farquhar (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O J.G. Agnew, was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rielly was buried at Apenrade, exhumed, and reburied in the Aabenraa Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.
RIEP, KARL FS(BA) R140266. From Crossfield, Alberta. Killed Oct 22/43 age 23. #1657 Conversion Unit, Stradishall, England. Stirling aircraft #EF 352 had engine trouble so the pilot attempted a landing after dark and in a heavy rain. The aircraft struck a tree and crashed at Chipping Warden, England. Four airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Riep is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinskey, Berkshire, England.
RIESS, JOHN FREDERICK SGT(P) R75704. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Dec 11/41 age 21. #119 City of Hamilton Squadron (Noli Me Tangere), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Whitman W.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Riess is buried in the Woodland Cemetery at Hamilton, Ontario.
RIGDEN, STANLEY JAMES SGT(FE) R109302. From Tuxford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Montzen. Please see Tucker K.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Rigden is buried in the Maastricht General Cemetery, Holland.
RIGGS, LEONARD EARL FS(AG) R218495. From Baldwinton, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 2/45. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Weston R.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Riggs was buried at the scene of the crash, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
RIGGS, LEWIS WO2(N) R148524. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 31/44 age 20. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt R.H. Rahn for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Riggs is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
RILEY, NORMAN GEOFFREY F/O(P) J261101/R162640. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jan 8/45 age 24. #1546 Beam Approach Training Flight. Oxford aircraft crashed. Please see F/O O.M. Clarkson for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Riley is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
RILEY, VIRGIL LEE F/O(BA) J35063//R93543. From Rossland, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 33. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see P/O J.G. Lee D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Riley is buried in the Idum Churchyard, Idum, Denmark.
RILEY, WILLIAM DENNIS LAC R61579 – aero engine mechanic. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 15/41 age 20. #13 Operational Training Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. The crew of Stranraer aircraft #927 were on an operational patrol when a landing was attempted in ten foot seas. The aircraft crashed and sank in forty fathoms of water at the entrance to Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. P/O R. Wood, Sgts J.C. Gunn, G.H. Andrews, R.T. Mitchell, ACs R.W. Adams, R.A. Blakely, and F/L D.C. MacDougall were also killed. Leading AirCraftman Riley is buried in the Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
R1MMER, CLARENCE FLINT FS(AG) R60321. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action April/43 age 24. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft #ED 760 was shot down at Taben, Germany, during night operations over enemy territory. FS W.W. Bodley was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Rirnmer was buried at Taben, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
RINAHAN, JAMES MOLLOY F/O(N) J40201. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 23/44 age 28. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Paton W.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Rinahan is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
RINDER, JAMES ARMITAGE P/O(WAG) C95465//R225111. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 5/45 age 24. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Rhind E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rinder was buried in the Civil Cemetery at Ahlhorn, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
RINFRET, JOSEPH OMER HENRI PAUL CPL R96928 – service police. From Windsor Mills, Quebec. Died Sep 4/44 age 26. #3 Training Command Head Quarters. Died of injuries received when he fell from a train at Louisville, Quebec. Corporal Rinfret is buried in St. Phillip Cemetery, Windsor, Quebec.
RINGER, JACK JUNIOR P/O(AG) J90077//R200852. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 9/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #MZ 363 was shot down in the English Channel during operations against La Beuville, France. F/O J.S. Beresford, P/Os R.G. Grout, S.J. Levesque, R.S. Ferguson, and F/L G.P. Wyse were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Ringer is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Quend, Somme, France.
RINGER, JAMES ANDREW FS(P) R162179. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jun 9/44 age 24. #10 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island. Bolingbroke drogue towing aircraft #9195 dove into the ground seven miles north-west of the aerodrome at Mount Pleasant. LACs L.C. Gibb and R.L. Bonnel’ were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Ringer is buried in Chapel Lawn Memorial Garden, St. Charles, Manitoba.
RINGROSE, JOSEPH DENNIS P/O(BA) J93591. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 23. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see F/L G.R. Harris M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Ringrose is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
RINK, WENDELIN F/O(BA) J40335. From Kendal, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 11/45 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see P/O H.G. Bishop D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Rink is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
RINN, LEONARD RODMOND F/O(BA) J21024. From Acme, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 2/43 age 29. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Lancaster aircraft #ED 777 missing while engaged in night operations over Berlin, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Rinn is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
RINTOUL, ANDREW GORDON F/L C3455 – Chaplan. From Montreal, Quebec. Died Apr 17/41 age 47. #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes. Flight Lieutenant Rintoul is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.
RIOPEL, JOSEPH HENRI ROSAIRE SGT(AG) R104095. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Oct 7/43 age 24. #6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario. Two Bolingbroke aircraft collided. Please see Shields LG. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Riopel is buried in Cote Des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
RIOUX, RAOUL JOSEPH P/O(WAG) J15938//R63064. From Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Killed Sep 22/42 age 23. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see WO E. Kuzyk M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rioux is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
RIPLEY, JACK GRAHAM P/O(P) J16519//R105699. From Spruce Grove, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 8/43 age 21. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft #BK 697 missing over enemy territory, cause unknown. FSs A.J. Bagg, E.K. Matlock, F/O L.M. Wadman, FS C. Burkill (RAF), and Sgt J.F. Farrelly (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Reid was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Pilot Ripley is buried in the Faubourg Pave French National Cemetery at Verdun-sur-Meuse, Meuse, France.
RISPIN, RONALD GEORGE WO2(AG) R86912. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Evans D.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Rispin is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
RITCH, ALISTER FRANK GRAY F/O(P) J10305. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 4/43 age 22. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #ED 352 missing over enemy territor. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts E. Atkins, D.G. Busby, T. Cosford, D. McNeill, E.N. Perkins, and FS R. Shears were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Ritch is buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension at St. Germain-au-Mont d’Or, Rhone, France.
RITCHER, MAURICE JOSEPH AC1 R111344 – air frame mechanic. From Fitzroy Harbor, Ontario. Died Jun 27/42 age 22. #9 Repair Depot, St. Johns, Quebec. Death by natural causes while in the General Hospital at St. Johns, Quebec. AirCraftman First Class Ritcher is buried in St Louis Cemetery, Three Rivers, Quebec.
RITCHIE, CHARLES ALEXANDER P/O(N) J85789//R140938. From Roblin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Halifax aircraft #LW 426 missing during night operations to Stuttgart, Germany. F/Os D.H. Calder, R.H. Jackson, P/Os C.I. Elsley, W.H. Heldman, Sgts W.P. Dunbar, RE. Bethell (RAF), and ER. Lee (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Ritchie is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
RITCHIE, DOUGLAS SAMUEL FS(BA) R104442. From Upper Kent, Carleton County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 17/43. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see F/L G.A. Lunn for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Ritchie is buried in the Churchyard at Septmonts, Aisne, France.
RITCHIE, GEORGE WILLIAM F/O(N) J16320. From Campbellton, New Brunswick. Killed Aug 26/43. #519 Squadron, Scotland. Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see FS T.R. Hudson-Bell for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Ritchie is buried in the Wick Cemetery, Caithness, Scotland.
RITCHIE, JAMES LEIGH F/O(N) J23721. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action May 4/44 age 23. #582 Squadron (Pre Volumas Designantes), Pathfinder Force. Target – Montdidier, France. Please see Schwerdfeger G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Ritchie is buried in the French National Cemetery at Montdidier, Somme, France.
RITCHIE, JOHN DAVID WO(P) R78215. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 3/42 age 24. #213 Squadron (Irritatus Lacessit Crabro). WO Ritchie was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #BN 537 was shot down in flames near El Hamman, Egypt. Warrant Officer Pilot Ritchie was buried at El Hamman, exhumed, and reburied in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
RITCHIE, JOHN SAMUEL F/O(N) J25867//R152730. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 13/44. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Amiens, France. Please see Lancaster G.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Ritchie is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-la-Somme, Somme, France.
RITCHIE, NORMAN ALLAN SGT(P) R76589. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Nov 22/41 age 23. #12 Group Flight. The pilot of Lysander aircraft #P 1714 overshot a down-wind landing, climbed steeply then stalled and crashed near RAF Station, Digby, Lincolnshire. Sergeant Pilot Ritchie is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.
RITCHIE, ROBERT WILLIAM WO2(P) R119578. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 4/43 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #KL 685 missing during a night operation against Leipzig, Germany. Four Canadians, FS S.J. Fulham, F/O J.B. Shannon, Sgts J.D. MacMullin, and B. Hornung were taken Prisoners of War. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. WO Ritchie maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to all bail out; he stayed too long and went down with the aircraft. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Ritchie is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
RITCHIE, THOMAS JAMES P/O(BA) J24649. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 22/43 age 19. One of 37 airmen lost at sea off the M.V. Amerika. Please see Clarke D.M. for casualty list and detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Ritchie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
RITCHIE, WEN FORD MAXWELL P/O(AG) J90667//R124598. From Kentville, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Oct 6/44 age 21. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Tazuk J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Ritchie is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery at Kleve, Germany.
RITSCHER, ROBERT EDWARD F/O(P) J14110. From St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Killed Sep 6/43 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Main O.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Ritscher is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, West Thorney, Thorney Island, Sussex, England.
RIVERS, ERIC THOMAS P/O(N) J89099. From Woodroffe, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 20. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #PB 9357 missing during a night operation against Duisburg, Germany. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Rivers is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery at Kleve, Germany.
RIVEST, LEVIE ADRIEN WO2(AG) R108468. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 24143. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Masterson K.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Rivest is buried in the General Cemetery at Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Holland.
ROACH, FRED P/O(AG) J90063. From Leamington, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 25. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Louvain, Belgium. Please see Summerhayes J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Roach has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROACH, JACK LLOYD FS(P) R71702. From Bowmanville, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 23/42 age 25. #108 Squadron (Viribus Contractis). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. FS A.S. GraemeCook (RAF) was also killed. Four other crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Roach has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
ROACH, JAMES THEODORE WO2(AG) R137561. From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Aug 10/43 age 23. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see F/O R.W. Dawe for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Roach is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROACH, JOSEPH CHARLES P/O(N) J88496//R151105. From Ansonville, Ontario. Killed in Action May 8/44 age 21. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Lancaster aircraft #JB 421 lost over enemy territory during operations against Salbris, France. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgts R.L. Fowls, B. McLeod, E.W. Rushton, WO R.W. Long, FS F.J. Pinch, and P/O K.R. Warren (RAAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Roach is buried in the Communal Cemetery, St. Doulchard, Cher, France.
ROACH, PATRICK REDMOND SGT(P) R74317. From Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Killed Dec 15/41 age 19. #61 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Roach lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #X 3923 crashed and burned near Ribers Hill, north of Andover, England. Sergeant Pilot Roach is buried in the Hounslow Cemetery, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Middlesex, England.
ROACH, RICHARD JOHN F/O(BA) J23756. From Long Branch, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 23. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #HR 978 failed to return from night operations over Laon, France. WO J.C. Owens and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Roach has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROACH, SHERMAN LEWIS P/O(WAG) J86596//R84895. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 20/44. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Ritcher G.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Roach is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBB, FRASER ALLAN FS(AG) R122884. From Stayner, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 19. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft #J 800 missing over enemy territory. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed, and one crew member, not Canadian, taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Robb is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROBB, GEORGE BARCLAY FS(OB) R107812. From Expanse, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 7/42 age 28. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Templeton P.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Robb is buried in the Rural Burial Ground, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.
ROBB, GEORGE SPENCE WO2(P) R56387. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 14/42 age 21. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Robb has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBB, PETER FRANKLIN F/L(P) J5118. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 23/45 age 23. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Casher F.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Robb is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROBB, REGINALD FRANCIS FS(P) R72335. From Orangeville, Ontario. Killed Feb 26/42 age 25. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Wellington aircraft #Z 8536 was carrying bombs when it had the port engine fail on take-off. The aircraft crashed two miles north of the aerodrome at Pocklington, Yorkshire. Sgt T.H. Bennett, FSs C. Hackney, C.H. Brown, Sgt K. Winterton (RAF), and one other RAF member of the were crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Robb is buried in St. Catherine Churchyar, Barmby-on-the-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
ROBB, THOMAS GIFFORD F/O(P) J36575. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 27/44 age 23. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see F/O R.B. Gray GC, MiD for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Robb has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBB, WILLIAM ROLAND FS(P) R88008. From Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Killed Sep 9/42 age 22. #245 Squadron (Fugu Non Fugio). FS Robb was killed when he flew his Hurricane aircraft #Z 5223 into high tension cables and crashed near Andover at Middle Wallop, England. Flight Sergeant Pilot Robb is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROBBIE, IAN CRICHTON F/O(N) J17247. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 8/44 age 21. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft missing during a daylight shipping strike in the Bay of Biscay. F/O R.S. Forestell was also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Robbie is buried in the Churchyard at Barbatre, Vendre, France.
ROBBINS, MAX FEINDEL FS(AG) R65294. From Waterford, Digby County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 28/42 age 28. #35 Squadron (Una Anima Aginnus). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Taylor F.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Robbins is buried in the Military Cemetery at Montcornet, Aisne, France.
ROBBINS, RALPH MORGAN F/O(P) J26223. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed Mar 11/44 age 23. #1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. The crew of Anson aircraft #6205 were on a navigation exercise when they crashed eleven miles north-west of Carberry, Manitoba. Cpl. B.H. Wickware, LACs B.H. Jones (RAF), and W.B. Forsyth (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Robbins is buried in the Brandon Cemetery at Brandon, Manitoba.
ROBERSON, EDWARD GEORGE LEWIS WO1(P) R110103. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed Jan 16/44 age 22. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft #FK 569 caught fire immediately after take-off then crashed and burned two miles north of the aerodrome at Grottaglie, Italy. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Roberson is buried in the War Cemetery at Bari, Italy.
ROBERT, ALLAN DEASE FS(OB) R77310.. From Lachine, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 5/42 age 23. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Cooper J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Robert is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.
ROBERT, JOSEPH ETIENNE JACQUES ANDRE. F/O(P) J10266. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 23/43. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Beaufighter aircraft #V 8446 lost ninety miles north of Maison Blanche. The RAF navigator, F/O E.A. Legrand, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Robert has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
ROBERT, WARREN ARLESS CPL(P) R54757 – under training. From Lachine, Quebec. Killed Jan 14/43 age 22. #13 Elementary Flying Training School, St. Eugene, Ontario. Cpl. Robert was the only casualty when Fleet Finch aircraft #4774 spun into the ground in the forced landing area. Corporal Pilot Robert is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
ROBERTS, ANGUS FREDERICK FS(AG) R74926. From Comox, British Columbia. Killed May 21/42 age 20. #25 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Reeves W.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Roberts is buried in the West Cemetery, Darlington, Durham, England.
ROBERTS, BRYN EVANS F/O(N) J36862//R109339. From Poe, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 14144. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Schaff L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Roberts is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROBERTS, CHARLES ANTHONY P/O(AG) J85903. From Homewood, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 24. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. BROTHER to Frank Duncan Roberts. Lancaster aircraft #PB 240 missing during a night trip to Brunswick, Germany. WO D.M. Beck (RAF), FSs R.A. Barringer (RAF), F.J. Davey (RAF), H.L. Heason (RAF), F/O J.F.J. Greig (RAF), Sgt C.V. Plant (RAF), and F/O E.W. Young (RNZAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Roberts is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
ROBERTS, CHARLES JAMES P/O(AG) J93460//R132611. From St. John, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 22. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). The crew of Halifax aircraft #NR 131 were engaged in a night operation against Chemnitz, Germany when they crashed at Muhlhausen, Germany, near Stalag #9 Prisoner of War Camp. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. The Chaplain of Stalag 9 later reported that as a funeral service was forbidden the service was conducted by subterfuge on Mar 20. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Roberts was buried at Muhlhausen, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBERTS, CYRIL EDMUND P/O(FE) 091052//R123750. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 16/44. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 343 missing during a night raid against Lens, France. F/O A.G. Gamsby, P/Os P.S. Greene, J.K. Vivian, W.D. Huff, and WA. Morrill were also killed. Two Canadians, WO Stewart and F/O Bowker were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Roberts is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
ROBERTS, DAVID ERIC SGT(BA) R125806. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 23. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see FS E.J. Langstaff for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Ainner Roberts was buried in the French Military Cemetery at Raucourt, Ardennes, France, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-etMoselle, France.
ROBERTS, DAVID PHILLIPS FS(P) R82059. From Britannia Heights, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 22/42 age 21. #101 Squadron (Mans Agitat Molem). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Fortin E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Roberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTS, DAVID RAZELL WO1(P) R80174. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jan 11/43 age 22. #81 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Stewart W.H. for casualty list and flight,detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Roberts is buried in the Wrexham Cemetery, Denbighshire, Wales.
ROBERTS, DAVID WILLIAM P/O(AG) J95323//R273241. From Knowlton, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 10/45. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte Sy Pique). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Seeley F.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Roberts is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBERTS, DENNIS EDWARD F/O(P) J24253. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Jun 1/44 age 23. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Mosquito aircraft #NS 980 was on a training flight when it crashed near the Village of Throop, Hampshire, England. Passenger LAC V.E. Ahlskog was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Roberts is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROBERTS, ERNEST WILSON DAVID FS(N) R102988. From Howley, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jan 9/43. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure), Pathfinder Force. Target – Island of Juist, Holland. Please see FS R.J. Cowan for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Roberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egharri, Surrey, England.
ROBERTS, FRANK DUNCAN FS(AG) R119606. From Homewood, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 7/43 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. BROTHER to Charles Anthony Roberts. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stuart R.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Roberts is buried in the Communal Cemetery, St. Martin, Ile de Re, Bay of Biscay, Charente- Maritime, France.
ROBERTS, FREDERICK JOHN P/O(N) J18831 D.F.M. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 2/43 age 21. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #JB 400 missing while engaged in night operations over Berlin, Germany. FS R.E. Black and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Roberts is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBERTS, GEORGE ALBERT F/O(N) J25206. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 4/44 age 28. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #LL 279 missing from a secret night operation dropping supplies and agents. F/Os W.C. Kingsley, J.E. Wright, P/O J.R. Dutton, and FS K.F.H. Hart (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt E.F. Gillcash, was taken Prisoner of War and one of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Roberts is buried in the Ste. Croix Communal Cemetery, Bernay, Eure, France. Addendum: – The aircraft crashed 8 miles from Bemay at the village of Le Chamblac, France. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.
ROBERTS, GEORGE WILLIAM FS(P) R98501. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 3/42 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Karlsruhe, Germany. Please see F/L L.D. Hillier for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Roberts is buried in the War Cemetery, Hatton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
ROBERTS, HARRY EDWARD FS(WAG) R77364. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 28/42 age 24. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see FS J.J. Kincaid for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Roberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTS, JAMES VICTOR P/O(BA) J90060. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Papineau J.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Roberts is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROBERTS, JOHN KENNETH P/O(P) J5140. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jul 18/41 age 19. #59 Operational Training Unit. P/O Roberts was flying Hurricane aircraft #V 7534 in bad visibility and flew into a hillside near Appleby, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Roberts is buried in the St. Peter Churchyard, Fairfield, Buxton, Derbyshire, England.
ROBERTS, JOHN MURRAY F/O(N) J20417. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 27/44 age 29. #409 Nighthawk Squadron (Media Nox Meridies Noster). Mosquito aircraft #MM 510 missing in the Caen area of France, presumed enemy action. S/L R.S. Jephson was also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Roberts is buried in the War Cemetery at Banneville-la-Campagne, Normandy, France.
ROBERTS, JOSEPH HAROLD CAMPBELL SGT(OB) R54910. From Notre Dame de Grace, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 16/41 age 24. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Wellington aircraft #R 3171 lost over enemy-held territory. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Roberts is buried in the New Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam, North Holland.
ROBERTS, LEONE JOSEPH F/O(BA) J21027. From Parkside, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 21. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see Dunn R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Roberts was buried at Neftersheim, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROBERTS, LESLIE GLYN F/O(P) J19302//R126989. From Hoylake, Cheshire, England. Killed in Action Jan 6/45 age 21. #542 Squadron. Spitfire aircraft #RM 632 was returning from a photo reconnaissance flight north-east of Cologne, Germany when it crashed in the sea off the east coast of Norfolk, England. F/O Roberts’ body was picked up by a Royal Naval Trawler on January 24, 1945 and was immediately buried at sea. Flying Officer Pilot Roberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTS, LLOYD JOHN OSBORNE FS(P) R74225. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 6/42 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see FS W.J. Valkenier for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Roberts is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROBERTS, MAURICE LUTHER WO2(N) R87325. From Clair, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 7/42 age 30. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see WO V.R. Long for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Roberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTS, MELVIN HARRY WO2(OB) R58215. From Canal Flats, British Columbia. Killed Jun 24/42 age 22. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft was in a mid-air collision with Oxford aircraft #V 4140 at 2,000 feet. The Oxford, carrying WO Roberts and five RAF airmen, crashed and burned at Middleton St. George, England killing all on board. Warrant Officer Class II Observer Roberts is buried in the West Cemetery, Darlington, Durham, England.
ROBERTS, NORMAN WILLIAM FS(AG) R110955. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 30/43 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #HR 654 was shot down at Friedenshugel, Flensburg, Germany during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. Sgts H. Davenport, J.F. Barnes, and three RAF members of the crew, F.J. Cherry, G. Jennings, and R.S.V. Lewis-Staniford (served as R.S.V. Lewis) were also killed. One Canadian, P/O J.S. Acheson, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Roberts was buried at Friedenshugel, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
ROBERTS, ROBERT CARLSON FS(OB) R56163. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 10/41 age 31. #500 County of Kent Squadron (Quo Fata Vocent). Blenheim aircraft #V 6171 failed to return from bombing operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Roberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTS, WALTER F/O(P) J10641. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 4/43 age 23. #177 Squadron (Silenter In Media Res). Beaufighter aircraft crashed at the Fenni airfield during a dawn attack against enemy communications. The navigator, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Roberts is buried in the Maynamati War Cemetery at Comilla, Pakistan.
ROBERTS, WALTER RAYMOND FS(AG) R126403. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 29/43 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Mayer H.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Roberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
ROBERTS, WARREN AINSLEY F/L(P) J4566. From Solsgirth, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/O D. Hackett D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Roberts is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBERTS, WESLEY GRENFELL FS(AG) R263475. From ThoroId, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 23/45 age 19. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see F/O Clifford W. Hall for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Roberts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSHAW, RUSSELL WILLIAM P/O(BA) J89911//R144233. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 25. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Piche J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Robertshaw has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSHAW, WILLIAM JOHN SGT(P) R90445. From Tavistock, Ontario. Killed Jan 9/42 age 29. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt J.M. Wilson for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Robertshaw is buried in the Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.
ROBERTSON, ANDREW CRAWFORD STARK FS(OB) R93399. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 5/42 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Bremen, Germany. Please see Morris C.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSON, BONAR LLOYD LAC(P) R56271 – under training. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jun 1/41 age 22. #9 Service Flying Training School, Summerside, Prince Edward Island. LACs Robertson and G.M. Fletcher were engaged in instrument flying and were both killed when Harvard aircraft #AH 196 when it crashed and burned at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Robertson is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
ROBERTSON, CLARENCE EDWARD F/O(AG) 53021 – Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Mar 21/44 age 30. #512 Squadron. Flying Officer Robertson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSON, CLIFFORD ALEXANDER FS(P) R168256. From Harrow, Ontario. Killed May 9/44 age 24. #9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mont Joli, Quebec. Nomad target towing aircraft #3513 caught fire in the air two miles south-west of Mont Joli. FS Robertson and LAC Mercier bailed out but Robertson’s parachute failed to open. Flight Sergeant Pilot Robertson is buried in Colchester Memorial Cemetery, Harrow, Ontario.
ROBERTSON, CLIFFORD CONRAD FS(BA) R182689. From Ingoldsby, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 21. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Lord C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Robertson was buried in the Community Cemetery at Krefeldbockum, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROBERTSON, DAVID BROWNLEE F/O(P) J29156. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 16/44 age 24. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Siegen, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #LL 944 was shot down twenty miles north-west of Coblenz at Uckerath, Germany. Sgts D.W. Roberts (RAF) and R.D. Roberts (RAF) were also killed. Four crew members, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Pilot Robertson was buried at Uckerath, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROBERTSON, DAVID JACK P/O(P) J13019. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Dec 16/42 age 24. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Harris W.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Robertson is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
ROBERTSON, DAVID JAMES MCLAGAN F/O(NB) J38689. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 16/45 age 26. #53 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #EW 303 ditched in the sea one mile off the coast, five miles south-west of Helmsdale, Scotland. F/O T.B. Atkinson, FS G.L. George, three of the crew, not Canadians, and one passenger, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSON, DONALD KENNETH F/O(P) J6809. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Nov 2/42 age 23. #175 Squadron (Stop At Nothing). F/O Robertson was killed when his Hurricane aircraft dived into the ground, during canopy exercise, at Elverton, Devon. Flying Officer Pilot Robertson is buried in the Monachorum Cemetery, Buckland, Devon, England.
ROBERTSON, DONALD LAWRENCE FS(AG) R102097. From Hazlet, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 30. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #W 4894 failed to return from operations. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSON, DONALD ROY FS(WAG) R98882. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 10/42 age 21. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft caught fire in the air and exploded over the North Coates Plantation, Yorkshire. Sgts B.H. Sparrow, R.G. MacDonald (RAF), and two others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robertson is buried in the St. Oswald Churchyard, Filey, Yorkshire, England. Addendum: – the aircraft # was BK 257 and there were only four airmen killed. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England.
ROBERTSON, DONALD STUART SGT(P) R179340. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed Jan 1/44 age 20. #11 Advanced Flying Unit. Sgt Robertson was the sole occupant of Oxford aircraft #LW 914 which crashed into a hillside one and one half miles west of Cardington, Shropshire, England. Sergeant Pilot Robertson is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
ROBERTSON, DOUGLAS RAYMOND S/L(P) J13712 DFC and CG From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed May 10/45 age 25. #190 Squadron. Stirling aircraft #LK 297 was transporting airborne troops to Gardarmoen airfield, Norway when it crashed ten miles north of Oslo, Norway. Crew members F/L N.L. Roseblade D.F.C., F/O L Prowse, FSs R. Alderson (RAF), A.G. Davies (RAF), and WO G.E. Thompson D.F.M. (RAF) were also killed. Passengers, A.V.M. J.R. Scarlett-Streathfield C.B.E. (RAF), Pte.s F. Sainty, J. Shannon, C. Sutherland, F.G. Trainor, E. Waby, G. Walton, K.J. Watts, and Sgt H.W. Woodward, all not Canadians, were also killed. All of those killed in this crash were all buried in the same collective grave. F/O Prowse, S/L Robertson, and F/L Roseblade had been missing in their #190 Sqdn. Stirling aircraft on September 20, 1944 whilst dropping containers over Holland; they all returned to base safely. Squadron Leader Pilot Robertson is buried in the Western Civil Cemetery, Oslo, Norway.
ROBERTSON, ERIC ROY BALDOCK F/O(P) J37661. From Boucherville, Quebec. Killed May 8/44. #18 Advanced Flying Unit. F/O Robertson was killed when Oxford aircraft #HN 440 struck a tree during the landing approach and crashed at the Rookery Hill Farm, Warwickshire, England. Flying Officer Pilot Robertson is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
ROBERTSON, ERNEST DREVER F/O(N) J10178. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 14/43 age 22. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Stewart W.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Robertson is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Florennes, Namur, Belgium.
ROBERTSON, EUGENE GARLAND FS(P) R83401. From Richmond, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action Aug 1/42 age 28. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Kurtz D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Robertson is buried at Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.
ROBERTSON, FORBES P/O(WAG) J17881//R87030. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 29/43 age 23. #12 USAF Medium Bomb Group. P/O Roberston was awarded the United States Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. A USAAF B25 aircraft had a hung up bomb fall off and explode blowing up the aircraft during landing at Sfax El Maom; the remainder of the crew all USAAF personnel were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robertson is buried in the War Cemetery at Sfax El Maom, Tunisia.
ROBERTSON, GEORGE MACKLIN LASCELLES FS(AG) R79264. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed Apr 17/42 age 20. #22 Operational Training Unit. FS Roberston was the only casualty when his Wellington aircraft #X 9624 had the rear half of the fuselage, the tail plane, and the rudder damaged in a taxiing accident on the aerodrome at Wellesbourne, England. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Robertson is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
ROBERTSON, GEORGE MURRAY FS(OB) R70737. From Wapella, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 2/42 age 22. #144 Squadron (Who Shall Stop Us). Hampden aircraft #AD 959 was armed with 8 x 250 lb. general purpose bombs when it went missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. Sgts A.H. Cassam (RAF) and J.O. Davies (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Robertson is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
ROBERTSON, GERALD ERROL P/O(WAG) J87405. From Mill Roches, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Lacombe J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSON, GORDON EDWIN P/O(AG) J95467//R214058. From Islington, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 14/45. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Lancaster aircraft #KB 741 missing from a night trip to Chemnitz, Germany. F/Os J.J. McElhone, D.A. Magrath, L. Medynski, G.M. Barlow, and P/O B. Granka were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt McLarty, was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Robertson is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBERTSON, HARRY KELSO P/O(P) J8649. From Roblin, Manitoba. Killed Jan 21/42 age 25. #1 Flying Instructor School, Trenton, Ontario. P/O s Robertson and G.H. Armstrong were both killed when Harvard aircraft #3102 dove into the ground from a low altitude three miles north-west of the aerodrome at Mountain View. Pilot Officer Pilot Robertson is buried in the Shell River Deer Park Cemetery at Roblin, Manitoba.
ROBERTSON, HARRY MALCOLM SGT(WAG) R63605. From Tara, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 30/42. #99 Squadron (Ouisque Tenax). Wellington aircraft #T 2984 missing during a bombing trip over enemy territory on July 7, 1941. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed taken P.O.W. Sgt Robertson was taken Prisoner of War and was shot while trying to escape. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robertson is buried in the Old Garrison Cemetery at Poznan, Poland.
ROBERTSON, IAN P/O(NB) J38435. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Apr 2/44 age 22. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Keegan C.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROBERTSON, JAMES ALBERT F/O(P) J10956. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 29/43 age 21. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). F/O Robertson was last seen attacking enemy aircraft near Dunkirk, France, flying Spitfire aircraft #MJ 331. Flying Officer Pilot Robertson is buried in the Churchyard at Pervijze, West Flanders, Belgium.
ROBERTSON, JAMES DUNCAN ALEXANDER F/O(N) J29252//R164565 D.F.C. From St. Andrew, Jamaica. Killed in Action Apr 30/45 age 22. #160 Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft #BZ 868 was returning from a 22 hour flight laying mines off Burma when all four engines failed. The aircraft crash landed in heavy seas. S/L D.G. Joy and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Two Canadians, F/Os R.L. Freeman, C.M. Fisher, and three crew members, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Navigator Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
ROBERTSON, JAMES ROSS FS(BA) R161315. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 24/44 age 21. #148 Squadron (Trusty). Halifax aircraft #JP 237 missing during a secret night operation twenty three miles north-east of Genoa. F/L D.E. Hillman, P/O N. Holyk, Sgts E.G. Chapman (RAF), D. Finlayson (RAF), A. Pinder (RAF), and J.M. Sumner (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Robertson is buried in the Staglieno Cemetery at Genoa, Italy.
ROBERTSON, JOHN WO2(N) R103625. From Banff, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 31/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Monchen-Gladbach, Germany. Please see Pithie H.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Robertson is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
ROBERTSON, JOHN DONALD SGT(OB) R54107. From Billings Bridge, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 19/41 age 22. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Whitley aircraft #Z 6936 crashed in enemy territory during operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Robertson is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBERTSON, JOHN MATCHES F/O(P) J17889. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 8/44 age 24. #110 Hyderabad Squadron (Nes Timeo Nec Sperno). Vengeance aircraft #AN 679 was in transit from Kalyan to Ahmadabad, India when it crashed in flames near the village of Surangui, India. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Robertson is buried in the Kirkee War Cemetery, India.
ROBERTSON, JOHN ROSS P/O(P) J15008. From Iroquois, Ontario. Killed Sep 27/41 age 26. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #W 5432 was engaged in a training exercise when it crashed near Exeter. Pilot Officer Pilot Robertson is buried in the Higher Cemetery, Heavitree, Exeter, Devonshire, England.
ROBERTSON, JOHN WALLACE WO2(WAG) R115691. From Arelee, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 23/43. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. Boston aircraft missing. Please see F/O D.A. Carmichael for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robertson is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados, France.
ROBERTSON, KENNETH WILLIAM JR. AC2 R126779. From Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A. Died Feb 15/42 age 22. #5 Initial Training School, Belleville, Ontario. AC2 Robertson died in an automobile accident at Pontiac, Michigan. AirCraftman Second Class Robertson is buried in the Spring Vale Cemetery at Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
ROBERTSON, MAXWELL GEORGE SGT(P) 1063077 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action May 9/41 age 24. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSON, MURRAY THOMAS LAC R79593. From Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Killed Apr 25/44. #115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Beware), Tofino, British Columbia. The crew of Ventura aircraft #V 2218 were engaged in a night navigation flight between Tofino and Patricia Bay, British Columbia when they crashed on the side of a hill west of Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island. F/Os A.P. Moynagh, J.E. Moyer, WO L. Kerr and Sgt H.A. Maki were also killed. The aircraft was not located until April 30, 1944. Leading AirCraftman Robertson is buried on the summit of Mount Balduc, South of Honeymoon Bay, Lake Cowichan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. His name is also inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROBERTSON, OLIVER BROCK F/L(P) J10302 D.F.C. From Innerkip, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/43 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JA 958 was shot down four miles north of Erlangen at Bubenreuth, Germany during a night trip to Nuremberg, Germany. F/L E.G. Crockett, F/O Frizzell, and WO W.S. Hebb were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Robertson was buried at Bruckerstrasse, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROBERTSON, PETER BAYNE F/O(P) J15516//R/ 29536. From Van Dyke, Michigan, U.S.A. Killed May 14/43 age 27. #2 Flying Instructor School. Oxford aircraft #X 7126 went into a spin and crashed at Easthills, Kirk, Kincardine, Scotland. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Robertson is buried in the Sleepyhillock Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
ROBERTSON, ROBERT AITKEN F/O(P) 76463 – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 24/40 age 23. #217 Squadron. Beaufort aircraft failed to return from operations. Flying Officer Pilot Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSON, WALTER DENNIS P/O(AG) J90352//R221630. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 19. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see F/O A.G. Stein for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Robertson is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
ROBERTSON, WILBERT JAMES F/L(N) J20244//R150574. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 25. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Halifax aircraft #MZ 810 was homeward bound when it crashed adjacent to the Spaldington bombing range near Goole, Yorkshire. The aircraft struck the top of trees fifty to sixty feet high with the port wing tip, cartwheeled, struck a brick building and disintegrated. P/O L.A. Welsh and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Robertson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROBERTSON, WILLIAM ALAN FS(WAG) R59266. From Reston, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 5/42 age 28. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Lefurgey O.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robertson is buried in St. Catherine Churchyard, Barmbyon-the-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
ROBERTSON, WILLIAM ALEXANDER P/O(P) 53669 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 1/43 age 22. #157 Squadron (Our Cannon Speaks On Thought). Mosquito aircraft failed to return from a sortie. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Robertson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBERTSON, WILLIAM ROY F/L(P) 116147 – Royal Air Force. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed May 12/45 age 22. #3 Squadron (Tertius Primus Erit). Tempest aircraft missing. F/L Robertson had previously flown Hurricane aircraft with #245 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Robertson is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
ROBILLARD, LOU JEAN F/O(BA) J45658//R180916. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 5/45 age 32. #82 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Wellington aircraft #LP 841 were engaged in a night training exercise when they crashed at Lanton, Nottingham, England. F/Os J.C. McLeod, E.E. Fernandez and Sgt E.A. Bishop were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Robillard is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROBINEAU, GILBERT EUCLIDE RHEAL P/O(AG) J91090//R220136. From Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 23. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Halifax aircraft #LW 597 missing from a night trip to Augsburg, Germany. Sgt W. Thompson (RAF) was also killed and three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Two Canadians, F/Os A.G. Turton and R.A. Richards, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Robineau is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROBINSON, ALBERT HUDSON LAC R219632. From Oshawa, Ontario. Died Dec 13/44 age 22. RCAF Station, Moncton, New Brunswick. LAC Robinson was accidentally electrocuted while raising a ladder. Leading AirCraftman Robinson is buried in Mount Lawn Cemetery, Oshawa, Ontario.
ROBINSON, CECIL RAYMOND FS(WAG) R85447. From Walpole, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 25/42 age 21. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft lost. Please see P/O J.A. Preston for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robinson was buried at Sandbostel, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
ROBINSON, CLIFFORD P/O(BA) J50179//R146401. From Michel, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 24/43 age 22. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ED 984 missing during night operations over the target Berlin, Germany. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Robinson is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBINSON, CURRAN SMILEY P/O(P) 41470 – Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 18/40 age 20. #235 Squadron (Jaculamur Hurni). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, DALLAS REX P/O(AG) J92149//R185780. From Lethbridge, Alberta. 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 Air Gunner Robinson is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROBINSON, DONALD ALFRED F/O(N) J22748. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 24/44. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Dancey G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Robinson is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBINSON, DONALD LLOYD LAC(P) R256198 – under training. From Cowansville, Quebec. Killed May 12/44 age 20. #23 Elementary Flying Training School, Davidson, Saskatchewan. Cornell aircraft crashed. Please see Moore W.I. for flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Robinson is buried in St. Michel Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Quebec.
ROBINSON, DONALD WILLIAM BURROUGHS F/O(N) J40915. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 19. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Dessau, Germany. Please see Standfield D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Robinson is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROBINSON, EDWARD HANDLEY WO1(N) R92182. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 19/43. #196 Squadron (Sic Fidem Servamus). WO Robinson was the only casualty when his Albemarle aircraft #P 1528 crashed three miles north of the airfield at Tafaraoui, Algeria. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Robinson is buried in the American Cemetery, Oran, Algeria.
ROBINSON, EDWARD LAPAGE F/L(P) J9200 D.F.C. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Oct 2/43 age 33. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft #2160 crashed on take-off at the aerodrome at Torbay, Newfoundland. S/L R.L. Lee and F/O A.F. Daunt were also killed. On October 30, 1942 F/L Robinson won his D.F.C. for sinking an enemy submarine 350 miles east of Torbay, Newfoundland. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Robinson is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.
ROBINSON, GEORGE F/O(N) J23353. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 10/44 age 21. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see F/O W. Quanstrom for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, GEORGE CREIGHTON F/O(N) J10704. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 29. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Peenemunde, Germany. Please see F/L D.D. Shuttleworth D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, GEORGE DOUGLAS F/L(N) J20412//R147204 D.F.C. From Transcona, Manitoba. Killed Dec 26/44 age 26. #409 Nighthawk Squadron (Media Nox Meridies Noster). F/L Robinson was killed when the service vehicle he was driving overturned on the perimeter track on the aerodrome at Vendeville, Lille, France. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Robinson was buried at Lesquin, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
ROBINSON, GRAEME ALASTAIR F/O(N) J39006. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 15/45 age 20. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Target – Lutzkendorf, Germany. Please see Thompson R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Robinson is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROBINSON, HAROLD JAMES SGT(P) R66338. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 13/41 age 19. #87 Squadron (Maximus Me Metuit). Sgt Robinson was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #3050 crashed during operations five miles north of Filton at Almondsbury, Bristol. Sergeant Pilot Robinson is buried in the Canford Cemetery, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
ROBINSON, HENRY EDMUND SGT(OB) R57929. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 16/41 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #R 1624 missing during bombing operations. Sgts C.F. Blackburn (RAF), G.C. Caesar (RAF), A.W. Evans (RAF), and Sgt G.D. Osborne (RNZAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing presumed killed. Sergeant Observer Robinson is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
ROBINSON, HERBERT GRANT P/O(N) J90245//R153225. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 24. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #MZ 520 was shot down over Udenhout during a night operation, a raid against Sterkrade, Germany. P/Os A.G. Fairless, G.O. Massicotte, D.C. McPherson, J.M. McPherson, and Sgt E. Guinan (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Robinson is buried in the Biezenmortel Roman Catholic Cemetery, near Udenhout, North Brabant, Holland.
ROBINSON, IRWIN EDWARD P/O(WAG) J10872. From Prescott, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 24/42 age 24. RAF Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft missing after leaving Dorval, Quebec. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROBINSON, JAMES F/O(P) C3201. From Carrot Creek, Alberta. Killed Nov /0/41 age 44. #4 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. Menasco Moth aircraft crashed. Please see LAC K.M. Gravell G.C. for flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Robinson is buried in the Jasper Cemetery, Jasper, Alberta.
ROBINSON, JAMES FREEMAN F/O(BA) J21989. From Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 24. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stainton W.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Robinson is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
ROBINSON, JOHN EDWARD FS(P) R79692. From Arcola, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 6/43 age 22. #601 County of London Squadron. Spitfire aircraft #ER 317 failed to return from operations. Flight Sergeant Pilot Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
ROBINSON, JOHN THOMAS F/O(BA) J40685. From Arnprior, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 2/45 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Wanne-Eickel, Germany. Please see Silver R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Robinson was buried at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROBINSON, JOSEPH ALLAN P/O(BA) J5684 From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 12/41 age 22. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Wellington aircraft #X 9981 took off for operations over enemy-held territory and was never heard from again. Five RAF crew members, Sgts J.R. Ashley, F.E. Austin, R.G. Butt, D.C. Holley, and S/L P.B. Chamberlain were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Robinson is buried in the Citadelle Military Cemetery, Dinant, Namur, Belgium.
ROBINSON, LEROY EDWARD F/O(AG) J22460. From Golden, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 27. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Orr H.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Robinson is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROBINSON, LEWIS GERALD FS(WAG) R86901. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 1/42. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Hudson aircraft #BW 449 failed to return from a patrol over the Atlantic Ocean. Sgt H.C. Beattie, P/O J.R. Davies, and FS L. Feldman were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROBINSON, LLOYD CREIGHTON SGT(AG) R192054. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Died Jun 14/45 age 22. Death by natural causes while at home in Regina. Sergeant Air Gunner Robinson is buried in the Regina Cemetery at Regina, Saskatchewan.
ROBINSON, LOUIS EBER ELDRED F/O(N) J24546. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 2/44 age 28. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft crashed. Please see F/O E.R. Davey for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Robinson is buried in the Cemetery at Banff, Banffshire, Scotland.
ROBINSON, NEIL OWEN FS(AG) R50471. From Sunny Brae, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 19/43 age 21. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #W 4849 failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, RALPH LAVIS FS(AG) 8142A. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Krefeld, Germany. Please see F/L S.L. Murrell D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Robinson was buried in the Prisoner of War section of the Municipal Cemetery at Monchen-Gladbach, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROBINSON, ROBERT ELMER P/O(P) J5057. From Ninga, Manitoba. Killed Aug 26/41 age 21. #122 Squadron (Victuri Volamus). P/O Robinson was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #X 4898 struck high ground on the aerodrome boundary at Ouston, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Robinson is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Stamfordharn, Northumberland, England.
ROBINSON, ROBERT MOSES DORRIEN F/O(WAG) J5487. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action May 29/42 age 28. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see McCarthy W.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, ROBERT WILLIAM P/O(AG) J90311//R202081. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 33. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Owen T.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Hot Officer Air Gunner Robinson is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig- Holstein, Germany.
ROBINSON, STEWART JAMES OLSON P/O(AG) J95524//R222206. From Raymond, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 5/45 age 19. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Merseburg, Germany. Please see P/O S.M. Thomson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Robinson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, THOMAS CLARE FS(P) R86863. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Jul 11/42 age 22. #1 Operational Training Unit. Hudson aircraft #T 9353 crashed in Solway Firth, off Silloth Scotland. One RAF airman was also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, VICTOR THOMAS F/L(P) J8210. From Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 30/44 age 22. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from an anti-shipping strike off Bommel Fjord, Norway. F/O W.D. Devine was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, WILLIAM ALBERT SGT(FE) R50788. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 18/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – the Frisian Islands, Holland. Please see Wilson R.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Robinson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBINSON, WILLIAM THOMAS GUDLANGUR F/O(P) J24161. From Pine Falls, Manitoba. Killed Feb 24/44 age 24. #517 Squadron. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see WO Robert W. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. F/O Robinson was killed on this, his 11th op. Flying Officer Pilot Robinson is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
ROBITAILLE, ARTHUR HECTOR FS(AG) R93774. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 20/42 age 19. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see McDonogh Ai for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Robitaille has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBITAILLE, EDGAR ALBERT F/O(P) J36475. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Sep 23/44 age 22. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit, Dishforth, Yorkshire. The crew of Halifax aircraft #DK 143 were on a routine night training flight when their aircraft crashed and burned one and one half miles north-west of Skelton, Yorkshire. Sgts J.A.C. Duharnel, J.P. Vigneault, C.P. Dessertine, and one crew member, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Robitaille is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROBITAILLE, FRANCIS CLEOPHAS MARTIAL FS(AG) R290092. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 20/45 age 28. #1660 Heavy Conversion Unit. The crew of Lancaster aircraft #HK 598 were engaged in a practice bombing detail when they crashed at Claypole, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. FSs R.T. Bridger and G.P. Charlebois were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Robitaille is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROBLIN, JACOB ROY LAC(P) R67088 – under training. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed Jun 13/41 age 30. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Three Anson aircraft were on a formation exercise and flying in a vic formation when aircraft #2209 swung over to the right apparently to form echelon, without orders, and came up under and struck aircraft #6126. LAC Roblin was in aircraft #2209 and was the only casualty when the aircraft dived into the ground eight miles east of the aerodrome at Calgary. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Roblin is buried in the United Church Cemetery, Adolphustown, Ontario.
ROBSON, ALBERT RUSSEL SGT(FE) R223493. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 15/45 age 20. #1659 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stavenow LC. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Robson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROBSON, ARTHUR EDWARD P/O(WAG) J95463//R205116. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 20. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – CastropRauxel, Germany. Please see Slack K.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROBSON, CLARENCE SYDNEY F/O(P) 41323 – Royal Air Force. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 15/40 age 21. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Whitley aircraft failed to return from bombing operations against Antwerp and the oil deposits at Flushing, Holland. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Robson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBSON, DONALD MATHEW P/O(P) J86588//R128923. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see Smith P.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Robson is buried in the Gilzerbaan General Cemetery, Tilburg, North Brabant, Holland.
ROBSON, GEORGE ERWIN FS(WAG) R90158. From Thamesford, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/42 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see Shaw J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Robson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Engiefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBSON, GEORGE EYRE P/O(P) J8968. From Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A. Killed Apr 13/42 age 29. #2 Advanced Flying Unit. P/O Robson was killed in an accident at Sackville Gardens, Hove, Sussex. Pilot Officer Pilot Robson is buried in the Hove New Cemetery, Sussex, England.
ROBSON, JAMES THOMAS F/L(P) J9151. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Oct 30/44 age 26. #8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorene, Quebec. The crew of Anson aircraft #11705 were engaged in a night air navigation exercise when they crashed on the side of a mountain nine miles north of Megantic, at Mont St. Cecil, Quebec. F/Os W.G. Muir, J.D. Gillingham, Cpl. O.W. Carey, and a civilian, George E. Fedush, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Robson is buried in the Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
ROBSON, MELVIN PETER FREDERICK FS(WAG) R65815. From Vernonville, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 26/42 age 27. #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 Robson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROBSON, SIDNEY BENTLEY FS(P) R78960. From Knowlton, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 17/42 age 20. #15 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft was shot down at Bochum, Germany. FS H.D. Van Norman and T.A. Drew were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Robson was buried at Bochum, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROBSON, THOMAS CLAUDE F/L(NB) J25327. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 26/45 age 26. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Halifax aircraft #JP 330 failed to return from a night anti- shipping patrol in the Skagerrak/Kattegat area, of Norway. F/Ls E.L. Holden, J.A. Burkitt, F/Os J.M. Larkin, J.R. Liddell, FSs A.F. Juby, and K.G. Henderson were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Robson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROCHE, JOHN JOSEPH FS(N) R70049. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). Target – two German battleships in the English Channel. Please see Thomas T.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Roche has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROCHE, KENNETH ALBERT P/O(WAG) J87148. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 20. #524 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Watts C.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Roche has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROCHE, PAUL MARTIN F/O(P) J25800. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 28. #550 Squadron (Per Ignem Vincimus). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see F/O R.W. Archer for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Roche is buried in the Blamont Communal Cemetery, Meurthe, France.
ROCHE, THOMAS JOSEPH WO2(N) R115295. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 28/43 age 26. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #ED 708 failed to return from a trip to Hamburg, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Roche has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROCHESTER, JOHN LORNE FS(AG) R151349. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 1/45 age 32. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #PD 272 missing during operations over Mannheim, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Rochester is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROCH FORD, JOSEPH F/O(N) J39294. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 5/45 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Merseburg, Germany. Please see P/C. S.M. Thomson for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Rochford is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROCHFORT, MICHAEL D’OYLY FS(P) R80874. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Mar 15/42 age 21. #94 Squadron (Avenge). FS Rochfort was engaged in a mock dog fight when his Kittyhawk aircraft #AK 807 went into an inverted spin at 10,000 feet. He could not recover and was killed when his aircraft crashed twenty miles south-east of Landing Ground #115. Flight Sergeant Pilot Rochfort is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
ROCKWOOD, GERALD WILFRED SGT(FE) 339812 – Royal Air Force. From Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jun 20/43 age 23. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft missing during operations over enemy-held territory. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Rockwood is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-surLaize, Calvados, France.
RODD, ALAN FS(AG) R215087 From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 11/44. #90 Squadron (Celer). Lancaster aircraft #NE 149 crashed at Berou-La-Mulotiere, France during a night attack against Dreux, France. WO J.C. Francis, Sgts J.A. Anderton, E.F. Sherwin (RAF), W.D. Cairns (RAF), FS J.D.S. James (RAF), and F/L G.A. Thatcher were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Rodd is buried in the Berou-la-Mulotiere Communal Cemetery, Eure-et-Loir, France.
RODDY, FREDERICK DUGGAN FS(P) R78242. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 9/42 age 29. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). The wireless operator of Wellington aircraft #W 5574 sent a message saying that they had engine trouble approaching enemy territory and the Captain was proceeding to the nearest land so that he and the crew could bail out. Sgt K.E. Byrne was also killed, one RNZAF and three RAF members of the crew missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Roddy was buried at Wykontsohr Island, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
RODDY, WILLIAM GEORGE FS(N) R95149. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 7/42 age 22. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way). Wellington aircraft missing during a night sortie over enemy territory. Four RAF crew members missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Roddy is buried in the Kerentech Cemetery, Lorient, Morbihan, France.
RODEN, ALBERT EDWARD SGT(AG) R186781. From Souris, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 19/43 age 31. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Ludwigshafen, Germany. Please see Carefoot G.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Roden has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RODGER, JOHN DAVID JAMES P/O(N) J16394. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Dec 7/42 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Urquhart D.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Rodger has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RODGERS, AUBREY ADDISON SGT(WAG) R67035. From Stirling, Ontario. Killed Jul 30/41 age 25. #19 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Rodgers and W.E. Snell were both killed when Whitley aircraft #N 1426 flew into high ground during a training exercise near Nairn, Morayshire. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rodgers is buried in the Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.
RODGERS, DONALD JAMES FS(BA) R186316. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Oct 12/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Stoneman J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Rodgers is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
RODGERS, HERBERT HENRY P/O(AG) J89733//R57957. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Bourg-Leopold, Belgium. Please see P/O H.J. Menzies for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rodgers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RODGERS, JOSEPH ELI FS(WAG) R92207. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 21/42 age 30. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. One RAAF, and three RAF crew members missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rodgers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RODGERS, SAMUEL MURRAY LAC(P) R109115. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Feb 23/42 age 19. #15 Service Flying Training School, Claresholm, Alberta. LAC Rodgers was flying his Cessna Crane aircraft #8747 in solo formation practise when he broke formation without apparent reason. He circled low and then crashed one and one half miles north of Parkland, Alberta. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Rodgers is buried in the Burnside Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
RODGERS, WILLIAM KENNETH SGT(AG) R207263. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 25/44 age 19. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see F/O N.K. Perry for casualty list and trip detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Rodgers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RODIN, IVAN WO2(AG) R92002. From Cloverdale, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 2/43 age 22. #460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft #W 4881 missing during night operations over the target, Berlin, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Rodin is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
RODMAN, GLEN RUSSELL SGT(AG) R254482. From Imperial, Saskatchewan. pied Dec 16/44 age 19. #6 R.F.U. Death by natural causes. Sergeant Air Gunner Rodman is buried in the Hospur Road Cemetery, Bangalore, India.
RODNEY, GEORGE WILLIAM F/L(P) 61383 – Royal Air Force. From Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 18/42 age 24. #46 Squadron (We Rise To Conquer). Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from operations, the navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Rodney is buried in the Hadra War Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt.
RODRIGUE, JOSEPH JEAN PAUL ADRIEN WO2(BA) R148374. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 23. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft #EF 198 returned from a mine-laying operation and struck the ground on breaking cloud cover at Denham Castle, four miles north-west of Chedburgh, Suffolk, England. FS G.E. Stringer and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, were injured. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Rodrigue is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROE, ARTHUR EMERSON P/O(AG) J93741//R252611. From Oakland, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 5/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #KB 723 bombed the target at Villeneuve St. Georges, France and the aircraft was set on fire by flak. The intense heat jammed the escape hatches so the crew had to chop their way out with an axe. F/O G.R. Hodgson and Sgt J.P. Gauthier were also killed. F/Os Thompson, Steepe, Murphy, and Sgt B.A. Reaume all bailed out. Reaume was the only one taken Prisoner of War, the other three were Evaders. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Roe is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Clichy, Seine, France.
ROE, FRANK HAVILAND FS(BA) R141566. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Oct 1/43 age 21. #1660 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #DG 275 crashed near Bardeny, Lincolnshire. Eight airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Roe is buried at Thurlby, Lincolnshire, England.
ROE, GEORGE REGINALD BURDICK F/L(P) J16508. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 25/44 age 22. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft #EF 140 missing during a trip to Ruisceauville, France. Sgts A. Barber (RAF) and W.A. McDougall (RAF) were also killed. Four other crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Roe is buried in the Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas-de-Calais, France.
ROE, JOHN ROBERT WALSH F/O(P) 106859 – Royal Air Force. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 19/42 age 28. #46 Squadron (We Rise To Conquer). Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from a trip to Sicily. The RAF navigator, P/O G. Farmer, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Roe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
ROFFEY, ALFRED VICTOR SGT(P) R85664. From Markham, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 24. #7 Air Gunner School. Sgt Roffey and AC/ Thomas (RAF) were both killed when Lysander aircraft #P 1719 crashed north-east of Kenfig Hill at Pont Fairwood, Wales. Sergeant Pilot Roffey is buried in the Porthcawl Cemetery, Glamorganshire, Wales.
ROGAL, JOSEPH MICHAEL WO2(WAG) R85301. From Griffin, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 27/43 age 29. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Wellington aircraft #HE 503 lost off Sweden during a night trip to Duisburg, Germany. F/L A.M. Hill, WO B.V. Ducker, and F/L N.J. Gardner (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rogal has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROGERS, BARNEY ANDREW SGT(WAG) R99252. From Fielding, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Sep 11/42 age 19. #16 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Rogers was the only casualty when his Wellington aircraft, which suffered engine failure off the Dutch Coast, ditched in the sea off Suffolk. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rogers is buried in the Ipswich Cemetery, Suffolk, England.
ROGERS, BARTLETT LEADBETTER F/O(N) J22911. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 23. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #ED 317 missing from a night trip to Berlin, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Rogers is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROGERS, ERIC FS(P) R121900. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 9/43 age 21. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Target – Bremen, Germany. Please see FS K.G. Smalley for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Rogers is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
ROGERS, FRANK EDWARD FS(P) R131020. From Port Colborne, Ontario. Killed Apr 12/43 age 17. #23 Operational Training Unit, RAF Station, Dishforth, Yorkshire. BROTHER to Frederick Lennox Rogers. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Killham R.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Rogers is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
ROGERS, FREDERICK LENNOX F/O(P) J7469. From Port Colborne, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 3/43 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). BROTHER to Frank Edward Rogers. Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see WO M. Chepil D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Rogers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROGERS, HAROLD MELVILLE F/O(P) J10755. From Oxford, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 28. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). F/O Rogers was taking off in formation and swerved to avoid the windsock. He was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #HL 658 stalled and crashed at RAF Station, Redhill, Surrey. Flying Officer Pilot Rogers is buried in the Redstone Cemetery, Reigate. Surrey, England.
ROGERS, HAROLD THOMPSON P/O(AG) J89773//R188938. From Odessa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/44 age 20. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #JA 899 missing during a night operation against Prouville, France. P/O V. Zulinov, Sgts F.W. Alleway (RAF), J.D. Archer (RAF), F.C. Edwards (RAF), and R. Woodrow (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, P/O L.G. Peters, was taken Prisoner of War. One Canadian, Sgt Casselman, was an Evader. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rogers is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
ROGERS, JACK GOODE P/O(AG) J15013//R60967. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 20/41 age 23. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #W 5416 failed to return from bombing operations, presumed enemy action. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rogers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROGERS, JAMES GRAHAM SGT(OB) R64728. From Campbellton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jul 31/41 age 21. #144 Squadron (Who Shall Stop Us). Hampden aircraft #AE 252 lost while assigned to a bombing operation over enemy-held territory. Sgts R.B. Chrisp (RAF) and R.W. Smale (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Rogers is buried in the Route De Solesmes Communal Cemetery, Cambrai, Nord, France.
ROGERS, JOHN F/O(P) J12243//R02669. From Coleman, Alberta. Killed Jun 6/43 age 22. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Mitchell aircraft crashed. Please see Gordon M.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Rogers is buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England.
ROGERS, J.P. SGT(AG) 1681948 – Royal Air Force. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 20/44. #207 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft missing over enemy territory. Six others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Roger is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachen, Germany.
ROGERS, LAWRENCE OLIVER P/O(P) 41741 – Royal Air Force. From Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Died May 12/40. P/O Rogers died an accidental death. Pilot Officer Pilot Rogers is buried in the Northwood Cemetery, Ruislip, Middlesex, England.
ROGERS, LYNN HAROLD WO2(P) R10141. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 25/44. #107 Squadron (Nous Y Serer’s). The crew of Mosquito aircraft #LA 257 were detailed to an Army support operation when they crashed fourteen miles north of Le Havre at Vergetot, France. The RAF navigator, FS H.B. Pounder was also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Rogers is buried in the Churchyard at Vergetot, Seine Maritime, France.
ROGERS, PAUL AMOS P/O(OB) J15115. From Fielding, New Brunswick. Killed Aug 10/42 age 22. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Vincent H.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer Rogers is buried in the Edmonton Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta.
ROGERS, REGINALD WALLACE P/O(P) J11058//R70709. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed Nov 28/42 age 22. #132 Canadian Squadron. Harvard aircraft was in a mid-air collision with a Kittyhawk aircraft. Please see Hoes M.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Rogers is buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Port Arthur, Ontario.
ROGERS, SAM PAUL SGT(AG) 1681948 – Royal Air Force. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 19. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft missing during operations. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Rogers is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
ROGERS, SIDNEY JOHN P/O(P) J86134. From Buchanan, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 24. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #LW 331 was returning from a mine-laying operation and was shot down in the sea off Denmark. WO J.A. Lalonde, P/Os J. Metka, and E.R. Burns were also killed. Three crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Rogers has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROGERS, STUART P/O(P) J16434//R93705. From The Bronx, New York, U.S.A. Killed Feb 7/43. #1604 Flight. Aircraft #L 3390 struck high tension cables near St. Eval at Mawden, Cornwall, one of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Rogers is buried in St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.
ROGERS, THOMAS AUBREY P/O(AG) J85696. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 29/44 age 39. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #LW 198 was shot down by a German night fighter aircraft during a night raid against Metz, France. Five Canadians, F/Os Gerard, Lastuk, FS MacInnes, P/Os Wilkie, K.L. Sam, and one RAF member of the crew were all Evaders. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rogers was buried in the West Cemetery at Reims, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Dieppe Canadian Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, France.
ROGERS, WILLIAM BENNETT WO2(P) R176991. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 21/45 age 22. #435 Chinthe Squadron (Certi Provehendi). Dakota aircraft lost. Please see P/O J.W. Kyle D.F.C. & Bar for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Rogers is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma. His name is also inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
ROGERS, WILLIAM JOHN F/O(P) J10753. From Coaticook, Quebec. Killed Jan 22/44 age 25. School of Reconnaissance, Squires Gate, England. Anson aircraft #EG 321 crashed at Warton, Lancashire, England. Two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Bad weather is believed to be the cause. Flying Officer Pilot Rogers is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
ROGNAN, EVERETT RAYMOND F/O(P) J24589. From Minnedosa, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr27/44 age 23. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Hendry R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Rognan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROGOW, SAMUEL SGT(P) R93360. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed Apr 25/42 age 20. #11 Elementary Flying Training School, Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec. Sgt Rogow was on an instrument training exercise and was killed when Fleet Finch aircraft #4676 went into a spin at a low altitude and crashed twelve miles north-west of the aerodrome at Cap de la Madeleine. He was the only casualty. Sergeant Pilot Rogow is buried in the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
ROHER, LIONEL LAC(P) R78412 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 28/41 age 19. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. LAC Roher was engaged in solo unauthorized aerobatics and was killed when his Harvard aircraft #3783 crashed at Meadow Portage, Manitoba. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Roher is buried in the Holy Blossom Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
ROLFE, ROBERT CECIL FS(WAG) R104858.. From Huntingdon, Quebec. Killed Feb 14/43 age 30. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Stick IR. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rolfe is buried in St. Joseph’s Parish Cemetery, Huntingdon, Quebec.
ROLFSTAD, KENNETH GILLMORE WO2(WAG) R118083. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 23. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see WO Leonard G. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rolfstad has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROLLER, LESTER WILBER SGT(N) R180492. From Neelin, Manitoba. Died Dec 5/44 age 24. Sergeant Navigator Roller is buried in the Neelin Cemetery, Neelin, Manitoba.
ROLLER, RAY CALVIN FS(N) R2/ 0007. From Neelin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 22. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Zeitz, Germany. Please see F/L F.T. Quigley for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Roller was buried at Questenburg, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
HOLLINGS, WILLIAM ALFRED FS R102864. From Cobourg, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 26/42 age 35. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Richards J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Rollings has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROLLINGS, WILLIAM ARNOLD P/O(N) J21818. From Allenford, Ontario. Killed in Action May 1/43. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft #ED 783 missing during a night trip, presumed over the target to enemy action. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts J.B. Browne, H.C. Ellis, R.L. Le Page, S.S. McClellan, R. Williams, and P/O L.J. Ellis were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Rollings is buried in the General Cemetery, Dalfsen, Overijssel, Holland.
ROLLINS, RICHARD ALAN SGT(FE) R57608. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 15/42 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Shaw R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Rollins is buried in the St. John Churchyard, Boldre, Hampshire, England.
ROLLO, ROSS CAMPBELL ANDREW SGT(BA) R164800. From St. Johns, Quebec. Killed Mar 19/44 age 21. #1667 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/O W.B. Handy for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Rollo is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROLLS, HOWARD JOHN LAC(AG) R122934 – under training. From Moorfield, Ontario. Killed May 24/44 age 26. #5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Steeden S.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Rolls is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Ontario.
ROLPH, ALAN CLAUD MACDON ELL F/O(P) J23228. From Welland, Ontario. Killed Apr 17/44 age 24. #567 Squadron. Martinet aircraft #MS 785 was towing a target and stalled in a tight turn at 200 feet. F/O Rolph was killed when the aircraft disintegrated on impact at Langney Farm, Langney, Sussex, England. Flying Officer Pilot Ralph is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROLPH, JOHN F/L 02220. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Sep 9/42 age 34. #2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. Death by natural causes while in the Colonel Belcher Hospital, Calgary. Flight Lieutenant Rolph is buried in the Burnside Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
ROLPH, ROBERT HAROLD F/O(AG) J19174. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – the railway junction at Acheres, France. Please see Skingle D.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Ralph has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROMANS, DAVID ALBERT F/O(P) 42265 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Sep 8/41 age 21. #90 Squadron (Geier). Fortress aircraft was shot down by two German ME- 109 fighter aircraft near Bygland during an attack against the German battleship, the Admiral Von Scheer, at Oslo, Norway. FS H.M. Merill, Sgts R.H. Beattie (RAF), J. Brown (RAF), P.B. Corbett (RAF), W.G. Honey (RAF), and P/O F.G. Hart (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. F/O Romans earned his D.F.C. when he completed his first tour flying Hampden aircraft with #44 Sqdn. He also served with #106 Sqdn. on Hampdens and was briefly with #207 Sqdn. on Manchester aircraft. Flying Officer Pilot Romans is buried in the Churchyard at Bygland, Norway.
ROMAS, JAMES ARTHUR ESTERBROOKS FS(OB) R76127. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 29/42 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see Gordon R.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Homas was buried at Neumunster, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
ROMBOUGH, JOHN NOBLE P/O(BA) J24516. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 22/43 age 20. One of 37 airmen lost at sea off the M.V. Amerika. Please see Clarke D.M. for casualty list and detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Rombough has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROMILLY, ESMOND MARK DAVID P/O(OB) J5677. From Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A. Killed in Action Nov 30/41 age 21. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Whitley aircraft #Z 6506 failed to return from night operations. Pilot Officer Observer Ronnilly has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROMULD, HAROLD MAGNUS F/O(P) J27683. From Dunblane, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). F/O Romuld was the only casualty in Halifax aircraft #NA 518 that had been shot up during a raid against the Sautrecourt Constructional Works, France. The other six crew members were all safe and uninjured when the aircraft returned to England. Flying Officer Pilot Romuld is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
RONAHAN, JOHN MENZIE P/O(BA) J95100//R80195. From Napinka, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 23/44 age 35. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft lost. Please see P/O R.H. Cameron for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Rimer Ronahan is buried in the General Cemetery at Svendberg, Island of Fyn, Denmark.
RONDEAU, JOSEPH ALPHONSE MAURICE WO2(P) R120182. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Apr 7/45 age 23. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. WO Rondeau was flying Harvard aircraft #BW 202 and was assigned to conduct armament exercises. He was killed when the Harvard went into a spin and then crashed four miles west of Stayner, Ontario. The cause of the crash was an apparent loss of equilibrium on the part of the pilot. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Rondeau is buried in Cote Des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
RONDELET, RENE ACHILLE NICHOLAS P/O(FE) 160504 – Royal Air Force. From Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 22/44 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see S/L D.M. Arnot D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Hondelet is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
RONEY, GEORGE WILLIAM FS(WAG) R67269. From Napanee, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 22/42 age 27. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, England. Wellington aircraft #X 3750 missing during a mine-laying operation and an attack against Duisburg, Germany. Sgts W.E. Brown, J.H. Fletcher (RAF), J.I. Morris (RAF), and L.A.C. Standen (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Roney is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.
ROOBROEK, MAURICE FRANCIS VICTOR SGT(AG) R189695. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 17/43. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Schneider G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Roobroek is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
ROOD, WALTER EVERITT P/O(AG) J19511. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 15/44 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Wheeler J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rood has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROOKE, CLARENCE JAMES CPL R120501 – armourer and gunnery instructor. From Cupar, Saskatchewan. Killed May 19/42 age 29. #9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mont Joli, Quebec. Fairey Battle aircraft crashed. Please see P/O A.F. Halamka for casualty list and flight detail. Corporal Rooke is buried in the Family Plot in the Cupar Cemetery, Cupar, Saskatchewan.
ROONEY, JAMES ALEXANDER WO1 (WAG) R133686. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 21. #612 County of Aberdeen Squadron (Vigilando Custodirrius). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Scott G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rooney has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, England.
ROONEY, JAMES JOSEPH WO1 (N) R56172. From Mpntreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 2/43 age 22. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #W 4920 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. P/O H.M. Champion was also killed. Five crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Rooney has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROONEY, JOHN HUGHES F/O(P) J9544. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Sep 14/43. Service Flying Training School, RAF College, Cranwell, England. F/O Rooney was killed when his Miles Master aircraft went into a vertical power dive at 3,000 feet and crashed one mile north-east of Glentham Village at Cross Lane Bridge, England. Flying Officer Pilot Rooney is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
ROOS, ROBERT EDWARD WO2(BA) R145968. From Mount Forest, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 29/43 age 20. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft #JD 314 missing from a trip to Berlin, Germany. Sgts D.R.C. Appleyard (RAF), A. Co’bourne (RAF), FS P.B. Green (RAF) , and two others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Roos is buried in the General Cemetery, Ruinerwold, Drenthe, Holland.
ROOT, CLAYTON EDWARD FS(AG) R261128. From West Lorne, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 22/45 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). BROTHER to Kenneth Ellwood Root. Target – Heildesheim, Germany. Please see F/L J.P. Duggan D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Root is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
ROOT, KENNETH ELLWOOD FS(P) R90493. From West Lorne, Ontario. Killed Sep 24/42 age 24. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). BROTHER to Clayton Edward Root. FS Root was killed when his Spitfire aircraft crashed three miles east of Barnard Castle near Thorpe, Yorkshire. Flight Sergeant Pilot Root is buried in the Catterick Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
ROSE, CHARLES EDWARD P/O(AG) J89473//R203266. From Fort Erie, Ontario. Killed in Action May 22/44 age 20. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Lancaster aircraft missing from a night trip to Duisburg, Germany. Two crew members, not Canadians, also killed, three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed, one of the crew, not Canadian, taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rose is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
ROSE, CLIFFORD WILLIAM P/O(AG) J88913//R182949. From Kamsack, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 19/44 age 19. #640 Squadron. Target – Tergnier, France. Please see P/O L.M. Meyer for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rose was buried in the Military Cemetery at St. Riqueries-des-Plains, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Grandcourt, France.
ROSE, DONALD IRWIN FS(BA) R157415. From Stoney Mountain, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 29/44. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). BROTHER to Thomas Herbert Rose. Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Stanley R.H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Rose is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROSE, HAROLD KENTY P/O(P) J85352. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 8/44 age 31. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #JB 612 missing during night operations against Salbris, France. F/O L.M. Falkins (RAF), Sgts D.G. Allen (RAF), P. Friel (RAF), C. Stephenson (RAF), and A.A. Taylor (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Rose is buried in the Communal Cemetery, St. Viatre, Loire-et-Cher, France.
ROSE, JOHN THOMAS F/O(P) J36208//R182269. From Chapleau, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 16/45 age 23. #417 City of Windsor Squadron (Supporting Liberty And Justice). F/O Rose was bombing and strafing slit trenches in the Po River area of Italy when his aircraft was hit by flak. He was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #MJ 293 crashed three miles west of Medicina, Italy. Flying Officer Pilot Rose is buried in the Faenza War Cemetery, Ravenna, Italy.
ROSE, JOHN THOMAS P/O(AG) J92419//R209879. From Galt, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 14/45. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #NE 937 missing during a secret daylight operation over Germany. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rose is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROSE, ROBERT HENRY MONTGOMERY F/O(N) J36919. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 22. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Morton M.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Rose is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROSE, STEPHEN GREGORY P/O(P) 41473 – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action May 14/40 age 20. #110 Hyderabad Squadron (Nes Timeo Nec Sperno). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from an operation against a bridge at Maastrecht, Holland. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Five of the eleven aircraft asssigned to this op. were shot down. Pilot Officer Pilot Rose has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSE, THOMAS HERBERT SGT(OB) R56850. From Stoney Mountain, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 12/41 age 19. #40 Squadron (Hostem A Coelo Expellere). BROTHER to Donald Irwin Rose. Wellington aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Boulogne, France. Sgts D.W. Gough (RNZAF), T.G. Webb (RNZAF), H. Jones (RAF), W.J. Morgan (RAF), and F. Stones (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Observer Rose is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Wimille, Pas-de-Calais, France.
ROSEBLADE, NORMAN LESLIE F/L(BA) J15029 D.F.C. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 10/45. #190 Squadron. Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see S/L D.R. Robertson D.F.C., C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Bomb Aimer Roseblade is buried in the Western Civil Cemetery, Oslo, Norway.
ROSELAND, ARNOLD WALTER F/L(P) J4116. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 13/44 age 22. #442 Caribou Squadron. Spitfire aircraft #LF 772 lost to enemy action during an armed reconnaissance near Yisieux, France. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Roseland is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.
ROSEN, ARTHUR P/O(BA) J44604. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 9/44 age 23. #82 Operational Training Unit, Ossington, England. Wellington aircraft #LP 840 crashed and exploded on impact at RAF Station, Rednal, England, F/Os R.P. Willison, T.M. Young, Sgts JA. Giroux, and D. Goodwin were also killed. One Canadian failed to report for the flight and survived. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Rosen is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
ROSEN, WALTER BIGELOW TOWER F/O(P) J28758. From New York City, New York, U.S.A. Died Aug 18/44. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Kiel, Germany. On August 17, 1944 the crew of Halifax aircraft #LK 839 were returning from the target at night when they crashed at Foston-on-The WoIds, Besford, Yorkshire. P/Os F.W. Crawley, J.J. Grant, E.G. Beard, K.T. Bielby, and two RAF members of the crew were also killed. The crew had been contacted on r/t and normal landing instructions were given immediately prior to the crash. F/O Rosen died of his injuries the next day in the Driffield Emergency Hospital. Flying Officer Pilot Rosen is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROSENBERRY, WILLARD KENNEDY WO2(OB) R91883. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 16.43 age 21. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see Hartney N.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Observer Rosenberry is buried in the Blandford Cemetery, Pimperne, Dorset, England.
ROSENSTEIN, SIMON FS(P) R135233. From Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed May 29/43 age 26. #18 Advanced Flying Unit. Oxford aircraft #ED 199 went out of control immediately after take-off from Church Lawford and crashed in the field adjoining Cottage Farm, Woolston, England. Flight Sergeant Pilot Rosenstein is buried in the Brandwood End Jewish Cemetery, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
ROSEVEAR, KENNETH WILLARD FS(BA) R103151. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 5/43 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Tighe R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Rosevear has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSKI, ANTONIO GEORGE P/O(AG) C89022//R147167. From Tyndall, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 22. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Surles C.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Roski has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSS, ALBERT WESLEY F/O(P) J42474. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Aug 28/44 age 23. #6 Advanced Flying Unit. F/O Ross was killed when struck by an American truck near the main entrance to RAF Station, Windrush, Oxford, England. Flying Officer Pilot Ross is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROSS, ALEXANDER RICHARD P/O(P) 84922 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 15/41 age 20. #610 County of Chester Squadron (Alifero Tollitur Axe Ceres). P/O Ross lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down whilst attacking an enemy aircraft. Pilot Officer Pilot Ross is buried in the Surbiton Cemetery, Surrey, England.
ROSS, ALFRED EDGAR FS(OB) R64340. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 17/42 age 21. #44 Rhodesian Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft #L 7565 was armed with 4 x 1,000 lb. general purpose bombs and went missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. There were two aircraft from this squadron lost this same night and all the members of both crews were buried in the same cemetery. The thirteen RAF airmen of #44 Squadron who were all killed the same night are; P/O J.F. Beckett D.F.M., F/O A. Gerrie, Sgts J.H. Hackett, G.W.J. Hadgraft, A.J. Harrison, B.D. Moss, B.G. Seagoe, R.T. Lattimer, P.J. Venter, R.E. Wing, FS L. Law, P/O H.A. Peall, and F/L R.R. Sandford D.F.C. Flight Sergeant Observer Ross is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Beaumont-le-Roger, Eure, France. Addendum: – L 7565 crashed at Le Tilleul Lambert, Eure. The crew of L 7565 were P/O J.F. Beckett DFM (RAF), Sgts B.D. Moss (RAF), B.G. Seagoe (RAF), J.H. Hackett (RAF), A.J. Harrison (RAF), and R.L. Trustram (RAF). Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.
ROSS, ALLEN RODERICK FS(WAG) R115601. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 20. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft #DK 165 missing over enemy territory. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ross is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROSS, CARMAN VINCENT P/O(P) J872401/R166505. From White Rock, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 23. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Bourg-Leopold, Belgium. Please see Rabovsky M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Ross is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
ROSS, CARLTON LLENBY F/O(P) 41020 – Royal Air Force. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Died Feb 16/39 age 21. Operational Training Unit. Flying Officer Pilot Ross is buried at Brize Norton, Oxford, England.
ROSS, CHARLES MURRAY LAC R65863 – area engine mechanic. From West Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 4/41 age 34. #5 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Volando Vincimus). Stranraer aircraft crashed. Please see Willett G.F. for casualty list and flight /detail. Leading AirCraftman Ross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROSS, DANIEL FS(AG) R108301. From New York City, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Aug 27/42 age 21. #200 Squadron. Hudson aircraft lost off Port Etienne, West Africa. F/O P.H. Johnston, FS F.N. Bowler (RNZAF), and F/O R.H. Stanwell (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ross has no known grave, his name is- inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
ROSS, DONALD ALEXANDER F/L(P) J8165. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 29. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Seaby F.E. for casualty list and flight detail Flight Lieutenant Pilot Ross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSS, DONALD FRASER F/O(BA) J43876. From Oxford, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 18/45 age 24. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Heligoland, Germany. Please see Murphy L.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Ross is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROSS, DONALD HUGH LAC(P) R4032 – under training. From Duffield, Alberta. Killed Jun 29/41 age 22. #33 Service Flying Training School, Carberry, Manitoba. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see LAC E.G. Helmer for casualty list and flight detail. LAC Ross was killed three days before graduation so his pilot wings were sent to his family. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Ross is buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Edmonton, Alberta.
ROSS, DONALD ROBIN SGT(WAG) R79133. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 14/43 age 23. #138 Squadron (For Freedom), Tempsford, England. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Masson E.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Bispebjerg Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
ROSS, DONALD SPRAGUE F/O(P) 41474 – Royal Air Force. From Edmunston, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 15/40 age 21. #54 Squadron (Audax Omnia Perpeti). F/O Ross was killed when his Spitfire aircraft crashed on the Thornton Park Golf Course, England. Flying Officer Pilot Ross’ remains were returned from England and are buried in the Methodist Cemetery, Woodstock, New Brunswick.
ROSS, DONALD WINGROVE P/O(WAG) J9288. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 10/42 age 19. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #R 5628 took off from RAF Station, Syerston, England and was not heard from again. FS H.B. Einarson, Sgts A.M. Cockle (RAF), and F.R. Carter (RAF) were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Lemvig Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.
ROSS, DOUGLAS ALEXANDER SGT(AG) R176649. From Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 28/43. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Mullen D.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Ross is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROSS, DOUGLAS MCRAE FS(WAG) R76228. From North East Margaree, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jul 26/42 age 29. #35 Squadron (Uno Animo Agimus). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Day J.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Uden War Cemetery, North Brabant, Holland.
ROSS, EARLE JAMES F/O(P) J16068. From Richmond, Quebec. Killed May 21/43 .age 23. Fighter School, Lyneham aerodrome, England. F/O Ross was flying Spitfire aircraft #EP 763 in authorized low-flying when he crashed at Demens Farm, Little Sumrnerford near Chippenham, England. Flying Officer Pilot Ross is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROSS, EDWARD BRUCE P/O(N) J87418//R127765. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 13/44 age 22. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft #NC 627 failed to return from a Loran training flight over the sea north-west of Ireland. F/O A.K. Deakin and F/L O’Connor (RAF) were also killed. Four others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Ross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSS, ERIC STUART WILLIAMS F/L(P) 49219 – Royal Air Force. From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Sep 2/44 age 23. #119 Squadron. Sunderland aircraft failed to return from operations. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Ross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSS, FLOYD REGINALD F/O(P) J28564. From Antler, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 12/45 age 24. #356 Squadron (We Bring Freedom And Assistance). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Hill G.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Ross is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma.
ROSS, FRANCIS OWEN FS(BA) R99150. From Milltown, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 23. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Sgt L.N. Jonasson for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Ross is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Liesse, Aisne, France.
ROSS, GEORGE HUGH P/O(P) J24463. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jun 29/43. #5 Service Flying Training School, Brantford, Ontario. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see LAC W.A. McIntosh for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Ross was cremated at the Ocean View Crematorium, Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia.
ROSS, GODFREY HYDE STEWART FS(WAG) R76634. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – German battleships in the English Channel. Please see Poirier J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSS, HERBERT JOHN P/O(P) J16873. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 30/43 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Lancaster aircraft #DS 625 failed to return from night operations over Berlin, Germany. WO J.M. Bradford, FS D.B. Dray (RAF), Sgts F.L. Godden (RAF), F.W. Marshall (RNZAF), J. McKenny (RAF), and S.P. Shaw (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Ross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSS, HORACE ROBERT WO2(BA) R102337. From Pitman, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 3/43 age 23. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see F/O A.W. Stewart D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Ross is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
ROSS, IRWIN CLARENCE SGT(P) R72648. From Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Killed Jan 13/42 age 24. #9 Advanced Flying Unit. Sgt Ross and LAC E.C. Carley were both killed when Anson aircraft #CW 850 spun into the ground at Wigtown. Sergeant Pilot Ross is buried in the Kirkinner Cemetery, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
ROSS, IAN MURRAY SGT(AG) 1273637 – Royal Air Force. From McAdam, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft lost over enemy territory. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Epe General Cemetery, Apeldorn, Holland.
ROSS, JAMES DOUGLAS SGT(OB) R61 458. From Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. Killed Jan 6/41 age 19. #1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Lewis G.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer Ross is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.
ROSS, JAMES FINLAY Lt(P) M.i.D – Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jul 30/45 age 25. #1842 Squadron – Fleet Air Arm. Lt Ross was killed when one wing of his Corsair aircraft folded on take-off from H.M.S. Formidable. He had previously been involved in an attack on the German ship Tirpitz. Lieutenant Pilot Ross has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
ROSS, JOHN FS(WAG) R85385. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 27/42 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animunri Muto). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see FS V.R. Lenichek for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
ROSS, JOHN DAVID F/L(N) J12298//R95386. From Elgin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 11/45 age 25. #423 Squadron (Quaerimus Et Petimus). Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Seeger J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Ross is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, lrvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
ROSS, JOHN DOUGLAS CARLISLE F/O(N) J41679. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Wangerooge, Germany. Please see Teskey S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Ross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSS, JOHN WILLIAM FS(AG) R197407. From Dutton, Ontario. Killed Jan 28/45 age 19. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #KB 763 were engaged in a day training flight when the pilot let down in poor visibilty. The aircraft struck level ground near Elton Hall, County Durham, England. P/O H.L. Clark, FSs J.H. Carter, S. Filipchuk, and Sgt P.H. Morris (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROSS, KEITH DOUGLAS FS(AG) R129274. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed Nov 12/43 age 23. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Patman G.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
ROSS, LESLIE JACK WILLIS FS(P) R95429. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 1/42 age 22. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, England. Target – Saarbrucken, Germany. Please see Orr J.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Ross was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Flize, France, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-etMoselle, France..
ROSS, NORMAN WILBUR FS(AG) R99245. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed Nov 29/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stanley M.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Dishforlh Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
ROSS, RODERICK MENZIE P/O(P) 41070 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 18/39 age 25. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). Wellington aircraft failed to return from a trip to Heligoland Island. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Please see S/L A.J. Guthrie for detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Ross has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROSS, SAMUEL FS(AG) R71069. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 28/42 age 26. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Saarbrucken, Germany. Please see Miller T.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Overijse Churchyard, Brabant, Belgium.
ROSS, STANLEY GORDON MCLEAN P/O(N) J88105//R163606. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 19/44 age 21. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Target – Fiume, Italy. Wellington aircraft #LN 760 crashed two and one half miles north-west of the aerodrome at Foggia, Italy. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Ross was buried at Foggia, exhumed, and reburied in the Bari War Cemetery, Italy.
ROSS, WALLACE MILTON P/O(AG) J90046//R187434. From Dirleton, Alberta. Killed in Action May 11/44 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Lille, France. Please see Sgt R.N. Cunningham for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Churchyard at Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium.
ROSS, WALTER EUGENE FS(N) R127990. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 26/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Handforth S.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Ross is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROSS, WILLIAM F/O(P) J26796. From Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Aug 26/44 age 23. #101 Squadron (Mons Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #NN 705 missing during a night trip to Russelheim, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts J.C. Bracegirdle, J.W. Briers, J.P. Rowley, H. Twell, FSs J.M. Reid, E. Schofield, and F/O M.J. Steel (RNZAF) were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Flying Officer Pilot Ross is buried in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
ROSS, WILLIAM STEWART F/O(BA) J40029. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 30/44 age 28. #86 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Loszchuk P. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Ross is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROSSIGNOL, JAMES LOUIS P/O(P) J16747. From Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 21/43 age 21. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #W 4795 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Rossignol is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROSS-ROSS, PETER DONALD P/O(N) J93595//R194226. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 4/45 age 20. #227 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #NG 170 crashed near the target during night operations over Ladbergen, Germany. Three crew members, not Canadians, were also killed, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Navigator Ross-Ross is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROST, WILLIAM FRANCIS WO1(P) R135105. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 22. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see P/O D.M. Awrey D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Rost is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROSU, SAM FS(AG) R274046. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 23. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Dessau, Germany. Please see Standfield D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Rosu is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROTFNBERG, ARTHUR P/O(OB) J16615. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 19/43 age 22. #38 Wing, Netheravon, England. Hudson aircraft #FR 168 was enroute from Portreath, England to Gibraltar when it crashed and burned seven miles south of St. Eval, England. The aircraft was unable to maintain height due to one engine failing and the load it was carrying. Pilot Officer Observer Rotenberg is buried in the St. Columb Major Cemetery, St. Columb, Cornwall, England.
ROTH, KENNETH LORNE WO2(AG) R191716. From Woodstock, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 3/45 age 21. #210 Squadron (V Yn Nwyfre Ynhedfan). Catalina aircraft missing. Please see P/O J. McIlrath for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Roth has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROTH, ROBERT TAIT F/O(P) J36353. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 12/44 age 24. #195 Squadron (Velocitate Fortis). Lancaster aircraft #PB 112 lost near Dortmund, Germany, during a daylight operation to Witten, Germany. F/O G.R. Barry and FS M. Goldwater were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt J.A. Friedman, was taken Prisoner of War. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Roth was buried at Dortmund, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROTHSTEIN, IRVINE SYDNEY FS(BA) R123638. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 6/43 age 21. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). Stirling aircraft #BK 614 took off and was not heard from again. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Rothstein has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROULEAU, DAVID FRANCIS P/O(P) J15348. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 3/42 age 24. #131 Squadron (Invicta). Spitfire aircraft missing between Pantelldria and Malta. Pilot Officer Pilot Rouleau has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
ROULSTON, JACK CHESTER SGT(P) R161470. From London, Ontario. Killed Aug 20/43 age 21. #17 Advanced Flying Unit. Miles Master aircraft #DK 945 crashed in Cheshire, England. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Roulston is buried in the Wrexham Cemetery, Denbighshire, Wales.
ROUND, HAROLD GEOFFREY FS(P) R194573. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Aug 11/44 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Lamb L.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Round is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROUNSEFELL, JOHN VAUGHAN FS(P) R74910. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed May 9/42 age 20. Two Spitfire aircraft were lost whilst being ferried off the U.S.S. Wasp between Gibraltar and Malta. WO J.C. Valiquette was the pilot of the second Spitfire and was also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Fiounsefell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROURKE, CLYDE BURTON SGT(WAG) R90074. From Allenford, Ontario. Killed Dec 14/41 age 20. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. The crew of Hudson aircraft #BW 382 failed to return from a local flying exercise. P/Os M.E. Bird (RAF), K.W. Blyth (RAF), and A. Pickles (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rourke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROUSE, CHARLES JAMES F/O(P) J35290. From Milden, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 22. #576 Squadron (Carpe Diem). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Magee J.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Rouse is buried in the Reichenhasner Straz Town Cemetery, Chemnitz. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROUSSEAU, JOSEPH HENRI FERNAND SGT(AG) R185468. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 20. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Exceisis Vincimus). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see FS Russell H. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Rousseau was buried at Wunstorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
ROUSSEL, JOHN WARREN F/O(P) J23700. From Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed Oct 12/43 age 22. #54 Operational Training Unit. Beaufighter aircraft crashed. Please see F/O F.L. Kirkwood for flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Roussel has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROUTHIER, JOSEPH LOUIS PHILIPPE F/O(BA) J41979//R136936. From Matapedia, Quebec. Killed Apr 8/45 age 31. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Sicotte J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Routhier has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROUTLEY, WILLIAM ARTHUR P/O(N) J93926//R179830. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 21/45 age 31. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Uitor In Umbris). Fortress aircraft missing. Please see Pellant J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Routley is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROWAN, GORDON SGT(P) 1069929 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 9/43 age 22. #11 Squadron (Octores Acrioresque Aquilis). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from operations. Two crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Rowan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
ROWAT, DAVID ALLAN F/O(WAG) J27310. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 5/44 age 33. #53 Squadron. Liberator aircraft lost. Please see Thomlison J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rowat has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROWE, ALFRED GEORGE F/L(N) J16574//R102799 D.F.C. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 11/45 age 24. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Lancaster aircraft #KB 834 was shot down over the target during a daylight operation against Essen, Germany. F/Os G. Scott, T.D. Copeland, J.R. Latremouille, J.D. Marceau, F/L R.J. Fern, and P/O W.T. Jones (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Rowe was buried at Essen, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROWE, ARTHUR MILTON SGT(P) R93490. From Bonar Law, Ontario. Killed Sep 1/42 age 24. #1 M.E.T. Squadron. Sgt Rowe was killed when his Tomahawk aircraft #AM 454 crashed four miles south-east of Ballah. Sergeant Pilot Rowe is buried in the Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt.
ROWE, BRUCE SHERWIN SGT(AG) R188196. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/44. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 963 missing during night operations over the target Berlin, Germany. P/O D. Bonokoski was also killed. Two Canadians, F/O A.F. Davis and FS J.J. Maher were taken Prisoners of War, three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Rowe is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROWE, EARL DWYRE P/O(AG) J18505//R95504. From Perth, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Krefeld, Germany. Please see F/L S.L. Murrell D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rowe was buried in the Prisoner of War section of the Municipal Cemetery at Monchen-Gladbach, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROWE, ERNEST FREDERICK ALAN FS(BA) R154101. From Chateauguay Basin, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 18/43 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #DV 230 missing during night operations over the target Hanover, Germany. There were two #101 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Sgts J.E.H. Bird (RAF), F.L. Bousher (RAF), R.E. Daye (RAF), D. Ford (RAF), J.F. Hoban (RAF), R. Thorogood (RAF), J.W. Walker (RAF), J.T. Wigley (RAF), G.W. Woolley (RAF), FSs C. Gibbons (RAF), P.E. Lee (RAF), F/O F.P. Humphries (RAF), P/O5 A.A. Oliver (RAF), L.T. Thurlby (RAF), and WO J. Wells (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Rowe is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
ROWE, GRAHAM WALTER F/O(P) 156305 – Royal Air Force. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 23/45 age 23. Flying Officer Pilot Rowe is buried in the Batley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
ROWE, GORDON HARRY FS(WAG) R54032. From Pembroke, Ontario. Died Sep 20/42 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #W 1271 was damaged by enemy action on September 14, 1942. FS Rowe died of injuries sustained in this action while in the Norwich Hospital, England. The remainder of the crew returned safely and FS Rowe was the only casualty. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rowe is buried in the Ealin and Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, Middlesex, England.
ROWE, GORDON LORNE WO1(P) R150868. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 1/45 age 23. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). The crew of Liberator aircraft #KH 360 completed an attack against the Burma – Siam railroad and were returning to base when they carried out a low-level attack on enemy shipping. The aircraft was probably hit by light anti-aircraft fire that was seen firing in the vicinity as the crew had to ditch in the Gulf of Martaban. Five crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Three other crew members, not Canadians, were safe after they abandoned the aircraft and got into a dinghy. One of the crew, not Canadian, left the aircraft without a Mae West and was drowned. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Rowe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
ROWE, JOHN GEORGE MCCAFFERY F/O(P) J41261. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 30/44 age 29. #82 Operational Training Unit, Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O, J.A. Smallwood for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Rowe is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROWE, LAWRENCE GRAYDON SGT(OB) R70455. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed Oct 25/41. #44 Group. Wellington. aircraft #X 9989 crashed. Please see Bergsten C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer Rowe is buried in the Harwell Cemetery, Berkshire, England.
ROWE, LEWIS CAMERON P/O(P) J18907. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 13/43 age 21. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). Spitfire aircraft #MA 573 was last seen near St. Quentin, France. Pilot Officer Pilot Rowe is buried in the Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais, Oise, France.
ROWE, MAURICE MEDCALF FS(N) R99614. From Kincardine, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 24/43 age 20. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt E. MacMillan for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Rowe is buried in the Kincardine Cemetery at Kincardine, Ontario.
ROWED, SAMUEL EDGAR SGT(P) R68123. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 29/41 age 32. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Whitley aircraft #Z 6508 failed to return from bombing operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Rowed has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROWELL, LLOYD GEORGE P/O(WAG) J86433//R122111. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 964 missing during night operations against Leipzig, Germany. F/O J.H. Cunningham, P/Os S.J. Vernon, E.H. Cutler, J. Howell, and J.D. Bates were also killed. There were two #431 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this date. Please see Raymond J.P. for detail regarding the other aircraft. The following RAF personnel were also killed; Sgts J.R. Bothwell, J. McIver, FS G.T. Moody, D.J. Rawlinson, and A.C. Twitchett. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rowell is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROWLAND, WILLARD HUGH P/O(P) J42435. From Leaside, Ontario. Killed Jul 6/44 age 27. #1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Anson aircraft #12364 was engaged in a night navigation exercise when it apparently turned into the fringe of cumulo nimbus cloud. The aircraft was thrown about violently and P/O Rowland ordered the four students to bail out. He stayed at the controls to allow the students to get clear but he could not escape. Pilot Officer Pilot Rowland is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
ROWLEY, ADELBERT BATEMAN F/O(N) J40054//R198767. From Clive, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 21/44. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Castrop-Rauxel, Germany. Please see Wilson E.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Rowley is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROWLINGS, HUGH MCLEAN F/L(P) C1039. From Boulderwood, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. Killed Apr 27/42 age 24. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Cessna Crane aircraft crashed. Please see Weeks H.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Rowlings is buried in the Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
ROWNEY, JOHN HOSKIN WO2(P) R80558. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 29/42 age 21. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animurn Muto). Wellington aircraft missing during night operations over enemy territory. One RAF and three RNZAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Rowney was buried at Kalchreuth, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Dumbach, Germany.
ROWSELL, ARTHUR DOUGLAS SGT(AG) 798598 – Royal Air Force. From Bonavista, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Dec 17/42 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Wellington aircraft #BK 336 missing from a sortie to Fallersleban, Germany. Sgts R.P. Crisp (RAF), C.D. Lamont (RNZAF), W.O.H. Williams (RAF), and J.C. Wood (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Rowsell is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
ROWSELL, HARRY SGT(AG) 798574 – Royal Air Force. From Pushthrough, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 32. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – German battleships in the English Channel. Please see Poirier J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Rowsell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROWSELL, TRIFFIE PEARL LAW W314385 – Chef. From Norris Arm, Newfoundland. Died Aug. 10/45. Death by complications after an operation at #1 Y. Depot; Hospital, Moncton, New Brunswick. Leading AirWoman Rowsell is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, New Brunswick. Detail provided by R. Stuart, Hamilton, Ontario and The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Ontario.
ROWSON, RONALD SHAW F/O(P) J28380. From Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Killed Aug 15/44 age 27. #4 Operational Training Unit. Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Sargent W.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Rowson is buried in the Rosskeen Parish Churchyard Extension, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
ROWTHORN, WILLIAM LANGDON ELLIS WO2(P) R68714. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Died Aug,19/42 age 20. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). WO Rowthorn was escorting American B-17 bombers back from France on Augus 17th, 1942 when his Spitfire aircraft was damaged by enemy action. He crashed one and one half miles north-west of the aerodrome at Lympne, Kent, England. WO Rawthorn succumbed to his injuries while in the Ashford Hospital, England. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Rowthorn is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
ROY, ALEXANDER FS(WAG) R84376. From Port Colborne, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 5/42 age 22. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft #Z 1214 crashed in the sea off Holland, presumed enemy action, FSs I.C. Lamont and R.H. Culp were also killed. Two RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Roy is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
ROY, CHARLES JAMES LAC R180188. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died Jul 14/45 age 36. #8 Repair Depot, Winnipeg, Manitoba. LAC Roy was transferred, due to illness, from #17 Wing Headquarters, France to #11 Canadian General Hospital at Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England and then to #8 RD. for repatriation. He died of natural causes while in Winnipeg. Leading AirCraftman Roy is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
ROY, CHARLES NAPOLEON FS(N) R58798. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 10/43 age 22. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #DV 164 missing over Dortmund, Germany during a trip to Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Roy was buried in the Prisoner of War division of the main Cemetery at Dortmund, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
ROY, CHARLES WILLIAM HURLEY WO2(AG) R55159. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 20/42 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Raymond J.P.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Roy is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
ROY, DUNCAN MCKENZIE P/O(P) J92422//R189660. From Weston, Ontario. Killed Nov 20/44 age 29. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Knowles F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Roy is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
ROY, JEAN BAPTISTE NORMAND P/O(P) J20221. From Point-Verte, New Brunswick. Killed May 17/43 age 29. #128 Dragon Squadron, Sydney, Nova Scotia. P/O Roy and FS J.E. Whelan were both killed when-Harvard aircraft #2891 crashed near Sydney, Nova Scotia. Pilot Officer Pilot Roy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROY, JOSEPH ALPHONSE PAUL EMILE P/O(BA) J92359//R96936. From Montmagny Station, Montmagny County, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 24/44 age 22. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #LW 136 was flying at a low level when it was hit by flak while engaged in a daylight operation over Calais, France. The crow was ordered to bail out but there was only time for P/O Roy and the navigator to get out before the aircraft crash landed two miles southwest of Quercamp, France. P/O Roy was the only casualty. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Roy is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
ROY, JOSEPH DONAT FERNAND EUGENE P/O(FE) J94670//R190793. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Seguin J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Roy is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
ROY, JOSEPH JACQUES ARMAND LAC(P) R224406 – under training. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Apr 3/44 age 20. #9 Service Flying Training School, Centralia, Ontario. Two Anson aircraft collided. Please see LAC J.C. Gardner for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Roy is buried in the Joliette Cemetery, Joliette, Quebec.
ROY, JOSEPH JULES PIERRE RAYMOND FS(AG) R207469. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Wangerooge, Germany. Two Lancaster aircraft #KB 822 and #KB 831, both from #431 Squadron, were in a mid-air collision over the Baltic Sea. KB 822 casualties were: F/Os D.G. Baker, J.D. Cruickshank, Li-I. Amos, WO P.E. Henrichon, FS L.U. Hiatt, and Sgt J.N. Sims (RAF). Please see Stingle R.J. for KB 831 casualty list. This was the last operation of the War for this Squadron. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Roy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROY, JOSEPH NOEL LEOPOLD WO(AG) R108470. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 14/44 age 24. #459 Squadron. Ventura aircraft #P 545 failed to return from operations. WO D.V. Walker was also killed. Warrant Officer Air Gunner Roy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
ROY, JOSEPH ONESIME PAUL EMILE AC2 R82110. From Eastview, Ontario. Died Feb 22/41 age 19. #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Death caused by injuries sustained in an automobile accident. AirCraftman Second Class Roy is buried in the Notre Dame Cemetery, Hull, Quebec.
ROY, JOSEPH TANCREDE ROBERT JEAN WO2(BA) R56194. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 15/43 age 24. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Mank M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Roy is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
ROY, PAUL EDOUARD ANTOINE LAC(P) R185372 – under training. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 12/43 age 19. #17 Service Flying Training School, Souris, Manitoba. While engaged in a formation flying exercise Anson aircraft #11520, in the 42 position and aircraft #11536, in the #3 position changed from echelon starboard to line astern, the aircraft collided over Hartney, Manitoba. LAC Roy was killed in aircraft #11520. The pilot of the other aircraft bailed out to safety. Leadinj AirCraftrnan Pilot Roy is buried in Cote Des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
ROY, VERNON SHILLINGTON F/O(P) J86214. From Napanee, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 14/45 age 27. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Scorah A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Roy is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
ROY, WILLIAM FRANCIS P/O(P) C14352//R54072. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Sep 10/42 age 29. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. Two Harvard aircraft were in a mid-air collision whilst formation flying. Aircraft #3193 crashed five miles west of Dunnville killing P/O Roy. Pilot Officer Pilot Roy is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
ROY, WILLIAM WALLACE P/O(N) J16141. From Tottenham, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/43 age 23. #161 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #DG 285 missing over enemy territory. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts L.P. Manning, S.M. Anderson, FSs H.G. Martins, W. Wilson, P/Os Gray, and H.S. Readhead were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Roy is buried in the Eastern Communal Cemetery, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
ROYAN, THOMAS SCOTT SGT(OB) R60002. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 27/41 age 21. #22 Squadron (Preux Et Audacieux). The crew of Beaufort aircraft #N 1171 were engaged in a night bombing sortie when the wireless operator sent out an S.O.S. The aircraft crashed in the sea and some wreckage was seen by a destroyer but there was no sign of a dinghy nor of any of the air crew. Sgt Royan was in the first class of Observers to graduate from the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Sergeant Observer Royan is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England.
ROYLE, JAMES ARTHUR FS(OB) R82377. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 5/42 age 25. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Bremen, Germany. Please see Morris C.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Royle has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
ROZEK, CHESTER P/O(P) J10768. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jun 19/42 age 29. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. Harvard aircraft #2651 was on an instrument flying exercise and was seen to go into a spin and crash near Alliston, Ontario. LAC D. Bramely was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Rozek is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario.
ROZELL, GLEN EDWIN FS(AG) R107240. From Lynnecreek, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 21/43 age 20. #18 Squadron (Animo Et Fide). Boston aircraft #AL 747 crashed one and one half mile west of the Libertinia Railway, Enna, Sicily. FS R.H. Halliday and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Rozell is buried in the Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Enna, Sicily.
ROZELL, SAMUEL ELTON LAC(WAG) R97255 – under training. From Kitchener, Ontario. Died Oct 31/41 age 20, #4 Wireless School, Guelph, Ontario. Died as a result of an automobile accident near Hamilton, at FreeIton, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Wireless Operator Air Gunner RazeII is buried in the Woodland Cemetery at Kitchener, Ontario.
ROZON, JOSEPH RUBEN FS(WAG) R62634. From Dalhousie Station, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 29. #200 Squadron. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Santy S.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Rozon is buried in the Fajara Military Cemetery, Gambia, West Africa.
RUBIN, HECTOR BERNART FiL(N) J16411 D.F.C. From Kamsack, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 21/45 age 29. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – the Heide refinery, Hemmingstedt, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #KB 786 blew up in the air and crashed west of the Kiel canal, near Odderace, Germany. F/Os R.W. Millar, A.J. Palanek, L.C. Croucher, P/O C.A. Elliott, and one RAF airman were also killed. One Canadian, FS G.E. Aitken was taken Prisoner of War. This was F/L Rubin’s first trip of his second tour of operations. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Rubin is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
RUBINSTEIN, JOHN DANIEL WO2(NB) R117674. From London, England. Died Aug 30/43 age 20. #438 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Death by natural causes in the RAF Hospital at Benghazi. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator/Bomb Airner Rubinstein is buried in the Benghazi Military Cemetery, India.
RUDD, FRANCIS SGT(AG) R187471. From Erskine, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 9/43 age 18. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 657 went down near Celle, Germany during a night trip to Hanover, Germany. FS J.E. Ryan, Sgt D.A. Adams, F/Os R.E. Baker (RAF), R.V. Fistier (RAF), and WO P.J. Hay (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, WO A. Rollack, was taken Prisoner of War. There were two #431 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this date. Please see Sgt W.A. Hamil for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Sergeant Air Gunner Rudd was buried near Celle, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
RUDDELL, JOHN P/O(P) J87640//R66581. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jan 31/44 age 24. #7 Air Gunner School. P/O Ruddell lost his life when Martinet aircraft #MS 525 hit the side of a mountain three miles north-east of Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales. Pilot Officer Pilot Ruddell is buried in the Porthcawl Cemetery, Glamorgan, Wales.
RUDDY, WILLIAM JAMES P/O(N) J15648. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 28/42 age 25. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see FS J.H. Kinch for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Ruddy was buried in the Cemetery at Delmenhorst, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
RUDE, GORDON JUSTINE P/O(AG) J95474//R167908. From Lake Alma, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Suttak J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rude has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RUDEE, RONALD FREDERICK SGT(AG) 1183267 – Royal Air Force. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 16/41 age 20. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see P/O H.A. Staszuk for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Rudee has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
RUDICK, PETER FS(AG) R140995. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 24. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Brown I.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Rudick was buried at Saarbrucken, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
RUGGLES, DOUGLAS BRUCE SGT(P) R106228. From Kenora, Ontario. Killed Aug 27/42 age 21. #125 Canadian Squadron, Torbay, Newfoundland. Sgt Ruggles was flying Hurricane aircraft #1360 and was killed while engaged in a low-flying formation practice. It is believed that the aircraft stalled during a steep climb then dove into the ground near Hopeall, Newfoundland. Sergeant Pilot Ruggles is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.
RUHL, LESLIE JOHN P/O(WAG) J954411/R143010. From Camrose, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Einem). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Samuel A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ruhl is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
RUMBALL, HAROLD MARLAND P/O(AG) J95466//R210991. From West Summerland, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 15/45 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Merseburg, Germany. Please see Spencer G.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rumball is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
RUMBEL, JAMES RUDOLPH F/O(P) J13741. From Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 21. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft was last seen near Kristiansund, Norway. P/O J.M. Lalonde was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Rumbel has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RUMBLE, ROBERT MONS F/O(P) J21210. From King, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 16/44 age 23. #619 Squadron. Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Parry R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Rumble is buried in the Commonwealth Memorial Cemetery, thirteen miles north-west of Svino, Denmark.
RUNDLE, DOUGLAS CECIL P/O(N) J17131. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 18/43 age 23. #204 Squadron (Praedam Vastatum). Sunderland aircraft #JM 687 missing from a flight to Gibraltar. Thirteen of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Rundle has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RUNDLE, SIDNEY GORDON P/O(N) J93851//R206010. From Bowmanville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 28/45 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Hyde P. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Rundle is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
RUNNER, JOSEPH MOORE P/O(P) J15172 D.F.M. From Treherne, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 8/42 age 24. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, Norfolk, England. Target – Essen, Germany. Please see P/O R.L. Hosea D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Runner has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RUNNING, GILMER ARNOLD P/O(BA) J87797. From Prescott, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 4/44 age 29. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Borkum, Germany. Please see F/L L.R. Loving D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Running has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RUNTE, ALBERT WILLIAM P/O(P) J7782. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 29/41 age 21. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Digby aircraft missing. Please see Heeney C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Runte has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
RUOCCO, VICTOR SILVIO F/L(P) J9204. From Brentwood, British Columbia. Killed Apr 12/44 age 29. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. The crew of Beechcraft #HB 124 crashed at Whidbey Island, Washington, U.S.A. P/O G. Walls, LAC S. Hemphill, and a civilian, J.L. Blenkiron were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Ruocco is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
RUPERT, KENNETH MANSON FS(AG) R265606. From Melfort, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 26/45 age 19. #86 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #KH 338 failed to return from a night anti-sub patrol over enemy waters. Ten of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Rupert has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RUPPEL, IVERSON FREDERICK WO2(N) R149338. From Nelson, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 21. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Sgt H. Johnson for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Ruppel has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RUPPELL, EARL HERBERT SGT(P) R78610. From Waterloo, Ontario. Killed Nov 18/41 age 23. #1 Squadron (In Omnibus Princeps). Sgt Ruppel was flying his Hurricane aircraft #BE 576 in poor visibility and was killed when he flew into a hill west of Combo Wood off the main Arundel-Pulborough road. Sergeant Pilot Ruppell is buried in the Chichester Cemetery, Sussex, England.
RUSENSTROM, ELMER JOSHUA F/O(N) J23963. From Aylmer, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 6/44 age 21. #190 Squadron. Stirling aircraft missing. Please see F/O E.D. Hodgson for casualty list and sortie detail. Flying Officer Navigator Rusenstrom is buried in the General Cemetery, Enkhuizen, North Holland, Holland.
RUSH, EDWARD JAMES P/O(AG) J86765//R178116. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 22. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #W 5006 was shot down, by German Major Dreives flying a ME-110, near Kleeberg, Holland during night operations against Nuremberg, Germany. F/O J.G.R. Ling (RAF), Sgts L. Moss (RAF) and I. Prada (RAF) were also killed. Three other RAF crew members missing believed killed. This was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Rush was buried at Kleeberg, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
RUSHBY, KENNETH SGT(AG) R90058. From Mount Brydges, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 14/42 age 22. #203 Squadron (Occidens Oriensque). Baltimore aircraft failed to return from operations. F/Os F.E. Ayers (RAF), M.J. Cowan (RAF), and Sgt C.E.Le.M. Small (RNZAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Rushby has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
RUSHFORTH, WILLIAM JOHN HENRY F/O(N) J26291//R162366. From Eriksdale, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 34. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #MZ 652 missing from a night trip to Sterkrade, Germany. F/O A.V. Maxwell, P/Os N.W. Amstein, and L.W. McKenna were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Rushforth is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
RUSHTON, DOUGLAS HAIG AC1 R127322 – air frame mechanic. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 12/42 age 24. #124 Ferry Squadron, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Two Anson aircraft collided. Please see Kirby J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman First Class Rushton is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
RUSHTON, NICHOLAS CLAYTON SGT(BA) R178903. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action May 16/44 age 41. #12 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #LP 155 failed to return from a night Nickel Raid in the St. Maio area of France. Five crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Rushton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
RUSS, HAMAR WILLIAM P/O(P) J5292. From Lethbridge, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 13/42 age 21. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #X 8721 was carrying a Leigh searchlight when it crashed between Chivener and St. Eval, England. P/Os F.C. Le Bon (RAF), L. Noble (RAF), Sgt C.T. Daniel (RAF), and F/O E.A. Blair (RNZAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Russ is buried in th St. Augustine Churchyard, Heanton Punchardon, Devonshire, England.