WABB, WILLIAM ROBERT LLOYD LAC R160172 – instrument technician. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 12/44 age 22. #6416 Servicing Echelon. One of several airmen killed when an enemy high explosive bomb made a direct hit on a dispersal site at the #127 Wing Landing Strip. Please see Sykes J.E. for casualty list. Leading AirCraftman Wabb is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

WADDELL, GEORGE ALFRED F/O(P) J16291. From Bethany, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 27/44 age 27. #211 Squadron (Toujours A Propos). Beaufighter aircraft #LZ 113 failed to return from a trip five miles north of Taungup, Burma. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Waddell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

WADDELL, IVAN SAMUEL SGT(P) R100422. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Nov 24/43 age 25. #8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Sturgeon R.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Waddell is buried in Chapel Lawn Memorial Garden. St. Charles, Manitoba.

WADDELL, JOHN BURROWS SGT(P) R95259. From Beausejour, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 24/42 age 20. #33 Squadron (Loyalty). Sgt Waddell lost his life when his Hurricane aircraft #BN 358 was shot down, crashed and burned. Sergeant Pilot Waddell was buried beside the burnt out wreck, exhumed, and reburied in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.

WADDELL, WOODROW WILCOX FS(AG) R67738. From Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, U.S.A. Killed in Action Nov 8/42 age 29. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – La Gironde Harbour, France. Please see Hodgins A.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Waddell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WADDINGTON, ROBERT FREDERICK F/O(N) J14393. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 2/43 age 23. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Shaw MC. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Waddington is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WADDLE, WARD RALPH FS(P) R90299. From Tavistock, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 8/42 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – the harbour at La Gironde, France. Please see Hodgins A.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Waddle has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WADE, DONALD ALLAN F/O(BA) J38424//R190200. From Penniac, York County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 6/45 age 22. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #KB 778 was flying in the dark and in a snowstorm when it hit some trees on high ground one mile north of Baraque, Fraiture, Belgium. P/O W. Ashdown and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. One Canadian was injured and three Canadians were safe and uninjured. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Wade is buried in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

WADE, FRANK WILLIAM P/O(AG) J15858//R60361. From Medicine Hat, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 26/41 age 23. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #Z 8946 crashed in the North Sea off Denmark. Sgts L.C. Bentley and D.S. Fisk were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Wade has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WADE, REGINALD HERBERT P/O(WAG) J86403//R80790. From Aurora, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 26. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Leaman J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wade is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.

WADE, WILLIAM HAROLD FS(BA) R161159. From Ingersoll, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 27/43 age 23. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Einem). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Lindsay M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Wade is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WADMAN, LEONARD ALFRED FS(AG) R76357. From Five Islands, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Cologne, Germany. Please see Pickett W.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Wadman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WADMAN, LESTER MCBRIDE F/O(AG) J11120. From Revelstoke, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 8/43 age 23. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Ripley J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Wadman is buried at VerdunSur-Meuse, France.

WAGNER, ELMER LEROY FS(AG) R101328. From Ritzville, Washington, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 28/42 age 20. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Ayers R.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Wagner is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

WAGNER, ERHARDT GEORGE, LAC R165690 – aero engine mechanic. From New Hamburg, Ontario. Died Aug 11/45 age 25. #662 Wing, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Drowned at Rainbow Haven, Nova Scotia. LAC W.G. Walker was also drowned. Leading AirCraftman Wagner is buried in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Ontario.

WAGNER, FREDERICK AUGUST CPL R121771 – under training. From Camrose, Alberta. Killed Aug 7/43 age 44. #4 Wireless School, Guelph, Ontario. Yale aircraft #3420 either stalled or went into a spin and crashed four miles south-west of Burford, Ontario. F/O W. Bieber was also killed. Corporal Wagner is buried in the Camrose Cemetery at Camrose, Alberta.

WAGNER, GERALD EDWARD FS(AG) R124697. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Dec 20/42 age 19. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Snarr L.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Wagner is buried in the St. John Churchyard, Boldre, Hampshire, England.

WAGNER, GORDON JAMES FS(WAG) R59564. From St. James, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 26/42 age 21. #70 Squadron (Usquam). FS Wagner was wounded and died when his Wellington aircraft was hit by enemy cannon and machine gun fire. The aircraft returned to base but had to make a crash landing due to hydraulic failure. Although some of the crew were injured FS Wagner was the only casualty. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wagner was buried at Landing Ground 104, El Daba, exhumed, and reburied in the El Alamein Military Cemetery, Egypt.

WAGNER, ROBERT EUGENE P/O(N) J16323. From Locust Valley, Long Island, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 14/43 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see P/O J.B. Pettigrew for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Wagner has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WAGNER, WILLIAM WALLACE P/O(WAG) J95503//R203097. From Napanee, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see F/L D.M. Sanderson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wagner is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WAHL, WILLIAM F/O(P) J20354. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 14/43 age 21. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft #HZ 280 went down in the sea near Holland. Sgt W.N. Partridge was also killed. Throe Canadians, P/O Newby, Sgts Davis, and Wright taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Pilot Wahl is buried in the New Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam, North Holland.

WAHLERS, EDWARD LAC R127513 – aero engine mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Dec 21/44 age 21. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Oxford aircraft #R 6329 was flying in fog when it struck Wrotham Hill, England. LAC R. Seefried, S/L S. Fulton, F/O A.R. Ayton (RAF), and F/L F.O. Thomson D.F.C. (RAF) were also killed. LACs Seefried and Whalers were passengers, LAC Wahlers was proceeding on compassionate leave. Leading AirCraftman Wahlers is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WAINWRIGHT, ALAN EWART GILBERT P/O(OB) J7806. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 23/41 age 29. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt A. Kirsch for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer Wainwright is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

WAINWRIGHT, KENNETH ROWLAND SGT(P) R69633. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/41 age 21. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft lost over enemy territory. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Wainwright is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at Bergen-OpZoom, Holland. Addendum: – The squadron was based at Topcliffe when Whitley aircraft # T 4279-F was lost on operations to Schwerte, Germany. Sgts D.K. McFarland (RAF), L.S. Dyer (RAF), D.H.J. Spingel (RAF), and P/O G.V. Heslop (RAF) were also killed. This complete crew are all buried in graves 34.A.4 to 34.11.8 in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom. Detail from “Some of the Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.

WAITE, ALLAN HALFORD P/O(P) J87659//R157746. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 20/44. #425 Alouefte Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft #LW 390 crashed twelve miles south of Arras, France at Sousatre Pas De Calais during a night operation against Stuttgart, Germany. P/O Waite maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out, he went down with the aircraft. Five Canadians, FSs Redman, Gammon, Gibson, Powell, and McDougall taken Prisoner of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Waite is buried in the MonchyBreton Cemetery, France.

WAITE, GORDON PERCIVAL F/O(P) J15181. From Lennoxville, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 18/42 age 26. #213 Squadron (Irritatus Lacessit Crabro). F/O Waite was killed when his Hurricane aircraft was shot down over El Agheila, Libya. Flying Officer Pilot Waite was buried at El Agheila, exhumed, and reburied in the Benghazi War Cemetery, Cyrenaica, Libya.

WAITE, MAYNARD MILLER FS(P) R64723. From Kensington, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Jan 6/42 age 26. #616 South Yorkshire Squadron (NuIla Rosa Sine Spina). FS Waite was flying Spitfire aircraft #AA 923 on convoy patrol when he entered some cloud and disappeared twenty miles east of Skegness. Flight Sergeant Pilot Waite has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WAKEFIELD, DOROTHY MARIA CPL W300100 – chef. From Forrest, Manitoba. Killed May 11/45 age 25. #5 R.S., Clinton, Ontario. Cpl. Wakefield was riding a bicycle off duty and was killed when she was struck by an automobile at Clinton. Corporal Wakefield is buried in the Brandon Cemetery at Brandon, Manitoba.

WAKEFIELD, JOHN SGT(AG) R273518. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 20/44 age 18. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #LW 235 crashed two and one half miles south of the aerodrome at Wonribleton, Yorkshire. One of the crew, not Canadian, was also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Wakefield is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WAKELIN, RAYMOND LLOYD FS(WAG) R91255. From Coboconk, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 30/42 age 24. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft lost over enemy held territory. FS S. Feinstein was also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wakelin is buried in the General Cemetery at Bergen, Holland.

WAKELING, DUFFERIN WILFRED F/L(P) J5126. From Brantford, Ontario. Died on service Jun 13/43 age 23. #14 Canadian Squadron. F/L Wakeling was awarded the United States Air Medal. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Wakeling is buried in the Fortd Richardson Post Cemetery at Fort Richardson, Alaska, U.S.A.

WAKELY, LEO PAUL P/O(N) J93804//R160481. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 29/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Scholven/Buer, Germany. Please see Tarzwell H.C. for casualty list and flight detail. This was P/O Wakely’s sixteenth operation. Pilot Officer Navigator Wakely was buried at Gelsenkirchen/Buer, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WAKELY, WILFRED GEORGE P/O(WAG) J86982//R92227. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 24. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castiganclos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft #HX 313 was shot down at St. Trond, Belgium during a night trip to Bourg- Leopold, Belgium. F/O R.A. Irwin and P/O G.F. Freeman were also killed. Three Canadians, F/L Mallett, WOs Poppa, and Sweatman were taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wakely was buried at St. Trond, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

WAKEMAN, HAROLD FREDERICK F/O(P) J27820. From Weston, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/44 age 22. #197 Squadron (We Clear The Sky). F/O Wakeman was killed in his Typhoon aircraft #JR 366 when he was attacking the railway road junction south of Zwolle, Holland. His aircraft was hit by flak and blew up. Flying Officer Pilot Wakeman is buried in the General Cemetery at Veenendaal, Holland.

WAKEMAN, WILLIAM ARTHUR FS(P) R95061. From Selkirk, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 13/42 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see FS J.F. Streeting for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Wakeman was buried in the Central Cemetery at Brockswalde, Cuxhaven, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.

WALCZAK, JOHN WO1(WAG) R94109. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Sep 5/43 age 20. #36 Squadron (Rajawali Raja Langit). Wellington aircraft #HF 533 had engine failure on take-off and crashed four miles west of the Blida aerodrome. Four of the crew and one passenger, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walczak is buried in the El Alia European Cemetery, Algiers.

WALDERN, GORDON CHARLES SGT(P) R60669. From Ponoka, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 19/41 age 21. #92 Squadron (Aut Pugna Aut Morere). Spitfire aircraft #W 3326 failed to return from a cross- channel sweep. Sergeant Pilot Waldem has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALDON, DOUGLAS MORRISON P/O(P) J3750. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 9/41. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). P/O Waldon was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #U 7266 was shot down over the French Coast near Gravelines, France. Pilot Officer Pilot Waldon is buried in the Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, France.

WALDRON, WESTON ROSS SGT(AG) R216087. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Feb 4/44 age 20. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #X 3409 was engaged in a Bullseye operation when it crashed two miles from Gamston, Nottinghamshire. Sgts E.H. Maguire, J.L. Barber, and two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Waldron is buried in the 011erton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England.

WALDRON, WILBURN LLOYD SGT(OB) R64120. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 9/41 age 25. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). Target – Emden, Germany. Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Waldron has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALEN, GEORGE FS(WAG) R107124. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 5/43 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Wellington aircraft #BK 401 failed to return from a night operation over Essen, Germany. P/O C.R. Trask, FSs N.F. Paterson, W.J. Davies, R.E. Williams, and one RAF crew member were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALFORD, CLARENCE F/O(WAG) J86364//R97056. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 2/45 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Wiesbaden, Germany. Please see F/L D.E. Berry A.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watford was buried at Wiesbaden, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WALKEM, GEORGE RODNEY ALEXANDER FS(BA) R146393. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 20/43 age 26. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #LM 312 lost during night operations over Leipzig, Germany. Sgt J.I. Wileon and four crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. One crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Walkem is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WALKER, ANDREW MORRISON ORR P/O(AG) J93724//R219130. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 15/45 age 20, #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Merseburg, Germany. Please see F/O T.R. Murray D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALKER, ARTHUR FS(P) R84047. From Ridgeway, Ontario. Killed Apr 27/42 age 19. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad Soltum Paratus). FS Walker was flying Spitfire aircraft #BL 799 at 30,000 feet thirty miles west of Dyce when the aircraft went into a spin then crashed and burned near Dyce. The crash is believed to have been caused by the failure of FS Walker’s oxygen supply. Flight Sergeant Pilot Walker is buried in the Dyce Old Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

WALKER, ARTHUR DOUGLAS F/O(OB) J10056. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/42 age 21. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see FS J.T. Ratcliffe D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Observer Walker was buried in the Military Cemetery at Cologne, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WALKER, BRUCE DOUGLAS F/O(P) J18652//F194867 A.F.M. From Kisbey, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 8/44 age 22. #4191Vloose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 755 was shot down near Auberville, France during a night attack against a target seven miles south of Caen, France. F/L M.G. Wilson, P/O J.C. Durrant, F/O P.W. Merrick, WO J.A. Schryer, Sgt B. Jones (RAF), and FS W. Longmore (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Walker is buried in the Auberville-la-Renault Churchyard, Seine Maritime, France.

WALKER, CLIFFORD ARTHUR F/L(P) J4552/M68670. From Fort William, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 2/45 age 23. Mosquito aircraft #RS 520 failed to return from a raid against the aerodrome at Tirstrup, Germany. The RAF navigator was also killed. F/L Walker had previously been reported missing but returned safely. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALKER, CRAIK DONALD SGT 7743 – seaman. From Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario. Died Dec 26/41 age 24. Western Air Command Marine Squadron. Sgt Walker drowned whilst on duty on Workshop Scow #M 159. Sergeant Walker is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

WALKER, CYRIL CHARLES G/C(P) C26. From Overbrook, Ontario. Died May 8/41 age 48. Death by natural causes while in the Civic Hospital, Ottawa. Group Captain Pilot Walker is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

WALKER, DONALD CAMERON F/O(BA) J25527. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed Dec 2/43 age 27. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit, Croft, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/O W.J. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Walker is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WALKER, DONALD EDWARD F/O(N) J36320//R182107. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 26/44 age 31. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Burton J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALKER, DOUGLAS VICTOR WO2(WAG) R104210. From Jordan Falls, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 14/44 age 25. #459 Squadron. Ventura aircraft failed to return from a sortie. WO J.N. Roy was also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

WALKER, EDWARD GEORGE CHARLES LAC R110680. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Oct 14/42 age 39. Lost at sea off the S.S. Caribou. Please see Truesdale L.W. for casualty list and detail. Leading AirCraftman Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WALKER, GEORGE ERIC F/O(OB) 84711 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Edmonton, Alberta. Died Mar 20/42.age 32. F/O Walker had completed one tour of operations and died when he fell from a window. Flying Officer Observer Walker is buried in the North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

WALKER, GEORGE ERNEST SGT(OB) R77457. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 4/43-age 26. *39 Squadron (Die Noctuque). Beaufort aircraft lost. Please see FS G.I. Morrison for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial; Egypt.

WALKER, GEORGE SHARPE F/O(BA) J23729. From Timmins, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 22/44 age 21. #640 Squadron. Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see WO J. Sirovyak for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALKER, GORDON VICTOR WO2(AG) R212817. From King City, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/45, age 25. #619 Squadron. Target – Berchtesgaden, Germany. Please see P/O W.T. De Marco for casualty list and flight detail, Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Walker is buried in the War Cemetery, Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria.

WALKER, HENRY EVERETT FS 969. From Ottawa, Ontario. Died Jan 6/43 age 44, #12 Flying Instructor School, Vulcan, Alberta. FS Walker fell from a moving train on December 31, 1942 outside of Champion, Alberta. He succumbed to his injuries a few days later while in the Galt Hospital at Lethbridge, Alberta. Flight Sergeant Walker is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

WALKER, IAN PARIS F/L(AG) J22461. From Oakland, California, U.S.A. Died on service Jun 2/45 age 24. Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Walker was cremated, his name is commemorated at the Ottawa Cremation Memorial, Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

WALKER, JAMES ARTHUR P/O(N) J45427. Middleton, Nova Scotia. Killed Sep 16/44, age 26. #8 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Mosquito aircraft #KB 248 lost in the Bay Of Fundy. The pilot F/O J. Moon, was also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WALKER, JAMES ARTHUR S/L(P) 40768 D.F.C. & Bar – Royal Air Force. From Gleichen, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 8/44 age 25. #31 Squadron (In Caelum Indicum Primus). S/L Walker was an ace, credited with destroying nine enemy aircraft. He was in the Battles of France and Britain and was with #111 Squadron flying Hurricane aircraft over Dunkirk when he shot down four aircraft in May and June, and three more in August of 1940. S/L Walker flew Spitfire aircraft with #610 Squadron and was assigned to the Middle East with #94 Squadron to fly Hurricanes in 1941; in 1943 he went to India to Command #31 Squadron. One of the Sqdn. pilots ex F/O Andy Russel D.F.C. of Indian Head, Saskatchewan recalls the following, “S/L Walker’s -instructions in what to do in case they were attacked were, “dive for the ground in all directions.” When Japanese Zero fighter aircraft attacked the Squadron every pilot followed instructions except Walker, who stayed up there flying his Dakota aircraft in circles so the rest of us could escape, he should have got the V.C. for his sacrifice.” S/L Walker and his brother George were two of the very few brothers who were each awarded a D.F.C. George earned his D.F.C. in early 1940 before his #58 Squadron Whitley aircraft was shot down and he was taken Prisoner of War. He was shot down a week before he was to be married. George died in 1982. Squadron Leader Pilot Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

WALKER, JAMES DICKSON P/O(WAG) J95512//R208271. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 9/45 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see F/O Arthur M. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walker was buried at the scene of the crash, near Heindenau, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery, So[tau, Germany.

WALKER, JAMES ELMSLIE W/C(P) J3199 D.F.C. and two Bars. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Apr 25/44 age 25. #144 Wing. W/C. Walker was an ace credited with destroying eleven enemy aircraft and was killed in an Auster aircraft engaged in a communication flight. Auster #NK 116 was in a turn and the port wing struck a tree, the aircraft crashed at Park Lane, Aldbourne, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. The citation to his second Bar to the D.F.C. reads, “S/L Walker assumed command of #243 Squadron at a difficult time and by his leadership and excellent example was responsible for bringing it to its present high standard of efficiency. He has been largely instrumental for the many successes achieved by the squadron, and has himself destroyed at least four enemy aircraft and damaged others.” Wing Commander Pilot Walker is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WALKER, JAMES RICHARD F/O(P) 41500 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 16/40 age 20. #611 City of Lancaster Squadron (Beware Beware). Spitfire aircraft failed to return from operations. Flying Officer Pilot Walker hes no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALKER, JOHN EDWARD STUART FS(AG) R77410. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 21/42.-#106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Hanna G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Walker is buried in the Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.

WALKER, JOHN HARVEY WILLIAM FS(AG) R64856. Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 29/43 age 22. #619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #ED 979 missing, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Walker is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

WALKER, JOHN HERBERT SGT(P) 983176 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 5/41 .age 20. #234 Squadron (Ignern Mortemque Despdimus). Sgt Walker was killed flying a Spitfire aircraft and attacking radar sites in France. Sergeant Pilot Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALKER, KENNETH ALEXANDER F/L C5863 – equipment officer. From Hamiltton, Ontario. Died Oct 6/44 age 45. RCAF Station, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick Death by natural causes. Flight Lieutenant Walker is buried in the Fonthill Cemetery, Fonthill, Ontario.

WALKER, LECLARE ALLERTHON P/O(P) J15477//R66320 M.i.D. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 19/42age 24. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). P/O Walker was Mentioned in Dispatches on three separate occasions. He lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down off Dieppe, France. Pilot Officer Pilot Walker is buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, France.

WALKER, PERCY THOMAS WALTER SGT(P) R78239. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/41 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Le Havre, France. Please see Hall C.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALKER, RONALD GERRARD LAC R217021 – air frame mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 3/44.age 20. #10 Elementary Flying Training School, Pendleton, Ontario. LAC Walker and F/O W.A. Henderson were on a routine practise flight and were both killed when Cornell aircraft #15208 struck the ground at a steep angle one mile south-east of Clarence, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Walker is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

WALKER, STANLEY CLARKSON P/O(WAG) J90030//R105492. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 22/44 age 31. #105 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Wellington aircraft #MF 517 were on a routine training flight when they became lost and flew into the ground near Halfpenny Green, England. Two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walker is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

WALKER, STEWART KITCHENER F/L(P) J12556. From Woodstock, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 15/44 age 27. #122 Squadron (Victuri Volamus). F/L Walker was flying Mustang aircraft #FB 110 and was on a fighter sweep near Chartres, France, he was last seen when the Squadron broke to engage about twenty-five ME-109 and FW-190 German aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Walker is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Luray, Eure-et-Loir, France.

WALKER, WALLACE F/O(AG) J28784. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 24/44.age 20. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. F/Os Walker, I.H. MacLean and five of the crew not Canadians were all killed when their Lancaster aircraft #PA 974 went down in the sea off Norfolk during a night attack against Munster, Germany. Flying Officer Air Gunner Walker is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WALKER, WILLIAM ARCHIBALD FS(WAG) R91658. From Kisbey, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 17/42 age 26. #6 Operational Training Unit. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Cobb F.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walker is buried in the Cemetery at Thornaby-on-Tees Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

WALKER, WILLIAM ARTHUR P/O(P) J882271/R103204. From Dundas, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 12/44 age 24. #28 Squadron (Quicquid Agas Age). Hurricane aircraft #HV 475 was on a photo reconnaissance operation when it was shot down by two Japanese Zero fighter aircraft six miles east of Tiddim, Burma. P/O Walker bailed out but did not survive. Pilot Officer Pilot Walker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

WALKER, WILLIAM GORDON SGT(AG) R65766. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 27/41 age 20. #3 Bombing and Gunnery School, Macdonald, Manitoba. Fairey Battle aircraft crashed. Please see Fenner L. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Walker is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

WALKER, WILLIAM GORDON LAC R170529 – air frame mechanic. From Oro, Ontario. Died Aug 11/45 age 23. #662 Wing, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Death by drowning at Rainbow Haven, Nova Scotia. LAC E.G. Wagner was also drowned. Leading AirCraftman Walker is buried in the St. Andrews Cemetery at Orillia, Ontario.

WALKER, WILLIAM VERNE Captain. From London, Ontario. Killed Dec 18/43 age 26. RAF Ferry Command. Captain Walker is buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.

WALKERDINE, FREDERICK WILLIAM SGT(FE) R63806. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 14/43 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Bochum, Germany. Halifax aircraft was hit by flak over the target and then attacked by German night fighter aircraft. With one wing on fire the aircraft crashed near Monchen-Gladbach. FSs W.H. Buckwell, W.L. Bovaird, and E.E. Hurteau were also killed. Three Canadians, F/O R. Lowry, Sgts Duggan and W.N. Reid taken Prisoner of War. There were two #419 Sqdn. aircraft lost this night. Please see Sgt O.J. Haralson for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Sergeant Flight Engineer Walkerdine is buried in the Protestant Churchyard, Dalen, Drenthe, Holland.

WALKINSHAW, GORDON MILLS LAC(P) R162747 – under training. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Feb 13/43 age 19. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Cessna Crane aircraft #7753 was taking off and collided with Cessna Crane aircraft #8126 which was making another circuit. P/O E.W. Carlson and LAC A.A. MacDonald (RNZAF) were killed in aircraft 7753. F/O D.H. Chapman and LAC Walkingshaw were killed in aircraft 8126. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Walkinshaw is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia.

WALKINSHAW, WILLIAM ALEXANDER F/O(P) J16151. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 25. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Evans D.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Walkinshaw was buried in the Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WALL, ADOLPH LEROY P/O(P) J91147//R167674. From Stockholm, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 9/44 age 22. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see Edmison K.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Wall is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WALL, CHARLES DOUGLAS F/O(BA) J18044. From Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jan 3/44 age 25. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 114 was shot down near the target, Berlin at Zehrgddorf, Germany. F/O P. Ewing and two crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Wall was buried at Zehrgddorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WALL, WALTER DOUGLAS F/O(N) J41664. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 17/44 age 20. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see P/O A.L. Sunstrom for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Wall is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WALLACE, ALFRED JERRY F/L(P) J27564. From Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 1/44 age 23. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling aircraft lost. Please see F/O P.E. McNamara for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Wallace is buried in the Gilze-en-Rijen Roman Catholic Cemetery at Gilze, North Brabant, Holland.

WALLACE, CLARENCE ALFRED BLAKE F/O(P) C1371. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 27/41 age 22. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). F/O Wallace was flying Spitfire aircraft #AB 991 and failed to return from a cross-channel sweep. He had fought in the Battle of Britain flying Hurricane aircraft with #3 Squadron. Please see Small J.A. for details of the sortie of October 27, 1941. Flying Officer Pilot Wallace has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALLACE, CLARENCE BURDETT SGT(AG) R167989. From Stony Beach, Saskatchewan. Died Jan 8/44 age 20. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Berlin, Germany. Lancaster aircraft was in a mid-air collision with Lancaster aircraft #JB 674 and crashed near Waltham, Grimsby, England on December 17, 1943. Sgt Wallace was in JB 674, was hospitalized, and succumbed to his injuries in January of 1944. FS J.R. Bateman and five of the crew, not Canadians, were all killed in the crash. Sergeant Air Gunner Wallace is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

WALLACE, DALTON JAMES KENNETH FS(WAG) R91311. From Collingwood, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 21/43 age 21. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Ventura aircraft #AE 692 failed to return from a raid against the Marshalling Yards at Abbeville, France. P/Os F.J. Ashdown, W.A. Lyttle, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wallace has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALLACE, DONALD F/L(WAG) J17372. From Lang, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 15/44 age 32. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #HF 446 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol over the Bay of Biscay. Five crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wallace has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALLACE, EDWARD WILSON F/O(P) J5798. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 16/42 age 26. #126 Squadron (Foremost In Attack). F/O Wallace was killed when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down off Malta. Flying Officer Pilot Wallace has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

WALLACE, GEORGE ALBERT F/O(N) J22912. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Sep 28/43 age 32. #81 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #DB 404 was in a mid-air collision with a Beaufighter aircraft and crashed at High Ercall, England. Flying Officer Navigator Wallace is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

WALLACE, GEORGE ERNEST F/O(N) J10183. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 22/42 age 26. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS E.G. Payie for casualty list and sortie detail. Flying Officer Navigator Wallace is buried in the Franco British National Cemetery, Perreuse Chateau, Signy-Signets, Seine-et-Marne, France.

WALLACE, HUGH ALEXANDER F/O(N) J23362. From Midland, Ontario. Killed Apr 15/44 age 32. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #EB 203 returned from a night cross-country training exercise and arrived over base just as a heavy rain shower started. The pilot was given permission to break through the cloud and join the circuit, nothing further was heard. The aircraft crashed and totally disintegrated two miles south of Ripon, Yorkshire on the road to Bishop Moncton. Sgts C.E. Lovett, L.J. Cull, FS H.L. Muisiner, WO J. Huddlestone, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Wallace is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WALLACE, IVAN JAMES VINCENT F/O(P) J29904. From Edmundston, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jan 23/45 age 25. #438 Wild Cat Squadron (Going Down). F/O Wallace was dive-bombing the railway twenty miles south of Zwolle, Holland and during the dive his Typhoon aircraft #RB 33 was hit by flak and blew up. Flying Officer Pilot Wallace is buried in the General Cemetery at Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Holland.

WALLACE, JOHN FS(AG) R176389. From Milestone, Saskatchewan. Killed Dec 2/43 age 22. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit, Croft, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/O W.J. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Wallace is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WALLACE, JOHN DOUGLAS F/O(AG) J282581/R166051. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 20. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LW 437 failed to return from a night trip to Hamburg, Germany. F/O H.M. Patterson, P/Os N.E. Cowan, J.F. Murphy, H.R. Mason, and Sgt S.J. Groucott (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Wallace has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALLACE, JOHN MACKAY P/O(AG) J89880. From Bagot, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 27. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #NP 942 missing during a strike against Mannheim, Germany. F/O E. Essenberg and P/O J.F.W. Taylor (RAF) were also killed. Four Canadians, WO Perdue, F/Os Mahn, Breault, and F/L Murphy were taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Wallace is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WALLACE, JOHN WILLIAM F/O(BA) J24145. From Weston, Ontario. Killed Sep 27/43 age 28. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #LA 835 crashed at Dishforth, Yorkshire, cause unknown. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Wallace is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WALLACE, LLOYD GEORGE P/O(P) J16243. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 11/43 age 26. #152 Hyderabad Squadron (Faithful Ally). Spitfire aircraft #ER 939 taxied from the taxying strip to the runway at Souk El Khemiu and collided with a Spitfire which was taking off. P/O Wallace was the pilot of ER 939 and was killed in the collision. Pilot Officer Pilot Wallace was buried in the Souk El Arba Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia, North Africa.

WALLACE, ROBERT GEORGE WO2(P) R145315. From Tilbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 23/44 age 21. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). WO Wallace was flying a Spitfire aircraft in a dusk armed reconnaissance of the Caen area of France and was killed when the aircraft crashed fifty miles inland north of Merlierault, France. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Wallace is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Ste. Gauburge-Ste. Colombe, Manche, France. Addendum: – the crash location as north of Le Merlerault. The correct burial location is Orne not Manche. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.

WALLACE, ROBERT NOBLE FS(AG) R78305. From Nokomis, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 28/43. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Sinclair D.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Wallace is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.

WALLACE, THOMAS SGT(WAG) R168519. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jun 28/43 age 19. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. Mitchell aircraft missing. Please see Ogren C.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wallace has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WALLACE, WALTER ALLISON F/O(P) J15180. From Sussex, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 26/43 age 21. #160 Burma Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft #FL 926 failed to return from a photo reconnaissance trip over Nicobar Island in the Andaman Sea. F/O C. Hamann and FS E.B. Gillespie were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Wallace has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya

WALLACE, WILFRED CLARK WO1(WAG) R134952. From Nelson, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 24/44 age 24. #59 Squadron (Ab Uno Disce Omnes). The crew of Liberator aircraft #FL 977 were on a night anti-sub patrol when they crashed in the Benevenagh Mountains, Ireland. The aircraft struck the mountain fifty feet below the 1,280 foot summit. WO F.G. Logan, P/O G.W. Gerring, WO H.G. Coombe (RNZAF), and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wallace is buried in the Tamlaght Finlagan Church of Ireland Churchyard, Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Ireland.

WALLACE, WILLARD WARREN FS(N) R107040. From Fillmore, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 30/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Smith, Charles J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Wallace has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALLACE, WILLIAM BRUCE SGT(BA) R127739. From Lakeview, Ontario. Killed Mar 10/43 age 21. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Heard J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Wallace is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Waking, Surrey, England.

WALLACE, WILLIAM MATTHEW F/O(N) J35764. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 14/44 age 32. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Pidgeon G.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Wallace is buried in the Astley Bridge Cemetery, Bolton, Lincolnshire, England.

WALLACE, WILLIAM ORD P/O(P) J4905. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Sep 18/41 age 23. #132 Squadron (Cave Leopardum). P/O Wallace was killed when his Spitfire aircraft collided in mid-air with another Spitfire at HiIlfoot Farm, Mormond Station, Scotland. Pilot Officer Pilot Wallace is buried in the Longside Cemetery, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

WALLACE, WILLIAM VICTOR WO2(WAG) R92287. From Steveston, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 3/43 age 24. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #ED 365 missing whilst engaged in a trip over enemy territory. FSs W.E. Cain, M.G. Delatorre (RAF), Sgts P. Evison (RAF), R.W.E. Holley (RAF), L.R. Thompson (RAF), and F/O B. Johnson (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wallace is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

WALLAND, ALLAN CLARENCE SGT(FE) R107254. From Watrous, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 8/42 age 19. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – the harbour at La Gironde, France. Please see Hodgins A.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Walland has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALLBANK, DONALD P/O(AG) J894601/R206069. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 15/44 age 20. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Cambrai, France. Please see Buckingham J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Wallbank is buried in the St. Roch Cemetery, Valenciennes, France.

WALLBRIDGE, HAROLD ROBERT LAC R116425 – aero engine mechanic. From Souris, Manitoba. Died Jun 8145. age 23. #6414 Servicing Echelon. Death caused by methyl alcohol poisoning while on duty at Luneberg, Germany. LAC L. Bauer also died from the same cause. Leading AirCraftman Waflbridge is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

WALLD, ROBERT ALBIN F/O(BA) J27582. From Bluff Creek, Manitoba. Killed Mar 16/44 age 20. #1664 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Pelletier R.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Walld is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WALLEY, KEITH MINSHULL F/L(N) J13830. From Balmoral, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 5/43 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). BROTHER to Kenneth Richard Walley. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Kennedy D.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Walley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALLEY, KENNETH RICHARD F/L(P) J15873. From Balmoral, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 20/44 age 28. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). BROTHER to Keith Minshull Walley. Mosquito aircraft crashed. Please see P/O F.R. Charnock for flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Walley is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.

WALLINGFORD, KENNETH DONALD F/O(BA) J35107. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 6/44 age 21. #635 Squadron (Nos Dusimus Ceteri Secunter). Lancaster aircraft #ND 703 missing from a night trip to Merseburg, Germany. F/O W.E. Hearn (RAF), P/O J.W. Jordan (RAF), Sgts F. Forster (RAF), and H.E. Medlock (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Wallingford was buried in Vienenburg, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery, Hanover, Germany.

WALLIS, RICHARD MACMILLAN F/O(P) J28593//R181384. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/45 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Siewert R.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Wallis is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WALLNER, JOHN ISIDORE FS(AG) R143738. From Hanover, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/43. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Lancaster aircraft #JA 892 went down near Griefswald, Germany during a night attack against the V1 and V2 rocket sites at Peenemunde, Germany. One crew member, not Canadian, was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Wallner was buried at Griefswald, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WALLS, BRUCE WOODROW FS(N) R138602. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jul 13/43 age 19. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #ED 769 failed to return from operations, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. WO H.R. Graham and FS R. Watts were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Walls has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALLS, GEORGE P/O(WAG) J39171. From Banff, Alberta. Killed Apr 12/44 age 23. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Beechcraft aircraft crashed. Please see Ruocco V.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walls is buried in the Banff Cemetery, Banff, Alberta.

WALLS, RAYMOND BEN FS(WAG) R87781. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 2/42 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Morgan R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walls has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALMSLEY, FRANK P/O(N) J17124. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 31/43 age 21. #54 Operational Training Unit. Beaufighter aircraft had the port engine catch fire and the pilot radioed that they were going to abandon the aircraft. The Beaufighter crashed into the North Sea. The pilot was rescued but an extensive sea search failed to locate P/O Walrnsley. Pilot Officer Pilot Navigator Walmsley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALMSLEY, THOMAS LESLIE F/O(N) J39963. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Dec 23/44 age 30. #5 Operational Training Unit, Boundary Bay, British Columbia. Mitchell aircraft crashed. Please see F/O G.R. Spencer for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Walmsley is buried in St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

WALSH, ARCHIBALD PHILIP W/C(P) 43421 D.F.C., A.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 3/42 age 30. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Wellington aircraft #X 3711 was shot down six miles north-west of Dinant at Warnant during an attack against Karlsruhe, Germany. F/O H.W. Thompson, P/Os G.C. Hart, J.H. Freestone, and FS F.W. Cassidy were also killed. W/C. Walsh was the Commanding Officer of #419 and was on his twenty-ninth operational flight at the time of his death. Wing Commander Pilot Walsh is buried in the Warnant-Lez-Dinant Communal Cemetery, Warnant, Namur, Belgium.

WALSH, CECIL STEPHEN SGT(FE) R54847. From Beaurepaire, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 30/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft #LL 771 failed to return from a night bombing attack against Bremen, Germany. FS R.A. Gorieu, Sgt E.K. Brennan, WO L Sidney, Sgts T.G. Gunn (RAF), and G.A. White (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. There were three #405 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see FS W.J. Harrell and Sgt L.N. Dearlove for crew lists of the other aircraft. Sergeant Flight Engineer Walsh has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALSH, JOHN JOSEPH F/O(P) 42547 – Royal Air Force. From Bassano, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 2/41 age 23. #261 Squadron (Semper Contendo). Hurricane aircraft lost during operations. F/O Walsh had fought in the Battle of Britain operating Hurricane aircraft with #615 Squadron. Flying Officer Pilot Walsh is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.

WALSH, JOHN SHERWOOD F/O(P) J35613. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Jul 30/44 age 21. #3 T.E.U. F/O Walsh took off in Mustang aircraft #FX 934 and had engine failure at 100 feet. He was killed when the aircraft crashed one mile north-east of the East Chedworth Airfield, near Withington, Gloucester, England. Flying Officer Pilot Walsh is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WALSH, JOHN WILLIAM RICHARD F/O(P) J38040. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jan 14/45 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Simard J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Walsh is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WALSH, OLIVE GODDARD LAW W301792. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died Jan 7/43 age 37. Leading AirWoman Walsh is buried in the Brookside Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

WALSH, PATRICK CHARLES FS(P) R75183. From Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 29/42 age 20. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend). Manchester aircraft #R 5781 went down near Kiel, Germany. Sgts J.E. Burcher (RAF), W.L. Cox (RAF), J. Rooney (RAF), E. Thomas (RAF), and F/O T.A. Lumb (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. FS Walsh had been slightly injured on February 16, 1941 in an aircraft accident at #6 EFTS, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Flight Sergeant Pilot Walsh is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

WALSH, RICHARD’. JAMES HARTLAND SGT(AG) R225386. From Newcastle on Tyne, England. Killed in Action Dec 29/43 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #JD 318 was shot down at Albergen during a night operation against Berlin, Germany. F/O C. Peasland, FSs A.G. Innes, E.N. Parker (RAF), and Sgt B.S. Ranson (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, F/Os Merkley and Marrion, were taken Prisoner of War. Sergeant Air Gunner Walsh is buried in the Albergen Roman Catholic Cemetery at Albergen, Tubbergen, Overijssel, Holland.

WALSH, WILLIAM CLAYTON P/O(NB) J18156//R82226. From Leonard, Ontario. Killed Aug 27/43 age 24. #194 Squadron. Hudson aircraft #FK 584 was in the landing approach when it stalled during a flat turn at 80 feet. The aircraft crashed at the Badrauli aerodrome. S/L R.L. Cartwright and seven airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Walsh is buried in the Cantonment Cemetery at Allahabad, India.

WALSH, WILLIAM DUNCAN FS(AG) R76467. From Folly Lake, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Krefeld, Germany. Please see Sebelius C.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Walsh is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.

WALSH, WILLIAM LINDSAY BERNARD LAC(WAG) R91058 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Jul 19/42 age 21. #3 Bombing and Gunnery School, Macdonald, Manitoba. LAC Walsh died as the result of injuries sustained when he fell through a window while in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Leading AirCraftman Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walsh is buried in Our Lady Of Victory Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

WALTENBURY, JACK OLIVER WO2(P) R71744. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 12/42 age 21. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft crashed near Sidi Barrani. One Canadian, F/L Harlton, one RAAF, and three RAF crew members were all taken Prisoner of War. WO Waltenbury maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out, his body was found in the wreckage. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Waltenbury is buried in the Halfaya-Sollum Cemetery at the end of the Halfaya Pass, Egypt on the border of Libya.

WALTER, GORDON STANLEY FS(N) R146066. From Creelman, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 25. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). FS Walter was engaged in his third trip and was killed during a raid against Peenemunde, Germany. Please see Heard S.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Walter was buried in the Cemetery at Gross-Zicker/Ruegen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WALTERHOUSE, JAMES FRANCIS WO2(P) R152430. From Cooksville, Ontario. Killed Apr 2/45 age 26. #8 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood, Nova Scotia. WO Walterhouse was killed when Bolingbroke aircraft #9096 crashed in the Bay of Fundy one half mile north-west of Fort George, New Brunswick. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Walterhouse has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WALTERS, EDWARD JOSEPH WO2(NB) R131192. From Oakmont, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed in Action Dec 10/43 age 26. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Cummings R. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator/Bomb Aimer Walters is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Meharicourt, Somme, France.

WALTERS, RONALD GEORGE SGT(WAG) 1R95093. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Aug 29/42 age 22. #29 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft swung on take-off then crashed and burned at North Luffenham, Rutland. FS L.L. Jones was also killed and two RAF members of the crew were injured. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Walters is buried in the St. John the Baptist Churchyard at North Luffenham, Rutland, England.

WALTERS, STEWART FREDERICK AC2 R71348 – aero engine mechanic. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jan 13/41 age 28. #1 Technical Training School, St. Thomas, Ontario. AC2 Walters was killed when struck by a bus, while off duty, on Highway #4 one half mile north of the T.T.S. AirCraftman Second Class Walters is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

WALTHAM, GORDON DUNCAN LAC(P) R109139 – under training. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Jan 19/42 age 19. #18 Elementary Flying Training School, Westminster, British Columbia. Tiger Moth aircraft crashed. Please see Muckle S.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Waltham is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

WALTON, JONATHAN HARVEY FS(AG) 1R137620. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 33. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see F/O M. Shvemar for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Walton is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland. Addendum: – FS Walton was 22 years old at the time of death, not 33. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

WALTON, LLOYD HENRY F/O(BA) J21545. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 22/43 age 22. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see East R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Walton is buried in the Cassino War Cemetery, Frosinone, Italy.

WALTON, RICHARD JOHN P/O(AG) J92126//R163129. From Leaside, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 20. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Target – Wesseling, Germany. Please see Siemens A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Walton is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.

WALTON, ROY EUGENE LAC R212233 – transport driver. From Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Killed Nov 23/44 age 21. #4 Training Command, Calgary, Alberta. Beechcraft Expeditor aircraft crashed. Please see Atkinson J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Walton is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

WALTON, ROY HAROLD WO2(N) R157319. From St. Vital, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Tobin W.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Walton is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WALTON, STANLEY F/L(P) 125847 – Royal Air Force. From Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Jan 24/45 age 23. #36 Squadron (Rajawali Raja Langit). Wellington aircraft failed to return from a patrol over the North Sea. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Walton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WALTON, WILLIAM ARCHIBALD F/L(N) J35832. From Bralorne, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 19/45 age 22. #640 Squadron. Halifax aircraft failed to return from a raid against Witten, Germany. One Canadian, F/O Willoughby, was taken Prisoner of War. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Walton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WANN, JOHN ALLISTER F/O(P) J9543. From Kelvington, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 4/43 age 22. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Maisenbacher W.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Wann has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WANVIG, STANLEY EDGAR FS R77628 – air Frame Mechanic. From Calgary, Alberta. Died Jun 4/45 age 42. #10 Repair Depot. FS Wanvig drowned, whilst on leave pending discharge, at Ocean Lake, Oregon, U.S.A. Flight Sergeant Wanvig is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

WARBURTON, ERIC FS(WAG) R56900. From Grosse Isle, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 31/41 age 21. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Whitley aircraft lost. Please see Sgt V. Sature for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Warburton is buried in the General Cemetery, Den Burg, Texel Island, Holland.

WARBURTON, JOHN P/O(AG) J92960//R265051. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 25/44 age 19. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Patterson J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Warburton is buried in the Bettie Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.

WARD, ARTHUR WILLIAM F/O(N) J22200. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 23/43 age 22. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft #EJ 104 missing during a night attack against Mannheim, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Ward is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WARD, CECIL VICTOR AC2(WAG) R214839 – under training. From Gananoque, Ontario. Killed Jun 2/43 age 25. #4 Wireless School, Guelph, Ontario. AC2 Ward was killed in an automobile accident at Breslau, Ontario. AC H. Holyday and LAC J.A. Gaudet were also killed in the same accident. AirCraftman Second Class Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ward is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Newboro, Ontario.

WARD, DONALD MCLEOD WILLIAM P/O(AG) J92137//R207106. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed Oct 14/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Parsons 0. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Ward is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

WARD, EARL WOODROW F/O(P) J26481//R161523. From West St. John, New Brunswick. Killed Jan 11/44 age 25. #17 Operational Training Unit (Forged To Fight). Wellington aircraft #BK 888 had an engine fail and crashed near Blackley, Northamptonshire just off the south-west boundary of the airfield at Turweston. P/O G.E. Clode, Sgt J.J. Golding, and F/O K.G. Berry were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Ward is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinskey, Berkshire, England.

WARD, FREDERICK FS(P) R105321. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 12/43 age 22. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see FS V. Kissick for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Ward was buried in the Military Cemetery at Venlo, exhumed, and reburied in the Jonkerbos British Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

WARD, FREDERICK WILLIAM F/L(P) J4818. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 25/44 age 23. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicurn Cecinere). F/L Ward was flying Spitfire aircraft #MK 796 on an armed reconnaissance over the Argentan-Alencon area of France when his aircraft was hit by enemy flak and was seen to crash into some woods at a very high rate of speed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Ward was buried at Villers, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados, France.

WARD, GORDON LAC R152186 – aero engine mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 4/43 age 19. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see MacKenzie J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Ward has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WARD, GORDON LEWIS FS(AG) R191520. From Byron, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 25/44 age 19. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Lancaster aircraft #LL 701 missing during an attack against Schweinfurt, Germany. P/O F.L. Kennedy, FS L.C. Casper (RAF), Sgts A.F. Challinor (RAF), K. Morley (RAF), F/L J.C. Hornby (RAF), and F/O J.B. Colthurst (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ward has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARD, HAROLD BRAMLEY F/L(AG) J11359. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 14/43 age 26. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Stewart W.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Ward is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Florennes, Namur, Belgium.

WARD, HAROLD CLAUDE FS(WAG) R104222. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed Aug 23/43 age 21. #42 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see FS Roy H. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ward is buried in the Old Cemetery, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

WARD, HUGH DENNIS GEORGE WO2(N) R117558. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed May 20/43 age 21. #45 Group, RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Baltimore aircraft crashed. Please see WO F.A. Milbury for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Ward was buried in the U.S. Army Post Cemetery at Georgetown, British Guyana, exhumed, and reburied in the Timehri, British Guyana.

WARD, JOHN LANGMEAD FS(AG) R115679. From Battleford, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 28/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Kilpatrick J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ward is buried in the War Cemetery, Pornic, France.

WARD, LESLIE WO1(P) R91945. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jun 6/43 age 29. #113 Squadron (Velox Et Vindex), Bombay. Blenheim aircraft #BA 916 went into a spin and crashed at the aerodrome at Wommiy. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Ward is buried in the Mynamati Military Cemetery, India.

WARD, RALPH REGINALD F/O(WAG) J13397. From Victoria Vale, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 20. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per lma). Canso aircraft missing. Please see F/O L. Sherman D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ward has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – F/O Ward was from Victoria Dale, not Victoria Vale. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

WARD, RAYMOND P/O(WAG) 1577566 – Royal Air Force. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 3/44 age 22. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Trappes, France. There were five Canadians killed in two Halifax aircraft that went down on the same night. Please see Younie W.A. and Wright A.J. for casualty lists and details. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ward is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Evreux, Eure, France.

WARD, RICHARD P/O(P) 42471 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 20/40 age 22. #206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). Hudson aircraft lost in the North Sea. Pilot Officer Pilot Ward is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Great Bircham, Bircham, Norfolk, England.

WARD, ROBERT HARVEY WO2(N) R86739. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 8/43 age 23. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see P/O M.E. White D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Ward was buried in the Fuerth Cemetery at Nuremberg, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WARD, ROBERT LAWRENCE SGT(OB) R56104. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 4/41 age 21. #58 Squadron (Ails Nocturnis). The pilot of a Whitley aircraft undershot the landing, lost flying speed due to the bomb load then stalled and crashed at New Eglington, Morpeth, Northumberland. FS W.H. Trewin was also killed. Sergeant Observer Ward is buried in the Chevington Cemetery, East Chevington, Northumberland, England.

WARD, RUFUS ARTHUR SGT(P) 740918 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 8/40 age 20. #66 Squadron (Cavete Praemonui). Spitfire aircraft lost during the Battle of Britain. Sergeant Pilot Ward is buried at Croydon, England.

WARD, STANLEY ARTHUR FS(WAG) R162820. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Nov 23/43 age 26. #160 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron. Death by natural causes while in the Camphill Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ward is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.

WARD, WILLIAM GEORGE FS(WAG) R90237. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 29/42 age 20. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Beaufort aircraft missing. Please see McEvoy O.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ward has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARDELL, LEO THOMPSON SGT(AG) R183842. From Waterford, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Stevenson G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Wardell is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.

WARDEN, RICHARD WELLINGON F/O(P) J21938. From Condor, Alberta. Killed Mar 9/44 age 21. #78 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #LN 766 crashed during a night take-off on the east- west runway at RAF Station, Einshmer, five miles east of Hader, Palestine. Flying Officer Pilot Warden is buried in the Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Haifa, Palestine, Egypt.

WARDROP, ALEXANDER MCBIRNIE P/O(N) J12976. From Deroche, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 14/42 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see Jones W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Wardrop is buried in the Ripon Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

WARDROP, JOHN JAMIESON PATRICK FS(WAG) R97662. From Mission City, British Columbia. Killed Sep,2/42 age 21. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Johnston J.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wardrop is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, Cottesmore, Rutland, England.

WARDROPE, CALVIN HUDSON SGT(AG) R191206. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 19. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see Crebbin G.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Wardrope was buried in the Enemy Nations Division of the Military Cemetery at St. Vith, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

WARDROPE, JOHN ROBERTSON F/O(P) J20142. From Weston, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 6/43 age 23. #430 City of Sudbury Squadron (Ceieriter Certoque). F/O Wardrope was killed when his Mustang aircraft #AP 178 was shot down by flak during an offensive sweep over enemy territory. Flying Officer Pilot Wardrope is buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, France.

WARE, EVERLYN LEONARD F/O(N) J22431. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed Sep 7/43 age 31. #81 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #BD 257 swung on take-off then hit a watch tower and caught fire at the satellite aerodrome at Sleep, England. Three airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Ware is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

WARE, GEORGE NAPIER P/O(P) J930381/R155342. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 8/45 age 24. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Hemmingsterft, Germany. Please see F/L W.D. Corbett D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Ware has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARE, JAMES WO1 28 – photographer. From Ottawa, Ontario. Died Nov 4/43 age 51. #1 Photo Center, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario. Warrant Officer Class I Ware is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

WARE, RAYMOND FRANK FS(AG) 4074. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 20/43 age 25. #10 North Atlantic Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see MacNaughton W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Ware is buried in an isolated grave on Black Mountain, near St. Donat, Quebec.

WAREHAM, ALBERT SGT(P) R110831. From Rivers, Manitoba. Killed Jul 30/42 age 23. #19 Elementary Flying Training School, Virden, Manitoba. Tiger Moth aircraft #TM 5096 was gliding at a low altitude when it struck the ground seven miles west of Rivers, Manitoba. LAC J.L. Pearson (RAF) was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Wareham is buried in the Rivers Cemetery at Rivers, Manitoba.

WAREHAM, HAROLD BAXTER P/O(N) J19309//R88041. From St. Johns, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Dec 16/43 age 30. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Berlin, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #TB 560 was circling to land when it hit the ground at Kelstern, Lincolnshire, England. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were seriously injured. Pilot Officer Navigator Wareham is buried in the City Cemetery at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

WARFIELD, WILLIAM F/O(P) J19095//R103787. From New York, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Dec 3/44 age 21. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). F/O Warfield was flying Spitfire aircraft #MK 232 on a fighter sweep in the Dulmen area of Germany when he encountered bad weather and ran out of fuel. He was killed when his aircraft crashed in a field beside the road between Nivelles and Challeroi, Belgium. Flying Officer Pilot Warfield is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.

WARK, ALBERT MERCIER P/O(P) J16662//R118247. From Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 8/43 age 21. #467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Hanbidge R.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Wark has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARKENTIN, JOHN HOWARD F/O(BA) J23122//R134908. From Beausejour, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Wick S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Warkentin is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WARLL, HAROLD PETER FS(BA) R206109. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 28/44 age 20. #624 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #ME 743 failed to return from operations, a raid against Marquise, France. F/O R.N. Bartlett was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Wadi has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARMAN, JOHN HENRY SGT(N) R84897. From Bass River Point, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jan 17/43 age 23. RAF Ferry Command. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see Zoephel P.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Warman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WARNE, RUDOLPH FILMORE F/O(AG) J39032. From Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Killed Jun 8/44 age 21. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Hawkins W.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Warne is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WARNE, THOMAS HERBERT WO2(P) R102085. From Kennedy, Saskatchewan. Killed Feb 18/43 age 23. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #W 4270 had a port engine catch fire and then the whole aircraft caught fire and disintegrated. The Lancaster fell near the aerodrome at Bottesford, England. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Warne is buried in the Cemetery at Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.

WARNER, HARRY DALE P/O(WAG) J18605//R103773. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Wellington aircraft #HE 729 failed to return from operations over Dusseldorf, Germany. FS J.A. Philpott, D.S. McRae, F/O G.A. McClintock, and F/L L.A. Bourgeois were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Warner has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARNER, JOHN WILLIAM FS(N) R99548. From London, Ontario. Killed Jan 28/43 age 20. Halifax aircraft #DT 586 was in transit from Lyneham, England to the Middle East, departed Gibraltar and crashed at Tarajal, near Ceuta. Sgt R.E. Allin and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Warner is buried in the Santa Catalina Cemetery, Ceuta, Spanish Morocco.

WARNER, KENNETH EARL P/O(P) J10238//R106698. From Lexington, Oregon, U.S.A. Killed in Action Dec 5/42 age 26. #409 Nighthawk Squadron (Media Nox Meridies Noster). Beaufighter aircraft suffered an in-flight engine failure and crashed six miles north of Ganesfield. The RAF navigator was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Warner is buried at Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.

WARNER, LLOYD O’GRADY F/O(P) J3251. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 19/42 age 22. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). Spitfire aircraft #BL 825 failed to return from a cross- channel sweep. Flying Officer Pilot Warner has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARNICK, ARTHUR RAYMOND SGT(FE) R89237. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Cologne, Germany. Please see Hicks R.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Warnick is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-la-Somme, Somme, France.

WARN1CK, EUGENE EDWARD FS(P) R84138. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 26/42 age 23. #114 Hong Cong Squadron (With Speed I Strike). Blenheim aircraft missing. Please see FS P. Leslie for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Warnick has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARNOCK, GEORGE ROBERT P/O(BA) J92195//R155894. From Reward, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 4/44 age 26. #460 Australia Squadron (Strike And Return). Lancaster aircraft #ND 630 lost whilst engaged in a night raid against MaiIly Le Camp, France. P/O A.B. Moore, Sgts F.F. Naismith (RAF), T. OuIton (RAF), arid FS E.F. Stannett (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Warnock is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Chapelle-Vallon, Aube, France.

WARR, BERTRAM JAMES SGT(NB) 1391138- Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 25. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft missing from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Navigator/Bomb Aimer Warr is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WARR, EDWARD FRANCIS FS(N) R156101. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 2/43 age 27. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Dauk H.Q. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Warr has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

WARRELL, JOHN FRANCIS F/O(P) J38833//R113700. From Gorrie, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 20. #440 Beaver Squadron. F/O Warrell was flying Typhoon aircraft #PD 497 in a rail cutting operation five miles north-west of Bocholl, Germany when he was seen to abandon the aircraft. F/O Warrell was not heard to use the r/t and the aircraft is believed to have been shot down. Flying Officer Pilot Warrell was buried at Dingden, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WARRELL, WILLIAM COCHRANE LAC R117358 – air frame mechanic. From Cochrane, Ontario. Killed Feb 20/45 age 22. #7 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see GIG. V.B. Corbett D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Warrell is buried in the Public Cemetery, Cochrane, Ontario.

WARREN, ARTHUR LOUIS F/O(P) J22470. From Lyndhurst, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). F/O Warren was on his 8th operation when his Halifax aircraft #JP 200 failed to return from a mine-laying operation in Kiel Bay, Germany. F/O H.M. Sherman, P/O E.D. Kent, and Sgt M. Minett were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Warren has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARREN, BERTRAM GEORGE SGT(P) R147519. From Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 24/43 age 30. #2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan. Anson aircraft #7431 was on a routine bombing exercise and was engaged in low-flying when it hit the top of a house and crashed fourteen miles west and six miles north of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan. LAC T. Millard was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Warren is buried in the Vera Cemetery at Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan.

WARREN, EARLE FREEMAN F/O(AG) J17093//R114511 D.F.M. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 7/44 age 21. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 449 was shot down sixteen miles south-west of Evreux, near Le Fidelaire, France during an attack against Nantes, France. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. F/O Warren had earned his D.F.M. while assigned to Stirling aircraft with #15 Squadron and he had begun his second tour of operations when he was killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Warren was buried at Le Fiderlaire, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados, France. Addendum: – Warren was buried at Le Fidelaire. Two others of the crew also killed were F/L H.D. Churchill DFC & Bar (RAF) and F/O JD. Foster DFC (RAF). As of January 1996 both Churchill and Foster are still buried at Le Fidelaire, Eure, France. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.

WARREN, GORDON P/O(AG) J93781//R263594. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 8/44 age 20. #576 Squadron (Carpe Diem). Target – Bonn, Germany. The radio operator of Lancaster aircraft #MN 750 reported that the elevators had suffered battle damage and they would attempt a landing using the trimmers. P/O Warren and six of the crew members not Canadians were all killed when the aircraft went out of control and crashed at RAF Station, Manston, England. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Warren is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WARREN, GEORGE RICHARD MARR FS(AG) R152436. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/43 age 19. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft #JD 368 missing from a trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Warren is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Gosselies, Hainaut, Belgium.

WARREN, HUGH RUDELL LAC(P) R173865 – under training. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed Aug 16/43 age 21. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. LAC Warren was on a night cross-country exercise and was killed when Harvard aircraft #3084 crashed one mile south of Elnnvale, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Warren is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

WARREN, JAMES SNEDDEN SGT(OB) R54197. From Carleton Place, Ontario. Killed Jun 17/41 age 28. RAF Station Chipenor, Devonshire, England. Sgt Warren lost his life when his aircraft was shot down by a friendly fighter aircraft during a training exercise. The aircraft crashed at Woodend Farm, Shute, Devonshire. Sergeant Observer Warren is buried in the Higher Cemetery, Heavitree, Exeter, Devonshire, England.

WARREN, JOSEPH HOWARD P/O(BA) J24641. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. 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 Warren has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WARREN, REGINALD LLOYD P/O(BA) J18913. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Taillon J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Warren was buried at Ghode, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WARREN, ROBERT JOHN BRANCH F/O(BA) J26703. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 26/44 age 23. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #ND 903 lost whilst engaged in a nigfa raid against Stuttgart, Germany. F/O M.B. Dyer, P/O R. Dey, Sgts R.W. Nanson (RAF), R.J. Price (RAF), J.W. Smith (RAF), FS E. Stewart (RAF), and WO L. Tommie (RAF) were also killed. There were two navigators on board for this operation. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Warren is buried in the Main Cemetery, Orleans, Cher, France.

WARREN, ROBERT ORVILLE ORSON WO2(P) R4285. From Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 21/42 age 32. #10 Operational Training Unit, St. Eval, Cornwall, England. Whitley aircraft failed to return from a patrol over the Atlantic Ocean. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Warren has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WARREN, ROY EDWARD F/O(N) J25041//R77041. From Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 11/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Versailles, France. Please see Handzuk J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Warren was buried in the Jouy-En-Josas Cemetery, France, exhumed, and reburied in the New Communal Cemetery, Viroflay, Seine-et-Oise, France.

WARREN-DARLEY, GEORGE HENRY P/O(N) J92111//R179739. From Liverpool, England. Killed Nov 24/44 age 35. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft crashed near Bradbury, England. Please see F/O R.G. Mansfield D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Warren-Darley is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WARTHE, GEORGE LEONARD SGT(WAG) R210363. From St. Boniface, Manitoba. Killed Dec 7/44 age 21. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Leppert S.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Warthe is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WARWICK, DOUGLAS WILLIAM F/O(N) J11112. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 16/43 age 22. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft #JA 874 missing from secret night operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Warwick is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WARWICK, MURRAY ALFRED P/O(NB) J35207. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Apr 15/44 age 21. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Gibson J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Warwick has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WARWICK, VINCENT MAURICE F/O(N) J22590. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 22/44 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LL 176 lost during a night operation against Magdeburg, Germany. F/O E.L. MacKeigan and FS R.N. Weir were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Lehman, was taken Prisoner of War, three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Warwick is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany. Addendum: – The three RAF members of this crew who were also killed are Sgts J.I. Jones, W.T. Morgan, and C.F. Ryan. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England.

WARYWODA, PETER P/O(BA) J86885//R157144. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 23/44 age 21. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #LM 430 missing during night operations to Frankfurt, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew, not Canadians, Sgt W.F. Burkitt, J.J. Zammit, FS A. Finch, F/Os J.W. Hearn, A.E. Manning, and G/C. N.C. Pleasance were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Warywoda is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-lesBruxelles, Belgium.

WASHBROOK, WILLIAM LEIGH P/O(AG) J93729//R178331. From Lethbridge, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 3/45 age 23. #215 Squadron (Surgite Nox Adest). Target – the railroad at Badgkokmoulien, Burma. Please see F/O J.M. Potts for casualty list and other detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Washbrook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

WASHBURN, DEAN JEROME F/O(P) J29339. From Fernie, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 24/44 age 24. #438 Wild Cat Squadron (Going Down). F.O. Washburn was diving and firing at an enemy vehicle and was under 1,000 feet when his Typhoon aircraft #MP 186 was hit by flak. The aircraft was seen to go into a spin and crash near Schmidtheim, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Washburn is buried in the War Cemetery, Holton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

WASHOOK, MICHAEL P/O(AG) J944481/R208804. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 13/44 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Halifax aircraft #MZ 690 was hit by flak over the target during a daylight attack against Wanne-Eichle, Germany on October 12, 1944. P/O Washook was the only member of the crew that was injured and died of his injuries the next day. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Washook is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WASLYK, JAMES F/L(P) J20636. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 20/45 age 23. #417 City of Windsor Squadron (Supporting Liberty And Justice). F/L Waslyk took off in Spitfire aircraft #MT 659 to bomb enemy gun positions twenty miles north-west of Faenza, Italy and was not heard from again. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Waslyk is buried in the British Cemetery at Ravenna, Italy.

WASSERMAN, ZAHLECK SGT(N) R193982. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 4/44 age 21. #82 Operational Training Unit, Ossington, England. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS F.E. Thistle for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Wasserman is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WASYLYKE, STEVE SGT(WAG) R187154. From Daysland, Alberta. Died Oct 24/43 age 21. #4 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Ucluelet, British Columbia. Sgt Wastyke drowned when his rowboat overturned whilst pleasure boating. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wasylyke is buried in the Cemetery at Daysland, Alberta.

WATERBURY, ORVILLE RAY F/L(N) J7520 D.F.C. From Birtle, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 12/43 age 32. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. F/L Waterbury had completed over thirty operations and had begun his second tour when his Lancaster aircraft #W 4928 did not return from night trip over enemy territory, cause unknown. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Waterbury was buried in the North Cemetery at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WATERMAN, THOMAS JOHN DAVIES F/L(OB) J5689 D.F.C. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 3/43 age 23. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #ED 832 failed to return from a raid against Berlin, Germany. F/O F. Spanner D.F.C. was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Observer Waterman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATERS, GEORGE HENRY JR. FS(AG) R91963. From Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 14/42 age 20. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft #Z 8523 lost, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Waters is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WATERS, KENNETH RICHMOND F/O(OB) J9902. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 15/43 age 20. #119 Squadron. Catalina aircraft #DP 176 had both engines catch fire and the pilot made a forced landed in the Bay of Biscay. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Observer Waters has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATERS, MERVIN HUGH P/O(FE) C90376//R70189. From Kenilworth, Ontario. Killed Aug 2/44 age 24. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G.D. Stark D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Waters is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WATERS, NORMAN JAMES WO2(BA) R107768. From Lipton, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 26/43 age 22. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Pepper W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Waters is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

WATERSTON, ERVIN GORDON P/O(BA) J87475//R159130. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 20. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see P/O F. Davenport for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Waterston is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.

WATES, JOHN LEONARD GOSTWYCKE F/L(WAG) J10665. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed JuL2/44 age 22. #353 Squadron. Hudson aircraft #FH 383 crashed while in transit from Jodpuhr to Palam, India, cause obscure. Three crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wates is buried in the War Cemetery at Delhi, India.

WATKINS, BRAMWELL WATSON S/L C4163 – engineer. From Newtonbrook, Ontario. Died May 23/43 age 42. #1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Jarvis, Ontario. Death by natural causes while at the Christie St. Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. Squadron Leader Watkins is buried in the Thornhill Cemetery, Thornhill, Ontario.

WATKINSON, JAMES LESTER FS(WAG) R69360. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 16/42 age 24. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Wellington aircraft #BJ 584 was shot down off the French Coast whilst engaged in a mine- laying operation. FS D.G. Harrison and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watkinson is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Sarzeau, Morbihan, France.

WATON, ALVIN BERNARD P/O(P) J20590. From St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 9/43 age 25. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. Liberator aircraft failed to return from an exercise at sea off New Providence, Bahamas. F/O G.W. Schafer, Sgts R.L. Burchell, G. Fenton, G.W. Tompkins, P/O B.B. Goodman, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Waton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WATSON, CALVIN F/O(P) J9676. From Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Killed in Action Aug 26/43 age 22. #217 Squadron. Beaufort aircraft lost in the sea off Trincomalee, Ceylon. Flying Officer Pilot Watson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

WATSON, DAVID F/O(N) J35230. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/45 age 22. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see F/L J.H. Freeman for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Watson is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WATSON, DONALD ALEXANDER WO2(WAG) R74057. From Carp, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 9/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – the Frisian Islands, Holland. Please see Hugh i V.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watson is buried in the Kviberg Cemetery, Gamlestaden, Sweden.

WATSON, EDWARD ROLAND AC1 R89236 – air frame mechanic. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jun 13/42 age 19. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Patterson W.S. for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman First Class Watson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATSON, ELLIOTT COURTNEY P/O(WAG) J48690//R175317. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 20. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per lma). Canso aircraft crashed. Please see Townsend R.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watson is buried in the New Cemetery, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

WATSON, ERNEST WILLIAM F/L(P) J27864. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 23. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see P/O Q.J. Louie for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Watson is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WATSON, FLOYD BERTRAM WO2(AG) R97267. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 23/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #EB 218 failed to return from night operations against Kassel, Germany. F/Os J.J. Dance, H.P. Farr, FSs F.J. Guay, C.P. Brown, A.F. Fry (RAF), and Sgt D.L. Thornley (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Watson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATSON, FREDERICK STANLEY F/L(P) C1372. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 11/41 age 22. #409 Nighthawk Squadron (Media Nox Meridies Nester). F/L Watson lost his life when his Defiant aircraft #A 281 crashed at Wolverton, Norfolk, England. He had fought in the Battle of Britain flying Hurricane aircraft with #1 RCAF Squadron and #3 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Watson is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.

WATSON, FREDERICK STUBBS P/O(N) J87826//R162555. From Srnithers, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 25. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see P/O G.R. Vincent D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Watson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATSON, HARRY RAEBURN WO2(AG) R98140. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 11/42 age 21. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see F/O J.G. MacDonald D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Watson was buried at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WATSON, HENRY STUDWELL LAC R270640 – para rigger. From Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 24/44 age 19. #1 PDC. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see LAC L.I. Beach for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Watson is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WATSON, HERBERT GEORGE FS(AG) R140083. From Lethbridge, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 19. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #ED 558 missing from operations against Bochum, Germany. WO H.E. Wood (RAF) was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Watson is buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Zeddam, Bergh, Gelderland, Holland.

WATSON, HOWARD CAMERON FS(WAG) R70107. From Durham, Ontario. Killed in Action May 19/42 age 22. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Taylor L.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watson is buried in the War Cemetery at Escoublac-La-Baule, France.

WATSON, IAN REAY FS(AG) R77490. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 26/42 age 20. #1652 Operational Training Unit. Halifax aircraft missing whilst engaged in a trip to Bremen, Germany. Four Canadians, Sgts H.F. Spratt, Andrews, R.W . Wagstaff, and P/O L.W. McKenzie were taken Prisoner of War. F/O Unisken (RAF) and Sgt Martin (RAF) missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Watson is buried in the General Cemetery at Raalte, Overijssel, Holland.

WATSON, IRENE 5/0 V30285 – administration. From New Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 8/43 age 24. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Botwood, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft crashed. Please see F/L J.C. Redmond for casualty list and flight detail. Section Officer Watson has no known grave, her name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WATSON, JAMES P/O(013) J10693//R97414. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 3/42 age 24. RAF Ferry Command, Montreal, Quebec. Ventura aircraft #AE 711 departed Gander, Newfoundland for Goose Bay, Labrador and crashed in the Straight of Belle Isle near the Bradore Bay wharf. One civilian, Captain L. Segal was also killed. Pilot Officer Observer Watson is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

WATSON, JAMES ANDREW F/L(P) J20076 M.i.D. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 21. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu). Lancaster aircraft #ND 871 crashed at Bergheim during a raid against Frederikshavn, Germany. Three Canadians, F/O Ransom, FSs McKee, McKinnon, and three RAF members of the crew taken Prisoner of War. F/L Watson maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out. He went down with the Lancaster. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Watson was buried at St. Pilt, France, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

WATSON, JAMES CAMERON P/O(OB) J7213. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 25/42 age 21. #206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). Hudson aircraft #AM 606 lost whilst on a bombing attack over enemy territory, presumed enemy action. W/C. H.D. Cooke (RAF) and FS G. McGlynn (RAF) were also killed. S/L Cook (RAF) and FS Hubbard (RAF) missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Watson was buried at Pellworm, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

WATSON, JOHN ARCHIBALD P/O(P) J5041. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Oct 27/41 age 24. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #R 1722 returned from operations and ran out of fuel. P/O Watson was killed when the aircraft crashed on the railway line two miles south of Berners Heath, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Watson is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard, Feltwen, Norfolk, England.

WATSON, JOHN KAYE F/O(N) J22809. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action May 26/43 age 27. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see P/O S. Pennington D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Watson is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.

WATSON, JOHN STANFIELD LAC R74304. From Maniwaki, Quebec. Died Aug 28/41 age 22. #78 Wing. Death by accidental electrocution at DryTree, Cornwall. Leading AirCraftman Watson is buried in the Helston Cemetery, Cornwall, England.

WATSON, JOSEPH WILLIAM F/O(P) J41735//R114493. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 5/45 age 22. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Merseburg, Germany. Please see Thomson S.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Watson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WATSON, KENNETH ALLAN SGT(AG) R214200. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 6/44 age 20. #1667 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/O M.E. Vandekinder for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Watson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WATSON, LLOYD GEORGE F/O(N) J387821//R176212. From Napinka, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 30/44 age 27. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see F/O D. Bell D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Watson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATSON, PETER FS(AG) R54861. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 4/43 age 22. #199 Squadron (Let Tyrants Tremble). Stirling aircraft #EF 453 failed to return from a mine-laying operation off Denmark. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Watson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATSON, PHILLIP HENRY F/L(P) 10176 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 4/44 age 23. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Watson is buried at Oxford, England.

WATSON, RAYDEN FREDERIC F/O(AG) J16430//R67365. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 11/42 age 20. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). The crew of a Halifax aircraft took off and were never heard from again. Six RAF crew members, F/O J.B. Aris, P/O D.R. Collyer, Sgts R. Edlington, J.W. Furniss, FS H. Middleton, and F/L C.L. Sparke were also killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Watson is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Villeneuve-en-Montagne, Saoneet-Loire, France.

WATSON, RAYMOND AC2 R165833. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 14/42 age 18. Lost at sea off the S.S. Caribou. Please see Truesdale L.W. for casualty list and detail. AirCraftman Second Class Watson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WATSON, ROBERT MARTIN SGT(AG) R164504. From Lachute, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 20. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see P/O J.R. Hillhouse for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Watson is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.

WATSON, STEPHEN LAC(WAG) R285734. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Apr 20/44 age 27. #2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta. Death by natural causes while in the Colonel Belcher Hospital, Calgary, Alberta. Leading AirCraftman Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watson is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

WATSON, THOMAS STEWART WO1(P) IR116441. From Gladstone, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 25/45 age 22. #271 Squadron. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see Scherbarth A.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Watson was buried in the Grand Failly Cemetery, France, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

WATSON, WALDRON WORTHING P/O(WAG) J86806. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 19/44 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Wesseling, Germany. Please see Talon A.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watson was buried at Cologne, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WATSON, WILLIAM DOUGLAS F/O(N) J39281. From Grand Valley, Ontario. Killed Jul 23/44 age 22. #83 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Carter L.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Watson is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

WATSON, WILLIAM JAMES F/O(P) J36161. From Fort Francis, Ontario. Killed Dec 4/44 age 26. #17 Service Flying Training School, Souris, Manitoba. F/O Watson and LAC K.A. Tingay were flying in fog and were trying to locate the aerodrome when they hit a telephone pole. They were both killed when Anson aircraft #11514 crashed near the aerodrome at Souris. Flying Officer Pilot Watson is buried in the Fort Francis Cemetery, Fort Francis, Ontario.

WATT, ALASTAIR CLARENCE F/L(P) J89387. From Merrickville, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 11/45 age 21. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). BROTHER to Norman Alexander Watt. Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Wotherspoon A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Watt was buried in the north-west corner of the Churchyard in Laichinged, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WATT, ALEXANDER SIMPSON FS(WAG) R85487. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 25/42 age 20. #119 Squadron. Catalina aircraft #FP 119 left Mount Batten in transit to #202 Squadron. The aircraft got caught in a severe electrical storm and crashed in the sea off Cadiz, Spain. F/O T.L. Wright, P/O F.E. Vale, and Sgt E.E. Roberts (RAF) were also killed. Five members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATT, ALICK P/O(AG) J89063//R186755. From Atwater, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 15/44. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #LM 263 was seen to blow up during a daylight raid against Deelen, Holland. F/O W. Swinton was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Watt is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

WATT, BRUCE EMMOTT P/O(AG) J90946//R117198. From South River, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 22. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Lancaster aircraft #ED 427 failed to return from a night operation, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Watt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATT, DOUGLAS HUBERT WO2(WAG) R67910. From Scudder, Pelee Island, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 2/43 age 26. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). BROTHER to James Hugh Watt. Halifax aircraft #W 7882 lost whilst engaged in a raid against Magdeburg, Germany. Sgt R.F. Lillywhite D.F.M. (RAF) and four others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watt is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.

WATT, JAMES SGT(AG) R222387. From Banff, Ontario. Killed Sep 13/44 age 18. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Stokes J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Watt is buried in the Dumbarton Cemetery, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.

WATT, JAMES HUGH P/O(WAG) J6839. From Scudder, Pelee Island, Ontario. Killed Feb 5/42 age 27. #1 Operational Training Unit. BROTHER to Douglas Hubert Watt. Hudson aircraft #AM 687 crashed ten miles north of Mull off Galloway, Scotland. P/O W.S. Brown and six members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATT, NORMAN ALEXANDER F/O(P) J9174. From Merrickville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 1/43 age 21. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad Solturn Paratus). F/O Waft was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #BL 655 was shot down and crashed in a wheat field six miles south-east of RCAF Station, Digby, England. The aircraft was found by aviation enthusiasts in August of 1989 buried nine feet in the mud. F/O Watt had been slightly injured on March 28, 1943 when a Miles Master aircraft, from #61 OTU, had engine failure and crashed on take-off from the Rednal aerodrome, England. Flying Officer Pilot Watt is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Grouns, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England. Addendum: – F/O Watt had taken off from Digby with two other pilots from 416 squadron on a routine training flight. As the three aircraft were in a tail chase, P/O Phillips and Sgt. J.L.A. Cahlot lost sight of Watt, spotting his aircraft later in an inverted dive from which it did not recover before plunging into the soft ground of the Lincolnshire fen. The remains of BL 655 are displayed at the East Kirkby Aviation Museum, they will stand as a memorial to a young Canadian pilot who gave his life in the service of his King and Country at the age of twenty-one. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England.

WATT, ROBERT SAMUEL LAC(P) R52694. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed Nov 19/40 age 19. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. LACs Watt and J.H. Whalen were killed when Nomad aircraft #3491 crashed two miles north of Thornton, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Watt is buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario.

WATT, THOMAS FAIR P/O(P) J15347. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed Jun 10/42 age 27. #9 Air Gunner School, Penrhos, Scotland. P/Os Watt and Snow (RAF) were killed when Anson aircraft #N 4983 crashed in the sea one half mile off shore from Penrhos. Pilot Officer Pilot Watt is buried in the Newington or Echo Bank Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

WATTERS, JAMES FRANCIS P/O(AG) J891061/R191369. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 20. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Phillips C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Wafters was buried at Frankendorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WATTERS, WILLIAM JOHN WO2(N) R86348. From Lambeth, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 16/43 age 25. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Twiss A.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Wafters is buried in the Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia, North Africa.

WATTERSON, ARNOLD IRWIN F/O(P) 41638 – Royal Air Force. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 24/40 age 23. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Hampden aircraft lost. Flying Officer Pilot Wafterson is Commemorated at the Harrogate Crematorium, Stonefall Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

WATTERSON, DAVID DOUGLAS F/O(P) J20177. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Karlsruhe, Germany. Please see Redmonds A.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Watterson is buried in the Zuilichem General Cemetery, Gelderland, Holland.

WATTERSON, THOMAS ALBERT KIDD P/O(P) J21312. From Manotick, Ontario. Killed Feb 14/43 age 30. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Hudson aircraft #771 crashed. Please see Stick J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Watterson is buried in the Kars Cemetery, Kars, Ontario.

WATTERWORTH, MACK WILLIAM SGT(WAG) R68126. From West Lorne, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 5/42 age 21. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft crashed at Barton Mills, near Mildenhall, Suffolk. Sgts J. Beauregard, A. Green (RAF), H.A.D. Pocock (RAF), and three others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watterworth is buried in St. John Cemetery, Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England.

WATTS, CHARLES REGINALD F/O(P) J23393. From Lloydminster, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 22. #524 Squadron. The crew of Wellington aircraft #MF 175 were engaged in operations off the South Dutch coast when they went down in the sea; as there was heavy and light concentrated accurate flak in the patrol area enemy action is assumed to be the cause. P/Os N. Shlahetka, L.G. Griffiths, K.A. Roche, F/O G. Nathan, and F/L H.E. Maguire were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Watts is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.

WATTS, FREDERICK HUBERT F/O(P) J25939. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/44 age 20. #576 Squadron (Carpe Diem). F/O Watts was the only casualty when his Lancaster aircraft #LM 133 crashed at Klostersogen, Sweden during a raid against Stettin, Germany. Three Canadians, FSs Laing, Clatworth, F/O Hughes- Games, and three of the crew, not Canadians, were interned in Sweden. F/O Watts bailed out but was killed when his parachute caught in a tree and he became entangled in his parachute lines. Flying Officer Pilot Watts was the only casualty and is buried in the East Cemetery at Molmo, Sweden.

WATTS, HUMPHREY STANLEY F/O(P) J37111. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 28. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see P/O W.A. Way for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Watts is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WATTS, RAE MCGEE FS(AG) R122699. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 13/43 age 21. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see FS B.W. Walls for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Watts has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WATTS, WILLIAM CHARLES FS(WAG) R223796. From Mimico, Ontario. Killed Jan 28/45 age 19. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stevens M.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Watts is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WAUGH, DONALD HERBERT FS(P) R108809. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 22. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #W 4140 missing, location not known, cause not known. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Waugh was buried in the North Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, German, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WAUGH, STANLEY ALFRED F/O(P) 41504 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia, Killed in Action Nov 25/40 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Blenheim aircraft returned from operations and crashed. Flying Officer Pilot Waugh is buried in the Ryton Cemetery, England.

WAY, DELMAR CYRIL FS(AG) R92992. From High River, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #BB 327 was shot down at Krefeld, Bochum, Germany during a trip to Duisburg, Germany. Sgts P.J. Ireland, J.H. Morris, NO. A.R. Hickey, Sgts R.J. Amos (RAF), and K.H. Godbold (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, WO L.E. Turner, was taken Prisoner of War. This was the fourth operation for this crew. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Way was buried at Krefeld, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WAY, HERBERT HENRY SGT(P) R98787. From Dinsmore, Saskatchewan. Killed May 26/42 age 20. #59 Operational Training Unit. Miles master aircraft #N 7884 crashed four miles south by south-east of Carlisle. One RAF airman was also killed. Sergeant Pilot Way is buried in the Dalston Road Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland.

WAY, JAMES OSCAR WO2(P) R102353. From Redvers, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 26. #75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha). The crew of Stirling aircraft #BF 451 took off and were never heard from again. Sgts R.L. Pierson (RAF) and R.F. Wanstell (RAF) were also killed. Four others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Way is buried in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

WAY, WILFRED HOWARD F/L(P) J10777. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 23. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #NE 173 approached the target, Vire, Calvados, France, between 3,000 and 4,000 feet, and was hit either by flak or a German night fighter aircraft and caught fire in both wings. The crew carried out the attack and dropped their bomb load on the target. The pilot turned the aircraft away from the target and flew back over Vire gradually losing altitude. The Lancaster crashed at Vire, on Omaha Beach, and slid along the ground for about 200 yards breaking up into small burning pieces. P/C. J.D. Gallagher, FS J.P. Duns, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Way was buried near the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados, France. Addendum: – add to the crew list Sgt. J.E. Jennings (RAF), P/O Hollingsworth (RAF), and FS. R.H. Cooper (RAF). One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.

WAY, WILLIAM ALBERT P/O(BA) J94149//R205595. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Halifax aircraft #NP 793 was outward bound and was flying in a snowstorm when it was in a mid-air collision. The aircraft crashed at Westfield Farm, Kirby Moorside, Yorkshire. P/Os B.J. McCarthy, M.W. Coones, R.A. Biggerstaff, F/Os H.S. Watts, F. Myers, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Way is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WAYCHUK, WALTER SIMSON F/O(BA) J29371. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 11/44 age 29. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Shaw E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Waychuk is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WAYE, WENDELL CLIFFORD WO2(BA) R154885. From Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 30/44 age 21. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see F/O T. Negrich for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Waye was buried near the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados, France.

WEAKLEY, LAWRENCE O’NEIL WO1(P) R67735. From St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 27/43 age 25. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft #DT 721 lost over Holland during operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Weakley is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

WEARN, LESLIE ALLAN FS(P) R127520. From Uxbridge, Ontario. Killed May 21/43 age 24. #8 Operational Training Unit. FS Wearn was flying Spitfire aircraft #X 4839 was last seen at about 1,000 feet flying into a cloud. Flight Sergeant Pilot Wearn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEARY, FREDERICK OGILVIE PERCY F/O(BA) J24143. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed Jul 17/44 age 34. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O J. Michalec for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Weary is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WEATHERALL, ROBERT LORNE F/O(AG) J18150 D.F.M. From Eastview, Ontario. Killed in Action May 20/44 age 23. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. F/O Weatherall had completed over thirty trips, had begun his second tour and was killed when his Lancaster aircraft #ND 845 was shot down over the target Le Mans, Sarther, France. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Weatherall was buried at Le Mans, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bretteville-surLaize, Calvados, France.

WEATHERBEE, HAROLD DOUGLAS LAC(P) R138921 – under training. From Springhill, Nova Scotia. Killed Jan 6/43 age 22. #14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario. LAC Weatherbee was flying Harvard aircraft #2754 on night flying practice and was killed when the aircraft went into a spiral dive and crashed one mile northwest of the aerodrome at Aylmer. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Weatherbee is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Nova Scotia.

WEATHERBY, CHARLES LEWIS WO2(BA) R130225. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 10/44 age 24. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #LV 877 missing during a night strike against Tergnier, France. Sgts R. Graham (RAF), W.N. Smith (RAF), FS V.H. Hawkins (RAF), and P/O L. Tait (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed and one of the crew, not Canadian, taken Prisoner of War. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Weatherby is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-la-Somme, Somme, France.

WEATHERHEAD, RICHARD JOHN F/O(P) J6992. From Mission City, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 23/43 age 30. #59 Squadron (Ab Una Disce Omnes). Fortress aircraft lost. Please see Spina F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Weatherhead has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEATHERILL, ROBERT FRANCIS F/O(P) 37993 – Royal Air Force. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 18/40 age 24. #607 County of Durham Squadron. Hurricane aircraft lost during the Battle of France. F/O Weatherill was an ace credited with destroying five enemy aircraft Flying Officer Pilot Weatherill is buried at Cambrai, France.

WEAVER, BRUCE WILBERT FS(WAG) R67233. From Merrickville, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 18/42 age 21. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 878 was carrying 4 x 250 lb. bombs and went down in the North Sea during an anti-shipping strike off the Dutch Coast. FSs D.S. Kennedy, E.G. Alexander, P/Os R.A. Draper, and ED. Girardot were also killed. This was P/O Weaver’s 3rd op. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weaver is buried in the General Cemetery at Franeker, Friesland, Holland.

WEAVER, CLAUDE P/O(P) J18784 D.F.C., D.F.M. & Bar. From Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 28/44 age 19. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). P/O Weaver was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #MA 642 went missing in the Amiens area of France. On September 9, 1942, P/O Weaver failed to return from a fighter sweep over Sicily, it was believed he made a forced landing in his Spitfire and was reported to be a Prisoner of War. He was reported safe in Malta on September 29, 1943 and arrived in the United Kingdom on October 16, 1943. P/O Weaver had flown with #185 Sqdn. where he shot down eleven and one half enemy aircraft. He shot down two more with #403 Sqd. Pilot Officer Pilot Weaver is buried in the Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Somme, France.

WEAVER, GLEN MASON P/O(WAG) J19918. From Birnie, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 4/44 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Montdidier, France. Please see Serviss D.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weaver is buried is in the French National Cemetery at Montdidier, Somme, France.

WEAVER, HAROLD DOUGLAS SGT(OB) R62250. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 20/41 age 22. #144 Squadron (Who Shall Stop Us). Hampden aircraft #K 3030 was returning from operations when the landing was undershot. The aircraft struck high tension cables and crashed at Morcott Uppingham Road, England. Sergeant Observer Weaver is buried in the St. John the Baptist Churchyard at North Luffenham, Rutland, England.

WEAVER, HOWARD MCELROY F/O(N) J40482. From Bognor, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 23. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Seaby F.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Weaver has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEAVER, SYLVAN ELLWOOD FS(WAG) R77581. From Castor, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 4/43 age 21. #487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft #AE 957 was engaged in a daylight raid when it was shot down by an enemy fighter aircraft. The Ventura caught fire and crashed in the North Sea and the crew were unable to bail out. FSs J.A. Williamson, S. O’Connor, and R. Steedman were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weaver has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEBB, CYRUS WILFRED P/O(N) J17776//R97024. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 11/43 age 23. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JA 939 missing during an attack against Nuremberg, Germany. One Canadian, Sgt Edwards, was taken Prisoner of War. Five crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. P/O Webb had been injured on August 8, 1942 when a #14 OTU Hampden aircraft crashed one mile south-east of the aerodrome at Cottesmore, England. Pilot Officer Navigator Webb is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WEBB, DAVID ARTHUR P/O(P) J90424//R115718. From Fairmount, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 21/44 age 22. #48 Squadron (Forte Et Fidele). Dakota aircraft #KG 579 was shot down by enemy fighter aircraft during a supply operation over Holland. FS D.H.R. Plear (RAF) and one Army passenger, not Canadian, were also killed. Both airmen are buried in a joint grave. Pilot Officer Pilot Webb is buried in the Roman Catholic Churchyard at Zeeland, North Brabant, Holland.

WEBB, EDWARD CHARLES SGT(AG) R180232. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Einem). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see F/O G. Alfred Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Webb has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egahm, Surrey, England.

WEBB, EDWARD VICTOR WO1(N) R114846. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Karlsruhe, Germany. Please see Redmonds A.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Webb is buried in the General Cemetery, Zuilichem, Gelderland, Holland.

WEBB, FRANCIS ARTHUR WO2(AG) R93492. From Homewood, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 18/43 age 20. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #W 4157 failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Mike Downs, former Flying Officer, of Carman, Manitoba met his brother, Francis Webb, just before Francis was killed. Francis had been adopted when he was 8 years old by his aunt and uncle, Mr. & Mrs. Webb, after his mother, Mrs. Downs died. Mike was a pilot of #3 Squadron and was taken Prisoner of War on September 13, 1943 when his Typhoon aircraft was shot down during a low-level attack on the Scheldt Estuary in Holland. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Webb has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEBB, FREDERICK VERE F/O(N) J145051/R123754. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 16/43 age 27. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Chibanoff A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Webb is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WEBB, GORDON THOMAS SGT(OB) R64119. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 28/41 age 20. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum). The crew of a Stirling aircraft were engaged in a daylight operation when they were attacked by an enemy aircraft. The Stirling crashed in the North Sea. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Webb has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEBB, HERBERT F/O(P) J11284. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 31/44 age 23. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft #FK 733 was engaged in an air-sea rescue operation when it went down in the sea off Agnone, Italy. F/Os E.L. Wilhelm, C.J. Down, and P/O T.W. Farrer were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Webb has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

WEBB, MAURICE EDGAR SGT(WAG) R182097. From Oakville, Ontario. Died Dec 17/43 age 29. #4 Air Observer School, London, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Westminster Hospital at London. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Webb is buried in St. Jude’s Cemetery, Oakville, Ontario.

WEBB, ROBERT CHARLES ERNEST F/O C38526 – signals technician. From Prescott, Ontario. Died May 22/45. age 29. #9 Radio School. Death by accidental gunshot wound to the head. Flying Officer Webb is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WEBB, ROGER JACK F/O(N) J37739//R188154. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 2/45 age 28. #189 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #PB 840 crashed at Karlsdorf, Germany during a night attack against Karlsruhe, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Webb was buried at Karisdorf, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WEBB, STUART DOUGLAS F/L(P) J5122. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Nov 10/44 age 23. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Mosquito aircraft #KB 360 returned from ops. to Hanover, Germany and crashed on landing. The aircraft had been damaged by flak and the tail broke off as the aircraft landed at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Webb is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WEBB, WILBERT GEORGE FS(WAG) R92534. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 10/42 age 20. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen) Wellington aircraft missing since take-off. P/O P.W. Carr (RAF), Sgts S. Glover (RAF), and J.D.D. Swinnard (RAF) were also killed. One other RAF crew member missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Webb is buried in the General Cemetery, Wierden, Overijssel, Holland.

WEBB, WILLIAM F/O(BA) J38676. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 22. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Penny L.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Webb is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

WEBB, WILLIAM MISKIMAN P/O(P) J15991//R70983. From Broadview, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 24/42 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft was shot down in the sea off Denmark during a night attack against Flensburg, Germany. FS J. Ott, Sgts J.H. Kaufman, J.M. Rankin, P/O E.E. Gervais, FS M.K. Burke (RAAF), and FS W. Sheldon (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Webb was buried in the Friedenshugel Cemetery at Flensburg, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Aabenraa Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.

WEBBER, FRANCIS MAXWELL F/O(P) J14447. From Castor, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 4/43 age 20. #120 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #FK 923 failed to return from escorting a convoy off Iceland. Seven of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Webber has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEBBER, JOSEPH ALEXANDER F/O(AG) J38164. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 37. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Louvain, Belgium. F/O Webber was killed during this, his eighth trip. Please see P/O Roy S. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Webber is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.

WEBBER, RODNEY WO2(WAG) R106709. From Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 3/43 age 21. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft #DT 795 missing since take-off, nothing heard since. WO F.H. Blake was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. WO Webber had been interned in Spain on August 27, 1942 when his #15 OTU Wellington aircraft went down; he returned safely to the United Kingdom on December 31, 1942. Please see Butchner C.W. for detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Webber is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.

WEBBER, WILBUR FREDERICK SGT(OB) R54909. From St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. Killed in Action May 18/41 age 23. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Wellington aircraft crashed at Down, Norfolk. P/O B.E. Lymberry (RAF) was also killed. Sergeant Observer Webber is buried in the Holy Trinity Churchyard at Marham, Norfolk, England.

WEBBER, WILLIAM WALDEMAR P/O(AG) J94336//R219147. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 3/45 age 21. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see F/O L.J. Gregoire D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Webber has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEBER, HARRY ARTHUR WO2(AG) R116719. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 23. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft #JD 121 was shot down over the target Kassel, Germany. F/Os J.S. Barber (RAF), E.R. Price (RAF), Sgts V.H. Barnes (RAF), R.O. Hand (RAF), J. Pretsell (RAF), I.M. Smith (RAF), D.W. Stribley (RAF), and FS S.A. Richardson (RAF) were also killed. Sgt Weber had been shot down into the sea eighty miles northwest of Cape Finisterre on May 17, 1943. The complete crew of the #10 OTU Whitley aircraft survived the crash and were interned in Spain arriving back in the United Kingdom on June 6, 1943. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Weber is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

WEBER, WILFRED EARL F/O(N) J40810//R181960. From Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 23. #170 Squadron (Videre Non Videri). Lancaster aircraft failed to return from a trip to Chemnitz, Germany. F/O W.A. Brydon was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Weber has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEBLEY, LESLIE CHARLES EDGAR F/O(BA) J21610. From Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 9/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 884 went down near Gosselies during a night raid against Haine St. Pierre, Belgium, FL. R.F. Mead, F/O A. Girolami, P/Os J.A. Ouimet, J.V. Gravel, Sgt D.V. Guttridge (RAF), and one other of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Webley is buried in the Gosselies Communal Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium.

WEBSTER, ARTHUR ROBERT WO1 (WAG) R82868. From Wales, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 9/43 age 22. #202 Squadron (Semper Vigilate). Catalina aircraft #FP 214 hit a hill after take-off. F/O E.R. Free and six RAF crew members, FS H.S. Brown, Sgts K.B. Cooper, G.E. Noble, M.L.V. Watson, P/Os G.E.F. Johnston, and G.W. Tibbetts were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Webster has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Gibraltar Memorial, Gibraltar.

WEBSTER, GEORGE HAMILTON P/O(P) J5471. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 28/42 age 22. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see FS F.A. Tait for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Webster has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEBSTER, HOWARD BATES SGT(WAG) R67523. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 28/41 age 26. #21 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Chevers W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Webster is buried in the Pw/lheli Borough Cemetery, Caernarvonshire, Wales.

WEBSTER, LESTER F/O(N) J35507. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb21/45 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see Stuart R.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Webster is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WEBSTER, LINDSAY WILKIE WO2(BA) R151294. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 20. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #MZ 948 missing from a night trip to Chemnitz, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Webster is buried in War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WEBSTER, LLOYD PIERSON WO1(N) R147246. From Roland, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #LW 242 missing whilst engaged in a night raid against Stuttgart, Germany. Sgts J.L. Truax, E.W. Chalk, FSs J.V. Dillon, S.E. Clarke, Sgts J.R. Henderson (RAF), and J.D. Whittingham (RAF) were also killed. This was the second trip for this crew. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Webster is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WEBSTER, PAUL OSBORNE P/O(P) J18280//R58435. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 24/42 age 22. #236 Squadron (Speculati Nuntiate). Beaufighter aircraft lost in the sea off Scotland; the RAF navigator was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Webster has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEBSTER, ROBERT JAMES F/O(N) J27175. From Durham, Ontario. Killed in Action May 2/44 age 28. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #LW 415 lost during a night operation against St. Ghislain, Belgium. WO G. McCann, Sgt E.F. Baldry, P/C. G. Vipond, F/O J.E. Hawke, and Sgt G.A. Elliott (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Leslie was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Navigator Webster is buried in the Oudenaarde (Audenarde) Communla Cemetery, East Flanders, Belgium.

WEBSTER, WALTER HOPKINS FS(P) R88208. From Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 17/42 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Wellington aircraft #Z 1562 was on a mine-laying trip in the Baltic Sea and was shot up by our own flak. The aircraft blew up and crashed in the sea off Cromer, England. WO K.L. McDowell, FS F. Pikula, Sgt W. Thomson, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. This was the twentieth operation for this crew. Flight Sergeant Pilot Webster has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WED1N, ALBERT ORMOND SGT(AG) R221579. From Yreka, California, U.S.A. Killed May 8/44 age 21. #83 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #LP 668 suffered engine failure and crashed at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. Sergeant Air Gunner Wedin is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

WEEDEN, GORDON HERBERT F/O(P) J17287. From Paisley, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 10/43 age 23. #617 Dambuster Squadron (Apres Moi Le Deluge). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Cummings R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Weeden is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Meharicourt, Somme, France.

WEEDON, JAMES FREDERICK GLADSTONE P/O(WAG) J95498//R196990. From Paddockwood, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 1/44 age 28. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Oberhausen, Germany. Please see Balfour A.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weedon was buried near the scene of the crash, exhumed, and reburied in the Venray Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

WEEDY, RAYMOND CUTHBERT FS(WAG) R87956. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Duisberg, Germany. Please see Simonett W.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weedy is buried in the Crooswijk General Cemetery, Rotterdam, Holland.

WEEGAR, CARL MACKENZIE LAC(P) R188389 -under training. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed Nov 1/43 age 21. #13 Service Flying Training School, St. Hubert, Quebec. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.L. Courleau for flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Weegar is buried in Terrace Lawn Cemetery, North Bay, Ontario.

WEEKS, DOUGLAS FRANCIS CHRISTIAN P/O(AG) J92325//R182826. From Manitowaning, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 19/44 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). P/O Weeks was killed while on this, his 18th operation when his Halifax aircraft was shot down. Please see Quinn J.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Weeks has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEEKS, EDWARD HOWARD FS(BA) R166149. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Aug 26/43 age 20. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Soutar K.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Weeks is buried in the Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland.

WEEKS, HARRY HEUSTIS F/O C3931. From Amherst, Nova Scotia. Killed Apr 27/42 age 50. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. F/O Weeks was a Link Trainer Instructor and was engaged in a wings test when Cessna Crane aircraft #8701 and Fleet Fort aircraft #3591 were in a mid-air collision over the airdrome at Calgary. LAC B.A. Flatt, F/L. H.M. Rawlings, and F/O Weeks were all killed in the Crane. Flying Officer Weeks is buried in the Edmonton Cemetery at Edmonton, Alberta.

WEEKS, WILLIAM GEORGE F/L(P) J15549. From Medicine Hat, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 14/43 age 25. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Einem). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Stewart W.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Weeks is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Florennes, Namur, Belgium.

WEEKS, WYLIE MURRAY F/L(P) C12579. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 29/44 age 30. #182 Squadron (Fearless I Direct My Flight). F/L Weeks was flying Typhoon aircraft #PD 552 on an armed reconnaissance over the Bochult/13orkum/Coesfeld area of Germany when his aircraft was hit by enemy flak. He was killed when the Typhoon crashed two miles northeast of Eindhoven. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Weeks is buried in the Woesnel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.

WEESE, ROBERT ALLEN P/O(AG) J17467//R97383. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 29/43 age 20. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see P/O F.L. Dupre for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Weese is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

WEGENAST, WILLIAM ALEXANDER FS(WAG) R208118. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jan 14/45 age 21. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Long M.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wegenast has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEIBEN, HOWARD Captain. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Apr 11/44 age 34. RAF Ferry Command. Marauder aircraft crashed. Please see Stubner R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Captain Weiben is buried in the Military Cemetery at Tirnehri, British Guyana.

WEICKER, CARL HEINRICH FS(N) R183956. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 16/45 age 21. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft #PB 117 lost whilst attacking Nuremberg, Germany. FS R. O’Reilly was also killed. One Canadian, FS Hersey, was taken Prisoner of War and four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Weicker is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WEIDENFELLER, CLEM RICHARD BERNARD P/O(P) J5106. From Hawarden, Iowa, U.S.A. Killed Nov 4/41 age 25. #5 Operational Training Unit. Beaufort aircraft #L 9961 was approaching to format up on Beaufort aircraft #N 1087 and struck N 1087. Aircraft L 9961 crashed near Framington, Barnstaple, Devon, N 1087 landed safely with damage to the bomb bay doors and the port airscrew. Pilot Officer Pilot Weidenfeller is buried in the St. Augustine Churchyard, Heanton Punchardon, Devonshire, England.

WEIR, ALEXANDER CUTHBERT FS(AG) R123705. From Minaki , Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 21/43 age 26. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #DT 747 missing during night operations over enemy territory. Six others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Weir is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.

WEIR, GLENN EDGAR F/O(P) J26659. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Dec 18/43 age 22. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Torbay, Newfoundland, The crew of Hudson aircraft #BW 719 was engaged in a night navigational exercise when they crashed in a remote area fifty miles south-west of Buchans, Newfoundland. F/Os C.W. Mannett, D.H. Pawson, S.W. Morton, and FS C.W. Bennett were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Weir is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

WEIR, IVAN ARNOLD P/O(BA) J86890//R166331. From Belmont, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 24/44 age 22. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #HX 151 missing during a gardening operation in the Baltic Sea. F/O A.H. Hall (RAF) and Sgt C.G. Woplin (RAF) were also killed. Four others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Weir is buried in the Commonwealth Memorial Cemetery, thirteen miles northwest of Svino, Denmark.

WEIR, JAMES CHAPMAN P/O(AG) C15021. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 24/42 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft #R 5675 lost whilst on a trip over enemy- held territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Weir is buried in the General Cemetery at Bergen, Holland.

WEIR, JOHN EMERSON FS(WAG) R69586. From Wroxeter, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/41 age 20. #40 Squadron (Hostem A Coelo Expellere). Wellington aircraft exploded. Please see FS R.M. McIntyre for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weir was buried in the Military Cemetery at Karlsruhe, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WEIR, ROBERT NORMAN FS(P) R152759. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 22/44 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Warwick V.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Weir is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WEIR, RONALD STANLEY S/L(P) C2732. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed Aug 6/44 age 43. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad SoRum Paratus). S/L Weir was flying Spitfire aircraft #MJ 741 and overshot the landing at the landing strip at Crepon, France. He turned the aircraft to port but it went into a spin and he was killed in the crash. Squadron Leader Pilot Weir is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at Beny-surMer, France.

WEIS, JOSEPH WILLIAM F/L(P) C1651. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 26. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – the railway junction at Acheres, France. Please see Skingle D.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Weis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEISS, GORDON THOMAS F/O(P) J35610//R161230. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 4/44 age 21. #101 Squadron (Nens Agitat Motem). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see Quirt J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Weiss was buried at Hoesten, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WEISS, HERBERT STANLEY P/O(WAG) J47055. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Feb 4/45 age 21. #5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford, British Columbia. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Schneeberger W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weiss is buried in the Shaare Zion Congregational Bern Street Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.

WEISS, ROSS FS(WAG) R102418. From Girvin, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 2/43 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Higgins J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weiss is buried in the General Cemetery at Bathmen, Overijssel, Holland.

WELCH, GORDON GEORGE F/O(P) J27563. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 21. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft #LM 474 was shot down at Uden during a night raid against Sterkrade, Germany. Sgt W. Ireland, F/O D. Adair, P/O J.S. Winder, and Sgt R.H. James (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O McKillop, was taken Prisoner of War and one of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Welch is buried in the War Cemetery at Uden, North Brabant, Holland.

WELCH, HARRY WILLIAM P/O(N) J16600. From Listowel, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 19/43 age 21. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Target – Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Please see Case T.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Welch has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WELCH, HENRY MAXWELL P/O(AG) J19121//R151411. From Thornloe, Ontario. Killed Nov 3/43 age 25. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft #LK 681 crashed at Market Weighton, Yorkshire. Four of the crew and one passenger, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Welch is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WELCH, ROBERT THOMAS JAMES FS(BA) R101969. From Boissevain, Manitoba. Died Dec 23/44 age 24. #1679 Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft crashed on December 21, 1944 and FS Welch succumbed to his injuries on December 23. Please see F/O J.J. McGavock D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Welch is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WELK, JOHN GORDON F/O(BA) J36881. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 22. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitunn). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see F/L Elvet B. McCutcheon D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Welk was buried at Bokensdorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

WELLBURN, DENNIS CROSBY S/L(P) 940965 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 1/43 age 22. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). S/L Wellburn was killed when his Lancaster aircraft crashed. Squadron Leader Pilot WeIlbum is buried at Newark-On-Trent, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

WELLEIN, RICHARD MEREDITH LAC(P) R214828 – under training. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed Nov 22/43 age 22. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. Harvard aircraft #2941 was observed to be flying low and slow when it hit the ground three miles south-west of Everett, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Wellein is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.

WELLER, ALLEN LEWES P/O(WAG) J17138//R92228. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 10/43. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see P/O J.P. Kavanagh for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Weller is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Fourfelt, Denmark.

WELLER, RICHARD JAMES F/O(N) 142903 D.F.M. – Royal Air Force. From Woodfibre, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. F/O Weller was on his twenty-ninth operation when his Lancaster aircraft was shot down. Please see F/O J. Craig D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Weller is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

WELLER, RONALD DUNCAN P/O(N) J86424//R155198. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action May 4/44 age 22. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – MaiIly Le Camp, France. Please see Sgt 0. Molzan for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Weller is buried in the Churchyard at St. Remy-SousBarbuise, Aube, France.

WELLINGS, FRANK RICHARD P/O(P) J4890. From Montgomery, Wales. Killed in Action Dec 14/41 age 28. #209 Squadron (Might And Main). Catalina aircraft #AH 530 was armed with 4 x 500 lb. depth charges when it hit the mast of a ship immediately after becoming airborne. The aircraft then crashed into the water and burst into flames one and one half cables south-west of Weare Point, near Pembroke Dock, Wales. FS J.P. Taylor was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Wettings has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WELLINGTON, FREDERICK EDGAR SGT(P) R66100. From Fonthill, Ontario. Killed Nov 23/40 age 21. #9 Elementary Flying Training School, St. Catharines, Ontario. Sgt Wellington and FS D.F. Whitaker were both killed when Fleet Finch aircraft #4554 stalled on a steep turn close to the ground and crashed one half mile south of the airfield at St. Catharines. Sergeant Pilot Wellington is buried in the Fonthill Cemetery, Fonthill, Ontario.

WELLS, ALBERT ELDON FS(AG) R196558. From Runciman, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 8/45 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Soper W.Y. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Wells is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WELLS, KENNETH HERBERT P/O(OB) J11173. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Dec 9/42 age 24. RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Boston aircraft crashed. Please see Chown D.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer Wells is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

WELLS, RALPH ERNEST FS(P) R104815. From Elmsdale, Prince Edward Island. Killed Sep 21/42 age 28. #1 Operational Training Unit. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Gilbert J.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Wells is buried in the St. Patrick Churchyard at Jurby, Isle Of Man.

WELLS, ROY ARTHUR FS(AG) R125266. From Noranda, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 23. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see F/O J.R. Harrison for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Wells was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Elbfinxen, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

WELLS, SHIRLEY ISABEL LAW W312402. From Edmonton, Alberta. Died Jul 29/45 age 21. Death by natural causes. Leading AirWoman Wells is buried in the Edmonton Cemetery at Edmonton, Alberta.

WELLS, STANLEY ANTON P/O(P) 89781 – Royal Air Force. From Weston, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 27/41 age 30. #250 Squadron (Close To The Sun), Sidi Heneish, Egypt. Kittyhawk aircraft failed to return from operations. On August 29, 1941 P/O Wells shot down two ME-109 German fighter aircraft. Pilot Officer Pilot Wells has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

WELLS, STEWART WILLIS SGT(AG) R288516. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed Oct 13/44 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Matthew R.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Wells is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WELLWOOD, KENNETH DOUGLAS WO2(BA) R122275. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 4/43 age 21. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Cannon E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class Bomb Aimer Wellwood is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

WELSH, BERNARD EUGENE P/O(WAG) J90955//R161410. From Port Robinson, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 23. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Howell J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Welsh has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WELSH, CHARLES WILBERT CPL R83124. From Amherstburg, Ontario. Killed Oct 5/43 age 25. Corporal Welsh is buried in the Family Plot in Rose Hill Cemetery, Amherstburg, Ontario.

WELSH, GERALD ARTHUR FS(OB) R62398. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Cologne, Germany. Please see Pickett W.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Welsh has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WELSH, JOHN P/O(WAG) J48662. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 14/44 age 20. #4 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Tofino, British Columbia. Canso aircraft missing. Please see Patterson G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Welsh has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WELSH, JOHN VICTOR SGT(WAG) R70984. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 18/42 age 20. #13 Squadron (Adjuvamus Tuendo). Blenheim aircraft lost. Please see FS H.M. Martin for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Welsh has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

WELSH, LAWRENCE ALBERT P/O(BA) J87795//R155652. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 20. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Please see F/L W.J. Robertson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Welsh is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WELSH, ROBERT ALEXANDER LAC(P) R114120 – under training. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed Apr 28/42 age 18. #14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario. LAC Welsh was engaged in night flying training sequences 6, 7, and 8, and was killed when Harvard aircraft #3093 struck the ground and burned two miles east of Aylmer at Summers Comer, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Welsh is buried in the Vanessa Cemetery, Vanessa, Ontario.

WELSH, RONALD HANSON FS(N) R79382. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 21/43 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Hollingshead C.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Welsh has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WELSH, WILLIAM ROBERT F/O(P) J11974. From Fenelon Falls, Ontario. Killed Apr 8/43 age 26. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. Harvard aircraft #2905 was taking off behind Harvard aircraft #2948 and ran into #2948 killing the pilot, F/O Welsh. Flying Officer Pilot Welsh is buried in the Fenelon Falls Cemetery, Fenelon Falls, Ontario.

WENAUS, ORVILLE EDWARD AC2 R192378 -aero engine mechanic. From Verwood, Saskatchewan. Died Dec 31/42 age 20. Air Force Recruiting Center, Regina, Saskatchewan. AC2 Wenaus died, while off duty, in a car accident at night near Crestwynd, Saskatchewan. AirCraftman Second Class Wenaus is buried in the Viceroy Cemetery at Viceroy, Saskatchewan.

WENDT, WILLIAM DAVID F/O(P) J39857//R100092. From Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 28. #19 Squadron (Possunt Quia Posse Videntur). F/O Wendt was on a Ramrod operation over Northern France when his Mustang aircraft #FZ 141 was either hit by flak or by a blast from its own bombs. The aircraft was last seen near Montfort, France where it hit the ground and exploded. F/O Wendt bailed out but was never seen afterward. His #249 Squadron Spitfire aircraft had been hit by enemy flak on November 30, 1942 over the aerodrome at Gila and he was taken Prisoner of War by the Italians. He returned safely to the United Kingdom on November 18, 1943. Flying Officer Pilot Wendt is buried in the Eturqueraye Churchyard, Eure, France.

WENGER, JOHN F/O(N) J24663. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 8/44 age 26. #9 Squadron (Per Noctern Volamus). Target – St. Leu D’Esserent, France. Please see Hickey J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Wenger is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Ecquevilly, Seine-et-Oise, France.

WENLAND, WILLIAM ALFRED AC2 R78768. From Stratford, Ontario. Died Jun 22/45 age 45. AirCraftman Second Class Wenland is buried in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario.

WENT, HENRY EDWARD FS(AG) R72357. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 9/42 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Warnemunde, Germany. Please see Shannon C.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Went is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WENZEL, CLARENCE GERHART F/O(WAG) J85020//R102211. From Medicine Hat, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 26/44 age 21. #281 Squadron. The crew of Warwick aircraft #BV 409 were engaged in an air-sea search for a dinghy when a wing tip hit the water. The aircraft crashed in the Irish Sea off Northern Wales. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wenzel has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WERNHAM, JAMES CHRYSTALL F/L(OB) J6144 M.i.D. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 27. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Lancaster aircraft #7708 missing during an attack against Essen, Germany on June 9, 1942. Five Canadians, F/Ls Wernham, MacLean, Sgt Kerr, FSs Porter, and Olsen were taken Prisoner of War. F/L Wernham was one of seventy-six Allied Officers who attempted to escape from P.O.W. Camp Stalag Luft 3. 50 were killed by the Gestapo and 15 were recaptured. Please see Wiley G.W. for the list of Canadian POW.s killed. The 50 killed were; 6 – RCAF, 4 – RAAF, S/L J. Catanach, F/L. A.H. Hake, F/O R.V. Kierath, and S/L. J.E.A. Williams, 2 – RNZAF, F/O A. Christensen and F/O P.P.J. Pohe, 2 – SAAF, F/L N. McGarr and Lt R.J. Stevens, 2 – Norway (RAF), F/O, H. Espelid and F/O J. Fugelsang, 1 – France (RAF), Lt B.W. Scheidhower, and 1 – Greece (RAF), F/O S. Skanziklas, 32 – RAF, F/L E. Brettell D.F.C., F/L L.G. Butt D.F.C., S/L R.J. Bushell, F/L M.J. Casey, F/O D.H. Cochram, S/L I.K. Cross D.F.C., F/L B.H. Evans, Lt Gouws, F/Ls W.J. Grisman, A.D. Gunn, C.B. Hall, A.H. Hayter, E.S. Humphreys, F/L A. Kiewnarski, S/L T.G. Kirby-Green, F/O W. Kolanowski, F/L T.B. Leigh, F/L R. Marcinkcus, F/L H.T. Milford, F/O J. Mondschein, F/O K. Pawluk, F/L H.A. Picard, F/L C.D. Swain, F/Os R.C. Stewart, J.G. Stower, D.D. Street, F/Ls E. Valenta, G.W. Walenn, J.F. Williams, J.L.R. Long, F/Os S. Krol, and P. Tobolski. Flight Lieutenant Observer Wernham is buried in the Old Garrison Cemetery at Poznan, Poland.

WEARY, ELMOR WILLIAM CPL R51871 – air frame mechanic. From Reward, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 9/42 age 34. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Catalina aircraft crashed. Please see P/O E.S. Corbett A.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Corporal Werry is buried in the Protestant Cemetery at Salvador, Saskatchewan.

WERT, CLARENCE MARTIN P/O(AG) J92539//R176866. From Maidstone, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 20. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Castrop-Rauxel, the Ruhr, Germany. Please see McEachern R.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Well was buried in the North Cemetery at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WESLEY, RALPH ERIC F/O(P) J10523. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 3/43. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Two Lancaster aircraft were in a mid-air collision during a bombing raid against Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft crashed five miles north of Itzehoe, Germany. F/O Wesley and six RAF members of the crew, F/O K.H. Ellis, Sgts G.E. Green, K.V. Jones, W.G. Ludbrook, R.G. Watson, and J.H.B. Wright were all killed in aircraft #R 5731. Flying Officer Pilot Wesley was buried in the Hohenaspe, Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

WEST, ALBERT EDWARD P/O(AG) J91060//R204815. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #NN 701 returned from a daylight trip to Stuttgart, German badly shot up by cannon fire from an enemy fighter aircraft. P/O West was the only casualty and succumbed to his wounds shortly after the aircraft landed in England. Pilot Officer Air Gunner West is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WEST, DONALD COBURN P/O(P) J16716//R84988. From Coles Island, Queens County, New Brunswick Killed in Action Jul 27/42 age 21. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft was shot down over Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Sgts G.L. Cooper (RAF), I.D. Lowther (RAF), B.E.B. Luckman (RAF), and P. Milnes (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot West was buried at Wilhelmshaven, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.

WEST, JOHN EDWARD F/O(P) J35957. From Hopewell, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun  12/44 age 26. #441 Silver Fox Squadron (Stalk And Kill). F/O West attempted to bail out of his Spitfire aircraft #LF 447 over the English Channel but his parachute tangled in the tail wheel. Flying Officer Pilot West has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEST, NORMAN CHARLES ELMER P/O(WAG) J85524//R111193 D.F.C. From Pembroke, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 7/44 age 23. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Wellington aircraft #LZ 655 failed to return from a night anti-shipping Rover patrol off the Dutch Coast. LAC J.W. Husselbee, F/L J.F. Acer, P/Os C.E. Simpson, C.J. McCarvill, J.E. Russell, and J.E. Dorval were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner West has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WEST, ROBERT GEORGE S/L(P) J9142. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 23/44 age 25. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft #LW 620 crashed near Notham Village, Yorkshire. F/L P. Millikin and five crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Squadron Leader Pilot West is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WEST, WILLIAM ROBERT FS(P) R76959. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 2/42 age 20. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). The crew of Wellington aircraft #Z 1156 were not heard from since taking off on a night operation carrying full bomber equipment. Five RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot West is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WEST, WILLIAM SAMUEL HENRY SGT(AG) R158765. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Dec 9/43 age 31. #3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bournemouth, England. Death by natural causes while in the Neuro and Plastic Surgery Hospital at Basingstoke, England. Sergeant Air Gunner West is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

WESTBROOKE, STANLEY GORDON SGT(WAG) R64386. From Galt, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/41 age 23. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). Wellington aircraft #W 5454 failed to return from bombing operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Westbrooke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WESTCOTT, FREDERICK GREGORY LAC R162723 – armourer. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Apr 9/44 age 20. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). LAC Westcott was off duty when he was killed when struck by a service vehicle at RAF Station, Croft, Yorkshire. Leading AirCraftman Westcott is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WESTERGARD, RALPH WILLIAM FS(WAG) R134419. From Fort Francis, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 22. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see WO Arthur R. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Westergard is buried in the Communal Cemetery, La Ferte-St. Cyr, Loire-et-Cher, France.

WESTGATE, ERNEST F/O(P) 178310 – Royal Air Force. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 24. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft missing during a trip over enemy-held territory. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Westgate is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WESTGATE, MARION MERCEDES F/O C24609 – nursing sister. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 27/43 age 26. #15 Elementary Service Flying Training School, Regina, Saskatchewan. F/O Westgate and P/O D.C. Bishop took off in Cornell aircraft #15148 and encountered some fog. P/O Bishop was trying to gain altitude and they were both killed when the aircraft struck the ground one mile southwest of the aerodrome at Regina. Flight Officer Westgate is buried in the Regina Cemetery at Regina, Saskatchewan.

WESTGATE, ROBERT JOHN P/O(WAG) J15812//R62739. From East Angus, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 11/42 age 20. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see FS A.E. Nickerson for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Westgate is buried in the Commonwealth War Cemetery, Malbork, Poland.

WESTHAVER, HAROLD ANDREW F/O(P) J15058. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 15/43 age 21. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Kill). F/O Westhaver lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft #AD 231 was shot down five miles south-east of Le Terlort, France. Flying Officer Pilot Westhaver is buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France.

WESTLAKE, JOHN MITCHELL F/O(WAG) J29785. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 18/44 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Manson J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Westlake has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WESTLAND, JOHN JOSEPH SGT(P) 1100628 – Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 26/42 age 19. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft failed to return from operations. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Westland has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WESTLEY, HAROLD DAVID SGT(AG) R197685. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Jun 29/44 age 20. #12 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see MacNeill D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Westley is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.

WESTMAN, ROBERT MORRIS WO2(P) R101306. From Smiley, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 29/43 age 27. #458 Australia Squadron. The crew of Wellington aircraft #LB 169 took off from the airfield at Luqa, Malta for a shipping search off western Sicily and did not return. WOs J.R. Grasley, G.J. Banks, N.A. Stetler, Sgt G.A. Cameron, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Westman is buried in the Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Enna, Sicily.

WESTON, GEORGE P/O(BA) J14997. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jan 29/43 age 24. #23 Operational Training Unit, RAF Station, Pershore. Wellington aircraft #BK 503 crashed at Earls Croome, Gloucestershire, England. Sgt J. Auclair was also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Weston is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.

WESTON, RALPH HENRY S/L(P) 37703 – Royal Air Force. From Collins Bay, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 7/41 age 23. #16 Squadron (Operta Aperta). Spitfire aircraft missing over enemy territory. Squadron Leader Pilot Weston is buried in the Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, France.

WESTON, RICHARD VERDUN WO1(AG) R99738. From Goderich, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 2145 ago 25. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #PB 635 was shot down by enemy flak and crashed thirty miles north-east of Poitiers, France whilst engaged in a raid against Nuremberg, Germany. FSs L.E. Riggs, M. Leyland (RAF), F/O H. Burgoyne G.M. (RAF), Sgts W.E. Lane (RAF), and T.F. Stewart (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. There were two #166 Squadron aircraft lost this night. Please see Baker N. for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Warrant Officer Class I Air Gunner Weston was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

WESTON, WILLIAM JAMES F/L(P) C22671//R102250. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 22143 ago 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Kassel, Germany. Please see Crain W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Weston is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.

WESTPHAL, JOHN LORNE F/O(WAG) J36036. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 14/44 age 21. #4 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Tofino, British Columbia. Canso aircraft missing. Please see Patterson G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Westphal has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WETMORE, LINLEY DOUGLAS LAC(P) R96069. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Jun 5/42 age 24. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. LAC Wetmore was flying Harvard aircraft #2512 on a solo cross-country exercise on June 1, 1942 when LAC Wetmore became lost. He was injured when he crashed while executing a precautionary landing with the undercarriage retracted. The aircraft landed and bounced very badly on very rough ground in the vicinity of Sackett’s Harbour, New York, U.S.A. LAC Wetmore succumbed to his wounds on June 5, 1942. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Wetmore is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

WETTLAUFER, JOHN WILLIAM P/O(N) J93696//R70377. From Burgessville, Ontario. Killed Mar 6/45 age 23. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft #RD 242 crashed into the sea five miles north of Dallachy, Scotland whilst engaged in a fighter affiliation exercise. F/O W. Tustin was also killed. An air-sea search was made by Air and Naval forces without result. Pilot Officer Navigator Wettlaufer has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WETTLAUFER, NORMAN HAROLD P/O(N) J90025//R155160. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 1/44 age 23. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Target – Vierzon, France. Please see F/O F.H. Maxon for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Wettlaufer is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Vernou-en-Sologne, Loire-et-Cher, France.

WEY, EDWARD GEORGE F/L(N) J24034. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Mar 31/45 age 29. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Lancaster aircraft #DS 852 was shot down by a German night fighter aircraft during a night operation to Nuremberg, Germany on March 31, 1944. This was one of 108 Allied aircraft shot down this night. P/O S.H. Cullen and Sgt H. Wride (RAF) were also killed. Four Canadians, F/L E.G. Wey, F/O Stewart, Sgt Sjoquist, and WO Douglass, were taken Prisoner of War. F/L Wey died of natural causes while a P.O.W. in Stalag Luft 1 on March 31, 1945. This was his 2nd op. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Wey was buried in the Cemetery at Barth, Pomerania, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

WEYERS, JAMES WILLIAM P/O(N) J88677//R171682. From Strathmore, Alberta Killed in Action Jul 5/44 age 32. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #JB 486 missing while taking part in night operations to St. Leu D’Esserent, France. Five RAF members of the crew, F/L A.E. Grubb, Sgts H. Lees, J.T. Nixon, GT. Osborne, and C.N. Stalker were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Weyers is buried in the Churchyard at Poix-de-la-Somme, Somme, France.

WHALE, LLOYD LESLIE WO1(WAG) R93150. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 16/44 age 25. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Downey B. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Whale is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

WHALE, RAYMOND GEORGE EDWARD SGT(WAG) R83609. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 17/42 age 20. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 567 crashed. Please see Harris J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Whale is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard at North Coates, Lincolnshire, England.

WHALEN, EDWARD AMBROSE WO2(AG) R53979. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 17/43 age 29. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Mannheim, Germany. Please see WO J.C. Kennedy for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class Air Gunner Whalen was buried in the St. Thomas Cemetery, Chalon sur Marne, France, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

WHALEN, JAMES HENRY PL(P) J15005 D.F.C. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 18/44. age 22. #34 Squadron (Lupus Volt Lupas Volat). F/L Whalen was flying Hurricane aircraft #LB 780 and was shot down by enemy flak while carrying out a bombing and strafing attack against Huewi, Burma. The aircraft crashed near the Kohima-Imphal road in India. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Whalen was buried near the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the Military Cemetery at Kohima, India.

WHALEN, JOHN HAROLD LAC(P) R53924. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Nov 19/40 age 18. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. LACs Whalen and R. Watt were on a reconnaissance flight and were killed when Nomad aircraft #3491 crashed two miles north of Thornton, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Whalen is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

WHALEN, LORNE ELWOOD FS(AG) R264119. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 22/45 age 19. #354 Squadron. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see F/L D.F. Grose for casualty list and operations detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Whalen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

WHALEN, VERNON GEORGE P/O(AG) J88871//R140721. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 23. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Hancock H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Whalen is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.

WHALEY, SAMUEL KENNETH AC2 R147916 – aero engine mechanic. From Denholm, Saskatchewan. Died Apr 23/42 age 22. #1 Technical Training School, St. Thomas, Ontario. Death by natural causes in the Station Hospital at St. Thomas. AirCraftman Second Class Whaley is buried in the North Battleford Cemetery at North Battleford, Saskatchewan.

WHARRAM, CHARLES RUSSELL F/L(P) J6941. From Wheatley, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 2143 ago 26. #224 Squadron (Fedele All Amico). The crew of Liberator aircraft #959 were engaged in an anti- sub patrol when they were attacked and shot down by enemy fighter aircraft on September 2. FL. Wharram and one of the crew, not Canadian, were killed in the fight. F/O J.C. Miller died of his wounds on September 8, and four members of the eight man crew, not Canadians, were picked up alive on September 9. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Wharram has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WHEADON, ALBERT EDWARD GEORGE FS(N) R80179. From Gypsumville, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 29/42 age 26. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft lost. Please see FS R. Hancock D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. This was FS Wheadon’s third operation with this Sqdn. Flight Sergeant Navigator Wheadon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WHEAR, JOHN WILLARD FS(WAG) R68698. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 21. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS L.E. Holland for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Whear was buried in the Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

WHEATCROFT, LESLIE RAYMOND F/O(FE) C50187. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jul 6/45 age 26. #7 Photo Wing, Rockcliffe, Ontario. F/O Wheatcroft was on a photographic operation at NeuIton Lake, North West Territories when he was in a canoe accident. F/L D.D. Shackleton was also killed. Flying Officer Flight Engineer Wheatcroft is buried in the Brookside Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

WHEATLEY, COLIN HAVELOCK F/L(N) J16324. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 24/43 age 22. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). Wellington aircraft #LN 329 missing from a trip to Turin, Italy. F/L H.W. Fitch was also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. F/L Wheatley had been seriously injured on April 8, 1942 when his #22 OTU Wellington aircraft crashed in some trees near Great Coxwell Church, Faringdon, England. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Wheatley is buried in the War Cemetery at Milan, Italy.

WHEELER, ARTHUR BRIAN W/C(P) J4813 D.F.C. From Wellington, New Zealand. Killed in Action Feb 15/44 age 28. #88 Hong Gong Squadron (En Garde). Boston aircraft #BZ 279 took a direct hit by enemy flak whilst on a daylight raid over Cherbourg. FS G.H. Reid (RNZAF), FS A.G. Dickenson (RAF), and P/O G.W. GouIt (RAF) were also killed. Wing Commander Pilot Wheeler is buried in the Old Communal Cemetery, Cherbourg, Manche, France.

WHEELER, CHARLES TORGESON F/O(P) C14081. From Mimico, Ontario. Killed Jul 11/45 age 32. #6 Flight, Edmonton, Alberta. F/O Wheeler lost his life when his Norseman aircraft #3528 crashed at Fort Simpson, North West Territories. Flying Officer Pilot Wheeler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

WHEELER, CLARENCE EDMUND SGT(WAG) R65205. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Oct 24/41 age 21. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Whitley aircraft #Z 6874 was carrying 1 x 1,000 lb., 3 x 500 lb. general purpose bombs, and 120 x 4 lb. incendiary bombs when it went missing whilst engaged in a night bombing operation over enemy territory. Two Canadians, Sgts Wilson and Magwood, were either Evaders or were taken Prisoner of War. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wheeler is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Pihen-les-Guines, Pas-de-Calais, France.

WHEELER, GEORGE HOWARD F/O(OB) J10045. From Wingham, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 25/43 age 24. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Sexton M.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Observer Wheeler is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

WHEELER, JAMES ARNOLD WO2(BA) R118123. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #ND 503 lost whilst engaged in night operations, a raid against Leipzig, Germany. Sgts J. Dixon, C.V. Clarke (RAF), W. Rees (RAF), P/O W.G. Davies (RAF), and F/O K.J. Tubbs (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Wheeler is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

WHEELER, JOHN PEARSON F/O(WAG) J16024. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 29/43 age 21. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Cornwall J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Wheeler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WHEELER, JOHN WALTER P/O(AG) J19486. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 15/44 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 971 failed to return from a night raid against Berlin, Germany. S/L F.E. Carter, P/Os D.G. Goodfellow, W.E. Rood, S.D. Jenkins, J.J. Blanchard, F/O WM. McPherson, and P/O D.G. Goodfellow (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Wheeler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WHEELER, MAURICE WILLIAM SGT(AG) R197965. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 30/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Vaires France. Please see Surridge E.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Wheeler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

WHEELER, WILLIAM BERNARD FS(N) R128074. From Pickering, Ontario. Killed Jul 25/43 age 21. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, RCAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Snead S.T. for casualty list and flight. Flight Sergeant Navigator Wheeler is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.