Historical Aircraft

Aldercotte to Anderson

 

ALDERCOTTE, WALTER HAROLD FS(P) 700797 – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 4/45 age 25. #253 Hyderabad State Squadron (Come One, Come All). Spitfire aircraft lost during operations. Flight Sergeant Pilot Aldercotte has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

ALDERSLEY, RICHARD GEORGE SGT(WAG) R69545. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/41 age 24. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, Norfolk, England. Wellington aircraft #Z 8835 missing during an attack against Hanover, Germany. Sgts P. Keighley (RAF), A.W. Morgan (RAF), D.J. Nolan (RAF), J. Porterhouse (RAF), and J.T. Wallace (RNZAF) were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Aldersley is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.

ALDERSON, ERNEST HENRY FS(AG) R123174. From Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. Killed in Action May24/43 age 29. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Slabotsky D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Alderson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ALDERSON, JOHN GORDON SGT(FE) R89283. From Alliston, Ontario. Killed in Action May 1/43 age 22. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #ED 451 lost during a raid against Essen, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Alderson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ALDERSON, ROBERT CARSON SGT(AG) R115197. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 29/43 age 22. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Harron W.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Alderson is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Honington, Suffolk, England.

ALDOUS, PETER DUNCAN F/O(P) 40582 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 8/40 age 20. #269 Squadron. Anson aircraft lost over the North Sea while on an anti-sub patrol. Flying Officer Pilot Aldous has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALDRED, WILLIAM MURRAY P/O(P) J87553//R170580. From Port Perry, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 833 was shot down at Ouarnstedt, Germany during a night trip, an attack against Hamburg, Germany. P/Os D.J. Miller, K.J. Murray, C. Karrel, J. Eadinger, G.R. Baumann, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. There were three #431 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Following is a list of the RAF casualties from the three aircraft; P/O R.J. Stone, Sgts J.R. Bothwell, and W.E. Desborough. Please see P/O G.E. Sidebottom and F/O A.M. Mills for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Pilot Officer Pilot Aldred was buried at Quamstedt, exhumed, and reinterred in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

ALDRIDGE, THOMAS SGT(AG) R177535. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 25/43 age 21. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft #HR 941 missing from operations. Sgts E.J. Howitt (RAF), F.C. Knight (RAF), P.M.B. Moody (RAF), and FS J.G. Wilson (RNZAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Aldridge is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

ALDWORTH, FRANK CARTER F/L(P) J13051//R110352. From Kamloops, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 15/45 age 26. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Smith V.B. for casualty list and operation detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Aldworth has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALEO, JOSEPH WO1(NB) R66126. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 13/43 age 21. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Quinn J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Navigator Bomb Aimer Aleo is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ALERS-HANKEY, NIGEL CLINTON P/O(P) 85014 – Royal Air Force. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 11/41 age 29. #82 Squadron (Super Omnia Ubique). Blenheim aircraft lost during operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Alers-Hankey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englafield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALEXANDER, DAVID GRAHAM LAC(N) R260171 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Dec 5/43 age 23. #3 Initial Training School, Victoriaville, Quebec. Death by natural causes. Leading Aircraftman Navigator Alexander is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.

ALEXANDER, DAVID TASKER P. F/O(P) J12453. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action in 1943. #259 Squadron. Catalina aircraft #FP 275 crashed on landing at St. Lucas. Seven of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Alexander is buried in the Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, Natal, Africa.

ALEXANDER, EDWARD GEORGE FS(WAG) R77418. From St. Laurent, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 18/42 age 20. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 878 missing. Please see Weaver B.W. for casualty list and flight detail. This was FS Alexander’s tenth operation, Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Alexander has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALEXANDER, EDWARD SUDBURY S/L(N) J15543//R58623 D.F.C., D.F.M. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 24. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 357 lost during operations. F/L C.R. Stannard (RAF) was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Squadron Leader Navigator Alexander is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland. Distinguished Flying Medal – No.419 Squadron – Award effective 22 May 1942 as per London Gazette of that date.Born in UK, home in Montreal; bank clerk. Home in Vancouver; enlisted there 3 September 1940. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 26 February 1941), No.3 AOS (graduated 26 May 1941) and No.2 BGS (graduated 7 July 1941) and No.1 ANS (graduated 4 August 1941). Commissioned 4 June 1942. Invested at Buckingham Palace November 1942. Killed in Action 14 January 1944 (Lancaster ND357, No.156 Squadron); buried in Holland. The citation reads – “One night in April 1942, Flight Sergeant Alexander was observer of an aircraft detailed to attack Kiel. The attack was completely successful but on the return flight the aircraft was engaged by an enemy fighter. Damage was caused to the port airscrew and the hydraulic system, and the rear turret was so severely damaged that the gunner was unable to open its doors. Flight Sergeant Alexander, although slightly wounded in the arm, forced the turret doors with an axe and helped the rear gunner out. Although nearly all the instruments were unserviceable, Flight Sergeant Alexander’s skillful navigation was mainly responsible for the safe return of the aircraft and crew. The courage and high sense of duty displayed by this airman has been an inspiration to the other members of the crew.” ALEXANDER, F/L Edward Sudbury, DFM (315543) – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.156 Squadron – Award effective 10 January 1944 as per London Gazette dated 18 January 1944 and AFRO 410/44 dated 25 February 1944. NOTE: AFRO 874/44 dated 21 April canceled this award. Was it reinstated 7 This officer has completed many successful operations against the enemy in which he has displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty. Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

ALEXANDER, GEORGE LANGSTAFF CPL(P) R225320 – under training. From Turtleford, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 5/43 age 21. #35 Service Flying Training School, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Cpl. Alexander was a Canadian transfer from the Royal Air Force and was killed in an accident at North Battleford. Corporal Pilot Alexander is buried in the Turtleford Cemetery at Turtleford, Saskatchewan.

ALEXANDER, IAN SUTHERLAND F/O(P) J27711. From Renfrew, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 26. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Sherrill J.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Alexander has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALEXANDER, JAMES OKEDEN F/L(P) 44267 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 28/42 age 24. #88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde). F/L Alexander had pre-war R.C.A.F. serial #C989 and was killed when his Blenheim aircraft was lost during a sortie over enemy-held territory. Two other crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Alexander is buried in the Crooswijk General Cemetery, Rotterdam, Holland.

ALEXANDER, JAMES RICHARD F/O(BA) J17166. From Nanaimo, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Arras, France. Please see W/C. C.S. Bartlett D.F.C. & Bar for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Alexander was buried at Givenchy, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas de Calais, France.

ALEXANDER, JOHN SGT R52619 – armourer. From Merritton, Ontario. Died Jun 23/43 age 26. #413 Tusker Squadron (Ad Vigilamus Undis). Death by natural causes. Sergeant Alexander is buried at Colombo, Ceylon.

ALEXANDER, JOHN MALCOLM LAC(P) R220508 – under training. From Kincardine, Ontario. Killed Oct 28/43 age 19. #15 Elementary Flying Training School, Regina, Saskatchewan. Cornell aircraft #14493 and Cornell #14494, each carrying two airmen, were in a mid-air collision two miles west of the aerodrome at Regina. LAC Alexander and P/O L.C. Driscoll were both killed in aircraft #14493. The other aircraft and airmen landed safely. Leading Aircraftman Pilot Alexander is buried in the Kincardine Cemetery at Kincardine, Ontario.

ALEXANDER, ORLIN RONALD F/L(P) J4421. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed Feb 20/44 age 22. #400 City of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). Mosquito aircraft crashed. Please see Cosoff J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Alexander is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

ALEXANDER, PETER BRUCE F/L(P) 40196 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 21/42 age 25. #202 Squadron (Semper Vigilate). Catalina aircraft lost during operations. Sgts G.T. DarylIle (RAF), W. Godderidge (RAF), J. Johnstone (RAF), T.I. Roberts (RAF), G.G. Taylor (RAF), F.A. Westkelsey (RAF), F/O R.C. Derrick (RAF), F/L S.C. Romer (RAF), and FS J. Turnbull D.F.M. (RAF) were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Alexander is buried in the North Front Cemetery at Gibraltar.

ALEXANDER, RALPH LEONARD P/O(N) J21716. From Dryden, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 3/43 age 21. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #W 7821 lost during operations over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Alexander is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

ALEXANDER, ROBERT GORDON LAC(P) R76598 – under training.  From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Jun 6/41 age 26. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. LAC Alexander was flying Harvard aircraft #3772 and was engaged in a night flying exercise when he crashed two and one half miles north-west of the aerodrome at Dauphin. Leading Aircraftman Pilot Alexander is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

ALEXANDER, ROBERT WILFRED S/L(P) J2833 D.F.C. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 21/44 age 24. #437 Husky Squadron (Omnia Passim). Dakota aircraft #KG 387 was shot down while dropping supplies at Arnhem. S/L Alexander maintained control of the aircraft long enough for most of his crew to bail out, both he and F/O W.S. McLintock went down with the aircraft and were killed. S/L Alexander had graduated as an observer in late 1940 and completed over 50 ops. in North Africa. In March of 1942 he was awarded the D.F.C., he then returned to Canada to remuster to pilot. He graduated at #5 SFTS, Brantford, Ontario in July of 1943. Squadron Leader Pilot Alexander has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.  Distinguished Flying Cross – No.148 Squadron – Award effective 7 April 1942 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 611/42 dated 24 April 1942. Born in Norwich, Ontario, 1920, home there or Paris, Ontario; enlisted London, Ontario, 16 April 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS. Graduated from No.1 AOS, 17 August 1940 and No.1 ANS, Trenton, 26 October 1940. Medal presented April 1943. The citation reads – “As an air observer this officer has carried out 51 operational sorties against the enemy. He has participated in many attacks against objectives in Libya, Syria, Greece, and in the whole Mediterranean area. Flight Lieutenant Alexander is a fine bomb aimer and an exceptionally good navigator. Over a long period he has been carrying out duties of Squadron Navigation Officer with great success and his experience as an observer combined with his ability as an instructor have enabled him to attain a very high standard of navigation in the squadron. This officer has displayed consistent keenness, coolness and determination and has set a fine example to all.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

ALEXANDER, WILLIAM WILSON F/O(P) J11082. From Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed Apr 28/44 age 23. #5 Advanced Flying Unit. F/O Alexander was killed when his Miles Master aircraft crashed at Condover, Shrewsbury, England. Flying Officer Pilot Alexander was buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England, exhumed, and reburied in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

ALEY, HARRY CHARLES F/O(BA) J21609. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov26/43 age 21. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see F/L C.M. Brown C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Aley is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

ALGAR, WILLIAM EDWIN FS(WAG) R217734. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed May 28/45 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Handley A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Algar has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALGER, GORDON FORBES FS(P) R60428. From Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Killed in Action May 15/42 age 24. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Knight M. for casualty list and flight detail. This was FS Alger’s first operation. Flight Sergeant Pilot Alger has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALJOE, LORNE RAYMOND F/O(P) J28525//R165200. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 24/45 age 21. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). F/O Aljoe and P/O C. Orser were both killed when their Beaufighter aircraft #NE 399 was lost over the North Sea whilst attacking enemy ships in the harbour at Egersund, Norway. Flying Officer Pilot Aljoe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLAN, ALEXANDER F/O(N) J24713. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 27. #90 Squadron (Celer). Lancaster aircraft #LM 158 crashed near Hal, Holland during an attack against Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Sgt D.M. Willmott, F/O A.C. Elliott, Sgts D.C. Kibble (RAF), E.R. Cocker (RAF), and FS K.C. Walker (RAAF), were also killed. One Canadian, F/O P.C. Hoffos, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Navigator Allan is buried in the General Cemetery, Hal, near Brummen, Gelderland, Holland.

ALLAN, CHARLES MELVIN CPL R140052. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Apr 8/44 age 27. Corporal Allan is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

ALLAN, CHARLES NEEDHAM WO2(P) R77057, From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 8/43 age 24. #164 Canadian Squadron. Lockheed Lodestar aircraft crashed. Please see Svendsen W. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Allan is buried in the Gander Cemetery at Gander, Newfoundland.

ALLAN, EMMET FRANCIS LAC R72812 – clerk. From Emerald Junction, Prince Edward Island. Died Jun 20/42 age 21. Death by drowning at Lachine, Quebec. Leading Aircraftman Allan is buried in St. James Cemetery, Summerfield, Prince Edward Island.

ALLAN, EVERETT BROCK F/L(P) C23502. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed May 16/45 age 32. #3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Hodge R.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Allan is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

ALLAN, FRANCIS FREDERICK GEORGE P/O(P) J19942. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Yelland J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Allan is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

ALLAN, GEORGE INGRAM F/O(NB) J19255 D.F.C. From Imperial, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 22/45 age 22. #142 Squadron (Determination). Mosquito aircraft #KB 463 failed to return from a raid against Kassell, Germany. The RAF pilot was also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Bomb Aimer Allan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. His age at death was 37. ALLAN, F/O George Ingram (119255) – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.692 Squadron (missing) – Award effective 5 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 16 February 1945 and AFRO 563/45 dated 29 March 1945. Born in Davidson, Saskatchewan, 1908; home in Imperial, Saskatchewan; Educated at University of Saskatchewan. Enlisted in Saskatoon 7 January 1942. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 28 April 1941), No.3 AOS (graduated 21 July 1941), No.5 BGS (graduated 1 September 1941) and No.1 ANS (graduated 29 September 1941). Killed in Action with No.142 Squadron, 12 January 1945 (Mosquito K13463); name on Runnymede Memorial. Medal presented to next-of-kin December 1946. No citation other than completed…numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which [he has] invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty. Public Records Office Air 2/8830 has recommendation flown 60 sorties (255) hours in two tours. His first tour began in May, 1942 with a trip to Cologne and ended with a trip to Karlsruhe in September of the same year. He made trips to Essen (2), Bremen (3), Emden (3), GARDENING (Terschelling Is.; Danish coast, Heligoland), Sea Search (1), Wilhelmshaven (1), Frisian Islands (1), Duisburg (3), Hamburg (1), Dusseldorf (2), Osnabruk ( 1), Mainz (1), Flensburg 01 Kassel (1), Saarbrucken (1), and Karlsruhe (1). His second tour began with a trip to Bremen on July 19, 1944 and ended with a trip to Berlin on October 23, 1944. He completed operations to Bremen (2), Kiel (2), Frankfurt (2), Berlin (7), Stuttgart (1), Hamburg (2), Castrop Rauxel (1), Cologne (2), Essen (1), Dusseldorf 0, Karlsruhe (1), Hanover (1), Nuremburg (1), Brunswick (2), Mannheim (2), Wilhelmshaven (2), and Wiesbaden (1). This officer, as navigator and bomb aimer, has now completed a very large number of operational sorties against well defended and far distant targets Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

ALLAN, JAMES F/O(NB) J363171/R182043. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 7/45 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Scott N.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Bomb Aimer Allan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLAN, JAMES ARTHUR LAURENCE SGT(FE) R80235. From St. James, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 28/43 age 29. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Skaggerak, Norway. Please see Smallwood G.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Allan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLAN, JAMES DAVIDSON F/O(P) J29114. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 20/45 age 23. #4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fingal, Ontario. F/O Allan, LACs W. Neville (RAAF), and L. Watt (RAAF) were all killed when Bolingbroke aircraft #10019 crashed four miles south of Inwood, Ontario. Flying Officer Pilot Allan is buried in the Pine Hills Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.

ALLAN, JAMES LLEWELLYN F/O(P) J19586//R115920 D.F.C. From Tisdale, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 5/44 age 23. #198 Squadron (Igini Renatus). Typhoon aircraft #MN 707 lost over South Beveland, Holland while attacking Walchern Island. Flying Officer Pilot Allan is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium. Distinguished Flying Cross – No.198 Squadron – Award effective 8 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945. Born in Valparaiso, Saskatchewan, 1921; home in Tisdale, Saskatchewan; teacher in civilian life. Enlisted in Saskatoon, 13 August 1941. Trained at No.7 ITS (graduated 28 March 1942), No .2 EFTS (graduated 20 June 1942) and No.1 SFTS (graduated 9 October 1942). Killed in Action 3 November 1944 (Typhoon MN707 of No.198 Squadron); buried in Belgium. Medal presented to next-of-kin February 1946. The citation reads “Flying Officer Allan has taken part in numerous attacks on enemy road and rail transport, tanks, radio installations and gun positions. He has led his section with great skill and courage, qualities which have contributed materially to the successes obtained. He has set a fine example to all.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

ALLAN, JAMES MCGREGOR FS(WAG) R93188. From Mirnico, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 25/42 age 24. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Vandervoort W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Allan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLAN, JOHN F/O(P) J20440. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 5/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see WO P.H. Sheldon for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Allan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLAN, JOHN JAMES LAC R94517 – aero engine mechanic. From Victoria, British Columbia. Died Oct 25/42 age 20. Death by natural causes. Leading AirCraftman Allan is buried in the Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia.

ALLAN, JOSEPH WILLIAM FS(AG) R266823. From Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 29. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Dessau, Germany. Please see FS G.W. Laut for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Allan is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

ALLAN, MCKEEN SGT(FE) R64851. From Northport, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jan 31/43 age 33. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see WO F.G. Nelson for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Allan is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.

ALLAN, PETER LAC R60661 – Service Police. From Calgary, Alberta. Died Nov 7/42 age 32. Leading Aircraftman Allan is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.

ALLAN, RALPH GRANT P/O(N) J16754. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/43 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see P/O R.E. Taylor D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Allan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLAN, ROBERT P/O(AG) J95201//R261671. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 24. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frotte S’y Pique). Target – Castrop-Rauxel, Germany. Please see Slack K.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Allan is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ALLAN, ROBERT EDWARD P/O(AG) J86012//R179810. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 30/44 age 21. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Lafferty A.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Allan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLAN, WALTER HOWDEN WO2(WAG) R114255. From Caledonia, Ontario. Killed Sep 3/43 age 27. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see St. Johns W.I. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Allan is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.

ALLAN, WILLIAM ARTHUR LAC R118882 – air frame mechanic. From Durham, Ontario. Killed Dec 19/42 age 22. #422 Flying Yachtsmen Squadron (This Arm Shall Do It). Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Potter J.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading Aircraftman Allan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLAN, WILLIAM BRUCE P/O(FE) J95205//R206171. From Welland, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 24/44 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Tonkin D.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Allan was buried at Sturzelberg, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Holland.

ALLAN, WILLIAM COSMO F/L(P) J6935. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Dec 28/43 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Berlin, Germany. Lancaster aircraft crashed on December 16, 1943, F/L Allan was injured in the crash and died 15 days later. Please see Stamers D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Allan is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.

ALLAN, WILLIAM EVERITT SGT(WAG) R61302. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Aug 25/41 age 24. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum). Stirling aircraft lost whilst engaged in operations over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Allan is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

ALLCROFT, FREDERICK CHARLES F/O(P) J17472//R110741 D.F.C. From Lund, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 3/44 age 20. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 355 missing during a trip over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot AIlcroft is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany. Distinguished Flying Cross – No.61 Squadron Award effective 1 July 1943 as per London Gazette dated 13 July 1943 and AFRO 1724/43 dated 27 August 1943. Born in Vancouver, 1923; home there; enlisted there 24 June 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 4 October 1941), No.15 EFTS (graduated 8 December 1941) and No.10 SFTS (graduated 10 April 1942). Commissioned 1943. The citation reads – “On his first sortie, which was against heavily defended objectives at Essen, the aircraft in which this officer was flying was hit by anti-aircraft fire but, undaunted by this, he bombed the target and made a safe return on three engines. During a sortie to Dortmund in May 1943, his aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters on the outward flight. After the attack had been skillfully evaded, one engine in the aircraft failed, but despite this be proceeded to the target which was successfully bombed. On the return journey another engine failed but by superb skill and determined courage this pilot made a safe return. Throughout all his operational sorties Pilot Officer Aileron has displayed high courage and devotion to duty.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario

ALLEN, ALFRED GEORGE P/O(WAG) J95213//R202416. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 7/45 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #NP 718 missing during a night raid against Hemmingstedt, Germany. WO N.G. Baird, P/Os R.G. McManus, and C.D. Daughters were also killed. Three Canadians, WO D. Patterson of Owen Sound, Ontario, F/O S. Lasko of Pelly, Saskatchewan, and Sgt J. Huspeka of Montreal, Quebec were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Allen is buried in the Kiel Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

ALLEN, CONAN THOMPSON WO2(P) R73249. From Amherst, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Nov 10/42 age 22. #113 Squadron (Velox Et Vindex). Blenheim aircraft lost during operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Allen is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma.

ALLEN, DAVID ROSS P/O(P) 42783 – Royal Air Force. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 3/40 age 21. #261 Squadron (Semper Contendo). Hurricane aircraft lost during a sortie. Pilot Officer Pilot Allen is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.

ALLEN, DONALD GEORGE SGT(P) R78183. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 21/42 age 21. #16 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Allen was killed when Hampden aircraft #X 2968 crashed near the aerodrome at Upper Heyford. Sergeant Pilot Allen is buried in the Upper Heyford Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England.

ALLEN, DONALD GEORGE SGT(P) R93436. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 28/42 age 20. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad So[turn Paratus). Sgt Allen was killed when his Spitfire aircraft crashed ten miles north-east of Aberdeen. Sergeant Pilot Allen is buried in the Old Churchyard, Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

ALLEN, ERIC ALEXANDER P/O(AG) J92604//R128721. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 11/43 age 22. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Stirling aircraft lost. Please see F/O P.C. Freberg D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Allen is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Hollerich, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

ALLEN, ERNEST JAMES F/O(P) J20587//R116174. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 12/44 age 23. #439 Westmount Squadron. F/O Allen lost his life when his Typhoon aircraft #MN 553 was hit by flak over Segrie Fontaine, France. Flying Officer Pilot Allen is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

ALLEN, ETHAN F/O(P) J21435 D.F.C. From Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 25. #224 Squadron (Fedele All Amico). Liberator aircraft #BZ 941 failed to return from a night anti-sub patrol. P/O M.E. Hayward was also killed and nine of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. F/O Allen and his crew sank one U-boat on July 3, 1943 and sank another U-boat on July 28, 1943. Flying Officer Pilot Allen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLEN, FRANK FS(AG) R87266. From Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 12/42 age 24. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see FS J. Allen McPhee for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Allen is buried in the St. Catherine Churchyard, Barmby-on-the-Moor, Yorkshire, England.

ALLEN, FRED F/O C4154 – radio technician. From Ottawa, Ontario. Died Mar 4/43 age 27. Flying Officer Allen is buried in the Pinecrest Cemetery at Ottawa, Ontario.

ALLEN, HERB JOHN LAC R147588 – aero engine mechanic. From Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 7/43 age 23. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft blew up. Please see Whyte D.A. for casualty list and detail. Leading Aircraftman Allen is buried in the Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia, Africa.

ALLEN, HUGH GARFIELD WO2(WAG) R78939. From Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 30/43 age 30. #196 Squadron (Sic Fidem Servamus). Wellington aircraft #HE 548 failed to return from operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Allen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLEN, JACK BEATTY P/O(AG) J88053. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 32. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Paquin F.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Allen is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

ALLEN, JAMES ERNEST CPL R116919. From St. Marys, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 24/44 age 22. #1 PDC. Dakota aircraft lost. Please see LAC L.I. Beach for casualty list and flight detail. Corporal Allen is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

ALLEN, JAMES MILLARD SGT(WAG) R85646. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 16/43 age 27. #131 Operational Training Unit, Catalina aircraft crashed. Please see Sproule D.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Allen is buried in the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.

ALLEN, JOHN ALLARDYCE F/L(P) J6643. From Black’s Harbor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 3/44 age 23. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Scott J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Allen was buried at Kothen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

ALLEN, JOHN ANDREW P/O(P) J94125//R166068. From Port Colborne, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 12/45 age 23. #93 Squadron (Ad Arma Parati). Spitfire aircraft #PT 929 lost while attacking an enemy field gun at Imola, Italy. Pilot Officer Pilot Allen is buried in the Faenza War Cemetery, Ravenna, Italy.

ALLEN, JOHN FRANCIS P/O(N) J86516//R101887. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 29. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see F/O M. Yowney for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Allen is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

ALLEN, JOSEPH CLETUS P/O(AG) C6555. From Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Killed Aug 10/43 age 35. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see P/O R.A. Ledingham for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Allen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

ALLEN, JOSEPH EDWARD WO2(WAG) R162368. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 13/44 age 20. #98 Squadron (Never Failing). Mitchell aircraft was shot down. Please see Cullen K.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Allen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLEN, LAWRENCE ARNOLD F/L(N) J14769 D.F.C. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Montzen, Belgium. Please see S/L E.W. Blenkinsop D.F.C., C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Allen is buried in the Webbekom Churchyard, Brabant, Belgium. Distinguished Flying Cross – No.420 Squadron (deceased) – Award effective 27 April 1944 as per London Gazette dated 21 December 1945 and AFRO 155/46 dated 15 December 1946. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, 1917; home in Windsor, Ontario where he was a theatre manager, enlisted there 6 January 1942. Trained at No.5 ITS (graduated 21 June 1942) and No.1 AOS (graduated 23 October 1942). Navigator, Killed in Action with No.405 Squadron, 27/28 April 1944, Lancaster JA976. Buried in Belgium. Award presented to mother in Detroit, 17 May 1950. The citation reads – “This officer has completed as navigator many successful operations against the enemy in the course of which he has invariably displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty.” ALLEN, F/L Lawrence Arnold, DFC (114769) – Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm (deceased) – Awarded 17 July 1948 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 455/48 dated 23 July 1948. Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

ALLEN, NORMAN ALEXANDER P/O(N) J11491. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 28/42 age 22. Royal Air Force Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Carey A.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Allen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

ALLEN, REGINALD ARTHUR HENRY F/O(N) J85623//2409A. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 23/45 age 23. #406 Lynx Squadron (We Kill By Night). Mosquito aircraft lost. Please see F/O W.F. Kilpatrick for operations detail. Flying Officer Navigator Allen is buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Weerselo, Overijssel, Holland.

ALLEN, SIDNEY FS(AG) R127565. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 18/43 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Little Snoring, England. Lancaster aircraft #DS 683 was damaged by enemy action during the operation and the aircraft crash-landed on return to Little Snoring. FS Allen was the only casualty and had been killed during the attack. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Allen is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

ALLEN, THOMAS WILLCOX F/L(P) J15015. From Louisburg, North Carolina, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 27. #121 Eagle Squadron (For Liberty). F/L Allen was killed when his Spitfire aircraft crashed four miles off Flushing, Holland. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Allen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALLEN, TOM WILLIAM WO2(WAG) R131619. From Blairmore, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 20/44 age 21. #190 Squadron. Stirling aircraft lost. Please see Matheson R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Allen is buried in the Airborne Cemetery at Arnhem, Holland.

ALLEN, WARD WILLIAM JAMES SGT(BA) R179370. From Hawick, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 16/43 age 25. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Haney B.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Allen is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

ALLENBY, TOM PETER SGT(AG) R95975. From Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 11/42 age 22. #26 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircaft lost during operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Allenby is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery at Nijmegen, Holland.

ALLEYN, FOSTER RICHARD P/O(BA) J85507//R101658. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Hancock H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Alleyn is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery at Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.

ALLIN, ROBERT ELFORD SGT(BA) R105949. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 28/43 age 21. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Warner J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer AIlin is buried in the Santa Catalina Cemetery, Ceuta, Spanish Morocco.

ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM JACK F/O(AG) J27959. From Colton, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 5/44 age 27. #178 Squadron Rae Emissarii). F/O Allingham was killed in his Liberator aircraft #AZ 930 when it was hit by flak whilst on a mine-laying operation in the Danube River. Flying Officer Air Gunner Allingham is buried in the War Cemetery, Bah, Italy.

ALLINSON, ERIC WILFRED P/O(P) 40761 – Royal Air Force. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed Nov 1/39 age 21. #15 Service Flying Training School. Pilot Officer Pilot Allinson is buried in England.

ALLISON, WILLIAM JOE F/L(N) J20861//R154045. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 20/44 age 28. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Hamel C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Allison is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

ALLMAN, LEONARD RALPH F/O(P) J13588. From Schenectady, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 6/44 age 24. #440 Beaver Squadron. F/O Allman was killed when Typhoon aircraft #MN 428 was lost near Caen, France. Flying Officer Pilot Allman is buried in the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Calvados, France.

ALLOWAY, ALEX HAMILTON FORBES F/L(P) C831. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 22/41 age 23. #110 Hyderabad Squadron (Nes Timeo Nee Sperno). Hurricane aircraft lost during operations. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Alloway is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

ALLSUP, CHARLES JAMES P/O(P) 41539 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 2/40 age 26. #220 Squadron (We Observe Unseen). Hudson aircraft lost during operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Allsup is buried in the Sanderstead Churchyard, Coulson, Surrey, England.

ALM, EDWIN RICHARD FS(AG) R221836. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 25/45 age 20. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Oslo area, Norway. Please see Piercy R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Alm has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALMAS, RUSSEL MUNN P/O(WAG) J93110//R161274. From Ancaster, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Castrop-Rauxel, Germany. Please see McEachern R.N. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Alrnas was buried in the North Cemetery at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ALMOND, JAMES STEWART SGT(AG) 567429 – Royal Air Force. From Michel, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 25/42 age 23. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Almond has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALMOND, JOHN NEVILLE P/O(AG) J90182//R200858. From Waterford, Ontario. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see Wilson H.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Almond has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALMQUIST, LEONARD WILLIAM P/O(P) J4339. From Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action Dec 15/41 age 20. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Turley W. for casualty list and flight detail. This was P/O Almquist’s 18th operation. Pilot Officer Pilot Alnnquist has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ALSOP, NORMAN FREDERICK SGT(AG) R143477. From Duncan, British Columbia. Killed May 16/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Parsons EM. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Alsop is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

ALTERSON, JOHN SGT(OB) R70612. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 13/41 age 21. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft lost. Please see Taylor C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Observer Alterson is buried in the Citadelle Military Cemetery, Dinant, Namur, Belgium.

ALTY, FREDERICK ROY F/O(BA) J38392. From Burnaby, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 20. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Hartog M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Alty is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany.

AMBLER, JOHN MILROY SGT(OB) 1063675 – Royal Air Force. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 16/42 age 27. #82 Squadron (Super Omnia Ubique). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from a sortie. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Ambler is buried in the Shrewsbury General Cemetery, Shropshire, England.

AMERO, HERBERT CHIPMAN AC2(P) R201545 – under training. From Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Died Apr 18/43 age 27. Death by natural causes while at Lachine, Quebec. Aircraftman Second Class Pilot Amero is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

AMES, EDWARD JOSEPH P/O(P) J15130. From Sherbrooke, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 2/42 age 20. #118 Squadron (Occido Redeoque). Spitfire aircraft #AA 741 lost in the English Channel during operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Ames has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

AMEY, ROLAND RAYMOND F/O(P) J20654. From North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Nov 20/43 age 20. #56 Squadron (Quid Se Ccelum Ruat). F/O Amey was returning from a raid over France when he crashed, in his Typhoon aircraft #EK 209, at Wittenshaw, Suffolk, England. Flying Officer Pilot Amey is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

AMIRAULT, ALPHE BAPTISTE FS(AG) R88416. From Pubnico, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 5/43 age 24. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Uttar In Umbris). Stirling aircraft #BK 662 missing. Six members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Amirault has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

AMLIN, ARNOLD HERBERT FS(WAG) R77970. From Maleb, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 28/42 age 24. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Keddy C.W. for casualty list and sortie detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Amlin is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

AMLIN, EDSEL EDWARD LAC R145224 – Service Police. From Amherstburg, Ontario. Died May 3/45 age 26. Death by natural causes while at the aerodrome at Middleton St. George, England. Leading AirCraftman Amlin is buried in the Stonef all Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

AMOS, LLOYD HILBOURNE F/O(BA) J42093//R197232. From Woodstock, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronterlios). Target – Wangerooge, Germany. Please see Roy J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Amos has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

AMSTEIN, NORMAN WILLIAM P/O(AG) J89956//R197203. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Target – Sterkrade, Germany. Please see Rushforth W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Amstein is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

AMY, HARRY THOMAS F/L(N) C2233. From Grenfell, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 11/44 age 24. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Starrup B.V. for casualty list and trip detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Amy is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Guidel, Morbihan, France.

AMYS, SPENCER HEWITT P/O(AG) J22362//R136456. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed Feb 13/43 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. P/Os Amys, M.S. Jacobs, Sgts R.C. Boulton, J.G. Campbell, R. Kennedy, WOs G.A. MolozZi, LS. Carpenter, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were all killed when Wellington aircraft #HF 759 crashed at Warwick, Warwickshire. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Arnys is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.

ANDERSEN, NELS PAUL P/O(AG) C95210//R152675. From Woodside, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see Sanderson D.M. for casualty list and operation detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Andersen is buried in the War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany.

ANDERSEN, PAUL FS(AG) R208718. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 16/44 age 20. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see King E.C. for casualty list and operation detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Andersen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, ADOLPH WILLARD SGT(WAG) R84116. From Selkirk, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 23/42 age 28. #120 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Coal Harbour, British Columbia. Stranraer aircraft lost. Please see Stuart R.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

ANDERSON, ALASTAIR MCDONALD SGT(AG) 798500 – Royal Air Force. From Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jun 2/42 age 21. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft lost from a trip over enemy territory. Sgt Anderson enlisted in early 1940 and was the first Newfoundlander to join the RAF. Sergeant Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ANDERSON, ALEXANDER JOHN P/O(AG) J90357//R196438. From Cadurcis, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 26/44 age 22. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Target – Darmstadt, Germany. Please see Kohut F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, ALLAN ANDREW, FS(AG) R194889. From Huxley, Alberta. Killed in Action May 22/44 age 20. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Spencer S.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the General Cemetery, Goudriaan, South Holland, Holland.

ANDERSON, ARTHUR ERICK FRANKILN F/L(P) J20943. From Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 19/45 age 23. #358 Squadron (Alere Flammam). Liberator aircraft #EW 124 failed to return from a trip to Siam. FSs W.G. Bond, A. Maxwell, F/O E. Elford, and F/O A.M. Silverthom were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Anderdson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

ANDERSON, BILLIE ALBERT FS(AG) R112706. From Lisle, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/43 age 23. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft #EF 439 lost during a raid against Nuremberg, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the War Cemetery, Dumbach, Germany.

ANDERSON, BRUCE BENJAMIN F/O(BA) J35534//R166486. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 27. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see F/O H. Knobovitch D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Anderson is buried in the War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany.

ANDERSON, BRUCE EDWARD P/O(P) J17616//R86850. From Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 20. #145 Squadron (Diu Noctuque Pugnarnus). Spitfire aircraft #EN 156 lost while on operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia, Africa.

ANDERSON, CECIL WILLIAM F/L(P) J7991. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed May 2/45 age 23. #10 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Shaw J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Anderson is buried in the Park Lawn Cemetery at Toronto, Ontario.

ANDERSON, CHARLES EDWARD F/O(P) J13450. From Garrick, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 5/44 age 21. #298 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #VL 334 lost during operations over enemy territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Essoyes, Aube, France.

ANDERSON, CHESTER EDWARD SGT(WAG) R220081. From Sault St. Marie, Ontario. Killed Dec 18/44 age 20. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/L W.F. Scott A.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, CLARENCE CAMERON CPL R98701 – aero engine mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Sep 22/44 age 22. #61 Base, RCAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Death caused by methyl hydrate poisoning while at Dishforth, Yorkshire, England. Corporal Anderson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

ANDERSON, CLARENCE HOWARD P/O(N) J184/ 7//R113924. From Killarney, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 31/43 age 23. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft #ED 551 lost during operations against Monchen-Gladbach, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, DAVID MAURICE F/O(P) J14750. From Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Killed May 24/43 age 24. #227 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft crashed. Please see WO G.B. Grennan for flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Nicosia War Cemetery, Cyprus.

ANDERSON, DONALD DAVIE FS(N) R114569. From Woodrow, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 29/42 age 19. #204 Squadron (Praedann Vastatum). Sunderland aircraft lost. Please see F/L A.G. Espley for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, DOUGLAS GORDON SGT(AG) R70453. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed Oct 25/41 age 20. #44 Group. Wellington aircaft crashed. Please see Bergsten C.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard Cemetery, Walburton, Sussex, England.

ANDERSON, DUNCAN ROBINSON F/O(P) C204. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 30/39 age 38. #1 Canadian Squadron. Hurricane aircraft #329 crashed at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Flying Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Point Claire, Quebec.

ANDERSON, EDWARD ALLISON SGT(FE) R83648. From Acton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 1/42 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Irish J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Anderson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ANDERSON, EDWARD WILLIAM P/O(N) J28498//R172777. From Winnipeg Manitoba. Died Sep 10/43 age 29. #3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bournemouth, England. Death caused by a fall out of the third floor window of a hotel in England. Pilot Officer Navigator Anderson is buried in the North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

ANDERSON, EDWIN GRAHAM MILTON P/O(P) J4252. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 1/41 age 21. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Whitley aircraft lost. Please see Wood T.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Schaffen Communal Cemetery, Brabant, Belgium.

ANDERSON, EVAN MACDONALD FS(N) R159275. From Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Killed Oct 8/43 age 25. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Smith G.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, FLOYD ROGER WILLIS FS(WAG) R98929. From Punnichy, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 7/43 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Stuart R.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, FRANK EDGAR P/O(N) J9568. From Kildonan, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 24/42 age 21. #459 Australian Squadron. Hudson aircraft failed to return from a sortie. Sgt J.C. Aldred (RAAF), P/O R.R. Kemp (RAF), and Sgt J.C. Aldred (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

ANDERSON, FREDERICK P/O(BA) J86401//R152599. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action’Mar 31/44 age 21. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). After dropping two resistance fighters, Halifax aircraft #LL 287 was hit by flak and crashed into the Scheldt River, Holland. Two RAF crew members and two members of the Belgian resistance were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, FREDERICK CAMERON F/L C3409 – signals. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 2/43 age 25. #221 Squadron (From Sea To Sea). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see S/L R.H. Bertran D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

ANDERSON, GEORGE P/O(WAG) J95243//R163128. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 21. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Suttack J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, GEORGE MCCRIMMON SGT(BA) R168378. From Kincardine, Ontario. Killed Jun 16/44 age 29. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Simonson R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Anderson is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

ANDERSON, GERALD ARTHUR LT(P) 02069 – Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. From Trenton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 9/45 age 22. Fleet Air Arm. Lt Anderson was flying a Corsair aircraft during action at Onagawa Bay with Lt R.H. Gray D.S.C., V.C. Anderson’s aircraft was hit by flak and he flew his badly damaged Corsair 150 miles back to H.M.S. Formidable. Lt Bill Atkinson of Victoria, B.C., was a good friend of Anderson and saw this happen, “I watched Andy approaching to land on the carrier having warned the carrier he would make an emergency landing as he had flak damage and was losing fuel rapidly. The Corsair was sinking in height at the stern of the ship slamming into the round down. The aircraft broke in two at the cockpit; the rear section falling into the sea. Then for a few seconds the front half perched on the stern of the flite deck. The canopy was shut by the impact; Andy was slumped forward in the cockpit. The the wreckage slid slowly back into the sea as we helplessly looked on. It was a bitter blow in the fiery battle at Onawaga Bay. Of the seven Canadians who flew and fought off H.M.S. Formidable only Lt C. Butterworth of Ottawa, Ontario and I survived.” Lt Anderson was the last Canadian to be killed on ops. in W.W. II. Lieutenant Anderson Pilot has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

ANDERSON, GORDON JOHN LAC R196689 – air frame mechanic. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Dec 20/44 age 20. #435 Chinthe Squadron (Certi Provehendi). Killed while on duty when his motorcycle collided with a truck. Leading AirCraftman Anderson is buried in the Imphal War Cemetery, India.

ANDERSON, HAROLD GRANVILLE WO2(P) R86274. From Pine Falls, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 1/43 age 23. #14 Canadian Squadron. WO Anderson was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft #AK 982 crashed at the aerodrome at Fort Glen, Alaska. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Anderson is buried in the Fort Richardson Post Cemetery at Fort Richardson, Alaska, U.S.A.

ANDERSON, HENRY GORDON P/O(P) J6490. From Exeter, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 29. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – two German battleships in the English Channel. Please see Thomas T.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, HENRY TOM F/L(P) 39021 – Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 19/40 age 20. #253 Hyderabad State Squadron (Come One, Come All). F/L Anderson lost his life when his Hurricane aircraft was shot down over Dunkirk. He had previously flown Defiant aircraft with #141 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Anderson is buried in the Poix-de-La Somme Cemetery, France.

ANDERSON, HERBERT LAWRENCE SGT(N) R197565. From Matlock, Manitoba. Killed Dec 18/43 age 20. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Christensen C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Anderson is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia.

ANDERSON, HOWARD FRANCIS P/O(WAG) J92358//R197617. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 26/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Russellsheim, Germany. Please see Kirschner I.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, HOWARD LEROY SGT(AG) R193090. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 22/43 age 20. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft #JD 367 lost during a trip to Berlin, Germany. Six of the crew not Canadians missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ANDERSON, JACOB SGT R86878. From Brockville, Ontario. Died Sep 10/44 age 48. #10 Elementary Flying Training School, Mount Hope, Ontario. Sergeant Anderson is buried in the Oakland Cemetery at Brockville, Ontario.

ANDERSON, JAMES FS(WAG) R92541. From Medicine Hat, Alberta. Killed Sep 4/42 age 22. #25 Operational Training Unit, Finningley, England. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sage W.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Causeway Head Cemetery, Silloth, Ho’me Low, Cumberland, Scotland.

ANDERSON, JAMES FS(P) R84389. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 4/42 age 29. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Love C.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Anderson is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Noirmoutier-en-L’Ile, Vendee, France.

ANDERSON, JAMES BLAIN SGT(WAG) R54021. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 25/41 age 22. #35 Squadron (Uno Anirno Agimus). Halifax aircraft #L 9672 lost during a trip over enemy- held territory. Seven RAF members of the crew, FS A.G. Boam, Sgts W.N. Collins, J. Fuller, A.A.S. Heggie, T.P. McHale, P/Os J. McGregor- Cheers, and V.M. Markham were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Chievres, Hainaut, Belgium.

ANDERSON, JAMES JOSIAH Captain. From Middle Sackville, New Brunswick. Killed Aug 10/41. RAF Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see McIntosh N.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Captain Anderson was a pilot and is buried in the Kilbride Old Churchyard, Lamlash, Buteshire, Isle of Arran, Scotland.

ANDERSON, JAMES KENNEDY F/O(N) J23749. From Hollyburn, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 6/44 age 24. #196 Squadron (Sic Fidem Servamus). F/O Anderson unexplainably bailed out of his Stirling aircraft #LJ 838 while over the English Channel. Flying Officer Navigator Anderson is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas de Calais, France.

ANDERSON, JAMES SANGSTER SGT(OB) R92560. From Craigmyle, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 17/42 age 22. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). BROTHER to Lloyd George and William Boyd Anderson. Halifax aircraft crashed when the pilot attempted a three-engine landing at East Major, Yorkshire, England. Sergeant Observer Anderson is buried in the Fulford Burial Ground, Yorkshire, England.

ANDERSON, JAMES WARD LAC(P) R108379 – under training. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Nov 16/41 age 18. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see LAC W.R. Heath for flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Anderson is buried in the Union Cemetery, Ormstown, Quebec.

ANDERSON, JOHN ALBERT FS(P) R99890. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Cologne, Germany. Please see Bell A.H. for casualty list and flight detail. FS Anderson was an extra pilot on his first operation and was on board to gain experience. Flight Sergeant Pilot Anderson is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.

ANDERSON, JOHN CHARLES SGT(AG) R215186. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Jul 14/44 age 19. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Johnston J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, JOHN FRASER P/O(OB) J8616. From Liskeard, Ontario. Killed Apr 3/42 age 19. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Piggott J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer Anderson is buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, England.

ANDERSON, JOHN ROSS P/O(P) 41647 – Royal Air Force. From Whitby, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 18/39 age 26. #52 Squadron (Sudore Quam Sanguine). Fairey Battle aircraft failed to return from operations. Pilot Officer Anderson is buried in the Botley Cerneter North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.

ANDERSON, JOHN WILLIAM FS(WAG) R278908. From Champion, Alberta. Killed in Action May 26/45 age 22. #356 Squadron (We Bring Freedom And Assistance). FSs Anderson, R.R. Halford, B.J. Johnston, Sgt W.L. Thornton-White, F/Os J.L. Reid, J. MacLeod, J.W. Piercy, F/Ls L.W. Koehl, and P.A. McMaster were all killed when Liberator aircraft #KG 831 was shot down 400 yards off shore at Moulmein, Burma. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

ANDERSON, LEONARD EDWARD F/O(BA) J36411. From Midland, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 24. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Darmstadt, Germany. Please see P/O A.S. McLean for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Anderson was buried in the Community Cemetery at Niederkirchen, Germany, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany.

ANDERSON, LEONARD ROY FS(N) R91 822. From Vestfold, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 30/43 age 25. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft failed to return from operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, LISTON F/O(NB) J11645. From Drumheller, Alberta. Killed Jul 30/43 age 32. #3502 Conversion Unit, RAF Station, Gosport, England. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see F/O W.J. Marshall for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator/Bomb Aimer Anderson is buried in the Major Cemetery, Llantwit, Glamorganshire, Wales.

ANDERSON, LLOYD GEORGE FS(AG) R131824. From Craigmyle, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 27. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). BROTHER to James Sangster and William Boyd Anderson. Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see Johnston E.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany.

ANDERSON, MARINO HAROLD LAC R215787. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died May 26/45 age 21. LAC Anderson was on leave and drowned when his canoe capsized. Leading AirCraftman Anderson is buried in the Brookside Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.

ANDERSON, MARK SYLVESTER HAROLD P/O(P) J92728. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 23. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Humeral). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Seguin J.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

ANDERSON, NEVILLE JOSEPH SGT(WAG) R193213. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Nov 15/44 age 22. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft in a mid-air collision. Please see Pridham E.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, NORMAN THOMAS SGT(FE) R111471. From Lachute Mills, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 4/43 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Edgar A.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Anderson is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery, Hanover, Germany.

ANDERSON, PETER GORDON F/O(P) J36360. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Gravenhorst, Germany. Please see Southcott W.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

ANDERSON, PETER MURRAY F/L(P) J16379 D.F.C. From Union Point, Manitoba. Killed in Action April/45 age 24. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). FL. Anderson maintained control of Lancaster aircraft #NE 472 long enough for his crew to bail out; he went down with the aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Anderson is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium. Distinguished Flying Cross – No.97 Squadron – Award effective 11 March 1943 as per London Gazette dated 26 March 1943 and AFRO 757/43 dated 30 April 1943. Born in Manitoba, 1922; educated at University of Manitoba; home in Union Point, Manitoba; enlisted in Winnipeg, 1941. Trained at No.4 ITS (graduated id August 1941), No.18 EFTS (graduated 10 October 1941) and No.15 SFTS (graduated 2 January 1942). Commissioned 1942. Award presented 13 July 1948. The citation reads – “This officer has completed numerous sorties including several attacks on targets in Italy. He has always displayed great courage and skill. One night in February 1943 he completed a successful attack on Lorient in difficult circumstances. Three nights later he flew with distinction in an attack on the same target.” – Mention in Despatches – Overseas – Award effective 8 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1729/44 dated 11 August 1944. No citation in AFRO. Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

ANDERSON, RICHARD FRANK SGT(P) R83108. From Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Killed Feb 6/42 age 25. #21 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt. W.E. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Anderson is buried in the New Cemetery, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England.

ANDERSON, RICHARD JOHN FS(N) R77386 From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 2/42 age 23. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Magladry H.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, ROBERT EDWARD VENN1NG FS(OB) R54533. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 10/41 age 25. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Wellington aircraft lost during operations over enemy territory. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Anderson is buried in the Kerfautras Cemetery, Lambezellec, Brest, Finistere, France.

ANDERSON, ROBERT FRED LINDASY F/O(OB) J10415. From Waterloo, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 13/42 age 22. #105 Squadron (Fortis In Proeliis). Mosquito aircraft lost during operations. The RAF pilot, FS N. Booth, was also killed. Flying Officer Observer Anderson is buried in the Northern Cemetery, Flushing, Zealand, Holland.

ANDERSON, ROBERT WILLIAM F/O(P) J28754//R181068. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 20/45 age 20. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Celerrima Hostibus). F/O Anderson was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #MJ 980 was shot down whilst attacking Schwerinaufield, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Eghanri, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, RONALD DRURY P/O(05) J5679. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed Sep 27/41 age 29. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). P/O Anderson, Sgt D.H. Budden, and FS F.C. Kiteley (RAF) were all killed when their Wellington aircraft #Z 8809 crashed into a stationary aircraft whilst landing at Lossiemouth. Pilot Officer Observer Anderson is buried at Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Draine, Morayshire, Scotland.

ANDERSON, SYDNEY ANDREW WO2(AG) R70849. From Radville, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 18/43 age 23. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Little Snoring, England. Lancaster aircraft #DS 680 missing during an attack against Mannheim and Berlin, Germany. P/O M.L. Richardson, Sgts H.G. Bannister (RAF), N. MacKay (RAF), G.V. Sharratt (RAF), P/O N.R. Shaw (RAF), FS F.B. Collenet (RAF) and P/O R.E.L. Peate (RAAF) were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this sortie. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

ANDERSON, WALLACE DORRANCE FS(AG) R178345. From Lethbridge, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 7/43 age 22. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft #JD 454 lost during operations against Munich, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM F/O(P) J36997//R77707. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 24/45 age 25. #439 Westmount Squadron. F/O Anderson was killed when his Typhoon aircraft #MN 936 was hit by flak over Oberhausen, Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM ANDREW S/L(P) C1099 D.F.C. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 24. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft #AM 712 was carrying 4 x 250 lb. bombs when it was lost while attacking the German escort vessels that were escorting the German battleships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, through the English Channel. P/O H.V. Spicer and three RAF members of the crew, Sgts N. Jordan, A.F. Muris, and FS S. Walker were also killed, S/L Anderson had flown thirty operations with this Squadron. There were two #407 Squadron aircraft lost on this trip. Please see F/L L. Cowperthwaite for detail of the other crew. The price Coastal and Bomber Command paid for their futile attack on these two battleships was staggering. The Allies lost 48 aircraft and nearly all the crews, another 22 aircraft were badly damaged. Enemy losses were 13 sailors and 11 pilots killed. The C.O., Air Chief Marshall Sir Philip Jubert wrote his memoirs of the raid in great detail in 1955 and made no mention of #407 Squadron. Squadron Leader Pilot Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Distinguished Flying Cross – No.407 Squadron – Award effective 15 December 1941 as per London Gazette dated 16 March 1943 and AFRO 616/43 dated 9 April 1943. Born in Winnipeg, 1918; home there. Enlisted there 9 September 1939. Trained at Camp Borden and Trenton. Killed in Action on Hudson AM7 12, 12 February 1942; name on Runnymede Memorial. Medal presented to next-of-kin, 20 March 1944. The citation reads – “This officer has always shown the greatest keenness and enthusiasm for operational flying. On one occasion he carried out a successful low level attack on a well defended convoy off Ameland, obtaining a hit on the largest vessel of some 10,000 tons. On another occasion he attacked convoys at night, always at a low level, and in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire, obtaining a hit on a 2,500 ton vessel from fifty feet. He also attacked the vessel with machine gun fire. On another sortie S/L. Anders was detailed to illuminate the position of a convoy to direct a bombing force to the attack. He skillfully accomplished his mission in the face of fire from the ship. He assumed command of a flight in November 1941. This officer has at all times shown great courage.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM BOYD F/O(P) J7755. From Craigmyle, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 20/43 age 22. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). BROTHER to Lloyd George and James Sangster Anderson. Hudson aircraft #AM 551 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol over the Bay of Biscay. WO F.T. Mattison, F/Os L.W. Birkinshaw, and F/L O.K. Middleton were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Eng’Oiled Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM BRODIE S/L(P) J8924 D.F.C. From West Kildonan, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 30. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #LW 128 crashed whilst returning from a raid against Acheres, France. S/L Anderson maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out; he went down with the aircraft. Squadron Leader Pilot Anderson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England. Distinguished Flying Cross – No.429 Squadron – Award effective 7 July 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2032/44 dated 22 September 1944. Born in Winnipeg, 1914; home there. Educated at University of Manitoba. Enlisted in North Bay, Ontario, 22 April 1941. Trained at No.3 ITS (graduated 15 July 1941), No.4 EFTS (graduated 1 September 1941) and No. 13 SFTS (graduated 21 November 1941). Commissioned 1941. Medal presented 2 December 1946. On 7/8 June 1944 he was severely wounded during raid on Acheres. He ordered crew to bale out and the navigator, bomb aimer and wireless operator did so over the continent. The aircraft was flown back to England by the RAF flight engineer. Near Benson, the remaining crewmen assisted Anderson into parachute and got him out; parachute seen to open. The flight engineer and two gunners baled out safely, but Anderson died before being located. Halifax LW 128 crashed one half miles north of Benson airfield. CGM (Flying) to Sergeant G.E.J. Steere (RAF, Flight Engineer), DFMs to Sergeants 1. Mangione and G.J.M. Ritchie (RCAF). The citation reads – “This officer has taken part in many attacks on targets in Germany and has invariably displayed a high degree of skill and gallantry. On a recent occasion, when returning from an operation against Karlsruhe, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Squadron Leader Anderson was injured about the eyes by flying splinters. Although temporarily blinded he piloted the aircraft clear of the target area. Later the second pilot took over the controls, but Squadron Leader Anderson fully maintained his duties as captain throughout the remainder of the homeward flight This officer is a most efficient flight commander whose leadership and devotion to duty have set a fine example.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM FRANK P/O(P) J29202. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 1/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Oberhausen, Germany. Halifax aircraft #NP 709 was shot up by a German night fighter aircraft then crashed and burned at Oberhausen. F/O G.J. Mullin, P/O C.C. Goble, FSs L.G. Griffith, J.A. McLea, T.R. Edge (RAF), and Sgt J. Langton (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM GEORGE SGT R102125 – radar mechanic. From Maryfield, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 8/45 age 22. #36 Squadron (Rajawali Raja Langit). Sgt Anderson was a passenger in Wellington aircraft #NB 915 that was lost off the Hebrides, Scotland. Sergeant Anderson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM JAMES F/L(P) J16562. From Woodlawn, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 20/45 age 26. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). F/L Anderson was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #MJ 275 was shot down by flak over Geildheinn, Germany. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Anderson is buried in the Zelhem General Cemetery, Gelderland, Holland.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM OSWALD FS(WAG) R105561. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 10/42 age 27. #14 Operational Training Unit (Keep With The Pack). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see Kerr J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Anderson is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM SMITH F/O(P) J41164. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 14/45 age 22. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Jones L.I. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

ANDERSON, WILLIAM WALLACE EUGENE P/O(P) J92722//R193695. From Point Anne, Ontario. Killed Nov 8/44 age 21. #82 Operational Training Unit. P/O Anderson was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #PG 578 crashed at Ferry Road, west of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Anderson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Waking, Surrey, England.