Historical Aircraft

Columbus to Cornell

 

COLUMBUS, BASIL EDGAR FS(AG) R217581. From Iroquois Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 13/44 age 19. #90 Squadron (Celer). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Kirsch A.L. for casualty list id flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Columbus is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

COLVILLE, ALEXANDER COLBORNE F/O(P) J21864. From Bomanville, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 28. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #LL 718 missing from night operations over Stuttgart, Germany. F/Os W.V. Reid, M.A. Siddons, P/O A.C. Hodson, Sgts F.E.A. Smith (RAF), and M.Y.Z. alms (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Colville has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – There were three COLVILLE brothers. They were; Alexander Colborne, John Spencer, and William Freeborne. On Sunday, June 2; 1996, the Council of the Municipality of Clarington, with members of the Colville Family, the Rotary Club and the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch #178), officially opened Rotary Park, The ceremonies included the dedication of the Colville Memorial Clock Tower in memory of the Colville brothers, William, Alexander and John Colville, all of Bowmanville, made the supreme sacrifice during the Second World War, while serving as pilots overseas in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Detail provided by F. Churchill, Carlisle, Saskatchewan.

COLVILLE, JOHN SPENCER F/O(P) J29167. From Bowmanville, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/44 age 24. #440 Beaver Squadron. BROTHER to William Freeborne Colville. F/O Colville was the pilot of Typhoon aircraft #MN 929 and was engaged in an armed reconnaissance north-west of Orbec, France when the aircraft was hit flak. F/O Colville bailed out but he was too low for his parachute to fully open. Flying Officer Pilot Colville was buried north-east of Falaise Sassy, France, exhumed, and reburied in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian Military Cemetery, France.

COLVILLE, WILLIAM FREEBORNE FS(P) R78383. From Bowmanville, Ontario. Killed in Action May 6/42 age 25. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Torbay, Newfoundland. BROTHER to John Spencer Colville. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Taylor H.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Colville is buried in e Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

COLVIN, DAVID ALEXANDER P/O(P) J26051. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 8/43 age 20. #5 Bombing and Gunnery Dafoe, Saskatchewan. P/C. Colvin, LACs W.W. Dorrell (RAF), id J.G. Harries (RAF) were engaged in a routine gunnery exercise id were killed when the pilot of Bolingbroke aircraft #10071 made a tight turn and struck the drogue tow line. The aircraft went into a spin and crashed three miles north-east of the aerodrome at Dafoe. Pilot Officer Pilot Colvin is buried in the South Hill Cemetery at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

COLVIN, JAMES MACKENZIE F/O(P) J7430. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action May 24/43 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Slabotsky D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Colvin was buried in e Central Cemetery at Dortmund, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

COLVIN, RICHARD JOHN TODD FS(BA) R110138. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 10/42 age 27. #419 Moose Squadron loose Aswayita). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Scobie L.W. r casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Colvin is buried in the West Cemetery, Darlington, Durham, England.

COLWELL, ROBERT  EDWIN CPL R70810 – air frame mechanic. From Portreeve, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 7/44 age 23. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Cpl. Colwell and F/O J.W. Blyth were lied when Beaufighter aircraft #NE 744 crashed at Strubby, Lincolnshire, England. Corporal Colwell is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

COLWILL, WILLIAM CLIFFORD SGT(AG) R90227. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 24/42 age 23. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft was shot down in the English Channel. Addendum: – Change the crew list as follows: FS. J.F.McCallum, FS. D.K. Potter (RAF), Sgts W. Bell (RAF), L.H. Bell (RAF), and A.J.V. Hunt (RAF). W. Bell is buried at Blonville Sur Mer, Calvados, France, L.H. Bell is buried in Cabourg, Calvados, France, and A.J. Hunt was lost at sea. Detail source was Joel Huard, Serquigny, France.

COMBA, WILLIAM MINOR WO1(WAG) R59670. From Killarney, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 14/43 age 21. #220 Squadron (We Observe Unseen). Fortress aircraft #FK 212 lost in the Bay of Biscay. Eight of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Comba has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COMBAZ, ALFRED JOSEPH F/O(BA) J29388//R110026. From Norwood, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 24. #578 Squadron (Accuracy). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see F/O G.T. McCauley for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Combaz has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COMBRES, MAURICE EMILE FS(AG) R147647. From Richard, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 4/43 age 21. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Target – Cologne, Germany. Please see F/O A.R. Herron for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Combres is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

COMEAU, JOSEPH NAPOLEON PASCAL EUGENE WO2(AG) R117670. From Godbout, Saguenay County, Quebec. Killed in Action May 28/43 age 24. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Veys J.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Comeau was buried in the North Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

COMMINS, WALTER JOSEPH P/O(AG) J95215//R201756. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 4/44 age 19. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see Quirt J.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Commins was buried in the Cemetery at Hoesten, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

COMPLIN, CHARLES MOORE FS(OB) R69002. From Gidea Park, Essex, England. Killed in Action Dec 20/41 age 30. #70 Squadron (Usquam). Wellington aircraft #Z 8728 failed to return from operations. Sgts H.H. Brown (RAF), M. Hogarth (RAF), R.S. Prior (RAF), W/C. W.A.A. De Freitas D.F.C. (RAF), and P/O D. Woodcock (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Complin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.

COMPTON, ANTHONY WILFRED S/L(P) 108944 – Royal Air Force. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Sep 29144 ago 25. #161 Squadron. Stirling aircraft failed to return from a supply and agent dropping operation. Squadron Leader Pilot Compton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COMPTON, ORVILLE FRANCIS P/O(AG) J88175//R186707. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 22. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Brayne K. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Compton is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.

COMRIE, WILFRED PHELPS WO2(P) R95452. From Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.A. Killed in Action Mar 29/43 age 27. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). The pilot of Halifax aircraft #JB 848 was trying to evade another aircraft at night when his aircraft stalled and crashed at Pocklington, England. F/O D.W.F. Harper, (RAF), Sgt M.C. Squiers (RAF), and four others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Comrie is buried in St. Catherine Churchyard, Barmby-on-the-Moor, Yorkshire, England.

COM ROE, PAUL FS(AG) R65640. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 18/41 age 26. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum). FS Comroe was killed when the pilot of Stirling aircraft #N 6087 attempted a forced landing with the port outer engine on fire. The aircraft overshot the landing and crashed one mile west of the Needingworth Road, Cambridge. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Comroe is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

CONDIE, ROBERT P/O(P) J2929. From Crystal City, Manitoba. Killed Apr 2/41 age 24. #7 Service Flying Training School, McLeod, Alberta. P/O Conde and Sgt J.W. McIntosh were killed when their Tiger Moth aircraft #4313 appeared to suffer structural failure and then crashed four miles east of the aerodrome at McLeod. Pilot Officer Pilot Condie is buried in the Cemetery at Crystal City, Manitoba.

CONGDON, DONALD WILLARD FS(AG) R88022. From Great Village, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 13/42 age 20. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Kidder G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Congdon is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.

CONLEY, ROY CLIFFORD P/O(AG) J93725//R136127. From Frankford, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 29/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). P/O Conley was killed on a raid against Scholven/Buer, Germany during his 18th operation. Please see Sorrenti V.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Conley was buried at Gelsenkirchen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

CONLEY, WALTER FRED P/O(P) J95141. From Norwood, Manitoba. Killed Nov 5/45 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). The crew of a Lancaster aircraft were engaged in an air test when they crashed at BouIton Bridge, Yorkshire. F/O W. Lang, Cpl. W.J. Ellis, and one crew member, not Canadian, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Conley is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CONLIN, HUGH THOMAS F/O(AG) J86034. From Huntsville, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 4/44 age 25. #502 Squadron (Nihil Timeo). The crew of Halifax aircraft #HR 686 were on an anti-sub patrol and shipping operation in the Skaggerak area when they crashed in the sea off Denmark. F/O J. Lapalme was also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Three Canadians, F/L S.A. Winchester, F/Os A.L. Lyttle, R.J. McManus, and two RAF crew members were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Air Gunner Conlin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CONLON, SIDNEY JAMES SGT(WAG) R115318. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Dec 17/42 age 20. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see BeHaiti A.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Conlon has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

CONLY, WILLIAM MORROW P/O(AG) J90932//R198995. From Alliance, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 30/44 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Witchford, England. Target – Amay-SurSeulles, France. Please see Lonie J.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Conly is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

CONN, JOHN KENNETH WO2(P) R90523. From Aberdeen, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 11/42 age 26. #272 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft crashed into a hill eight miles north-west of Tiberias. The navigator, not Canadian, was also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Conn is buried in the Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel.

CONNACHER, STUART MCINTYRE F/O(P) J10756. From Dalhousie, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Feb 16/43 age 25. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). F/O Connacher was engaged in daylight operations when his Spitfire aircraft #BS 145 was shot down ten miles west of Boulogne, France. Flying Officer Pilot Connacher has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CONNAH, JOHN AIDNEY LAC R142609 M.M. From Edmonton, Alberta. Died Dec 1/42 age 48. LAC Connah was awarded the Military Medal in W.W. 1. He died of natural causes during a violent storm whilst on board the S.S. Lady Rodney. Leading AirCraftman Connah is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.

CONNELL, EUGENE HASTING FS(WAG) R76031. From Granville Center, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 17/42 age 20. #204 Squadron (Praedam Vastatum). FS Connell, Sgts W.D. Maconnell, W.A. Davis (RAF), and FS E.C.G. Jackman (RAF) lost their lives when the pilot of their Sunderland aircraft made a forced landing in the sea off Gambia. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Connell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

CONNELL, JOSEPH WALTER FS(WAG) R64825. From Upper Bartibogue, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. Killed Feb 27/42 age 19. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft #P 5319 had engine failure before it crashed one mile south of Burton on Water, Cheltenham, Gloustershire, England. Two RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Connell is buried in the Upper Heyford Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England.

CONNELL, STANLEY JEROME SGT(P) R75835. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed Oct 26/41 age 22. #55 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Connelll was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #P 3609 crashed at Washington, County Durham. Sergeant Pilot Connell is buried in the Castletown Cemetery, Hylton, County Durham, England.

CONNELL, WILLIAM PATERSON FS(P) R60557. From Red Deer, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 16/42 age 29. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft #Z 9229 had the port engine fail before it crashed at Sharbourne, Warwickshire, England. FS J.W. Giffin and two RAF crew members were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Connell is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England. The squadron was based at Leeming and Whitley aircraft # Z 9229-M was on operations to St. Nazaire when the port engine failed. The two RAF members of the crew who were also killed were P/O E.M. Hooper and Sgt. P.H. Roan. Detail from “Some of the Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.

CONNELLY, HENRY F/O(P) J24958//R154063. From Verdun, Quebec. Killed Nov 29/44 age 21. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Mosquito aircraft #MT 488 overshot a landing and had the port engine cut out whilst climbing to reorbit. The aircraft crashed one mile north of Lille, France. F/L J. Hunt was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Connelly was buried near Lille at Lesquin, France, exhumed, and reburied in the’ Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas de Calais, France.

CONNELY, JAMES ROBERT P/O(P) J10290. From Campbellton, New Brunswick. Killed Jun 26/42 age 28. #8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, New Brunswick. Two Harvard aircraft collided. Please see MacNeil F.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Connely is buried in the Campbellton Rural Cemetery, Campbellton, New Brunswick.

CONNER, ALFRED NORMAN WO2(WAG) R88546. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 14/43 age 22. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #W 7880 was shot down at Venlo, Limburg, Holland during night operations over enemy-held territory. WO G. Farah and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Conner was buried in the Military Cemetery at Venlo, exhumed, and reburied in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

CONNOLLY, DANIEL FRANCIS P/O(AG) J90369//R186189. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jul 14/44 age 22. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Smirl G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Connolly is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Detail provided by N. Ford, Cornwall, Ontario.

CONNOLLY, DONALD JOSEPH FS(P) R64819. From Bathurst, Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Killed Sep 28/41 age 20. #11 Squadron (Octores Acrioresque Aquilis). FS Connolly was killed when his Spitfire aircraft was in a mid-air collision at North Weald. Flight Sergeant Pilot Connolly is buried in the St. Andrew Churchyard, North Weald Bassett, Essex, England.

CONNOLLY, EARL WELLINGTON F/O(BA) J18850//R65408. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 14/45 age 31. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Dresden, Germany. Please see F/L J.K. Knights D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Connolly is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

CONNOLLY, MICHAEL VINCENT FS(OB) R64644. From Iona, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Sep 27/41 age 26. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). Wellington aircraft #R 1095 lost during operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Connolly is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.

CONNOLLY, THOMAS LEO SGT(AG) R189736. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Feb 25/44 age 30. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #ME 641 was in a mid-air collision and then crashed five miles south-west of Binbrook, at Buclay Hill, Lincolnshire, England on February 24, 1944. WO G.A. Andrews and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sgt Connolly died of his injuries the next day. Sergeant Air Gunner Connolly is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CONNOR, CLARE ARTHUR F/O(P) 40892 D.F.C. – Royal Air Force. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 30/40 age 21. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend). F/O Connor was killed when his Hampden aircraft crashed when he was returning from operations. He was awarded the D.F.C. for action in a raid on September 15, 1940. His RAF Wireless Operator Air Gunner, J. Hannah, won a Victoria Cross at the same time and said that F/O Connor should also have been awarded the Victoria Cross. The following details were given in the London Gazette of October 1st, 1940.  “On the night of September 15th, 1940, Sgt Hannah was the wireless operator/air gunner in an aircraft engaged in a successful attack on enemy barge concentrations at Antwerp. A direct hit from an explosive projectile, which burst inside the bomb compartment, started a fire which quickly enveloped the wireless operator’s and rear gunners cockpits, while both port and starboard petrol tanks had been pierced enhancing the danger. The rear gunner and the navigator had to leave the aircraft, and Sgt Hannah could have done so too, but remained to fight the fire with extinguishers, and when these were empty he beat at the flames with his log book. Despite some relief from his oxygen supply, the intense heat and fumes from the thousands of rounds of exploding ammunition almost blinded Sgt Hannah, and his face and eyes were badly burned. Nevertheless he succeeded in extinguishing the fire, enabling the pilot to bring the aircraft safely to its base. This airman displayed courage, coolness, and devotion to duty of the highest order. Flying Officer Pilot Connor is buried in the St. Cuthbert Churchyard, Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England.

CONNOR, DONALD DAUBNEY F/O(P) J86186//R151722 D.F.C. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 1/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Lancaster aircraft #KB 817 crashed and burned near Linne, Holland during operations against Oberhausen, Germany. P/O R.C. Joiner bailed out and was killed when his parachute failed to open. Five Canadians, P/O J.B. Ogg, WOs J.T. Patterson, G.W. Leppington, R.B. Page, and Sgt J.M. Campbell were taken Prisoners of War. F/O Connor maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to bail out; he waited too long and went down with the aircraft. Flying Officer Pilot Connor is buried in the Linne Roman Catholic Churchyard, Limburg, Holland.

CONNOR, GEORGE RONALD FS(WAG) R114897. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 20. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Pennemunde, Germany. Please see P/O F.J. Piper MiD for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Connor was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Westeland, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

CONNOR, JAMES GIBSON F/O(N) J22199. From Cleveland, Ohio. U.S.A. Killed in Action Oct 2/43 age 33. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft #LW 287 failed to return from a mine-laying operation in the Baltic Sea, presumed enemy action. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Connor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CONNORS, FRANK EARL F/L(P) J21847. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed Mar 16/45 age 27. #1664 Newry Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Pearson J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Connors has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CONNORS, HERBERT EDWIN LAC(P) R120235 – under training. From Bronx, New York, U.S.A. Killed Jun 21/42 age 22. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. LAC Connors was killed when Harvard aircraft #2555 crashed near the aerodrome at Bell, Tonawanda, New York, USA . Leading AirCraftman Pilot Connors is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery New York City, New York, U.S.A.

CONOLLY, JOHN LOUIS DE VERE FS(AG) R198623. From Grande Prairie, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #NF 921 failed to return from a night trip to Konigsberg, Germany. F/O G.C. Holseth, P/O E.G. Van Blarcom, and FS SR Frith were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Conolly has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CONROY, CHARLES EWART LAC R151354 – radio mechanic. From Stratford, Ontario. Killed Nov 7/43 age 30. #45 Air Transport Group. Aircraft lost, P/O J. Ovens was also killed. Leading AirCraftman Conroy has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

CONROY, ROBERT FITZGERALD F/O(P) J17939. From Middle Stewiacke, Col. County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #LV 914 lost during a night trip to Berlin, German. P/O Conroy maintained control of the aircraft and sacrificed himself so that his crew could jump to safety. FS W.T.G. Peckham (RAF) and Sgt H. Hull (RAF) were also killed. Five Canadians, S/L J.W. Bell, F/Ls G.W. McIntyre, Smith, WO O.D. McLean, and Sgt JA . Spencer were all taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Pilot Conroy is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

CONRY, EDMUND JOSEPH SGT(P) R56147. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 19/41 age 20. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Whitley aircraft failed to return from bombing operations. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Conry has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CONSTARBARIS, JAMES F/L(P) C1087. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed May 23/42 age 25. RAF Ferry Command, Dorval Quebec. Hudson #FH 233 aircraft missing at sea whilst enroute from Dorval, Quebec to the United Kingdom. Sgt D.E. Engemoen and P/O K.B. Dyer (RAF) were also killed. F/L Constarbaris had been slightly injured on July 2, 1941 when Harvard aircraft #2614 crashed three miles south of Buttress, Saskatchewan. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Constarbaris is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.

CONSTABLE, MELVYN RALPH SGT(WAG) R72553. From Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Killed in Action Sep 8/42 age 24. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, England. Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Colbran L.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Constable is buried in the Marham Cemetery, Norfolk, England.

CONSTABLE, WILLIAM MACKIE F/L(P) J29214//R121459. From Bulwark, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 23/45 age 24. #178 Squadron (lrae Emissarii). Lancaster aircraft #PB 595 crashed twelve miles north of the Muhlacker, Germany during night operations, an attack against Pforzheim, Germany. FSs R.J. Johnstone and D.E. Leliever were also killed. Three Canadians, F/O Summers, FS Peletz, and WO Hart taken Prisoners of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Constable is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.

CONTER, DAVID WO2(OB) R76122. From New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 17/42 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Smith, David M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Observer Conter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CONVEY, LEO JOSEPH P/O(OB) J6161. From Amprior, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 28/42 age 23. #109 Squadron (Primi Hastati). Wellington aircraft #X 9913 failed to return from a sortie. Three RAF, and two RAAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Convey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CONWAY, ARNOLD FRANCIS FS(WAG) R68413. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed in Action May 29/42 age 20. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see Sargent D.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Conway was buried at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.

CONWAY, EDMOND JOSEPH P/O(P) J36435. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Dec 28/43 age 21. #3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bournemouth, England. P/O Conway died of a fractured skull on the sidewalk outside the Beach Cafe, Bournemouth. It is believed he was attacked. Pilot Officer Pilot Conway is buried in the North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

CONWAY, FRANCIS JAMES P/O(AG) J95229//R173515. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 9/45 age 22. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). Target – Khal-Hua-Gang, India. Please see F/O N. Zackow for casualty list and other detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Conway is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma. His name is also inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

CONWAY, JAMES LESLIE JOSEPH WO2(P) R56368. From Outremont, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 18/43 age 24. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Baltimore aircraft #AG 816 failed to return from operations. WO C.O. Cook and P/O J.S. Milne (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Conway has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

CONWAY, JOSEPH WILLIAM HENRY F/O(P) J20157 D.F.C. From East Angus, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul,4/44 age 26. #268 Squadron (Alidaumo). F/O Conway was flying Mustang aircraft #FD 502 and was engaged in a tactical reconnaissance near Acon, France when the aircraft was seen to dive in flames from 2,000 feet. F/O Conway was riot seen to leave the aircraft before it hit the ground and exploded. Flying Officer Pilot Conway is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Luray, Eure-et-Loir, France.

CONWAY, ROBERT WARREN F/O(P) J23055//R56350. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed Aug 23/43 age 26. #42 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see FS Roy H. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Conway is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.

COOK, ALBERT F/O(OB) J6152. From New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 28/42 age 25. #35 Squadron (Uric Animo Agimus). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see P/O F.J. Taylor for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Observer Cook is buried in the Military Cemetery, Montcornet, Aisne, France.

COOK, ALBERT ROYAL FELKER LAC R110020 – fabric worker. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Jul 16/44 age 24. #61 Base. LAC Cook drowned in the River Ouse at Linton, Yorkshire. Leading AirCraftman Cook is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

COOK, ALEXANDER FS(AG) R157058. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 20. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #ED 914 lost during operations. F/O W.J. HardingHaydon (RAF), Sgts E. Russell (RAF), R. Watkinson (RAF), and three other RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cook is buried in the General Cemetery at Raalte, Overijssel, Holland.

COOK, ALEXANDER FISHER AC2 R52150 – aero engine mechanic. From London, Ontario. Died on service Apr 6/40 age 38. #1 Technical Training School, St. Thomas, Ontario. AirCraftman Second Class Cook is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Ontario.

COOK, BENJAMIN DEAN LAC(P) R107392 – under training. From Bradwell, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 7/42 age 20. #4 Service Flying Training School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Cessna Crane aircraft crashed. Please see Campbell H.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Cook is buried in the Bradwell Cemetery, Bradwell, Saskatchewan.

COOK, CHARLES OWEN WO2(WAG) R76061. From Waterville, King’s County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 18/43 age 27. #69 Squadron (With Vigilance We Serve). Baltimore aircraft lost. Please see WO J.L. Conway for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.

COOK, CLIFFORD EUGENE LEROY FS(AG) R251484. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 1/44 age 19. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #PB 303 missing during a trip to Hamburg, Germany. F/O G.J. Symes and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cook is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.

COOK, FRANCIS ROSS LAC(P) R100837 – under training. From Newmarket, Ontario. Killed Dec 4/41 age 24. #16 Service Flying Training School, Hagersville, Ontario. Anson aircraft #6477 and Anson #6734 collided during the landing approach at the aerodrome at Hagersville. LAC Cook was in aircraft #6477 and was the only casualty. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Cook is buried in the Newmarket Cemetery at Newmarket, Ontario.

COOK, GORDON FREDERICK P/O(WAG) J15315. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action May 15/42 age 25. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft was carrying 1,000 lbs. of bombs when it was shot down by German ME-110 fighter aircraft during a night attack against a German Convoy north of the Terschelling Islands. P/O A.R. Farley, WO J.W. Daubner, and FS W.M. Crane were also killed. This was P/O Cook’s first operation. There were two #407 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this op. Please see FS M. Knight for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOK, GORDON THOMAS SGT(AG) R267712. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 22. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Please see Speller D.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Cook is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.

COOK, HAROLD LESLIE P/O(P) J15258. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 10/42 age 25. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS W.T. McEwen for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Cook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOK, HERBERT JAMES P/O(P) J3603. From Shawinigin Falls, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 2/41 age 25. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fuimina Regis lusta). Hampden aircraft #AE 152 failed to return from bombing operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Cook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOK, HOWARD JOHN P/O(AG) J92982//R107459. From HilImond, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 25/44 age 25. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Patterson J.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cook is buried in the Bellie Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.

COOK, JAMES P/O(AG) J88728/M197723. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 20. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Clarke E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOK, JAMES HOWARD CPL R91527 – service police. From Stanley, Ontario. Died Jan 23/45 age 47. R. Depot, Warrington, England. Death by natural causes while at Warrington. Corporal Cook is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

COOK, LEO FREDERICK FS(N) R144405. From Lindsay, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 22. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Wellington aircraft #HE 817 failed to return from night operations over Hanover, Germany. P/O S.K. Atkinson, FS I.C.R. Bowden (RAF), and P/O A.W. Chubb (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Grant, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Cook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOK, LORNE FRANKLAND F/O(N) J24619//R163711. From Kenton, Manitoba. Killed Nov 24/43 age 22. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Budd R.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Cook is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire, England.

COOK, MICHAEL ARTHUR FS(AG) R263352. From Welland, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 6/44 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target – Gravenhorst, Germany. Please see Terris G.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cook is buried in the General Cemetery, Heerde, Gelderland, Holland.

COOK, NORMAN EARL P/O(P) J19344. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Forte Manus Certas). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Prill B.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Cook is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

COOK, RAYMOND KEITH SGT(WAG) 798509 – Royal Air Force. From Cornerbrook, Newfoundland. Killed Dec 17/41 age 20. Sgt Cook was killed when his Miles Master aircraft #7931 was in a mid-air collision with Anson aircraft #R 9585. Please see P/O V.E. Friesen for detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cook is buried in the Fettercairn Cemetery, Kincardine, Scotland.

COOK, ROBERT DOUGLAS FS(WAG) R62860. From River Charlo, Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Killed May 25/42 age 21. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #DV 840 swung during landing and crashed into Wellington #AD 625 on the aerodrome at Stratford. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cook is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.

COOK, ROBERT GEOFFREY S/L(P) J6276 DFC. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 4/43 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 898 lost during a night trip to Leipzig, Germany. F/O M.V. Snow, Sgts. W.J. Raftigan, J. Williamson, and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Squadron Leader Pilot Cook is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.420 Squadron – Award effective 3 June 1943 as per London Gazette dated 11 June 1943 and AFRO 1294/43 dated 9 July 1943. Home in Toronto; enlisted there 20 September 1940. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 20 February 1941), No.2 EFTS (graduated 23 April 1943), and No.5 SFTS (graduated 14 July 1941). Killed in action with No.431 Squadron, 3/4 December 1943 (Squadron Leader rank) in Halifax L.K898); buried in Germany. Award sent by registered mail to next-of-kin, 29 December 1944. The citation reads “Flight Lieutenant Cook, during his tour of operations, has completed his duties in a courageous and skilful manner. His efficiency and determination have resulted in the production of many fine photographs which have given convincing proof of his keenness to press home his attack at every opportunity. He has attacked many difficult and dangerous targets such as Bremen, Cologne and Turin and has also completed several hazardous mine-laying sorties. His courage and devotion to duty on all occasions have been most praiseworthy.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

COOK, ROY JAMES F/O(P) 168676 D.F.M. – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 28/44 age 22. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft lost during a trip over enemy-held territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. A memorial window with F/O Cook’s name on it has been installed in St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Cedar Hill cross road, Victoria. Flying Officer Pilot Cook is buried in the French National Cemetery, Marissel, France.

COOK, RUSSEL GORDON F/O(WAG) J10020. From Hazenmore, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 31. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Schulz O.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cook is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

COOK, SPENCER WADDEY F/O(P) J25395. From Santa Fe, Tennessee, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 34. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molenn). Lancaster aircraft #ME 163 was lost during a trip to Wesseling, Germany. Two Canadians, Sgt J.M. Starr and F/O W.B. Gillespie were taken Prisoners of War. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Cook is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.

COOK, THOMAS JOSEPH F/O(P) C3010. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed JuI.8/41 age 45. #3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba. F/O Cook lost his life when Monasco Moth #4868 crashed at Lillyfield, Manitoba. Flying Officer Pilot Cook is buried in the Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

COOK, VICTOR EMILE WO1 (AG) R87337. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 8/43 age 22. #99 Squadron (Quisque Tenax). Liberator aircraft exploded. Please see Cockburn G.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Air Gunner Cook is buried in the Chittagong War Cemetery, Pakistan.

COOK, WALTER HERBERT F/L(P) J11319. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 2/44 age 21. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frofte S’y Pique). Target – Hagen, Germany. Please see Shiells R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Cook is buried in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

COOK, WALTER LE ROY F/O(P) J86874//R170773 D.F.C. From Leamington, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 4/44 age 27. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Lancaster aircraft #LM 290 lost to enemy action during night operations against Bochum, Germany. P/Os Eric Smith, H. Sulz, K.C. McCormick, Sgt J. Fulton (RAF), Sgt D.W. Garside (RAF), and Sgt L.A. Rolfe (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Cook is buried in the St. Jean Communal Cemetery, Courtrai, West Flanders, Belgium. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.626 Squadron – Award effective 5 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 February 1945 and AFRO 563/45 dated 29 March 1945. Home in Leamington, Ontario; enlisted Toronto 12 June 1942. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 18 December 1942), No.7 EFTS (graduated 19 March 1943) and No.6 SFTS (graduated 23 July 1943). Killed in action with this unit, 4/5 November 1944 (Lancaster LM290); buried in Belgium. Invested with award to next-of-kin, 9 December 1947. 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 Record Office Air 2/8830 has recommendation dated 1 November 1944 when he had flown 26 sorties (121 hours 50 minutes), 18 July to 31 October 1944). 18 Jul 44 – Scholven; 20 Jul 44 – Courtrai; 23 Jul 44 – Kiel; 24 Jul 44 – Stuttgart; 31 Jul 44 – Foret de Nieppe; 4 Aug 44 – PauIliac; 7 Aug 44 – Fontenay le Marrnion; 14 Aug 44 – Falaise; 15 Aug 44 – Volkel; 10 Aug 44 – Fame du Forestel; 18 Aug 44 – Ghent; 3 Sep 44 – Eindhoven; 3 Sep 44 – Neuss; 6 Sept 44 – Le Havre; 10 Sep 44 – Le Havre; 12 Sep 44 – Franfurt; 16 Sep 44 GARDENING (Danzig); 17 Sep 44 – Westkapelle; 20 Sep 44 – Calais; 26 Sep 44 – Calais; 14 Oct 44 – Duisburg (day); 14 Oct 44 – Duisburg (night); 23 Oct 44 – Essen; 25 Oct 44 – Essen; 29 Oct 44 – Domburg; 31 Oct 44 – Cologne. Flying Officer Cook, a Canadian, has now completed 26 operational sorties against the enemy, including such important targets as Kiel, Essen and Duisburg. Under a calm and quiet manner (he) has a fine offensive spirit which has been an inspiration to his crew. By setting his mind and energies on the task in hand, and with complete disregard for his own safety, he has pressed home each attack with determination. His personal example to his crew has welded them into a fine aggressive team and his skilful pilotage has given them a strong confidence at all times. I recommend, in recognition of his powers of leadership and for his fine record and devotion to duty, that Flying Officer Cook be rewarded by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

COOK, WILLIAM ARTHUR F/O(N) J21981. From Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 29/44 age 24. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). F/O Cook was killed during this, his 3rd operation. Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Siltala T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Cook is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.

COOK, WILLIAM EMERSON P/O(P) J28742. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed Aug 19/43 age 19. #1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. P/Os Cook and R.W. Frost (RAF) were both killed when Harvard aircraft #501 crashed two miles south of St. Honore, Quebec. Pilot Officer Pilot Cook is buried in Elmdale Memorial Park, St. Thomas, Ontario.

COOK, WILLIAM HENRY FS(AG) K270515. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 26. #550 Squadron (Per Ignem Vincimus). Target – Bottrop, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #PD 221 was shot down by enemy night fighter aircraft fifteen miles south of Nijmegen, Holland. FS L.C. Taerum and five RAF members of the crew, Sgts J. Holding, J.F. Moyle, C. Stuart, WO W.J. Howson, and F/O R.G. Nye were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cook is buried in the Westerbeek Roman Catholic Cemetery, Oploo, North Brabant, Holland.

COOK, WILLIAM WILFRED F/O(BA) J37837. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Nov 8/44 age 30. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Sharp A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Cook is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

COOKE, ARNOLD WILLIAM SGT(WAG) R108285. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed Aug 10/42 age 25. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Vincent H.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cooke is buried at the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.

COOKE, DENNIS ARTHUR FS R63526. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Died May 10/45 age 28. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Drowned on duty. Please see Smith S.S.J. for casualty list and detail. Flight Sergeant Cooke is buried in St. John’s Joint Services Cemetery, St. John’s, Newfoundland.

COOKE, JACKSON CHART’S FS(P) R173576 C.G.M. From Oakville Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 29/44 age 20. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft #PB 465 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany during a daylight raid against Dortmund, Germany. WO F.I. Hill, Sgt J.A. Goff, P/Os M.O. Orr, J.H. McCoubrey, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cooke was buried at Dusselforf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany. Addendum: – Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) – No.103 Squadron – Award effective 2 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 471/45 dated 16 March 1945. Home in Oakville, Ontario; enlisted Hamilton, 6 July 1942. Trained at No.5 ITS (graduated 3 April 1943), No.13 EFTS (graduated 28 May 1943) and No.17 SFTS (graduated 17 September 1943). Killed in action 29 November 1944 with this unit (Lancaster PB465); buried in Germany. Medal presented to next-of-kin, 10 December 1947. The citation reads – “One night in October 1944, this airman was captain and pilot of an aircraft detailed to attack Cologne. Whilst over the target considerable anti-aircraft fire was encountered. Just as the bombs were released the aircraft was struck by high explosive shells. Much damage was sustained. The starboard rudder controls were severed. The petrol tanks were badly pierced and the contents streamed out. Within ten minutes the petrol supply became practically exhausted. By now Flight Sergeant Cooke had reached friendly territory. He thereupon instructed the crew to leave the aircraft by parachute. As he prepared to leave himself, Flight Sergeant Cooke saw that one of his comrades still remained in the aircraft, having accidentally released his parachute inside the fuselage. Height was being rapidly lost. Nevertheless, Flight Sergeant Cooke was determined not to leave his crew member and promptly returned to the controls and attempted to effect a crash landing in a field. During his approach, with undercarriage and flaps retracted, two engines failed. Coolly and skillfully, however, this intrepid pilot achieved his purpose and effected a landing, incurring little further damage to the aircraft in his effort. This airman set a magnificent example of skill, courage and captaincy in most difficult and dangerous circumstances.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

COOKE, JOHN LEO FS(AG) R271065. From Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Apr 3/45 age 20. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Enordhausen, Germany. Please see O’Rourke E.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cooke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOKE, JOHN JOSEPH P/O(AG) J88607//R173500. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 842 missing during night operations against Montzen, Belgium. Sgt J. Graham (RAF) was also killed. Three Canadians, F/Os W.G. Dudley, D. King, and Sgt W.J. Perry survived and were taken Prisoners of War. One Canadian, F/O Pond, was an Evader, and one of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cooke is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

COOKE, LEONARD FRANK FS(WAG) R70432. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 19. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way). Target – Cologne, Germany. FS Cook, Sgts R. Catley (RAF), P.G. Malin (RAF), J.K. Holmes (RAF), and R. Peel (RAF) were all killed when Wellington aircraft #DV 715 crashed in Vorden during night bombing operations. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cooke is buried in the General Cemetery, Vorden, Gelderland, Holland.

COOKE, MATTHEW JOHN GOLDIE F/O(P) J35898. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Oct 5/44 age 26. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. The crew of Halifax aircraft #JN 886 were engaged in a night exercise when they crashed at Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire, England. FS H.A. Wintermute and one RAF airman were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Cooke is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England. FS Wintermute is also buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves, Chester, England.

COOKSON, WILLIAM REMINGTON FS(AG) R269387. From St. Catherines, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 23/45 age 23. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see Hall, Clifford W. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cookson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOLEY, JOHN MORGAN P/O(BA) J25764. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 22/44 age 22. #10 Advanced Flying Unit. P/O Cooley, FS M.C. Simpson (RAAF), and one other airman, not Canadian, were all killed when Anson aircraft #EO 485 struck a hillside at Cairnsmoor Hill, Bardnock Wood, Scotland. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Cooley is buried in the Troqueer New Burial Ground, Dumfries, Scotland.

COOLING, CHARLES DAVID P/O(WAG) J15853//R64736. From Dawsonville, Ratigouche County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 26/41 age 21. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Hettrick N.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cooling has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOMBS, ALLTON JOHN RICHARD P/O(AG) J87307. From Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Sep 12/44 age 24. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #PB 510 lost from a night trip to Darmstadt, Germany. One Canadian, FS W.W. Winskill was taken Prisoner of War. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Coombs is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

COOMBS, FRANCIS ALMA P/O(AG) J92482//R211613. From Rosemary, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 1/45 age 25. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Ludwigshafen, Germany. Please see F/L E. Spankie, D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Coombs was buried at Nieder Instadt, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

COOMBS, JOHN ELLIOTT SGT(P) R104389. From North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 12/42 age 23. #14 Advanced Flying Unit. Sgt Coombs was killed when his Oxford aircraft was in a flying accident. Sergeant Pilot Coombs is buried in the 011erton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England.

COON, GEORGE ADRIAN FS(AG) R178848. From Hines Creek, Alberta. Killed in Action May 4/44 age 20. #582 Squadron (Pre Vofamus Designantes), Pathfinder Force. Target – Montdidier, France. Please see O’Neill C.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Coon is buried in the St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine Maritime, France.

COONE, ERNEST HERBERT FS(AG) R61123. From Lamont, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 2/42 age 27. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Keough W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Coone was buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Suderwich, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

COONES, MAXWELL WARREN P/O(AG) J95426//R266157. From Peterborough, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 20. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see Way W.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Coones is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

COONEY, JAMES DANIEL O’LEARY FS(WAG) R54828. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 16/42 age 21. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft was shot down over the target Dusseldorf, Germany. One RAAF and six RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cooney was buried in the North Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

COONS, CLYDE EZRA F/O(N) J14649. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Sep 9/43 age 22. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Stroud D.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Coons is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, West Thorney, Thorney Island, Sussex, England.

COONS, DEXTER BRAND FS(OB) R92573. From Stavely, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 9/43 age 30. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Murphy L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Coons has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COONS, WILLIS WYLIE F/O(N) J17250. From Morrisburg, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 13/43 age 21. #280 Squadron. Warwick aircraft crashed. Please see Payton D.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Coons is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

COOPER, ALBERT DIGBY P/O(P) J18201. From Niagara-On-TheLake, Ontario. Killed Jun 16/44 age 25. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Simonson R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Cooper is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.

COOPER, ALLAN EDWARD SGT R102180 – radar mechanic. From Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 7/44 age 27. #1 BSU. Lost off Transport ship #LST 420. Please see Taylor D.D.M. for casualty list and detail. Sergeant Cooper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOPER, ARTHUR DOUGLAS FS(P) R106593. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 15/42 age 21. #414 Operational Training Unit (Keep With The Pack). Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see FS J.A. St. Pierre for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cooper is buried in the St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension, Cottesmore, Rutland, England.

COOPER, ARTHUR KENNETH F/O(P) J36135. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 9/44 age 19. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft lost. Please see P/O C.F. Smith for flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Cooper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOPER, BERNARD HORACE P/O(AG) J90375//R212331. From Vermilion, Alberta. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 19. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Target – Homberg, Germany. Please see P/O D.P. Manchul for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cooper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOPER, DOUGLAS ALEXANDER P/O(WAG) J87015. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 18/44 age 25. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Paris, France. Please see Jackson G. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cooper is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.

COOPER, EDGAR HARVEY P/O(AG) J92339//R200401. From Washago, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 1/45 age 21. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #NG 252 crashed on take-off at Bardney, Lincolnshire, England. The aircraft caught fire and the bombs exploded. F/O C.S. Newton, P/O R.S. Stevens, and three RAF crew members were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Cooper is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

COOPER, EDWARD JAMES SGT(AG) R292666. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Mar 1/45 age 20. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O Frank Scott for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Cooper is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

COOPER, EUGENE JOSEPH FS(AG) R87128. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 23/43 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #JA 977 was lost during operations to Mannheim, Germany. Sgts R.A. Clothier (RAF), J.R. Haworth (RAF), F/Os A.O. Stafford (RAF), and D.S. Turner (RAF) were also killed-. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cooper is buried in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

COOPER, EVERETT ELWYN F/O(AG) J42284. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 5/44 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Soest, Germany. Please see ShewfeIt H.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Cooper is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

COOPER, FREDERICK TERRANCE FS(P) R145758. From Goderich, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 26/43 age 23. #422 Operational Training Unit. Target – Montargis, France. Please see Brown N.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cooper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOPER, GEORGE ALBERT P/O(P) J7986. From Stamford Centre, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/42 age 21. #49 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Wellington aircraft was shot down at Stade, Germany. P/O J.D. Mullins, and FS E.J. Gurr were also killed. Two RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. There were two #9 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Following is the RAF casualty list from both aircraft; P/Os R.O. Cordall, M.W. Groves, J.E. Coleman, Sgt J.C. Highfield, S/L H. Ledger, and FS J.R. Ludkin. Please see P/O G.M. Beech for information regarding the other aircraft. Pilot Officer Pilot Cooper was buried at Stade, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.

COOPER, GEORGE EDGAR WO2(WAG) R161858. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action May 6/44 age 20. #160 Burma Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). WOs Cooper, F.T. Mabee, and F/O G. Korski were killed when Liberator aircraft #FL 911 went down west of Puttalam, Ceylon. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cooper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

COOPER, HECTOR THOMAS MOORE FS(P) R80234. From Plumas, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 3/42 age 20. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molern). Wellington aircraft #X 3709 lost during a mine-laying operation. P/O N.E. Myring (RAF) and Sgt C.W. VaIcier (RAF) were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cooper is buried in the Kerentrech Communal Cemetery, Lorient, Morbihan, France.

COOPER, HUGH JAMES P/O(P) J4110. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 7/41 age 29. #19 Operational Training Unit. BROTHER to John Donald Cooper. P/O Cooper and Sgt J.C. Steeves lost their-lives when Whitley aircraft #P 5076 crashed near Dyce at Old Meldrum, Scotland. Pilot Officer Pilot Cooper is buried in the Dyce Old Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

COOPER, JACK WO2(P) R96182. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action May 29/43 age 19. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft #HR 717 lost, presumed enemy action. FS W.M. Ellis, F/Os W.C. Luther, D.R. Woodroffe (RAF), Sgts F. Dykes (RAF), H. Simpson (RAF), and H.D. Young (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Cooper is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.

COOPER, JAMES FRANCIS FS(AG) R55387. From Beaupre, Montmorency County, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 5/42 age 29. #61 Squadron (Per Purarn Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #R 5682 failed to return from operations. Two Canadians, P/O N.D. Mullins and WO P.J. Bridgeman were taken Prisoners of War. Four RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Cooper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOPER, JAMES HYNDMAN SGT(OB) R54046. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 3/41 age 28. Sgt Cooper was killed when his aircraft went out of control and crashed one mile west of the Bassingbourn aerodrome. Sergeant Observer Cooper is buried in the Bassingbourn and Kneesworth Cemetery, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England.

COOPER, JOHN DONALD SGT(AG) R97274. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 21/42 age 19. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. BROTHER to Hugh James Cooper. Stirling aircraft failed to return from operations. FS R.E. Flavelle and F/O R.G. Winder were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Cooper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham Surrey, England.

COOPER, JOHN ROBERT FS(WAG) R72104. From Mono Road Station, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 5/42 age 21. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). Wellington aircraft #X 3674 lost during a trip over enemy- held territory. FS A.D. Robert and Sgt J.J. Clifton (RAF) were also killed. One RNZAF and two RAF crew members missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cooper is buried in the Oud Leusden Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.

COOPER, ROBERT MORSE P/O(N) J17156. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 28/44 age 21. #547 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #EW 299 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol. P/O T.K. Montgomery, WO R.W. Shaw, and seven of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Cooper has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COOPER, THOMAS WILLIAM F/O(P) J23519 MiD From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 18/44 age 21. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LW 551 was shot down at Hillesheim, Germany during a night operation to Frankfurt, Germany. Three Canadians, F/Os W.A. Wright, C.A. Cawson, and FS G.B. Dowker were taken Prisoners of War. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. F/O Cooper maintained control of his aircraft long enough to allow his crew to jump to safety; he stayed too long to save himself. Flying Officer Pilot Cooper was buried at Hillesheim, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

COOPER, WALTER DAVID DICK F/O(N) J39012. From Burlington, Ontario. Killed Sep 29/44 age 29. #34 Wing Supply Group. The pilot of Anson aircraft #NK 607 was flying in poor visibilty and flew into a hill at Depot Dean Lane, Merston, Surrey, England. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Cooper is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

COOPER, WALTER WILLIAM F/O(BA) J40083. From Trail, British Columbia. Killed Aug 5/44 age 32. #86 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Lee J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Cooper is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

COOTT, WILLIAM ARNOLD F/O(N) J42692. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 6/45 age 23. #45 Delivery Group, Dorval, Quebec. Liberator aircraft #JK 386 crashed and burned in shallow water one mile west of the aerodrome at Kindley Field, Bermuda. FS A.C.A. Grace (RAF) and 1st Officer E.C. Talbot (ATC) were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Coott is buried in the Royal Naval Cemetery, Ireland island, Bermuda.

COPEGOG, ALLAN JOSEPH SGT(AG) R184379. From Parry Sound, Ontario. Killed Oct 2/43 age 19. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Pinchess L.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Copegog has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COPELAND, BEN BALES SGT(FE) R79564. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 ago 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target – Flensburg, Germany. Please see Kitchen J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Copeland is buried in the Military Cemetery, Friedenshuzel, Flensburg, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COPELAND, DONALD JOHNSTON P/O(AG) J87454//R182337. From Penetanguishene, Ontario. Killed in Action May 9/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 347 missing during a night trip to Haine St. Pierre, Belgium. Two Canadians, WOs Lorimer and Nethery were Evaders. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Copeland is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Chievres, Hainaut, Belgium.

COPELAND, HERBERT REDVERS FS(WAG) R65A. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/42 age 28. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnarnus Finitum). Hampden aircraft lost. Please see I.M. Reid for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Copeland has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COPELAND, JAMES COULTER P/O(AG) J92259//R199571. From Dundalk, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 6/44 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Osnabruck, Germany. Please see Norejko S.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Copeland has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COPELAND, THOMAS DONOVAN F/O(N) J18182. From Dundalk, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 11/45 age 25. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Essen, Germany. Please see F/L A.G. Rowe D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Copeland was buried at Essen, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

COPELAND, THOMAS WALTER JOHN WO2(AG) R129552. From Petrolia, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 29/43 age 20. #467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #ED 363 crashed in Roermond, Holland. Two RAAF, and four RAF members of the crew were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Copeland was buried at Venlo, Limburg, Holland, exhumed, and reburied in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.

COPPING, CLARENCE LUMMIS WO2(WAG) R77233. From Valcourt, Quebec. Killed in Action Mar 23/43 age 25. #59 Squadron (Ab Uno Disce Omnes). Fortress aircraft lost. Please see Spino F. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Copping has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

COPPING, HAROLD JAMES LANGFORD WO2(BA) R54352. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Please see Scott D.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Copping is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

CORBALLY, JOSEPH CHARLES P/O(BA) J19835. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 24. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see S/L G.J. Laird D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. This was P/O Corbally’s 15th operation. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Corbally is buried in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.

CORBETT, BRUCE SHERWOOD F/O(P) C3796. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 8/44 age 22. #62 Squadron (Insperato). The crew of Dakota aircraft #FL 554 were dropping supplies to the British 14th Army when they were shot down by enemy aircraft at North Yazagyo, Burma. WOs M.E. Gallagher, J.M. Delaney, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Corbett was buried at North Yazagyo, exhumed, and reburied in the Imphal Military Cemetery, India.

CORBETT, DALTON MORGAN FS(WAG) R170887. From Barrie, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/44 age 29. #624 Squadron. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Sneath R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Corbett is buried in the Mazargues Cemetery Extension, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone France.

CORBETT, EDWARD SALTER P/O(N) R74882//J14070 A.F.M. From Pender Island, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 9/42 age 21. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. P/C. Corbett, F/Os R.A. Sharman, J.G. McMaster, Sgts J. Richardson, F.C. Dayton, arid Cpl. E.W. Werry were all killed when Catalina aircraft #Z 2136 was taking off for an operational patrol and it crashed at the aerodrome at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Pilot Officer Navigator Corbett is buried in Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Addendum: – Air Force Medal – No. 116 Squadron (Canada) – Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943. Born at Ganges, British Columbia, 3 January 1921. Enlisted in Vancouver, 25 October 1940. Trained at No.1 WS (graduated 25 May 1941) and No.1 BGS (graduated 23 June 1941). Killed 9 December 1942 when Catalina Z2136 crashed on takeoff. Award presented to next-of-kin in 1943. The citation reads – “Flight Sergeant Corbett is an outstanding NCO in his trade. He has completed 1,028 hours flying, of which 723 hours were on operational duties and has made 66 coastal operational flights. During a period of intense enemy activity he cheerfully accepted more than his share of the extra duties imposed on his squadron. His example has been an inspiration to other aircrew personnel.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CORBETT, ERNEST CLAYTON P/O(P) J6408. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 17/42 age 21. #60 Squadron (Per Ardua Ad Aethera Tendo). P/O Corbett was killed when his Blenheim aircraft crashed at Bazar, Bengal. Pilot Officer Pilot Corbett has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.

CORBETT, GEORGE HENRY P/O(P) 81366 – Royal Air Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 8/40 age 20. #66 Squadron (Cavete Praemonui). Spitfire aircraft lost during the Battle of Britain. P/O Corbett had several enemy aircraft to his credit and had been forced to bail out of his battle damaged aircraft on September 9, 1940. Pilot Officer Pilot Corbett is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard Extension, Upchurch, Kent, England.

CORBETT, HORACE KENNETH P/O(P) C897. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed Oct 14’39 age 25. #1 Air Navigation School, Trenton, Ontario. P/Os Corbett and G.J. Olstead were on a navigation exercise and were both killed when Fairey Battle aircraft #1304 crashed into Sharbot Lake four miles north-west of Snow Road, Ontario. Pilot Officer Pilot Corbett is buried in Sunny Bank Cemetery, South Devon, New Brunswick.

CORBETT, JOHN ALEXANDER FS(AG) R88388. From New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 14/43 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Tidy C.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Corbett has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CORBETT, VAUGHAN BOWERMAN G/C(P) C299 D.F.C. From Presqu’Ile Point, Ontario. Killed Feb 20/45 age 33. #7 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Bolingbroke aircraft #9179 crashed, shortly after take-off, two miles west of Bagotville, Quebec. Sgt J.A. Fisher, LACs W.R. Clark, and W. Warrell were also killed. G/C. Corbett had been shot down and wounded during the Battle of Britain on August 31, 1940 with #1 RCAF Squadron. Group Captain Pilot Corbett is buried in the St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.402 Squadron – Award effective 31 January 1942 as per London Gazette dated 13 February 1942 and AFRO 358/44 dated 18 February 1944. P/P/O and Royal Military College Cadet, 24 June 1929; received wings, 19 August 1931. Graduated 1932 and placed on Reserve of Officers, 5 October 1932. Pilot Officer with No.15 Squadron (Auxiliary), 30 December 1935; Flying Officer, 30 December 1937.  Flew in Battle of Britain. Invested with award by King George 14 July 1942. Killed in flying accident at Bagotville, 20 February 1945. The citation reads – “This officer has led his squadron on numerous bomber escorts over enemy occupied territory in France. Throughout he has displayed great skill and leadership which have undoubtedly Played a large part in the splendid protection afforded to the bomber formations. During these operations, Squadron Leader Corbett has destroyed at least one enemy aircraft and damaged several others. He has also participated in numerous low flying attacks on enemy territory during which his tactical ability and fine fighting spirit have proved an inspiration. This officer, who fought in the Battle of Britain, has always displayed the greatest keenness.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CORBETT, WILLIAM DAVID F/L(P) J88248//R157993 D.F.C. From Pender Island, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 8/45 age 28. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft #MZ 815 failed to return from a night trip to Hemmingstedt, Germany. P/Os J.W. Hickson, G.N. Ware, L.J. Parent, J.R. Morin, F/O V.P. McAllister, and P/O J.G. Forsyth (RAF) were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Corbett has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.425 Squadron (missing) – Award effective 6 April 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 765/45 dated 4 May 1945. Home in Edward, Alberta; enlisted Vancouver, 7 April 1942. Trained at No.4 ITS (graduated 25 September 1942), No.5 EFTS (graduated 18 December 1942) and No3 SFTS (graduated 16 April 1943). Killed in action 7/8 March 1945 (Halifax MZ815); name on Runnymede Memorial. Award sent by registered mail to his widow, 5 September 1951. The citation reads “One night in February 1945, Pilot Officer Corbett piloted an aircraft detailed to attack Mainze. On the outward journey the port outer engine became unserviceable. Undeterred, Pilot Officer Corbett continued to the target and executed a successful attack. On the return flight the starboard inner engine showed signs of overheating. Nevertheless, skillfully using the defective engine, Pilot Officer Corbett flew the aircraft safely to an airfield in England. This officer has proved himself to be an excellent captain and has set a fine example to all.” Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

CORBOULD, KENNETH BRUCE W/C(P) 39211 DFC, MiD – Royal Air Force. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 26/44 age 31. #502 Squadron (Nihil Timeo). W/C. Corbould had been on over 115 operations with #203 and #577 Squadrons. He was the Commanding Officer of #502 and had begun his fourth tour of operations when his Halifax aircraft #JP 319 was lost whilst engaged in an anti-shipping patrol off the Norwegian coast. P/O F.S. Leech and FS C.R. Tibbo were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Wing Commander Pilot Corbould has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CORCK, ARTHUR GEORGE F/O(N) J39369. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 8/44 age 20. #17 Operational Training Unit (Forged To Fight). Wellington aircraft #BK 272 was in a mid-air collision at Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England. F/O W. Haraczay and five airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Corck is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

CORDICK, JOHN MORGAN F/O(P) J40775//R115156. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 19/44 age 25. #440 Beaver Squadron. F/O Cordick was killed when his Typhoon aircraft #MN 801 was seen to take a direct hit, explode and crash at Venlo, Holland. No parachute was seen. Flying Officer Pilot Cordick is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

COREY, DOUGLAS EARLE P/O(N) J9325//R105267. From Bedford, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 10/42 age 22. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. The crew of Digby aircraft 4#739 were engaged in guarding a convoy as it passed through the Strait of Bell Isle when they crashed in the Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland. P/Os G.T. Crerar, E.J. Padden, S.S. Stubbs, Sgt T.H. Few and FS C.H. Finnis were also killed. The crash site was not found until 1955 and a demolition party had to destroy some unexploded depth charges that were strewn among the wreckage before the bodies of the crew could be brought out for burial. All of the crew were buried with full military honours. Pilot Officer Navigator Corey is buried in St. John’s Joint Services Cemetery, St. John’s, Newfoundland.

CORLESS, ALVIN VAN DYKE F/O(P) J26477//R105267. From Clinton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 22. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Target – Wesseling, Germany. Please see Somers B.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Corless is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Meeuwen, Limbourg, Belgium.

CORLEY, LOUIE ELMO FS(AG) R126738. From Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Killed in Action Apr 16/43 age 20. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #7 4930 went down seven miles north-west of Chalons-Sur-Marne. P/Os H.B. Gonce (RAF), M.C. Anastassiades (RAF), Sgts M.M. Muirhead (RAF), and J. Boyd (RAF) were also killed. Two other members of the crew, not Canadians missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Corley is buried in the East Cemetery, Chalons-Sur-Marne, Marne, France.

CORLEY, WILLIAM ARTHUR F/O(N) J36334. From Mount Forest, Ontario. Killed Jul 11/44 age 29. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Simmons R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Corley is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

CORMACK, DOUGLAS WAITT WHITEHURST F/O(P) J12034. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Oct 13/43 age 21. #45 Delivery Group. F/Os Cormack and D. Durward (RAF) were on a training flight and were killed when their Marauder aircraft dived into the sea one mile west of Windsor Filed, Nassau, Bahamas. Flying Officer Pilot Cormack has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

CORMACK, JOHN FS(WAG) R59294. From West Kildonan, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 15/42 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Wellington aircraft #W 5427 was shot down at Cologne, Germany during a night attack against Dortmund, Germany. Sgts W. Tyler, D.M. MacFarlane, A.G. Harvey (RAF), and M.D. Jones (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cormack was buried at Cologne, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

CORMACK, WILLIAM THOMAS FS(P) R81453. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 21. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see P/O J.D. Bain D.F.C. for casualty list. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cormack is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.

CORMAN, JOHN WO2(AG) R195967. From Bartonville, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 3/45 age 21. #644 Squadron. Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Miller JA. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Gorman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

CORMAN, JOHN RONALD MERWIN SGT(AG) R94835. From Willows, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 1/44 age 24. #14 Operational Training Unit (Keep With The Pack). Sgt Gorman was killed when his Wellington aircraft #LN 689 had the port engine fail and then crash two miles north of Clipston, Leicestershire, England. Sergeant Air Gunner Corman is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.

CORMIE, THOMAS F/O(P) J39535. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action May 24/45 age 23. #135 Bulldog Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. F/O Cormie lost control of his Kittyhawk aircraft #861 at 10,000 feet and crashed two miles south of the aerodrome at Patricia Bay. Flying Officer Pilot Cormie is buried in the Grove Cemetery at Windsor, Ontario.

CORMIER, GERALD PATRICK SGT(P) 1544476 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Sep 26/43 age 21. Sergeant Pilot Cormier is buried in the Dalston Road Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland.

CORMIER, JOSEPH ERVAL ERIC FS(P) R73757. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jan 4/42 age 21. #7 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Ucluelet, British Columbia. Blackburn Shark aircraft crashed. Please see McLeod R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Cormier is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.

CORMIER, SIMON PIERRE FS(N) R176647. From Petit Etang, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Sep 23/44 age 23. #570 Squadron. Stirling aircraft #LJ 991 was engaged in resupply operations over Arnhem, Holland when it was hit by flak and crashed in flames at Heteren, near Nijmegen, Holland. FSs E.M. Milks, H. Steil, and J. McGarrie (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, bailed out and was uninjured, F/O Beck was thrown clear in the crash and was injured. Anti-aircraft guns brought down a total of four #570 squadron aircraft this day. Flight Sergeant Navigator Cormier is buried in the General Cemetery, Heteren, Gelderland, Holland.

CORNELISON, JOHN EDGAR F/O(P) J27764. From Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 29/44 age 21. #438 Wild Cat Squadron (Going Down). F/O Cornelson was flying Typhoon aircraft #PD 497 and was dive bombing railroads in Western Germany. He was last seen in a dog fight with enemy aircraft six miles east of Nijmegen, Holland. Flying Officer Pilot Cornelison is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery at Nijmegen, Holland.

CORNELIUS, ERNEST DEAN P/O(P) J19245. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 24/43 age 25. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Shortridge R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Cornelius was buried in the Russian Cemetery at Vechta, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.

CORNELIUS, WALTER WALLACE HOWARD F/O(WAG) J15415. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action May 6/43 age 28. #21 Squadron (Viribus Vincimus). Baltimore aircraft #FA 115 was approaching the target when it was hit by heavy flak between the port engine and the fuselage. The aircraft was last seen on fire and losing height, no parachutes were seen. The aircraft crashed near Tunisia, North Africa, four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cornelius is buried in the Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia.

CORNELL, ALFRED CHARLES LAC(P) R105098. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jan 26/42 age 26. #2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario. LAC Cornell and Sgt G.F. Clark were killed when Harvard aircraft #3237 crashed at Kingston. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Cornell is buried in St. John’s Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.

CORNELL, JOHN LUTHER SGT(P) R122994. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 28/42 age 21. #135 Bulldog Squadron. Sgt Cornell lost his life when his Hurricane aircraft #5402 crashed three miles north of Active Pass, British Columbia. Sergeant Pilot Cornell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.

CORNELL, MICHAEL HENRY FS(N) R144951. From Ventnor, New Jersey, U.S.A. Killed May 31/43 age 26. #10 Advanced Flying Unit. Anson aircraft #DJ 239 from #10 A.F.U. was in a mid-air collision with a Wellington aircraft from #18 M.U. The Anson aircraft crashed three miles east of Maryport on the Ellensborough Road, Cumberland, England. FS Cornell, P/O A.I. MacRae and three of the crew, not Canadians, were killed in the Anson. Four airmen, not Canadians, were killed in the Wellington. Flight Sergeant Navigator Cornell is buried in the Willesden Jewish Cemetery, Middlesex, England.