SMITH, ALBERT F/O(AG) C15771 D.F.C. From Dunbarton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 13/43 age 22. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). F/O Smith had completed 50 operations when his Lancaster aircraft #ED 828 went missing from a trip to Bochum, Germany, enemy action. F/O M.D. Hicks, Sgt A. Hunter (RAF), FS A.J. Mills (RAF), and F/L P.J. Stone D.F.C. (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Reutum Roman Catholic Cemetery, Tubbergen, Overijssel, Holland.
SMITH, ALBERT ALEXANDER FS(N) R73007. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 16/42 age 25. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). FS Smith was on his 6th trip when his Hampden aircraft #AD 803 was shot down by a German Naval vessel off Endelave Island whilst engaged in a mine-laying operation off Denmark. FS W.F. Millerd and Sgt N.W. Smith (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt H.J. Copeman, was taken Prisoner of War. There were two #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this date. Please see FS R.J. Dillon for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Flight Sergeant Navigator Smith is buried in the Tranebjerg Cemetery, Samso Island. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, ALBERT GEORGE LAC R275767. From North Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Mar 6/45 age 25. Marine Squadron. Death by natural causes while in the Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia. Leading AirCraftman Smith is buried in the Capilano View Cemetery at West Vancouver, British Columbia.
SMITH, ALBERT JOHN F/L(P) J21249. From Port Burwell, Ontario. Killed Aug 21/44 age 22. #47 Squadron (Nil Nomen Roboris Omen). Beaufighter aircraft #NE 382 crashed three miles south-west of Kaahchayn, Chinnan, Ceylon. The navigator, not Canadian, was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith is buried in the Trincomalee War Cemetery, Ceylon.
SMITH, ALEXANDER LAC R144471 – postal clerk. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Jul 11/44 age 21. RCAF District Headquarters, Italy. Death by natural causes while in the RAF Hospital, Naples. Leading AirCraftman Smith is buried in the Naples War Cemetery, Naples, Italy.
SMITH, ALEXANDER GORDON P/O(OB) J3118. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed Dec 17/41 age 27. #72 Operational Training Unit. P/O Smith lost his life when Blenheim aircraft #Z 7628 crashed at Red Sea Hills. Pilot Officer Observer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
SMITH, ALEXANDER JOHN P/O(N) J16380. From West Summerland, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 13/43 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #R 5607 was shot down eighteen miles north of Essen, Germany at Wuffen, Germany during night operations. WO D.C. Plaunt and FS J.A. Viau were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Smith was buried in the Municipal Cemetery at Wulfen, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, ALFRED P/O(BA) J86299. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 27/44 age 23. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/L E.E. Kearl D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMITH, ALLAN GORRIE F/O(N) J24727. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 27. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Bourg-Leopold, Belgium. Please see Scobie B.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
SMITH, ANDREW JOHN F/L(P) 41072 – Royal Air Force. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 22. #274 Squadron (Supero). Hurricane aircraft failed to return from operations. F/L Smith had flown in the Battle of Britain with #74 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
SMITH, ARMAND JOSEPH MARCEL FS(AG) R79500. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft was shot down near Pellworm Island, off- Schleswig Holstein, Germany. Sgts W.S. Beale, C.S. Snider, WO C. Collard, FS J.D. McDonald, and two RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, ARTHUR PHILIP LODINGTON P/O(P) J15121. From Cupar, Saskatchewan. Killed Apr 24/42 age 24. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). P/O Smith attempted to escape by parachute from his Spitfire aircraft #W 3900 but was too low for his parachute to open; the aircraft dived into the ground at Boxworth, Cambridge. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
SMITH, ARTHUR ROY WO2(BA) R171824. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 8/44. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #LL 416 missing whilst engaged in a secret night operation dropping agents and supplies. P/O F.H. Lyne, FSs R.W. Westergard, J. Hamilton, W.H. Moffat, and Sgt W.B. Bishop (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Hinds, was taken Prisoner of War. Warrant Officer Class II Bomb Aimer Smith is buried the Communal Cemetery, La Ferte-St. Cyr, Loire-et-Cher, France.
SMITH, A.R. P/O(P) 84922 – Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 5/41 age 21. #601 County of London Squadron. P/O Smith had fought in the Battle of Britain and was killed when his Hurricane aircraft crashed in a snowstorm at Keswick. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried at Keswick, England.
SMITH, ARTHUR WILLIAM F/O(P) 41073 – Royal Air Force. From Southport, Florida, U.S.A. Killed Mar 8/41 age 21. #242 Squadron (Toujours Pret). F/O Smith had served with #141 Squadron flying Defiant aircraft throughout the Battle of Britain. He joined #242 Squadron in November, 1940 and was killed during a patrol over Clacton, England when his Hurricane crashed. The supercharger failed causing the engine to fail, the aircraft then went into a spin and crashed at Bradfield St. George. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Ipswich Cemetery, England.
SMITH, BENNIE JOHN SGT(P) R66197. From Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.A. Died Feb 25/41 age 29. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. Sgt Smith died in the Camp Borden Station Hospital on Feb 25/41 of injuries sustained when Yale aircraft #3382 crashed at Alliston, Ontario on Feb 23/41. LAC H.W. Shortt was also killed in this accident. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.A.
SMITH, BERT HOWARD F/L(P) J11053. From Kirkfield Park, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 16/44 age 22. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Mosquito aircraft #KB 239 missing during night operations over Berlin, Germany. The navigator, not Canadian, was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMITH, BONN CORY SGT(P) R78207 – instructor. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed May 24/41 age 26. #5 Elementary Flying Training School, Lethbridge, Alberta. Sgt Smith and LAC R.L. Williamson were on a routine flight and were both killed when Tiger Moth aircraft #4104 crashed fifteen miles south of Kenyon Field, Lethbridge. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
SMITH, CAMPBELL MURRAY WO2(WAG) R84121. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 11/43 age 22. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Lancaster aircraft #DS 604 missing during an attack on Frankfurt, Germany. Sgts M.A. Lambert, D.S. Andrew (RAF), LC. Fitt (RAF), E.V. Hudson (RAF), A.B. Thomas (RAF), and V.R. Wilson (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Le Thour, Ardennes, France.
SMITH, CARL EDWARD P/O(P) J9675. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 13/42 age 22. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft failed to return from a sortie. One RAAF and three RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – The squadron was attached to Coastal Command at Chivenor when Whitley aircraft if Z 9461-V went missing during a sea search. FSs R.G. Martin (RAF), J.M. Mantell (RAAF), P/Os I. Ralston (RAF), G. Dawkins (RAF) and Sgt. S.T. White (RAF) were also killed. All the names of this crew are engraved on the Memorial at Runnymede. Detail from “Some of the Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
SMITH, CECIL BAKER FS(P) R74365. From Pembroke, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 7/42 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Wellington aircraft #Z 1597 returned from a mine-laying operation at Lorient, France and descended through cloud so the pilot could establish their position. The Wellington hit some tree tops and crashed into a hillside near RAF Station, Upavon, at Oare, Marlboro, Wiltshire. FSs J.G. Holmes, J.M. Ferguson, P.L. Murphy, C.P. Brown, and P/O LT, Evans were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Church Cemetery at Upavon, Wiltshire, England.
SMITH, CHARLES CHESTER SGT(AG) R91151. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 22/43 age 20. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #JD 363 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany during a night trip to Kassel, Germany. F/Os A.E. Beyak, A. Chorneyko, FS G.W. Howard, Sgts R.M. Fournier, A.H. Denton (RAF), G.C. King (RAF), P/O K.P. Mills (RAF), and FS E. Gwynne (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
SMITH, CHARLES FREDERICK P/O(N) J95442//R151936. From Courtenay, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 9/44 age 23. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft #NV 173 was hit whilst attacking merchant ships off the Norwegian Coast. F/O A.K. Cooper was also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, CHARLES JOSEPH FS(BA) R126710. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jan 30/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Wellington aircraft #BK 389 failed to return from operations. P/O C.J. Bennett, F/O H.B. Kent, FSs L.W. Phillips, and W.W. Wallace were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, CHARLES THOMAS WO2(N) R84977. From Gondola Point, Kings County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action May 26/43 age 22. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft lost. Please see F/O I.S. Thomson for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SMITH, CHARLES WOODWARD S/L(P) J8371 DFC. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 27/44 age 26. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 710 was shot down and crashed near Wollseifen, thirty-five miles south-west of Cologne, Germany, during a night attack against Berlin, Germany. F/Os J.D. Teskey, T.K. Canning, H.R. Wilson, D.M. Sim, P/Os J.G. Bennett, C.W. Frauts, and Sgt M.F.R. Sorton (RAF) were also killed. There were three #408 aircraft lost this same date. Please see F/L E.E. Kearl D.F.C. and F/L S.R. Laine D.F.C. for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Squadron Leader Pilot Smith was buried at Wollseifen, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SMITH, CHARLES WORTH P/O(AG) J89806//R113359. From Berwyn, Alberta. Killed in Action May 12/44 age 20. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Hasselt, Belgium. Please see Muir A.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Eghanri, Surrey, England.
SMITH, CLARENCE GORDON LAC R254823. From Buckingham, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 25/44 age 22. #143 Wing Headquarters, Lantheuil, France. LAC Smith was killed when one of our own unexploded ack-ack shells landed beside the sleeping tent and exploded. Leading AirCraftman Smith is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Beny-Sur-Mer, France.
SMITH, CLARENCE HAROLD WO2(WAG) R65415. From Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 4/43 age 28. #172 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #MP 505 failed to return from night operations. Sgt D.M. McLeod, F/Os J.G. Prideaux and N. Bemett were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, COLIN HOMER FS(P) R75630. From Burlington, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 7/42 age 24. #3 Squadron (Tertius Primus Erit). Hurricane aircraft #BD 868 failed to return from a morning patrol. Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, DAVID AC1 R56916 – wireless operator, ground. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died Mar 15/41 age 25. Eastern Air Command Headquarters, Halifax, Nova Scotia. AC1 Smith died while in the Victoria General Hospital at Halifax of a knife wound received from an assailant who was later arrested. AirCraftman First Class Smith is buried in the Brookside Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
SMITH, DAVID F/O(P) C1192. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed May 4/41 age 25. #11 Service Flying Training School, Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Harvard aircraft #3809 was being ferried from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Yorkton, Saskatchewan when it was in a mid-air collision near Clear Lake, Manitoba. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario.
SMITH, DAVID P/O(P) J11977. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 1/42 age 27. #14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario. Yale aircraft crashed. Please see LAC J. McKinnon for flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Roselawn Hebrew Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
SMITH, DAVID MACNEIL SGT(AG) R76192. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 17/42 age 22. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #R 9530 was carrying 3 x 1,000 lb. general purpose bombs, 32 x 30 lb., and 720 x 4 lb. incendiary bombs and failed to return from operations. FS D. Conter, P/O C.R. Barr, and FS J.G. Rocks (RAF) were also killed. Two RAF members of the crew, Sgts R.C. Peeriam and J.W. Brown missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, DEAN WILLIAM WO2(P) 894982. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 7/43 age 23. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Sayers F.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Smith is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Guidel, Morbihan, France.
SMITH, DENNIS NORMAN P/O(P) 79524 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 11/40 age 21. #74 Squadron (I Fear No Man). P/O Smith lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down in the English Channel during the Battle of Britain. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Ostende, Belgium.
SMITH, DERWOOD WILLIAM F/O(BA) J21753. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 16/44 age 22. #298 Squadron. Halifax aircraft lost. Please see WO J.W. Fournier for casualty list and trip detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the West Cemetery, Le Mans, Sarthe, France.
SMITH, DESMOND RODERICK SGT(AG) R150932. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 23/44 age 20. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Target – Essen, Germany. The crew of Lancaster aircraft #PA 174 were returning from the target when they crashed at Weeley Lodge, Clacton, Essex, England. P/Os L.A. Tweter, R.N. Armstrong, F/O J.V. Collingwood, Sgt J.A. McKendry, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, DONALD GEORGE F/O(BA) J35778. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed Mar 17/45 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Misburg, Germany. F/O Smith was an Evader and was shot by the Gestapo two days after his Lancaster aircraft went down. Please see F/L L.N. Laing M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SMITH, DONALD HENRY SGT(WAG) R127875. From Elfros, Saskatchewan. Killed Apr 12/43 age 20. #23 Operational Training Unit, RAF Station, Dishforth, Yorkshire. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Killham R.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Warwick Cemetery, Warwickshire, England.
SMITH, DONALD IAN F/O(P) J20075. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Doc.24/43 age 22. #612 County of Aberdeen Squadron (Vigilando Custodimus). Wellington aircraft #HF 177 did not return from a night anti-sub patrol over the Bay of Biscay. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, DONALD JAMES F/O(P) J107981/R98822. From Naicam, Saskatchewan. Killed May 16/43 age 21. #295 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #DG 390 crashed two miles north-east of Sopley, Hampshire. F/O M.W. Collins and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Bransgore St. Mary Churchyard, Christchurch East, Hampshire, England.
SMITH, DONALD LEONARD F/O(BA) J22844. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 16/44 age 21. #614 County of Glamorgan Squadron (Coda I Geisio). Target – the Marshalling Yards at Sofia, Bulgaria. Please see F/O H.C. Read for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Bari, Italy.
SMITH, DONALD MURRAY SGT(N) R180643. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Mar 23/44 age 29. #26 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #LP 258 crashed at Hardwick, Hampshire, England, cause no known. Six airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Navigator Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD F/O(P) 42899 – Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 1941 age 21. #143 Squadron (Vincere Est Vivere). F/O Smith was killed when his Beaufighter aircraft was shot down. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the War Cemetery, Tripoli, Libya.
SMITH, DOUGLAS RICHARD FS(WAG) R73247. From Petitcodiac, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Sep 11/42. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Daoust R.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith was buried in the Westerland Cemetery, SyIt Island, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
SMITH, EARL SGT(AG) R189692. From Chateauguay Heights, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 20. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #JD 461 missing during night operations over Berlin, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMITH, EARL GEORGE WO2(AG) R79401. From Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed in Action Aug 3/43 age 27. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Einem). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Funkhouser H.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, EDWARD ARTHUR P/O(P) J6235. From Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 6/42 age 31. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way). Wellington aircraft #X 3339 missing during night operations over Germany. Sgts K. Buchanan (RAF), G.H. Chamberlain (RAF), P/O D. Ellis, (RAF) and F/O A. Kinniburgh (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, EDWARD WALTER F/O(N) J12704. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 24. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Target – Brunswick, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #JA 975 crashed thirty-five miles south-west of Bremen, Germany. F/Os S. Colbert (RAF), E. Hone D.F.C. (RAF), P/O D.M. Davies (RAF), and FS G.C. Johnson D.F.M. (RAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Smith was buried in the Waldfiedhof Vechta Cemetery, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
SMITH, EDWIN SGT(AG) R51480. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 20/43 age 22. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft #JD 474 did not return from a night trip to Frankfurt, Germany. One Canadian, Sgt A.L. Staples was taken Prisoner of War and five crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SMITH, EDWIN EARLE F/O(P) J12568. From Reston, Manitoba. Killed Aug 12/43 age 28. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). F/Os Smith and S.L. Pettingale were both killed when their Liberator aircraft crashed at Salbali. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Ranchi, India.
SMITH, ELLIOTT RUSSELL FS(AG) R137513. From Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 28/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 712 was shot down near Hurth, Germany four miles south-west of the target Cologne, Germany. F/Os A.N. Nelligan, J.A. Nafziger, J.R. Fitchner, P/O W.H. Herman, FS B.E. Greenhalgh, and Sgt W.E. Hawkings (RAF) were also killed. This was the 5th trip for this crew but the aircraft had been used on 52 operations. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith was buried at Hurth, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, ELLWOOD OSCAR F/O(P) J23545. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed Aug 26/44 age 30. #83 Operational Training Unit. Two Wellington aircraft collided. Please see Sgt R.J. Sander for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, ERIC P/O(AG) J951751/R210602. From West Summerland, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 4/44 age 20. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Bochum, Germany. Please see F/O W.L. Cook D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith is buried in the St. Jean Communal Cemetery, Courtrai, West Flanders, Belgium.
SMITH, ERIC GEORGE FS(FE) R114479. From Secretan, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 16/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JB 729 failed to return from an attack against Lens, France. F/Os J.I. Keenan, H.A. Wickens, P/Os J.D. Hayes, R.O. Ellis, A.J. Retter, and two RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Flight Engineer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, ERIC OGILVY P/O(P) J26221. From Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Killed Sep 7/43 age 21. #45 Group, RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. P/Os Smith, J.S. Cram, R.C. Lounsbury, W.A. Gardner, FS E.D. Rennick, WOs S.J. Donen, J. MacRae, and F/O J.S. MacLean were all killed when their Liberator aircraft crashed at Accra. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Christiansborg War Cemetery, Accra, Ghana, West Africa.
SMITH, ERNEST SUTTON F/L(P) J18707 K.C. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 734 missing during a night trip to Sterkrade, Germany. P/Os M.J. Baran, G.W. Taylor, W.H. Gardiner, and S.A. Wilson were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt R.E. Porter was an Evader, and one RAF member of the crew was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.
SMITH, EVERETT CHARLES WO2(P) R92456. From Chilliwack, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 7/43 age 26. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft missing. Please see Coulter H.V. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
SMITH, FRANCIS JAMES WILLIAM FS(N) 1318281 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 22/44 age 30. #550 Squadron (Per Ignem Vincirnus). Lancaster aircraft lost during operations over Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Smith is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, FRANCIS JOE FS(P) 580592 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jul 22/41 age 21. #144 Squadron (Who Shall Stop Us). Hampden aircraft lost. Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried at Donington, Shropshire, England.
SMITH, FRANK ARTHUR LAC(P) R102724 – under training. From East Point, Georgia, U.S.A. Killed Sep 19/41 age 24. #9 Elementary Flying Training School, St. Catharines, Ontario. LAC Smith was on a routine training flight and was killed when Fleet Finch aircraft #4564 went into a spin and hit some high tension wires in Niagara Township, Lincoln County, Ontario. The aircraft then caught fire and burned. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Smith is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery at Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
SMITH, FRANKLIN HENRY AC1 R177403 – armourer. From Cobalt, Ontario. Died Mar 24/44 age 23. RCAF Station, Bella Bella, British Columbia. AC1 Smith died in the Memorial Hospital at Bella Bella of a gunshot wound sustained while on guard duty. AirCraftman First Class Smith is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Haileybury, Ontario.
SMITH, FREDERICK CURTIS SGT(P) R175155. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 10/44 age 26. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft missing. Please see Schimmens R.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, FREDERICK JOHN FS(WAG) R78895. From Byron, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 31/42 age 22. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen). Wellington aircraft lost over Holland. F/O J. Towner (RAF), P/O J.S. Lee (RAF), Sgts R.G. Hillyer (RAF), and H.J. Brook (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Gendringen, Gelderland, Holland.
SMITH, FREDERICK NEWMAN FS(P) R73224. From Portland, Maine, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 30/42 age 24. #502 Squadron (Nihil Timeo). Whitley aircraft #Z 9192 crashed on landing at St. Eval, England. FS G.R. Douglas (RAF), P/O G.R. Gethings (RAF), and three other RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the St. Columb Major Cemetery, St. Columb, Cornwall, England.
SMITH, FREDRICK PAUL LAC R166584 – air frame mechanic. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Died Feb 25/44 age 21. #12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba. LAC Smith died in an automobile accident at Nesbitt, Manitoba. Leading AirCraftman Smith is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
SMITH, FREDERICK PERCY SGT(BA) R166678. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Oct 3/43 age 29. #17 Operational Training Unit (Forged To Fight). Wellington aircraft #HE 276 had the port engine fail just before it crashed at the aerodrome at Silverstone, England. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Towcester Cemetery, Northamptonshire, England.
SMITH, FREDERICK WILLIAM FS(AG) R139774. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 3/43 age 21. #90 Squadron (Celer). Target – Kassel, Germany, Please see Dalton G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith was buried at Krefeld Bochum, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, GARNET FLOYD FS(WAG) R82895. From Finch, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 11/42 age 21. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft did not return from a mine-laying operation at Silberthorn. One RAAF, and five RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, GEOFFREY ARCHIE SGT(WAG) 569386 – Royal Air Force. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 10/42 age 24. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Halifax aircraft failed to return from operations. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, GEORGE WO2(WAG) R128614. From Rutland, British Columbia. Killed Oct 17/43 age 25. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #HE 824 crashed one and one half mile south-west of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England. F/O J.A. Morissette, FSs J.G. Meilleur, J.J. Marchessauit, and Sgt J.A.J. Duhamel were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
SMITH, GEORGE BARRY SGT(P) R54178. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/41 age 23. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Wellington aircraft #R 1341 did not return from bombing operations over Germany. Sgts H.F. Barron (RAF), J.A. Lennard (RAF), E. Lewin (RAF), R.R. Passmore (RNZAF), and FS C.W.A. Wells (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
SMITH, GEORGE EARL FS(BA) R163668. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 13/44 age 20. #142 Squadron (Determination). Target – Lambrake Marshalling Yards, Milan, Italy. Please see Dawson E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Smith was buried near the scene of the crash, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Milan, Italy.
SMITH, GEORGE EDWARD P/O(BA) J954811/R186652. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 7/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 779 missing after it encountered severe icing conditions during a night attack against Osnabruk, Germany. F/Os B.D. Hyndman, G.R. Cheesman, P/Os L.T. Graham, E.M. Hansen, D.L. Marcellus, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, GEORGE HILLIARD WO2(OB) R53943. From Smith Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Augl 9/42 age 23. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Shepherd A. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Observer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, GEORGE JOHN F/L(BA) J21564//R174505. From Verwood, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. F/L Smith had completed over 50 trips and was half way through his second tour of operations when he was killed during an attack against Montzen, Belgium. Please see S/L E.W. Blenkinsop D.F.C., C.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Webbekom Churchyard, Brabant, Belgium.
SMITH, GEORGE RUSSELL WO2(WAG) R58116. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Sep 27/43 age 29. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). The pilot of a Lancaster aircraft #ED 875 was attempting to land in poor weather at a strange aerodrome and overshot the runway. The aircraft crashed near Caisor, Lincolnshire, England. FS R. Davis (RAF), and five others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
SMITH, GEORGE SYDNEY F/O(WAG) J90948//R141225. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 19/45 age 22. #14 Squadron (I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/L M.C. Hogg M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, GERALD ALBERT P/O(WAG) J95487//R213465. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jan 28/45 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Savage E.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith was buried at Deufringen, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
SMITH, GERALD ALFRED F/O(N) J21556. From Rochester, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). F/O Smith lost his life when Halifax aircraft #JD 271 failed to return from a night operation against Leipzig, Germany. F/O A.W. Woolverton, WO N.M. Stewart, Sgts E.C. Webb, A.W. Gotham (RAF), and C.W. Sherratt (RAF) were also killed. One other crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, GIBSON ARTHUR F/L(P) J11046. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 11/44 age 22. #613 City of Manchester Squadron (Semper Parate). Mosquito aircraft #LB 358 failed to return from operations against the aerodrome at Criel, France. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, GILBERT JAMES LAC R182656 – construction hand. From Elfros, Saskatchewan. Died Jan 28/45 age 22. #4 Construction Maintenance Unit. Death by natural causes while in the Colonel Belcher Hospital, Calgary, Alberta. Leading AirCraftman Smith is buried in the Cemetery at Elf ros, Saskatchewan.
SMITH, GLEN FRANK FS(P) R109986. From Sherman, Texas, U.S.A. Killed Oct 8/43 age 21. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). Wellington aircraft #X 3662 crashed in the sea during a 700 mile cross-country exercise from base to Penrhos – Carlisle – McDuff and return to base. FS E.M. Anderson, P/O A.W. Howl, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, GRANT LYMAN F/O(N) J29977. From Fort Francis, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 11/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see P/O E.A. Shaw for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, HAROLD ALEXANDER P/O(N) J89897//R15475 6. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jul 24/44 age 21. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Target – Kiel, Germany. Please see FS K.W. Dewey for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, HAROLD CLIFFORD WESLEY Captain. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Aug 10/41 age 50. RAF Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see McIntosh N.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Captain Smith is buried in the Kilbride Old Churchyard, Lamlash, Buteshire, Isle of Arran, Scotland.
SMITH, HAROLD INGRAM P/O(P) J19595. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 26. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). P/O Smith had completed over 30 trips and had begun his second tour of operations when his Lancaster aircraft #KB 700 went missing during a night attack against the marshalling yards at Louvain, Belgium. F/Os J.L. Moore, W.R. Finlayson, W.W. Price, P/Os J.C. O’Connell, S.G. Livingstone, and Sgt R. Bull (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.
SMITH, HAROLD VINCENT LAC 654382 – Royal Air Force. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 17/40 age 26. One of 8,000 Allied troops lost when the S.S. Lancastrian was bombed and sunk off Dunkirk, France. Leading AirCraftman Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, HARRY ALEXANDER EDWARD GORDON P/O(N) J89245//R143428. From Saanichton, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 5/44 age 33. #624 Squadron. The crew of Halifax aircraft was engaged in special operations when they encountered bad weather and crashed shortly after take-off five miles north-west of the aerodrome at Blida. F/Os G. Mundell, F.I. Elliott, WO G.J. Jackson, FS R.W. Moller, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the Dely lbraham War Cemetery, Algeria.
SMITH, HENRY ALEXANDER FLEMING LAC(P) R172347 – under training. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Apr 17/43 age 27. #23 Service Flying Training School, Davidson, Saskatchewan. LAC Smith and Sgt J.G. Sullivan were both killed when Cornell aircraft #FH 951 struck a creek bank in a low-flying area five miles south of Girvin, Saskatchewan. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Smith is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
SMITH, HENRY MAXWELL P/O(AG) J18388. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 18/43 age 24. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Target – Peenemunde, Germany. Please see F/L F.P. Marsh D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. P/O Smith had completed over 30 trips and had begun his second tour of operations when he was killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMITH, HENRY RYERSON F/L(P) J4553. From Truro, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 26. #108 Squadron (Viribus Contractis). Beaufighter aircraft #MM 947 failed to return after strafing the aerodrome at Montpelier, Istres, France. The RAF navigator, FS C.F. Adams, was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
SMITH, HERBERT BLATCH SGT(AG) 798655 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Oct 24/42 age 21. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft did not return to base. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried at Ravenna, Italy.
SMITH, HOWARD WALLACE F/O(P) J24995. From Abbotsford, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 22/44 age 22. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Lancaster aircraft #JB 672 was shot down at Kilder, fourteen miles south-east of Arnhem, Holland during a night trip to Duisburg, Germany. P/Os W. Baxter, L. Spensley, V.A. Goodwin, FS R. Coates (RAF), and Sgt K. Dickinson (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Roman Catholic Churchyard, Kilder, Bergh, Gelderland, Holland.
SMITH, IVAN WINSTON F/L(P) J22244//R130349. From Canmore, Alberta. Killed Apr 9/45 age 32. #56 Operational Training Unit (Prelude To Proficiency). F/L Smith was killed when his Tempest aircraft #EJ 845 swung on take-off and hit the wind sock post at RAF Station, Brunto, Northumberland, England. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, JACK ARTHUR CHARLES SGT(WAG) R84385. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 27. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft was lost at night to enemy action over Germany. FSs K.B. Tanner, J. Needier, J. Donaldson, and J.L. Nibbleft were also killed. This aircraft and crew were attached to #106 Sqdn. for this operation. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith was buried in the Chief Cemetery, Krefeld, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, JACK OGILVIE P/O(BA) J90368//R170836. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 1/44 age 20. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Lancaster aircraft #ME 774 failed to return from a night operation, an attack against Vierzon Junction, France. P/O W.F. Pocock, F/O L.J. Bemaski, Sgts J.N. Gordon, and A.G. Barker were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, JAMES F/O(WAG) J23646. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 7/44. #354 Squadron. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see F/O W.H. Pedlar for casualty list and other detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
SMITH, JAMES ALEXANDER LAC(BA) R179382 – under training. From Three Rivers, Quebec. Killed Jun 15/43 age 19. #1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Jarvis, Ontario. Two Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Samuel H.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Bomb Aimer Smith is buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Three Rivers, Quebec.
SMITH, JAMES ALFRED FS(P) R78674. From Port Stanley, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 24/42 age 23. #502 Squadron (Nihil Timeo). Whitley aircraft #Z 6552 was carrying 6 x 250 lb. bombs when it encountered engine trouble during an anti-sub patrol. P/O G.G. Lonsdale (RAF), FSs V.D.J. Harris (RAF), J.A. Rogerson (RAF), Sgts F.W. Foster (RAF), and S.A. Smith (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, JAMES ALLAN FS(N) R123492. From Ciudad, Trujillo, Dominican Republic. Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 21. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Wellington aircraft #HZ 365 was shot down at Duellman, Germany. Sgt L.R. Coutts, WO W.C. Hencke, and Sgt R.W. Stockton (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Smith was buried in the Dueilman Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, JAMES ALVIN F/O(N) J22369. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 21144. #158 Squadron (Strength in Unity). Halifax aircraft #MZ 352 did not return from a trip to Ardouval, France. WO B.P. Upper and five RAF crew members, Sgts C.M. Ashford, H.E.L. Craze, J.H. Whitham, FS E.W. Bellhouse, and F/L J.A. Platten were also killed. This complete crew were all buried in the same collective grave. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the Churchyard at St. Hellier, Seine Maritime, France.
SMITH, JAMES ANDREW F/O(P) J20624. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed Jun 27/43 age 20. #295 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #EB 135 lost in transit from Portreath, England to North Africa. P/O W.R. Home and WO M. Travale were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, JAMES DUNCAN P/O(P) 40325 M.i.D. – Royal Air Force. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Apr 14/41 age 27. P/O Smith flew Hurricane aircraft in the Battle of Britain with #274 Squadron and was an ace having destroyed seven and one half enemy aircraft. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Knightsbridge Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.
SMITH, JAMES DUNCAN P/O(BA) J95482//R181638. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 18/44 age 21. #227 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft missing during a raid against Gdynia, Poland. Five RAF members of the crew, F/L C.A. Banks, P/O F.G.S. Best, FSs G.M. Clark, J.W.F. Jordan, and Sgt J. Hodges were also killed. One crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Commonwealth War Cemetery, Marlbork, Poland.
SMITH, JAMES EDGAR FS(N) R74480. From Maryland, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 29/42 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft was shot down over Lingen On Ems, Germany. FSs A. Daniels, P.D. Dempsey, and H.T. Freysteinsson were also killed. Two RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Smith was buried in the New Cemetery at Lingen On Ems, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, JAMES FRANCIS WO2(P) R94963. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 8/43 age 20. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Schulz O.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Smith is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SMITH, JAMES GORDON FS(N) R72387. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 3/41 age 27. #15 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #Z 1040 lost to enemy action between Hampstead, Northampshire, England – Gibraltar and Malta. Flight Sergeant Navigator Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Eghann, Surrey, England.
SMITH, JAMES HENRY FS(WAG) R77150. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Apr 25/42 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Hampden aircraft #P 5330 crashed 4 miles south by south-east of Assens at Sonderby Bjerge on Funen Island during a night strike against Rostoc, Germany. Sgts J.M. Hicks and J. Potter (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt F.G. Adams, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the New Cemetery, Assens, Island of Fyn, Denmark.
SMITH, JAMES HENRY F/O(WAG) J18558//R139180. From Nairn Centre, Ontario. Killed Apr 15/44 age 25. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. The crew of Halifax aircraft #EB 205 were engaged in a routine training flight when they crashed on the bridge over the River Lner on the road between Thirsk and Dalton, Yorkshire. F/Os S.W. Jobson, D.R. Holloway, Sgt K. French, one of the crew, not Canadian, and three civilians were also killed. The civilians were not occupants of the aircraft and were believed to have been in the two houses that were damaged. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, JAMES MCGREGOR SGT(AG) 1=1186445. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 3/43 age 29. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #ED 321 missing from a trip to Dusseldorf, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith was buried in the North Military Cemetery at Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, JAMES SCOTT F/O(BA) J23641. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 18/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Halifax aircraft #LW 239 missing during a night attack against Mannheim, Germany. F/Os. E.D. Fogg, G.L. McLaughlin, Sgts D.J. MacDonald, W.J. Gerow, K.A. Farmer, and F.J. Davidson (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SMITH, JERROLD ALPINE P/O(P) J6280. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 10/42 age 21. #126 Squadron (Foremost In Attack). P/O Smith lost his life when he had to bail out over the sea after his Spitfire aircraft was damaged during operations. He was wingman for his brother F/O Rod Smith who shot down 13 and 1/2 enemy aircraft. Jerrold shot down 3 enemy aircraft. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
SMITH, JOHN P/O(WAG) J88301//R174422. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 28. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Hamburg, Germany. Please see Sidebottom G.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
SMITH, JOHN HAROLD SGT(WAG) R96679. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 3/43 age 20. #500 County Of Kent Squadron (Quo Fata Vocent). Hudson aircraft #AM 857 failed to return from operations. WO J.H. Smith (RAF) was also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
SMITH, JOHN HODGINS SGT(OB) R63906. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 24/41 age 29. #22 Squadron (Preux Et Audacieux). Beaufort aircraft failed to return to base after operationas. Sergeant Observer Smith is buried in the St. Illogan Churchyard, ‘Hogan, Cambome-Redruth, Cornwall, England.
SMITH, JOHN MOODY F/O(P) C1006. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 28. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft lost. Please see O’Connell R.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
SMITH, JOHN WILMER FS(OB) R69401. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 10/43 age 23. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft #BB 252 lost, presumed over the target, presumed enemy action. FSs C.B. Fetherstonhaugh, A.W. Wilson, C.L. King, Sgts E. Fish (RAF), and A. Smith (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Smith is buried in the Vredenhof Cemetery, Schiermonnikoog, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Holland.
SMITH, JOSEPH HARRY P/O(P) J7332. From Kamloops, British Columbia. Killed Aug 13/42 age 22. #353 Squadron. P/O Smith was killed when a hostile crowd attacked a train at Futwak, India. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Ranchi, India.
SMITH, JOSEPH JOHN SIDNEY ROCH FS(N) R171430. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Dec 26/44 age 23. #45 Delivery Group. Liberator aircraft lost between Greenland and Iceland. Flight Sergeant Navigator Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
SMITH, KENNETH P/O(AG) J89042//R191368. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 20. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 788 missing during a night attack against Leipzig, Germany. F/O J.A. Frampton, P/Os J.J. Astles, K.H. Bennett, Sgts K.W. Tindall (RAF), and C.A. Hughes (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Reynolds, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Kropswolde Protestant Churchyard, Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Gronigen, Holland.
SMITH, KENNETH CUNLIFFE WO2(P) R97918. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 19/43 age 23. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 693 missing from a night op. against Mannheim, Germany. Sgts J.C. Hinks (RAF) and H.D. Newey (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, FS W.E. Rowbotham and Sgt L.M. Wheatley were taken Prisoners of War. Two crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany. Addendum: – This was a night operation against Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany. The pilot of the aircraft, WO2 K.C. Smith maintained control of the aircraft so that all his crew could parachute to safety. He did not get out in time. All his crew were captured and taken Prisoners of War, they were R.C.A.F. Sgt. L.M. Wheatley, F/S. W.E. Rowbotham, R.A.F. Sgts. S.T.K. Smith, H.W. Bull, C.J. Hoare, and H.J. Turner. Please note that J.C. Hinks and H.D. Newey were NOT members of this crew. Detail provided by W.E. Rowbotham, Calgary, Alberta.
SMITH, KENNETH READ F/O(N) J8603. From Nanton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 3/43. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volams). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Dickie R.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SMITH, LAWRENCE LINDSAY F/O(BA) J25520. From Addison, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 21. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #ND 873 missing from a night trip to Essen, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SMITH, LEO FREDERICK SGT(WAG) R185440. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 7/43 age 28. #6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario. Two Bolingbroke aircraft collided. Please see Shields L.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
SMITH, LEONARD GRAYDON WO1(WAG) R90525. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 24. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft #MP 539 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol over the North Sea. WOs A.R. Merritt, R.W. Revell, K.G. Rolfstad, F/O J.C. Austin, P/O C.R. Booth, and W/C. J.C. Archer (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, LEONARD IAN F/O(P) J10310. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 6/42 age 22. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England. Wellington aircraft #BK 313 missing during a sortie against Osnabruk, Germany. P/Os R.L. Albery (RAF), D.W. Lennard (RAF), Sgts J. Hockenhull (RAF), and R.C. Loombe (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SMITH, LEONARD JOSEPH F/O(BA) J35016. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 29/44 age 21. #82 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Wellington aircraft #LN 443 were returning from a nickel raid over north-west France when they were shot down by a friendly night fighter aircraft. The Wellington crashed four miles south-west of Sturminster, Newton, England. F/O D.G. McKie, P/Os W.H. Geddes, C.A. Blackmore, Sgts B. Gordon, and A.H. Spinks were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, LESLIE GORDON FS(AG) R155648. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 24/43 age 19. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Motem). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Sgt O.H. Sibson for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SMITH, LIONEL VERNON OSMAN P/O(OB) J9513. From El Paso, Texas, U.S.A. Killed Oct 3/42 age 30. #1 Squadron (In Omnibus Princeps). Hudson aircraft was in a mid-air collision with a Hurricane aircraft twenty miles south of Hyderabad Sind. Five of the crew of the Hudson, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Observer Smith is buried in the Tando Matkham War Cemetery, Karachi, Pakistan.
SMITH, LLOYD HENRY P/O(AG) 018975. From Sturgis, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 24. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). P/O Smith was killed during his 15th operation, an attack against Nuremberg, Germany. Please see S/L G.J. Laird D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith is buried in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
SMITH, LLOYD HILBERT F/O(OB) J4711. From Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 10/42 age 22. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. P/O H.E.A. Scard (RAF) and Sgt A.S. Woodbridge (RAF) were also killed. Three other crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Observer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
SMITH, MATTHEW ARNOLD F/O(BA) J40650. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 22/45 age 21. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see FS G.B. Hamilton for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Venray, Limburg, Holland.
SMITH, MATTHEW MUIRHEAD FS(AG) R292956. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jun 9/45 age 20. #160 Burma Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see Knight W.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Liveramentu Cemetery, Torrington Road, Colombo, Ceylon.
SMITH, MELVIN HARRY SGT(P) R98066. From Arcola, Indiana, U.S.A. Killed Apr 14/42 age 21. RAF Station, Ossington, England. Sgt Smith was killed when Oxford aircraft #AB 662 crashed at New Mill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the 011erton Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England.
SMITH, MITCHELL P/O(BA) J18222//R85937. From Sarnia, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 13/43 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucem). Wellington aircraft #HE 348 failed to return from night operations. P/O S. Noble, FS K.R. Bourne, Sgts J.W. Neal (RAF), and D. Ruston (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, NEIL LAURETZ SGT(AG) R267154. From Coutts, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 16/44 age 19. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Duren, Germany. Please see Sgt R.R. Schnaufer for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SMITH, NEVILLE GEORGE FS(N) R120129. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 19/43 age 20. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see Shields T.J. casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Smith is buried in the Newport Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
SMITH, NORMAN SGT(AG) R197664. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 19. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see WO G.W. Toal for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMITH, NORMAN ALFRED P/O(FE) C89362. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 25. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see P/O J.G. Lee D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Smith is buried in the ldum Churchyard, Idum, Denmark.
SMITH, NORMAN FRANK F/O(P) J16368. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 7/44 age 29. #487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutanga). Mosquito aircraft #HR 357 did not return from a night intruder operation over the Ruhr, Germany. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
SMITH, NORMAN LAWRENCE LAVEK P/O(AG) J954861/R270329. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 16/45 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #PB 402 was shot down one mile south-east of Rfaffenhausen, Germany during a night attack against Zeitz, Germany. F/L H.L. Payne, F/Os H.E. Novak, D.G. McKay, P/Os J.A. Bruggeman, A.B. Miller, B.R. Cunliffe, and Sgt H.A. Marshall were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
SMITH, NORMAN OWEN F/O(P) J24459. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Apr 26/44 age 23. #547 Squadron. The crew of Liberator aircraft #BZ 882 were engaged in an anti U-boat training exercise when they crashed at sea nine miles north of Fish Guard. Seven of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. The crew of the affiliating submarine reported the crash. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
SMITH, OWEN ALBERT F/O(N) J11116. From Elmvale, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 23/43 age 23. #511 Squadron. Liberator aircraft missing. Please see F/O T.J. Marriott for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, PHILIP SEAGAR P/O(N) J88153. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). P/O Smith was on his 6th operation and lost his life when his Lancaster aircraft #KB 706 was shot down at TilburgKronsstraat, Holland during night operations, an attack against Aachen, Germany. F/O G.R. Lauder, P/Os. D.M. Robson, W.D. Lillico, Sgts J. Hoarty (RAF), B.R. Morgan (RAF), and T.H.J. Smith (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the Gilzerbaan General Cemetery, Tilburg, North Brabant, Holland.
SMITH, RAY BRANTON P/O(WAG) J15451. From Harmony Mills, Queens County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jul 26/42 age 22. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft went down in the sea six miles east of Boston. FSs G. Appleyard D.F.M. (RAF), M. Darvill D.F.M. (RAF), Sgts R.L. Beaddie (RAF), and J.W. Grimwade (RAAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England.
SMITH, RAYMOND FRANK FS(AG) 4349. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 9/42 age 22. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). The crew of Whitley aircraft #Z 9209 transmitted an S.O.S. and was never heard from again. Five RAF crew members were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – The squadron was attached to Coastal Command at Chivenor and the crew of Whitley aircraft # Z 9209-0 were on an anti-submarine patrol when they went missing. They transmitted an SOS and were never heard from again. FS. W.J. Hilton RAF), P/Os J.C. Kenworthy (RAF), Hawkes (RAF), Sgts J. Ferguson (RAF), and P. Johnson (RAF) were also killed. All the names of this crew are engraved on the Memorial at Runnymede. Detail from “Some of the Many” by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
SMITH, RAYMOND GEORGE SGT(P) R68180. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed Aug 2/41 age 20. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). Sgt Smith was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #H 4176 was in a mid-air collision near Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Scopwick Church Burial Grounds, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England.
SMITH, RAYMOND MICHAEL P/O(N) J8702///150398. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 8/44 age 24. #622 Squadron (Bellamus Noctu). Target – Paris, France. Please see P/O D.M. Norris for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the Churchyard at Tacoignieres, Seine-et-Oise, France.
SMITH, REGINALD BERTRAM F/O(N) J38711. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 33. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Worms, Germany. Please see F/L D.M. Sanderson for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheirtberg, Germany.
SMITH, REGINALD SHIRLEY F/L(P) J8656 D.F.C. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 30/44. #117 Squadron. Dakota aircraft #KG 461 failed to return from operations. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
SMITH, RICHARD CLARE WO2(P) R103690. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 12/43 age 23. #179 Squadron. Wellington aircraft #LA 971 failed to return from a sortie. F/L R.A. Coatman (RAF) and Sgt R.E. Defroand (RAF) were also killed. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Gibraltar War Memorial, Gibraltar.
SMITH, RICHARD NATHANIEL FS(BA) R168261. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 27/44 age 24. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #LM 652 did not return from a night mine-laying trip in Danzig Bay. F/Os R.G. Bradley, G. Flegel, and F.K. Morley were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runriymede War Memorial, Eriglefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, RICHMOND WESLEY P/O(AG) J87649. From Nelson, British Columbia. Killed Apr 24/44 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). The crew of Halifax aircraft #MZ 525 were engaged in a fighter affiliation exercise when they crashed two and one half miles north-east of Topcliffe, Yorkshire. F/O J.A. Gillies, P/Os JP. Leech, K.P. Campbell, D. Pickering, CpI. LR. Wilcox, Sgts A.A.J. Higgins (RAF), and C.F. West (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, ROBERT AINSLIE FS(WAG) R73287. From Elgin, Albert County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jul 26/42 age 20. #114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike). Blenheim aircraft missing. Please see FS P.G. Leslie for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, ROBERT ALEXANDER FS(WAG) R188247. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 4/44 age 21. #226 Squadron (Non Sibi Sed Patriae). Target – the bridge at Venlo, Holland. Please see FST.V. Flint for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen,Holland.
SMITH, ROBERT CLIFFORD SGT(FE) R75465. From Davidson, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 3/43 age 29. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Dusseldorf, Germany. Please see Sauve J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, ROBERT FREDERICK DONALD F/O(P) J44196. From Edgewood, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Killed Mar 8/45 age 22. #56 Operational Training Unit (Prelude To Proficiency). F/U. Smith was killed when his Typhoon aircraft #MP 187 went into a spin then crashed and burned at Kettle Burn, near Beal, Northumberland, England. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried iii the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, ROBERT GEORGE F/O(WAG) J87951//R167532. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Halifax aircraft #NA 190 was on the outward journey when it crashed near Hazelwood Castle, three miles south of Lissett, England, the bomb load blew up on impact. F/O E.S. Kaechele, P/Os W. Gaba, RF. Sollie, R.O. Baffler, and Sgt R.L. Dinneri (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian bailed out to safety. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, ROBERT GORDON FS(OB) R93318. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 7/42 age 24. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see P/O H.E. Dabbs D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Smith is buried in the St. Mary New Churchyard, Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
SMITH, ROBERT HARRY F/O(P) J12867. From Olney, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 19/44 age 21. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). Spitfire aircraft #MK 480 was shot down over the English Channel. F/O Smith was seen to bail out and climb into his dinghy, air sea rescue immediately carried out a search but were not successful. Flying Officer Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, ROBERT LINN AC2 R261 925 – air frame mechanic. From Armstrong, British Columbia. Died Jun 4/44 age 19. #1 Technical Training School, St. Thomas, Ontario. Died in an accidental drowning at Port Stanley, Ontario. Please see Lavine S. for casualty list. AirCraftman Second Class Smith is buried in the Armstrong Cemetery, Armstrong, British Columbia.
SMITH, ROBERT MARSHALL F/O(P) J36983 M.i.D. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 7/45 age 28. #626 Squadron (To Strike And Not To Yield). Target – Munich, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #LL 961 crashed two miles south-west of Laon, France. Three Canadians, F/O Yeaman, Rymer, FS Crowe, and two crew members, not Canadians, were all safe. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. A mid-air collision is suspected as being the cause of the crash. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, France.
SMITH, ROBERT WILLIAM FS(AG) 552902 – Royal Air Force. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 25/43 age 21. #179 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Beale H.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
SMITH, RODERICI< GILES FS(P) R92555. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Apr 1 1/42 age 22. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Defiant aircraft #N 3503 flew into the sea at Aberley Bay, East Lothian, England. The aircraft submerged immediately and there were no survivors. FS D.G. Croswell (RAF) and Sgt A.G. MacKinnori (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Eriglefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, RONALD JAMES SGT(P) 1057332 – Royal Air Force. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed Jul 12/41. #17 Advanced Flying Unit. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Bury Cemetery, Manchester, England.
SMITH, RONALD WARD P/O(P) J86658. From Esquimalt, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 11/44. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). The crew of Halifax aircraft #NP 710 were returning after operations over Castrop-Rauxell, Germany when the pilot attempted to overshoot the landing with the starboard outer propeller feathered. The aircraft crashed on the aerodrome at RCAF Station, Lintori, Yorkshire, England. F/Os G.M. Houston, C.T. Storey, LAC G.J. Barraball, and Sgt D.J. Milburn (RAF) were also killed, F/O N.C. McKilIop died of his injuries the next day. One other Canadian, FS Cooke, was seriously injured. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, ROY FS(BA) Ri 6741 9. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Oct 2/44. #1 664 Heavy Conversion Unit. The crew of Halifax aircraft #JP 204 were engaged in a night training flight when their aircraft crashed and totally disintegrated one half mile west of Galphay, Yorkshire. F/O M.J. Hamblin, P/U. C.J. Hogan, FS E.W. Reid, and Sgt G.F. Cumming were also killed. Two other Canadians and one of the crew, not Canadian, were uninjured. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, ROY HAMILTON FS(AG) R176376. From Melville, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 23/43 age 26. #42 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft #T 4339 crashed in the River Severn at Gold Ciiffe, south-east of Newport, England. P/O R.W. Conway, FS HC. Ward, and one airman, not Canadian, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, England.
SMITH, ROY STANLEY P/O(WAG) J8961 0/Ri 18580. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/44. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 713 was shot down at Coxyde during a night attack against the marshalling yards at Louvain, Belgium. F/U.s R.R. Campbell, H.E. Oddan, J.A. Webber, P/Os B.F. Edwards, P. Dewar, and Sgt J.R. Carruthers (RAF) were also killed. This was P/O Smith’s 3rd operation. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the British Military Cemetery, Coxyde, Belgium.
SMITH, ROYAL JOSEPH P/O(AG) J9091 9//R146604. From Barrie, Ontario. Killed in Action MaylO/44 age 20. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft did not return from a night raid against Gennevilliers, France. Sgts F. Anthony (RAF), W.L.A. Restell (RAF), ftF. Toland (RAF), and FS E. Shepherd (RAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Evreux, Eure, France.
SMITH, RUDOLPH CHARLES CARLYLE P/O(P) J16i75. From Merlin, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 10/43 age 25. #112 Squadron (Swift In Destruction). P/O Smith lost his life when his Kittyhawk aircraft #FR 131 crashed forty-five miles north-west of Faum Fatavin. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
SMITH, RUSSELL CHARLES WO1(P) R79670 M.i.D. From Kamsack, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 1 5/42 age 21. #607 County of Durham Squadron. WO Smith was flying Hurricane aircraft in the Far East when he went down and was captured. WOs Smith and H.P. Low were two Canadian Prisoners of War who escaped from the Japanese Prisoner of War Camp at Boei Glodock, Batavia and attempted to steal a Japanese aircraft from the Kamarjan aerodrome. They had managed to get one engine started before they were recaptured, a few days later two senior Canadian Officer P.O.W.s were informed by the Japanese Commandant, a Captain Kano, that both Low and Smith had been executed by gunshot. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Smith is buried in the Djakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia.
SMITH, RUSSELL HARRY FS(P) R131214. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 27/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 919 was shot down near Sternmen on Wesser, Germany during a night trip to Hanover, Germany. F/O M.P. Halpin, FS M.N. Vitch, Sgt J.H. Rousseau, and four RAF crew members were also killed. There were two #434 Sqdn. aircraft lost in this area on this date. Please see FS J.A. Leach for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Following is a list of the non Canadian casualties from both aircraft; Sgts M.D. Chasmar (RAF), E.V.A. Elder (RAF), R.O. Evans (RAF), H. Lindasy (RAF), E.T.G. Moody (RAF), and G. Todkill (RAF). Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Lirnmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SMITH, SHANNON STANLEY JAMES HOBBS FS R90458. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Died May 10/45 age 24. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. FS Smith drowned while on duty. His boat capsized in strong winds and high waves at the Bomber Range, Suleys Pond, near Benton, Newfoundland. FS D.A. Cooke and LAC W.B. Farrow were also drowned. Flight Sergeant Smith is buried in St. John’s Joint Services Cemetery, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
SMITH, SIDNEY HERBERT LODINGTON FS(WAG) R203685. From Cupar, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 7/45 age 22. #436 Elephant Squadron (Onus Portamus). Dakota aircraft #KN 208 was carrying a full load of supplies for the British 14th Army when the aircraft broke cloud in a small valley. Unable to gain height a crash landing was attempted in a shallow Chaung running through a small clearing in the jungle. FS Smith, F/Os A.R. Harrison, W.J. Friesen, and W.C. Campbell were all killed when the Dakota crashed into the trees. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma.
SMITH, STANLEY FS(P) R151503. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 18/43 age 22. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). FS Smith was killed while attacking Mannheim, Germany on Nov 18/43 in Halifax aircraft #JD 275. A survivor, Ex Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Robert Stewart then of Roland, Manitoba and now of Surrey, British Columbia had this to say, “We were approaching Mannheim when an enemy fighter hit us from below with his upward firing guns. I saw the mid upper gunner was killed and some of the incendiaries were on fire. Stan Smith ordered a bail out and three of the guys went. I grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to put out the fire, the incendiaries dulled to a dark red but flared up again. I was right beside Stan as he yelled ‘jump and I’ll be right behind you’. By this time we were down to several thousand feet from 21,000, and in a shallow dive. It crashed and blew up not far from where I landed. I’ve often wondered what happened those last few seconds as Stan didn’t get out, and why I was spared.” Sgt J.J. Crawford was also killed and one crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Four Canadians, F/O C.M. Weicker, P/Os B.F. Findlay, R. Stewart, and Sgt F.K. Morris were taken Prisoner of War. Sgt Morris died three days later of peritonitis caused by gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Flight Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SMITH, STANLEY MAURICE F/O(BA) J23734. From St. Vital, Manitoba. Killed in Action Nov 22/43 age 22. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Little Snoring, England. F/O Smith was killed when his Lancaster aircraft #DS 782 went missing during a night attack against Berlin, Germany. Five RAF crew members, Sgts M. BooIs, J. Harris, D.H. Hughes, H.A.R. Hum, A. Wilson, and FS D.C. Morley (RAAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Ainner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, STANLEY WILLIAM F/O(P) J35973. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed May 29/44 age 27. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). Spitfire aircraft #MJ 939 was nearing the end of its landing run when it collided with Spitfire aircraft #MJ 942, which was also landing. F/O Smith was the pilot of MJ 939 and was killed in the crash. The pilot of MJ 942, not Canadian, was slightly injured. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, STUART ELMER FS(BA) R161620. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 20. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/O M.R. Cantin for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMITH, SYDNEY EMMINGTON FERN HIGGS F/O(P) J85722. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 21/44 age 31. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Target – Courtrai, Belgium. Please see Simpson R.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Smith is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Wevelghem, Belgium.
SMITH, SYDNEY JAMES SGT(AG) R184327. From Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 24/44 age 20. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Sgt Smith lost his life when Halifax aircraft #DK 237 went missing during a night operation against Magdeburg, Germany. Five Canadians, FSs Terry, Allen, Sgts Murdock, Gregor, and WO YarnoId were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing presumed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMITH, SYDNEY KENT F/O(N) J14174. From Alix, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 29/43 age 21. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way). Lancaster aircraft #EE 118 crashed at Winbotsham, Norfolk, England. Five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, was slightly injured. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
SMITH, SYDNEY MACKENZIE LAC R167365 – radar mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 6/45. #575 Squadron. Dakota aircraft crashed. Please see Brock R.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, SYDNEY STUART SGT(FE) R108246. From Lachine, Quebec. Killed in Action Dec 20/43 age 20. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 686 failed to return from night operations, a raid against Frankfurt, Germany. F/Os M.S. Taylor, A.A. Fischer, P/O W.R. Ferrier, Sgt E.S. Pridham, WOs W.F. Marshall, and J.D. Pilkey were also killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, THEO CURTIS FS(WAG) R113431. From Metiskow, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 26/43 age 22. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Skelton O.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SMITH, THOMAS EDWARD AC2 R170360. From Tessier, Saskatchewan. Died on service Sep 18/42 age 32. #2 Training Command, Winnipeg, Manitoba. AirCraftman Second Class Smith is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
SMITH, VERNON BEVERLEY P/O(AG) J95491//R55893. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 15/45 age 24. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Lancaster aircraft #PB 899 failed to return from a night mine-laying operation in the Pomerania area of Germany. F/L F.C. Aldworth, F/O E.E. Reaney, P/Os K.A. Miller, G.S. Guthrie, FS K.C. McMurchy, and P/O L.F. Davis (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH, WALTER GRAHAM SGT(P) R86146. From Dauphin, Manitoba. Killed Feb 8/42 age 31. #120 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see FS W.R. Donaldson for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, WALTER PERRY FS(AG) R178906. From Edrans, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 28/44 age 20. #90 Squadron (Celer). Target – Cleres, France. Lancaster aircraft #LM 164 returned from the target badly damaged by enemy cannon shell and machine gun fire. FS Smith was the only casualty. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITH, WILFRED JAMES F/O(N) J27489. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft #PB 172 missing during a night attack against Stuttgart, Germany. F/O H.H. Reid, P/O S.L. Krawchuk, and C.W. Martens were also killed. One Canadian, FS MacDonald was taken Prisoner of War. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
SMITH, WILFRID BRUCE SGT(P) R62188. From Hawardert, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 29/41 age 25. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Whitley aircraft was lost over enemy territory. Sgts A. Cooke (RAF), A. Gregory (RAF), AT. Sopley (RAF) and D.R. Strickland (RAF) were also killed. One other crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
SMITH, WILLIAM ALEXANDER FS(BA) R139347. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 15/43 age 29. #12 Operational Training Unit. FS Smith was killed when he accidentally walked into a propeller of Wellington aircraft X 3820. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Smith is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
SMITH, WILLIAM DALTON F/L(N) J22913. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 5/45 age 22. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Target – Lutzkendorf, Germany. Please see F/O C.E. Modeland for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Smith is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMITH, WILLIAM DAVIS F/O(N) J9778. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 27/43 age 21. #22 Ferry Control. Hudson aircraft #FK 642 crashed one mile west of Gurgeon, near Delhi, India. F/Os G.J. Frost, H.E. Pittaway, and four airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the Contonement Cemetery, Delhi, India.
SMITH, WILLIAM FRANCIS F/O(P) J36238. From Kamloops, British Columbia. Killed Apr 24/44 age 19. #111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas. Liberator aircraft failed to return from a training exercise. Nine airmen, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Smith has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
SMITH, WILLIAM FREDERICK SGT(AG) R188673. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 7/44. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Target – Argentan, Ome, France. Please see P/O J.M. Stevenson for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, WILLIAM HERBERT LAC K251009 -instrument mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Apr 4/45 age 20. #63 Base, England. Death by natural causes while in the RAF Hospital at Northallerton, England. Leading AirCraftman Smith is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY SGT(P) R67685. From Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed Aug 22/41 age 22. #61 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Smith was engaged in low altitude aerobatics and was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #R 6836 crashed at Southall, Middlesex. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Hounslow Cemetery, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Middlesex, England.
SMITH, WILLIAM JAMES F/L(P) J5836. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 7/43 age 27. #18 Advanced Flying Unit. F/L Smith was killed when his Oxford aircraft #LX 304 and a Whitley aircraft collided in mid-air. The Oxford crashed at Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England. Two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. The crew of the Whitley were all uninjured. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
SMITH, WILLIAM REGINALD F/O(N) J27574. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 23. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see FS R.J. Sinclair for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Smith is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery, Hanover, Germany.
SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERT F/L(P) J18361 D.F.C. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 791 missing during night operations against Augsburg, Germany. P/Os L.S. Beer, C.O. Draper M.i.D., F/O C.F. Ridgers D.F.C., FS RE. Bowler (RAF), and P/O F. Crofts (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O D.G. Muflock, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smith is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
SMITH, WILMOT WINSLOW SGT(P) R84580. From Woodside, Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Killed Mar 17/42 age 21. #59 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Smith was flying Hurricane aircraft #R 4098 in bad weather and had to bail out. He was killed when his parachute failed to open, his aircraft crashed at Canonbie, near Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Sergeant Pilot Smith is buried in the Dalston Road Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland.
SMITH-JONES, HENRY VAYNOR FS(AG) R107964. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 29/43 age 31. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Einem). Wellington aircraft #HE 728 went down in the sea off the Frisian Islands, Holland. WO K. Edward Radcliffe, P/O C.R. Balcer, FSs W.M. Manson, and J.V. Agate were also killed. Sgt Rushton was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. There were two #428 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Five RAF airmen, Sgts W. Collier, K.P. Garnett, I.P.D. Rushton, F/O G. Meakins, and P/O R.A. Parkinson were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smith-Jones has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMITH-WINDSOR, GRENVILLE P/O(P) J6132. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 26/42 age 30. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). P/O Smith-Windsor was killed when his Wellington aircraft #Z 8572 exploded on take-off. Pilot Officer Pilot Smith-Windsor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
SMITHER, ROSS F/O(P) C1594. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 15/40 age 30. #1 RCAF Squadron. BROTHER to Sydney Frank Smither. F/O Smither was killed when his Hurricane aircraft was shot down, during the Battle of Britain, near-Staplehorst, Kent, England. F/O D. Nesbitt was also shot down in the same action but bailed out to safety. Flying Officer Pilot Smither is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SMITHER, SYDNEY FRANK P/O(P) J7825. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 5/42 age 21. #401 Ram Squadron (Mors Cellerima Hostibus). BROTHER to Ross Smither. P/O Smither was killed when a Squadron of German FW-190 fighter aircraft attacked his Squadron of Spitfire aircraft over the Abbeville aerodrome. Pilot Officer Pilot Smither is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Abbeville, Somme, France.
SMITH ERAM, JOSEPH COLIN P/O(P) 41074 – Royal Air Force. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 26/40 age 21. #223 Squadron (Alae Defendunt Africam). Vickers Wellesley aircraft lost. Pilot Officer Pilot Smitheram is buried in the War Cemetery, Asara, Eritrea, Africa.
SMITHSON, IVOR ERNEST P/O(WAG) J89117//R83073. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 11/44. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft #HF 311 did not return from an anti-sub patrol. F/Os E.M. O’Donnell, H.C. Sorley, P/Os C. Grant, R.C. Gaudet, and F.L. Travers were also killed. On September 7, 1943 this crew sank German U-boat #U 669 in the Bay of Biscay. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smithson is buried in the Catholic Cemetery, Ballyconneely, County Galway, Ireland.
SMOKE, MILTON RAY SGT(AG) R169663. From Simcoe, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see Murray C.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Smoke is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SMOKER, LESLIE SAUNDERS P/O(P) J25882. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Nov 15/43 age 21. #11 Elementary Flying Training School, Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec. P/O Smoker and Sgt J.E. Brooks were both killed when Cornell aircraft #15263 crashed two miles north of St. Louis de Champlain at St. Loire, Quebec. Pilot Officer Pilot Smoker is buried in the Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia.
SMOOK, HARRY F/O(P) J36168. From Senkiw, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 9/45 age 23. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Five Beaufighter aircraft lost. Please see Myrick P.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Smook has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMUK, ALAN OSBORNE F/O(P) J15677. From Weston, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 14/43 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Target – Aachen, Germany. Please see McKay D.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Smuk is buried in the Gilzerbaan General Cemetery, Tilburg, North Brabant, Holland.
SMYTH, BRUCE GEORGE F/L(P) 41075 – Royal Air Force. From Craigmyle, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 15/42 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). F/L Smyth had completed over thirty trips and had begun his second tour of operations and was killed when his Lancaster aircraft went down. Please see WO J.T. Ratcliffe D.F.M. for casualty list and flight detail Flight Lieutenant Pilot Smyth is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SMYTH, CLARENCE REGINALD FS(WAG) R116935. From Chatham, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 10/43 age 24. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). FS Smyth was on his 11th operation and lost his life when his Halifax aircraft went down during an operation against Mannheim, Germany. Please refer to See D.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smyth is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
SMYTH, DAVID BEVERLEY FS(WAG) R61660. From Kisbey, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 15/42 age 22. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft lost over the target to enemy action. FSs L.E. White, J.M. Joynt, F/O G.R. Bing, and P/O F.W. Buck were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Smyth has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SMYTH, JAMES WILLIAM FS(OB) R80105. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 31/42 age 21. #142 Squadron (Determination). Wellington aircraft #Z 1029 was carrying high explosive and incendiary bombs when it went down near Adegem. P/Os G.H. Chaffey, J.M. McAleavey, and Sgt G.S. Watson (RAF) were also killed. One RAF member of the crew, Sgt McKeand, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Observer Smyth is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
SMYTH, KENNETH MALCOLM WO2 821 – clerk. From Ottawa, Ontario. Died Dec 29/40 age 35. #2 Training Command, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Death by natural causes while in the Deer Lodge Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Warrant Officer Class II Smyth is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
SMYTH, MAURICE REGINALD P/O(AG) J94127. From Blenheim, Ontario. Died Jul 10/45 age 20. #14 Service Flying Training School, Kingston, Ontario. P/O Smyth died in an automobile accident at Chatham, Ontario. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smyth is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Ontario.
SMYTH, MICHAEL SYDNEY P/O(AG) J18088. From Strasbourg, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 25/43 age 25. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Halifax aircraft crashed near Ten Boer during a night operation against Essen, Germany. F/Os M.E. Tomczak, A.P. McCracken, WO C.J. Kettley, FS E.K. White, and Sgt A.J. Wood (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/L A.J. Sochowski, was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Smyth is buried in the Protestant Cemetery at Ten Boer, Gronigen, Holland.
SMYTHE, JAMES ETHELRED FS(AG) R190191. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 21. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see WO A.J. Barnes for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Smythe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SNARR, LLOYD ELLSWORTH WO2(P) R73321. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Dec 20/42 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft #W 7768 crashed at Calbourne Low, England. F/O E. Stollery, FSs N.A. Van Brunt, G.E. Wagner, Sgts M.W. Fugere, M.W. Croft (RAF), and P/O R. Washer (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Snarr is buried in the St. John Churchyard, Boldre, Hampshire, England.
SNEAD, FREDERICK CHARLES SGT(WAG) R58848. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Sep 15/41 age 20. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Stirling aircraft #N 6021 lost to enemy action over Germany. FS W.C. MacKenzie and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Snead is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
SNEAD, SAMUEL THOMAS P/O(AG) J26839. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jul 25/43 age 31. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, RCAF Station, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. The crew of Halifax aircraft #R 9420 were returning from their first op. when they crashed one mile east of the Linton Perimeter Track, Linton Woods, Yorkshire. F/O W.J. Green, P/O W.D. McKercher, FSs W.B. Wheeler, W.B. Kaiser, and two members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Snead is buried in the Dishtorth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
SNEATH, HAROLD LEWIS LAC R614297 – aero engine mechanic. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Jul 15/42 age 23. #257 Burma Squadron (Thay Myay Gyee Shin Shwe Hii). Leading AirCraftman Sneath is buried at High Ercoll, Manchester, England.
SNEATH, ROBERT HOWARD F/O(BA) J27589. From Elgin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 25/44 age 23. #624 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #JP 2404 missing whilst engaged in a special night supply dropping operation over France. WOs L.W. Burnside, E.D. McDermid, FSs F.A. Coady, D.M. Corbett, Sgts W.C. Ellis, D. Gemmel’ (RAF), and R.W. Whitelam (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Sneath is buried in the Mazargues Cemetery Extension, Marseilles, Bouches-duRhone, France.
SNEATH, WILLIAM ALFRED P/O(P) J17779//R80720. From Cranbrook, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 23/43 age 30. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft #HF 457 lost to enemy action over Belgium. FS J.0. Hills, Sgt J.T. Hindley (RAF), and WO J. Allen (RAF) were also killed. Two Canadians, P/Os Clarke and A.B. Drummond-Hay were taken Prisoners of War. Pilot Officer Pilot Sneath is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
SNEDDON, JAMES ALLAN F/O(AG) J177251/R209745 D.F.M. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 21. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Poles). Lancaster aircraft #LL 685 went down near Westercele, Germany after operations against Brunswick, Germany. F/Os E.H. Thomas D.F.M., J.L. Martin, and four other members of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. There were two #514 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see FS A.E. Dimock for information regarding the other aircraft, the crew, and a list of the non Canadians killed from both aircraft. Flying Officer Air Gunner Sneddon was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Westercele, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SNELGROVE, NORMAN HUGH GEORGE P/O(P) J15478. From Port Hope, Ontario. Killed Oct 7/42. T.F.U. Defford, England. P/O Snelgrove was killed when his Hurricane aircraft flew into a hill one half mile north of Conderton near the East Fortune aerodrome, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Snelgrove is buried in the Pershore Cemetery, Worcester, England.
SNELL, ARTHUR EVANS F/O(OB) J941. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 16/41 age 30. #42 Squadron (Fatter In Re). Beaufort aircraft #L 9939 lost in battle, presumed over the target. Flying Officer Observer Snell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SNELL, DENNIS EDWARD P/O(AG) J90078//R253287. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 19. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #MZ 372 was shot down in the Baltic Sea during a night trip, an attack against Kiel, Germany. F/Os T.H. Dahle, C.F. O’Donnell, F/L H.D. MacAllister, P/Os G.E. Gemliquet, J. Faragher, and Sgt S.E. Crawley (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Snell has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SNELL, WILLIAM ENOCH SGT(P) R72462. From Honeywood, Ontario. Killed Jul 30/41 age 21. #19 Operational Training Unit. Sgts Snell and A.A. Rodgers were both killed when Whitley aircraft #N 1426 flew into high ground during a training exercise at Nairn, Morayshire. Sergeant Pilot Snell is buried at Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.
SNETSINGER, ARNOLD JOSEPH F/O(WAG) J44733. From Dickinsons Landing, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 10/45 age 23. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see F/O H.G. Christie D.F.C. & Bar for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Snetsinger is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SNIDER, CHARLES SOLOMON FS(OB) R83354. From Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action Nov 9/42 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see FS Armand J. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Snider has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SNIDER, JACK LLOYD SGT(WAG) R200675. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Jul 29/44 age 19. #1674 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #DT 642 struck trees while in a low circuit after take-off and crashed at Shanes Castle, Antrim, County Artrim, Ireland. WO L.W. Lenz, F/O G. Fraser, FS H.V. Heaton, Sgt L.M. Hembruff, and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Snider is buried in the Glenavy Roman Catholic Cemetery, Belfast, County Ireland, Ireland.
SNIDER, LLOYD P/O(AG) J89073//R192720. From Chilliwack, British Columbia. Killed Aug 2144. #425 Alouette Squadron (Jo Te Plunrierai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G.D. Stark D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Snider is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SNOOK, ALBERT VERNON F/O(BA) J22065//R94829. From Wynot, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Oct 20/43 age 20. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Lancaster aircraft #JA 7414 missing from a trip to Leipzig, Germany. F/O W.P. Cameron, and P/O C.W. McFarlane were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Snook is buried in the Terschelling General Cemetery, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Holland.
SNOW, ERIC AUGUSTUS F/L(P) 41878 – Royal Air Force. From St. John’s, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Mar 17/44 age 23. #125 Squadron (Nunquam Domandi). Mosquito aircraft failed to return from a sortie. The navigator, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Snow has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SNOW, GERALD BARCLAY F/L(P) 0982. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Jun 3/41 age 24. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The crew of Hudson aircraft #782 were flying in bad weather and searching for missing Bolingbroke aircraft #9007 when they struck a radio mast on Sable Island and crashed. F/L F.J. Bell, F/O I.L. Gillis, Cpl. D.E. Craig, and AC G.A. Dilworth were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Snow is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
SNOW, GRENFELL WILLIAM P/O(WAG) J86562 C.G. with Palm. From Cambridge Station, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 23. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LL 243 was shot down at Maastricht during a night trip to Montzen, Belgium. F/L G.F. Maffre, FS R.A. Meek, P/O V.J. Cownden, and Sgt A.B. Randall (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O Stacey, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Snow is buried in the Maastricht General Cemetery, Holland.
SNOW, MORLEY VIVIAN F/O(N) J16804. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 4/43 age 23. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target – Leipzig, Germany. Please see S/L Robert G. Cook D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Snow is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SNOW, WILLIAM FIELD CRICHTON F/O(P) J10517. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 28/43 age 28. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Hudson aircraft #760 crashed near a convoy whilst on convoy duty over the Atlantic Ocean. P/O R.R. Barnes, FSs J.S. Boyer, and J.E. Ouellette were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Snow has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
SNOW, WILLIAM OLIVER FS(AG) R91316. From Milton, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 16/42 age 23. #9 Squadron (Per Noctern Volamus). Lancaster aircraft failed to return from night operations. FS M.E. Buechler was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Snow has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SNYDER, CHARLES WILLIAM FS(AG) R146094. From Dauphin, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 24/43 age 26. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #DK 261 was shot down by a German night fighter aircraft over Denmark during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. FS Snyder was killed in the attack and all other members of the crew bailed out. Sgts F.V. Messenger (RAF) and M.W. Stevenson (RAF) drowned when they landed in the Harbor at Esjberg, Denmark. One Canadian, S/L R.A. McLernon, escaped to Sweden and then returned to the United Kingdom. Three Canadians, Sgts R.S. Welters, J. Plenderleith, and R.C. Brooks were taken Prisoners of War. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Snyder has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SNYDER, GERDAN FREDERICK P/O(P) J27053. From Harrowsmith, Ontario. Killed Aug 11/43 age 24. #124 Ferry Squadron, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Oxford aircraft crashed. Please see LAC A.G. Pratt for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Snyder is buried in the Harrowsmith Cemetery, Harrowsmith, Ontario.
SNYDER, JAMES JOSEPH SGT(AG) R122037. From Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. Killed Jan 26/43. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #X 1695 broke up in the air and crashed near Halvergate, England. Sgt J.S. Cornfield, F/O D.R. MacDougall, P/O R.P. Love, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Snyder is buried in the Scottow Cemetery, Norfolk, England.
SNYDER, PAUL EDWARD P/O(P) J3732. From Waterloo, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 12/41 age 25. #51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Wellington aircraft crashed at Necreinhoven, Holland. Sgts J. Bradshaw (RAF), J.E. Gittins (RAF), C.G. Humble (RAF), and one other member of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Snyder is buried in the Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Holland.
SOBEL, HAROLD FS(AG) R133756. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 1/43 age 19. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. FS Sobel had completed over 30 trips and had begun his second tour of operations when his Stirling aircraft went missing. Please see Nutik L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Sobel is buried in the Akkerwoude Protestant Cemetery, Friesland, Holland.
SOBESKI, VICTOR SGT(WAG) R191177. From Kenora, Ontario. Killed Sep 13/44 age 20. #1658 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #JD 380 took off on a Bullseye exorcise and was not heard from again. F/L R.D. McLeod, FS G.H. Noble, Sgt G.S. Perry, and F/O A.G. Mathews were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Sobeski has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SOBIN, JOSEPH STANLEY FS(P) R123719. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 3/43 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). FS Sobin was on his 8th trip and was killed during an operation to Hamburg, Germany. Please see Sgt J. Sadeski for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Sabin is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
SODERHOLM, SAMUEL GUSTAV F/O(P) 40194 MiD. – Royal Air Force. From Kimberley, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 3/40 age 26. #14 Squadron (I Spread My Wings And Keep My Promise). Blenheim aircraft failed to return from operations. Sgt B.L. Trayhurn (RAF) was also killed, One other crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Soderholm has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
SODERO, ALEXANDER THEODORE FS(P) R124548. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 1/43 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft 4#HE 568 lost in transit from Portreath, England to Ras El Ma, North Africa. F/O G.H. Hubbell, P/Os W.R. King, R.S. Hollowell, WO H.L. Davis, Cpl. J.F. MacKenzie, LAC T.A. Brookes, and FS G.D. McDougall (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Sodero has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – FS Sodero was 23 years old at the time of death, not 21. Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.
SODERSTROM, CLEARANCE VERNON P/O(AG) J90388//R205370. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 801 missing from a night operation, an attack against Sterkrade, Germany. F/O K.L. Chapman was also killed. Four Canadians, WO Donaldson, F/O Martin, Sgt Wentworth and WO Laffin were taken Prisoners of War. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing presumed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Soderstrom is buried in the Ruurio General Cemetery, Gelderland, Holland.
SOEDER, GLEN ANDREW FS(P) R87436. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 5/42 age 21. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Botwood, Newfoundland. Catalina aircraft #Z 2140 was taxiing at Battle Harbour, Labrador when it hit a mine and exploded. F/L A.D. Schlacks and a civilian, J.F. Cosgrove, were also killed. The remainder of the crew, P/O R.C. McAdam, FS D.G. Selby, Sgt T.L. Whettell, Cpl. F.J. Kontzie and AC1 W.L. Mullins survived and were reported to be in the Hospital at Battle Harbour. The hospital was the Hudson Bay Store Manager’s quarters. The aircraft had flown to Battle Harbour carrying civilians, Bill Gurrell, McNamara Construction Co. Superintendent, Gill Reid, McNamara Construction Accountant, Mr. Snelling, McNamara Construction, and Jack Cosgrove, Dept. of Transport Accountant. These civilians all survived and where involved with the construction of a Wireless Station for the Navy. They were carrying a $7,000 payroll. Flight Sergeant Pilot Soeder has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
SOEDER, WILLIAM ERNEST PAUL F/O(N) J13272. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 26. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). F/O Soeder was killed on this, his 15th operation, during a trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Please see S/L G.J. Laird D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Soeder is buried in the War Cemetery, Holton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
SOESMAN, PIERRE LEOPOLD F/O(P) J21875. From New York City, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 11/44 age 22. #609 West Riding Squadron (Tally Ho). Typhoon aircraft #MN 496 was hit by enemy flak and F/O Soesman was seen to bail out into the sea ten miles off the French coast. He is presumed to have drowned. Flying Officer Pilot Soesman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SOKOL, WILLIAM FS(WAG) R106059. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Nov 11/42 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Larche J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Sokol is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
SOLES, DONALD ENRIGHT SGT(AG) R64339. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 3/41 age 26. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Wellington aircraft #W 5434 was returning from a bombing trip when it crashed at Bar Lane, Stapelford, England. FSs L.T. Lawson, A.G. Turgeon, Sgts F.K. Crossley (RAF), and L.T. Hutchison (RAAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Soles is buried in the Saint Mary and Saint Andrew Churchyard, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England.
SOLHEIM, MERLIN KELMER P/O(P) J5984. From Camrose, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 26. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducirnus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Killin R.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Solheim is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
SOLLIE, JOHN BERGE SGT(AG) R150594. From Bentley, Alberta. Killed Jun 29/44 age 23. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #HF 641 was struck by lightning and crashed at Roade, Northampshire, England. F/Os P.W. Tokar, R.J. Andrews, C.E. Stephen, Sgts W.H. Clark, and A.H. MacKimmie were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Sollie is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SOLLIE, ROALD FREDERIK P/O(P) J93048//R142702. From Bentley, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 5/45 age 27. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target – Chemnitz, Germany. Please see F/O Robert George Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Sollie is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SOLLOWS, IVAN STEEN FS(P) R139005. From Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed Nov 15/43 age 20. #9 Operational Training Unit. Beaufighter aircraft #EL 285 crashed into a hillside at Wolf Crag, near Materdale, Cumberland. The navigator, not Canadian, was also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Sollows is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
SOLMUNDSON, OSCAR GEORGE F/O(P) J27529. From Gimli, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 3/45 age 31. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per Ima). The crew of Canso aircraft #11066 took off on a twelve hour anti-sub patrol and a wireless report was received from the aircraft thirty minutes after takeoff and that was the last that was ever heard from the crew. Search action was undertaken but nothing was seen. Due to good weather in the area arid an absence of wreckage, enemy action was assumed to be the cause. F/Os L.C. Martin, J.W. Hart, F/Ls W.C. Jackson, A.G. Thomson, W/O. W.L. Greer, FSs R.G. MacNeil, J.R. McConnell, and Sgt L.S. Bentley were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Solmundson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SOLMUNDSSON, KJARTAN ARI F/O(N) J15190. From Riverton, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jan 28/44 age 22. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Lancaster aircraft #LL 688 failed to return from a night trip to Berlin, Germany. P/O5 R.E. Countess, M. Kwas, V.M. Lawson, T.A. Thomson, WO L.H. Patterson, FS W.G. Filer (RAF), and Sgt A.P. Readdy (RAF) were also killed. FS Patterson was from #420 Squadron and was along on this sortie as second pilot for training purposes. P/Os Countess, Kwas, Lawson, and Thompson had survived a crash landing in North Africa on Aug 13/43 in a #427 Squadron Halifax aircraft. Flying Officer Navigator Solmundsson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SOLOMKA, NICHOLAS F/O(N) J20892//R143246. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 6/43 age 23. #23 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #BK 430 caught fire while airborne and crashed near Bromingham, Shropshire, England. FSs J.P. Labbe, W.M. Arril, J.P. De Bellefeuille, WO F.C. Therien, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Solomka is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
SOLUK, PAUL FS(AG) R130819. From Athabasca, Alberta. Killed Jun 25/43 age 24. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #ED 968 crashed near Manby, Lincolnshire, England after losing the port aileron and then the port outer wing in flight. FS Rennick and five crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Soluk is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
SOLYTS, HARRY AC2 R191105 – air frame mechanic. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Died Jun 21/43 age 21. #2 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba. Death by natural causes while in the Hospital at Brandon, Manitoba. AirCraftman Second Class Solyts is buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Port Arthur, Ontario.
SOMERS, BRUCE ALLAN F/O(BA) J24022//R140641. From Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 22. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #ME 683 crashed at Meeuwen during a night raid against Wesseling, Germany. F/O A.V. Codess, Sgts. J.I. Magoffin, J.F. Mireault, K.V. Barnes (RAF), R.E. De Casagrande (RAF), and FS S.R. Bore (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Somers is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Meeuwen, Limbourg, Belgium.
SOMERS, DANIEL JOSEPH WO2(P) R96079. From Rockland, Ontario. Killed Jun 28/43 age 29. #458 Australian Squadron. Wellington aircraft #LA 993 was flying at 300 feet when the starboard engine caught fire. The aircraft crashed six miles south-west of Landing Ground #106, five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Somers is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Egypt.
SOMERS, GEORGE ROBERT SGT(WAG) R203432. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Mar 19/44 age 20. #34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Thompson F.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Somers is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
SOMERS, LOU WARREN F/O(P) J8219. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 24. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft lost to enemy action. Please see Shvemar M. for casualty list. Flying Officer Pilot Somers is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SOMERVILLE, GILBERT ERIC SGT(WAG) R106330. From Swan River, Manitoba. Killed in Action Mar 12/43 age 21. Transit Flight. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Fahie P.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Somerville has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
SOMERVILLE, JOHN HOGARTH F/L(P) J10995. From Dundas, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 7/45. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #NE 925 crashed near Oss, Holland, during a night trip to Kleve, Germany. F/Os J.T. Collins, H.J. MacMillan, P/Os G.A. Wood, and W.C. Wilson were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Somerville is buried in the Canadian Military Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SOMERVILLE, KEITH FRANCIS LAC(P) R111587 – under training. From Kingston, Ontario. Killed Feb 22/42 age 21. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. Cessna Crane aircraft #7921 was engaged in precautionary landing practice when it dove into the ground and exploded four miles north of Valley River, Manitoba. LAC Sommerville was the only casualty. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Somerville is buried in Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario.
SOMMERVILLE, ALEXANDER LINDSAY F/O(BA) J23585. From Ghost Pine Creek, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 16/44 age 22. #640 Squadron. Target – Berlin, Germany. Halifax aircraft #LW 585 crashed fifteen miles north of Scarborough, Yorkshire, at Robinhood Bay. Six crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Sommerville is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SOMMERVILLE, WILLIAM MUIR P/O(FE) J945931/R209575. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/45 age 26. #419 Moose Squadron (Moose Aswayita). P/O Sommerville was engaged in his 16th operation and was killed when his Lancaster aircraft #KB 761 was shot down by a German ME-262 jet fighter aircraft during a daylight operation against Hamburg, Germany. F/L H.A. Metivier, F/Os J. Todd, R.O. Johnson, P/Os G. Matuszewski, H.S. Tulk, and E.E. Morphy were also killed. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Sommerville has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SOMOLENKO, NICHOLAS LAC R143027. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 21. #127 Wing Headquarters. LTC Vessel #715 was torpedoed and sunk by a German E-Boat in the English Channel. Cpls H.W. Boyd, M.F. Kimmerly, Sgt M.W. Card, and nine airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Leading AirCraftman Somolenko has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SONDERGAARD, SVEND FS(FE) R109492. From Ponoka, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 21/43 age 31. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Target – Frankfurt, Germany. Halifax aircraft #LK 644 crashed 16 miles south-west of Giessen at Weilmunster, Germany. F/Os J.G. Hatchwell, J.M. Grieve, FS G.H. Dudley, Sgts G.W. Briftett, T. Walter Thompson, and J. Graham (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Flight Engineer Sondergaard is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SONSHINE, MURRAY F/O(P) J23299//R148644. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 24. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 905 missing from a night trip to Leipzig, Germany. F/Os R.J. Kee, J.A. Houston, P/Os D.A. McKerry, R.E. Gillanders, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. One Canadian, WO Harvey, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Pilot Sonshine is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SOOMSKY, SANFORD P/O(P) J13324. From Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed Sep 10/42 age 20. #1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see LAC J.A. McKay for flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Soomsky is buried at Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
SOOS, JULIAN LOUIS FS(WAG) R156843. From Crowland, Ontario. Killed May 23143. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). FS Soos was killed when the Metropole Hotel was hit by enemy bombs. Please see Chalmers D.R. for casualty list and detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Soos is buried in the North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
SOOTHERAN, ARTHUR GEORGE P/O(N) J86393//R161256. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 9/44 age 23. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #LW 598 was returning from operations over Mayeene and was flying at a low altitude when the 42 cylinder blew off the starboard inner engine causing engine failure and fire. The aircraft crashed at Newton, Yorkshire, F/O D.R. Parker, P/Os R.C. Parker, W. Holenchuk, Sgt F.H.G. Howard (RAF), and one other RAF member of the crew were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Sootheran is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Addendum: – On the night of 8th-9th June 1944 Bomber Command dispatched 483 aircraft on operations to raid communications targets in France to prevent German reinforcements from reaching Normandy. The contribution from Linton-on-Ouse that night were ten Lancasters from 408 Squadron and ten Halifaxes from 426 Squadron with both units being detailed to attack railway marshaling yards and junctions around the town of Mayenne. The first aircraft took off shortly before 23:00 hours and the rest followed without incident. Once over the target area crews reported negligible ground defences and no use of searchlights which, together with clear skies and good visibility, made their task a little easier. The pilot of Halifax LW598, call sign OW – J, P/O N.L. Craig, later reported “We bombed on Master Bomber’s instructions at 01:45 hours from a height of 5,400 feet, heading 130 degrees at 175 mph IAS.” Her load that night consisted of thirteen 500 pound timed delay general purpose bombs which once released gave the Halifax the speed to escape the target area and quickly leave a gap for another aircraft to fill and allow, too, her deadly cargo to fall through the night sky. On their return the weather deteriorated rapidly to such an extent that only one 426 Halifax landed back at Linton. Again W/C Hamber had reported a cloud base of 7,000 feet above the target and of being forced to fly on instruments for most of the return journey and then having to divert to Dishforth to land. Shortly after 4am on the morning of the 9th Halifax J – Johnnie joined the Linton circuit and prepared to land. The weather was not good. The aircraft had carried a second pilot in the “dickey” seat for this op and now all eight crew members busied themselves preparing to land whilst eagerly looking forward to a cooked breakfast and a good sleep as a short respite from ops. Sadly it was one meal they were destined never to see. Suddenly without any warning, and at a height of only 800 feet no time to recover, the number two cylinder of the starboard inner Bristol Hercules engine blew off; the failure causing an immediate fire. With the combined effect of little height or airspeed the Halifax fell from the sky leaving the pilot no choice but to crash land the aircraft in a rapidly deteriorating situation. At 04:10 J – Johnnie crashed on the edge Newton-on-Ouse village leaving a trail of wreckage across rain soaked fields as she tore herself in half before coming to a grinding halt. Two houses were struck by flying debris but miraculously no civilians were killed or injured. The toll amongst Johnnie’s crew was not so slight. The bodies of four Canadian and two Royal Air Force crew members lay dead, entwined amongst the twisted remains of the Halifax. The pilot had been thrown clear and was found alive but seriously injured and the rear gunner escaped the carnage with slight injuries. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesboroug, England.
SOPER, JOHN HERMAN WO2(WAG) R161774. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 24/44 age 20. #437 Husky Squadron (Omnia Passim). Dakota aircraft FZ 655 was returning from a freight operation at Antwerp when it crashed near St. Pol, Dunkirk, France. ES. D.O. Schneider, LACW. M. Campbell (WAAF), and Sgt S.A. Gumbrell (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Soper is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringen, Pas De Calais, France.
SOPER, SINCLAIR JOSEPH ROBERTS E/L(P) J23424. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 28/44 age 26. #15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Lancaster aircraft LL 805 missing from a night trip to Frederikshavn, Germany. Six crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Soper is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
SOPER, WALTER YOUNG JAMES F/O(P) J35275. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 8/45 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #NG 290 crashed near Munsingen, Germany during a night operation to Munich, Germany. F/Os J.K. McLean, G.A. Humberstone, FSs V.D. Elliott, J.G. MacKay, A.E. Wells, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Soper was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Dumbach, Germany.
SOPUCK, VLADIMIR JOSEPH F/L(N) J24247//R166253. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jul 1/45 age 24. #45 Group. Mosquito aircraft #KA 316 was making a one engine approach to the airfield, lost height on the last turn and the tail wheel struck a fence. The aircraft sommersaulted and crashed five miles south-west of Mont Joli, Quebec. The RAF pilot, WO S.G. Witherspoon, was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Sopuck is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
SOREL, WILLIAM GERALD P/O(WAG) J88258//R184399. From Nakina, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #MZ 589 missing during night operations over Hamburg, Germany. F/Os J.B. Coliver, N. Bailey, M.E. MacFarlane, P/Os R.A. Leman, and N.S. Jermey were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Sorel has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SORLEY, HUGH CAMPBELL F/O(P) J20049. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 11/44 age 21. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Smithson I.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Sorley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SORLEY, JAMES BRUCE FS(P) R80756. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Jul 19/42 age 31. RCAF Station, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Drowned while swimming at Britannia Park, Ontario. Flight Sergeant Pilot Sorley is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
SOROSKI, BILLY WILLIAM WO1(WAG) R115731. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Sep 19/44 age 22. #547 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #EV 881 was in transit to a training area when it flew into the side of a hill four miles north-east of Maencloehog, Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire. FS J.D. Boyd, Sgt A.H. Humphries (RAF), and one other member of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Soroski is buried in the City Road Cemetery, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
SORRENTI, VINCENT ANDREW F/O(N) J36937//R180497. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 29/44 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 765 was hit by flak, blew up and crashed twelve miles north-east of Essen, Germany, at Gelsenkirchen/Buer, Germany during an evening attack against Scholven/Buer, Germany. F/O R.A. McVicar, FS W.G. Morgan, P/Os T.J. Maloney, R.C. Conley, Sgt J. Feldman, and Sgt R.E. Eratt (RAF) were also killed. FS McLeod was blown clear, parachuted down and was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Navigator Sorrenti is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SOTKOWY, STANLEY WALTER FS(WAG) R102246. From Summerberry, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 17/42 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretharn, Kent, England. Target – Fallersleban, Germany. Please see F/O Alex B. Campbell for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Sotkowy is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SOUAILLARD, JOSEPH JULES HENRI OLIVIER F/L(WAG) J15900. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 22. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JA 974 took a direct hit by flak and blew up during a night attack against Brunswick, Germany. P/O H.A. Floren, F/L W. Thatcher, F/O J. W. Astbury, WOs L.D. Annis, N. Leone, and Sgt E.G. Houlding were also killed. There were three 4405 Squadron aircraft lost this night. Please see Fit.. W.B. Cloutier D.F.C. and F/O G.R. Drimmie D.F.C. for information regarding the other crew and aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Souaillard is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SOUCH, GEORGE ALLAN F/O(BA) J16825 D.F.C. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/43 age 26. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft #X 304 crashed and burned at the 424 Squadron airfield near Kairouan. F/O F.R. Taylor, WO A.L. Bjarnason, P/Os P.G. Heden, C.M. Binnie, and R.J. Wilson also killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Souch is buried in the American Military Cemetery, Kairouan, Tunisia, Africa.
SOUCIE, JEAN MARIE WO1(WAG) R117426. From Moonbeam, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 11/45 age 23. #423 Squadron (Quaerimus Et Petimus). Sunderland aircraft crashed. Please see Seeger J.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Soucie is buried in the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
SOULES, MILTON ELDON WO1(P) R127776. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/44 age 22. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). WO Soules was flying Spitfire aircraft #MK 846 and was engaged. in a low-level attack against enemy motor transport when his Spitfire was hit by flak. His aircraft rolled over and crashed near Beauvais, France. Due to the low altitude WO Sautes was unable to bail out. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Sautes has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SOUTAR, JAMES RONALD FAIRBANK P/O(OB) J85160//R85479. From Shaunavan, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 18/42 age 22. #219 Squadron (From Dusk Till Dawn). Stirling aircraft crashed west of Esbjerg in the North Sea off the Danish coast. Two RNZAF, and five RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Soutar was buried in the New Cemetery, Nebel, Arnrurn Island, North Frisian Islands, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
SOUTAR, KENNETH GORDON SGT(AG) R90794. From North Bay, Ontario. Killed Aug 26/43 age 37. #20 Operational Training Unit (Train To Triumph). The crew of Wellington aircraft #HE 802 were on a 620 mile cross-country exercise when their aircraft crashed at Corry Down, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. FSs F.E. Adams, B.E. Clark, Sgt E.H. Weeks, and two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Soutar is buried in the Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland.
SOUTHCOTT, WARD REX P/O(WAG) J94334//R204493. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 21. #50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft #LL 741 crashed near Helenaveen, Holland during an operation against Gravenhorst, Germany. F/O P.G. Anderson, P/Os R. Campbell, and D.A. McFayden were also killed. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. One crew member, not Canadian, safe and uninjured. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Southcott is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SOUTHWICK, WILLIAM LEWIS SGT(AG) R185297. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Aug 7/44 age 22. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. The crew of Halifax aircraft #DG 363 were engaged in bombing exercises and their aircraft was seen to go into a spin and crash into the North Sea one mile off Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. F/Os A.S. McTavish, L.A. Green, A.T. Gorman, Sgt,s J.W. Ellis, G. Morgan, and FS V.E. Clark were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Southwick has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SOUTHWOOD, HERBERT JOHN F/L(P) C1091. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Oct 24/43 age 25. #403 Wolf Squadron (Stalk And Strike). F/L Southwood was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #MH 665 was lost to enemy action near Douflens, France. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Southwood is buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, France.
SOWERBY, ERNEST F/O(WAG) J36500. From Langley, British Columbia. Killed Jan 16/44 age 30. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Beechcraft aircraft crashed. Please see F/O W.H. Donkersley D.F.C. & Bar for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Sowerby has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
SOWTER, ROY TYLDESLEY P/O(N) J95495//R185377. From Mount Royal, Quebec. Killed in Action Feb 23/45 age 21. #550 Squadron (Per lgnem Vincimus). Lancaster aircraft #LM 273 did not return from a night trip to Forzheim, Germany. Two Canadians, F/O Grundy and WO McLaughlin, were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Sowter is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
SPACKMAN, HARRY WESTON FS(AG) R175943. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 20. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Thompson R.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Spackman was buried at Bergedorf, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
SPAETZEL, JOHN ROBERT F/O(P) J10016. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 4/43. #411 Grizzly Bear Squadron (Inimicus Inimico). F/O Spaetzel was killed when his Spitfire aircraft #AD 802 was shot down near Amiens, France. Flying Officer Pilot Spaetzel is buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, France.
SPAFFORD, ALVIN LESLIE FS(WAG) R59327. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 3/42 age 33. #103 Squadron (Nati Me Tangere). Wellington aircraft lost to enemy action over Germany. P/O D.W. Spooner D.F.M. (RAAF) Sgt C.V. Webb (RAF) were also killed. Two RAF members of the crew, Sgt Mates and P/O Mayer missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spafford is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
SPAFFORD, WILLIAM MARSHALL FS(WAG) R95683. From Belleville, Ontario. Killed Action Apr 21/43 age 22. #1 Operational Training Unit. FSs Spafford and J.C. Eyre were both killed when Hudson aircraft #AM 807 lost in the sea off the east coast of England. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spafford has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPALLIN, STANLEY HUBERT WO2(P) R76956. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Nov 5/42 age 21, #609 West Riding Squadron (Tally Ho). WO SpaIlin was killed when he flew his Typhoon aircraft into a balloon cable over Dover Harbour, England. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot SpaIlin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPANGLER, HAROLD LEROY P/O(P) J15490. From Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed Sep 17/42 age 28. #9 Advanced Flying Unit. P/O Spangler was killed when he lost control of his Anson aircraft and crashed one mile north of Bladnock, Wigtown, Wigtownshire. F/L V. Jelinek (RAF) and three other airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Spangler is buried in the Kirkinner Cemetery, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
SPANGLER, JAMES BARTHOLOMEW SGT(P) R71573. From Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Killed Jun 25/41 age 28. Sgt Spangler was killed when he crashed in his Hurricane aircraft while engaged in unauthorized low-flying at Kershopefoot, Scotland. Sergeant Pilot Spangler is buried in the DaIston Road Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland.
SPANKE, EDWIN HERMAN FS(AG) R149408. From High River, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 3/43 age 20. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #DV 224 missing during a night operation against Hamburg, Germany. WO H.F. Thurston, Sgts R.C.V. Beck (RAF), P.F. Dewdney (RAF), B. Jefferies (RAF), S. Sinclair (RAF), and F/O S. Norris (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Spanke is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
SPANKIE, EDWARD F/L(P) J86068 D.F.C. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Feb 1/45 age 29. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Lancaster aircraft #ME 648 was shot down at Weingarten, Germany during a night raid against Ludwigshafen, Germany. FS J.P. Brown and P/O F.A. Coombs were also killed. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Spankie was buried at Neider Instadt, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SPANNER, FREDERICK GORDON CHARLES F/O(N) J15722 DFC. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 3/43 age 37. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see F/L T.J. Waterman D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Spanner has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPARKES, DOUGLAS ALBERT GEORGE SGT(AG) R155929. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Aug 30/44 age 22. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Stettin, Germany. Please see F/O L.H. Gardiner D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Sparkes is buried in the Forest Cemetery, Falkenberg, Sweden.
SPARKES, LESLIE VERNON AC1 334. From Vernon, British Columbia. Killed Oct 26/42 age 29. RAF Ferry Command, Detachment F., Goose Bay, Labrador. Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see Peebles V.F. for casualty list and flight detail. AirCraftman First Class Sparkes is buried in the Vernon Cemetery at Vernon, British Columbia.
SPARKS, BRYAN NOBLE GEORGE WIC (P) C1492 D.S.O. From Windsor, Ontario. Died Aug.11/45. #356 India Squadron. Wing Commander Pilot Sparks died of poliomyelitis and was buried in a gravesite on the Island of Cocos. His body was exhumed and reburied in the Kranji Military Cemetery, Singapore, Malaya. W/C Sparks was awarded the Distinguished Service Order effective 25 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 2 October 1945 and AFRO 1822/45 dated 7 December 1945. Born in Wormley, Herts; home in Windsor or Walkerville, Ontario (mechanic);enlisted in Windsor, 2 January 1940. Commissioned January 1940. Award presented to next-of-kin, 1 April 1949. The citation reads “First as flight commander, and later as squadron commander, this officer has proved to be an outstanding leader both in the air and on the ground. On operations his enthusiasm, skill and cheerful courage have set an inspiring example and have been reflected in the high standard of operational efficiency maintained in his squadron. Wing Commander Sparks’ leadership has materially contributed to the successful completion of many missions flown by his squadron in formation and in single sorties.” NOTE: Public Records Office Air219632 has recommendation dated 19 May 1945 when he had flown 27 sorties (269 hours five minutes). Detail provided by James Gallagher of Markham, Ontario.
SPARKS, WILFRED HAROLD LAC R190227 – air frame mechanic. From St, John, New Brunswick. Killed Novi/44 age 30. #17 Service Flying Training School, Souris, Manitoba. LAC Sparks was killed when a stake truck overturned three miles east of the junction of #2 and #20 Highways. Leading AirCraftman Sparks is buried in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, St. John, New Brunswick.
SPARKS, WILMOT ARTHUR P/O(P) J44567. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Aug 28/44 age 31. #15 Service Flying Training School, Claresholm, Alberta. P/O Sparks and F/O L. Bauer (RAAF) were engaged in aerobatics when their Harvard aircraft #FH 128 went into a dive at 3,000 feet. The aircraft did not come out of the dive and both airmen were killed when they crashed six miles east of Stavely, Alberta. Pilot Officer Pilot Sparks is buried in the Regina Cemetery at Regina, Saskatchewan.
SPARLING, JOHN LEWIS SGT(AG) R129739. From Ilderton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 22/43 age 19. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Wellington aircraft #X 3873 failed to return from operations. F/L D.A. Shead, P/Os G.R. Hoyt, M. Patrick, and Sgt W.J. Oram (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Sparling has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPARLING, LAWSON FREDERICK WO2(AG) R128162. From Aylsham, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 26/43 age 23. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see FS C.H. Sinclair for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Sergeant Air Gunner Sparling is buried in the Steenderen General Cemetery, Gelderland, Holland.
SPARLING, LESLIE GARWOOD F/L(P) J28709//R151377. From Eganville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 7/45 age 29. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Scott N.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Sparling is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
SPARLING, RICHARD HERBERT F/O(P) J29535. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/44 age 21. #441 Silver Fox Squadron (Stalk And Kill). F/O Spading was returning from a sweep over France in Spitfire aircraft #MK 394 and was last seen ten miles off the south coast of England. Flying Officer Pilot Sparling has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPARROW, BRUCE HARRY SGT(AG) R86211. From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Killed Oct 10/42 age 20. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft exploded. Please see FS D.R. Robertson for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Sparrow is buried in the St. Oswald Churchyard, Filey, Yorkshire, England.
SPARROW, THOMAS BERNARD P/O(P) J89691//R162713. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 22/44 age 22. #614 County of Glamorgan Squadron (Coda I Gersio), Target – Wldony, Hungary. Please see Yates N.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Sparrow has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
SPARROW, WILLIAM ALBERT FS(AG) R80605. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 25/43 age 27. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucern). Wellington aircraft #HF 572 missing from night operations over Wuppertal, Germany. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Sparrow was buried in the Enemy Section of the Military Cemetery, Bredaprineenhagen, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-OpZoom, Holland.
SPEAKMAN, JOSEPH PAGE FS(OB) R64476. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 2/42 age 24. #2 MEFC. Blenheim aircraft failed to return from operations. Flight Sergeant Observer Speakman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
SPEARIN, JAMES ARNOLD F/O(BA) J23128. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #LW 208 missing during a night raid against Hamburg, Germany. P/Os. P.B. Eagles, A.J. Jackson, M.A. Lowick, E.L. Colp, R.R. Vatcher, and Sgt T. Lock (RAF) were also killed. There were two #426 Sqdn. aircraft lost on this data Please see P/O L.A. Tarpley for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Spearin is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
SPEARMAN, GORDON DOUGLAS P/O(AG) J86564//R157088. From Stittsville, Ontario. Killed in Action May,7/44 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Nantes, France. Please see P/O R.D. Borrowes D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Spearman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPEARN, VERNON ARNOLD FS(P) R153630. From Barrie, Ontario. Missing Feb 20/44 age 22. Les Allison of Roland, Manitoba had this to say, “On Feb 20/44 I was on leave in London, England with my best friend, Howard Kelly of Barrie, Ontario. We were staying at the Canadian Legion Club on Southampton Row, Russel Square and at supper we met FS Spearn who had gone to school with Howard and lived across the alley from the Kellys. We had separate dates arranged for the evening, and, with no telephones, it was impossible to change. We were in adjoining rooms so said we’d see each other after our dates or next morning for breakfast. Spearn never showed up. He had finished Operational Training and Conversion Unit training and was ready for Operations. He knew the casualty statistics and like all of us was scared of his future. A couple of weeks later his parents were informed he was Absent Without Leave, and later a deserter. Kelly and I were called in by the service police as a letter home said we’d all met on Feb 20. We told our story. He was never foundl Was there an air- raid to make him disappear? Or did he, like a few others, decide to become a civilian again. Kelly and I have often wondered what really happened over all these years.” Flight Sergeant Pilot Spearn has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPEARS, EDMUND THOMAS SGT(N) R84639. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed Aug 25/42 age 20. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Shaw G.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Spears is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
SPEARS, JAMES DOUGLAS MURRAY SGT(AG) R271242. From Port Perry, Ontario. Killed May 2/45 age 29. #10 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island. Bolingbroke aircraft crashed. Please see Shaw J.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Spears is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert, Ontario.
SPECTOR, JOSEPH F/O(BA) J26649. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 22/44 age 21. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see P/O D.S. Kirkwood for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Spector is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SPECTOR, SAMUEL F/O(N) J12979. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Mar 1/43 age 27, #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see P/O P.E. Townsend for casualty list and flight detail, Flying ‘Officer Navigator Spector is buried in the West Cemetery, Darlington, Durham, England.
SPEICHER, GEORGE WILSON FS(AG) R144263. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 23/43 age 20. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #DV 20 missing from operations to Mannheim, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Speicher is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SPEIR, JOHN GARFIELD F/O(P) J5136. From Brussels, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 11/42 age 21, #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). The crew of a Lancaster aircraft took off from RAF Station, Bottesford and were never heard from again. FS M.W. Atkins was also killed. One RAAF, and four RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Flying Officer Pilot Speir has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPEIRS, GEORGE HERBERT F/O(P) J27831. From Mount Forest, Ontario. Killed in Action Dec 6/44 age 25. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Luc.em). Target – Osnabruck, Germany. Please see Chalmers J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Speirs is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SPEIRS, GRAHAM PATON SGT(P) R203027. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 22/44 age 23. #7 Advanced Flying Unit. Sgt Speirs lost his life when his Miles Master aircraft #OK 915 had engine failure on takeoff and crashed north-east of the aerodrome at Cibson, Wansford, Hampshire, England. Sergeant Pilot Speirs is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SPELLER, DONALD WESLEY F/L(P) J12262. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 15/44 age 21. #432 Leaside Squadron (Saevitir Ad Lucern). Halifax aircraft #NP 723 was shot down near Wittmund, Germany during a night attack against Wilhelmshaven, Germany. F/Os G.L. Gilbert, T.F. Fisher, P/O J.D. Hogg, Sgts K.E. Odobas, G.T. Cook, and Sgt C. Moss (RAF) were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Speller is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany.
SPENCE, DAVID JEROME FS(WAG) R188291. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Nov 17/44 age 22. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Wellington aircraft #LF 355 crashed and burned, immediately after take-off, at Abbey Farm, Broadway, Worcestershire, England. WO W.H. Cyples, FS R.L. Melville, and Sgt N.A. Stock were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spence is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SPENCE, DONALD WILLIAM F/O(N) J39399//R187765. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 5/45 age 23. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). F/O Spence was on his 18th operation when he lost his life during a trip to Bonn, Germany. Please see F/L D.J. Buchanan D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Spence is buried in the War Cemetery, Hatton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
SPENCE, DOUGLAS JAMES P/O(FE) C528641/A2086. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Mar 27/45 age 33. #45 Delivery Group, Dorval, Quebec. Liberator Aircraft, enroute from the United Kingdom via the Azores, did not arrive in Ottawa, Ontario. F/L David Buchanan and twelve passengers were also killed. Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Spence has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
SPENCE, HAROLD OMOND FS(BA) R154088. From British Guiana. Killed Oct 20/43. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft #EF 497 struck a tree and crashed at the Woodhouse Farm, Warwickshire, England. FSs E.E. Spencer, K.W. Pollitt, and five RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Spence is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
SPENCE, HERBERT ARTHUR F/O(P) C4505. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Sep 22/43 age 21. #163 Canadian Squadron. F/O Spence was killed when Harvard aircraft #2572 crashed during a bombing demonstration at Mott Lake, Alberta. Flying Officer Pilot Spence is buried in St. James’s Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
SPENCE, MALCOLM BURGESS P/O(N) J17487. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 24. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft #HZ 517 was shot down near Venlo, Limburg, Holland during a night trip over enemy-held territory. P/O G.H. de Bussac, F/O W.A. Follows, WO D.E. Palmatier, and FS G.D. Coe were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Spence was buried in the Military Cemetery at Venlo, exhumed, and reburied in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SPENCE, WINCELL HENRY DUGMORE P/O(P) J85302//R96214. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 28/42 age 21. #412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus Ad Vindictum). Spitfire aircraft did not return from a sweep near Bayeux, France, presumed enemy action. Pilot Officer Pilot Spence has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPENCER, CHARLES COREY VAN DUSEN P/O(N) J18693. From Picton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 14/44 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Lancaster aircraft #DS 767 lost during a night attack on Brunswick, Germany. F/O S. Dawson, P/Os J.B. Cameron, J.A. Earle, L.L. Hansen, WO H. MacLennan, and Sgt B.G. Capel (RAF) were also killed. There were two #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see F/O W.H. Timmins for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Pilot Officer Navigator Spencer is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SPENCER, ERVINE EUGENE FS(AG) R173981. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Oct 20/43 age 22. #490 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see Spence H.Q. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Spencer is buried in the Batley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
SPENCER, FRANCIS ARTHUR FS(BA) R139365. From Douglastown, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Dec 29/43. #467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft #ED 547 crashed five miles south-east of the target Berlin, Germany during night operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Spencer was buried in the English Section of the Parish Cemetery at Gross-Zieten, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SPENCER, GEORGE DOUGLAS MELBOURNE P/O(BA) J37483//R3005. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 15/45 age 30. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Merseburg, Germany. The crew of Lancaster aircraft #KB 799 had completed the bomb run, were heading home and were near Schweinfurt, Germany when they were attacked from below by a German night fighter aircraft. The Lancaster burst into flames and the crew was ordered to bail out, only F/O J.Q. Eddy managed to get out and he was taken Prisoner of War. F/L G.O. Tedford, P/Os C.S. Thomson, H.M. Rumball, A.G. McKay, and Sgt R.J. Williams (RAF) were also killed. This was the 15th trip for this crew and there were two 419 Sqdn. aircraft lost this night. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Spencer is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SPENCER, GEORGE RAYMOND F/O(N) J38724. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed Dec 23/44 age 29. #5 Operational Training Unit, Boundary Bay, British Columbia. The crew of Mitchell aircraft 4 HD 315 took off from Boundary Bay to swing the air compass. The aircraft crashed off the end of the runway and immediately burst into flames. F/O T.L. Walmsley was also killed and Cpl. R.E. Dutton subsequently died of injuries sustained. Flying Officer Navigator Spencer is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Thorold, Ontario.
SPENCER, GORDON LEONARD SGT(AG) R270670. From Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Killed Oct 17/44 age 19. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. The crew of Halifax aircraft #LL 240 were engaged in a cross-country training flight when they crashed four miles north-west of RCAF Station, Dishforth, Yorkshire. F/Os J.F. Landsky, W.J. Lee, G.J. Strickland, Sgts E.J. Neuman, J.L. Powell, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Spencer is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
SPENCER, HARRY GRANT F/O(P) J9393. From Milverton, Ontario. Killed Jul 11/43 age 21. #267 Squadron. Dakota aircraft #FD 815 crashed north-west of El Acuita. F/O G.V. Gibson and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Spencer was buried in the Borgel Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia, Africa.
SPENCER, HUGH PHAIR FS(AG) R100196. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 1/43 age 20. #451 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Halifax aircraft #HR 733 was shot down twenty-five miles northwest of Essen at Heiden, Germany. WO W.R. Hewitt was also killed. Five members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Spencer was buried in the Old Cemetery at Heiden, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
SPENCER, JACK SAMUEL F/O(BA) J25528. From St. Thomas, Ontario. Killed Oct 18/43 age 24. #24 Operational Training Unit (Cum Labore Adjuvantes). Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Sherk J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Spencer is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinskey, Berkshire, England.
SPENCER, JAMES DUFFIELD P/O(WAG) J90593//R107333. From Weirdale, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action May 7/44. #357 Squadron. Liberator aircraft crashed. Please see F/O G.D. Van Patter for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spencer is buried in the War Cemetery, Delhi, India.
SPENCER, NORMAN VINCENT FS(P) R122306. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 22/43 age 21. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Wylie D.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Spencer is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SPENCER, STANLEY DEREK FS(BA) R146367. From Cultus Lake, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 22/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #ND 956 was damaged over the target and crashed ten miles north-east of Dordrecht, near Goudriaan, Holland. FSs A.A. Anderson, T.G. Franklin (RAF), Sgts J. Kiltie (RAF), and J. Moffatt (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Spencer is buried in the General Cemetery, Goudriaan, South Holland, Holland.
SPENCER, WALTER WILLIAM WO1(WAG) R110774. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 21/45 age 22. #206 Squadron (Nihil Nos Effugit). Liberator aircraft #KH 410 missing during a night anti-sub patrol off the Danish Coast. WO T.K. Theaker and eight of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. After the War a local newspaper reported the following: On the 20th of April 1945 a British Liberator manned by members of the Flying Confederation with a crew of eleven men who, in the last years of the war flew many missions, crashed in Raid Forest near Norlund Sawmill, all those on board were killed. The German occupation forces buried the crew in a mass grave and it was not until the 22nd of June 1947 that the men were given a proper burial attended by a large congregation in the Arestrup Churchyard. The Airmens Stone is a memorial consisting of a large stone, with one of the propellers from the Liberator attached, erected at the crash site in August, 1945 by forestry workers from Norlund. The inscription reads: HER-FELDT EN-ALLIERET-FLYVER-NED D.20 APROL – 1945. IKAMPFOR-DANMARKS-FRIHED. The eight crew members killed were: P/O G.H. Topliff (RAAF), F/O A.R.T. Smith (RNZAF), and six RAF airmen, WOs K. Emery, G.C.K. Long, P/O W.T.H. Gale, F/O A.J. Harding, F/L P.S.L. Laycock, and FS F.R. Orritt. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spencer is buried in the Churchyard at Aarestrup, Jutland, Denmark.
SPENSLEY, LEONARD P/O(AG) J89950//R1837233. From Bowden, Alberta. Killed in Action May 22/44 age 21. #630 Squadron (Nocturna Mors). Target – Duisburg, Germany. Please see Smith H.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Spensley is buried in the Roman Catholic Churchyard, Kilder, Bergh, Gelderland, Holland.
SPERLING, JOHN PAUL CPL R94622 – aero engine mechanic. From Chamberlain, Saskatchewan. Killed Feb 14/43 age 25. #6 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, AlIlford Bay, British Columbia. Stranraer aircraft #935 crashed during a landing in the Skidmore Channel between Caule and Leading Island, British Columbia. F/L C.W. Field, Sgt J.O. Gilmour, P/Os F.W. McConkey, L.G. Thompson, and D.S. MacLennan were also killed. Corporal Sperling has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
SPERO, JOHN BOWMAN SGT(N) R54356. From Prescott, Ontario. Killed Sep 14/41 age 21. #2 Operational Training Unit. Blenheim aircraft lost. Please see Sgt J.R. Talbot for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Navigator Spero has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Engletield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPEYER, LLOYD GEORGE F/L(N) J16300. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see Morrison B.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Speyer is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SPEVAK, JACK P/O(WAG) J92572//R111433. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 25/44 age 22. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Stuttgart, Germany. Please see Searson J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spevak is buried in the Bassu Communal Cemetery, Marne, France.
SPICE, DONALD ANGUS F/O(N) J43502. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Jan 31/45 age 23. #19 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Wellington aircraft #LP 786 were engaged in a training flight and their last known position was west by south-west of Grantown, Elgin, Scotland. A wide spread air-sea search was carried out without results. F/Os D.L. Dewart, W.M. Howard, FS G.D. O’Connor, Sgt E.A. Wilson, and one airman, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Spice has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPICER, HAROLD VICTOR P/O(WAG) J15854. From Wharton, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Feb 12/42 age 23. #407 Demon Squadron (To Hold On High). Hudson aircraft lost. Please see S/L W.A. Anderson D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spicer is buried in the Northern Cemetery, Flushing, Zealand, Holland.
SPIEGEL, JULIUS WO2(WAG) R141182. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 28/44 age 21. #226 Squadron (Non Sibi Sed Patriae). Mitchell aircraft lost. Please see FS J.W. Schleihauf for casualty list and operations detail. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spiegel is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
SPINKS, ALBERT HOWARD SGT(BA) R210945. From Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 29/44 age 18. #82 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft shot down. Please see F/O L.J. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Bomb Aimer Spinks is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
SPINKS, WILLIS EUGENE FS(AG) R183116. From Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 19. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). FS Spinks lost his life when his Lancaster aircraft #ME 804 went missing during a night operation against Wesseling, Germany. Seven RAF members of the crew, FSs J.A. Buckby, R. Fazackerley, G.L. Wright, Sgts H.M. Greenfield, H.R. Pursglove, H.V. Thompson, and P/O T.B. Richards were also killed. There were two navigators on board for this operation. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Spinks is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Genk, Limbourg, Belgium.
SPINNEY, JAMES WILLIAM SGT(P) R88087. From Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Killed Nov 16/42 age 25. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft exploded. Please see FS J.R. Gould for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Spinney is buried in the Towyn Cemetery, Merioneth, Wales.
SPINO, FRANK WO2(WAG) R75875. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 23/43 age 26. #59 Squadron (Ab Una Disce Omnes). Fortress aircraft #FK 209 lost to enemy action. F/Os R.J. Weatherhead, W.C. Zapfe, P/O G. Cojocar, WOs W.J. Arnold, C.L. Copping, and R.G. Montgomery were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. F/Os Wetherhead, Zapfe, WOs Copping, and Spino were all members of the same crew who had been interned in Portuguese Guinea on October 2, 1942 when a #200 Squadron Hudson aircraft went down in bad weather. They all returned to the United Kingdom on October 24, 1942. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spino has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPLATT, LAWRENCE WILLIAM F/O(BA) J35536//R161475. From Dunnville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 7145. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Munich, Germany. Please see Scott N.L. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Ainrier Splatt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPOFFORD, GEORGE LEWIS F/L(WAG) J11590. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Jul 21/44 age 22. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #DV 289 missing during a night attack against Berlin, Germany on Nov 27143. FSs M.J. Kennedy and J.G. Bennett were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. F/L Spofford was captured and died as a Prisoner of War. Flight Lieutenant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spofford is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SPONSLER, HARRY WO2(AG) R122267. From White Hall, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 30/43 age 24. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft #BF 507 failed to return from night operations. WO R.W. Stanley were also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Sponsler has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. Addendum: – Stirling aircraft OJ-S took off from RAF Lakenheath for a night raid against Wuppertal, Germany. The aircraft was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed at Dormagen, Germany, on the west bank of the Rhine, midway between Neuss and Cologne. P/Os A.W. Flack (RNZAF), J. Shepherd (RAF), Sgts F. Detley (RAF), H. Lloyd (RAF), and T.B. Morris (RAF) were also killed. Detail provided by the Ministry of Defence, Great Scotland Yard, London.
SPOONER, COURTNEY LEROY F/O(P) J17534. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Jan 21/44 age 21. #84 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #LN 238 crashed near Kettering, Northampshire, England. Two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed, and four airmen, not Canadians, were injured. Flying Officer Pilot Spooner is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinksy, Berkshire, England.
SPOONER, KENNETH GERALD LAC(N) R179314 G.C. – under training. From Smith’s Falls, Ontario. Killed May 14/43 age 20. #4 Air Observer School, London, Ontario. Anson aircraft #7064 crashed in Lake Erie one half mile south of Portbruce, Ontario. Sgts W. Brown and a Nelson were also killed. The deeds for which the George Cross was awarded to the late LAC K.G. Spooner (Smith’s Falls, Ont.) are thus officially described in an announcement from Government House, Ottawa:- GEORGE CROSS (POSTHUMOUS) R179314 VAC Kenneth Gerald Spooner (Deceased), No. 4 Air Observer School. This airman, a student navigator with no pilot training, displayed great courage, resolution and unselfishness in the face of harassing circumstances when the pilot of the aircraft fainted at the controls. While other crew members were vainly trying to remove him from his seat he temporarily regained consciousness and froze at the controls, causing the aircraft to lose altitude rapidly. Immediately after the pilot became indisposed, L/AC Spooner, with extreme coolness and courage, assumed charge and ordered the remainder of the crew to bail out while he took over the controls and endeavoured to keep the aircraft at a safe height. Three members of the crew bailed out as instructed, and shortly after, the aircraft crashed, carrying the unconscious pilot and L/AC Spooner to their death. The crash occurred approximately one hour after the pilot had lost control. This airman, with complete disregard for his personal safety, and in conformity with the highest tradition of the Service, sacrificed his life in order to save the lives of his comrades. Leading AirCraftman Navigator Spooner G.C. is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Smith’s Falls, Ontario.
SPOULER, JOSEPH GEORGE FS(WAG) R71030. From Burnaby, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 14/42 age 20. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Stirling aircraft lost. Please see Cartmell R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spouler was buried at Vechta, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SPRAGGETT, JAMES EDWARD F/O(BA) J28934. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 13/44. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Sawry M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Spraggett is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SPRATT, CECIL ROBERT FS(WAG) R59112. From Kelwood, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 30/42 age 26. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft #BF 320 missing during a strike against Saarbrucken, Germany. FSs W.V. Pickering and G.K. Sutherland were also killed. Five RAF crew members missing presumed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spratt is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SPRATT, HOWARD WALLACE SGT(WAG) 617924 – Royal Air Force. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 28/41 age 22. #27 Squadron (Guam Celerimi Ad Astra). Blenheim aircraft did not return from operations. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Spratt is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Burma.
SPRENGER, WILLIAM PATERSON F/O(P) C895. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 26/40 age 29. #1 RCAF Squadron. F/O Sprenger was killed when his Hurricane aircraft crashed off the west shore of Loch Lomond, possible enemy action. Flying Officer Pilot Sprenger is buried in the Vale of Leven Cemetery, Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
SPRING, KENNETH LOREN WO2(N/B) R102127. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 12/43 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Lancaster aircraft #DS 647 failed to return from operations over Dusseldorf, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts A.D. Bulmer, P. Dixon, FSs P.A. Chapman, A.M. Johnson, A.S. Spires D.F.M., and S/L D.P. Fox D.F.C. were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator/Bomb Aimer Spring is buried in the War Cemetery at Uden, North Brabant, Holland.
SPRINGHAM, ERNEST RICHARD FS(WAG) R97062. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 7/42 age 20. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum), Pathfinder Force. Stirling aircraft lost over enemy territory, presumed enemy action. F/O G. Cherniuk and FS W.M. Martin were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Springham has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPRINGSTEELE, JAMES LEROY P/O(WAG) J95440. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 23/44 age 25. #48 Squadron (Forte Et Fidele). Dakota aircraft lost. Please see Colman H.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Springsteele is buried in the Arnhem War Cemetery, Oosterbeek, Holland.
SPRINGSTEIN, NORMAN RAY P/O(AG) J92433//Fi196792. From Mend, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Dec 28/44 age 19. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Lancaster aircraft #KB 738 was shot down nine miles north-east of Cologne, Germany, at Leverkusen, Wiesdorf, Germany, during a daylight attack against Opladen, Germany. F/Os F.W. How, R.K. Nickle, P/Os J.A. MacGregor, C.D. Hubley, C.R. Tait, and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. This was the 18th trip for this crew. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Springstein is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
SPROTT, JOHN COLES F/O(WAG) J24060//R56734. From Miami, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 17/44 age 31. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S’y Frofte S’y Pique). BROTHER to Ronald Gear Sprott. Halifax aircraft #MZ 863 was shot down and crashed in the sea off Sonderburg, Denmark during night operations against Kiel, Germany. F/L J.C. Valk, F/Os G. Scott, M.H. Fleming, P/Os J.A. Tolmie, T.L. Baker, and Sgt G.H. LiIley (RAF) were also killed. F/O Sprott had been a policeman in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was an instructor at #2 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba before he remustered to aircrew. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Sprott was buried in the Apenrade Cemetery, Denmark, exhumed, and reburied in the Aabenraa Cemetery, Jutland, Denmark.
SPROTT, RONALD GEAR LAC(P) R119951 – under training. From Miami, Manitoba. Killed Aug 3/42 age 21. #10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba. BROTHER to John Coles Sprott. LAC Sprott was on a solo cross-country exercise and was killed when Cessna Crane aircraft #8401 crashed twenty-five miles north of Yorkton, Saskatchewan at Good Spirit Lake. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Sprott is buried in the Miami Cemetery at Miami, Manitoba.
SPROULE, DAVID LEIGH F/O(P) J13096. From Westmount, Quebec. Killed Oct 16/43 age 24. #131 Operational Training Unit. Catalina aircraft #AH 551 crashed at the St. Angelo VHF receiving station, County Fermanagh. F/O F.H. Grainger, Sgts V.H. Louis, J.M. Allen, J.H. Hodgson, and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Sproule is buried in the Church of Ireland Churchyard, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
SPROULE, EDWARD ALAN FS(N) R92104. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 26/43 age 24. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Wellington aircraft #RE 235 lost to enemy action. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Sproule has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPROULE, JOHN WILLIAM P/O(N) J17185//R76630. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 13/42 age 32. #144 Squadron (Who Shall Stop Us). Hampden aircraft lost to enemy action off the Norwegian coast. P/O J.H. Stilborn was also killed. Two crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Sproule has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
SPROWELL, WILLIAM FS(N) R144996. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Apr 28/43 age 27. #30 Advanced Flying Unit, Bobbington, England. Anson aircraft #N 5379 was flying in bad weather and hit a hill. Sgt KR. Stratton and three airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Sprowell is buried in the Warrington Cemetery, Lancashire, England.
SPRY, LORNE MORTIMORE F/O(N) J39881. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 10/45 age 30. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Halifax aircraft #NA 185 missing during a night trip to Leipzig, Germany. F/L R.S. Evans, F/O L.E. Veitch, P/Os M.J. Burns, D.L. Lorenz, R.D. Teevin, and Sgt J.M. Andrews were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Spry is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
SPURR, ALFRED EUGENE F/L(P) C1201. From Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jun 23/43 age 24. #103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Lancaster aircraft lost. Please see Grant D.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Spurr is buried in the Town Cemetery, Dunkirk, France.
SPURR, ROBERT HAROLD FS(P) R128924. From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed Feb 24/43 age 20. #8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec. Two Anson aircraft collided. Please see Sgt F.R. Hathaway for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Spurr is buried in the Mount Hermon Cemetery, Quebec City, Quebec.
SQUIBB, HAROLD EDWARD FS(BA) R225100. From Duncan, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 22. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target – Brunswick, Germany. Please see Sinclair R.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Squibb is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
SRIGLEY, JOSEPH RALPH GORDON F/O(AG) J22846. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Aug 17/44. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target – Stettin, Germany. Please see Slater H. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Srigley is buried in the Churchyard at Faarevejle, Zealand, Denmark.
STABLES, JAMES GORDON F/O(N) J41613. From Smith Gate, California, U.S.A. Killed in Action Sep 19144. #267 Squadron. Dakota aircraft lost. Please see Passey T.C. for casualty list and operation detail. Flying Officer Navigator Stables has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
STACK, ARNOLD HARVEY SGT(P) R59781. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Nov 11/41 age 20. #16 Operational Training Unit. Hampden aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt J.L. Yea for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Stack is buried in the Upper Heyford Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England.
STACK, GERALD DANIEL EDWARD P/O(OB) J3119. From Dorchester, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Aug 7/41 age 22. #214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Uttar In Umbris). Wellington aircraft failed to return from operations. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Observer Stack has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STADDON, MAXWELL JOHN LAC R274089 – carpenter. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Jun 5/45 age 26. #12 Equipment Depot. LAC Staddon was killed when RCAF International MT vehicle #31-924 collided with a train on the Mariene St. Railway crossing in Montreal, Quebec. Leading AirCraftman Staddon is buried in Victoria Memorial Park, Windsor, Ontario.
STAFFORD, WILLIAM FRANCIS F/O(BA) J44123. From Barons, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 15/45 age 28. #159 Squadron (Quo Non Quando Non). Target – Moulmein, Burma. Please see F/O T.C. Reeve for casualty list and other detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Stafford has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
STAGEMAN, RICHARD ELMER FS(P) R98121. From Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jul 29/42 age 22. #16 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft lost over enemy territory. FSs. R.E. Fahey, P.B. Andrew, and WO C.H. Hinks were also killed. One RAF member of the crew missing believed killed. This aircraft and crew were attached to #75 Squadron. Flight Sergeant Pilot Stageman is buried in the Hamburg Cemetery, Ohlsdorf, Germany.
STAINTON, ARTHUR JOHN FS(P) R158503. From Hampton, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 31/44 age 27. #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 FS Stainton’s 15th operation. Flight Sergeant Pilot Stainton is buried in the War Cemetery, Hatton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
STAINTON, WILLIAM CHARLES P/O(AG) J90288. From Clifford, Ontario. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 20. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Halifax aircraft #MZ 502 missing during a night attack against Bourg Leopold, Belgium. S/L G.S. Beall, F/Os J.F. Robinson, E.J. Andrews, WO O.J. Mohler, Sgt W. Hickox, P/Os A.F. Goodall (RAF), and D.E. Woolley (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Stainton was buried in the Cemetery at St. Trond, Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
STAIRS, GEORGE WILLIAM WO1(P) R104940. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Mar 12/45 age 22. #80 Operational Training Unit. WO Stairs was flying Spitfire aircraft #EN 652 on a training flight when he got off course and crashed in the sea. One American ship and aircraft from #15 Group searched the area but all they found was an oil patch and a first aid packet. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Stairs has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STALKER, ALEXANDER P/O(WAG) J87407//R130424. From Coniston, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 22/44 age 21. #48 Squadron (Forte Et Fidele). Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see WO J.D. Morgan for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stalker is buried in the Bilbao British Cemetery, Lujua, Spain.
STALKER, LEONARD OGILVY FS(N) R78073. From Leaside, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 26/42 age 23. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Hampden aircraft missing. Please see Williams A.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Stalker has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STALLWOOD, JOHN BENJAMIN SGT R122657 – aero engine mechanic. From Beamsville, Ontario. Killed in Action May 5/43 age 19. #5 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Volando Vincimus). Canso aircraft crashed. Please see F/L B.A. Casey M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Stallwood is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.
STAMERS, DOUGLAS HAZEN F/O(N) J21532. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Dec 16/43 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target – Berlin, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #JB 369 was returning from the target in bad weather and was low on fuel when it crashed one mile north-east of the aerodrome at Graveley. F/O C:M. Collier and Sgt G.L. Strang were also killed. F/L W.C. Allan was seriously injured and died of his injuries on December 28, 1943, one other Canadian and two of the crew, not Canadians, were slightly injured. Flying Officer Navigator Stamers is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
STAMMERS, ERNEST FRANK FS(WAG) R59841. From Transcona, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 6/42 age 21. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), East Wretham, Kent, England. Wellington aircraft #BJ 898 went down 17 miles south of Darmstadt, Germany near Alsheim during night operations agaisnt Mannheim, Germany. Sgt D. Williams, F/Os J.S. Abel (RAF), H.W. Larkins (RAF), and Sgt R.E. Hayman (RAF) were also killed. Sgt Stammers had been slightly injured on Sep 8/42 when a #16 Operational Training Unit Wellington aircraft crashed near the Rednal aerodrome. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stammers was buried at Alsheim, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
STAMP, FRANK PERCY SGT(P) R61075. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed Aug 15/41 age 22. #55 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Stamp was engaged in a training exercise and was killed when he flew his Hurricane aircraft #V 7608 into the ground at a high speed at the Wardenlaw Golf Course, County Durham. Sergeant Pilot Stamp is buried in the Castletown Cemetery, Hylton, County Durham, England.
STANDFAST, JOHN PERCY FS(BA) R87945. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Oct 12/42 age 20. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Wellington aircraft suffered engine failure and crashed at Langtoft, Yorkshire. Sgt T.W. Yapp was also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Standfast is buried in the Driffield Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
STANDFIELD, DONALD ARTHUR F/O(BA) J39910. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 7/45. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Lancaster aircraft #NG 457 missing during a night operation against Dessau, Germany. F/Os T.L. Foley, D.W. Robinson, T.S. Lawrence, Sgt J. Klem, and FS S. Rosu were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt Seaman, was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Standfield is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
STANDING, NORMAN KENNETH LAC R223941. From Ottawa, Ontario. Died Jun 25/45 age 21. RCAF Station, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Death by natural causes while in the Station Hospital at Rockcliffe. Leading AirCraftman Standing is buried in the Merivale Cemetery, Merivale, Ontario.
STANLEY, ELMER JAMES LAC(P) R85784 – under training. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Aug 7/41 age 20. #8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, New Brunswick. LAC Stanley was killed in Anson aircraft #6375 when it collided with Anson #6379 while coming in for a landing. The aircraft crashed 300 yards north-east of the runway at Moncton. LAC F.D. Geldard, in aircraft 6379, was also killed. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Stanley is buried in Pine Hills Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
STANLEY, FREDERICK THOMAS SGT(AG) R13421 2. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 5/43 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). The crew of Halifax aircraft #W 7817 had successfully bombed the target Dortmund, Germany when they were attacked and the Halifax badly damaged by a German ME- 110 night fighter aircraft. Sgt Stanley was killed during the fighter attack and the remainder of the crew bailed out. Four Canadians, F/O C.J. Vaillancourt, Sgts Morrison, A. Jaynes, J.L. Peck, and two RAF crew members were taken Prisoners of War. This was Sgt Stanley’s 8th operation. Sergeant Air Gunner Stanley is buried in De Kranenburg General Cemetery, Zwolle, Overijssel, Holland.
STANLEY, GRENVILLE GORDON P/O(WAG) J1 7008//R84901. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Mar 2/43 age 22. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Moore H.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stanley is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
STANLEY, HAROLD ERNEST WO2(WAG) R91441. From Northern Nigeria, West Africa. Killed Feb 13/43 age 22. #458 Australian Squadron. The pilot of Wellington aircraft #HX 726 turned back from an operation because of engine trouble and overshot the landing. The aircraft crashed and caught fire in a quarry near the Luqa aerodrome, Malta. P/O L.H. Gleason, F/O M.M. Kempton, Sgt P.E. Brown, and Sgt E.A. Brown (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stanley is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.
STANLEY, JAMES KENT F/O(BA) J42259//R197457. From Lucan, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 25/45 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #NP 796 was shot down 100 miles off Heligoland during a daylight raid against Wangerooge, Germany. F/L A.B. Ely, WO J.E. Brambleby, F/O A.B. Boyd, P/Os A.L. Rutter, V.E. Hovey, and Sgt J. Hughes (RAF) were also killed. Parachutes were seen in the area but wreckage was all that air-sea rescue could find. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Stanley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STANLEY, MELVILLE JAMES WO2(AG) R67711. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed Nov 29/42 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed and burned one half mile east of Melmerby Village, Yorkshire. There were two crews in the aircraft, one crew as passengers. Members of the aircrew; WO S.F. Gannon, FSs G.R. Taylor, W.S. Milne, P/O A.C. Bradley, Sgts E.L. McGillivray, 0.D. Hamel, and passengers FSs R.E. Milliken, N.W. Ross, Sgts J. Jones, W.M. Kostenuk, P/Os S.S. Clark, B.H. Enns, Cpl. J.V. Beaudry, and Sgt F. Hooton (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Stanley is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
STANLEY, RICHARD WALTER WO2(AG) R95347. From Brandon, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 30/43 age 21. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte) Stirling aircraft missing. Please see WO H. Sponsler for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Stanley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Eng/efield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STANLEY, ROSS HARVEY SGT(AG) R178828. From Clandonald, Alberta. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 19. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Target – Magdeburg, Germany. Please see P/O M.F. Headly for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Stanley has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STANLEY, RUSSELL HENRY ALVIN WO2(P) R144014. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 29/44 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 649 did not return from a night trip to Berlin, Germany. F/O R.C. Crompton, FS DJ. Rose, Sgt J.J. Leduc, Sgts J.C.W. Cliffe (RAF), D.L. Silverman (RAF), and FS K.J. Scales (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Stanley is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
STANSFIELD, EDWARD JAMES SGT(AG) 1057672 – Royal Air Force. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 28/42 age 21. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Hampden aircraft failed to return from a sortie. Sgts S.F. Clark (RAF), and H. Gregson (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Stansfield is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Sauville, Ardennes, France.
STANZEL, ROSS SAMUEL F/O(BA) J42702//R204185. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 14/45 age 20. #153 Squadron (Noctividus). Lancaster aircraft #NN 803 missing from a night trip to Chemnitz, Germany. F/O L.A. MacDonald, FS C.J. Caryi, WO J.H. Wilson, and F/L C.R. Mills were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Stanzel has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STAPELFORD, ERNEST BUNTING F/L(P) C3386. From Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Killed Mar 26/43 age 34. #115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Annette Island, Alaska. Norseman aircraft crashed. Please see S/L F.B. Curry for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Stapelford is buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario.
STAPELTON, DOUGLAS LESLIE SGT(P) R103264. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 19/42 age 20. #111 Canadian Squadron. Kittyhawk aircraft #AL 212 lost off Galiano Island. Sergeant Pilot Stapetton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
STAPLES, ALONZA IRVINE P/O(N) J45415. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed Dec 2/44 age 27. #3 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Canso aircraft crashed. Please see F/L G. Ramsay M.i.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Staples has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
STAPLES, CHARLES EDWARD F/O(P) 41751 – Royal Air Force. From St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 2/40 age 24. #268 Squadron (Adjidaumo). F/O Staples was killed when his Lysander aircraft crashed. Flying Officer Pilot Staples is buried in the Cemetery at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
STAPLES, DONALD ANDERSON F/O(N) J35924//R155953. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 2/44 age 25. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft was shot down eight and one half miles south-west of Namur at Fosses, Belgium during a night attack against Dusseldorf, Germany. F/Os L.J. Reaurne, V.B. Gilson, and P/O A.G. Ineson were also killed. Two Canadians, P/O Woolworth, Sgt R.T. Sutton, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were taken Prisoners of War. Flying Officer Navigator Staples was buried in the Fosses Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Leopoldsburg, Limburg, Belgium.
STAPLES, GERALD FRANK FS(WAG) R174860. From Fredericton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 13/44 age 20. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per ‘ma). The crew of Canso aircraft #9816 attacked and sank an enemy submarine and survivors of the sub were seen in the water. The Canso had been shot up by the crew of the submarine and was forced to land in the sea. Six members of the aircrew, W/C. Chapman, F/O McRae, P/O Waterbury, WO Bergevin, and Sgt Cromarty spent eight hours in a dinghy before they were rescued. WO N.C. Leatherdale was killed in the aircraft and P/O F.K. Reed died of exposure in the dinghy. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Staples is buried in the New Cemetery, Lerwick, Shetland Islands.
STAPLES, JOHN WILLARD P/O(AG) J85988. From Rosetown, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 3.44 age 27. #3 Air Gunner School, Kirkholm, Scotland. Anson aircraft #LT 356 was engaged in a training flight when it crashed three miles north-west of Kirkholm. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Staples is buried in the Bridgnorth Cemetery, Shropshire, England.
STAPLES, MURRAY CLEMENT P/O(AG) J17698. From St. James, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 29/43 age 20. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ED 598 was shot down at Hemmingstedt, Germany. FS M.T. Hall (RAF) was also killed. Five others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Staples was buried at Hemmingstedt, exhumed, and reburied in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
STAPLETON, JOHN WILKINS F/O(N) J23460. From Selkirk, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 6/44 age 28. #582 Squadron (Pre Volamus Designantes), Pathfinder Force). Target – Wizernes, France. Please see Salomaa E.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Stapleton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Surrey, England.
STAR, ERNEST ALEXANDER FS(P) R131714. From Picture Butte, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 21. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Kopchuk J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Star has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STARK, GEORGE DOUGLAS F/L(P) J85641 D.F.C. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Aug 2/44 age 21. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). The crew of Halifax aircraft #NA 581 were engaged in a cross-country flight and were flying at 4,000 feet when their aircraft suddenly went into a dive and crashed one mile south-west of Llyth, Nottinghamshire, England. P/Os L. Snider, E.F. Pitkin, P.P. Davies, J.J. Pigeon, M.N. Waters, and J.E. Code were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Stark is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
STARK, WILLIAM MCBAIN JAMES FS(AG) R92640. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 17/42 age 20. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft #ED 355 lost to enemy action over the target. Two RAAF and four RAF crew members also killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Stark is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
STARKEY, WILLIAM LOUIS NICK LAC(P) R67700 – under training. From Belize, British Honduras. Killed Mar 12/41 age 20. #4 Service Flying Training School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. LACs Starkey and G.D. Barrett were on a formation flying exercise and were killed when Anson aircraft #W 1667 was in a mid-air collision. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Starkey is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
STARNES, ARLEY CARLISLE SGT(AG) R198952. From Cherry Point, Alberta. Killed Mar 22/44 age 22. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #LK 930 crashed at Scarcliffe, Derbyshire, England. Sgt W.A. Andrew and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Two Canadians went down with the aircraft and were injured. Two Canadians bailed out and were uninjured. Sergeant Air Gunner Starnes is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
STARR, PERRY RAYMOND WO2(P) R58318. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 6/44 age 25. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft lost. Please see Forth R.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Starr has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
STARRETT, CLARENCE WILLIAM FS(P) R76063. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Mar 28/42 age 21. #7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Nocturn). Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.M. Murdock for casualty list and trip detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Starrett was buried in the South Cemetery at Neumunster, Holstein, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
STARRUP, BENJAMIN VICTOR P/O(BA) J89254//R125779. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action May 11/44 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft #HX 314 did not return from a night mine-laying operation. F/L H.T. Amy, F/Os T.R. Millman, L.R. Georgeson, P/O J. Swarbrick (RAF), F/Os W.E. Marshall (RAF), and F.N. Wilson (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Starrup is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Guidel, Morbihan, France.
STASZUK, HENRY ANDREW P/O(WAG) J15851//R67568. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 16/41 age 20. #37 Squadron (Wise Without Eyes). P/O Staszuk, Sgts R.F. Rudee, G. Anderson (RAF), C.V. Catherall (RAF), and F/O P.R. Bellamy (RAF) were all killed when Wellington aircraft #W 5626 was lost near Bardai, Chad. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Staszuk has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
STATA, FREDERICK IRWIN SGT R82149 – equipment assistant. From Ottawa, Ontario. Died Aug 23/44 age 37. #17 Equipment Depot, Ottawa, Ontario. Death by natural causes. Sergeant Stata is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
STATHAM, FREDERICK GRANT F/L(P) J6865. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed Mar 16/44 age 22. #294 Squadron. Walrus aircraft #W 2789 hit some balloon cables and crashed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Statham is buried in the New Cemetery, Acroma, Libya, North Africa.
STAUBLE, WESTON BLAIR FS(P) R87394. From Mend, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 29/43 age 21. #260 Squadron (Celer Et Fortis). FS Stauble was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft #FL 278 was hit and exploded while engaged in a ground strafing attack. Flight Sergeant Pilot Stauble has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
STAVENOW, LEONARD CHARLES SGT(AG) R283110. From Arnprior, Ontario. Killed Jan 15/45 age 19. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #LK 878 did not gain height after take-off and crashed one mile south-east of Felix near Thirsk, Yorkshire. The aircraft was completely demolished and burned. F/Os F.W. Mooney, J.A. McCrea, D.P. McGregor, FS J.A. Savy, Sgts A.R. Robson, A.J. MacDonell, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Stavenow is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Addendum: – The two other members of the crew who were also killed are FS. G. Walton (RAF) and Sgt M.O’Sullivan (RAF). FS. Walton was the second pilot on this trip. This crew was to carry out circuits and landings and crashed into high ground shortly after takeoff. The starboard outer engine failed shortly after take off. The crew had had two unsuccessful attempts to take off in another aircraft. The second time the undercarriage collapsed after a tyre burst. The findings of the examining board were: the crew should have been medically examined before being allowed to fly again after the first crash; the duty Flying Control Officer was removed from flying control duties; the Senior F.C.O. was relegated to a junior appointment; O.C. Flying was reprimanded. Sgt. O’Sullivan was buried at Castlemahon Old Graveyard, Castlemahon, County Limerick, Ireland, and FS Walton was buried at Castle Church (St. Mary) Churchyard, Stafford. Detail provided by David E. Thompson, Middlesborough, England.
STAVES, ARTHUR WILBERT F/O(AG) J86776. From Lansing, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 6/45 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Lancaster aircraft #KB 821 missing from a trip to Hanover, Germany. F/Ls B.M. Adilman, L.K. James, F/Os G.R. Pool, T. McQuitty, W.G. Gillissie, and F.J. Nickerson were also killed. Flying Officer Air Gunner Staves is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
STEAD, GEORGE THORNTON LAC R173910. From Biggar, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 24/43 age 21. Head Quarters Western Air Command. Lost at sea off the B.C. Star. Please see Davies G.A. for casualty list and detail. Leading AirCraftman Stead has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
STEADMAN, AUBREY DAVID WO2(N) R114527. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Sep 7/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #DK 251 lost during night operations over Munich, Germany. FS C.F. Phillips, J.H. Tovey, A.B. Jackson, J. McDonald, Sgts H.L. Douglas, L.L. Stone (RAF), F. Trimby (RAF), and P.W. McCartney (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Steadman is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
STEADMAN, HOYT LESLIE SGT(P) R65417. From Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Killed Oct 26/41 age 21. #40 Squadron (Hostern A Coelo Expellere). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Saunders G.R. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Pilot Steadman is buried in the Wyton St. Margaret and All Saints Churchyard, Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England.
STEAR, VICTOR P/O(AG) J92357//R253169. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 26/44 age 18. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target – Russelheim, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #KB 775 was in a mid-air collision with another Lancaster just as the pilot was about to begin his bombing run. KB 775 went out of control and the order was given to bail out. F/O A.W. Larsen, P/Os D.R. Barnard, A.R. Jackson, H.L. McKay, and Sgt R.J. Boorman (RAF) were also killed. The Canadian pilot, F/O H. Witwer was thrown clear, descended by parachute and was taken Prisoner of War. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Stear is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
STEARNS, CLAUDE MACDONALD LAC(P) R131519 – under training. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Jul 8/42 age 19. #15 Service Flying Training School, Claresholm, Alberta. Cessna Crane aircraft #8743 and Cessna Crane aircraft #8669 were engaged in a cross-country formation flying training exercise when they were in a mid-air collision. The aircraft crashed seventeen miles east of Carmangay, Alberta. LACs E.E. Guttridge and R.G. Johnston were killed in aircraft #8669, LACs W.C. MacDonald and Stearns were killed in aircraft #8743. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Stearns is buried in the Bumsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.
STECYK, JOHN MICHAEL P/O(AG) J92037///R209825. From Kitchener, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 1/44 age 21. #625 Squadron (We Avenge). Target – Vierzon Junction, France. Lancaster aircraft #JB 743 caught fire in the air, exploded and crashed at StPierre-deJards. Sgts. C.O. McMillan, J.W. Fraser, FS J.A. McHutchion, Sgts F.N. Allen (RAF), F. Dickinson (RAF), and P/O H. Hale (RAAF) were also killed. These seven airmen were all buried in the same collective grave. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Stecyk is buried in the Communal Cemetery, St. Pierre-de-Jards, Indre, France.
STEED, BEECHAM ISAAC GORDON P/O(N) J85990. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 28/44 age 22. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter crashed. Please see F/O E.J. Keefe D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Steed is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
STEEDEN, STANLEY EDWIN LAC(AG) R218408 – under training. From Colonsay, Saskatchewan. Killed May 24/44 age 18. #5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe Saskatchewan. Bolingbroke aircraft #9881 was engaged in a camera gun exercise when it went into a spin and crashed six miles south-west of the aerodrome at Dafoe. P/O F.L. Butcher, WO W.D. Mitchell, LAC N.J. Rolls, and LAC S. Newton (RAF) were also killed. Leading AirCraftman Air Gunner Steeden is buried in the Cemetery at Colonsay, Saskatchewan.
STEEDMAN, ROBERT FS(P) R122165. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 4/43 age 22. #487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft crashed. Please see FS S.E. Weaver for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Steedman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEEL, CYRIL FREDERICK DEAN WO2(WAG) R60519. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Dec 25/43 age 24. #512 Squadron. The crew of Dakota aircraft #FD 903 were enroute from Lyneham, England to Gibraltar and made their last r/t contact when off the coast of Spain. F/O R.L. Hammill was also killed. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Steel has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEEL-DAV1ES, GEORGE EVERETTE F/L(N) J22138. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Aug 21/44 age 25. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/L A.H. McBain D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Steel- Davies is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
STEELE, CECIL JULIEN F/O(P) J26367//R160359. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Dec 8/43 age 28. #2 Elementary Flying Training School, Fort William, Ontario. F/O Steele was the pilot of Tiger Moth aircraft #3857 and was caught in a sudden snow storm. He was following the Kaministiqua River to get home and was killed when the aircraft hit some high tension wires and plunged nose first into open water seven miles south of the aerodrome. Flying Officer Pilot Steele is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
STEELE, DONALD TOUSE F/L(P) J9239//R94668. From Carnduff, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 9/45 age 28. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). The crew of Mosquito aircraft #MM 787 were making a night interception when they crashed at Ulpenich, Germany. The RAF navigator, F/O C. Horne, was also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Steele is buried in the War Cemetery, Hotton, Luxembourg, Belgium.
STEELE, JOHN DAVID WO1(P) R94702. From Arcola, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Apr 9/43 age 21. #101 Squadron (Mens Agitat Molem). Lancaster aircraft #ED 618 missing over enemy-held territory during night operations. FSs S. Grundy D.F.M. (RAF), M.J. Bennett (RAF), Sgts J. Hence (RAF), D. Gould (RAF), and W.D. O’Brien (RAF), and F/O N.J. Ritchie (RAAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Steele is buried in the General Cemetery, Doornspijk, Gelderland, Holland.
STEELMAN, RICHARD BERTON LAC(P) R145299 – under training. From Hammond, Indiana, U.S.A. Killed Jan 6/43 age 27. #16 Service Flying Training School, Hagersville, Ontario. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J. Caskie for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Steelman is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Hammond, Indiana, U.S.A.
STEELS, ARTHUR DOUGLAS FS(BA) R156911. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 8/43 age 23. #149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft #EJ 106 failed to ‘return from a night mine-laying operation off the north-east coast of Denmark. F/S. J.G. McInnes and Sgt R.A. Barr were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Steels has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEELS, FLOYD ALEXANDER P/O(WAG) J88922. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 4/44 age 25. #524 Squadron. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Slater G.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Steels has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEENSON, STANLEY WILLIAM SGT(P) R92119. From Penticton, British Columbia. Killed Mar 16/42 age 21. #57 Operational Training Unit. Spitfire aircraft #AR 212 and Spitfire aircraft #K 4605 were in a mid-air collision at Chester, England. Sgt Steenson was killed when AR 212 crashed and burned, K 4605 returned to Hawarden with a severely damaged port mainplane. Sergeant Pilot Steenson is buried in the Cemetery at Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales.
STEENSON, WILLIAM JOSEPH WO2(P) R106347. From Morden, Manitoba. Killed Apr 14/44 age 23. #7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba. Bolingbroke aircraft #10071 had the starboard engine fail on take-off from the aerodrome at Paulson. The aircraft reached an altitude of 25 feet, made a violent yaw to starboard of 45 degrees, the starboard wing dropped, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Sgt D.A. Black was also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Steenson is buried in the Cemetery at Darlingford, Manitoba.
STEEPE, JOHN ROBERT F/O(P) J22804//R117395. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 24/44 age 23. #410 Cougar Squadron (Noctivaga). Mosquito aircraft #HK 463 was hit by flak and caught fire while over the French Coast. The aircraft crashed in the English Channel 18 miles off Barfleur, France. F/O D.H. Baker was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Steepe has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEEVES, CHESLEY BORDEN F/O(N) J16802. From Elgin, Albert County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Oct 17/43 age 21. #422 Flying Yachtsmen Squadron (This Arm Shall Do It). Sunderland aircraft ditched. Please see F/L P.T. Sargent D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Steeves has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEEVES, HAROLD BIRCH F/O(P) J25442. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 15/44 age 29. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LW 558 missing during a night operation against Stuttgart, Germany. F/O J.F. Creba, WO S. Mydaski, P/Os L.J. Dunn, O.A. Linton, and Sgt D. Evans (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, F/O L.E. Symington, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Pilot Steeves is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
STEEVES, HUGH DOUGLAS F/O(P) J7474. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 27/43 age 21. #414 Sarnia Imperials Squadron. F/O Steeves was killed when he flew Mustang aircraft #AP 1185 into some trees on a hill top which was obscured by mist. Flying Officer Pilot Steeves is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
STEEVES, JAMES ALLISON FS(WAG) R64734. From Hillsboro, Albert County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 19. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Pefficite). Whitley aircraft #Z 9128 was armed with 1 x 1,000, 1 x 1,500 lb. general purpose bombs and 360 x 4 lb. incendiary bombs when it was lost in battle over the North Sea. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Steeves has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEEVES, JOHN CHESLEY SGT(WAG) R64740. From Elgin, Albert County, New Brunswick. Killed Jul 7/41 age 20. #19 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Steeves was killed when his Whitley aircraft #N 1426 was in a flying accident near Dyce, Scotland. P/O H.J. Cooper was also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Steeves is buried in the Dyce Old Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
STEFANCHUK, JOHNNIE JAMES FS(N) R58757. From Stuartburn, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jul 10/43 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #DJ 216 lost during a trip to Gelsenkirchen, Germany. F/Os H.B. Lancaster, J.W. Richardson, FSs J.H. McClung, G.V. Reid, Sgts W.R. Bryans (RAF), J.M. MacDonald (RAF), and J.W. Sturgess (RAF) were also killed. There were two #408 Sqdn. aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see F/O T.R. Mellish for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Flight Sergeant Navigator Stefanchuk is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
STEFFIN, PAUL F/O(N) J24238. From Redwater, Alberta. Killed in Action Sep 21/44 age 21. #437 Husky Squadron (Ornnia Passim). Dakota aircraft #KG 489 was hit by flak while dropping supply panniers over Arnhem, Holland. F/Os C.H. Cressman, J.S. Blair, and T.J. Brennan were also killed. Flying Officer Navigator Steffin is buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
STEIN, ARTHUR GEORGE F/O(P) J19151. From Neudorf, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 25. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metann). Halifax aircraft #LW 595 missing during a night attack on Hamburg, Germany. F/Os. D. Morrison, G.K. Renaud, P/Os AM. Prosofsky, W.D. Robertson, L.W. McElroy, G.C. Reason, and Sgt A.M. Maclver (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt R.A. Harvey, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Pilot Stein is buried in the Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Gree, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEIN, ISADORE SGT(AG) R56106. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 21. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Whitley aircraft #Z 9212 was carrying 1 x 1,000, 3 x 350 lb. general purpose bombs, and 120 x 4 lb. incendiary bombs and went down during a night trip over enemy territory. Two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt A.L. Lord, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were taken Prisoners of War. Sergeant Air Gunner Stein is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
STEIN, WILFRED CPL R108020. From Montreal, Quebec. Died Jan 11/44 age 38. #9 Repair Depot, St. Johns, Quebec. Death by natural causes. Corporal Stein is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
STEINACKER, ALVIN JOSEPH SGT(AG) R191510. From Stratford, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 9/43 age 21. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Target – Hanover, Germany. Please see Small E.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Steinacker is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
STEINBERG, GORDON F/O(P) J17346. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 16/44 age 30. #213 Squadron (Irritatus Lacessit Crabro). F/O Steinberg was shot up before bailing out of his Hurricane aircraft #DR 563. He was picked up by a friendly destroyer but died of his injuries shortly after. F/O Steinberg had completed 92 sorties prior to his death. Flying Officer Pilot Steinberg has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
STEINBERG, HYMIE P/O(WAG) J46779. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Dec 19144. #162 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Sectabimur Usque Per lma). Canso aircraft crashed. Please see Pettigrew T.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Steinberg is buried in the Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland.
STEINHAUER, GEORGE HENRY FS(P) R70825. From Morse, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Mar 31/42 age 22. #35 Squadron (Uno Anima Agimus). Halifax aircraft #W 1015 crashed near Kristiansund, Norway. P/O P.G. Brown (RAF), Sgts E.T. Meade (RAF), and M. Cowan (RAF) were also killed. Three other RAF crew members, FS Lewgoodrum, Sgts Campbell, and Dunlop, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Steinhauer is buried in the Stavne Cemetery, Trondheim, Norway.
STELL, HAROLD JAMES FS(AG) R206128. From Brooklin, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 23/44 age 20. #570 Squadron. Stirling aircraft crashed. Please see Cormier S.P. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Steil is buried in the General Cemetery, Heteren, Gelderland, Holland.
STELMAN, ALEXANDER FS(AG) R75683. From Caledonia, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 22/42 age 21. #218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Gosselin J.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Stelman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STELTER, NORMAN ALBERT WO2(P) R105554. From Lamont, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 30/43 age 23. #458 Australia Squadron, Luqa, Malta. Wellington aircraft missing. Please see Westman R.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Ste’ter has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
STEMMLER, LORNE ALFRED SGT(AG) R193107. From Britton, Ontario. Killed in Action Sep 6/43 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LK 636 missing during operations against Mannheim, Germany. FS N.E. Fletcher (RAF), Sgts T.R. Fox (RAF), G.C. Tew (RAF), F.P. Walters (RAF), G.S. Wood (RAF), and one other member of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Stemmler is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
STEMPEL, LAWRENCE SIDNEY LAC 9888. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Killed Nov 29/39 age 23. RCAF Station, Trenton, Ontario. LAC Stempel, P/Os G.T. Maher, J.G. Lee, and L.A. Clements were all killed when Oxford aircraft #1509 crashed. Leading AirCraftman Stempel is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
STENHOUSE, JAMES KELSO P/O(WAG) J89049//R158257. From Renown, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 20/44 age 20. #180 Squadron (Suaviter In Mode Fortiter In Re). The crew of Mitchell aircraft #FV 998 were making a medium level bombing attack on Bois Coguerell, France when the aircraft was hit by flak. One engine caught fire and the bombs exploded. S/L P.G.A. Ford D.F.C. (RAF), P/O G. Lister D.F.M. (RAF), and FS R.A. Newham (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stenhouse is buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France.
STENHOUSE, ROBERT CRAIG CPL R79565 – aero engine mechanic. From Portreeve, Saskatchewan. Died Mar 18/45 age 25. #62 Base. Cpl. Stenhouse was struck by an Omnibus and admitted to the Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, England on March 16, 1945. He died of his injuries two days later. Corporal Stenhouse is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
STENTIFORD, HAROLD FREDERICK SGT(AG) R73201. From Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Killed in Action Nov 8/41 age 21. #58 Squadron (Alis Nocturnis). Sgt Stentiford and P/O C.T. Lane were both killed when their Whitley aircraft #Z 6972 crashed in the sea eighty miles off Souter Point, enemy action. Sergeant Air Gunner Stentiford has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEPHARNOFF, ARTHUR LLOYD F/L(P) J87987. From Kingsville, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 17/45 age 22. #103 Squadron (NO Me Tangere). Target – Nuremberg, Germany. Please see P/O R.I. Parks for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Stepharnoff is buried in the War Cemetery at Dumbach, Germany.
STEPHEN, ANDREW ARTHUR P/O(P) J4111. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Jul 11/41 age 21. #615 County of Surrey Squadron (Conjunctis Viribus). Hurricane aircraft lost in a flying accident at Caernarvon. Pilot Officer Pilot Stephen is buried in the Pwllheli Borough Cemetery, Caemarvonshire, Wales.
STEPHEN, CHARLES EDWARD F/O(N) J36296. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Jun 29/44 age 30. #22 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt J.B. Sollie for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Stephen is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
STEPHEN, HUBERT ANDREW WO1(WAG) R81700. From Mackayville, Quebec. Killed in Action Nov 18/44 age 26. #53 Squadron. Liberator aircraft #EV 895 failed to return from an anti-sub patrol off Iceland. F/O J.C. McIver and WO J.G. Chamberlin were also killed. Seven of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stephen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEPHEN, JOHN JAMES F/L(P) J4544. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 25. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Halifax aircraft #LK 974 missing during a night attack against Leipzig, Germany. P/Os J.W. Gibbons, P.A. McIntyre, Sgt V.E. Reed, one RAF crew member, and one member of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. One Canadian, WO W.H. Ostlund, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Stephen is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
STEPHEN, JOHN MATHIESON FS(P) R69397. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 14/43 age 21. #227 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft lost in the Sicily area. Flight Sergeant Pilot Stephen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
STEPHEN, JOHN WILLIAM WO2(P) R97577. From Capreol, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 13/42 age 20. #272 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft #T 4897 lost due to engine failure. There were two #227 Sqdn. aircraft were lost this same date. FS D.M. Turton (RAF) and Sgt S.A. Whear (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Stephen has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
STEPHEN, MAXWELL LLOYD P/O(P) C1367. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Sep 2/40 age 24. #1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ontario. P/O Stephen was killed when Fairey Battle aircraft #1626 crashed near Bear Point, Lake Simcoe, Ontario. Pilot Officer Pilot Stephen is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, New Brunswick.
STEPHENS, DONALD EDWARD F/O(BA) J40767. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Feb 3/45 age 20. #514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Lancaster aircraft #LM 685 missing during ops. to Dortmund, Germany. F/Os W.J. Fisher, A.Q. Downward, P/O A.H. Morrison, and Sgt A.R. McWhinney were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Stephens is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
STEPHENS, FREDERICK VERNE LAC(P) R191955 – under training. From London, Ontario. Killed Dec 7/43 age 20. #16 Service Flying Training School, Hagersville, Ontario. Anson aircraft #6930 and Anson aircraft #7412 were flying in formation when the port wing of #6930 struck the starboard fuselage of #7412. Anson #6930 crashed at Waterford, Ontario also killing RAF airman LAC T. Pouyat. Three airmen in aircraft #7412 were uninjured. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Stephens is buried in the Woodland Cemetery at London, Ontario.
STEPHENS, JAMES ANTHONY F/O(AG) J20202. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 26/43 age 26. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Target – Berlin, Germany. Please see Toombs J.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Stephens has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEPHENS, JOHN MELVILLE SGT(P) R160280. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Feb 3/44 age 26. #28 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #Z 1114 had the port engine fail before it crashed and caught fire in a field adjoining north of the aerodrome at WymIswol, England. Sgts E.E. Cowie, J.H. Casselman, W.R. Stone, and one airman, not Canadian, were also killed. Sgt J.R. Patterson escaped with serious injuries but was K1A Dec 12144. Sergeant Pilot Stephens is buried in the Botley Cemetery, North Hinskey, Berkshire, England.
STEPHENS, ROBERT FRANCES FS(WAG) R59262. From Westbourne, Manitoba. Killed Sep 12/41 age 27. #19 Operational Training Unit. FS Stephens lost his life during a flying training accident. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stephens has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEPHENS, THOMAS CONCKLIN LAC R135917. From Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A. Died on service Jan 12/43 age 23. RCAF Station, Trenton, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Stephens is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
STEPHENS, WILBERT F/O(BA) J28690. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 3/44 age 29. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft #PA 162 missing during a daylight operation against Tryisy-et-Maximif, France. F/O F.O. Gilmore, P/Os R.E. Sutherland, H.D. Thomson, and F/O E.R. Durant (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed, and one Canadian, F/O Forbes, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Stephens is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Creil, Oise, France.
STEPHENS, WILLIAM RUSSELL P/O(P) J27462. From Kelowna, British Columbia. Killed Jan 24/44 age 21. #2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan. Lysander aircraft and a Bolingbroke aircraft collided. Please see LAC A. Madiuk for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Stephens is buried in the Kelowna Cemetery, Kelowna, British Columbia.
STEPHENSON, EDWARD BORDEN SGT(P) R60574. From Red Deer, Alberta. Killed Nov 30/41 age 20. RAF Station, Wigtown, Scotland. Sgt Stephenson was killed when his Lysander aircraft #9072 crashed on take-off from Wigtown. Sergeant Pilot Stephenson is buried in the Cemetery at Kirkinner, W igtownsh i re, Scotland.
STEPHENSON, ERIC TOM SGT(FE) 637887 – Royal Air Force. From Red Deer, Alberta. Killed May 16/44. Sergeant Flight Engineer Stephenson is buried at Ramlech, Israel.
STEPHENSON, FRED CHADWICK SGT(N) R64431. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 24/41. #144 Squadron (Who Shall Stop Us). Hampden aircraft #AW 316 was armed with 1 x 1,000 and 2 x 500 lb. bombs when it was lost in battle over the target. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Navigator Stephenson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEPHENSON, HAROLD ARCHIBALD LAC R127526 – aero engine mechanic. From Tako, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 6/44 age 25. #145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft crashed at take-off. Please see Leard W.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Stephenson is buried in the Joint Services Cemetery, Goose Bay, Labrador.
STEPHENSON, NORMAN DAVID LESLEY P/O(N) J86797//R138149. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 28/44 age 20. #427 Lion Squadron (Ferte Manus Certas). Halifax aircraft #LV 831 missing during a night operation against Bourg-Leopold, Belgium. P/Os F.G. Deveraux, K.L. Patience, J.F. Brown, F/O R.D. Ford, Sgt R. Edwards (RAF), and one other of the crew, not Canadian were also killed. There were two aircraft from this squadron lost the same night against the same target. Please see Scobie B.C. for information regarding the other aircraft and crew. Pilot Officer Navigator Stephenson is buried in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
STEPHENSON, SYDNEY GORDON WO1(WAG) R95620. From Wright, Quebec. Killed in Action Jan 21/44 age 22. #434 Bluenose Squadron (In Excelsis Vincimus). Halifax aircraft #LK 699 was shot down 28 miles north-west of the target at Helmstedt, Germany during night operations against Magdeburg, Germany. P/as R.A. Kerr, W.A. Glover, M.G. Donoghue, and WO F.W. Crossley were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stephenson was buried in the Parish Cemetery at Helmstedt, exhumed, and reburied in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
STEPHENSON, THOMAS AITKEN FS(WAG) R84432. From Guelph, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 2142. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Halifax aircraft did not return to base. One RAF member of the crew and four other members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. One Canadian, Sgt T.L. Kidd, was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stephenson is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
STEPHENSON, WILLIAM THOMAS ROSS SGT(P) R52876. From Omemee, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 17/41 age 28. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #W 5532 was on operations when it crashed west of Bracksfield, Brunewark, England. Sergeant Pilot Stephenson is buried in the St. John The Baptist Churchyard, Scampton, Lincolnshire, England.
STERLING, DONALD JOHN P/O(P) J9487. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed Jul 7/42 age 20. #147 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Sea Island, British Columbia. Cessna Crane aircraft crashed. Please see Miners H.M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Sterling is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
STERN, MAX P/O(N) J85923//R110914. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 27/44 age 22. #97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #ND 807 failed to return from night operations over Konigsberg, Germany. P/O W.S. Bryans was also killed. Five crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. P/O Stern had been wounded in action on Oct 3/43. Pilot Officer Navigator Stem has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STERNE, JOHN RUTHERFORD F/L(P) J5831 D.F.C. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 16/43 age 21. #174 Squadron (Attack). Typhoon aircraft #JP 444 lost over Amiens Glisy, France, presumed anti-aircraft fire. F/L Sterne bailed out but was shot by enemy ground fire. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Sterne is buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France.
STERNS, WILLIAM MEREDITH F/L(N) J5306 D.F.C. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 26. #156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft went down near Zazenbech, Germany during a night attack against Leipzig, Germany. WO J.W. Gibb (RAF), F/Os C.D. Gough (RAF), R.L. Reeves (RAF), S/L A.D. Saunders D.F.C. (RAF), and P/O J.W. Taylor (RAF) were also killed. One other member of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Lieutenant Navigator Sterns was buried in the Town Cemetery at Zazenbach, exhumed, and reburied in the Limmer British Military Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
STERRETT, JOSEPH ROGER LAWRENCE FS(AG) R140746. From Port Arthur, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 21/43 age 23. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). The crew of Lancaster aircraft #W 4365 took off from RAF Station, Langar, England and were not heard from again. The aircraft crashed 11 miles north by north-east of Essen at Kirch Hellen, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Sterrett was buried at Kirch Hellen, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
STEVENS, ALBERT RICHARD AC1 R66109 – aero engine mechanic. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Died Mar 9/41 age 27. RCAF Station, Trenton, Ontario. AC1 Stevens died when his automobile was hit by a train three miles east of Belleville, Ontario. LAC J.H. Martin was also killed. AirCraftman First Class Stevens is buried in Lundy’s Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
STEVENS, BRUCE HENRY WEBB P/O(AG) J17860. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Aug 21/43 age 25. #70 Squadron (Usquam). Wellington aircraft #HE 460 failed to return from operations over the Marshalling Yard at Villa Literno, Italy: FSs J.F. Hady (RAF), F.L. Mortimer (RAF), A.J. Walford (RAF), and Sgt G.O. Leadbeater (RAF) were also killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Stevens has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
STEVENS, CHARLES DOUGLAS P/O(P) 42273 – Royal Air Force. From Hantsport, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Dec 11/39 age 20. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Hampden aircraft lost. Pilot Officer Pilot Stevens is buried in the Uxbridge Cemetery, England.
STEVENS, CHARLES PETER RODGER Lt(P) 069886 – Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jul 28/45 age 23. #1772 Squadron – Fleet Air Arm. Lost off the H.M.S. Indefatigable. Lieutenant Pilot Stevens has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
STEVENS, CLARENCE LORD F/O(WAG) J10551. From St. Marys, Ontario. Killed in Action May 16/43 age 24. #608 Squadron (Omnibus Ungulis). Hudson aircraft #AE 641 crashed three miles north of Chiraga, near Algiers. F/Os W.W. Nichol, R.W. Haven, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stevens is buried in the El Alia Cemetery, Algeria.
STEVENS, DAVID JASON P/O(WAG) J92919//R161808. From Brockville, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 21/44 age 21. #426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire). Halifax aircraft #NP 778 was returning from a night attack against Castrop-Rauxel, the Ruhr, Germany when it crashed one half mile from the aerodrome at RCAF Station, Tholthorpe, England. P/Os H.E. Reynolds, T.J. Hunt, J.N. Atkinson, and F/O G.I. Hopper were also killed. Two other Canadians, F/O Rae and FS Murray were injured. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stevens is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
STEVENS, ELWOOD LEROY P/O(WAG) J95484//R183141. From Bear River, Digby County, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jan 5/45 age 23. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft #MZ 796 missing during an attack against Hanover, Germany, enemy action. P/Os H.A. Dunphy and C.N. Aune were also killed. Two Canadians, F/Os J.F. Bergman and D.W. Dale, were taken Prisoners of War. Two members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. There were two #102 Sqdn. aircraft lost in this area on this date. Following are the names of the other airmen, not Canadians, who were also killed; Capt. R.W.F. Heiden (SAAF), Sgts A.I. Johns (RAF), R.O. Jones (RAF), P. Morgan (RAF), P/O J.F. Shirley (RAF), F/O C.C. Smith (RAF), and WO M.J.E. Tyler (RAF). Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stevens is buried in the Limmer British Cemetery at Hanover, Germany.
STEVENS, FRANK CHARLES SGT(AG) R207875. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed May 28/44 age 19. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Scott T.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Stevens has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEVENS, GEORGE ALFRED HARDING F/O(N) J17321 DFC. From Bridgetown, Nova Scotia. Killed Nov 28/43 age 34. #16 Operational Training Unit. Two Wellington aircraft were in a mid-air collision before they crashed two miles east of Ardley,. Berkshire at Baynardt Green. F/Os Stevens, D.J. Arneil, Sgts W.H. Sayres, and D.C. MacNeil were all killed in aircraft #HE 904. Sgt R.W. McLachlan, and three airmen, not Canadians, were killed in aircraft #X 3923, one airman, not Canadian, injured. Flying Officer Navigator Stevens is buried in the Batley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
STEVENS, GORDON BRASSET FS(BA) R126276. From Moncton New Brunswick. Killed Apr 14/45 age 23. #22 Operational Training Unit. FS Stevens was leaving his aircraft and accidentally walked into the moving propeller. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Stevens is buried in the Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Evesham Road, Warwickshire, England.
STEVENS, JAMES JOSEPH URBAN SGT(AG) R206869. From Quebec City, Quebec. Killed Jun 13/44 age 19. #28 Operational Training Unit. Wellington aircraft #LP 397 crashed at the May Field Parish Church, Staffordshire, England. F/O G.D. Buchanan, Sgts W.C. Davis, R.J. Taylor, F/O Starr (RAF), and one other member of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Stevens is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
STEVENS, JOHN BERNARD SGT(AG) 972788 – Royal Air Force. From Westrnount, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 9/41 age 20. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Whitley aircraft lost. Sergeant Air Gunner Stevens is buried at Hornchurch, Essex, England.
STEVENS, JOHN KENNETH LAC(P) R189735 – under training. From Kingsbury, Quebec. Killed Jul 25/43 age 21. #10 Elementary Flying Training School, Pendleton, Ontario. LAC Stevens and FS D.E. Moffatt were on a cross-country training flight and were killed when Tiger Moth aircraft #9683 crashed near Russell, Ontario. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Stevens is buried in St. Andrew’s Cemetery, Upper Melbourne, Quebec.
STEVENS, MAURICE FREDERICK F/O(BA) J41771. From Overbrook, Ontario. Killed Jan 28/45 age 34. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #LL 576 crashed three miles north-west of Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire. FSs W.C. Watts, K.I. Gove, and Sgt E.M. Bowman were also killed. Four other Canadians were injured. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Stevens is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
STEVENS, PAUL BEVENS F/O(P) J24458. From Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. Killed Apr 12/44 age 25. #1674 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Seabrook H.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Stevens is buried in the Blacon Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, England.
STEVENS, ROBERT HENRY LAC(P) R74708 – under training. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jun 21/41 age 21. #6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario. Harvard aircraft #2825 was engaged in flying training sequences 6,7,8,10,13, and 32 when it dove into the ground one and one half mile south-east of Kohler, Ontario, this was a solo exercise. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Stevens is buried in Elmsdale Memorial Park, St. Thomas, Ontario.
STEVENS, ROBERT SLADE P/O(AG) J92546//R197842. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jan 1/45 age 21. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Target – Dortmund, Germany. Please see Cooper E.H. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Stevens is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
STEVENS, WILLIAM GEORGE P/O(AG) J89945//R191244. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Apr 27/44 age 28. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #ND 853 was shot down at Schraubenbach, Germany during a night attack against Schweinfurt, Germany. P/O H.A. Brad and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Stevens was buried in the Schraubenbach Cemetery, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
STEVENS, WILLIAM RICHARD P/O(AG) J90301//R209017. From Waterloo, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 5/44 age 19. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). P/O Stevens was the only casualty when his Lancaster aircraft #LL 621 was hit by flak over the Marshalling Yard at Villeneuve St. Georges, Franca One crew member, not Canadian, was slightly injured. The aircraft returned safely to England. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Stevens is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
STEVENSON, ALFRED WILLIAM P/O(013) J16687//R97022. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 17/43 age 29. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft shot down. Please see Sgt D.R. Dewar for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Observer Stevenson is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
STEVENSON, BENJAMIN ROSS SGT(013) R56257. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed Oct 8/41 age 22. #15 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Stevenson lost his life when Wellington aircraft #L 4323 was in a flying accident at Bonam Farm, Blewbury, England. Sergeant Observer Stevenson is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
STEVENSON, BERT LLOYD FS R128230 – tractor operator. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Died Jan 8/45 age 40. RCAF Station, Fort St. John, British Columbia. Death by natural causes while in the USAAF Dispensary at Fort St. John, British Columbia. Flight Sergeant Stevenson is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
STEVENSON, DONALD GERARD F/O(N) J26657. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 4/44 age 22. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Halifax aircraft #LV 959 did not return from a raid against Bois de Casson, France. F/Os P.E. Cronin, W.R. Heuchert, P/Os C.B. Sutton, S.L. Peters arid V.C. Gerrie were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Navigator Stevenson is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.
STEVENSON, EARLE JOHN SGT(AG) R59110. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 3/41 age 20. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #W 5580 missing while engaged in a bombing operation. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Stevenson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEVENSON, EDWARD BARNES FS(AG) R129380. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 15/43 age 20. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Target – Oberhausen, Germany. Please see Lake J.W. for casualty list and flight detail Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Stevenson is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
STEVENSON, GEORGE SGT(P) R71742. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed Jul 21/41 age 26. #50 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Stevenson was killed when he was flying Hurricane #W 9112 in bad weather and flew into a hilltop at 1,900 feet near Leadhills, Lanarkshire, England. Sergeant Pilot Stevenson is buried in the Dalston Road Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland.
STEVENSON, GEORGE EDWARD WO2(N) R124239. From Wawanesa, Manitoba. Killed in Action Feb 26/44 age 25. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Halifax aircraft #LK 705 missing whilst engaged in a night mine-laying operation in the Baltic Sea. P/Os E.G. Howey, A.M. Munro, Sgt L.T. Wardell, Sgts R.L. Bates (RAF), and E.R. Metcalf (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Stevenson is buried in the Fourfelt Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark.
STEVENSON, JAMES DOUGLAS F/O(P) J15340. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 18/42 age 29. #126 Squadron (Foremost In Attack). Spitfire aircraft lost to enemy action. Flying Officer Pilot Stevenson is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta.
STEVENSON, JAMES MORTON P/O(N) J88349//R164503. From Parkchester, New York, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jun 7/44 age 20. #9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Target – Argentan, Orne, France. The crew of Lancaster aircraft #ME 579 were returning from the target and were descending through cloud when they crashed. The aircraft struck high ground and disintegrated on impact at Belvoir Castle near Bottesford, Leicestershire, England. Sgt W.F. Smith, and four crew members, not Canadians, were also killed. This was FS Stevenson’s third operation. Pilot Officer Navigator Stevenson is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
STEVENSON, JOHN SGT(FE) R88151. From Glace Bay, Nova. Scotia. Killed Apr 8/45 age 23. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Sicotte J.G. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Flight Engineer Stevenson has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEVENSON, LESLIE HOWARD WO2(AG) R171883. From Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 28/45 age 20. #576 Squadron (Carpe Diem). Lancaster aircraft was shot down over Kiel, Germany on August 26, 1944. Please see Linklater J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. WO Stevenson was taken Prisoner of War and was shot while leaving confined barracks during an alert. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Stevenson is buried near Breslau at Krevzberg, Germany. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
STEVENSON, THOMAS GERALD LAC(P) R116433 – under training. From Belmont, Manitoba. Killed Oct 30/41 age 18. #14 Elementary Flying Training School, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Tiger Moth aircraft #4110 and Tiger Math aircraft #5160 were in a mid-air collision and then crashed one mile east and three miles south of Newton, Manitoba. The pilot of aircraft #5160, LAC McPhadden was injured. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Stevenson is buried in the Belmont Cemetery at Belmont, Manitoba.
STEVENSON, WILLIAM JAMES FS(WAG) R74695. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Apr 8/42 age 22. #42 Operational Training Unit. Blenheim aircraft #5720 crashed and burned north of Basingstoke, Hampshire. P/O L.B. Sceales was also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Stevenson is buried in the Andover Cemetery, Hampshire, England.