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ARTHUR F/L C9011 - administration. From Spencerville, Ontario. Killed Mar 23/45 age 46. RCAF Station, Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Drowned when a dinghy overturned. Please see F/O H. Leece for details. Flight Lieutenant Newman is buried in the Fairview Cemetery at Lacombe, Alberta.
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CLIFFORD ALBERT P/O(P) 87450 - Royal Air Force. From Alhambra, Alberta. Killed in Action Jun 28/41 age 24. #603 City of Edinburgh Squadron (Gin Ye Daur). P/O Newman lost his life when his Spitfire aircraft was shot down off the Dutch Coast whilst engaged in operations. Pilot Officer Pilot Newman is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
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DANIEL AC2 R258675 - construction hand. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died Aug 8/43 age 24. #4 Construction and Maintenance Unit. AC2 Newman died of natural causes in the Military Hospital at Red Deer, Alberta. AirCraftman Second Class Newman is buried in the Brookside Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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DAVEY WILLIAM FS(AG) R290688. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 18/45 age 19. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Target - Heligoland, Germany. Please see Murphy L.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Newman is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
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FRANCIS EDWIN P/O(AG) J95456//R203944. From Forward, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 21/45 age 35. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target - Dortmund, Germany. Please see Hoffman L.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Newman is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
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GEORGE STANLEY BURT SGT(WAG) R138461. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed Aug 6/43 age 20. #45 RAF Transport Group, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft #EW 898 was on a training flight when it crashed near Martintown, Quebec. Two civilian pilots, L.C. Lloyd and H.M. Smither were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Newman is buried in the Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
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JAMES WILLIAM FS(P) R88706. From New Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 20/42 age 22. #115 Squadron (Despite The Elements), Marham, Norfolk, England. Wellington aircraft #X 3989 failed to return from a mine-laying operation. Four RAF members of the crew were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Newman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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JOHN WILLIAM F/O(P) J38970. From Gamebridge, Ontario. Killed Mar 28/45 age 23. #45 RAF Transport Group, Dorval, Quebec. Dakota aircraft missing enroute Dorval, Quebec - Goose Bay, Labrador - Bluie West 1 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Prestwick, Scotland. The aircraft was last heard from between Reykjavik and Prestwick, FS A. Jamieson (RAF) was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Newman has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
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JOSEPH GERARD FS(P) R79294. From Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed Sep 1/42 age 24. #5 Operational Training Unit. FS Newman was killed in Beaufort #L 9932 when it was in a mid-air collision with a Hampden aircraft during a landing approach at Turnberry, Scotland. WO J.E. Jones (RNZAF) and two RAF airmen were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Newman is buried in the Dunure Cemetery, Ayrshire County, Scotland.
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RICHARD JOHN F/O(N) J21637. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 22/43 age 21. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target - Berlin, Germany. This was F/O Newman's fourth operation. Please see Lesage J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Newman is buried in the General Cemetery at Diever, Drenthe, Holland.
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ROBERT JAMES F/O(P) J36366. From St. Lambert, Quebec. Killed Sep 21/44 age 22. #3 Advanced Flying Unit. The pilot of Oxford aircraft #DF 516 was engaged in low-flying when he hit a tree near the Flistridge Wood and Crudwell Road, Wiltshire, South Cerney, England. One airman, not Canadian, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Newman is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
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J.W. R88706. See additions to the crew list. Four RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s C. Aitken, A.K. Taylor-Thomas, E.F. Stanley, and G.O. Tyler were also killed. Derail from the 115 Squadron Roll of Honour.
NEWMAN, Dennis Alfred Flight Lieutenant, No.103 Squadron, J6641 Distinguished Flying Cross RCAF Personnel Awards 1939-1949
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NEWMAN, F/L Dennis Alfred (J6641) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.103 Squadron - Award effective 20 March 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 625/45 dated 13 April 1945. Born 22 January 1911 in Maidstone, Kent (birth date on MI.9 report); home in Buffalo, New York or Fort Worth, Texas (the latter is given as home address in March 1944). An engineer by profession. Enlisted Ottawa, 1 November 1940. To No.1 ITS, 17 March 1941; promoted LAC, 10 April 1941 and posted that date to No.7 EFTS; to No.5 SFTS, 28 May 1941; graduated and commissioned 8 August 1941. Warned for embarkation, 9 August 1941; to RAF overseas, 28 August 1941. Promoted Flying Officer, 9 August 1942 and Flight Lieutenant, 9 August 1943. Missing 11 July 1942 (reported POW). Evaded or escaped as he was repatriated to Canada, 4 December 1943. Departed for overseas again, 13 January 1944, arrived in Britain 21 January 1944. Repatriated to Canada 9 July 1945; released 10 September 1945. Died ar Del Mar, San Diego, California, 30 October 2004. Medal sent by registered mail, 2 February 1949. Cited with Flying Officer Hugh Bilbrough (RAFVR). // Flight Lieutenant Newman and Flying Officer Bilbrough were pilot and navigator respectively in an aircraft detailed to attack Stuttgart one night in January 1945. When nearing the target area the aircraft was attacked by a fighter. Almost at the beginning of the fight, owing to an electrical failure, the mid-upper turret was rendered inoperative while at the same time the guns in the rear turret became jammed. Despite this, Flight Lieutenant Newman manoeuvred with great skill and finally evaded the attacker. The port inner oil tank had been badly pierced and the affected the running of the port inner engine. Attempts to feather the propeller were unavoidable. Despite this Flight Lieutenant Newman continued to the target. During the bombing run another fighter was encountered but a successful run was made. As the target area was left both the inner engines became unserviceable and some height was lost. Almost all the navigation aids had been rendered inoperative and the navigator, Flying Officer Bilbrough, was faced with a difficult task. Although compelled to work by the light thrown on to the compasses by a torch, he plotted his way across enemy territory. Eventually the compasses became unserviceable. Nevertheless, using the stars as his guide, he navigated the aircraft to an airfield near the English coast where a safe landing was effected. That this sortie was successfully accomplished reflects the greatest credit on the skill, determination and devotion to duty shown by these officers. // NEWMAN, F/O Dennis Alfred, DFC (J6641) - Mention in Despatches - No.148 Squadron - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1478/45 dated 21 September 1945. Unit identified in AFRO only as "Overseas"; found in DHist file 181.009 D.1711 "Honours and Awards - Awards to RCAF Personnel in Middle East" (NAC RG.24 Box 20605). Public Records Office Air 2/9230 has recommended citation, noting that the War Office had recommended an MBE and citing Interrogation report No.M.I. 9/S/PG (It) 1815. It would appear that this award was delayed until the war was so advanced that the chances of his recapture were minimal. // On 10th July 1942, this officer was one of the crew of a Wellington which was detailed to bomb Tobruk. Whilst over the target the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and a crash landing was made on the beach. After walking for four days and nearly reaching Sidi Barani, the crew were about to commandeer a German truck at the point of a gun when another truck came up and they were taken prisoner. An attempt to escape was made at Mersa Matruh but they were almost immediately recaptured. At Campo 21 (Chieti) Flight Lieutenant Newman assisted in a tunnel scheme but he managed to escape with two comrades before it was completed by crawling through the barbed wire. Some days afterwards, an Italian provided them with civilian clothes and took them to Francavilla where they hoped to be evacuated by boat with a large number of prisoners of war. The scheme failed and they were all ordered by a British officer to leave the district and go overland to the British lines. Flight Lieutenant Newman and his companion reached the British lines near Guglionesi on 28th October 1944. // The above gives the date incorrectly - it should read 28 October 1943. Public Record Office WO 208/3318 has MI.9 report of Lieutenant Ernest F. Lodge, 7 Royal Tank Corps, who had been captured at Tobruk on 20 June 1942 and was held at Campo 21 (Chieti). He had also been involved in the tunnel project. Interviewed on 25 February 1944, he stated: // On 18 September 1943 the first two PoWs to escape left the camp. There were Americans. On the night of 20 September I escaped with an American pilot serving in the RCAF, F/O D.A. Newman, 178 Squadron, RAF. We left the camp just as the Germans were arriving to take over from the Italians. After passing the guard of British and American officers which had been put on by the SBO [Senior British Officer], we crawled through the barbed wire and climbed the wall. It took us about two hours to get out, and during this time a German and an Italian officer examined the sentry boxes along the wall. // After leaving the camp we went into the hills and reached Rapino where we hid in a cave for five days, hoping that British troops would come through. For a time we lived on food we had brought with us, and on grapes and tomatoes from the fields. Later we got in touch with an Italian who gave us civilian clothes. We head from this Italian that a boat was coming to Francavilla, and went there with the Italian as a guide. We found a party of SAS troops under Captain Bailey who had collected about 250 ex-PoWs over a period of four days. The boat had so far failed to arrive, and this was the fourth and last night of the scheme. // During the night a German patrol boat came in, and a dinghy came ashore with four Germans, two of whom were shot by SAS men. The two others ran away. Captain Bailey then ordered everyone to leave the district and make for the British lines by land. Newman and I waited around for a few hours, and during that time the SAS men shot the other two Germans. // From Francavilla our route was: Migluinico - Guliano - Arielli -between Lanciano and Castel Frentano near Caporali. Newman had injured his knee, and we remained fr four days near Caporali, being looked after by an Italian who guided us across the River Sangro. From this point we followed a drove road, across country till we were within sight of the River Trigno near Montalfano. We lay up for a day in a river bed and a night went due south between Montenero and Mafalda, and then struck eastwards, meeting British troops near Guglionesi on 28 October. // Public Record Office Air 2/920 includes Newman’s own MI.9 report, dated 8 March 1944, stated he had been captured near Sidi Barrani, 14 July 1942, escaped from Campo 21 (Chieti) on 20 September 1943, left Algiers at the end of October 1943, and arrived Glasgow on 5 November 1943. It read thus: // 1. CAPTURE. // I took off from Kabrit in a Wellington aircraft on 10 July 1942 to bomb Tobruk. While we were over the target we were hit by flak. One engine was set on fire and shortly afterwards we crash-landed on the beach. // After four days’ walking we had almost reached Sidi Barrani. We commandeered a German truck that was manned by two soldiers and while we were holding them under the point of a gun another truck passed by and we were taken P/W. // We were taken to Mersa Matruh and tried to escape from here, but we were caught almost immediately. // 2. CAMPS IN ITALY // Bari (Transit Camp), 1 August 1942 - 1 December 1942 // Campo 21 (Chieti), December 1942 - 20 September 1943. // 3. ATTEMPTED ESCAPES // I was engaged on a tunnel scheme in Campo 21. The tunnel was completed a few hours before I escaped from Chieti although I did not use it. // 4. ESCAPE FROM CAMPO 21 (CHIETI) // I escaped from Campo 21 on 20 September with Lieutenant Lodge (M.I.9/S/PG (It) 1790) and my story is as related in his report.
NEWMAN, William Benjamin Fredrick Flying Officer, No.138 Squadron, J21644 Distinguished Flying Cross RCAF Personnel Awards 1939-1949
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NEWMAN, F/O William Benjamin Fredrick (J21644) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.138 Squadron - Award effective 2 October 1944 as per London Gazette dated 13 October 1944 and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944. Born 24 February 1919 in Toronto; home there. Enlisted in Vancouver, 22 December 1941. To No.3 Manning Depot, 11 January 1942. To No.13 SFTS (guard), 14 March 1942. To No.6 ITS, 9 May 1942; graduated and promoted LAC, 31 July 1942 but not posted to No.9 AOS until 15 August 1942; Graduated and commissioned, 4 December 1942. To “Y” Depot, 27 December 1942; to RAF overseas, 4 January 1943. Promoted Flying Officer, 4 June 1943. Promoted Flight Lieutenant, 4 December 1944. Repatriated 13 August 1945. Retired 4 October 1945. Died in Poole, England, October 1979. No citation other than "completed...numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which [he has] invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty". Public Records Office Air 2/9026 has recommendation dated 16 July 1944 when he had flown 32 sorties (201 operational hours). Sortie list gives objectives only for three bombing operations; times only for others where the mission is described only as ""Operations as ordered": // 19 November 1943 - Leverkusen (7.05) // 22 November 1943 - Berlin (7.45) // 25 November 1943 - Frankfurt (7.50) // 31 March 1944 - (8.45) // 9 April 1944 - (5.25) // 11 April 1944 - (5.45) // 26 April 1944 - (7.15) // 27 April 1944 - (6.35) // 29 April 1944 - (7.35) // 30 April 1944 - (8.00) // 4 April 1944 - (4.50) // 5 April 1944 - (6.35) // 6 April 1944 - (6.55) // 8 April 1944 - (6.45) // 9 April 1944 - (6.20) // 15 April 1944 - (6.50) // 23 April 1944 - (6.40) // 1 June 1944 - (6.20) // 2 June 1944 - (6.15) // 4 June 1944 - (5.35) // 5 June 1944 - (2.55) // 7 June 1944 - (4.20) // 21 June 1944 - (4.45) // 22 June 1944 - (5.50) // 24 June 1944 - (5.10) // 27 June 1944 - (6.25) // 29 June 1944 - (4.45) // 3 July 1944 - (5.20) // 5 July 1944 - (4.50) // 7 July 1944 - (5.30) // 9 July 1944 - (7.50) // 11 July 1944 - (8.15) // Flying Officer Newman has completed 32 sorties during his operational tour as a Navigator. He has at all times shown great skill and determination to complete his missions and his keenness to obtain the best possible results has to a great extent assured the success of the operations undertaken by his crew. His devotion to duty has been a source of confidence to his crew and a fine example to the squadron.
NEWMAN, William Albert Flight Sergeant, Station Leeming (AFRO gives unit only as \"Overseas\"), R107859 Mention in Despatches RCAF Personnel Awards 1939-1949
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NEWMAN, FS William Albert (R107859) - Mention in Despatches - Station Leeming (AFRO gives unit only as \"Overseas\") - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1600/45 dated 12 October 1945. Name also recorded as NEUMAN, William Albert. Born 5 January 1916. Home in West Bend, Saskatchewan. Enlisted in Regina, 27 June 1941 as Aero Engine Mechanic and posted to No.1 Manning Depot. To Technical Training School, 18 July 1941. Promoted AC1, 22 November 1941. To No.1 BGS, 26 November 1941. To ?Y? Depot, 13 January 1942. To RAF overseas, 17 February 1942. Promoted Corporal, 29 January 1943. Promoted Flight Sergeant, 8 May 1943. Repatriated 7 August 1945. Retired 22 September 1945. DHist file 181.009 D.2619 (RG.24 Vol.20628) has recommendation forwarded 1 February 1945 to No.63 Base HQ when he had served eight months in Canada, 35 months overseas. This Senior NCO is in charge of the fitters for Repair and Inspection Squadron. This position he has filled for the last eighteen months with thoroughness, efficiency and complete compliance with all service regulations. To ensure a high standard of efficiency amongst the fitters at this unit, Flight Sergeant Newman has contacted all his subordinates personally, lectured to them in trade improvement classes, worked with them through the night and always engendered new approved methods without any hesitation. His own civilian fitter\'s experience has been supplemented with service overseas which has been assimilated by him and passed on to his subordinates in a direct, concise and exemplary manner. His leadership is proven by the staunch support the airmen give him. He is an outstanding tradesman whose services warrant recognition.