ASH, GEORGE HENRY F/L(AG)
129520 D.F.C. - Royal Air Force. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed In
Action Nov. 27/44 age 30. #161 Squadron. Aircraft lost during operations
over Belgium.
Three RAF crew members, F/L.
F.J.J. Champion D.F.M., F/O. J. Wedell, and S/L. R.E.
Wilkinson D.F.C.(Holland)
were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Ash is buried in the Brussels Town
Cemetery, Evere-les-Bruxelles, Belgium.
CARTMAN, JAMES EDWARD P/O(WAG)
J93432//R141530. From Montreal,
Quebec. Died Dec. 30/44 age
24. #161 Squadron. Death by gas poisoning
while in the Craven Hill Hotel, London,
England.
Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cartman
is buried in the Brookwood
Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
COMPTON, ANTHONY WILFRED S/L(P)
108944 - Royal Air Force. From St. John, New Brunswick.
Killed In Action Sep. 29/44 age 25. #161
Squadron. Stirling
aircraft failed to return from a supply and agent dropping operation. Squadron
Leader Pilot Compton has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede
War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham,
Surrey, England.
CRAWFORD, HARRY JAMES SGT(N)
973264 - Royal Air Force. From Canora, Saskatchewan.
Killed In Action Oct. 21/43 age 22. #161
Squadron. Hudson
aircraft lost whilst engaged in special duties dropping supplies and agents.
Sergeant Navigator Crawford is buried in the Valanciennes
Cemetery, France.
DOYLE, GEORGE TEMPLE SGT(AG)
R126409. From Moncton,
New Brunswick. Killed In Action Apr. 11/44 age 32. #161
Squadron. Halifax
aircraft # LK 738 was
lost while engaged in a special night operation. FS.s
E.J. Firth, J.E. McGibbon, F/O.s P.W. Booth-Smith
(RAF), J.R.H. Willson (RAF), Sgt.s
D.A. Johnson (RAF), G.O. Parker (RAF), and WO. E. Mercer (RAF) were
also killed. There were two pilots on board for this operation. Sergeant Air Gunner
Doyle is buried in the Communal Cemetery at St. Hilaire-sur-Rille, Manche, France.
FERRIS, AMEEN NICHOLAS F/L(P)
J14431//R64054. From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed In Action Mar. 20/45
age 25. #161 Squadron. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Traill J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight
Lieutenant Pilot Ferris was buried at Fraiture,
Belgium, exhumed, and
reinterred in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
FIRTH, ERNEST JAMES FS(N)
R156084. From Toronto,
Ontario. Killed In Action Apr. 11/44 age 22. #161
Squadron. Halifax
aircraft lost. Please see Sgt. G.T. Doyle for casualty list and flight detail.
Flight Sergeant Navigator Firth is buried in the Communal
Cemetery at St. Hilaire-sur-Rille, Manche, France.
GILLANDER, DAVID STUART WO2(WAG)
R134421. From Elva,
Manitoba. Killed Mar. 28/44 age 35. #161
Squadron. Hudson aircraft #FK 767
crashed at Three RAF
crew members were also killed. Warrant Officer Class Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gillander is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery,
Woking, Surrey, England.
GRADY, JOHN BRUCE P/O(N)
J89985//R160355. From Hamilton,
Ontario. Killed In Action Aug. 9/44 age 26. #161
Squadron. Halifax aircraft # LL 358
crashed near Poix at Cugny,
Aisne, France during a special night
operation. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s C.G.
Bragg, B.C.F. Dean, E. Markson, A.A. Rivers, FS. J.W. Nicholls,
and P/O. G.E. Rhead were also killed. Pilot Officer
Navigator Grady is buried in the Communal
Cemetery, Cugny, Aisne, France.
GRAY, FRANK EMMANUEL WO1(WAG)
R104994. From Westmount,
Quebec. Killed In Action Mar. 21/45 age 22. #161 Squadron. Hudson
aircraft lost. Please see
Ragan G.S. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class 1
Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gray was buried in the Friedhof Konigsesch Cemetery,
Rheine, Germany,
exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald
Forest War
Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
HALE, WARREN MACAULAY F/L(P)
J6948. From Montreal,
Quebec. Killed In Action Jun. 1/44 age 24. #161 Squadron.
Hudson aircraft # V 9155 was shot down over Holland whilst dropping
two agents and supplies to a resistance organization. Three of the crew and
one agent, all not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Hale
was buried at Gilze, Holland,
exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery,
Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
HARRISON, GORDON LLEWELYN FS(P)
R100702. From Toronto,
Ontario. Killed In Action Nov. 23/42 age 23. #161
Squadron. Whitley aircraft failed to return from operations. Five of the
crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot Harrison
has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the
Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HUTTON, ROBERT GERALD WO1(N)
R109276. From Mossleigh, Alberta.
Killed In Action Mar. 21/45
age 22. #161 Squadron. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see Traill
J.E. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class 1 Navigator
Hutton was buried at Fraiture,
Belgium, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery,
Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
LAVALLEE, LOUIS MAX P/O(AG) J18759. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed In Action Jul. 23/43 age 23. #161 Squadron. Halifax aircraft # DK 119 missing while engaged in night
operations over France.
Two Canadians, Sgt.s Hunter and Kanakos,
were Evaders. Five crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot
Officer Air Gunner Lavallee was buried in the East
Cemetery, Montlucon, France, exhumed, end reburied in the War Cemetery at Choloy, Meurthe-et-Moselle,
France.
MACDONALD, FRANK MCLEOD FS(P)
R86838. From London,
Ontario. Killed In Action Sep. 20/42 age 26. #161
Squadron. Whitley aircraft missing between Berck-Sur-Mer and Cambrai, France
during an attack against Cambrai. Sgt.s A.R.
Ashford (RAF), H. Pateman (RAF), W.E.R. Wright (RAF), P/O. M.R. Symonds (RAF), and FS. J.D. Walls (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Pilot MacDonald is buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais,
France.
MCGIBBON, JAMES EDMUND FS(P)
R154079. From Hawkesbury,
Ontario. Killed In Action Apr. 11/44 age 25. #161 Squadron. Halifax
aircraft lost. Please see
Sgt. G.T. Doyle for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot McGibbon is buried in the Communal
Cemetery, St. Hilaire-sur-Rille, Manche,
France.
MOORE, MAYNARD HAZLETT FS(N)
R141174. From Toronto,
Ontario. Killed In Action Jun. 23/43 age 29. #161
Squadron. Halifax aircraft # DG 405 went down in the sea off Holland during night
operations. Two RAF crew members were also killed. Four members of the crew,
not Canadians, missing believed
killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Moore is buried in the New
Eastern Cemetery,
Amsterdam, North Holland.
PENHALE, ALLAN FRAYNE F/L(WAG)
J22610//R129812. From Exeter,
Ontario. Killed In
Action Mar. 21/45 age 24. #161 Squadron. Hudson aircraft lost. Please see F/O. J.E. Traill for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Wireless
Operator Air Gunner Penhale was buried at Fraiture, Belgium, exhumed,
and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
RAGAN, GEORGE STAUDT F/O(P)
J27652. From Macleod,
Alberta. Killed In Action Mar. 21/45 age 21. #161
Squadron. The crew of Hudson
aircraft # AE 595 were on a special night operation when the aircraft
was shot down east of the aerodrome at Rheine,
Germany. WO. F.E. Gray, one RAF, and one RNZAF member of the crew
were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Ragan was buried in the Friedhof Konigsesch Cemetery, Rheine, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve Germany.
ROY, WILLIAM WALLACE P/O(N)
J16141. From Tottenham, Ontario.
Killed In Action Jan. 16/43 age 23. #161
Squadron. Halifax aircraft # DG 285 missing over enemy territory. Six RAF
members of the crew, Sgt.s L.P. Manning, S.M.
Anderson, FS.s H.G. Martins, W.
Wilson, P/O.s R. Gray, and U.S. Readhead were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Roy is
buried in the Eastern Communal Cemetery,
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
SHORE, WILFRED RAYMOND RUSS WO2(AG)
4417. From Vancouver,
British Columbia. Killed /In Action Nov. 11/43 age 22. #161 Squadron. Halifax
aircraft # EB 129 took
off and was not heard from again. Sgt.s H.R. Batten (RAF), R. Cotterill (RAF), and FS. E.R. Watts (RAF) were also
killed. Three others
of the crew, not Canadians, missing presumed killed. Warrant
Officer Class II Air Gunner Shore
is buried in the St. Desir
War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
TAYLOR, RICHARD WINTER F/O(N)
J15535 D.F.C. & Bar. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed In Action Mar. 14/43
age 22. #161 Squadron. Halifax aircraft # BG 245 missing after
take-off, cause and location not known. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing
believed killed. Flying
Officer Navigator Taylor is buried in the War
Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
TRAILL, JAMES
EDWARD F/O(WAG) J87484//R146680. From
Lanark, Ontario.
Killed In Action Mar. 21/45. #161
Squadron. Hudson aircraft # T 9445 lost
near Samre,
Belgium whilst
engaged in a special operation. F/L.s
A.N. Ferris, A.F. Penhale, and WO. R.G. Button
were also killed. Flying Officer Wireless Operator
Air Gunner Traill was buried at Fraiture, Belgium,
exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.