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 #FK767 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.