ANDERSON, FREDERICK P/O(BA) J86041//R152599. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed In Action Mar. 31/44 age 21. #138 Squadron (For Freedom).
After dropping two resistance fighters, Halifax aircraft # LL 287 was hit by flak and crashed into
the Scheldt River,
Holland. Two
RAF crew members and two members of the Belgian resistance were also killed.
Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Anderson has no
known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede
War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey,
England.
BARKER, HERBERT F/0(WAG) J37212. From St. Petersburg,
Florida,
U.S.A. Killed In Action Jun. 1/44 age 32. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft lost.
Please see Zywina J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer
Wireless Operator Air Gunner Barker has no known grave, his name is inscribed
on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey,
England.
BARNES, ARTHUR JOHN GEORGE WO2(BA) R157147. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed In Action Apr. 28/44 age 22. #138
Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft # LL 356 did not return from a special operation. FS. J.E. Smythe and
five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class
II Bomb Aimer Barnes has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede
War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
BARNICKE, PETER P/O(AG) J92693//R255154 . From Oakville, Ontario.
Killed In Action Nov. 9/44 age 19. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling aircraft lost.
Please see Nelson L.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air
Gunner Barnicke has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England .
BEST, ROBERT AUGUSTA FS(AG) R221087. From Windsor, Ontario.
Killed In Action Nov. 9/44 age 20. #138
Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Nelson L.W. for casualty list and flight detail.
Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Best has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield
Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
BRADLEY, JAMES REID F/O(N) J10044. From Toronto, Ontario.
Killed In Action Sep. 16/43 age 21. #138
Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft # JD 156 lost whilst on special
duties dropping supplies and agents. Flying Officer Navigator Bradley is buried
in the North Cemetery,
Randers, Jutland, Denmark.
BRENNAN, HERBERT JOHN PATRICK F/O(N) J36018. From Dorchester, Quebec.
Killed In Action Jun. 1/44 age 20. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft lost.
Please see Zywina J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer
Navigator Brennan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
CAMERON, DONALD ALEXANDER JOSEPH WO1 (WAG) R65249. From Mabou, Inverness County, Nova
Scotia. Killed In Action Aug. 12/43 age 30. #138
Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft # BB 334 lost whilst
dropping supplies. WO. A.G. Foster was also killed
and three of the crew, not Canadians, were taken Prisoners Of War. One Canadian
and one of the crew, not Canadian, evaded capture and returned to the United Kingdom.
Warrant Officer Class 1 Wireless Operator Air Gunner Cameron is buried in the Churchyard at Ecorcei, Manche,
France.
CARLSON, ERNEST WILLIAM BERNARD P/O(AG) J90367//R214650. From Port
Credit, Ontario.
Killed In Action Jun. 8/44 age 21. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft # LL 466 lost during special operations. P/0. A.D. MacKay, F/O.s K.
Bateman (RAF), C.J. Ennis (RAF), Sgt.s W.J. Cheshire (RAF), D.W. Drummond (RAF), and J.R. Ireland (RAF) were also
killed. One other crew member, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot
Officer Air Gunner Carlson is buried in the St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen,
Seine Maritime, France.
CARNEGIE, THOMAS F/O(N) J28217. From Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Killed In Ac tion Jun. 1/44 age 21. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing.
Please see Zywina J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer
Navigator Carnegie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
CLOUTIER, JOSEPH DARIE LOUIS F/O(N) J22692. From Trois-Rivières,
Quebec. Killed In Action Sep.
15/43 age 23. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Windsor K.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Cloutier has
no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield
Green, Egham, Surrey,
England.
DALGLISH, WILLIAM LOGAN SGT(AG) R223820. From Ottawa, Ontario.
Killed Aug. 6/44 age 20. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft # LL 387 was shot down at St.
Pair-sur-Mer, France
on July 19, 1944. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sgt.
Dalglish was held captive and was killed when a German was seen to throw him
off a cliff. Sergeant Air Gunner Dalglish was buried
at St. Pair-sur-Mer, exhumed, and reburied in the Beny-sur-Mer
Canadian War
Cemetery, Reviers, Calvados, France.
DUTTON, JAMES ROY P/O(FE) C86782//R84750. From Brantford, Ontario.
Killed In Action Mar. 4/44 age 47. #138 Squadron
(For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft lost. Please see Roberts G.A. for casualty list and flight detail.
P/O. Dutton had joined the Canadian Army in W.W. 1. He joined the RCAF in 1940
as a mechanic and remustered to flight engineer while he was in England.
Pilot Officer Flight Engineer Dutton is buried in the Ste. Croix Communal Cemetery, Bernay, Eure, France.
FOSTER, ALLAN GERALD WOl(AG) R85356. From Whitewood, Saskatchewan. Killed In Action Aug.
12/43 age 22. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see WO. D. Alexander
Cameron for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class 1 Air Gunner
Foster is buried in the Churchyard
at Ecorcei, Manche, France.
FRANKLIN, ROBERT WILLIAM P/O(P) 105182 - Royal Air Force. From Edmonton, Alberta.
Killed In Action Mar. 27/42 age 26. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot
Franklin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
GALLAGHER, JOSEPH PATRICK F/O(P) J25456. From Yonkers, New York, U.S.A. Killed In Action Jun.
1/44 age 29. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft lost. Please see Zywina J.
for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Gallagher has no
known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield
Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
GILLIS, NORMAN MONTAGUE SGT(FE) R97720. From Burnaby, British Columbia. Killed In Action Dec. 17/43 age 22. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft # LL 115 crashed at Capel Green near the emergency aerodrome
at Woodbridge, Sussex,
England.
Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer
Gillis is buried in the Rushden
Cemetery, Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.
HAGERTY, STUART SAMUEL FS(AG) R211936. From Claresholm, Alberta.
Killed In Action Feb. 27/45 age 25. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling
aircraft # LK 272 was lost during a container-dropping operation south of Torpe, Norway.
Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Another crew operating
in the same area saw an aircraft get hit by flak and explode twenty miles north
of Arendal, Norway. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner
Hagerty has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
HAMILTON, JOHN FS(N) R166270. From Port
Arthur, Ontario.
Killed In Action Jun. 8/44 age 31. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing.
Please see WO. Arthur R. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flight
Sergeant Navigator Hamilton is buried in the Communal
Cemetery at La Ferte- St. Cyr, Loire-et-Cher, France.
JEFFREY, WILBUR JOSEPH FS(WAG) R164179. From Windsor, Ontario.
Killed In Action Jun.
1/44 age 28. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft missing. Please see Zywina J. for casualty list and flight detail.
Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Jeffrey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede
War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
KEATING, JOHN PATRICK FS(AG) R139292. From Guelph, Ontario.
Killed In Action May. 14/43 age 20. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft # BB 328
missing during a night trip over enemy territory. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s D.F. West, J. Woods, K. Hubbard, D.A. Ball, and F/O. T. Noble were also killed. One member of the crew, not
Canadian, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Keating is buried in the Communal
Cemetery, Pont-Audemer, Eure, France.
KINGSLEY, WILLIAM CHARLES F/O(P) J25012//R155791. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed In Action Mar. 4/44 age 20. #138 Squadron
(For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft lost. Please see Roberts G.A. for casualty list and flight detail.
Flying Officer Pilot Kingsley is buried in the Ste. Croix Communal
Cemetery, Bernay, Eure, France.
LINES, WALTER JOHN EDWARD FS(OB)
R72363. From Walkerville, Ontario. Killed Apr. 21/42 age 21. #138
Squadron (For Freedom). Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see P/O. I.A. Miller
for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Observer Lines is buried
in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
LISSON, DOUGLAS CLARK WO1(P) R73337. From St. John, New Brunswick.
Killed In Action Mar. 15/43 age 24. #138
Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft lost. Please see Myers M.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class 1 Pilot Lisson is
buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach,
Germany.
LYNE, FRANCIS HAROLD P/O(P) J85084. From Michel, British Columbia.
Killed In Action Jun. 8/44 age 20. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing.
Please see WO. Arthur R. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot
Officer Pilot Lyne is buried in the Communal
Cemetery at La Ferte-St. Cyr, Loire-et-Cher, France.
MACKAY, ANGUS DONALD P/O(P) J86152//R83477. From Riverside, Ontario. Killed In Action Jun. 8/44 age 24.
#138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft missing. Please see P/O. E.W.B. Carlson for casualty list and flight
detail. Pilot Officer Pilot MacKay was buried in a Cemetery on the west side of
the road eight and one half miles south-east of Cany-Barville, France,
exhumed, and reburied in the St. Sever Cemetery Extenson, Rouen, Seine Maritime, France.
MASSON, EUGENE SHADRACK FS(AG) R130273. From Toronto, Ontario.
Killed In Action Mar. 14/43 age 20. #138 Squadron (For
Freedom), Tempsford, England. Halifax aircraft # DT 620 missing from night
operations over enemy-held territory. Sgt.s D.R. Ross, H.R. Harrap (RNZAF),
A.C. Sexsmith (RAF), and L.R. Cmith (RAF) were also killed. Three others of the
crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Masson is buried in the Bispebjerg
Cemetery , Copenhagen, Denmark.
MCHALE, THOMAS PATRICK F/O(N) J24741//R168005. From Toronto, Ontario.
Killed In Action Nov. 27/44 age 24. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling
aircraft # LK 151 failed to return from secret operations dropping supplies and
agents over Denmark.
Two RAAF and four RAF members of the crew were also killed. A Memorial plaque
has been erected at Rebild Hills, Denmark, to the 69 Allied Airmen killed in
action while dropping supplies to the Danish underground forces fighting
against the Germans during the occupation of Denmark 1940 - 1945. The
inscription reads: They risked darkness, evil and danger in their fight for
freedom and peace. Therefore, we will remember them for all time to come. With Denmark's
thankfulness. Please also see Murphy K.J. Flying Officer Navigator McHale has
no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield
Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCNAMARA, PAUL EDWIN F/O(N) J29858. From Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed In Action Sep. 1/44 age 24. #138
Squadron (For Freedom). The crew of Stirling aircraft # LK 131 were on a supply
dropping operation when they were shot down six miles west of Tilburg
near Gilze, Holland.
F/L. A.J. Wallace, F/O. C.B. Thompson, Sgt.s R.F.G. Bailey (RAF), W.A. Baxter
(RAF), R.W. Bullen (RAF), and G.C. Hanson (RAF) were also killed. Flying
Officer Navigator McNamara is buried in the Gilze-en-Rijen
Roman Catholic
Cemetery at Gilze, North Brabant, Holland.
MILLER, IVAN ANDERSON P/O(P) J15213. From Grandview, Manitoba.
Killed Apr. 21/42 age 29. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Whitley aircraft # Z 9158 flew into the ground at the Porton bombing range,
England.
FS. W. Lines and two RAF members of the crew were
also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Miller
is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery,
Woking, Surrey,
England.
MOFFAT, WILLIAM HOWARD SGT(AG) R208460. From Caledonia, Ontario.
Killed In Action Jun. 8/44 age 19. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing.
Please see WO. Arthur R. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant
Air Gunner Moffat is buried in the Communal
Cemetery at La Ferte-St. Cyr, Loire-et-Cher, France.
MURPHY, KEVIN JAMES F/O(BA) J26699. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed In Action May. 8/44 age 21.
#138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #
LL 192 failed to return from a supply and secret agent dropping operation over
Denmark.
One RAAF and five RAF crew members were also killed. A Memorial plaque has been
erected at Rebild Hills, Denmark, to the 69 Allied Airmen who were killed
in action while dropping supplies to the Danish underground forces fighting
against the Germans during the occupation of Denmark
1940 - 1945. The inscription reads, quote: They risked darkness, evil and danger in their fight for freedom and
peace. Therefore, we will remember them for all time to come. With Denmark's
thankfulness; unquote. See McHale T.P. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Murphy has no
known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MYERS, MAURICE TELLIER PETER WO2(WAG) R77338. From Montreal, Quebec.
Killed In Action Mar. 15/43 age 21. #138
Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft # BB 281
missing during a raid over Germany.
WO. D.C. Lisson was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed
killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Myers is buried in the War
Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany.
NELSON, LLOYD WILLIAM P/O(N) J95449//R178414. From Calgary, Alberta.
Killed In Action Nov. 9/44 age 19. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling aircraft # LK 198 failed to return from
operations dropping secret agents and supplies. FS. R.A. Best, P/O.s P.
Barnicke and L.A. Ouellette were also killed. Three of the crew, not Canadians,
missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Navigator Nelson
has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial,
Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
OUELLETTE, LOUIS ALEXANDER P/O(P) J92633//R164181 From Windsor, Ontario.
Killed In Action Nov. 9/44 age 22. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling aircraft missing. Please see Nelson L.W. for
casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Ouellette has no known
grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey,
England.
O'LEARY, JACK ROBERT WO2(P) R92556. From Calgary, Alberta.
Killed In Action Nov. 1/42 age 20. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Whitley
aircraft missing over enemy territory. Two RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s F.
Morrison and S. White were also killed. Three others of the crew, not
Canadians, missing believed killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot O'Leary is
buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, France.
PENFOLD, HAROLD THOMAS SGT(FE) R84289. From Guelph, Ontario.
Killed In Action Nov. 4/43 age 21. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft # DT 726 did not return from night operations over enemy territory. FS.s
R.L. Nott (RAAF), H. Smith (RAF), P/O.s J. Barthelemy (RAF), H.F. Hodges (RAF),
and F/0. R.K. Pulling (RAF) were also killed. One other crew member, not
Canadian, missing believed killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Penfold is buried
in the Communal Cemetery,
Marcols-les-Eaux, Ardeche, France.
PETTS, JOHN RUSSELL FS(P) R60373. From Calgary, Alberta.
Killed In Action Dec. 28/41 age 21. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). BROTHER to
Henry Neville Petts. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Reimer A. for
casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Petts is buried in the St. Mary Churchyard, Chalk, Gravesend, Kent,
England.
REID, ARTHUR EDWARD F/O(N) J22367. From Windsor, Ontario.
Killed In Action Feb.8/44 age 22. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing.
Please see Taylor J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer
Navigator Reid is buried in the Communal
Cemetery at Autrans, Isere, France.
REIMER, ALVIN WILBERT FS(P) R61467. From Vancouver, British Columbia.
Died Jan. l2/42 age 21. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). On December 28, 194$ the
crew of Whitley aircraft # Z 9385 were engaged in a special operation when the
aircraft crashed and burned, during an air battle, at the Stradishall
aerodrome, Gloucester, England. FS. J.R. Petts and Sgt.
G.R.S. Gordon (RAF) were also killed. FS. Reimer succumbed to his injuries in
January. He had previously gone missing during operations with #51 Squadron on
June 22, 1941 and was found safe eight miles off Scarborough, England
on June 24, 1941. Flight Sergeant Pilot Reimer is buried in the Haverhill Cemetery, Suffolk,
England.
ROBERTS, GEORGE ALBERT F/O(N) J25206. From Regina, Saskatchewan.
Killed In Action Mar. 4/44 age 28. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft # LL 279
missing from a secret night operation dropping supplies and agents. F/O.s W.C.
Kingsley, J.E. Wright, P/O. J.R. Dutton, and FS. K.F.H. Hart (RAF) were also
killed. One Canadian, Sgt. E.F. Gillcash, was taken Prisoner of War and one of
the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator
Roberts is buried in the Ste. Croix
Communal Cemetery, Bernay, Eure,
France.
ROSS, DONALD ROBIN SGT(WAG) R79133. From Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Killed In Action Mar. 14/43 age 23. #138 Squadron (For Freedom), Tempsford, England.
Halifax
aircraft missing. Please see Masson E.S. for casualty list and flight detail.
Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Ross is buried in the Bispebjerg Cemetery, Copenhagen,
Denmark.
RUSSELL, WILLIAM MCFARLANE W/C(P) 70594 D.F.C. & Bar - Royal Air
Force. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed In Action May. 8/44
age 35. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft missing over enemy territory. Six RAF members of the crew, F/O. J.A.
Armour D.F.C., D.F.M., F/0. D. Brown D.F.C., F/O. A.F. Bryce, P/O. G. Cable
D.F.M., F/O. B.P. McGonagle D.F.C., and F/O. N. Simister D.F.M. were also
killed. Wing Commander Pilot Russell is buried in the West
Cemetery, Le Mans,
Sarthe, France.
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/0. F.H. Lyne, FS.s 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.
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.
TAYLOR, JAMES ALVIN FS(BA) R168071. From Hamilton, Ontario.
Killed In Action Feb. 8/44 age 19. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft # LL 114 missing whilst engaged in a special night
operation. F/O. A.E. Reid, F/O. G.D.
Carroll (RAF), Sgt.s R.D. Clement (RAF), K.W. Radford (RAF), P.T. Thompson (RAF), and G.S. Woodrow (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Taylor is buried in the Communal
Cemetery at Autrans, Isere, France.
THOMPSON, CHARLES BRUCE F/O(BA) J29675. From Fort Erie, Ontario.
Killed In Action Aug. 31/44 age 23. #138 Squadron (For
Freedom). Stirling aircraft lost. Please see F/O. P.E. McNamara for casualty list and flight
detail. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Thompson is buried in the Gilze-en-Rijen Roman
Catholic Cemetery
at Gilze, North Brabant, Holland.
URQUHART, KENNETH ROBERTSON F/O(N) J28220. From Williamstown, Ontario.
Killed In Action Jul. 19/44 age 23. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft # LL 364 collided with a U.S. bomber aircraft whilst engaged in a supply dropping operation. Six RAF
crew members, Sgt.s G.B. Gyrne, J.R. Moody, C. Taylor, F/L. J.A. Kidd, P/O.
C.F.T. Myles, and FS. B. Stroud were also killed.
Flying Officer Navigator Urquhart is buried
in the Communal Cemetery,
Marigny-L’Eglise, Nievre,
France.
WALLACE, ALFRED JERRY F/L(P) J27564. From Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Killed In Action Sep. 1/44 age 23. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Stirling aircraft lost. Please see F/O. P.E. McNamara
for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Wallace is buried
in the Gilze-en-Rijen Roman Catholic
Cemetery at Gilze, North Brabant, Holland.
WESTERGARD, RALPH WILLIAM FS(WAG) R134419. From Fort Francis, Ontario.
Killed In Action Jun. 8/44 age 22. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see WO. Arthur R. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air
Gunner Westergard is buried in the Communal
Cemetery, La Ferte-St. Cyr, Loire-et-Cher, France.
WILKIN, RICHARD PENNINGTON S/L(P) J6026 D.F.C., M.i.D., M.C. From Edmonton, Alberta.
Killed In Action Sep. 20/43 age 23. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). S/L. Wilkin also earned the Czechoslovakian Military
Cross and was killed when his Halifax aircraft #
DG 252 went down in the sea off Holland.
Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Squadron Leader Pilot
Wilkin is buried in the Terschelling General
Cemetery, Frisian
Island, Friesland, Holland.
WINDSOR, KENNETH CHARLES SGT(FE) 6141A. From Montreal, Quebec.
Killed In Action Sep. 15/43 age 23. #138 Squadron (For
Freedom). Halifax
aircraft # JN 910 failed to return from a supply and agent dropping operation.
F/O. J.D. Cloutier was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing
believed killed. One crew member, not Canadian, was taken Prisoner Of War.
Sergeant Flight Engineer Windsor has no known
grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey,
England.
WRIGHT, JOHN EDGAR F/O(BA) J26422. From Denholme, Saskatchewan.
Killed In Action Mar. 4/44 age 20. #138 Squadron (For
Freedom). Halifax
aircraft missing. Please see Roberts G.A. for casualty list and flight detail.
Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Wright is buried in the Ste. Croix Communal Cemetery, Bernay, Eure, France.
ZYWINA, JOHN F/O(BA) J28684. From Windsor,
Ontario. Killed In Action Jun.
1/44 age 24. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax
aircraft # LL 409 failed to return from night operations dropping supplies and
agents. FS. W.J. Jeffrey, F/O.s J.P. Gallagher, H.J. Brennan, H. Barker, and T.
Carnegie were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Zywina has no known grave, his name is inscribed on
the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.