5
posts
in archive
in archive
- JOHNSON, John Gilbert
- 24 years
- Canadian
- Flying Officer
- J/23626
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
-
Runnymede Memorial
[Panel 246]
Flying Officer Johnson enlisted in the RCAF on 12 December 1941. He had already been serving in his native Hamilton, Ontario as a sergeant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Placed on leave without pay because of a training backlog, Aircraftman Class 2 Johnson started…... Read more
25
Jan
1944
- PERRY, Nap King
- 28 years
- U.S.A
- Flying Officer
- J/26300
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
-
Lessay Communal Cemetery
[Row A Grave 2]
Flying Officer Perry was working at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, California when he decided to enlist in the RCAF. Originally from Springfield, Missouri, USA, he travelled to Vancouver and enlisted there on 19 November 1941. He was at No. 3 Manning Depot in Edmonton,…... Read more
25
Jan
1944
- RODGERS, William Kenneth
- 19 years
- Canadian
- Sergeant
- R/207263
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
-
Runnymede Memorial
[Panel 256]
Sergeant Rodgers was a student at McGill University in Montreal when he enlisted in the RCAF on 26 November 1942 and was considered suitable as aircrew. He had already joined the Canadian Army’s McGill University section of the Canadian Officer Training Corps the previous year…... Read more
25
Jan
1944
- SAVILLE, John Walton
- 34 years
- Canadian
- Flight Lieutenant
- J/8146
- Typhoon lb, MN210
- 5th June 1944
-
Runnymede Memorial
[Panel 244]
This story relates to Flight Lieutenant John Walton Saville RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force). John Walton Saville of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was born in April 1910 in Idle, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of William Saville, and of Florence Ilma Saville. The family…... Read more
05
Jun
1944
- LEAMING, William Clothier
- 23 years
- Canadian
- Flying Officer
- J/20386
- Wellington Mk. VIII, HF309
- 15th June 1944
-
Runnymede Memorial
[Panel 246]
Flying Officer Leaming was living in Leaside, Ontario when he enlisted in the RCAF on 11 September 1941. Originally selected to be a wireless operator / air gunner, during his training at No. 1 Manning Depot his hard work and above average abilities suggested that…... Read more
15
Jun
1944