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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Anderson	Bruce Benjamin	Flying Officer	J/35534	Age 27	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Plot 7. Row B. Collective Grave 14-18	Courtesy John Jones		Born on the 26th December 1917 in Llandudno, Wales. Son of Benjamin Wellington Anderson and Margaret Ethel Anderson (née Jackson), of Toronto, Ontario. Canada Grave inscription: 'His Sun Has Set While It Is Yet Day'.	Archive report
2	Harper	James Russell	Pilot Officer (Posth)	R/189048 / J/95270	Age 20	Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Plot 7 .Row B. Collective Grave 14-18	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 13th January 1917 in Fort William. Son of Lawrence Russell Harper and Maude Isobel Harper (née McMillan), of South Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada. Canada. Grave inscription:'God Giveth And God Taketh Away Rest With Him, Beloved Son'.	Archive report
3	Hiskilson	William St Clair	Flying Officer	J/38161	Age 21	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid-under) Qualified pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Plot 7. Row B. Collective Grave 14-18	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 25th April 1923 in Lockept, NovaScotia. Son of Lewis Churchill Huskilson and Sarah Isabel Huskilson, of Lockeport, Nova Scotia, Canada and husband of Joan Huskilson (née Allingham), of Westmount, Province of Quebec, Canada. Grave inscription: 'If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking I Shall Not Live In Vain'.	Archive report
4	Kirkpatrick	Samuel	Pilot Officer	186683	Age?	British	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		PoW No: 1147. Camp: Stalag Luft Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia				Was Sgt S/N 186683	Archive report
5	Knobovitch	Harry	Flying Officer	J/28738	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Plot 7. Row B. Collective Grave 14-18	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on 13th January 1913 in Pinsk, Poland (now Belarus) Son of Icer and Ida Knobovitch (née Lipska), of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. Grave inscription: 'In Memory Of A Beloved Son Who Died Serving The Cause. Always In Our Thoughts'. Archive report
6	Orchard	Anthony Brian	Flying Officer	J/37160	Age 20	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Plot 7. Row B. Collective Grave 14-18	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 15th February 1924 in Toronto. Son of Victor Stanley Orchard and Ellen Mary Orchard (née Hattatt), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'I Love Is Stronger Than Death'.	Archive report
7	Orchard	Anthony Brian	Flying Officer	J/37160	Age 20	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemeter. Plot 7. Row B. Collective Grave 14-18.	Courtesy John Jones Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 15th February 1924 in Toronto. Son of Victor Stanley Orchard and Ellen Mary Orchard (née Hattatt), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'I Love Is Stronger Than Death'. star of david	Archive report
8	Seeley	Carl Arthur Ronald	Pilot Officer (Posth)	R/77145	Age?	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		PoW No: 1120. Camp: Stalag Luft Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia			Paradie Archive Database		Archive report
9	Valde	Victor Lewis	Pilot Officer (Posth)	J/90964	Age 20	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ603	6U-E	RAF RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1606	Dusseldorf		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemeter. Plot 7. Row B. Collective Grave 14-18.	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Also remembered on the Transcona War Memorial. Born on the 2oth September 1924 in Transcona, Manitoba. Son of Lewis and Emma Josephine Valde, of Transcona, Manitoba, Canada. Grave inscription: 'To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind Is Not To Die'. Valde Lake northeast of Lac du Bonnet was named after P/O Valde in 1973. Also Victor Valde Memorial Park in his home town of Transcona is named in his honour. Was Flight Sergeant R/215823	Archive report