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#	Name* (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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
801	Watson	Edwin	Fl/Sgt. Air Gunner		1361241					RAFVR	Coastal Command	201 Sqd	1944-06-12	Sunderland	III	ML760	NS-S	RAF Pembroke Dock, Wales	No details	Patrol	Shot down by U-333	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 223			Read Archive Report
802	Wauchope	Archibald William	Flight Sergeant		429879		Australia			RAAF		Attached RAF Station West Freugh	1944-06-12												RAAF Honour Roll
803	Wear	Denver M	Captain		O-665226		USA	Pilot		USAAF	lX Fighter Command	493rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
804	Webb	Leonard Keith	Sergeant		1866222			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	106 Sqn	1944-06-27	Lancaster	III	JB664	ZN:N	Metheringham	22:55	Vitry	Claim by Oblt Jakob Schaus 4./NJG4 - Fontainebleau/Ferrieres area (CF-DF): 2,800m at 01:25. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at Bransles {Seine-et-Marne}	Killed	Bransles Communal Cemetery, Collective Grave			Son of Herbert William and Alice Webb, of Raunds, Northamptonshire
805	Weir	Robert Walter Thomas	Sergeant		1370487			W/Op/Air Gunner	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	HK545	KO-E	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	2332	Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Gelsenberg AG)	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 19.F.17				Read Archive Report
806	Weir	G R E	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	608 Sqd	1944-12-06	Mosquito	XX	KB235	6T-A	Downham Market	1847	Berlin	Crashed at Wijhe	Killed	Wijhe General Cemetery
807	Welch	E A	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	LK827	ZA-I	Melbourne	1631	Osnabruck		Killed	Runnymede
808	Wellington	Ronald Arthur	Pilot Officer		53219			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	571 Sqn	1944-06-10	Mosquito	XVI	MM125	8K:M	Oakington	23:55	Berlin	Claimed by Hptm. Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow, his 18th Abschuss, & Uffz. Schneider from 1./NJG 1, who were flying Heinkel He 219 A-0 G9+AK from Venlo airfield. 8 km S. Alkmaar airfield, at 6.000 m at 02:50 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 6313, Stalag Luft 3				Pathfinders
809	Wells	William Hubert	Sergeant		1600789			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	9 Sqn	1944-06-24	Lancaster	I	LL970	WS:Y	RAF Bardney, Lincolnsire	22:50	Prouville	See archive report for full details	Killed	Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery. Grave Ref: Plot 8. Row B. Coll. Grave 12 - 15				Read Archive Report
810	West	Reginald John	Sergeant		1819926			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-23	Lancaster	III	ND528	PH-B	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	2220	Saintes	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 240			Read Archive Report
811	West	J E	Pilot Officer		J/35957			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	441 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Spitfire	IX	MH447				Patrol		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
812	Westcott	S A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	103 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	NG276	PM-E	Elsham Wolds	1645	Leuna	Crashed at Merseberg	Killed	Runnymede
813	Wettlaufer	N H	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	JB462	PH-S	Wickenby	2218	Vierzon	Crashed at Vernou-en-Sologne {Loir-et-Cher}	Killed	Vernou-en-Sologne Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
814	Whale	L F	Sergeant								Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	NG199	DX-L	East Kirkby	1636	Giessen	Crashed at Mornshausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
815	White	J P	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	227 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	PB646	9J-P	Balderton	1704	Giessen	Crashed at Altenkirchen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
816	White	C C	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB714	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2135	Cambrai	Crashed at Courcelette {Somme}	Killed	Meharicourt Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
817	White	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	NA510	ON-E	Linton on Ouse	2145	Cambrai	Crashed near Villers-les-Cagnicourt {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Cagnicourt Communal Cem
818	White	John Paterson	Warrant Officer		424497		Australia			RAAF	Bomber Command	227 Sqd RAF	1944-12-06												RAAF Honour Roll
819	White	Peter W	1st Lt		O-809218		USA	Pilot		USAAF	366th Fighter Group	390th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
820	Whittenbury	M T	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	ME785	AR-H2	Binbrook	2305	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Wesepe	Killed	Olst {Duur} General Cemetery
821	Wierzejski	A S	Flight Sergeant		P-704243			Pilot		PAF	Fighter	308 Sqd Polish	1944-12-06	Spitfire	IX	ML170				Combat Sortie	Aircraft suffered engine trouble during a combat sortie- Hit high ground near Leer and was killed	Killed	Polish Air Force Memorial, Northolt Midlesex United Kingdom		Archiwum Polish Database
822	Wierzejski	Aleksander Stanislaw	Kapral Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.704243	Born 21 August 1922 (Age 22)	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Fighter Command	308 Sqd (Polish)	1944-12-06	Supermarine Spitfire	IX	ML170		B.61 Advanced Landing Ground (St Denis Westrem) Belgium, RAF		Combat Sortie	Aircraft suffered engine trouble during a combat sortie. Hit high ground near Leer and was killed. Location : .	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt,		Archiwum Polish Database
823	Wilcox	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	LK827	ZA-I	Melbourne	1631	Osnabruck		Killed	Runnymede
824	Wilden	R P	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	578 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ592	LK-G	Burn	2338	Amiens	Crashed at Mailly-Raineval {Somme}	Killed	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Ext
825	WIlkinson	C W	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NP695	QO-K	East Moor	1613	Osnabruck		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
826	Williams	F Spurgeon 'Pop'	Sergeant				Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	LL678	JI-L2	Waterbeach	2312	Gelsenkirchen	Shot down by nightfighter flown by Dietrich Schmidt. Crashed at Zuid Loo {Overijseel}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database	Lancaster 'The Lily Mars' Attacker Podcast
827	Williams	A	Pilot Officer						DFC		Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	PA986	PH-D	Wickenby	2301	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Mastenbroek {Overjissel}	Killed	IJsselmuiden General Cemetery
828	Williams	A R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	625 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	ED938	CF-F	Kelstern	2243	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Spanbroek {Noord-Holland}	Killed	Spanbroek Churchyard
829	Willie	T W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	ND842	PH-K	Wickenby	2212	Vierzon	Crashed at Magny {Eure-et-Loir}	Killed	Magny Churchyard
830	Willis	R J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	PA969	HW-M	Grimsby	2307	Gelsenkirchen		Killed	Runnymede
831	Willmott	D M	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	90 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	LM158	WP-P	Tuddenham	2331	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Eerbeek {Gelderland}	Killed	Brummen {Hal} General Cemetery	Photo courtesy Johan Pauwels	Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report Notes
832	Wilson	Harry William	Warrant Officer Class 2		J/95261	Age 30	Canada	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS688	EQ-R	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire	2207	Cambrai	See archive report for further details	Killed	Canada Cemetery Tilloy-les-Cambrai, France. Collective Grave Plot 2, Row G, Grave 5-7	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Richard and Esther Louisa (nee Daper) Wilson of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.	Archive Report Attacker
833	Wilson	R N	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB714	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2135	Cambrai	Crashed at Courcelette {Somme}	Killed	Meharicourt Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
834	Wilson	E L	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV995	ZL-Y	Leeming	2300	Arras	Crashed near Maquise {Pas-de-Calais}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
835	Wilson	Thomas Abercromby	Flying Officer		J25025			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ463	AL:J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	16:19	Osnabruck	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 248		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
836	Wilson	Peter	Flight Lieutenant		J/9876		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Typhoon	Ib	MN346	F3-X	RAF Hurn		Armed recce	Flak damaged, force landed on emergency airfield under construction at Plumetot.	Injured			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
837	Wilson	George Heath	Squadron Leader		123621	1920		Navigator	DSO DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	139 Sqn (Jamaica)	1944-06-24	Mosquito	XX	KB329	XD:?	Upwood	03:45	Berlin	Claimed by Lt. Ewald-Werner Hittler and his Bordfuncker Uffz. Wilhelm Wildschütze, his 4th Abschuss, from 3./NJG1, 30 km NW of Berlin at 7,000 m at 01:37 hrs. The Mosquito exploded in mid-air near Linum. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 96			DFC awarded whilst with 83 Sqn, gazetted 13th August 1943. DSO awarded whilst with 83 Sqn, gazetted 30th November 1943. Citation reads: "Flight Lieutenant Wilson has participated in a very large number of sorties over Germany and German occupied territory. He is a highly efficient officer, whose accurate and skilful work has contributed in a large measure to the successes achieved. Flight Lieutenant Wilson has rendered most valuable service." Son of George and Winnifred Blanche (née Woods) Wilson from Gloucestershre. Both his parents predeceased him.
838	Wilson	Cyril George	Sergeant		1894608			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-14	Halifax	III	LV874	EY:P	Breighton	23:42	Rail yards at Douai	Claim by Oblt Werner Hopf 8/NJG5 - 20km South West of Lille (PF) at 02:05.(Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)Crashed at Bersee {Nord}	Killed	Bersee Communal Cemetery Grave 33.			This was the crew’s 18th operational sortie.
839	Wilson-Law	B D	Sergeant								Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB731	VR-S	Middleton St George	2140	Cambrai	Crashed near Vieux-Berquin {Nord}	Evader
840	Wilton	Raymond Howard	Flying Officer		143921	1924		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	LM156	LS:R	Mildenhall	23:12	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Hptm Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow 1/NJG1 - NNW of Duisburg: 5,500m at 01:27. Coned by 1/Flakscheinw Abt 650 (“Lancaster Gelsenkirchen 01:25”) probably also claimed by Flak. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Other sources maintain the a/c was shot down by Flak.	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 19 Row G Grave 10			Initially buried in Gelsenkirchen East Cemetery Son of William Wilton, and of Margaret Mary Wilton, of Hayes, Bromley, Kent.
841	Wincott	Arthur Ronald	Flight Sergeant		1580762	1924		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	149 Sqn	1944-06-05	Stirling	III	LK385	OJ:C	Methwold	22:28	D-Day Support	Dropping 'Ruperts' Exploding dummy parachutists. Hit by Flak and crashed near Baudre 4km SSE of St-Lo., time unknown ((Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 223			Son of Albert E. and Edith Wincott, of Birmingham
842	Wood	William Edward	Pilot Officer		J86392	20th November 1922 in Victoria, British Columbia	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Leaside) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW713	WL:P	Croft	23:06	Arras	t is known that the aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed in flames. Those who witnessed the crash, stated that a violent explosion occurred on impact indicating that he bomb were still on board. Owing to the nature of the crash, and the evidence it must be assumed that two members of the crew perished with the aircraft, having no known grave. Remaining five members baled out and are safe. (Post Presumption Memorandum No 1374/48). Crashed at Cite de Hochettes Arras.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 253.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of William Henry and Gertrude Jane (née Morris) Wood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
843	Woodley	Charles David	Flying Officer		C21286	7th August 1919 in Knowlton, Quebec	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	LM534	LS:A	Mildenhall	00:49	Massy-Palaiseau Rail Facilities	Claimed by Maj. Walter Borchers, his 23rd Abschuss, from Stab NJG5, 30km WSW of Paris 1t 1.300 m, at 02:31 hrs.. Exploded in the air with great force at 02:30hrs , scattering the aircraft and its contents over a wide area of woodland at Bonnelles (Yvelines) 19km ESE of Rambouillet. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Collective Grave 38-42		Paradie Archive Database	The crew were initially laid to rest in Bonnelles Son of Arthur Trevelyan Woodley and Margaret Helen (née Kennedy) Woodley, of Knowlton, Province of Quebec, Canada.
844	Wright	Charles Thomas	Sergeant		J/91173			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-23	Lancaster	III	ND528	PH-B	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	2220	Saintes	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
845	Wright	W E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	NG199	DX-L	East Kirkby	1636	Giessen	Crashed at Mornshausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
846	Wróblewski	Marian	Kapral Strzelec	Flight Sergeant	P.704824	21 July 1921 Piotrków (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	l	LL807	BH:N	RAF Faldingworth	23:16	Gelsenkirchen	See Archive report for details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 204		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
847	Wyatt	J H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS772	EQ-T	Linton on Ouse	2201	Cambrai	Crashed at Avesnes-les-Aubert {Nord}	Killed	Avesnes-les-Aubert Communal Cemetery			Attacker
848	Wyllie	J F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV915	EY-H	Breighton	2218	Amiens		Killed	Poix-de-la-Somme Churchyard		Paradie Archive Database
849	Yates	R E	Warrant Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-27	Lancaster	III	ND424	PH-C	Wickenby	.0029.	Vaires		Evader
850	Yellop	F	Sergeant								Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1944-06-12	Stirling	III	EF181	HA-J	Woolfox Lodge	2310	Gardening	Crashed on take off