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War Memorial - Airth, Falkirk, Scotland


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John Binnie
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Add. Information:		 Corporal
399

18 August 1916

2nd. Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Thiepval Memorial, France
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Adam Cumming
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2507

24 May 1915

1st/7th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
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Jacob Collins
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S/3538
abt. 1894
25 October 1915
21
Depot Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Airth Parish Churchyard
Son of Mrs. Mary Collins,
of 55, Letham Cottages, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
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John Kelly
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Add. Information:		 Private
S/6400
abt. 1898
27 September 1915
17
11th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Loos Memorial, France
Son of Mrs. J. Hall,
of 5, Forth St., Camelon, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
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David Muir
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Add. Information:		 Private
S/3537
abt. 1894
21 July 1916
22
11th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Vermelles British Cemetery, France
Husband of Elizabeth Gardiner Muir,
of 36, Letham Cottages, Falkirk.
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Charles Penn
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Add. Information:		 Private
25675

13 October 1918

7th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Naves Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Mr. W. Penn,
of Hall's Buildings, Airth, Larbert, Stirlingshire.
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John Smith
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Add. Information:		 Private




Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Alexander Younger
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Add. Information:		 Private
S/6139
abt. 1877
19 July 1916
39
10th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France
Son of Elizabeth Younger,
of 130, Marchmont Rd., Edinburgh.
Born at Airth, Stirlingshire.
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Walker Adams
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Add. Information:		 Private
3/2714

09 February 1915

1st Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Le Touret Memorial, France
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Richard Quinn
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Add. Information:		 Private
S/41474
abt. 1899
19 July 1918
19
8th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Meteren Military Cemetery, France
Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Meikle Quinn,
of South Alloa.
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James Flannigan
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
510

25 September 1915

11th Bn. Highland Light Infantry
Loos Memorial, France
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William Ewart
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Add. Information:		 Serjeant
S/13418
abt. 1888
01 October 1915
27
6th Bn. Cameron Highlanders
Le Treport Military Cemetery, France
Son of the late James and Mrs. Ewart,
of Powfoulis, Bothkenrlar, Falkirk.
Teacher, M. A. of Glasgow University.
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William Ford
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Add. Information:		 Private
6776

14 September 1914

1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders
La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, France
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Emelyn Jones (CWGC: Emlyn Jones)
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
S/12433
Military Medal and Bar
abt. 1898
05 September 1918
20
1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Bac-du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, France
Son of Martha Ann Jones,
of 71, Upper Bridge Street, Stirling.
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John Douglas (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Private
S/8447

25 September 1915

10th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Loos Memorial, France
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William Miller (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Private
S/10341

23 March 1918

1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Arras Memorial, France
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John Carruthers
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Add. Information:		 Private
35914
abt. 1894
02 October 1918
24
8th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece
Son of John and Susan Carruthers,
of Airth, Larbert, Stirlingshire.
Native of Ayrshire.
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Robert Wilson
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
26624
abt. 1886
05 October 1918
32
11th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece
Son of Andrew and Janet Wilson,
of Airth, Larbert, Stirlingshire.
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Daniel McGonigal
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Add. Information:		 Corporal




Scottish Horse

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James Quinn
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Add. Information:		 Serjeant
16856
abt. 1888
22 August 1918
30
12th Bn. Royal Scots
Le Peuplier Military Cemetery, Caestre, France
Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Quinn,
native of South Alloa, Stirlingshire.
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Thomas Cowan
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Add. Information:		 Private
47903
Military Medal
abt. 1891
26 October 1918
27
1st/4th Bn. Royal Scots
Larbert Cemetery, Falkirk, Scotland
Son of Isabella Forsyth Cowan,
husband of Catherine E. Cowan,
of Smith St., Bainsford, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
Born at Letham, Carronshore.
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George Soutar
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Add. Information:		 Corporal
24895

26 October 1917

20th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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Andrew Galt Paton
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Add. Information:		 Private
98133

17 December 1917

245th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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Thomas Galloway
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Add. Information:		 Bombardier
755

22 July 1917

13th Div. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery
Bagdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq
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Michael Barr
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Add. Information:		 Gunner




Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Walker
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Add. Information:		 Gunner
125522
abt. 1897
27 June 1918
21
52nd Bty. 15th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Aire Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Thomas and Jane Walker,
of Airth, Stirlingshire.
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John Cowie
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Add. Information:		 Driver
671481

15 November 1917

380th Bty. 158th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium
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John McPherson
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Add. Information:		 Private




Canadian Expeditionary Force

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William Reid
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Add. Information:		 Private




Canadian Expeditionary Force

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James Scrimgeour
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Add. Information:		 Private
74232
abt. 1889
19 April 1916
27
No. 2 Coy. 28th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3, Belgium
Son of John and Elizabeth Robb Carr Scrimgeour,
of Sydenham Villa, Glasgow Rd., Perth, Scotland.
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James Laird Mitchell
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Add. Information:		 Private
18IA
abt. 1893
20 December 1916
23
5th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, France
Son of Alexander Mitchell and Elizabeth Laird Binnie,
his wife, of Leatham Airth, Larbert, Scotland.
Born Carron, Falkirk, Scotland.
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John Hutton
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Add. Information:		 Master

abt. 1870
17 January 1918
48
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Kingsdyke" (Glasgow)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of James and Ann Hutton.
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Alexander Ballantyne
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Add. Information:		 Chief Officer

abt. 1868
17 January 1918
50
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Kingsdyke" (Glasgow)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Margaret Ballantyne,
of 47, Apsley St., Partick, Glasgow.
Born at Airth, Stirlingshire.
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John Stark (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Second Engineer

abt. 1879
29 November 1915
36
Royal Naval Reserve, H. M. S. "Duchess of Hamilton"
Shotley (St. Mary) Churchyard, Suffolk, England
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Robert Leishman
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Add. Information:		 Leading Seaman
Clyde Z/1971

04 June 1915

Collingwood Bn. R. N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
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Robert Birrell
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
2993139
abt. 1920
25 October 1944
24
7th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Nederweert War Cemetery, Netherlands
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Robert Burden
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Add. Information:		 Private
2984379
abt. 1922
06 October 1943
21
8th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Bari War Cemetery, Italy
Son of Mary Burden,
and stepson of Daniel Hall,
of Airth, Stirlingshire.
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John Dowell
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Add. Information:		 Private
2987332
abt. 1916
10 December 1940
24
1st Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt
Son of John and Jeannie Dowell,
of Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
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Robert Lusk Gillies
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
2979705
abt. 1918
Between 02.02.1942 and 11.02.1942
24
2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Singapore Memorial, Singapore
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Arthur King
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Add. Information:		 Private
2987311
abt. 1917
11 June 1943
26
7th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya
Son of John and Mary Kemp King,
husband of Dorothy King,
of Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
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Donald MacFarlane
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Add. Information:		 Serjeant
2980878
abt. 1917
24 October 1942
25
7/10th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Son of Alexander and Christina MacFarlane,
husband of Mary MacFarlane,
of Letham, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
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William McMillan
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Add. Information:		 Private
2985354
abt. 1919
25 October 1942
23
7/10th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Son of Robert and Mary Jane McMillan,
of South Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
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William De Vries (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Private
14563544
abt. 1923
20 April 1944
21
1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar
Son of Anme and Elsie De Vries,
of Dunmore, Stirlingshire.
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Robert Douglas (Probably)
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Add. Information:		 Gunner
1795168
abt. 1921
16 November 1943
22
3 Bty., 1 Lt. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery
Leros War Cemetery, Greece
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James McMillan
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Add. Information:		 Gunner




Royal Artillery

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Albert Ramsay
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Add. Information:		 Gunner
1545928
abt. 1905
26 April 1940
35
103 Bty., 32 Lt. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery
Airth Cemetery, Falkirk, Scotland
Son of John and Mary Ramsay,
husband of Jeanie Kemp King Ramsay,
of Airth.
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John Cowie
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Add. Information:		 Sergeant
1308596
abt. 1920
25 June 1944
24
576 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England
Son of Mrs. J. Cowie,
of Airth, Stirlingshire.
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Brown Ferguson
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Add. Information:		 Sergeant
1051609
abt. 1920
15 November 1941
21
149 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England
Son of Brown and Isabella Ferguson,
of Lochs of Airth, Stirlingshire.
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William Law
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Add. Information:		 Sergeant
1055236
abt. 1911
10 September 1942
31
202 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Malta Memorial, Malta
Son of William and Frances Donaldson Law,
husband of Nancy Law,
of Airth, Stirlingshire.
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James Strathearn
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Add. Information:		 Sergeant
996460
abt. 1920
04 April 1943
23
214 (F. M. S.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England
Son of Francis and Mary D. R. Strathearn,
of Dunmore, Stirlingshire.
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Andrew Steel
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Add. Information:		 Lance Corporal
1940457
abt. 1908
13 May 1943
35
68 Chem. Warfare Coy. Royal Engineers
Medjez-al-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia
Son of John and Marion Steel,
husband of Margaret Steel,
of Redding, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
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Benjamin Hugo Enns
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Add. Information:		 Flying Officer (Wireless Op./Air Gunner)
J/10008
08 May 1916, Morris, Manitoba, Canada
29 November 1942
26
405 Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force
Airth Cemetery, Falkirk, Scotland
Son of David and Gertrude Enns,
husband of Helen Enns (nee Hunter), of Airth.

On 29th November 1942 405 Squadron were in the process of moving from Topcliffe airfield to undertake a detachment at Beaulieu airfield in Hampshire. This aircraft was loaded with equipment needed for their stay at Bealieu and another eight airmen along with the regular crew of seven were being carried. A number of bicycles are believed to have been also loaded on board. The aircraft took off from Topcliffe at 10.05hrs and headed initially in a north-easterly direction before making a turn over Melmerby and then to fly a course which would have been in a southerly passing the westerly side of Dishforth airfield before heading towards Hampshire. Before it got back over the general area of the airfield and while flying at 300 feet the aircraft turned onto it's back and crashed near Melmerby. Sadly all fifteen airmen on board were killed in the crash. It was the worst non-operational loss in Yorkshire in the whole of the War, lessons however must have been learnt as never again did an aircraft crash with the same outcome in No.6 Group. A house was damaged prior to the crash and it was thought to have been struck by a wire aerial hanging from the aircraft. While there was some suggestion locally that the aircraft was overloaded the crash investigation thought otherwise and the reason for the crash was obscure other than it probably stalled at a low height. All but two of the crew were buried at Dishforth Cemetery, where they still rest in one long line.

The crew and passengers were:

Pilot - WO1 Stephen Frederic Gannon RCAF (R/56406), aged 27,
of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Flight Engineer - Sgt Earl Lewis McGillivray RCAF (R/61819), aged 24,
of Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Navigator - Sgt George Robert Ian Taylor RCAF (R/108843), aged 23,
of Miranda, Oriente, Cuba. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Air Bomber - P/O Allen Catto Bradley RCAF (J/18602), aged 29,
of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt William Stanley Milne RCAF (R/107580), aged 19,
of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Air Gunner - F/Sgt Melville James Stanley RCAF (R/67711),
of Thibeaudeau, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Air Gunner - Sgt Orlando Delmar Conrad Hamel RCAF (R/117309),
of Sault Ste, Marie, Ontario, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Passenger (Pilot) - F/Sgt Norman Wilbur Ross RCAF (R/99245), aged 22,
of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Passenger (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) - F/O Benjamin Hugo Enns RCAF (J/10008), aged 26,
of Morris, Manitoba, Canada. Buried Airth Parish Church Cemetery, Scotland.

Passenger (Navigator) - P/O Samuel Stewart Clark RCAF (J/19450), aged 24,
of Radisson, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Passenger (Air Gunner) - Sgt Ralph Elliott Milliken RCAF (R/128672), aged 22,
of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Passenger (Flight Engineer) - Sgt Joseph Jones RCAF (R/62366), aged 26,
of Weirdale, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Passenger (Air Gunner) - F/Sgt William Michael Kostenuk RCAF (R/121565), aged 19,
of Bashaw, Alberta, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Passenger (Air Bomber) - Sgt Francis Hooton RAFVR (1381953), aged 31,
of Ashington, Northumberland. Buried Standish RC Churchyard, Lancashire.

Passenger (Aero Engine Mechanic) - Cpl Joseph Victor Raoul Beaudry RCAF (R/74134), aged 26,
of Aylmer, Province of Quebec, Canada. Buried Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire.

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