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921 Gave Their Lives That We May Be Free
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Wahl - Wynnyk
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"Ye That Live Mid England's Pastures Green

Think of Us and What Might Have Been"

Commemorated in perpetuity by

the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Wahl, Flg. Off. William

Pilot - Wellington Mk X  AS-Q  HZ280

RCAF Service Number: J20354

Died: 14th May 1943

Cemetery: Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 69  Row C  Grave 14


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wakefield, Sgt. Frederick William

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-P  PD394

RAF Service Number: 1853724

Died: 15th February 1945

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 13  Row Z  Grave 6


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wakeham, Flg. Off. Norman John

Navigator - Lancaster Mk III  AS-N  ND996

RAF Service Number: 160594

Died: 28th May 1944

Cemetery: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 21  Row C  Grave 5 - 8


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wakerell, Sgt. Leslie James

Rear Gunner - Wellington Mk X  AS-U  HE988

RAF Service Number: 1319771

Died: 30th August 1943

Cemetery: Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium

Grave Reference:  Section 4  Plot D  Grave 15


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Walkem, Flt. Sgt. George Rodney Alexander

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk III  AS-K  LM312

RCAF Service Number: R146393

Died: 20th October 1943

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 8  Plot C  Grave 6 - 9


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Walker, Flg. Off. Donald Edward

Navigator - Lancaster Mk III  AS-O  ND626

RCAF Service Number: J36320

Died: 26th October 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 248


UK FlagRAF Badge  Walker, Sgt. John Keith

Flight Engineer - Lancaster Mk I  AS-B  NG290

RAF Service Number: 2205787

Died: 8th January 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 4  Row E  Grave 2 - 7


UK FlagRAF Badge  Walker, Flt. Sgt. Peter Frank

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-V  ME638

RAF Service Number: 1603383

Died: 31st March 1944

Cemetery: Hanover War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 6  Plot K  Grave 6


US FlagRCAF Badge  Walton, Mstr. Sgt. John M.   DFM

Navigator - Lancaster Mk III   AS-Z  EE196

USAAF Service Number: 10601391

Died: 22nd October 1943

Cemetery: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium

Grave Reference:  Plot D  Row 10  Grave 54


UK FlagRAF Badge  Walton, Sgt. Richard

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk I   AS-Y  DV406

RAF Service Number: 2208979

Died: 30th January 1944

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 5  Plot C   Grave 5


UK FlagRAF Badge  Ward, Sgt. Herbert

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-J  DV220

RAF Service Number: 991198

Died: 22nd October 1943

Cemetery: Deane (St. Mary) Churchyard, Lancashire, England

Grave Reference: Section AH Grave 14


UK FlagRAF Badge  Ward, Flt. Sgt. Kenneth Rookby

Navigator - Lancaster Mk I  AS-N  LM135

RAF Service Number: 1459081

Died: 11th June 1944

Cemetery: Mareil - Le - Guyon Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave


UK FlagRAF Badge  Ward, Sgt. Roger Brockwell

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-D  LM722

RAF Service Number: 1808911

Died: 24th September 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel 239


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wardley, Sgt. Tom Kenneth

Flight Engineer - Lancaster Mk III  AS-B  LM341

RAF Service Number: 1108658

Died: 20th October 1943

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 5  Row B  Grave 13


UK FlagRAF Badge  Warhurst, Sgt. Thomas

Navigator - Lancaster Mk III  AS-J  ED875

RAF Service Number: 1439524

Died: 27th September 1943

Cemetery: Sheffield City Road Cemetery, Sheffield, England

Grave Reference:  Section D  Grave 6498


UK FlagRAF Badge  Watkins, Flg. Off. Anthony Guy Samuel

Pilot - Lancaster Mk I   AS-R  NF974

RAF Service Number: 174085

Died: 13th September 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel  209


UK FlagRAF Badge  Watkins, Sgt. John George

Air Bomber - Wellington Mk X   AS-M  HE699

RAF Service Number: 1390906

Died: 26th May 1943

Cemetery: Eindhoven, Woensel General Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference: Plot EE   Grave 34 - 35


UK FlagRAF Badge  Watkins, Sgt. William

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk I   AS-R  LL896

RAF Service Number: 1594483

Died: 13th July 1944

Cemetery: Montiers - Sur - Saulx Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Grave 2


US FlagRAF Badge  Weatherell, Sgt. John Fenwick

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-B  LL903

RAF Service Number: 605522 (US Citizen)

Died: 28th Aprill 1944

Cemetery: Heiteren Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Grave 3


UK FlagRAF Badge  Webb, Sgt. Charles

Flight Engineer - Lancaster Mk I  AS-E  LL954

RAF Service Number: 1477068

Died: 23rd May 1944

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 5  Row D  Grave 20


UK FlagRAF Badge  Webster, Flt. Sgt. William Forrester

Navigator -  Lancaster Mk I  AS-E  ME447

RAF Service Number: 1672314

Died: 1st March 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 2  Row D  Grave 2


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Weese, Plt. Off. Robert Allen

Rear Gunner - Wellington Mk X  AS-H  HE545

RCAF Service Number: J17467

Died: 29th March 1943

Cemetery: Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference: Section XV  Row C  Grave 6


UK FlagRAF Badge  Weir, Sgt. Allan McKay

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-X  ME720

RAF Service Number: 1567144

Died: 28th April 1944

Cemetery: Vevey, St. Martins Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Grave 113


UK FlagRAF Badge  Welchman, Flg. Off. Elliot John

Pilot - Lancaster Mk I  AS-R2  PD202

RAF Service Number: 141768

Died: 13th July 1944

Cemetery: Prez - Sur - Marne Churchyard, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Weller, Plt. Off. Allen Lewis

Wireless Op. - Wellington Mk III  AS-P  BK368

RCAF Service Number: J17138

Died: 10th March 1943

Cemetery: Esbjerg Fourfelt Cemetery, Denmark

Grave Reference: Section AIII  Row 7  Grave 6


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Wells, Flt. Sgt. Albert Eldon

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-B  NG290

RCAF Service Number: R196558

Died: 8th January 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 4  Row E  Grave 1


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wells, Sgt. Alexander George

Wireless Op. - Wellington Mk X  AS-P  HZ314

RAF Service Number: 1286485

Died: 25th July 1943

Cemetery: Hamburg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Section 10A  Row N  Grave 5


UK FlagRAF Badge  Welsh, Sgt. Kenneth Ernest

Flight Engineer - Lancaster Mk III  AS-V  LM386

RAF Service Number: 1810864

Died: 26th July 1944

Cemetery: Taingy Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave 2 - 6


UK FlagRAF Badge  Weston, Sqdn. Ldr. Ralph Henry

Pilot - Lancaster Mk III  AS-Q  ND678

RAF Service Number: 37703

Died: 7th July 1944

Cemetery: Banneville - La - Campagne War Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 1C  Row C  Grave 6 - 10


UK FlagRAF Badge  Weston, W/O. I  Richard Verdun

Wireless Op. - Lancaster Mk III  AS-G  PB635

RCAF Service Number: R99738

Died: 2nd January 1945

Cemetery: Choloy War Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Joint Grave  Section 2  Row C  Grave 3


UK FlagRAF Badge  Westwood, Sgt. Charles William Henry

Pilot - Wellington Mk X  AS-D  HE655

RAF Service Number: 1333598

Died: 24th May 1943

Cemetery: Eindhoven, Woensel General Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference: Plot JJB  Grave 60


UK FlagRAF Badge  White, Flg. Off. Bernard Arthur

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-X  LL916

RAF Service Number: 155945

Died: 28th May 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 209


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  White, Flt. Sgt. Douglas George

RCAF Service Number: R53218

Died: 2nd November 1944

Cemetery: Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Grave Reference:  Section G  Row B  Grave 12


UK FlagRAF Badge  White, Plt. Off. Jack

Flight Engineer - Lancaster Mk III  AS-M2  LM694

RAF Service Number: 55958

Died: 27th August 1944

Cemetery: Gammel Rye Churchyard, Denmark

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section II   Row 9  Grave 14


UK FlagRAF Badge  Whitelaw, Sgt. James Dixon

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-E  ND707

RAF Service Number: 1777435

Died: 5th April 1945

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 6  Row G  Grave 19


UK FlagRAF Badge  Whitfield, Sgt. Eric Norman

Flight Engineer - Lancaster Mk I  AS-B  ME638

RAF Service Number: 1622364

Died: 31st March 1944

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 10  Row A  Grave 23


UK FlagRAF Badge  Whitfield, Sgt. William Forester

Wireless Op. - Wellington Mk X  AS-L  HE862

RAF Service Number: 1063748

Died: 17th April 1943

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 169


UK FlagRAF Badge  Whittaker, Sgt. James Robert

Air Bomber - Wellington  Mk X  AS-S  HE992

RAF Service Number: 1080547

Died: 29th June 1943

Cemetery: Widnes Cemetery, Cheshire, England

Grave Reference:  Section 5 U  Grave 1885


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wild, Sgt. Reginald

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk I  AS-S  ED372

RAF Service Number: 1458993

Died: 27th September 1943

Cemetery: Hanover War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 8  Row C  Grave 9


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wilder, Sgt. Denis Frederick Dean

Wireless Op. - Lancaster Mk I  AS-A  ME639

RAF Service Number: 1334719

Died: 26th February 1944

Cemetery: Coloy - La - Roche Churchyard, France

Grave Reference: No Reference


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wilkie, Sgt. Eric Charles

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-J2  PB153

RAF Service Number: 1899093

Died: 17th March 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 11  Row B  Grave 1


UK FlagRAF Badge  Williams, Sgt. Bertram Trevor

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-G  ND651

RAF Service Number: 1708161

Died: 3rd June 1944

Cemetery: Marquise Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Section 1  Row A  Grave 4


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Williams, W/O. Elmer Fasken

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk III  AS-E  ME318

RCAF Service Number: R160076

Died: 4th December 1944

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 4  Row F  Grave 21


UK FlagRAF Badge  Williams, Sgt. George Henry

Wireless Op. - Wellington Mk X  AS-Q  HF594

RAF Service Number: 1379610

Died: 25th June 1943

Cemetery: Brussels Town Cemetery,  Brussels,  Belgium

Grave Reference:  Section X  Row 17  Grave 21


UK FlagRAF Badge  Williams, Sgt. Harold Edward

Air Bomber - Wellington Mk III  AS-W  X3334

RAF Service Number: 1237135

Died: 11th April 1943

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference:  Joint Grave  Section 7  Row H  Grave 4 - 5


UK FlagRAF Badge  Williams, Sgt. Henry Albert

Navigator - Lancaster Mk III  AS-S  JB639

RAF Service Number: 1801135

Died: 17th December 1943

Cemetery: Beckenham Crematorium, Kent, England

Grave Reference:  St. Johns Section 353/354  Grave 19339


Australia FlagRAAF Badge  Williams, Flt. Sgt. Maldwyn David Howell

Wireless Op. - Lancaster Mk I  AS-J2  LL749

RAAF Service Number: 410761

Died: 27th March 1944

Cemetery: Choloy War Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 1  Row J  Grave 3


UK FlagRAF Badge  Williams, Sgt. Roland

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-Y  ND628

RAF Service Number: 859670

Died: 25th July 1944

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 2  Row D  Grave 25


UK FlagRAF Badge  Williams, Sgt. Ronald

Rear Gunner - Wellington Mk III  AS-J  BJ973

RAF Service Number: 1437991

Died: 19th February 1943

Cemetery: Kiel War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 4  Row A  Grave 18


UK FlagRAF Badge  Williamson, Flt. Sgt. Alexander Ritchie

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-V  PD227

RAF Service Number: 1374587

Died: 12th October 1944

Cemetery: Dunnottar Cemetery, Scotland

Grave Reference:  Section D  Grave 87


UK FlagRAF Badge  Williamson, Sgt. Ronald Frederick

Wireless Op. - Wellington Mk X  AS-J  HE290

RAF Service Number: 1074636

Died: 24th May 1943

Cemetery: Haaksbergen General Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference:  Section 4  Row 3  Grave 18


UK FlagRAF Badge  Willis, Flg. Off. Geoffrey Lionel

Pilot - Lancaster Mk I  AS-W  PA236

RAF Service Number: 171573

Died: 30th July 1945

Cemetery: Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England

Grave Reference:  Grave 15768


UK FlagRAF Badge  Willis, Sgt. Robert

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-Q  ME748

RAF Service Number: 1799461

Died: 15th October 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel:  240


UK FlagRAF Badge  Willis, Flt. Sgt. Sydney

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-M  NG391

RAF Service Number: 1053228

Died: 1st February 1945

Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 1  Row H  Grave 26


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Wilson, Sgt. James Ivan

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-K  LM312

RCAF Service Number: R186325

Died: 20th October 1943

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 8  Row C  Grave 6 - 9


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wilson, Flg. Off. Joseph Raymond

Pilot - Lancaster Mk I  AS-T  ME835

RAF Service Number: 150146

Died: 5th November 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 210


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wilson, Flt. Sgt. Stanley

Navigator - Lancaster Mk I  AS-E  ME643

RAF Service Number: 1480809

Died: 4th May 1944

Cemetery: Courtisols, St. Memmie Churchyard, France

Grave Reference: Military Plot  Row 1  Collective Grave 1


UK FlagRAF Badge  Winder, Sgt. Roland

Wireless Op. - Lancaster Mk III  AS-W  DV180

RAF Service Number: 1081479

Died: 29th January 1944

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 4  Row E  Grave 23 - 25


UK FlagRAF Badge  Witcomb, Sgt. Leslie John

Wireless Op. - Lancaster Mk III  AS-N  ND996

RAF Service Number: 1323019

Died: 28th May 1944

Cemetery: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 21  Row C  Grave 5 - 8


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wolfe, Sgt. Albert John

Wireless Op. - Lancaster Mk I  AS-B  ME641

RAF Service Number: 1397330

Died: 24th February 1944

Cemetery: Leytonstone, St. Patrick's, Roman Catholic Cemetery, London, England

Grave Reference:  Section A  Row 13  Grave 64


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wood, Flt. Sgt. Leonard George

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk III  AS-U  ND621

RAF Service Number: 1338672

Died: 15th July 1944

Cemetery: Lusigny - Sur - Barse Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Communal Grave 21


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wood, Sgt. Michael George

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk I  AS-R2  PD202

RAF Service Number: 1585415

Died: 13th July 1944

Cemetery: Prez - Sur - Marne Churchyard, France

Grave Reference:  Collective Grave


UK FlagRAF Badge  Woodcock - Stevens, Plt. Off. George Arthur

Pilot - Lancaster Mk I  AS-E  ME636

RAF Service Number: 171650

Died: 15th February 1944

Cemetery: Berlin War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 9  Row Z  Grave 2


UK FlagRAF Badge  Woodfield, Flt. Sgt. Lionel Valentine

Navigator - Lancaster Mk I  AS-J2  LL749

RAF Service Number: 963539

Died: 27th March 1944

Cemetery: Choloy War Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 1  Row J  Grave 3


UK FlagRAF Badge  Worrall, Sgt. Lewis Jeremiah

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-R2  PD202

RAF Service Number: 2220974

Died: 13th July 1944

Cemetery: Prez - Sur - Marne Churchyard, France

Grave Reference:  Collective Grave


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wright, Flg. Off. Basil Owen

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-L  ED841

RAF Service Number: 51875

Died: 15th February 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 210


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wright, Plt. Off. George Roland

Navigator - Wellington Mk X  AS-C  HE924

RAF Service Number: 148758

Died: 22nd June 1943

Cemetery: Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference:  Section 3  Row H  Grave 2


UK FlagRAF Badge  Wright, Flt. Sgt. Leslie   DFM

Wireless Op. - Lancaster Mk I  AS-T  DV367

RAF Service Number: 1430225

Died: 8th June 1944

Cemetery: Clichy Northern Cemetery, France

Grave Reference: Collective Grave  Section 16  Row 14  Grave 8


Canada FlagRCAF Badge  Wynnyk, W/O. II William Peter

Wireless Op. - Lancaster Mk I  AS-X  LM176

RCAF Service Number: R187127

Died: 4th December 1944

Cemetery: Harrogate, (Stonefall) Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Grave Reference:  Section H  Row D  Grave 2


* Information on 166 Squadron losses and graves used with the kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission *
* Information Researched and Compiled by Robert John Wilton *
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