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The Canadian Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church, Newton on Ouse.
RCAF Canadians
buried at All Saints Newton on Ouse
buried at All Saints Newton on Ouse
Williamson, Harry Ward WO2-P-R71602 | Humphries, Harry Lancaster F/O-N-J9527 | |
from Port Hope, Ontario | from Edgerton, Alberta. Killed in action | |
Killed July 16th 1942 aged 29 | November 6th 1942 aged 29 | |
158 Squadron - Strength in Unity | 78 Squadron Nemo Non Paratus | |
Halifax aircraft BB203 crashed | Halifax aircraft crashed at | |
at Cornborough, Yorkshire | Byland Moor, Yorkshire | |
P/O J F Withy RAF and three other | Sgt C F Clark Raf and one other | |
RAF members of the crew | member of the crew were killed | |
were also killed | Two Canadians were injured | |
Craig, William Warren WO2 -AG-R63057 | Giddens, Harold Richard FS-WAG-R66046 | |
from Newcastle, New Brunswick | from Niagara Falls, Ontario. Killed in action | |
Killed July 21st 1942 aged 29 | July 21st 1942 aged 21 | |
35 Squadron Uno Animo Agimus | 35 Squadron Uno Animo Agimus | |
Halifax aircraft crashed near | Halifax aircraft crashed | |
Tadcaster, Yorks | see Craig for details | |
FS H R Giddens, Sgt P M Thurgood RAF | ||
and five other RAF crew members | ||
were also killed |
Memorial stone at Newton on Ouse
Crew list and details
Holenchuk, William P/O (BA)J85619 aged 28 from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba |
Parker, Douglas Rendal F/O (P)J26120 aged 27 from Ottawa, Ontario |
Parker, Robert Carlton P/O (WAG)J88092 aged 21 from Edmonton, Alberta |
Sootheran, Arthur George P/O (N)J86393 aged 23 from Niagara Falls, Ontario |
RAF - Howard, F H G Sgt (E) Hughes, J P Sgt (A/G) |
June 9th 1944 . 426 Thunderbird Squadron . On wings of fire . Halifax aircraft LW598 was returning |
from operations over Mayeene, France and was flying at a low altitude when the number two |
cylinder blew off the starboard inner engine causing engine failure and fire. The aircraft crashed |
at Newton on Ouse. The crew are buried in Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate |
Data transcribed by
Haydn Scott.
from photography by Colin Hinson