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Westwater, David Peggie (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-November-10

Birth Date: 1923 (age 21)

Son of George and Agnes Westwater, of West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

Service
RAFVR
Unit
5 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Rank
Sergeant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Service Numbers
1826189
5 Operational Training Unit Detachment, Abbotsford, B.C. Aircraft reported missing It was reported missing on the night of 10/11 November 1944, and was later found to have crashed into a mountain on Vancouver Island on 11 November. The wreckage was not located until June 1945, north of the east end of Nitinat Lake. The aircraft carried the code "AT" when it crashed. All 10 crew on board were killed. Killed were Pilot Officer F.E. Brown, Sergeant R. May, Sergeant F.D. Hafford, Flying Officer J.U Kingdon, Pilot Officer J.F. Cooke, Flying Officer M. Morganstein, Sergeant T. MacDonald, Sergeant S. Helper, Sergeant D.P. Westwater, and Sergeant G.I. Jones. BC Times Colonist Other BC Crashes and Losses notes they were buried at the crash site, which wasn't found for a year. (www.pacificwrecks.com). NB: cemetery block information refers to where their names are listed on Ottawa memorial wall.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Burial
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