Roy George Walker Rank: Pilot Officer Status: Prisoner of War 1944-08-09

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Walker, Roy George (Pilot Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-August-09

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date (age )

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Service
RCAF

Unit
180 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Suaviter In Modo Fortiter In Re (Agreeably in manner, forcibly in act)

Rank

Warrant Officer

Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Position

Service Numbers
J/77823
637

The Mitchell was shot down by flak in the Foret de Lyon.

Crew all made POW; F/O Thomas Colin Good RCAF J/14642 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria F/O Ernest Garth Fidler Lyder RAF 138123 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria F/Lt Robert Douglas Hogarth RAAF 425161 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria W/O Roy George Walker RCAF R/77823 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria F/O Charles Mitchell Walkden RCAF J/26615 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria

Home

Vancouver, British Columbia

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

Walker, Roy George (Pilot Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-August-09

180 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF) Suaviter In Modo Fortiter In Re

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