488 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde). The crew of Boston aircraft BZ421 (maybe BZ481) were shot down at Hellenthal, Germany whilst attacking enemy troops in the Gemund, Rhineland area of Germany. They had just left the target when their aircraft was seen to go into a spin and explode on hitting the ground. Sergeant M.M. Cummins and FS P.C. Doherty were also killed, one Canadian, Sergeant McLaren, was taken Prisoner of War.
Byrne, William John (Flt. Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1944-December-24
Birth Date: 1914
Born:
Parents: Thomas & Mabel Robertson Byrne
Spouse: Helen Clarke Byrne, of Arnprior.
Home: Arnprior, Ontario (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
88 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
En Garde Be on you guard
Base
RAF Vitry-en-Artois, France
Rank
Flt. Sergeant
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
R/169241
Target
Gemund Germany
Temporary Burial
Us Military Cemetery At Neuvill-Encondroz, Belgium
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.com
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
