Kerswill, Giles James Daniel

Killed in Action 1942-12-15

Birth Date: 1921-January-06

Born:

Son of Giles James Daniel and Marie Kerswill, of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

Home: Maple, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: DFC

Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RCAF

Unit

194 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Surrigere colligere To rise and to pick up

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Warrant Officer 2

Service Numbers

R/93446

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First Burial
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194 Squadron Hudson IIIa aircraft FH 431 went down near Tezur, India. Warrant Officer Class 2 GJD Kerswill (RCAF)(353 Sqn), Pilot Officer WE Foot (RAFVR)(353 Sqn), FS WC Cameron (RCAF)(194 Sqn), FS R MacLean (RCAF)(USA)(194 Sqn) and Sergeant LK Tempest (RNZAF)(194 Sqn) were missing, believed killed. They are all commemorated on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya. 194 Sqn, a transport unit, was reclassified as an Airborne Forces Sqn and taken over by 353 Sqn in September 1943. Detail from historyofwar.org

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Hudson FH431

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Flight Sergeant Cameron, William Caverhill (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-December-15
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Warrant Officer 2 Kerswill, Giles James Daniel (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-December-15
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flight Sergeant MacLean, Ralph (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Action
1942-December-15
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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