Kerswill, Giles James Daniel (Warrant Officer 2)

Killed in Action 1942-December-15

Warrant Officer 2 Giles James Daniel Kerswill RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-January-06

Born:

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

Spouse:

Home: Maple, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Distinguished Flying Cross

Service

RCAF

Unit

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

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/93446

Home
Google MapMaple, Ontario
Memorial Location
Google MapSingapore War Memorial
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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

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)