Orillia, Ontario
51 Squadron (Swift And Sure) Halifax III aircraft LK 885 failed to return from an operation to Aachen, Germany.
Pilot Officer WC Lawson missing, believed killed. Pilot Officer Lawson has no known grave. Please see Beech, SP for complete casualty list and detail.
addendum 2: See page 411. Halifax aircraft L 885 failed to return from a night trip to Aachen, Germany. Sgt. S.P. Beech was also killed, Four Canadians, Sgt.s Noel, Hooks, Minifield, and Fraser were taken Prisoners Of War.
Lawson, Wilfred Carroll (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-May-25
Birth Date: 1919
Born:
Parents: Son of Wilfred Roy and Mary Carolyn Lawson, of Burk's Falls, Ontario.
Spouse:
Home: Orillia, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
51 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure
Base
RAF Snaith
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/19672
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
