Sargent, William Benedict (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-August-15

Flight Lieutenant William Benedict Sargent RCAF

Birth Date: 1914

Born:

Parents: John Gravers Sargent & Margaret Grant Sargent

Spouse:

Home: Belleville, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

4 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland (Flying Boat)

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/9318

Final Burial
Google MapRosskeen Parish Churchyard Extension
Sec B Grave 260
4 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Sunderland aircraft DP 197 were engaged in a radar exercise when the aircraft flew into a hill and exploded at Helmsdale, Sutherlandshire, Scotland. F/Os R.S. Rawson, A.N. Unser, T.B. Wood, Flight Lieutenant R.L. Mercer, P/Os P.A. Whyte, R.W. Fulton, V.C. Stordy, Warrant Officer L.H. Ludington, FSs A. Di Pesa, N. Dlusy, Sergeant W. Korner, Warrant Officer R.E. Jackson (RAAF), FS R.C. Norton (RAF), and Sergeant D.R. Trask (RAF) were also killed.
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