Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax II aircraft JD 371 KN-O did not return from a trip to Nuremberg, Germany,shot down over Belgium by a night fighter. Pilot Officer A. Brannigan (RAF), FS(s) P.R. Humphries (RAF), R. Rodgers (RAF) and Sergeant A.G. Templeton (RAF) were also killed. Two others of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Addendum: - Aircraft JD 371 KN-O. There were three other RAF members of this crew who were Evaders, they were; Sgt(s) A.W. Beard, W.P. Catley, and W. Palmer. Those killed were all buried in consecutive graves in the War Cemetery at Heverlee, Belgium. Detail from "Some of the Many" by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
Silver, James Seaforth (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-August-28
Birth Date: 1917-June-22
Born: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Parents: Son of William H. Silver and Sadie Mary (MacKay) Silver of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Brother of Harold Maxwell, Murray William, Lina Mae, and Maragaret Louise.
Spouse:
Home: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Enlistment: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Enlistment Date: 1939-September-13
Service
RCAF
Unit
77 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Esse Potius Quam Videri To be, rather than to seem
Base
Elvington
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Flight Engineer
Service Numbers
R/116171
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)