Wellwood, Manitoba
77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Halifax II aircraft W 1157 KN-U failed to return from operations over Drefeld, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. .
Addendum: - Aircraft W 1157 KN-U was based at Elvington when the crew went missing on operations to Krefeld. Six RAF airmen, Sgt(s) M.J. Fitzgerald, R. Forster, G. Wood, J.M. Dalton, J.J. McPherson, and Flying Officer R.C. Bishop were also killed. The names of the complete crew are inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial. Detail from "Some of the Many" by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
Turner, Frederick Oswald (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)
Killed in Action 1943-June-22
Birth Date: 1920-February-08
Born: Wellwood, Manitoba
Parents: Son of Oswald Cyrus and Cora Belle Turner, of Wellwood, Manitoba.
Spouse: Husband of Janet Turner.
Home: Wellwood, Manitoba
Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment Date: 1942-January-01
Service
RCAF
Unit
77 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Esse Potius Quam Videri To be, rather than to seem
Base
Elvington
Rank
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Position
Wireless Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/106197
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)