McCaw, William David Gaynel (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1941-June-02

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Home: Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

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RAF

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22 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Preux Et Audacieux Valiant and brave

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Flying Officer

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41397
PoW: 630

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McCaw's Beaufort took off for a Rover patrol - Coastal Command armed patrol to search for enemy shipping.

It was shot down by an enemy fighter and crashed into the sea during a patrol of the Dutch Islands.

Killed: Flight Sergeant Ivor Thomas Charles Edwards RAF KIA Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery Ref : 34. A. 3. Sergeant Frederick William O'Brien RAF KIA Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery Ref : 34. A. 2.

POWs: Flying Officer William David Gaynel McCaw RAF Canadian POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Sergeant Percy Reginald Woodland RAF POW Stalag 8C Kunau Kr Sprottau/Sagan.