Awarded the Air Bomber Badge on June 11, 1943.
Assigned to the 101 R.A.F. Squadron on May 12, 1944.
Awarded the Operational Wings.
1 Brother overseas with Royal Canadian Artillery.
On the night of July 20/21, 1944 Lancaster W4967 SR-P was on a mission to bomb Homberg, Germany. Other sources say they were on a mission to bomb the railroads of Kortrijk, Belgium. Both targets were on the list to bomb that night. The bomber was shot down and crashed in the region of Kortrijk, Belgium.
Pilot Officer Sydney Emmington SMITH J/85722 (Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force. Buried in Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Belgium (Collective grave E 485/489).
Sergeant Charles CUSTANCE 1869160 (Flight Engineer) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried in Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Belgium (Collective grave E 485/489).
Pilot Officer Robert Alexander SIMPSON J/91097 (Air Bomber) Royal Canadian Air Force.
Sergeant Alfred Corrothers PARKHILL 1670523 (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried in Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Belgium (Collective grave E 485/489).
Pilot Officer Carlton Henry WOELFLE J/88324 (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force. Buried in Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Belgium (Collective grave E 485/489).
Sergeant Hugh MCGUIGAN 1097178 (Air Gunner) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried in Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Belgium (Collective grave E 485/489).
Sergeant Harold GRISDALE 2206408 (Air Gunner) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried in Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Belgium (Collective grave E 485/489).
George A. NOBLE R/147801, possibly promoted to Pilot Officer J/..? (Navigator) Royal Canadian Air Force. Prisoner of War with burn wounds. Died in 1976.
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Portrait: LAC (Library Archive Canada).
Photos: Luc Wittemans (monument) and LAC (portraits).
Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).
Photograph Regimental patch: ??.
Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.
