World War 2

These men, from the Howick/Riverfield area, died serving their country during the Second World War .

Sergeant Ward William James Allen

Service number R/179370. Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 166 (R.A.F.) Squadron. Died December 16, 1943, age 25. Son of Alfred R. Allen and Mabel Allen, of Howick, Quebec. Sergeant Allen is burried in the Cambridge City Cemetery, England, 2 kilometers east of Cambridge on the road to Newmarket.

Warrent Officer 1st Class William (Billie) J. Carmichael

Service number R/74335. Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 110 (R.A.F.) Squadron. Died December 10, 1942. Warrent Officer Carmichael is one of the 24,000 Commonwealth Soldiers and Airmen who have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.

Pilot Officer Thomas Alan Goundrey

Service number J/19617. Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 432 (R.A.F.) Squadron. Died May 12, 1944 at age 25. Son of Thomas and Jessie Allen Goundrey, of Riverfield, Quebec. Pilot Officer Carmichael is buried in the Calais Canadian War Cemetery, in Leubringhen, France.

Private Nelson Andrew Logan

Service number D/136984. Served with the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. Died March 24, 1945, age 20. Son of Wallace Earl Logan and Martha Agnes Logan, of Howick, Quebec. Private Nelson is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetary, Netherlands.

Pilot Officer Hiram Archibald McCormick McKell

Service number J/41843. Served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Died July 27, 1944, age 22. Son of J. Edgar and Agnes J. McKell, of Howick, Quebec. Pilot Officer McKell is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, close to London, England.

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