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Flying Officer Russel Nelson Wilson

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Flying Officer Russel Nelson Wilson

Birth
Landis, Kindersley Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death
13 Jun 1944 (aged 28)
Courcelette, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial
Meharicourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
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Brit. Plot. Grave 41
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Military Service

Service Number: J/25378

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 419 Squadron


Russel died when his aircraft, Lancaster KB714, was shot down by a night fighter at Courcelette, 6 miles northeast of Albert, during a raid on the railway at Cambrai.


The other members of the crew were:

Flying Officer Ross Norman Pole

Sergeant Captain Clayton White

Flying Officer Charles Robert McOrmond

Flying Officer Douglas James McMullen

Pilot Officer Max Ennis Gates

Pilot Officer Richard William Francis


Russel is also remembered on a family marker at Wingham Cemetery in Wingham, Ontario.

Military Service

Service Number: J/25378

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 419 Squadron


Russel died when his aircraft, Lancaster KB714, was shot down by a night fighter at Courcelette, 6 miles northeast of Albert, during a raid on the railway at Cambrai.


The other members of the crew were:

Flying Officer Ross Norman Pole

Sergeant Captain Clayton White

Flying Officer Charles Robert McOrmond

Flying Officer Douglas James McMullen

Pilot Officer Max Ennis Gates

Pilot Officer Richard William Francis


Russel is also remembered on a family marker at Wingham Cemetery in Wingham, Ontario.

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  • Maintained by: Sharon
  • Originally Created by: Margaret Rose
  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156208769/russel_nelson-wilson: accessed ), memorial page for Flying Officer Russel Nelson Wilson (17 Dec 1915–13 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156208769, citing Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Meharicourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 47715883).