Gander Commonwealth War Graves - sorted by date of death.  Brief description leading to death included in many cases.   Columns are  Service number, Name, Rank, Age, Date of Death, Service and Home.  (The Homes shown is  normally that of the Next of Kin  (parents) residence.

The site for the cemetery was selected on 26 Jul 1941 following the crash of  #10 North Atlantic Sqn, Digby aircraft #742,  which was returning from operations, when it crashed two miles north east of the airport at Gander: The six crew members were :
R65841 Crawford, Thomas JL AC1 33 26Jul41 RCAF Toronto
J3479 Mather, William H P/O 25 26Jul41 RCAF Tunbridge, Wells, Kent, UK
J6031 PRATT, Allan G P/O 22 26Jul41 RCAF Winnipeg
R60720 Hunt, Mervyn S Sgt 22 26Jul41 RCAF Calgary
C1069 Tomsett,Martin E F/L 27 26Jul41 RCAF Regina
R73032 McDavid, Ronald L Sgt 24 26Jul41 RCAF Flat Lands NB
 
 
 

RAF Ferry Command Venture aircraft #AE711 departed Gander Newfoundland for Goose Bay Labrador and crashed in the Straight of Belle Isle near the Breadore Bay wharf. One Civilian Capt L Segal an American civilian and Martino M. Paggi a British civilian Radio Officer were also Killed . 
J10693 Watson, James P/O 24 03May42 RCAF Toronto
 
 
 

#11 BR Sqn RCAF Torbay. Hudson aircraft #761 crashed and burned shortly after take off from Torbay. F/S Harold Taylor (WAG) had previously been in two aircraft accidents. the first on Oct 3 1941 when a 11 BR Sqn Hudson caught fire and blew up on take off at Dartmouth NS and the second on Jan 27 1942 when a 11 Br Sqn Hudson ran out of fuel returning from a patrol and made a forced landing near Botwood. 
C907 LeBlanc, Joseph HU F/L 25 06May42 RCAF St Joseph NB
R84249 Fleischman, Norman C Lac 21 06May42 RCAF Hespeller, Ont
R71922 Taylor, Harold F Sgt 23 06May42 RCAF Harold ,Ont
18103A Else, Charles F Cpl 24 06May42 RCAF St Thomas, Ont
R51548 Brothers,Monty H Sgt 33 06May42 RCAF Wroxeter, Ont
R78383 Colville,William F F/Sgt 25 06May42 RCAF Bowmanville, Ont
C2637 Ehrlichman, Rudolph I F/L 45 06May42 RCAF Seattle, Wash. USA.
R70596 Crymes, SE Lac 34 06May42 RCAF Lonoke, Arkansas, USA
 
 
 
F7072 Holden, William D Gnr 26 07May42 RCA Yarmouth, NS
 

# 125 RCAF Sqn Torbay. Sgt Ruggles was flying Hurricane aircaftt #1360 and was killed while engaged in a low flying formation practice. It is belived that the aircaft stalled during a steep climb and then done into the ground near Hopeall Nfld. 
R106228 Ruggles, Douglas B Sgt-P 21 27Aug42 RCAF Kenora, Ont
 
 
 

Lost at sea on SS Caribou which was sunk by a German UBoat in the Cabot Strait.  These are the only servicemen in the cemetery  who were killed by direct enemy action.
R52455 Elkin, Herbert H Cpl 24 14Oct42 RCAF Hamilton, Ont
R165062 Truesdale, Lawrence W AC2 22 14Oct42 RCAF Hamilton, Ont
R170525 Cummings, Thomas H AC2 20 14Oct42 RCAF Toronto, Ont
 

Killed when struck by a flare truck at Gander 
2030 Knightley, Ronald GE WO1 26 26Nov42 RCAF Agincourt, Ont
 

Lac Connah was awarded the Military Medal in WW1. He died of natural causes during a violent storm whilst on board the SS Lady Rodney, enroute from Halifax to St John's.
R142609 Connah M.M,John A Lac 48 01Dec42 RCAF Edmonton, Alta
 
 
 

Killed when he was struck by a truck at Gander 
R161686 Attridge, Robert JN Sgt 24 01Dec42 RCAF Spencerville, Ont
 
 
 
F60023 Craig, Harrison W Pte 33 02Dec42 CIC Chelton, PEI
 
 
 

KIlled when Hudson FK690 crashed and burned after takeoff at Gander 
1334966 Simmons, Douglas PC Sgt-P 21 06Dec42 RAF Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
125886 Thomson, Graeme H P/O 22 06Dec42 RAF Edinburgh, Scotland
401898 Burrows, Donald GS F/O 27 06Dec42 RAAF Moonee Pond, Victoria, Australia
405399 Fazel, Jack E Sgt 25 06Dec42 RAAF Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
 
 
 

Boston BZ296 force landed near Benton . P/O Wells,the navigator died in same crash but is shown as dying on 18 Dec. Radio Officer survived.. 
C1414 Chown,Douglas GC F/L 23 09Dec42 RCAF Winnipeg, Man
J11173 Wells, Kenneth H P/O 24 18Dec42 RCAF Prince George, BC
 
 
 
 
 Died in the Knights of Columbus Fire in St John's which took 99 lives.
R165509 Burton,Frank E AC1 19 12Dec42 RCAF Eden, Man
R156592 Hoggard, Lester E Lac 22 12Dec42 RCAF Redwing, Ont
R140750 Lepine, Joseph GA AC1 29 12Dec42 RCAF St. Bonafice, Man
R51846 Ibbotson, Wallace L Sgt 26 12Dec42 RCAF Sudbury, Ont
R135403 Legris, Joseph AIR Lac 24 12Dec42 RCAF Montreal, PQ
R148569 Langley, Frederick A AC1 23 12Dec42 RCAF Oshawa, Ont
R133071 Lawrence, James A Lac 19 12Dec42 RCAF Glace Bay, NS
R56333 Murray,Stuart C AC2 22 12Dec42 RCAF Verdun, PQ
R173115 Sturgeon, Joseph G AC2 21 12Dec42 RCAF Bruce Mills, Ont
R55778 Ouellet, Joseph FRA Lac 25 12Dec42 RCAF Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, PQ
R122973 Sawada, Frank J AC1 21 12Dec42 RCAF Niagra Falls, Ont
R61971 Corner,Roy H Cpl 21 12Dec42 RCAF Lac Verte, Sask
R164313 Callery,Vincent AC2 26 12Dec42 RCAF Deloro, Ont
R173157 Chapman,Roy B Lac 25 12Dec42 RCAF Hamilton, Ont
R135419 Bellerive, Gomer C Lac 22 12Dec42 RCAF Montreal, PQ
 
 
 

#5 BR Squadron (Volando Vincimus) Gander Canso aircraft #9737 was outward bound on an anti sub patrol when it crashed and burned three miles south of Gander Lake. On Jul 31 1942 S/L small and his crew were flying Hudson aircraft #BW625 of # 113 Sqn when they sank "U" boat # U754 off Cape Sable. 
J23805 Mangan, John T MED P/O 23 07Jan43 RCAF North Bay, Ont
R84515 White, Harold E Sgt 29 07Jan43 RCAF St John, NB
J5767 Tingle, Aubrey M F/O 28 07Jan43 RCAF Chilliwack, BC
C1379 Small, Norville E DAFC S/L 33 07Jan43 RCAF Toronto, Ont
J23800 Hudson, Donald L P/O 29 07Jan43 RCAF Innisfall, Alta
 

Died from natural causes in Stn Hospital Gander 
R107125 Polowich, Michael L Lac 22 29Jan43 RCAF Watson, Sask
 

Died 
R125771 Berube,Joseph JT Lac 22 07Feb43 RCAF Riviere du Loup, PQ
 
 
 

Ferry Command Liberator AL591 operated by a BOAC crew was returning from the United Kingdom when it carashed ten miles north east of Gander . Two passengers survived in addition to Sgt Pollars who died in hospital two days after the crash.. It appears there were 21 people on board the aircraft when it crashed. Three American Ferry Command Pilots were also killed and buried in the cemetery but their bodies were reinterred in the USA after the war.
Civ Jones, JD R/O NE 09Feb43 ROAC
Civ Eves, GPM Capt NE 09Feb43 BOAC Montreal (wife)
Civ Harmes, TR Capt NE 09Feb43 BOAC Montreal (wife)
J11437 Scott Robert I F/O 32 09Feb43 RCAF      Glen Ewen , Sask
Civ Merriman, JB 4F/E NE 09Feb43 BOAC
Civ Wadsworth, Reginald R/O 41 09Feb43 RAF Ferry Command
122336 Brown, Fredrick J F/O 28 09Feb43 RAF Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, UK
1426940 Elding, James R Sgt-P 21 09Feb43 RAF Plumtree, Notinghamshire, UK
130957 Owen, David J P/O 19 09Feb43 RAF St. Issey, Cornwall, UK
Civ Scrafton, Fredrick R/O NE 09Feb43 Ferry Command
Civ Wilson, Wilmot I F/E NE 09Feb43 Ferry Command Vancouver, BC
Civ Longley, Ernest G F/E NE 09Feb43 Ferry Command
NE Grove, Lancelot W LCol 37 09Feb43 Royal Engineers Tenderten, Kent, UK
131099 Lewis, Howel LB P/O 20 09Feb43 RAF Alvertson, Isle of Wight, UK
R106142 Kyle, Wilton H Sgt 22 09Feb43 RCAF Winnipeg, Man
316648 Pollard, Graham P SgtP 20 11Feb43 RAF   Monmouthshire, UK
Sgt Pollard a passenger in Liberator AL591 survived the crash but died in the hospital at Gander two days later. 
 
 
 

#5 BR Sqn (Volando Vincimus) Canso aircraft #980 was outward bound on an anti-submarine patrol when it crashed in some bush after take off from Gander. The aircraft was completely demolishedby in the crash and the subsequent explosion of gasoline and depth charges The 2nd Engineer was thrown from the crash and miraculously survived.
R122657 Stallwood, John B Sgt 19 05May43 RCAF Beamsville, Ont
J11797 Cleeland,James RW F/O 23 05May43 RCAF Toronto, Ont
C1061 Casey,Brian A F/L 25 05May43 RCAF Sandwich West, Ont
Barsalou,Jean P F/L 25 05May43 RCAF Ottawa
R93368 Morrice, Alexander F WO2 26 05May43 RCAF Stayner, Ont
J20859 Millar, James H P/O 27 05May43 RCAF Vancouver, BC
 
 
 

#164 Canadian Sqn Lodestar aircarft #557 was engaged in transporting express when they crashed two miles from the aircrome at Gander. WO2 Allan and P/O Sewell were Pilots and Lac sewell was the wireless operator 
R77057 Allan,Charles N WO2 24 08May43  RCAF Montreal, PQ
R113789 Sewell, Allan G Lac 22 08May43 RCAF South Devon, NB
Svendsen, Humprhey P/O 37 08May43 RCAF Vancouver, BC
 

Death by natural causes in Stn Hospital 
R137302 Gadsby, Frank CG Lac 23 03Jun43 RCAF St Thomas, Ont
 

Death by natural causes in Stn Hospital 
R132235 Richie, Calvin A F/Sgt 42 05Jun43 RCAF Weatherley, PA, USA
 
 
 

#145 BR Sqn (Furor Non Sine Frenis) Venture aircraft # 2169 was outward bound on convoy patrol when it struck the ground fairly flatly three quarters of a mile straight off the end of the take-off ranway at Torbay
R121930 Lee, Wilbur M F/Sgt 24 05Aug43 RCAF Donalda, Alta
R99717 Drynan, Gerald C F/Sgt 22 05Aug43 RCAF London, Ont
J35972 Griff, Milton E P/O 27 05Aug43 RCAF Stratford, Ont
C29623 Richardson, William RC P/O 27 05Aug43 RCAF Waterloo, Ont
 
 

#10 BR Sqn Liberator aircraft #589 was engaged in local night flying practice when their aircraft crashed then caught fire and sank 150 yards off the north shore of Gander Lake one mile south west of the runway. W/C Young (brand new sqn CO) F/O Bill and Lac G Ward were also killed but their bodies were not recovered. 
C12929 MacKenzie, John G S/L 34 04Sep43 RCAF Lucknow, Ont
 
Accidental drowning in Deadmans Pond while fishing
F88427 McKeigan, Murdock Gnr 23 06Sep43 RCA New Waterford, NS
M29179 Glaser, John M Gnr 21 06Sep43 RCA Ankerton, Alta
 
 

Death by accidental drowning in the Station swimming pool 
R112115 Campbell,John F Lac 21 29Sep43 RCAF Dundas Centre, PEI
 

#145 BR Sqn (Furor Non Sine Frenis) Ventura aircraft #2160 crashed on take off at the aerodrome Torbay. F/L Robinson won his DFC for sinking an enemy submarine 350 miles east of Torbay.
J1999 Daunt, Acton F F/O 25 02Oct43 RCAF New Westminister, BC
C493 Lee, Richard L S/L 33 02Oct43 RCAF Centerville, NB
J9200 Robinson, Edward L F/L 33 02Oct43 RCAF Vancouver, BC
 
R628829 Wladychka, John Gnr 29 14Oct43 RCA Keatley, Sask
 
 
 

#116 BR Sqn Canso #9830 was engaged in night flying instruction and ran off the runway and into a ditch at Gander. F/L Rae was the only casualty 
C1361 Rae, Hugh M F/L 28 08Dec43 RCAF Scotsburn, NS
 
 
 

#11 BR Sqn Hudson #BW719 was engaged in a night navigational exercise when it crashed in a remote area fifty miles south west of Buchans. The wreckage was not discovered until 1948 and the crew were buried in a "collective" grave ar Gander on 15 Aug 1948. 
J27026 Pawson, Douglas H F/O 24 18Dec43 RCAF Sudbury, Ont
J36684 Morton, Stuart W F/O 26 18Dec43 RCAF Ailsa Craig, Ont
J11173 Weir, Glenn E F/O 22 18Dec43 RCAF Victoria, BC
J36707 Mannett, Clarence W F/O 23 18Dec43 RCAF Halifax, NS
R158267 Bennett,Clifford W F/Sgt 27 18Dec43 RCAF Saskatoon, Sask
 
 
 

#126 Flying Lancers Sqn. Hurricane aircraft #5668 was on a dawn patrol and crashed thirty miles south of the aerodrome at Deer Pond Nfld 
J26389 Lobb, Kenneth A F/O 21 03Feb44 RCAF Montreal, PQ
 
By this time the Canadian Government had purchased a plot of land in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St John's and all further RCAF and Ferry Command casualties were buried in St John's.
 

The only exception were S/L Ratcliffe and J Gilmore.  They were killed in the crash of  Norseman #405 near Charlettetown PEI .  It is assumed their bodies were returned to Gander as Ratcliffe had been a resident of Gander since 1938 and his wife and son lived there. Gilmore's home was in Quebec but he had been with Ferry Command at Gander since early in the war. 
172923 Ratcliffe, Frank L S/L 42 01May45 RAF Wallasey, Cheshire, UK
Civ Gilmore , John J Plt NE 01May45 Ferry Command