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Information. 419 Squadron formed at Mildenhall, in December 1941, as the third RCAF bomber squadron overseas. Originally in No. 3 Group of Bomber Command, the squadron joined No. 6 (RCAF) Group upon the latter's formation on 1st January 1943. From Mildenhall it moved to Leeming, Topcliffe and Croft for short periods before settling down, in November 1942, at Middleton St George, where it remained based until the end of the European war. Beginning operations with Wellington medium bombers, No. 419 later converted to Halifax heavy bombers and then to Lancaster Xs. They returned to Canada in June 1945 and are currently based at Cold Lake, Alberta. The most famous squadron member is Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski, who was awarded the Victoria cross for his efforts to save the life of his friend, rear gunner Pat Brophy. A statue was unvieled at Middleton St George in June 2005, and efforts are underway to raise money for an identical statue to be erected in Canada as a tribute to all airmen. Please support the Forgotten Hero campaign. The Forgotten Hero Airfields at which No.419 Squadron were based: Mildenhall. 15 Dec 41 to 13 Aug 42. Leeming. 13 Aug 42 to 18 Aug 42 Topcliffe. 18 Aug 42 to 30 Sept 42 Croft. 30 Sept 42 to 9 Nov 42 Middleton St George. 9 Nov 42 to 4 June 45. My father John George Matheson was a member of 419 Squadron stationed in England in WW2. I have photos of him over there. I would like to get in touch with someone who might like to share the stories and photos My uncle flew from Teeside with the 419th RCAF Sqdn, and was killed on 28th April 1944. His name was Stanley Rigden a Sgt (Flt Eng). He was married to my mother's sister and had a son who he never saw. Photographs If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served with 419 Squadron during the Second World War. R.F. Adam pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Dec 1944) D Aikenhead. 419 Sqd. Sgt G. Aitken RCAF 419 Squadron. Read his story Sgt N.F. Alsop. 419 Sqd. (d.17 May 1944) Sgt Norman F Alsop. W Opp / Air Gunner 419 Sqd RAF (d. 16 May 1944) Read his story James Amlin. 419 Sqd. Edsel E Amlin. 419 Sqd. F/O H.A. Amstrong. nav. 419 Sqd. (d. 25 Oct 1944) F/Sgt J. Anderson RCAF 419 Squadron. (d. 4 Jul 1943) Read his story J A Anderson. 419 Sqd. FS H.C. Annable. airgunner 419 Sqd P/O D.J. Applin. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 June 1944) Sgt Joseph Douglas Henry "Doug" Arseneau. W/op RCAF 419 Squadron. Read his story P/O Ashton. 419 Sqd. (d. 10 Oct 1944) Sgt J. Atkinson 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Dec 1944) Sgt J. Atkinson. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Dec 1944) W.A. Bailey. 419 Sqd (d. 23 May 1944) T. Bailie. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Aug 1944) P/O M.J. Baran. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 Jun 1944) W.A. Bartlemay 419 Sqd. (d. 25 Oct 1944) R.L Beadie. 419 Sqd .(d. 25 May 1944) WO A.C. Bechett. 419 Sqd (d. 23 May 1944) H Bees. 419 Sqd. P/O Angus "Bob" Bell. pilot RCAF 419 Squadron. (d. 4 Jul 1943) Read his story John Belyk. 419 Sqd. Leonard Berger. bomb aimer. 419 Sqd Read his story L. Blain 419 Sqd. Read his story F/O L.A. Blaney. pilot. 419 Sqd F/O Robert Bodie. nav. 419 RCAF Sqd Read his story P/O P.E. Bourasso. W/Op 419 Sqd P/O Pat Brophy. rear gnr. 419 RCAF Sqd Read his story H T "Brownie" Brown. 419 Sqd. F/O D.W. Brown. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 15 Aug 1944) Art de Bryne. Pilot. 419 Sqd.Read his story Sgt R. Bull. 419 Sqd. F/L A J "Biff" Byford 419 Sqd. Read his story F/L A.J. Byford. pilot. 419 Sqd. Sgt Russel Archibald Cambell. flt eng. 419 RCAF Sqd (d. 9 Oct 1944) WO R. Cameron. 419 Sqd R.A. Campbell. 419 Sqd. (d. 10 Oct 1944) F/O R.R. Campbell. 419 Sqd. (d. 12 May 1944) Sgt J.R. Carruthers . 419 Sqd. (d. 12 May 1944) C.W. Carruthers. air gunner. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 June 1944) F/O J.L. Carter. 419 Sqd. FS J. Case. 419 Sqd. F/L W.R. Chalcraft. pilot. 419 Sqd L Chapman. 419 Sqd. P/O J.L. Chartland 419 Sqd. (d. 2 may 1944) Fred Chatwin. W/Op 419 Sqd. F/S A.P. Chawanski. 419 Sqd (d. 23 May 1944) F/O C.D. Christian. bomb aimer. 419 Sqd F/S R.F. Clarke. W/Op 419 Sqd. Read his story P/O J.B. Cleaver. 419 Sqd. (d. 15 Aug 1944) Reginald Cleaver. 419 Sqd. Read his story Sgt V A F Cleveland. 419 Sqn Read his story I. Cohen. 419 Sqd. (d. 10 Oct 1944) F/O Aston Irving Cohen. pilot. 419 RCAF Sqd (d. 9 Oct 1944) D Cook. 419 Sqd. Jack Corrie. wireless operator 419 SqdRead his story J R Couper.419 Sqd. T Cowan. 419 Sqd. F/O T.H. Cowlan pilot. . 419 Sqd. F/O H.E. Cram. pilot . 419 Sqd. S Crawford. 419 Sqd. F. Crawford. 419 Sqd. F/O R.V Daly. nav. 419 Sqd. F.S. Dennis 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Dec 1944) D.E. Derbyshire. 419 Sqd (d. 23 May 1944) FS R. Devine. 419 Sqd Rev. Gerard Colum Devlin. RAFVR Chaplain. P. Dewar. 419 Sqd. (d. 12 May 1944) Sgt R. Dickson. 419 Sqd Flt sgt John Drake Air Gnr. RCAF 420 Sqd Sgt C. Drinka. 419 Sqd F/O George Ross Duncan. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 4 Oct 1944) P/O J. Durrant RCAF 419 Squadron. (d.8th Aug.1944) Read his story J Eddy. 419 Sqd. P/O B.F. Edwards. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 12 May 1944) Jack Ellis. flt eng 419 Sqd. Read his story V Elmer. 419 Sqd. Sgt A Embley. 419 Sqn Read his story R.F. Emerson. air gunner 419 Sqd. (d. 10 Oct 1944) Sgt Robert Francis Emerson. W/Op. 419 RCAF Sqd (d. 9 Oct 1944) H Enever. 419 Sqd. P/O P.F. English. 419 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1944) E. Eratt 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Dec 1944) P/O E. Fahy. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 June 1944) D Farthing 419 Sqd. W.R Finlayson. 419 Sqd. J.R. Fitchner. nav. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Oct 1944) Wing Commander Mervyn Mathew Fleming, dso,dfc. 419 Sqd. Read his story H. Fletcher. 419 Sqd.(d. 17 June 1944) F W J Flippant 419 Sqd. F/O R. Forbes. bomb aimer. 419 Sqd. 2nd Lt Ernest N. Fordham, Bomb Aimer 419 Sqd 8th USAAF(d. 16 May 1944) Read his story F/O Fred Forrest RCAF. (d.29 Jan 1944) Read his story V Foster. 419 Sqd. P/O R.E. Francis. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 Jun 1944) Sgt. N C Fraser Read his story Sgt N.C. Fraser. air gunner. 419 Sqd. Sgt Jack Friday. bomb-aimer. 419 RCAF Sqd Read his story F/O A Gaddass. bomb aimer. 419 Sqd. (d. 4 Oct 1944) W.H. Gardiner. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 Jun 1944) F/O L.H.C. Gardiner. bomb aimer. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Aug 1944) Sgt D H A Garland. RCAF. 419 Sqn Read his story M.E. Gates. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 Jun 1944) Sgt J.P. Gauthier. 419 Sqd. (d. 5 jul 1944) M A Gerard. 419 Sqd. F/O S. Gibson RCAF. (d. on Ops 29 Jan 1944) Sgt W. Gibson. 419 Sqd. P/O J.H. Goldfinch. 419 Sqd. (d. 10 Oct 1944) F/S John Henry Eaton Goldfinch. bomb aimer. 419 RCAF Sqd (d. 9 Oct 1944) FS H. Gordon. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Aug 1944) B "Buzz" Grabb. 419 Sqd. Sgt J. Graham RAF 419 Squadron. Read his story WO J.B. Gravelet-Chapman. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Aug 1944) D L Gray. 419 Sqd. J D Gray. 419 Sqd. Sgt R.S.W. Gray. 419 Sqd. F/S B.E. Greenhalgh. air gunner. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Oct 1944) War Off II. Hubert G Grice. W Opp / Air Gunner 419 Sqd RCAF (d. 16 May 1944) Read his story WO H.G. Grice. W/Op. 419 Sqd. (d.17 May 1944) J.W. Grimwade. 419 Sqd .(d. 25 May 1944) Sgt J.R. Gunn. Flt eng. 419 Sqd F/O R.W. Hale W/Op. 419 Sqd. (executed by the Gestapo.) Sgt P. Hall. 419 Sqd P/O J W Hall. Flt eng. 419 Sqd. (d. 4 Oct 1944) WO C. Hanna. 419 Sqd. Donald Harling. radar mechanic. 419 & 428 Sqd. RCAF Read his story John Harpin. 419 Sqd. V L D Hawkes 419 Sqd. Sgt W.E. Hawkins. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Oct 1944) H B Hayes 419 Sqd. Read his story WO L. Head. 419 Sqd. Stanley Heard 419 Sqd Sgt Hector. 419 Sqd. P/O W.H. Herman. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Oct 1944) L. Hetherington 419 Sqd. (d. 15 Aug 1944) LAC Vic Hewitt Read his story D High. 419 Sqd. J. Hoarty. 419 Sqd .(d. 25 May 1944) Albert Hodgson Read his story F/O G.R. Hodgson. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 5 jul 1944) R.W. Hodgson.nav. 419 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1944) G Holmes. 419 Sqd. J Horwood. 419 Sqd. Read his story F/O F.W. How. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Dec 1944) C.D. Hubley. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Dec 1944) Arnold Freeman Hupman nav. 419 Sqd F/O A.F. Hupman. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 June 1944) C A "Dusty" Hutt 419 Sqd. WO T.E. Jakeman. 419 Sqd P/O S E James. RCAF. 419 Sqn Read his story Bill Jarvis. 419 Sqd Read his story A Jaynes 419 Sqd. B Jewell 419 Sqd. Sgt B Jigursky. mid upper gunner. 419 Sqd. C.S. Johnston. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 June 1944) Sgt. B. Jones RAF 419 Squadron. (d.8th Aug.1944) Read his story F/S O Jones. 419 Sqd (d. 23 May 1944) Sgt Gwilyn T Jones. F Eng 419 Sqd RAFVR. (d. 16 May 1944) Read his story Sgt William Kastens. W/Op 419 Sqd. (d. 4 Oct 1944) B Kearney. 419 Sqd. W/O Jim Kelly. W/Op. 419 RCAF Sqd Read his story Roy Kent. pilot 419 Sqd Read his story A A Kenyon. 419 Sqd. J Kerr. 419 Sqd. R King. 419 Sqd. R.C. Knight 419 Sqd. (d. 25 Oct 1944) P/O Raymond Marenus Krefting 419 Sqd (d.6 Aug, 1942.) F/O W.M. Lacey. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 June 1944) Fred Lamareau. bomb aimer 419 sqd Read his story F/S D.H. Lanclot. air gunner. 419 Sqd M.R. Larkin. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 June 1944) F/O G.R. Lauder. 419 Sqd .(d. 25 May 1944) F/O W G Laying. nav. 419 Sqd. (d. 4 Oct 1944) P/O W.G. Lillico. 419 Sqd .(d. 25 May 1944) Sgt G. Little. 419 Sqd. S.G Livingston. 419 Sqd. “Law” Llewellyn. bomb aimer. Sgt Daniel Logan. 419 Sqn. Read his story Dan London, air gunner, 419 Sqn. (Shot down 27 March 1943 taken POW) F/Sgt William Longmore. mid upper gunner 419 Sqdn Read his story E.R. Lowe. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 June 1944) Len J Lucas. 419 Sqd. P/O J.A. MacGregor. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Dec 1944) F/O J.H. Mackay. bomb aimer 419 Sqd. Read his story Sgt Mackinnon. 419 Sqd J Maddock. 419 Sqd. P/O N.D. Mallen. pilot. 419 Sqd N Mangione.419 Sqd. L Mann. 419 Sqd. W. Manning. pilot. 419 Sqd. Lord Sandhurst Mansfield. 419 Sqd. F/O B.W. Martin. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1944) John George Matheson Read his Story Sgt J. McAfee . 419 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1944) WO K.F. McCallum. air gunner 419 Sqd. Read his story Bill McCarter RCAF N McConnachie. 419 Sqd. B McDonald. 419 Sqd. J.A. McDonald. bomb aimer. 419 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1944) WO L.H. McDonald. pilot 419 Sqd. Sgt J. McFarlane. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Aug 1944) G McFerran. 419 Sqd. Len McGaughey. 419 Sqd. Read his story Sgt E. McGrath. 419 Sqd. J McIntosh 419 Sqd. F/O J.H. McKellar. nav 419 Sqd. Read his story A P McKillop 419 Sqd. R McLachlan. 419 Sqd. F/S W.R. Mcleod air gunner 419 Sqd. P. McManus. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 June 1944) P/O James Gordon McMaster. Pilot 419 Sqd RCAF, (d. 17 May 1944) Read his story D.J. McMullen. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 Jun 1944) G. McMurtri. pilot. 419 Sqd. P/O McNary. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 2 may 1944) F/S Jack F McQueen 419 RCAF Sqd (shot down 9 Oct 1944) WO J.E. McQueen . 419 Sqd. Don McTaggart rear gnr 419 Sqd F/S W.J. McTaggart. 419 Sqd. F/O P. Merrick RCAF 419 Squadron. (d.8th Aug.1944) Read his story J. Miller. nav. 419 Sqd Sgt F.A. Milne. 419 Sqd. (d.17 May 1944) Sgt Frank A Milne. Air Gunner 419 Sqd RCAF(d. 16 May 1944) Read his story W. Milner. pilot. 419 Sqd. F/O W.W. Mitchell. 419 Sqd (d. 23 May 1944) Forbes Moon. 419 Sqd Read his story F/O J.L. Moore. 419 Sqd. M R Moore 419 Sqd. Sgt B.R. Morgan. 419 Sqd .(d. 25 May 1944) Lee P Morgan. Rear Gunner DFC 419 Sqd Read his story P/O D. Morrison. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 June 1944) D.G. Murphy. 419 Sqd. F/O G.W. Murphy. 419 Sqd. (d. 10 Oct 1944) F/O Gerald William "Slug or Ted" Murphy. nav. 419 RCAF Sqd (d. 9 Oct 1944) F/S W.H. Murrell. air gunner 419 Sqd. Read his story Sgt S.A. Musto. flight eng 419 Sqd. Read his story P/O Andrew Charles Mynarski VC. 419 RCAF Squadron (d. 13 Jun 1944) Read his story Frederick S Neal flt eng. 419 Sqd (d.14 May 1943) J L Neal. 419 Sqd. Read his story G V Neale. 419 Sqd. F/O A.N. Nelligan. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Oct 1944) E Newton. 419 Sqd. F/O R.K. Nickle. air gunner. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Dec 1944) R.A. Nisbet. 419 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1944) J.A. Nofziger. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Oct 1944) Sgt J. Norman DFM. 419 Sqd (d. 25 Jul 1944) Sgt L Northcliffe. RCAF. 419 Sqn Read his story P/O J.C. O'Connell. 419 Sqd. H.E. Oddan. 419 Sqd. (d. 12 May 1944) F/S Leo Francis O'Hara. air gnr. 419 RCAF Sqd (d. 9 Oct 1944) F/S L.F. O'Hara. W/Op 419 Sqd. (d. 10 Oct 1944) F/O W. Olenake. 419 Sqd. C.R. Ormand. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 Jun 1944) P/O Ernest M Parsons, Navigator 419 Sqd RCAF (d. 16 May 1944) Read his story P/O Ernest M Parsons. nav. 419 Sqd. (d.17 May 1944) P/O C.E.G. Patterson. pilot. 419 Sqd (d. 23 May 1944) G. Peck. pilot. 419 Sqd. Sgt J. Pett. 419 Sqd. FS Phil. 419 Sqd F/S J.A. Phillis. pilot. 419 Sqd (d. 25 Jul 1944) L.S. Plunkett. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Aug 1944) R.N. Pole. nav 419 Sqd. (d. 13 Jun 1944) Sgt N. Poole. 419 Sqd Sgt R.E. Porter. 419 Sqd. S Poulin. 419 Sqd. W.W. Price. 419 Sqd. F/O J. Prudham. air gunner . 419 Sqd. "Butch" Quaile 419 Sqd. P/O G.E. Qwinn. bomb aimer. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 June 1944) F/O F.S. Raferty 419 Sqd. (d. 25 Oct 1944) P/O J.V. Ranson. 419 Sqd. Sgt B.A. Reaume. 419 Sqd. P/O P.C. Revell. air gunner. 419 Sqd. (d. 15 Aug 1944) J.C. Rhind 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Dec 1944) Sgt Stanley Rigden. Flt Eng. (d. 28 Apr 1944) Read his Story Frank "Bozo" Roberts RCAF W H Robertson. 419 Sqd. P/O D.M. Robson. W/Op. 419 Sqd .(d. 25 May 1944) Sgt C.M. Roche. airgunner 419 Sqd P/O A.E. Roe. 419 Sqd. (d. 5 jul 1944) WO R.G. Rogens 419 Sqd. M F Sanders. 419 Sqd. W/O1 J. Schryer RCAF 419 Squadron. (d.8th Aug.1944) Read his story P/O J.E. Searson. air gunner. 419 Sqd (d. 25 Jul 1944) Sgt E Jury 419 Sqd H L Shackleton. 419 Sqd. W Shirvell. 419 Sqd. J.P. Short. 419 Sqd (d. 25 Jul 1944) Sgt A. Simpson RAF 419 Squadron. Read his story F/S E.R. Smith. air gunner. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Oct 1944) P/O H.I. Smith. pilot. 419 Sqd. F/L E.S. Smith. pilot. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 Jun 1944) F/O J. Smith. W/Op . 419 Sqd. WO R.S. Smith. W/Op. 419 Sqd. (d. 12 May 1944) Sgt D.A. Sparkes. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Aug 1944) P/O N.R. Springstein. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Dec 1944) G.A.D. Steepe. 419 Sqd. J.M. Stevenson. pilot . 419 Sqd. J G Stewart 419 Sqd. F/O R Stewart. RCAF. 419 Sqn Read his story "Lucky" Strongitharm. 419 Sqd. C.R. Tait. 419 Sqd. (d. 28 Dec 1944) P/O H.C. Tarzwell. bomb aimer. 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Dec 1944) P/O W. Taylor RCAF 419 Squadron. (d. 4 Jul 1943) Read his story G.W. Taylor. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 Jun 1944) F/O J.E. Taylor. nav. 419 Sqd Sgt H R Tenny. 419 Sqn Read his story Sgt G.W. Thompson. 419 Sqd. F/O W.J.L. Thompson. 419 Sqd. Sgt Thomas Bernard Tiernry. rear gunner. 419 Sqd. (d. 4 Oct 1944) P/O L.E. Toneri 419 Sqd. (d. 25 Oct 1944) Sgt R.G. Toomey. 428 Sqd. Sgt. Donald Alexander Trott. mid upper gunner. 419 Sqd. (d. 4 Oct 1944) Sgt J. Trussham. 419 Sqd. Sgt Roy Vigars. flt-eng. RAF 419 Sqd Read his story Sgt F. Vinecombe. 419 Sqd. L.P. Wakely 419 Sqd. (d. 30 Dec 1944) F/O B. Walker RCAF 419 Squadron. (d.8th Aug.1944) Read his story A Wallace. 419 Sqd. Read his story H Warren-Darley. 419 Sqd. F/Sgt Dennis Arthur Watkins DFM 419 Sqd J.A. Webber. 419 Sqd. (d. 12 May 1944) Sgt S. Weight . 419 Sqd Sgt. Westerman. USA. 419 Sqd Allen Clifford Weston. pilot. 419 Sqd. Read his story Sgt White. 419 Sqd. (d. 13 Jun 1944) G.E. Whyte. 419 Sqd. (d. 15 Aug 1944) Fl Lt Barney Wickham 419 Sqd F/Sgt R. Williston RCAF 419 Squadron. Read his story F/Lt M. Wilson RCAF 419 Squadron. (d.8th Aug.1944) Read his story S.A. Wilson. 419 Sqd. (d. 17 Jun 1944) F/O F.N. Wilson. pilot 419 Sqd. (d. 13 Jun 1944) B D Wilson-Law. 419 Sqd. B Wilson-Low. Flt eng . 419 Sqd. H. Witwer. pilot 419 Sqd. P/O R.E.N. Wood. 419 Sqd (d. 23 May 1944) H. Wright 419 Sqd. (d. 25 Oct 1944) Sgt W.H. Wurrell. rear gunner 419 Sqd. If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch. If you have a story which you would like to share, or a website dedicated to a soldier or regiment please get in touch. 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