Flight Lieutenant / Service Number: J/16213
Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlistment: July 18, 1940
Squadron: No. 257 Burma Sqdn. RAF
Airfield: RAF Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer, (Advanced Landing Ground B-3 / ALG B-3)
Aircraft: Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib - MN879
Trade: Pilot
Deceased: Age 23
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft
Walter crashed four miles east of Caen, France, he bailed out, but his parachute failed to open.
Honours/Citations: 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) with silver bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration(s):
- Page 235 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Next of Kin: Son of Frederick Charles and Emma Louise (Holler) Ahrens.
Location:
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlistment: July 18, 1940
Squadron: No. 257 Burma Sqdn. RAF
Airfield: RAF Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer, (Advanced Landing Ground B-3 / ALG B-3)
Aircraft: Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib - MN879
Trade: Pilot
Deceased: Age 23
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft
Walter crashed four miles east of Caen, France, he bailed out, but his parachute failed to open.
Honours/Citations: 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) with silver bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration(s):
- Page 235 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Next of Kin: Son of Frederick Charles and Emma Louise (Holler) Ahrens.
Location:
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
Flight Lieutenant / Service Number: J/16213
Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlistment: July 18, 1940
Squadron: No. 257 Burma Sqdn. RAF
Airfield: RAF Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer, (Advanced Landing Ground B-3 / ALG B-3)
Aircraft: Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib - MN879
Trade: Pilot
Deceased: Age 23
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft
Walter crashed four miles east of Caen, France, he bailed out, but his parachute failed to open.
Honours/Citations: 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) with silver bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration(s):
- Page 235 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Next of Kin: Son of Frederick Charles and Emma Louise (Holler) Ahrens.
Location:
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Enlistment: July 18, 1940
Squadron: No. 257 Burma Sqdn. RAF
Airfield: RAF Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer, (Advanced Landing Ground B-3 / ALG B-3)
Aircraft: Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib - MN879
Trade: Pilot
Deceased: Age 23
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft
Walter crashed four miles east of Caen, France, he bailed out, but his parachute failed to open.
Honours/Citations: 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) with silver bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration(s):
- Page 235 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Next of Kin: Son of Frederick Charles and Emma Louise (Holler) Ahrens.
Location:
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
Gravesite Details
Flight Lieutenant (Pilot), 257 (R.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. Age 23
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