Rank: Flying Officer Service No: J/22453 Royal Canadian Air Force. 434 Squadron Age: 22 years
Flying Officer Winning was the only son of Robert and Geannie (Doyle) Winning of New Glasgow. Walter attended the New Glasgow High School obtaining his Grade XI in 1938.
He then worked as a clerk and furniture salesman with J. R. Murphy New Glasgow Furniture Retail.
Walter enlisted in Halifax in 1940 with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In England he served with 434 RCAF Squadron. On November 19, 1943 Halifax aircraft KL.990 with a crew of seven, failed to return from an operational attack on Leverkusen. It departed the base at 4:20 pm and failed to return from the operation. Information was received from the International Red Cross Committee that the aircraft was shot down.
Flying Officer Winning was wounded and taken as a prisoner of war. He died on December 4, 1943 in the Reserve Hospital, Kiachlinde-Dortmund and was buried on December 10, 1943 in the Principal Cemetery, Dortmund, prisoner of War Dead Section.
Four other members of the RCAF crew were taken as Prisoners of War.
(sources Canadian Virtual Memorial & Wartime Heritage Association)
Walter Fry Winning is also memorialized in the Lorne Street Cemetery, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Rank: Flying Officer Service No: J/22453 Royal Canadian Air Force. 434 Squadron Age: 22 years
Flying Officer Winning was the only son of Robert and Geannie (Doyle) Winning of New Glasgow. Walter attended the New Glasgow High School obtaining his Grade XI in 1938.
He then worked as a clerk and furniture salesman with J. R. Murphy New Glasgow Furniture Retail.
Walter enlisted in Halifax in 1940 with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In England he served with 434 RCAF Squadron. On November 19, 1943 Halifax aircraft KL.990 with a crew of seven, failed to return from an operational attack on Leverkusen. It departed the base at 4:20 pm and failed to return from the operation. Information was received from the International Red Cross Committee that the aircraft was shot down.
Flying Officer Winning was wounded and taken as a prisoner of war. He died on December 4, 1943 in the Reserve Hospital, Kiachlinde-Dortmund and was buried on December 10, 1943 in the Principal Cemetery, Dortmund, prisoner of War Dead Section.
Four other members of the RCAF crew were taken as Prisoners of War.
(sources Canadian Virtual Memorial & Wartime Heritage Association)
Walter Fry Winning is also memorialized in the Lorne Street Cemetery, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
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