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Flight Sergeant Winston James Dickinson

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Flight Sergeant Winston James Dickinson Veteran

Birth
Debec, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death
30 Jun 1942 (aged 25)
Noordwolde, Bedum Municipality, Groningen, Netherlands
Burial
Noordwolde, Weststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
Plot G, Row 1, Grave S
Memorial ID
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Military Service
Service Number: R/84563
Age: 25
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 405 Sqdn.

Flight Sergeant / Wireless Operator - Air Gunner.

Winston was a crew member on Halifax, LQ-G W1113 which was shot down by a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace.

Other members of the crew included:
Pilot -Pilot Officer Henry Adolphus Echin 402223 RAAF
Co-Pilot - Flight Sergeant William Jessup Harrell R/83419 RCAF
Air Gunner - Flight Sergeant Reginald Thomas Adams 759300 RAFVR
Wirelss Operator/Air Gunner - Sergeant Walter Percy Beare 1284966 RAFVR
Air Observer- Warrant Officer James William "Sammy" Bell R/64880 RCAF
Wireless Operator/AIr Gunner - Flight Sergeant Paul Patrick Oneson R/56246 RCAF
Flight Engineer - Sergeant Alexander Simpson 571779 RAF

Winston is also remembered on a family marker at East Hodgdon Cemetery in Hodgdon, Maine.
Military Service
Service Number: R/84563
Age: 25
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 405 Sqdn.

Flight Sergeant / Wireless Operator - Air Gunner.

Winston was a crew member on Halifax, LQ-G W1113 which was shot down by a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace.

Other members of the crew included:
Pilot -Pilot Officer Henry Adolphus Echin 402223 RAAF
Co-Pilot - Flight Sergeant William Jessup Harrell R/83419 RCAF
Air Gunner - Flight Sergeant Reginald Thomas Adams 759300 RAFVR
Wirelss Operator/Air Gunner - Sergeant Walter Percy Beare 1284966 RAFVR
Air Observer- Warrant Officer James William "Sammy" Bell R/64880 RCAF
Wireless Operator/AIr Gunner - Flight Sergeant Paul Patrick Oneson R/56246 RCAF
Flight Engineer - Sergeant Alexander Simpson 571779 RAF

Winston is also remembered on a family marker at East Hodgdon Cemetery in Hodgdon, Maine.


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  • Maintained by: Sharon
  • Originally Created by: Teresa L. Watson
  • Added: Apr 2, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13833213/winston_james-dickinson: accessed ), memorial page for Flight Sergeant Winston James Dickinson (1 Aug 1916–30 Jun 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13833213, citing Noordwolde Protestant Churchyard, Noordwolde, Weststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 47715883).