SOURCE: THEY NEVER CAME HOME 'THE LETHBRIDGE CENOTAPH PROJECT' 1939-45 BY BRETT CLIFTON
Walter Dorrance Anderson
R/178345
Walter Anderson born on 28-Aug-1921 in Lethbridge to parents William and Barbara Anderson. He had two brothers, George & Bert. He served in both world wars, and all three Anderson brothers served in the Second World War.
July 16, 1942, Walter Anderson enlisted for service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He spent the next six months training at air bases in Halifax & Macdonald qualifying as a wireless operator & air gunner. On Jan 12, 1943, Flight Sergeant Anderson arrived in the United Kingdom. In June of 1943, he was attached to 78 Squadron Royal Air Force & was the only Canadian on the otherwise all British Halifax bomber crew. He served with 78 Squadron for the three months, flying missions over Continental Europe and North Africa.
At 1902 hours on September 6, 1943, the Halifax bomber took off from RAF Breighton bond for a bombing mission on a target near Munich. The Halifax never made its target, crashing in Germany during the early morning hours of September 7, 1943. The navigator & flight engineer managed to bail out, but the other crewmembers including Flight Sergeant Anderson were killed. He was laid to rest with his crewmates at Durnbach War Cemetery.
For his wartime service, Flight Sergeant Anderson was awarded the 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal & Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp. His mother, Barbara received the Memorial Cross in honour of her son.
Walter Dorrance Anderson
R/178345
Walter Anderson born on 28-Aug-1921 in Lethbridge to parents William and Barbara Anderson. He had two brothers, George & Bert. He served in both world wars, and all three Anderson brothers served in the Second World War.
July 16, 1942, Walter Anderson enlisted for service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He spent the next six months training at air bases in Halifax & Macdonald qualifying as a wireless operator & air gunner. On Jan 12, 1943, Flight Sergeant Anderson arrived in the United Kingdom. In June of 1943, he was attached to 78 Squadron Royal Air Force & was the only Canadian on the otherwise all British Halifax bomber crew. He served with 78 Squadron for the three months, flying missions over Continental Europe and North Africa.
At 1902 hours on September 6, 1943, the Halifax bomber took off from RAF Breighton bond for a bombing mission on a target near Munich. The Halifax never made its target, crashing in Germany during the early morning hours of September 7, 1943. The navigator & flight engineer managed to bail out, but the other crewmembers including Flight Sergeant Anderson were killed. He was laid to rest with his crewmates at Durnbach War Cemetery.
For his wartime service, Flight Sergeant Anderson was awarded the 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal & Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp. His mother, Barbara received the Memorial Cross in honour of her son.
SOURCE: THEY NEVER CAME HOME 'THE LETHBRIDGE CENOTAPH PROJECT' 1939-45 BY BRETT CLIFTON
Walter Dorrance Anderson
R/178345
Walter Anderson born on 28-Aug-1921 in Lethbridge to parents William and Barbara Anderson. He had two brothers, George & Bert. He served in both world wars, and all three Anderson brothers served in the Second World War.
July 16, 1942, Walter Anderson enlisted for service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He spent the next six months training at air bases in Halifax & Macdonald qualifying as a wireless operator & air gunner. On Jan 12, 1943, Flight Sergeant Anderson arrived in the United Kingdom. In June of 1943, he was attached to 78 Squadron Royal Air Force & was the only Canadian on the otherwise all British Halifax bomber crew. He served with 78 Squadron for the three months, flying missions over Continental Europe and North Africa.
At 1902 hours on September 6, 1943, the Halifax bomber took off from RAF Breighton bond for a bombing mission on a target near Munich. The Halifax never made its target, crashing in Germany during the early morning hours of September 7, 1943. The navigator & flight engineer managed to bail out, but the other crewmembers including Flight Sergeant Anderson were killed. He was laid to rest with his crewmates at Durnbach War Cemetery.
For his wartime service, Flight Sergeant Anderson was awarded the 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal & Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp. His mother, Barbara received the Memorial Cross in honour of her son.
Walter Dorrance Anderson
R/178345
Walter Anderson born on 28-Aug-1921 in Lethbridge to parents William and Barbara Anderson. He had two brothers, George & Bert. He served in both world wars, and all three Anderson brothers served in the Second World War.
July 16, 1942, Walter Anderson enlisted for service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He spent the next six months training at air bases in Halifax & Macdonald qualifying as a wireless operator & air gunner. On Jan 12, 1943, Flight Sergeant Anderson arrived in the United Kingdom. In June of 1943, he was attached to 78 Squadron Royal Air Force & was the only Canadian on the otherwise all British Halifax bomber crew. He served with 78 Squadron for the three months, flying missions over Continental Europe and North Africa.
At 1902 hours on September 6, 1943, the Halifax bomber took off from RAF Breighton bond for a bombing mission on a target near Munich. The Halifax never made its target, crashing in Germany during the early morning hours of September 7, 1943. The navigator & flight engineer managed to bail out, but the other crewmembers including Flight Sergeant Anderson were killed. He was laid to rest with his crewmates at Durnbach War Cemetery.
For his wartime service, Flight Sergeant Anderson was awarded the 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal & Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp. His mother, Barbara received the Memorial Cross in honour of her son.
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