Astra in Quinte West in Hastings County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Canadian Fighter Pilots Who Fought in the Battle of Britain
1940
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025
1. Canadian Fighter Pilots Who Fought in the Battle of Britain Honour Roll
In memory of
Canadian Fighter Pilots
who fought in the
Battle of Britain
1940
pilotes de chasse canadiens
qui ont combattu pendant
la bataille d'Angleterre
en 1940
[Roll of Honour]
F/L John W. M. Aitken 601 Sqn
F/O Charles I. R. Arthur 141 Sqn
L(Faa) Roy S. Baker-Falkner 600 Sqn
F/L Robert A. Barton Dfc 249 Sqn
P/O Percival H. Beake 64 Sqn
F/O Eric W. Beardmore 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Robert W. G. Beley 151 Sqn KIA
P/O John Benzie 242 Sqn KIA
F/L Howard P. Blatchford 17/257 Sqns
P/O Camile R. Bonseigneur 257 Sqn KIA
F/O John G. Boyle 41 Sqn KIA
F/O Carl E. Briese 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O De Peyster Brown 1(RCAF) Sqn
F/L Mark H. Brown DFC 1 Sqn
P/O Marvin K. Brown 242 Sqn
P/O John Bryson 92 Sqn KIA
P/O Percy Byng-Hall 29 Sqn
P/O Alan R. M. Campbell 54 Sqn
P/O Norman N. Campbell 242 Sqn KIA
S/Lt Jack C. Carpenter 229/46 Sqns KIA
F/O John C. Carriere 219 Sqn
P/O Gerald C. T. Carthew 253/85/145 Sqns
F/O Edward F. J. Charles 54 Sqn
P/O Joseph A. J. Chevrier 1/1(RCAF) Sqns
F/O George P. Christie DFC 242/66 Sqns
F/O Beverley E. Christmas (RCAF) Sqn
P/O Arthur C. Cochrane 257 Sqn
P/O
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P/O George H. Corbett 66 Sqn KIA
F/L Vaughan B. Corbett 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Malcolm C. Corner 264 Sqn
F/O Lawrence E. Cryderman 242 Sqn
P/O William A Cuddie 141 Sqn
F/L Richard W. Denison 236 Sqn
F/O Jean-Paul J. Desloges 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Roland H. Dibnah 1/242 Sqn
F/O Norman D. Edmond 615 Sqn
P/O Harry D. Edwards 92 Sqn KIA
F/O Robert L. Edwards 1(RCAF) Sqn KIA
F/O Allen L. Edy 602 Sqn
P/O George J. Elliott 615/607 Sqns
S/L Andrew W. Fletcher DFC 235 Sqn
P/O Ernest G. Ford 3/232 Sqns
P/O Charles G. Frizell 257 Sqn
P/O Robert C. Fumerton 32 Sqn
F/L Lionel M. Gaunce DFC 615 Sqn
S/L John A. G. Gordon 151 Sqn
F/O Robert D. Grassick 242 Sqn
F/L Harry R. Hamilton 85 Sqn KIA
F/O Bruce A. Hanbury 1/1(RCAF) Sqns
F/O Thomas P. Harnett 219 Sqn
F/O John S. Hart 54/602 Sqns
P/O Norris Hart 242 Sqn
P/O Duncan A. Hewitt 501 Sqn KIA
P/O Frank W. Hillock 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Richard Howley 141 Sqn KIA
F/O George G. Hyde 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Jamest Johnston 151 Sqn KIA
S/L John A. Kent DFC 303/92 Sqns
F/O John W. Kerwin 1(RCAF) Sqn
Sgt Joseph R. Kilner 65 Sqn
P/O Joseph E. P. Laricheliere 213 Sqn KIA
P/O
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025
2. Canadian Fighter Pilots Who Fought in the Battle of Britain Honour Roll
F/O Raymond G. Lewis 1 Sqn
F/O Thomas B. Little 1(RCAF) Sqn
F/O Peter W Lochnan 1(RCAF) Sqn
Sgt Robert H. Lonsdale 46/242/501 Sqns
S/L James R. Maclachlan 46 Sqn
F/O George Mcavity 3 Sqn KIA
F/O John B. McColl 615/607 Sqns
F/L Gordon R McGregor DFC 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O William L. McKnight DFC* 242 Sqn
S/L Ernest A. McNab DFC (RCAF) Sqns
S/O William B. M. Millar (RCAF) Sqn
P/O John A. Milne 605 Sqn
P/O Harry Mitchell 87 Sqn
F/O Hartland D.M. Molson (RCAF)
F/O William H. Nelson 74 Sqn
F/O Arthur D. Nesbitt 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Hugh G. Niven 601/602 Sqns
F/O Robert W Norris 1(RCAF) Sqn
F/L Peter G. St. G. O'Brian 152/247 Sqns
P/O Alfred K. Ogilvie 609 Sqn
F/O John D. Pattison 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Otto J. Peterson 1(RCAF) Son KIA
F/O Paul B. Pitcher 1(RCAF) Sqn
Sgt Owen W. Porter 111 Sqn
P/O George R. Pushman 23 Sqn
P/O Hugh W. Reilley 64/66 Sqns KIA
F/L Edwin M. Reyno 1(RCAF) Sqn
Sgt Leo P. V. J. Ricks 235 Sqn
F/O Blair D. Russel DFC 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Kirkpatrick M. Sclanders 242 Sqn KIA
F/O Arthur W. Smith 141 Sqn
F/L Forgrave M. Smith 72 Sqn
P/O James D. Smith 73 Sqn
F/O Robert R. Smith 229 Sqn
F/O
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025
3. Canadian Fighter Pilots Who Fought in the Battle of Britain Honour Roll
P/O Henry A. Sprague 3 Sqn
F/O William P. Sprenger 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Noel K. Stansfeld DFC 242/229 Sqns
F/L Hugh N. Tamblyn 141/242 Sqns
F/O Charles W. Trevena (RCAF) Sqn
P/O Alec A. G. Trueman 253 Sqn KIA
F/L Percival S. Turner DFC 242 Sqn
P/O Hamilton C. Upton 43/607 Sqns
P/O John R. Urwin-Mann 238 Sqn
F/O James A. Walker DFC 111 Sqn
F/O James R. Walker 611/41 Sqns
P/O Clarence A. B. Wallace 3 Sqn
P/O John J. Walsh 615 Sqn
P/O Frederick S. Watson 3/1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O Robert R. Wilson 111 Sqn [MIA]
F/L James S. Young 234 Sqn
F/O John R. C. Young 249 Sqd
F/O Arthur M. Yuile 1(RCAF) Sqn
P/O [possibly Alexander R. Zatonski 79 Sqd]
Erected by Canadian Fighter Pilots Association.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Valor in Aerial Operations series list.
Location. 44° 6.854′ N, 77° 33.014′ W. Memorial is in Quinte West, Ontario, in Hastings County. It is in Astra. It can be reached from Hastings 21. Memorial is in
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025
4. Canadian Fighter Pilots Who Fought in the Battle of Britain Memorial
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spitfire (a few steps from this marker); CF-188 Hornet (a few steps from this marker); 413 "Tusker" Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 429 Bison Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Hurricane (a few steps from this marker); RCAF Police and Air Force Security Services (within shouting distance of this marker); RCAF and Allied Air Forces of Bomber Command (within shouting distance of this marker); 437 Transport Squadron (within shouting distance of this marker).
via Government of Canada/RCAF, 1940
5. The famed No. 242 Squadron included a large number of Canadians.
Canadian Contributions to the Battle of Britain:
Government of Canada/RCAF website entry
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Government of Canada/RCAF website entry
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More about this memorial. Admission required, and the outdoor Air Park is closed during inclement weather.
Regarding Canadian Fighter Pilots Who Fought in the Battle of Britain. Photographing the front monument facade difficult due to the lighting on the black marble. The monument is topped with a bust of Winston Churchill.
Also see . . . National Air Force Museum of Canada. (Submitted on May 16, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on May 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on February 2, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
