Summerside, Prince Edward Island — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial
Photographed by Jay Noble, August 28, 2026
1. British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
CWH Anson
(left panel)
Casualties from #31 Charlottetown
Agar, J. F., AC1 Anson crash January 12, 1942
Beauman, Ernest, LAC Anson crash January 12, 1942
Bell, K. K., Sgt Anson crash
Calderhead, George, F/O Anson crash January 12, 1942
Clench, S. V., LAC Anson crash November 20, 1941
Cowie, Douglas, P/O Anson crash August 7, 1942
Ellis, Kenneth, AC1 Anson crash January 12, 1942
Ficken, N. J., LAC Anson crash November 20, 1941
Freeman, A. F., Sgt Anson crash November 20, 1941
Gordon, Alexander, AC2 Natural causes
Hamment, C. J., P/O Anson crash April 18, 1943
Holland, John, FS Anson crash September 28, 1942
Mandonald, Peter, AC1 Natural causes January 13, 1943
(right panel)
Casualties from #31 Charlottetown
May, J. R., F/O Anson crash April 8, 1943
Maclean, William, LAC Anson crash August 7, 1942
Parker, Oswald, Sgt Anson crash August 7, 1942
Rofe, Bernard, F/L Anson crash January 12, 1942
Shore, Frederick, AC1 Natural causes November 11, 1943
Simmons, H. R., Sgt Anson crash April 8, 1943
Taylor, George, LAC
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Thomas, B., AC1 Anson crash November 20, 1931
Webb, F. A., LAC Anson crash April 8, 1943
Wilkes, R., LAC Anson crash April 18, 1943
Wong, Reginald Drowned July 9, 1942
Wright, P. S., P/O Anson crash April 8, 1943
Yaffee, N., AC2 Airplane Propeller June 30, 1943
(center panel)
Casualties from #2 ANS Charlottetown
Ambler, Jack, P/O Anson crash November 15, 1944
Colley, Ronald, LAC Anson crash May 14, 1944
Duncan, F., LAC Anson crash May 14, 1944
Eves, Kenneth, LAC Anson crash May 14, 1944
Gildmaster, Norman, Cpl Anson crash May 14, 1944
Hawkes, A. W., P/O Anson crash November 15, 1944
Ingram, Arthur, F/O Anson crash December 5, 1944
Kilsby, Albert, LAC Anson crash May 14, 1944
Leslie, William, Cpl Anson crash November 15, 1944
Logan, Carl, Cpl Anson crash May 14, 1944
Mathers, W. J., LAC Anson crash May 14, 1944
Murchie, Allan, WO2 Anson crash May 14, 1944
Murphy, Arthur, LAC Anson crash May 14, 1944
Pawlowski, Michael, Sgt Anson crash November 15, 1944
Potter, William, F/O Anson crash May 14, 1944
Stewart, John, F/O Anson
Photographed by Jay Noble, August 28, 2026
2. British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial
Stoik, Henry, Cpl Anson crash May 14, 1944
Trask, Marion, WO2 Anson crash May 14, 1944
In memory of those who gave their lives while serving on Prince Edward Island 1941-1945 during World War Two
Lest We Forget
(names neither shown or transcribed for those from Summerside or Mount Pleasant)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 46° 23.669′ N, 63° 47.393′ W. Memorial is in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. It is on Spring Street. The memorial is located on the south side of Trinity United Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 90 Spring Street, Summerside PE C1N 1N3, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also the Viceroyalty of New France.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: R.C.A.F. Station/C. F. B. Summerside 1941-1992 (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of Sir Ira Enman (within shouting distance of this marker); The Drill Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Summerside Post Office / L'Ancien Bureau de Poste de Summerside (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Georgina Fane Pope (about 180 meters away); The Summerside Armoury (about 210 meters away); In memory of Carrie Ellen Holman (about 210 meters away); The Holman Homestead (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summerside.
Also see . . . British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial (Government of Canada). Excerpt:
This special memorial was erected to honour airmen who died while training in Prince Edward Island under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) of the Second World War. Thousands of individuals attended the BCATP schools in three Island locations – Summerside, Charlottetown, and Mount Pleasant. A total of 98 names appear on the monument – 32 from Royal Canadian Air Force Station Summerside, 44 from Royal Canadian Air Force Station Charlottetown, and 22 from #10 Bombing and Gunnery School in Mount Pleasant. The majority of casualties were the result of airplane crashes. The memorial has etchings of the principal types of aircraft used in Prince Edward Island for training purposes – Harvard, Anson, and Bolingbroke.(Submitted on September 19, 2026.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2026, by Jay Noble of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2026, by Jay Noble of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
