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Sources Canadian Virtual War Memorial Aircrew Remembered

Walter Fry Winning Flying Officer J/22453 Royal Canadian Air Force 434 Squadron December 12, 1921 New Glasgow, NS February 20, 1940 Halifax, NS New Glasgow, NS 18 5 feet, 2 inches medium blue dark brown Furniture Salesman Single United Church Geannie (Doyle) Winning (Mother) New Glasgow, NS December 4, 1943 22 Reichswald Forest Cemetery, Germany 3. G. 11 Commemorated on page 227 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on May 14 Flying Officer Winning was the only son of Robert and Geannie (Doyle) Winning of New Glasgow. He 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. He enlisted in Halifax in 1940 with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In England he served with 434 RCAF Squadron. On November 19, 1943 Handley Page Halifax MK V LK990 (IP-X) with a crew of seven, failed to return from an operational attack on Leverkusen. It departed 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. Seven other members of the crew were taken as Prisoners of War. M A Beaton, Flying Sergeant, RCAF B A Caplan, Flying Officer, RCAF S G Erickson, Flight Sergeant, RCAF G N Saunders, Flying Officer, RCAF M R Hutton, Sergeant, RAF E V Matthews, Flight Sergeant, RAF

Handley Page Halifax V (LK990 IP-X) on a mission to Leverkusen November 20, 1943