Frederick Charles Holyday Aircraftman 2nd Class R/251488 Royal Canadian Air Force (No 4 Wireless School) March 7, 1925 Toronto, Ontario March 19, 1943 Toronto, Ontario New Toronto, Ontario 18 5 feet, 6 inches Fair Blue Light Brown Single Machinist United Church May Georgina Holyday (Mother) Toronto June 2, 1943 18 Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery Sec T. Lot 1024. Grave 2.

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Canadian Virtual War Memorial findagrave (Background Photo: official opening of No. 4 WS on Saturday, 9 August 1941

Frederick Charles Holyday was the only son of Charles Holyday and May Georgina (Rogers) Holyday of New Toronto, Ontario. He was the brother of May, Helen Emily, and Jean Patricia. He served as a Private with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals from March to September 1942. Having enlisted with the RCAF on March 19, 1943, Frederick trained at No 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville from March 19, 1943 to April 29, 1943. He was then taken on strength at No 4 Wireless School at Guelph, Ontario, on April 30, 1943. On the night of Wednesday, June 2, 1943, Frederick was one of four RCAF personnel returning from Kitchener to the School at Guelph. At 10: 10 pm the car in which they were travelling left the road and crashed at the Breslau dam, in the village of Breslau. The driver, unfamiliar with the road, noticed a car ahead of him with bright headlights and did not realize there was a curve in the roadway. He drive to the right of the other car that lead him off the highway onto a short road leading to the village of Breslau. The car skidded along the shoulder of the road into the dam. The driver was thrown from the vehicle knocking him unconscious, the three other airmen, including Frederick Holyday, were killed. Aircraftman 2nd Class, Frederick Charles Holyday is buried in the Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery.

Toronto Telegram June 1943