| 1. | BOND Walter George was born 25 Feb 1924, Dysart SAS; died 19 Jun 1945, 35 miles south-east of Sandoway, Rakhine, Myanmar (Burma). Other Events:
- Military: Between 2 Jul 1943 and 19 Jun 1945, Canada and the Far East.; Served during WWII as No. R/260658, Flight-Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force attached to 358 Squadron, RAF.; : 21y
Notes:
Military:
The RAF B-24 Liberator bomber (Code No. EW124) on which he was a crewman disappeared on a mission in Myanmar (Burma). The crash site was located with considerable difficulty by a British Army patrol after WWII had ended. The patrol only located the remains of four crewmen who they buried on site. Very little of the crewmen or the aircraft was recognisable. The crew are still to this day officially listed as missing in action.
At the time of this accident 358 Squadron, RAF was based at Jashore (Jessore) in India operating as a special duties squadron. Jashore (Jessore) is now located in Bangladesh but was still in India during WWII.
Walter George BOND is remembered on the walls of the Singapore Memorial at Kranji, Singapore. Lest We Forget.
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1924 - 1945 (21 years)