CANLOAN Fatal Casualties 1939 - 1945

During the Second World War, Canada had a surplus of junior officers.  In order to provide employment for these men, and also alleviate leadership shortages in the British Army, Canada sent 623 officers to serve in platoon commander, company commander and company second in command roles in British formations, as well as 50 ordnance officers to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.  Those that did not return from these duties are recorded here.  Each officer was given a Canloan Serial number, which is indicated in the first column.

	1st Airborne Division 6th Airborne Division		49th (West Riding) Division		59th (Staffordshire) Division
	3rd ("Iron") Division		50th (Northumbrian) Division		78th ("Battleaxe") Division
	15th (Scottish) Division		51st (Highland) Division		7th Armoured Division
	43rd (Wessex) Division		53rd (Welsh) Division		11th Armoured Division

#	Rank	Name	Division	Unit	Death	Notes
599	Lieutenant	Aitken, John A.		2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders	KIA 27 Aug 1944
123	Acting Captain	Anaka, Harry J.		7th Battalion Royal Hampshire Regt	KIA 4 Oct 1944
60	Captain	Andrews, Ellis G.		4th Battalion Dorsetshire Regt	KIA 8 Aug 1944	MC
61	Lieutenant	Arnett, Francis L.J.		5th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders	DOW 25 Mar 1945	MiD
10	Lieutenant	Arthurs, Ralph B.		5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry	KIA 11 Jul 1944
62	Lieutenant	Baker, Charles T.		11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry	KIA 25 Jun 1944
433	Lieutenant	Baldwin, Ivor B.		1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regt	KIA 24 Jun 1944
126	Lieutenant	Beaton, Gordon E.		2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders	KIA 25 Sep 1944
63	Lieutenant	Belanger, Henry E.		10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry	KIA 28 Jun 1944
65	Lieutenant	Bennett, William A.		4th Battalion Dorsetshire Regt	KIA 18 Jul 1944
129	Lieutenant	Blackham, John P.		8th Battalion Royal Scots	KIA 29 Jun 1944
112	Captain	Bourget, Joseph A.R.		2/6th Battalion South Staffordshire Regt	KIA 8 Jul 1944
130	Lieutenant	Bowman, John E.		6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers	KIA 22 Jun 1944
331	Lieutenant	Box, Vernon E.		6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers	KIA 22 Feb 1945
400	Lieutenant	Brais, Joseph C.Y.		1/5th Battalion Welch Regiment	KIA 30 Sep 1944
132	Lieutenant	Brown, Gordon M.		2/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers	DOW 30 Jul 1944
541	Lieutenant	Brown, Norman A.		2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regt	DOW 14 Aug 1944
605	Lieutenant	Brownlee-Lamont, Wilfred W.N.		2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders	KIA 16 Sep 1944
134	Lieutenant	Bushell, Andrew F.		7th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regt	KIA 8 Aug 1944
16	Lieutenant	Carstairs, Kenneth W.		1st Battalion Black Watch	DOW 23 Aug 1944
611	Lieutenant	Carter, Erskine E.R.E.		1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers	KIA 6 Aug 1944
441	Captain	Cawsey, Aubrey C.		5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regt	DOW 7 Aug 1944
233	Lieutenant	Coates, Kenneth		6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers	KIA 16 Sep 1944
409	Lieutenant	Cochrane, James		2nd Battalion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire LI	KIA 24 Mar 45
410	Captain	Cockburn, Ernest E.	56 Bde	2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers	KIA 12 Jun 44
423	Lieutenant	Cohen, Lawrence		2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regt	KIA 8 Jul 44
545	Lieutenant	Coll, William J.		1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment	KIA 17 Jul 44
290	Lieutenant	Comolli, Benoit D.J.		5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry	KIA 11 Jul 44
547	Lieutenant	Cooper, Charles W.		10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry	DOW 12 Jul 44
480	Lieutenant	Cope, Alfred R.		1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment	KIA 18 Sep 44
74	Lieutenant	Cowan, Duncan R.H.		7th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers	KIA 16 Sep 44
615	Lieutenant	Cowan, William M.		5th Battalion Black Watch	KIA 16 Nov 44
204	Lieutenant	Cox, Hubert C.		12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment	KIA 24 Mar 45
140	Lieutenant	Crabb, Allen P.		1st Battalion Border Regiment	DOW 5 Jun 44
121	Lieutenant	Crehan, Maurice J.		1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers	KIA 20 Oct 44	ED
141	Lieutenant	Crighton, Arthur D.		6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers	KIA 10 Jul 44
395	Lieutenant	Day, James P.		1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment	DOW 1 Aug 44
336	Lieutenant	Duclos, Pierre		4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry	KIA 28 Jun 44
450	Lieutenant	Duncan, Donald A.		4th Battalion Welch Regiment	KIA 9 Jul 44
518	Lieutenant	Dynes, Frederick J.		1st Battalion Black Watch	KIA 7 Aug 44
264	Lieutenant	Edwards, David E.		1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment	KIA 27 Jun 44
557	Lieutenant	Ells, Frederick A.		1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment	KIA 24 Jul 44
78	Lieutenant	Gilmour, James H.		1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders	DOW 18 Jun 44
499	Lieutenant	Glass, Edward D.		1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders	KIA 15 Aug 44
412	Lieutenant	Goddard, Ronald M.		4th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment	KIA 10/7044
327	Lieutenant	Harcourt, Earl H.		8th Battalion Royal Scots	KIA 16 Jul 44
25	Lieutenant	Harding, Albert R.		10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry	KIA 29 Jun 44
79	Lieutenant	Harris, Alfred J.	56 Bde	2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers	KIA 6 Nov 44
80	Captain	Harrison, John R.		7th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders	KIA 17 Apr 45
24	Lieutenant	Hartman, William G.		1st Battalion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire LI	KIA 8 Aug 44
151	Lieutenant	Hastings, Donald K.		1st Battalion Royal Hampshire Regt	KIA 11 Jul 44
414	Lieutenant	Heald, Clarence F.		2nd Battalion Devonshire Regt	DOW 31 Mar 45
4	Major	Hemelryk, Joseph		1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry	KIA 14 Apr 45	MC,MiD
154	Lieutenant	Hilborn, David G.		10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry	KIA 29 Jun 44
535	Captain	Hingston, Basil W.H.		2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regt	KIA 19 Sep 44
160	Lieutenant	Hopkinson, George G.		1st Battalion Herefordshire Regt	KIA 10 Oct 44
401	Lieutenant	Hughes, Harry F.		1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment	DOW 28 Jun 44
163	Lieutenant	Hunt, Williams G.		1st Battalion Worcestershire Regt	DOW 7 Nov 44
165	Lieutenant	James, William A.		11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry	KIA 1 Jul 44	MC
424	Lieutenant	Jeffries, Peter		1st/6th Battalion South Staffordshire Regt	KIA 16 Jul 44
506	Lieutenant	Jones, Hubert M.		7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry	KIA 8 Jul 44
345	Lieutenant	Karls, Justin T.		5th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment	KIA 16 Jul 44
388	Lieutenant	Keast, Robert J.		2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regt	KIA 24 Sep 44
483	Acting Captain	Kelly, Bernard J.		2nd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry	KIA 18 Jul 44
169	Lieutenant	Kipping, Albert E.		7th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers	KIA 18 Sep 44
270	Lieutenant	Kotchapaw, William J.		1st Battalion Herefordshire Regt	KIA 10 Sep 44
205	Lieutenant	Kuhl, Allen W.		4th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers	KIA 17 Jul 44
28	Lieutenant	Lalonde, William J.		1st/7th Battalion Queens Royal Regiment	KIA 3 Aug 44
171	Lieutenant	Laurie, John A.		1st Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment	KIA 16 Apr 45	MC
321	Lieutenant	Lee, Donald K.		8th Battalion Royal Scots	KIA 28 Sep 44
417	Lieutenant	Levine, John O.	56 Bde	2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regt	KIA 2 Jul 44
425	Lieutenant	Luffman, George H.		8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry	KIA 1 Aug 44
87	Lieutenant	Lynn, Brian F.		6th Battalion North Staffordshrie Regiment	KIA 8 Jul 44
33	Lieutenant	MacDonald, Alistair K.		1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders	DOW 25 Mar 45
174	Lieutenant	Main, Harold W.		6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers	KIA 19 Aug 44
304	Lieutenant	Mann, Eldon B.		6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers	DOW 16 Apr 45	MiD
485	Captain	Marsh, Robert G.		6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers	KIA 24 Oct 44	MiD (x2)
349	Lieutenant	Matthew, John B.		2nd Battalion Glasgow Highlanders	KIA 27 Mar 45
307	Lieutenant	McAllister, Howard C.		8th Battalion Royal Scots	KIA 29 Jun 44
221	Lieutenant	McDermott, George A.		9th Battalion Cameronians	KIA 26 Jun 44	MM
118	Captain	McGregor, James A.		2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment	KIA 6 Jun 44
639	Lieutenant	McKenna, James L.		11th Battalion Parachute Regiment	KIA 22 Sep 44
340	Lieutenant	McKibbin, Hugh D.		5th/7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders	KIA 12 Jan 45
373	Captain	McLeod, Hugh D.		1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry	DOW 26 Jul 44
594	Captain	Merchant, Evatt, F.A.		5th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders	KIA 18 Nov 44
310	Lieutenant	Nelles, Larry D.		7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders	KIA 11 Jul 44
644	Acting Captain	Nicholas, William E.		2nd Battalion Gloucestshire Regiment	KIA 10 Dec 44
426	Lieutenant	Niznick, Harry		8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry	KIA 9 Sep 44
182	Lieutenant	Noiseux, Joseph A.C.A.		Hallamshire Battalion York and Lancaster Regt.	KIA 14 Jun 44
37	Lieutenant	Paff,Lorne H.		9th Battalion Cameronians	KIA 26 Jun 44
487	Lieutenant	Pape, John C.		7th Battalion Parachute Regiment	KIA 7 Apr 45
495	Acting Captain	Pearce, Wilfred A.		Hallamshire Battalion York and Lancaster Regt.	KIA 25 Sep 44
355	Lieutenant	Phelps, Thomas A.		1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment	KIA 18 Jul 44
284	Lieutenant	Purchase, John R.		4th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers	KIA 17 Jul 44
190	Lieutenant	Reid, Stirling A.		2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regt	KIA 13 Jul 44
191	Lieutenant	Richardson, Leonard J.		2nd Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment	KIA 9 Jul 44
329	Lieutenant	Robertston, Robert K.		7th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment	KIA 10 Aug 44
225	Lieutenant	Robinson, William B.		11th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers	DOW 10 Aug 44
429	Lieutenant	Rodger, Anderson		1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders	KIA 24 Mar 45
652	Lieutenant	Roper, Harry C.		5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment	KIA 1 Oct 44
502	Lieutenant	Rose, Malcolm R.		1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers	KIA 6 Aug 44
653	Lieutenant	Rosenthal, Hyman		1st Battalion Black Watch	KIA 9 Feb 45
279	Lieutenant	Rush, Mathew C.P.		5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry	KIA 9 Jul 44
313	Lieutenant	Schwark, Harold L.		6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers	DOW 28 Aug 44
314	Lieutenant	Scott, Frederick		7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders	KIA 11 Jul 44
44	Lieutenant	Sheely, Henry G.		1st/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment	KIA 8 Jul 44
391	Lieutenant	Smith, Donald J.		7th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment	KIA 8 Jul 44
196	Captain	Smith, Lawson M.		7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders	KIA 30 Oct 44
197	Lieutenant	Smith, Thomas A.M.		2nd/6th Battalion South Staffordshire Regt	KIA 8 Jul 44
473	Lieutenant	Stevenson, Howard M.		5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regt	KIA 16 Jul 44
227	Lieutenant	Stewart, Fernie B.		9th Battalion Cameronians	KIA 28 Sep 44
361	Lieutenant	Stewart, Jackson		8th Battalion Royal Scots	KIA 15 Sep 44
656	Lieutenant	Stewart, Richard N.		5th Battalion Black Watch	KIA 25 Feb 45
283	Acting Captain	Suttie, James M.		4th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers	KIA 22 Oct 44	MC
363	Lieutenant	Thomson, Raymond W.		6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment	KIA 9 Jul 44
659	Lieutenant	Thoresen, Raymond F.		7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders	KIA 14 Jan 45
251	Lieutenant	Trudeau, Maurice A.		1st/5th Battalion Welch Regiment	KIA 12 Aug 44
394	Lieutenant	Ward, Allan		5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment	KIA 26 Jun 44
477	Lieutenant	Wayte, Albert E.F.		7th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers	DOW 20 Sep 44
318	Lieutenant	Wellbelove, John A.		1st Battalion Border Regiment	KIA 25 Sep 44
661	Lieutenant	West, Philip G.		6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers	DOW 24 Sep 44
420	Lieutenant	Wilson, Edward A.		11th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers	KIA 1 Jul 44
664	Lieutenant	Wilson, Richard N.		1st/7th Battalion Queens Royal Regiment	KIA 2 Oct 44
105	Lieutenant	Wood, Dudley H.		6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers	DOW 26 Jun 44
667	Lieutenant	Young, Everett E.		7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders	KIA 22 Feb 45
668	Lieutenant	Young, Leland A.		7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders	KIA 4 Dec 44
107	Lieutenant	Young, Peter B.		8th Battalion Royal Scots	KIA 16 Jul 44
108	Lieutenant	Young, Richard O.		8th Battalion Royal Scots	DOW 29 Jun 44

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