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223974 P/O. William Howard Davidson Royal Canadian Air Force 114 Sqdn. from:Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada (d.15th Oct 1941) William Howard Davidson (known as Howard) was born on 19th February 1919 and was the oldest of five children of Franklin Bertram and Sarah Davidson. He lived in Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada (Preston is now part of Cambridge, Ontario). He always wanted to learn to fly. He completed Course Number 14 at RCAF Camp Borden held November 1929 to February 1941. He was assigned to 114 Squadron at West Raynham, UK. On October 15, 1941 his Bristol Blenheim L9382J was shot down over the North Sea on an anti-shipping patrol in which they attacked a convoy of 15-20 ships. One of the other planes lost was located some 130km WNW of Den Helder, Holland. His plane has not been located. Flying with him that day were Sgt. D.G. Peppler and Sgt. E.K. Saul. All were lost. His named is inscribed on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, England. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.