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John William O'BRIEN

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Warrant Officer Class I (Air Observer) John William O'BRIEN No. R/70461 Royal Canadian Air Force
Died 16 September 1942 aged 21

Son of Lilian V O'Brien, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

At rest at Evesham Cemetery, Worcestershire.

16/09/1942 Wellington X9671 of 22 OTU Operational Training Unit. Lost a wing during a flying test prior to operations against Essen and crashed at Pebworth, Worcestershire. All killed

P/O A J Fawcett RCAF,

W/O J W O’Brien RCAF,

F/Sgt F A Macauley RCAF,

P/O H Casimiri RCAF,

F/Sgt D H Halstead RCAF,

AC1 L Holloway

AC2 D McMillan

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