Dickinson, Winston James

US volunteers RAF/RCAF

Date of birth:: August 1st, 1916 (Debec Junction/New Brunswick, Canada)
Date of death:: June 30th, 1942 (Noordwolde, The Netherlands)
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Cemetery Noordwolde
Plot: G. Row: 1. Grave: 5.
Service number:: R/84563
Nationality:: American

Biography

Winston was born on August 1 1916 in Debec Junction New Brunswick, the son of Leslie Pearson Dickinson and Florence Inez Dickinson nee Grant (American) of Debec Junction.

He was a teacher and member of the Baptist Church and his sport was swimming.

He enlisted on January 2 1941 in Moncton New Brunswick and he went thereafter on November 3 1941 from Canada overseas to the UK.

Winston was killed in action on Tuesday June 30 1942 age 25 due to a crash near Noordwolde 16 km southeast of Heerenveen before or after an attack on Bremen in Germany. The other fallen RCAF crew members were W/O James Bell age 27 in grave G-1-3, Sgt William J. Harrell (USA) age 21 in grave G-1-1 and F/Sgt Paul Oneson age 26 in grave G-1-8. The other fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew members were Sgt Walter P. Beare in grave G-1-4 and F/Sgt Reginald T. Adams age 21 in grave G-1-2. The other fallen RAF crew member was Sgt Alexander Simpson age 21 in grave G-1-7 and the other fallen RAAF crew member was P/O H.A. Echinn (served as Chinn) age 22 in grave G-1-6.

On his headstone: NEVER FORGOTTEN BY MUM, DAD, SISTER MURIEL BROTHER DANA AND SWEETHEART BARBARA

He is mentioned with the other fallen crew members on a memorial at the cemetery and also at an information sign near the crash site.

He served with the 405 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.

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