Date of birth:

March 24th, 1922 (River John/Nova Scotia, Canada)

Date of death:

June 17th, 1944 (Alphen a/d Rijn, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Oud-Leusden (Rusthof)
Plot: 13. Row: 1. Grave: 10.

Service number:

J/19788

Nationality:

Canadian

Earl was born on March 24 1922 in River John Nova Scotia, the son of James William and Elizabeth Marguerite Dwyer nee Holmes of Trail British Columbia. They were married on September 17 1920 in River John. His sisters were Evelyn Eileen and Ethel Margaret Dwyer.

He was an apprentice machinist and member of the United Church and his sports were swimming, hockey and softball.

He enlisted on May 27 1942 in Calgary and he went thereafter on June 4 1943 overseas to the UK.

Earl was killed in action on Saturday June 17 1944 age 22 due to a crash near Alphen a/d Rijn before or after an attack on Sterkrade near Oberhausen in Germany. His other fallen RCAF crew members were P/O Stanley K. Kaiser age 25 in grave 13-1-5, F/O James C. Lummis age 23 in grave 12-1-2, P/O Arthur R. Moorby age 22 in grave 13-1-3, Sgt Thomas D. Turner age 29 in grave 13-9-191 and Sgt Norman E. Moore age 31 in grave 13-9-193. The fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew member was Sgt John H. Bolton age 28 in grave 13-1-4.

On his headstone: LOVING AND KIND IN ALL HIS WAYS, UPRIGHT AND JUST TO THE END OF HIS DAY

They unveiled in 2018 a monument in Alphen a/d Rijn for the whole fallen crew.

He served with the 434 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.

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