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Goose Bay - 5 Wing Goose Bay Cemetery

At the beginning of the 1940’s, construction began by the United States Air Force, on what we now call 5 Wing Goose Bay. Built on a plateau, Goose Bay acted as one of the primary departure sites to Europe for the military. Located on the outskirts of the existing military base the military cemetery contains the remains of many military personnel who’s lives were lost in plan crashes and many young children who’s parents were posted in Goose Bay at the time of their death.

As a remembrance to these people there has been a sign erected at the gravesite, it reads as follows:

6 July 1944
Ventura 2171 arrived Goose From Dartmouth (145 Sgn) on a navigation exercise. On taking off for a flight to Chatham the aircraft crashed and burned. All were killed including six airmen from Goose Bay.
3 Nov 1944
765 – Dakota – Crew departed Dorval for Goose Bay to the UK. The aircraft crashed 12 miles from Goose Bay on approach and came to rest at the mouth of the Kenamu River. All members were killed. Two Royal Air Force Officers. One RAF civilian and one RCAF Officer.
Act of Remembrance
They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn at the going down on the sun and in the morning glow. We will remember them.
Sign erected in honor of the 60th anniversary of the RCAF. Royal Canadian Legion / RAF Goose Bay / CFS Goose Bay

The headstones were read, recorded and transcribed by TERESA BEST, August 2001. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors.

#	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	NOTES
1	Steeves	Infant		1962
2	Clarke	Infant		1961
3	Rideau	Infant		1961
4	Known Unto God
5	Known Unto God
6	Jordan	Infant		1961
7	Known Unto God
8	Marcotte	Infant		1960
9	Hiscock	John W.M.		July 18, 1960
10	Heaps	Infant		1950
11	Power	Infant		1957
12	Known Unto God
13	Reddy	Infant		1958
14	Mercir	Infant		1958
15	Ruehmland	Infant		1958
16	Carpenter	Infant		1958
17	Known Undo God
18	Mactavish	Infant		1959
19	Duffy	Marion Marie		1958
20	Budgell	George L.	1922	1996
21	Parker	Ricky F.	June 29, 1955	July 1, 1955
22	Jenkins	Infant K.M.		1955
23	Known Unto God
24	Davis	D.W.	1953	1954	1955
25	Known Unto God
26	Montgomery	Terance R.C.		16 May 1954	2574 840 FC OFF, RAF
27	Pierce	Infant		1954
28	Chappell	Mrs. I.B.	Dec 21, 1879	May 22, 1956
29	Craig	Roderick H.	Feb 28, 1945	Feb 4, 1953	Son of Norman and Murie. Note: There were two graves side by side, one labeled R.H. Craig 45-53 the other as listed.
30	Raho	Ralph G.		21July 1952	20225 F/L, RCAF
31	Bourleau	J.P.		21 Jullitte 1952	39471 At, RCAF
32	Belard	Infant		1962
33	Known Unto God
34	Jergens
35	Steeves	Infant		1962
36	Greer	infant		1962
37	Nelson	Kathryn Elana		Sept 1963
38	Parry	Jillian Anne Josephine	29 Aug 1963	23 Oct 1963	Daughter of John and Vivienne Parry
39	Dingwell	Infant		5 March 1966
40	Strugnell	Infant		19 March 1966
41	Known Unto God
42	Ross	Harry Glenn Sr.	Dec 29, 1925	Sept 6, 2000
43	Cleary	Infant Joseph		1950
44	Jaranuse	Tragert	1939	1954
45	MacDonald	Infant		1950	Buried Together
46	MacDonald	Infant		1950	Buried Together
47	Turner	James L.	7 Oct 1950	8 Oct 1950
48	McCaughey	Micheal	7 Nov 1924	8 Sept 1954
49	Rochon	Infant Janice		1950
50	Flowers	Infant		1950
51	Morash	Lee Mary	Oct 23, 1949	Oct 26, 1949
52	Romero	Gilberto	1916	16 Nov 1948	(Tilda Hondhras) member of Crew SS Jullen Poydras.
53	Oliver	Infant Elizabeth		1948
54	Way	Gilron			Civ.
55	Mitchuk	Infant
56	Maltoe	Infant		1946
57	Known Unto God
58	Known Unto God
59	Known Unto God
60	Known Unto God
61	Broomfield	Samuel Walter	April 17, 1892	Oct 14, 1943
62	Blake			1943
63	Known Unto God
64	Goudie	Ann Irene		07 August 1954
65	Ricketts	Patrick Kevin	1924	1953	Royal Artillery WW2
66	Neelin	Christine	13 June 1951	22 June 1951
67	Grey	Tommy	1944	1951
68	Maclrod	A.M.		29 Oct 1951
69	Known Unto God
70	Known Unto God
71	Known Unto God
72	Known Unto God
73	Known Unto God
74	Known Unto God
75	Stephenson	Harold A.		6th July 1944	R127526 LAC, RCAF
76	Bell	Henry H.		6th July 1944	R183298 LAC, RCAF
77	Leard	William G.		6th July 1944	R174974 LAC, RCAF
78	St. Louis	Lionel C.		6th Juillet 1944	R200411 AV Chef, RCAF
79	Foris	Louis C.		6th July 1944	R64254 Corporal, RCAF
80	Cole	Clarence N.		6th July 1994	R65379 Corporal, RCAF
81	Duquette	Myles E.		6th July 1944	RH1463 Sergeant, RCAF
82	Wood	Melville S.		6th July 1944	R93134 WON, RCAF
83	Hume	Donald W.		6th July 1944	Pilot Officer, RCAF
84	Brown	John M.		26th August 1944	Flight Engineer, RAF (TC)
85	Brotherston	W M		17th October 1944	R223028 LAC, RCAF
86	Hanning	John H.		10th November 1944	R16819 LAC, RCAF
87	Halpin	Francis A.		28th May 1945	Flight Lieutenant, RCAF
88	Clover	James S.M.		8th March 1949	R84643 Corporal, RCAF
89	Angell	Clifford E.		28 January 1948	23214 Sct, RCAF
90	Befus	Albert		10th March 1943	Radio Officer, RAF Age 21
91	Quayle	Kenneth W.		10th March 1943	Captain, RAF (FC)
92	Campbell	A.S.		10th March 1943	Pilot Officer, Royal Australian Air Force, Age 20
93	Morgan	Ormond Knox		11 September 1943	R114163 WOII Pilot, RCAF
94	Guffin	David		18th Feb 1944	Flying Officer, RCAF
95	Mitchell	Thomas R.		13th March 1944	Flying Officer, RCAF
96	Scollon	V. MacKay		26th April 1944	R76897 Corporal, RCAF
97	Harris	William A.		6th July 1944	Pilot Officer, RCAF
98	Tanner	John C.		6th July 1944	Pilot Officer, RCAF
99	Morris	L. Trevor		3rd Nov 1944	Flying Officer, RAF
100	Whitelaw	Archie		3rd Nov 1944	Flying Officer, RCAF
101	Woods	Thomas V.		3rd Nov 1944	Radio Officer, RAF (FC)
102	McLaughlin	D.M.		3rd Nov 1944	Flying Officer, RAF
103	Graham	J. Edgar		4th Aug 1946	R254586 Corporal, RCAF
104	Duffy	Charles F.		21st Feb 1948	22900 LAC, RCAF
105	Saunders -Rezac	Elizabeth Ann	Jan 26, 1912	April 28, 1960	Beloved Wife of John Charles Rezac
106	Anderson	David Fairweather	Dec 10, 1952	April 26, 1962
107	Known Unto God
108	Lockham	A.	1886
109	Labonte	Dawson H.		3 Juillet 1944	M611024 Soldat, Regt De Chateauguay
110	Doiron	Francis J.		1st July 1943	G.27847, New Brunswick Rangers
111	Snowdon	Harold E.		29th July 1942	G.28355, New Brunswick Rangers
112	Desjandins	Phillip L.		15th Sept 1942	G.21065, New Brunswick Rangers
113	Van Allen	A.N.	1921	1941	Sergeant R61061. These brave men were lost on Sept 9 1941 while transporting supplies from 116 BR squadron Dartmouth to NWR. Their bodies were never recovered from the nearby waters of Lake Melville. May they rest In Peace.
114	Shaw	R.E.	1921	1941	Flight Lieutenant. These brave men were lost on Sept 9 1941 while transporting supplies from 116 BR squadron Dartmouth to NWR. Their bodies were never recovered from the nearby waters of Lake Melville. May they rest In Peace.