Inscription on the plaque:
Dedicated to the memory of the five Canadian Airmen
who lost their lives near Halle, Germany
on November 4th 1945
when their aeroplane crashed
while carrying life saving penicillin to Poland
These are their names:
SQ/L Alfred Ernest Webster D.F.C. of Vancouver B.C.
F/L Donald Forest Caldwell of Asplund, Alberta
F/L Edward Pattern Harlung of Calgary Alberta
F/L Norbert David Roche of Dorval, Quebec
and Sgt. Edwin Erwin Phillips of Montreal, Quebec
This tablet is erected by
The United Polish Relief Fund of Canada.
Squadron Leader Alfred Ernest Webster
Royal Canadian Air Force
168 (Heavy Transport) Sqdn.
Born: June 29, 1910
Woodville, Ontario
Enlistment:
June 20, 1940
Fort Williams, Ontario
Son of Ernest B. and Ann H. Webster, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Flight Lieutenant Donald Forest Caldwell
Royal Canadian Air Force
168 (Heavy Transport) Sqdn.
Born: September 21, 1913
Crooked Creek, Alberta
Enlistment:
July 22, 1941
Edmonton, Alberta
Son of Bert and Bessie M. Caldwell. Husband of Margaret Isobel Caldwell of Ottawa, Ontario.
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Flight Lieutenant Edward Pattern Harling
Royal Canadian Air Force
168 (Heavy Transport) Sqdn.
Born: April 26, 1917
Calgary, Alberta
Enlistment:
June 28, 1940
Calgary, Alberta
Son of Thomas William and Elsie Kate Pattern Harling, of Calgary, Alberta. Husband of Joyce Elinor Stewart Harling, of Calgary, Alberta.
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Flight Lieutenant Norbert David Roche
Royal Canadian Air Force
168 (Heavy Transport) Sqdn.
Born: March 5, 1917
Montreal, Québec
Enlistment:
June 6, 1940
Montreal, Québec
Son of Charles Michael and Stella Clement Roche. Husband of Donabel Betsey Martin Roche, of Ottawa, Ontario.
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Sergeant Edwin Erwin Phillips
Royal Canadian Air Force
168 (Heavy Transport) Sqdn.
Born: May 23, 1921
Montreal, Québec
Enlistment:
June 24, 1942
Montreal, Québec
Son of Edwin and Rachel Phillips of Montreal, Quebec.
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