Warrant Officer Class I George Wesley Munch

1916 - 1943  (26 years)

• Name	George Wesley Munch
  Prefix	Warrant Officer Class I
  Born	17 Oct 1916	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179559374
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-158897
  Died	11 Aug 1943	Barnstaple, , Devonshire, England   [1]
  Buried	St. Augustine Churchyard, Heanton Punchardon, North Devon District, Devon, England   [1]
  Person ID	I158897	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Wesley George Munch,   b. 24 May 1878, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1953, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Jenaia Olive "Olive" "Ina" Gardham,   b. 29 Sep 1897, Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 May 1976  (Age 78 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1915	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F277799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Lilla
  Children	1. Dennis G. W. Munch,   b. 3 Jul 1942,   d. 16 Dec 1998  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F63656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George Wesley Munch margaretferguson17 originally shared this on 21 Sep 2014 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  The starboard mainplane of Vickers Wellington (#MP503), of 407 RCAF Squadron, with an aircrew of six, failed while the aircraft was in flight, causing the Wellington to crash, killing five Canadian aircrew members on board. The accident happened at Higher Winsham, near Braunton in Devonshire. One airman, the rear gunner, survived the accident, but was seriously injured. The five airmen who perished in this accident were- RCAF Warrant Officer Class II Joseph Arthur Raymoral CÔTÉ, RCAF Warrant Officer Class II James Patrick HAUGHEY, RCAF Warrant Officer Class I George Wesley MUNCH, RCAF Warrant Officer Class I Hugh PINCOCK and RCAF Sergeant Clifford Eldon RUSSELL. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179559374 _______________ Sgt. Pt. Geo. Munch of Galt Killed in Action Sept. 12 Sgt. Pilot George Wesley Munch, WO2, 26 years of age, was "killed on active service overseas on Sept. 12," according to a telegram received today by his wife at 9 Davidson St. from the R.C.A.F. casualties officer. Sgt. Pilot Munch was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Munch of Hespeler and he was a brother of Mrs. Harry Ferguson of Hespeler. With his wife is their only child, Dennis, 14 months old, whom he had never seen. Sgt. Pilot Munch had been on loan from the R.C.A.F. to the Royal Air force and was piloting transport planes, according to the most recent information received by his family. Details of his death were not made available. Very early in the war Sgt. Pilot Munch heard the call to arms and on Sept. 11, 1939, he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Army Service corps. During 14 months that he spent in Britain with the Canadian army, he was on the move to Brest in France just before Dunkirk. At the end of the 14 months he was transferred to the Royal Navy's fleet air arm. He trained in England for several months and in the fall of 1941 he returned to Canada for further training. Late in Oct., 1941, he was the only Ontario man among a large class of pilots who received flying badges at 31 Service Flying Training school, Kingston. After a brief leave from duty he was sent overseas again and after further service he went from the Fleet Air arm to duties with the R.A.F. Though he related little of his actual work in his letters home, his family believed that he must have been engaged in work that took him on long flights. Mrs. Munch said that just a few weeks ago he had been promoted to the rank of warrant officer and that. he was planning to return to Galt quite soon for a spell from active duty. Sgt. Pilot Munch was born in Galt. He received his public school education in Hespeler and his high school education at the Galt Collegiate. His many friends in both communities will hear with deep regret of his death on active service. Sep 1943

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179559374. [S2990] Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947. NameGeorge Wesley Munch Birth PlaceGalt, Ontario Residence PlaceC.M.H.Q. London, England Service NumberR225115 RegimentRoyal Canadian Air Force RankWarrant Officer Class I Next of KinMabel Lilla Munch - 9 Davidson Street, Galt, Ont. RelationshipWife

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Oct 1916 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Aug 1943 - Barnstaple, , Devonshire, England  = Link to Google Earth