Flight Sergeant Cameron McKenzie Goudy

1917 - 1943  (26 years)

• Name	Cameron McKenzie Goudy
  Prefix	Flight Sergeant
  Born	12 Jun 1917	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57759866
  Military	WW2  [1]
  Misfortune	killed in WW2
  Name	Carlleton Mckenzie Goudy
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-226223
  Died	17 Jul 1943	Oxford, , Oxfordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Buried	Botley Cemetery, Botley, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I226223	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Edward Orton Goudy,   b. 17 Dec 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1966, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Maud Margaret Biggs,   b. 18 Oct 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1903	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F48563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothy Louise Hayes
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F17566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Isabel Grieve,   b. 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	17 Sep 1936	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F235024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Unendurable Pain - Kept Silent Although he was gravely wounded as his bomber approached Cologne recently, sergeant Cameron McKenzie Goudy, the rear gunner, said nothing to his captain until a wounded comrade bad been attended to. On the way home, in spite of his suffering, he gave reassuring replies when asked how he was, and continued on the alert for enemy planes. But before the bomber landed morphia had to be given him to easet the unendurable pain of his injuries, which included a fracture of the hipbone and pelvis and piercing of the abdominal organs. Sergeant Goudy, who comes from Galt, Ontario, has been awarded the DPM for bis "indomitable spirit, fortitude, and tenacity," which, says the citation, "were worthy of the highest praise." Sunday Times (Perth, WA) 10 Oct 1943 pg 10 _____________ DFM Citation: On a night in 1943, Sergeant Goudy was a rear gunner in Halifax bomber JB856 aircraft detailed to attack Cologne. When nearing the target the bomber was intercepted by an enemy night fighter. The bomber was hit by gun fire and sustained severe damage. At the beggining of the action Sergeant Goudy was seriously wounded, sustaining a fracture of the hip and pelvis, splinters pierced his organs and abdomen. In spite of this Sergeant Goudy refrained from informing his Captain of his injuries until another wounded comrade had received attention. During the return flight he remained constantly alert. Sergeant Goudy's indomitable spirit, fortitude and tenacity were worthy of the highest praise.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2990] Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947. Name:C. McKENZIE Goudy Birth Date:12 Jun 1917 Birth Place:Waterloo, Galt, Ont. Residence Place:Galt, Ont Death Date:17 Jul 1943 Service Number:R139157 Regiment:Royal Canadian Air Force Rank:Flight Sergeant Next of Kin:Maud Goundy Relationship:Mother [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57759866.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jun 1917 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Sep 1936 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jul 1943 - Oxford, , Oxfordshire, England Buried - - Botley Cemetery, Botley, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth