Sgt. Wilbur Lloyd Waldron

1915 - 1941  (25 years)

• Name	Wilbur Lloyd Waldron
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Born	1 Oct 1915	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15265469
  Military	WW2
  Misfortune	killed in WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56488
  Died	9 Apr 1941	Harderwijk, , Gelderland, Netherlands
  Buried	Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Greenfield, Egham, , Surrey, England
  Person ID	I56488	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George William Waldron,   b. 1884, Bristol, , Gloucestershire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Samantha Cober,   b. 27 Jan 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	5 Oct 1910	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F35315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Ontario Flier Missing After Air Operations \endash Sgt. Wilbur Lloyd Waldron of Allenford, Ont., is missing as a result of operations overseas, Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters announced today. His aircraft failed to return from an operational flight on April 9. Born at Kitchener, Ont. in 1915, Sgt. Waldron was educated at Galt Collegiate Institute and Kincardine High School. Prior to enlistment at Hamilton April 22, 1940, he was employed in Hepworth, Ont., Kincardine, Ont., and Kitchener. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. William George Waldron, reside at Allenford. Ottawa Citizen - 14 Apr 1941 ______________ Sgt. Wilbur Lloyd Waldron, R.C.A.F., was the eldest son of Mrs. Waldron and the late Rev. W. G. Waldron, who was Minister of the Marlboro' Street United Church from 1940 until his death in 1944. On April 9, 1941, Sgt. Waldron was reported missing after air operations to Emden, Germany. Born at Kitchener in 1915, Sgt. Waldron was educated at Galt and Kincardine and, prior to his enlistment in Hamilton on April, 22, 1940, was employed in Hepworth, Kincardine and Kitchener. His R.C.A.F. training as an observer carried him to Toronto, Malton and Jarvis and he graduated from the Trenton school going overseas in November, 1940.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 021747-10. George William Waldron, 25, occ. Laborer, res. of Wilmot Twp, Son of Henry Waldron & Adelaide Smallcombe Married Samantha Cober, 27, occ. Mission Worker, res. of Breslau, daughter of (No Parent's Names Given), Witn: Vernon L. Cober & Jessie Pehrd (No Residence Given), 5 October 1910 In Waterloo.

  
  

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  Born - 1 Oct 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Apr 1941 - Harderwijk, , Gelderland, Netherlands Buried - - Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Greenfield, Egham, , Surrey, England  = Link to Google Earth