Sgt. Wilbur Lloyd Waldron: Waterloo Region Generations

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Sgt. Wilbur Lloyd Waldron was born 1 Oct 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1941, Harderwijk, , Gelderland, Netherlands; was buried , Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Greenfield, Egham, , Surrey, England.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15265469
Military: WW2
Misfortune: killed in WW2
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56488

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

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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.