Richard Meredith Wellein

1922 - 1943  (21 years)

• Name	Richard Meredith Wellein
  Born	1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-158986P
  Died	23 Nov 1943	Cape Borden, , Ontario   [1]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I158986	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Alton H. Wellein,   b. 1892,   d. 1959  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	H. Maude,   b. 1895,   d. 1980  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F283854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On November 23, 1943, Richard Meredith Wellein died after his plane crashed nose-first into the ground at Camp Bordon, near Everett, Ontario, while on a training mission. Wellein had enrolled at Waterloo College in 1941, but dropped out in February 1943 to join the RCAF. The Cord was shocked to hear of his death since he had just visited his former classmates the previous weekend, and the paper noted that "a death such as his brings home the grim, destructive nature of this war." An investigation failed to reveal the cause of the crash. The Cord Weekly 9 Nov 2005

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Wellein/ Alton H./ 1892-1959/ H. Maude/ 1895-1980/ Son/ L.A.C. Richard M. 1922-1943/ [A] + R. 214828 L.A.C./ Richard M. Wellein/ R.C.A.F./ 22 November 1943

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 23 Nov 1943 - Cape Borden, , Ontario Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth