Duplin, Wilfred Joseph Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Joseph Alexander |
Surname | Duplin |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfrid Duplin and Dinorah Duplin (née Proulx), of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3964 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pershore Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Q. Grave 422. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 31 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/122199 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Wilfrid was born at Vancouver, British Columbia on 5 May 1922. The family is shown as being French Canadian citizens. His father was retired and born at Quebec. He had one married sister and a brother who was an airframe mechanic in the RCAF. The schools he attended were Bayview School, 1928-1934, and Kitsilano High School 1934-1940, Vancouver. His sporting interests were basketball, football, baseball and swimming and his hobby was woodwork. Wilfrid worked as a clerk in Stearman’s Drug Store between 1934-1940, followed by a part time job in the signs department of the Orange Bush Co in Vancouver. He finished off at Arbutus Sash and Door during 1940 -1941 until enlisting on 11 August 1941. |
After training he was posted to the U.K. and embarked from Canada on 7 August 1942, arriving in the U.K. at 3 PRC on 19 August 1942. He continued to 15 (P)AFU 29 August 1942, and 23 OTU 17 November 1942. Sadly Wilfrid was to lose his life undergoing operational training from RAF Pershore on a night flying exercise on 15 January 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-01-1943 |
End Date | 15-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuits |
Reason for Loss | At 2342 with a Port engine problem at 200 feet the Bomber crashed into the ground just beyond the runway. |