WAR SERVICE RECORDS 1939 - 1945          THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE

In 1947 the Bank of Commerce published a book with contained the names and service records of all those member of its staff who left the safety of their banking careers and joined the Armed Forces. Some lived and some were killed. There were 2,500 copies of this book printed. One original is known to be at the Main Edmonton Library in their Heritage Room. also included is the books entitled Letters from the Front. The 1939 - 1945 version was completed by the people who served. Some accounts are very short and others contain full text of accommodations received.

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Names Rank Date of Birth Died About
Abbey, Everett Franklin Flying Officer 22-Dec-21
Abell, James Ernest Leading Aircraftman 25-Jul-23
Acres, William Harold Heming Flight Lieutenant 24-Mar-05
Adam, Lawrence Joseph Staff Sergeant 23-Jan-12
Adams, Gordon Lorne Major 18-Apr-95
Adams, Walter Percy Warrant Officer, Class I 15-Sep-95
Adderley, Robert Sergeant 31-Aug-13
Adrian, Laurance Arthur Corporal 10-Mar-21
Affleck, Norman Hamilton Flight Lieutenant 18-Aug-09
Afford, Albert George Corporal 28-Aug-02
Ainslie, William John Sergeant 08-Nov-15
Alcorn, James Frederick Corporal 11-Oct-10
Aldrich, Audree Estelle Yeoman

Aldridge, Ernest Corporal 11-Oct-12
Alexander, Ian Sutherland Flying Officer 30-May-17 21-Jun-45
Alike, Curtis John Sergeant 31-Mar-11
Allan, John Bryson Leading Aircraftman 18-Feb-19
Allan, Robert Miles Lieutenant 22-May-18
Allen, Arthur MacKinnon Gunner 31-Mar-24
Allen, Victor Claude Sergeant 28-Mar-12
Alley, Austin Johnston Sergeant 25-Dec-07
Alley, Brenton Glanville Lieutenant 16-Oct-22
Alley, P. J. see Waring.

Allwood, George Barker Aircraftman, 2nd class 20-Jun-18
Anderson, Alexander Stuart Leading Telegraphist 12-Jan-21
Anderson, Douglas Thomas Lieutenant 04-Aug-16 23-Dec-43
Anderson, Harry Sergeant 12-Mar-08
Anderson, J. A. see Faulkner.

Anderson, John William Corporal 23-Dec-11
Anderson, Robert Joseph Flying Officer 15-Jul-22
Andras, Robert Knight Captain 20-Feb-21
Angus, Marie Dorothy Corporal

Apps, Geoffrey Frank Rowe Flight Lieutenant 15-Sep-20 15-Feb-45
Arbuckle, John Cameron Lieutenant 28-Jan-21
Archibald, George Ira Douglas Corporal 15-Jul-07
Ardley, Harold Alexander Flying Officer 22-Mar-02
Arkwright, Edward Marshall Sergeant 23-Aug-17
Armstrong, Clarence Edgar Sergeant 16-Aug-11
Armstrong, George Arthur Private 09-May-21
Armstrong, James Campbell Leading Aircraftman 17-Aug-13
Armstrong, William Hall Captain 03-Jun-20
Arnert, William Arthur Lieutenant 06-Nov-17
Ashford, William Ernest Flying Officer 10-Jun-28
Ashton, Samuel Roy Pilot Officer 05-Jul-19
Asling, Douglas Kirkham Leading Writer 01-Feb-14
Asmundson, Waldo Paul Sergeant 23-Sep-05
Auld, John Durran Leading Writer 15-Sep-23
Avery, Richard Edward Company Sergeant-Major 23-Jan-91
Aylesworth, Ross Keyes Corporal 04-Aug-14
Aylmer, Matthew Private 29-May-17 01-Jul-44
Badland, Arthur Frederick Flight Lieutenant 02-Mar-20
Baillargeon, Gilles Flying Officer 29-Jan-19
Baillie, Archibald John Petty Officer 05-Jan-20
Bain, Grigor Edward Major 02-Jun-93
Bairstow, Harold Henry Flying Officer 31-Jan-13
Baker, D. Rosemary Wren Writer

Baker, Garnet Bruce Leading Supply Assistant 08-Aug-16
Baker, Hugh Cossart Captain 06-Oct-11
Baker, John Norbert Leading Aircraftman 04-Dec-24
Baker, Norman A Lieutenant 17-Jul-15
Ballantyne, Ernest MacLeod Private 13-Sep-23
Balter, Arthur Dennis Sergeant 10-Apr-20
Banks, Carl Burwood Sergeant 23-Oct-13
Barber, Benjamin William Sergeant 21-Jun-06
Barber, Gordon Cecil Leading Aircraftman 06-Oct-23
Barker, Langford Jervis Rogers Corporal 11-Feb-14
Barlow, Douglas Summers Captain 10-Sep-20
Barlow, Eric Francis Major 19-Apr-07
Barnes, Harry Jellicoe Sergeant 10-Aug-15
Barnum, Clarence Whitney Mockridge Lieutenant 13-Sep-92
Barr, John Roderick Peardon Flight Lieutenant 09-Sep-21
Barr, Robert Hamilton Leading Aircraftman 24-Sep-21
Barraclough, Jack Gledhill Sergeant 03-Sep-23
Barrie, Douglas Stanton Captain 06-Jul-22
Barrigan, Donald Bruce Sergeant 24-Oct-23
Barry, Douglas Adatna Sergeant 04-Sep-19
Barry, Jean Dorothy (nee Stinson) Warrant Officer, Class II

Barter, Meredith Howard Leading Aircraftman 06-Feb-23
Bartlett, E. M. see Greco.

Bartlett, Mandeville Fay Corporal 29-Jul-20
Base, Eric Douglas Captain 10-Jan-10
Bass, Dorothy Attalissa Leading Wren

Bassett, S. E., see Vondracek.

Bate, L. E., see Downey.

Bate, William Douglas Lieutenant 08-Aug-20
Bates, Sidney Lieutenant 01-Aug-17
Baxter, Tassie Karl Frank Private 23-May-23
Bayford, Lilly Martha Dawn (nee Braunwarth) Leading Wren Writer

Baynton, Clifford Ernest Lieutenant 12-Nov-12
Beason, Oliver Joseph Lance-Corporal 27-Aug-11
Beaumont, Richard Harpin Sergeant 22-Sep-18
Beland, Roland Joseph Alexis Lieutenant 26-Mar-18
Bell, Colin John Patrick Leading Aircraftman 27-Sep-20
Bell, Creagh Anthony Alfred Corporal 01-Feb-26
Bell, D'Arcy David Oliphant Leading Aircraftman 11-Aug-23
Bell, Edward White Bombardier 04-Nov-10
Bell, Helen Elizabeth Leading Airwoman

Bell, Joe Griffiths Coder 18-Feb-22 20-Sep-43
Bellamy, William Benjamin Leading Aircraftman 14-Mar-23
Bellefeullle, Joseph Charles Yvan Leading Aircraftman 22-Jul-19
Bellinger, Elaine Wren Telegraphist

Belyca, Allan Conway Pilot Officer 23-Feb-23 31-Mar-44
Belyk, Marion Genevieve (nee Patterson) Corporal

Bendell, William James Able Seaman 24-Oct-20
Bennett, Donald Leslie Flight Lieutenant 06-Apr-22
Bennett, Lancelot Gordon Hambleton Flying Officer 19-May-21
Bennett, Robert Arthur Flight Lieutenant 25-Jul-13
Bennett, Roy Cameron Sergeant 09-Apr-11
Bennetts, Albert Edward Private 13-Nov-14
Bennison, Kenneth Norman Corporal 05-Jan-20
Berdux, Vaughan Ferdinand Corporal 11-Feb-12
Berry, Eunice Mae Corporal

Bethune, Edward Reginald Charles Bandsman 25-Feb-19
Bignell, Evan Stewart West Captain 29-Mar-21
Bird, Arthur John Lieutenant 22-Nov-13
Bird, Cohn Roy Lieutenant 25-Nov-20
Bird, Peter Francis Palmer Major 31-Jul-05
Bird, William Kier Lieutenant 31-Jul-10
Biscoe, Reginald William Eraser Sergeant 17-May-20
Bittle, Arthur Harold Private 07-Nov-14
Black, Fairman, Jr. Captain 12-Jun-18
Black, Thomas Forbes Corporal 08-Dec-21
Blackman, Rodney Moore Sergeant 13-Apr-22
Blackwell, Robin James Leading Aircraftman 11-Dec-11
Blakely, Harold Lorne Radio Officer 08-Feb-23
Blakely, Oswald Flying Officer 16-Jan-08
Bland, Jennie Private

Blandford, Bruce Wallace Pilot Officer 08-Feb-17
Blue, John Flight Lieutenant 04-Mar-94
Bobmer, Valencia Dawn leading Airwoman

Bodkin, Alvin Graham Pilot Officer 26-Jun-08 07-Oct-44
Bois, Joseph Gaston Corporal 20-Jun-20
Boisvert, Joseph Rosaire Magella Aircraftman 19-Nov-21
Bold, Walter Monroe Staff Sergeant 22-Apr-11
Bond, Frederick George Lieutenant 23-Jul-17
Bonny, Stanley James Flight Sergeant 18-Oct-08
Booth, Alwyn Ross Sergeant 15-Dec-17
Bouchard, Albert Louis Fernand Corporal 18-Aug-13
Boulden, Robert Stuart Sergeant 03-Feb-17
Boulton, James Thomson Flying Officer 29-Oct-21
Boulton, Patricia Catherine (nee Moffat) Wren Writer

Bowen, E.L., see Corliss.

Bowes, Donald Ray Sergeant 13-Nov-15
Bowker, Mary Hamilton Leading Wren

Bowman, Berlen Leading Aircraftman 08-Nov-01
Boyd, Denis Francis Corporal 25-Oct-12
Boyd, Sinclair James Flight Sergeant 28-Apr-19
Boyes, James A. Sergeant 05-Nov-02
Boyle, Henry Charles Lance-Bombardier 27-Mar-16
Bradley, Gerald Owen Flight Lieutenant 28-Nov-18
Bradley, James Richard Lieutenant 25-Sep-19
Bradley, William Henry Robert Captain 18-Oct-22
Bradstreet, Arthur William Hayward Major 26-Sep-11
Brady, Alexander Marshall Able Seaman 10-May-15
Brady, Francis Desmond Pilot Officer 13-Mar-22 12-Jul-44
Brandon, Thomas Speers Flight Lieutenant 11-May-19
Brannen, Edward Vernon Signalman 25-Jul-23
Braunwarth, L, M.D. see Bayford.

Brebner, James Andrew Sergeant 25-Feb-02
Breen, Frank Vincent Flying Officer 06-Jan-19 07-Oct-43
Briggs, George James Gunner 15-Aug-19
Brimacombe, Hugh Down Corporal 12-Apr-28
Brintnell, Robert Kingsley Sergeant 20-Nov-18
Broad, Norab Marion (nee Lawrance) Corporal

Brook, Ralph Soper Corporal 07-Apr-20
Brooker, S. E. see Dyer.

Brooks, Robert Edgar Flying Officer 23-Oct-18
Broomfield, Cameron Alexander Leading Aircraftman 24-Jun-17
Brophy, Bernard Joseph Flying Officer 11-Feb-24
Brotherhood, Donald Middleton Flight Lieutenant 28-Apr-18
Broughton, Anthony Captain 23-Feb-95
Brown, David Corporal 14-May-99
Brown, David Anderson Squadron Leader 24-Dec-94
Brown, Ernest Dursbar Craftsman 16-Jan-08
Brown, Gordon Fleming Private 29-Sep-19
Brown, Harold Botsford Flight Lieutenant 04-Jan-97
Brown, John Lewin Hartley Sergeant 05-Jun-09
Brown, Oliver Paul Storekeeper Disbursing, 3rd 21-May-07
Brown, Ronald Davies Flight Lieutenant 08-Feb-20
Brown, William John Company Quartermaster Sergeant 19-Jun-92
Brown, William Lloyd Captain 19-Jul-11
Browne, Douglas Campbell Sergeant 19-Aug-11
Browne, William Murray Warrant Officer, Class II 23-Jun-20
Brownlow, Kenneth Russell Leading Aircraftman 17-Oct-22
Bruce, Alfred Edwin Staff Sergeant 15-Nov-05
Brundrit, Edward Hodgins Sergeant 10-Feb-19 04-May-45
Brunskill, Gordon Birbeck Leading Aircraftman 30-Sep-10
Brusnmitt, Bernard Aircraftman, 2nd class 01-Jul-17
Bryan, Norman Ordinary Seaman 20-Jul-26
Bryant, Raymond Arthur Sergeant 10-Apr-10
Bryden, Robert Coltart Leading Aircraftman 11-Sep-22
Brydon, William Fleming Savigny Leading Aircraftman 07-Jun-23
Bryer, Betty Edith Private

Bucknam, Norval C. Major 21-Jun-96
Bunnia, Norman Wilfrede Major 10-Jun-10
Burbridge, Oliver John Flight Lieutenant 13-Sep-19
Burbridge, Reginald Henry Captain 04-Apr-05
Burdett, Bruce Leading Aircraftman 09-Aug-23
Burge, Thomas Ashlee Lieutenant 18-May-21
Burgess, Elizabeth Greig (nee Cole) Wren Telegraphist

Burgess, Stanley Ronald Sergeant 23-Oct-06
Burgis, Kenneth Harrison Flying Officer 12-Aug-19
Burke, John Douglas Flying Officer 25-Jul-24
Burley, Ralph Daniel Corporal 27-Jan-11
Burne, John Holland Leading Aircraftman 08-Oct-20
Burns, Charles Eugene Private 29-Oct-16
Burns, Elizabeth Scott Leading Airwoman

Burns, John Daniel Flying Officer 29-Oct-17
Burns, Thomas Joseph Leading Aircraftman 26-Apr-23
Burnyeat, Douglas Stuart Sergeant 17-Aug-20
Buroham, Robert Archibald Arnold Flying Officer 25-Oct-12
Burt, Edward Lorne Staff Sergeant 09-Jul-17
Bury, Charles Alfred Corporal 30-May-22
Butcher, Reginald Francis Sub-Lieutenant 02-May-12
Butler, Dorothea Elliott (nee Orpwood) Leading Wren

Butler, Ronald Stuart Warrant Officer, Class II 26-Mar-16
Butler, William Kenneth Coder 08-Aug-24
Butterfield, David Theodore George Sergeant 09-Aug-21
Butterworth, Gladys Leading Wren

Button, Brian Lawlor Captain 23-Sep-20
Cairns, David Lawrence Armament Staff Sergeant 12-Mar-20
Callaghan, John Francis Corporal 03-Aug-23
Callie, James Alexander Captain 08-Jul-18
Cameron, Duncan Mitchell Cook 26-Jun-08
Cameron, John Alexander Captain 11-Aug-11 26-Aug-44
Cameron, John Stirling Sergeant 16-May-16
Cameron, L. V. see King.

Caminha, Heinrich Gerardus Leading Aircraftman 28-Aug-24
Campbell, Allan Harold Corporal 24-Feb-23
Campbell, Angus Murray Private 02-Mar-16
Campbell, Duncan Wishart Captain 28-Oct-08
Campbell, John Cheshel Lieutenant 21-Mar-20
Campbell, John James Private 02-Oct-09
Campbell, Joseph Stuart Corporal 19-Mar-22
Campbell, Norman Fritz Company Sergeant-Major 02-Jul-17
Campbell, Robert Leading Aircraftman 21-Jun-09
Campbell, Robert Maclver Sergeant 06-Jul-15
Campbell, Robert Sutherland First Lieutenant 28-Sep-17
Campbell, Stanley Boyd Private 01-Jul-23
Campbell, William Gordon Flight Lieutenant 27-Sep-19
Carden, Henry John Sub-Lieutenant 03-Mar-11
Carlson, Alvin Victor Master Sergeant 22-Oct-21
Carnegie, Gordon David Leading Aircraftman 27-Oct-23
Carr, Wilson Ray Staff Sergeant 04-Feb-18
Carruthers, David Sergeant 21-Mar-09
Carruthers, Donald Everett Gunner 08-Jul-13
Carson, James McKellar Leading Aircraftman 06-Nov-24
Carson, John Macaulay Major 11-Apr-14 26-Sep-44
Carson, William James Signalman 04-May-23
Carss, Marjorie Kilner Wren Writer

Carter, Earnest Lloyd Flying Officer 02-Mar-10
Carter, Hugh Alexander Leading Aircraftman 15-May-15
Carthew, Frederick William Telegraphist Trained Operator 18-Dec-18
Cashion, John Bernard Pilot Officer 13-Aug-21
Cass, Murray Allen Leading Aircraftman 20-Feb-19
Caswell, Ivan Ross Lance-Corporal 18-Jan-18
Catterall, Arthur Vincent Sergeant 21-Mar-10
Cerny, Charles F. Sergeant 15-Dec-08
Chadwick, Norman Flight Lieutenant 01-Apr-21
Challen, Paul Adams Corporal 03-Jun-09
Chalut, Lucile Georgina Marie Leading Airwoman