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Pilot Officer Edmond Kenneth Wilson‏

Warrent Officer 1 Kenneth Wilson, Wireless Operator

Pilot Officer Edmond Kenneth (Ken) Wilson

Pilot Officer Edmond Kenneth Wilson enlisted in 1941, and received Initial Training at Valcartier, Quebec and Moncton, New Brunswick. He graduated from the Wireless School at Guelph and then attended Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario. He was posted overseas in March, 1943 and completed his first tour of operations mostly in Icelend. He was transferred back to the UK, 408 Squadron, when he signed up for a second tour and joined the Ab Steeves crew. To read about the formation of the crew and Jim McPhee's recounting of their fateful operations, click here, which is page 2 of the Jim McPhee Story.

Edmond Kenneth Wilson Headstone from Pat Toal

Pat Toal took the image above in 1993 while visiting the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany. When she got it developed, the image stayed in her mind until she finally found the family of E. K. Wilson. To read her entire story, please click here.

The family of Edmond Kenneth Wilson provided the newspaper clippings shown below.

Newspaper articles on Ken Wilson Newspaper articles on Ken Wilson

This Shadow Box in memory of Edmond Kenneth Wilson resides in a place of honor in the home of his great -nephew, Shane.

Memory Box from Shane Wilson, grand nephew of Edmond Kenneth Wilson

After finding out E.K. Wilson was from Oshawa, Pat Toal contacted Oshawa This Week, who did the story below. Shane, Great-nephew of Edmond Kenneth Wilson phoned Pat Toal. At last she could give a picture of the Grave marker to the family.

oshawa newspaper on Pat Toal's search for Edmond Kenneth Wilson

In 1997, Pat Toal wrote a story for the Windsor Star on Rembrance Day about the airman whose family she could not find.

WidsorStar on Pat Toal's search for Edmond Kenneth wilson