David Arthur Webb
David Arthur Webb, born January 11, 1922 at Kindersley, Saskatchewan, completed his education at Kindersley High School in 1940. Working as a bank clerk with the Kindersley branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Webb enlisted at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 25, 1941. Webb served with the Royal Canadian Air Force attached to No. 38 (R.A.E.) Squadron (Forte Et Fidele) as a Pilot Officer (Pilot) during the Second World War.
On September 21, 1944, Pilot Officer (Pilot) David Arthur Webb died after being shot down by German fighters near Oosterbeck in the Netherlands. On a re-supply mission during Operation Market Garden, Webb’s Dakota aircraft crashed on the Volkel airfield during the drop. Strafed by Focke-Wulf German fighters during his parachute descent, Webb is commemorated at Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands.
Son of John Arthur and Sara Edith (nee Baxter) Webb of Fairmount, Saskatchewan; brother of Marjorie Anne and John Baxter (died in 1937); he was 22 years old. Citation(s): 1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.
