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(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for Flight Sergeant Chapman)

Chapman Court is named in memory of Flight Sergeant Kenneth Frank Chapman.

Kenneth Frank Chapman was born on 28 March 1926 in London, ON. He attended Wortley Road Public School and South Collegiate. When he reached the age of service, Chapman enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, earning his air gunner’s wings on 21 April 1944. Soon afterwards, he was assigned to No. 153 Squadron, RAF, flying Lancaster bombers from Scampton, England. On 22 April 1945, No. 153 Squadron’s mission was to attack the north German port of Bremen. The squadron aircraft were returning to their airfield when Chapman’s bomber was hit by anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft broke apart in mid-air and the entire seven-man crew was killed. Flight Sergeant Chapman had just completed his 24^th mission and in a twist of fate, his squadron’s last operational sortie was a few days later on the 25^th of April.

Initially interred in the nearby cemetery at Altendeich, the crew was later exhumed and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau Germany. Flight Sergeant Kenneth Frank Chapman was 19 years old.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for Aircraftman 1st Class Bonder)

Bonder Road is named in memory of Aircraftman 1^st Class Hymie Bonder.

Hyman “Hymie” Bonder was born on 1 February 1920 in Russia. He emigrated to Canada with his family and became a Canadian citizen on 25 January 1932. His family established itself in London Ontario but unfortunately little is known of his youth. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War and died while on service on 20 September 1943, likely while undergoing training in Canada. Aircraftman 1^st Class Hymie Bonder is buried in Or Shalom Cemetery, London, Ontario.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for WO 1 Norfolk.)

Norfolk Place is named in memory of Warrant Officer 1 Kenney Weeks Norfolk.

Kenney Weeks Norfolk was born on 9 June 1917 in London ON. He attended South London Collegiate and joined the workforce after graduation. Joining the Royal Canadian Air Force, Kenney completed his aircrew training before being sent overseas. He was eventually transferred to RAF Station Reykjavik, Iceland where he piloted Ventura aircraft with No. 1407 Flight (re-named No. 251 Squadron in August 1944), RAF. Ventura aircraft were used primarily for meteorological reconnaissance and it is during a meteorological flight that Warrant Officer 1 Norfolk was killed on 22 April 1944, when his airplane crashed. He is buried at Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for Private Reid.)

Reid Court is named in memory of Private Douglas Robert William Reid.

Douglas Robert William Reid was born in London ON. Residing with is wife on Maitland Street, he enlisted and in March 1943 was assigned to the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. After completing his training and once overseas, he was attached to the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment.

At the start of the Second World War, the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment was raised for homeland security duties. However, the Regiment agreed to share its name with the 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (1st LAAR), Royal Canadian Artillery, when the latter unit was re-rolled as an infantry battalion in 1944. In August-September 1944, the Canadian Corps was engaged in the breaking of the Gothic Line and the advance to Rimini. The 1st LAAR/Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment (the official name changed occured in Oct 1944), in their new infantry role, was assigned to the 12th Brigade, 5th Armoured Division and immediately took part in operations.

On 3 Sept 1944, the 1st LAAR/Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment advanced towards Mount Gallera as part of the push towards the Besanigo River. It is during this action that Private Douglas Robert William Reid was hit by shrapnel and killed. He is buried at the Gradara War Cemetery.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for Flying Officer Smither.)

Smither Road is named in memory of Flying Officer Ross Smither.

Ross Smither was born on 12 November 1912 in London ON. Residing on Rathgar Street, he was educated at Chesley Avenue Public School and H.B. Beal Technical High School. Upon graduation , he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on 10 September 1930 and undertook aircrew training. In December 1939, he was commissioned and proceeded overseas in June 1940 as a Hurricane fighter pilot with 1 Squadron, RCAF (re-numbered 401 Squadron in March 1941). By July 1940, the squadron was operating out of Croydon and was heavily engaged in the Battle of Britain. On 15 September 1940, Flying Officer Ross Smither was shot down in the Staplehurst- Tunbridge Wells area while defending the south of London from German bombers. He is buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for Private Sims. Note spelling error on street name.)

Simms Court is named in memory of Private Francis Gilbert Sims.

Francis Gilbert Sims was born in 1911 in London, ON. He resided on Piccadilly Street with his wife before joining the military soon after the start of the Second World War. Assigned to the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, he trained as a despatch rider before embarking for overseas service. On 29 September 1940, while delivering official documents, Private Sims was killed in a motocycle accident at East Grinstead, about 50 km south of London. He is buried at the Brookwood Military Cemetery, England.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street signs, these streets are part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and were named for Pilot Officer Morgan)

Morgan Avenue and Morgan Crescent are named in memory of Pilot Officer Franklin Benedict Morgan.

Franklin Benedict Morgan grew up on Princess Avenue in London ON and took flying lessons at the London Flying Club while studying at Sir Adam Beck Collegiate. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in June 1940 and following initial training, went on to train at No. 5 Service Flying Training School in Brantford ON, graduating from Course 15 in March 1941. Documents indicate that he went on to fly bombing missions in Europe and was shot down on 20 October 1941 after an operation over Bremen, Gemany. In this instance, P/O Morgan was forced to make an emergency landing on the choppy North Sea and the entire crew managed to cram into a single dinghy. They spent 12 hours floating around until a fighter spotted them and circled until they could be rescued.

He was then transfered to No. 38 Squadron, RAF, operating out of Cairo, Egypt. On the night of 13 July 1942, after successfully completing a bombing mission over Tobruk, Libya, his bomber was attacked by enemy planes. His fuel tanks were hit, and coupled with adverse weather, the plane ran out of fuel just before reaching their base. The crew was ordered to bail out while Morgan attempted an emergency landing. The plane crashed and the injured Morgan was evacuated to a military hospital but later died of his wounds. Pilot Officer Franklin Benedict Morgan is buried at the Heliopolis War Cemetery, near Cairo.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for Sergeant Masterson)

This street is named in memory of Sergeant James Craig Masterson.

James Craig Masterson was born on 17 November 1911 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He emigrated to Canada and settled in London, ON where he lived on Elizabeth Street with his wife and children. He was in the workforce when he enlisted on 7 September 1939 at the age of 27. Upon joining the military, he was assigned to the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) and soon after, embarked for England with his Regiment.

It is unclear at what point Masterson was transferred to the West Nova Scotia Regiment (WNSR) but both the RCR and WNSR were in the 1^st Canadian Division and took part in the invasion of Sicily on 10 July 1943, as well as the invasion of mainland Italy in September and the subsequent advance along the Adriatic coast. There followed the Battle for Ortona, the breaking of the Gustav and Hitler lines and Gothic Line. By September 1944, the Canadians were advancing towards Rimini and the Rimini Line. On 15 September 1944, the West Nova Scotia Regiment were fighting for the small town of San Lorenzo in Corregianno when Sergeant Masterson was killed in this heated battle. Sergeant James Craig Masterson is buried at the Coriano Ridge War Cemetery.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for Flying Officer Robertson).

This street is named in memory of Flying Officer James Albert Robertson. 

James Albert Robertson was raised in London, ON and attended Central Collegiate High School. He enlisted at the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 and undertook aircrew training. He qualified as a pilot and remained in Canada as a Flight Instructor until 1941, at which time he was transferred to 412 (Falcon) Squadron, RCAF as a Spitfire pilot. Flying Officer James Robertson was shot down during aerial combat on 29 November 1943 as his squadron escorted a bombing mission over Belgium. He was 21 years old. FO Robertson is buried at the Pervijze Churchyard in the village of Pervijze, Belgium.

(Note: Though a poppy does not appear on the street sign, this street is part of the City of London's "Streets of Honour" program and was named for Stoker Smithson)

This street is named in memory of Stoker Stanley Lawrence Smithson.

Stanley Lawrence Smithson was born on 1^st June 1922 in London ON. He grew up on High Street and attended Riverview Public School and Beal Technical High School before joining the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve as a Stoker. Assigned to the corvette HMCS SHAWINIGAN, he was killed and lost at sea on 25 November 1944, when his ship was torpedoed by U-1228, in the Cabot Strait off of Channel-Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland. Stoker 1^st Class Stanley Lawrence Smithson was 22 years old and is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial.

HMCS SHAWINIGAN was a Flower Class corvette built in Quebec City and commissioned on 19 September 1941. She left for her first trans-Atlantic convoy duty on January 1942 and would complete 2 more trans-Atlantic crossings before being assigned escort tasks for the Quebec-Labrador convoys. Operating out of Sydney, Nova Scotia, HMCS SHAWINIGAN was on an anti-submarine patrol in the Cabot Strait (47° 34'N, 59° 11'W) when she was hit by a torpedo at 0230 hours on 25 November 1944. She exploded and sank immediately. Of the 91 personnel on board ship, none survived.