Warrant Officer Class I William (Billie) J. Carmichael
Accident in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
R/74335
Cause of Death (in war):
Accident
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
110 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Howick, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
19 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
22 years
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Student
Next of Kin:
Martha Stewart Lavallieve, 126 N. Hamilton Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
126 N. Hamilton Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Ottawa, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
118 lbs / 54 kg
Chest:
32.0 in / 81 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
779 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
Column 419
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Images
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Vultee Vengence Dive Bomber
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Warrant Officer Class I |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
110 (R.A.F.) Sqdn |
|
|
Notes
Died off of Off of Churma Island, Pakistan
Howick High School 1925-1932
Strathcona Acadamy, Montreal 1932-1935
Ottawa Technical High School 1938-1940 Matriculation, special in Aeronautics
Glebe Collegiate Institute 1936-1937
Played hockey extensivly, football moderatly, softball extensivly, basketball, tennis occasionally
During service his weight grew from 118 lbs to 132
Employed at Tupps Womens Wear Dress Shop
Additional Service Notes
At attestation was noted as underweight, but fit
Died during a normal training flight to carry out a bombing exercise out to sea on the afternoon of 10 December 1942 in the company of his Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sergeant T. Lawson (NO. 1305442) in a ultee A-31 Vengeance dive bomber, an American-made WWII dive bomber. Search parties were sent out and no trace of aircraft or occupants found.
They were to engage in dive bombing practice from 10'000 feet in the immediate vicinity of churma Island off Cape Monze at 14:15 hours. After take off until immediatly prior to going into the dive to drop the bombs, Sgt. Lawton was in R/T communication withthe unit signals section. His last message being "We are about to drop our bombs, will call you up immediatly afterwards" or words to that effect. It is likely that Sgt. Carmichael failed to pull out of his bombing dive in time to avoid the sea. This would have been possible as height is most deceptive over water.
He had been atatched to the No 100 Squadron, Drigh Rd. Karachi (now Pakistan)
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mother Martha Stewart Carmichael, born Howick, Quebec
Step Father Alton Simeon Lavallieve, born Bury, Quebec
Billie was born out of wedlock (Service file)
Research Notes
LAC file contains a report on the wrong incident
https://secondtonone.com.pk/2023/09/11/always-at-the-crossroads-of-history-drigh-road/
