David Urquhart
Flight Sergeant · R/208306 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944, aged 19
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Flight Sergeant David Urquhart of the Canadian air forces served as the rear gunner of Lancaster DV301 with No. 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft failed to return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action, aged 19. He is buried at Langon Communal Cemetery, France.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Rear gunner with No. 101 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft DV301 SR-F (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: John Pritchard (Bomb aimer) · W. Offord (Flight engineer) · Carl Victor Krieg (Mid-upper gunner) · W.r. Cuthbertson (Navigator) · Albert Thomas Couch (Other) · J.n Brown (Pilot) · T. Lyth (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Rear gunner, DV301 SR-F — Failed to return -
1 July 1944
Died
aged 19
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Langon Communal Cemetery, France
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 July 1944: Villers Bocage · Villers-bocage · Vierzon. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)