[Bill Walker]

Just a general comment: ORBs will record the rank known at the the unit at the time of the entry. Automatic RCAF promotions (usually at one year intervals in the RCAF) took some time to process, with paperwork crossing the Atlantic, and word might not arrive at the unit until well after the "official" date. This produces a fair bit of confusion, including several cases of RCAF members listed as one rank on date of death in an ORB and at a higher rank in central records.