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On-line business hrs - timezone Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hindeloopen - 11
30 mi NW of Vollenhove- 11 Commonwealth graves - 1 AUS - 3 CAN - 7 UK -
Hindeloopen is a coastal village on the IJsselmeer (formerly Zuiderzee), 35 kilometers south of Harlingen
The churchyard surrounds the church on the western side of the village, near the dyke
At the entrance to the churchyard are the graves of 11 airmen
There are 11 airmen buried in this cemetery: Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard
Seven from the United Kingdom, three from Canada and one from Australia
Of these, three from the United Kingdom and two Canadians are not identified
No. of Identified Casualties: 6
Unknown - 1 Dec 1941 - Rank: Sergeant - RAF
Plot B - Row 13 - Grave 6 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard
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Unknown - 31 Aug 1943 - Rank: Unknown - RAF
Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 9 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard
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Unknown - 29 Nov 1943 - Rank: Officer - RCAF
Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 3 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard
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Unknown - 26 Jul 1944 - Rank: Unknown - RAF
Plot D - Row 2 - Grave 2 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard
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Unknown - 1939 - 1945 - Rank: Unknown - RCAF
Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 7 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard
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SGLO - T1325B - NO crash !!! Hampden Mk.I AD972 EQ-? - F/Sgt. Dadson - returned to UK 408 Squadron - RCAF - 7 Nov 1941 - Mission: Osnabrück, Germany 1 KIA |
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Crew: Hampden Mk.I - AD972 - EQ-? - 07 Nov 1941 - mission: Osnabrück, Germany
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R/76568 - Flight Sergeant - Pilot - Victor Charles Dadson - RCAF
933248 - Sergeant - Observer - Bernard William Palastanga - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA - Hindeloopen Cemetery - Grave 5
...... - Sergeant - W/Op./Air Gunner - W. R. Wilkinson - RAFVR
...... - Sergeant - W/Op./Air Gunner - Morgan - RAFVR
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ORB report - Hampden AD972 - 07 Nov 1941 - 00:43 - 06:21
via "The National Archive"
R/76568 - Flight Sergeant - Pilot - Victor Charles Dadson - RCAF
returned to RAF Syerston at 06:21am - 07 Nov 1941
His following mission was on 27 Nov 1941 with AD754 towards Düsseldorf, Germany
R/76568 - Flight Sergeant - Victor Charles Dadson - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
Son of Alfred Charles and Edith Mabel Dadson, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
was sadly killed on 25 Jan 1942
His Hampden Mk.I AD782 EQ-A crashed soon after take off from North Luffenham
Plot A - Grave 12- Tunbridge Wells Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2655440
Victor was the nephew of my paternal grandmother
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info by T. J. Verrall - 428 Sqdn Newsletter 2005
R/76568 - Flight Sergeant - Victor Charles Dadson - RCAF
via Trevor J. Verrall - 11 Jun 2013
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According to the entry in Bomber Command Losses by W. R. Chorley for 1942
A Hampden Mk.I AD782 EQ-A which took off 17:37 on 25 Jan 1942 from North Luffenham
crashed after stalling at 1500 ft. It was seen to dive vertically into the ground with the loss of all four crew onboard
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Crew: Hampden Mk.I - AD782 - EQ-A - 25 Jan 1942 - mission: Brest, France
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R/76568 - Pilot - F/Sgt. Victor Charles Dadson - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
982777 - Observer - Sgt. Douglas Marsden - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
1062332 - W/Op./Air Gunner - Sgt. Harold Davies - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
990757 - W/Op./Air Gunner - Sgt. Albert Barclay Wright - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
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933248 - Sergeant - Observer - Bernard William Palastanga - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
- of Hollington, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, UK -
Plot B - Row 13 - Grave 5 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - CWGC ref. 2649283
Son of William Joseph Palastanga, and of Dora Palastanga, of Hollington, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, UK
Sgt. Palastanga's hours are as follows: No. of Trips - 3 - No. of Hours 17 - info ORB
THE DE LAUNE CYCLING CLUB ROLL OF HONOUR - 1939 - 1945
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Name: Bernard William PALASTANGA
Born: Southam - 4 July 1920 - Date of Death: - 7 Nov 1941 - Age 21
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Son of William Joseph Palastanga, and of Dora Palastanga
of Hollington, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, UK
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On the night of the 6/7 November 1941, 408 RCAF Squadron were operating
Hampden Bombers from RAF Syerston
Sgt. Palastanga was the Observer in Hampden AD972 EQ-? which took off as part of
a raid on Germany (Target not identified) ... Osnabrück, Germany - info PATS
As they were crossing the Dutch coast returning from bombing the target
Hampden Mk.I AD972 EQ-? was attacked by a Messerschmitt Bf 110 night fighter
The aircraft was immediately put into a diving cork-screw to port manoeuvre
and contact was lost with the enemy aircraft but not before it had fired
several bursts of machine gun and cannon fire
A crew check was made by the pilot to which Sgt. Palastanga did not respond
On checking his position the escape hatch was found open
Sgt. Palastanga had evidently bailed out as his stowed parachute was missing from the rack
Sgt. Palastanga was reported as missing - believed killed in action
Attached to the above report is a telegram from the International Red Cross
reporting that the body of Sgt. Palastanga was washed ashore on 12 April 1942
A report from a German file found in 1947 states that the body of Sgt. Palastanga
was buried in Grave 5 Row 13 Section B of Hindeloopen cemetery Holland
source Palastanga story - www.delaunecc.org/Club_roll_of_hon39-45.htm
Sergeant - Bernard William Palastanga - RAFVR
- source delaunecc.org -
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...... - Sergeant - W/Op./Air Gunner - W. R. Wilkinson - RAFVR
returned to RAF Syerston at 06:21am - 07 Nov 1941
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...... - Sergeant - W/Op./Air Gunner - Morgan - RAFVR
returned to RAF Syerston at 06:21am - 07 Nov 1941
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SGLO - T1325B - NO crash !!!
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Contact Dadson is pending - 07 Jun 2013 - PATS
Last update - 01 Sep 2015 - PATS
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SGLO - T3106 Halifax Mk.II - LW286 - LK-H - P/O. H. F. Farley - ?02:01? - in the IJsselmeer 51 Squadron - RAF - 22nd Nov 1943 - Mission: Berlin 3 KIA - 4 MIA |
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LW286 was the sixty-second 51 Sqdn Halifax to be lost
LW286 was one of two 51 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. Also see: HR726
Halifax Mk.II - LW286 - LK-H was airborne - 17:04 - 22 Nov 43 from Snaith, UK
Cause of loss not established
Crashed at ?02:01? in the IJsselmeer between Urk and Hindeloopen
Sgt. Springett is buried in the Protestant Churchyard in Hindeloopen
F/O. Moynihan is buried in Lemsterland (Lemmer) Cemetery
while Sgt. Dyer's 1st grave ( Grave No. ? ) was at Urk till 18-07-1947,
later reinterred at Amersfoort (Oud-Leusden) General Cemetery "Rusthof" - Grave 13-9-188 -
The others (4) have not been identified and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
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Crew: Halifax Mk.II - LW286 - LK-H - 22 Nov 1943 - Mission: Berlin
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159066 - P/O. - Pilot - H. F. Farley - RAFVR - Age 30 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 131
1576553 - 139959 - F/O. - Navigator - F. H. Moynihan - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA - Lemmer Cemetery - Grave - C-8-222
1078608 - Sgt. - W.Operator - A. B. Springett - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - Grave D-1-2
1272401 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - S. H. Godfrey - RAFVR - Age 21 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 150
131990 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - H. O. Hetterley - RAFVR - Age 21 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 125
1606353 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - E. H. G. Dyer - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA - Oud-Leusden Cemetery - Grave 13-9-188
1333569 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. E. Whitehead - RAFVR - Age 20 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 169
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - LW286 - LK-H - Farley
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1078608 - Sergeant - W.Operator - Alfred Bakes Springett - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
- of Leeds, Yorkshire, UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 2 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - CWGC ref. 2649284
Son of Charles L. and Elsie Springett née Bakes, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
marriage: 2nd Qtr. 1919 - Charles L. Springett with Elsie Bakes - district: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
birth: 4th Qtr. 1920 - Alfred B. Springett - mother's surname: Bakes - district: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
birth: 3rd Qtr. 1923 - Kenneth C. Springett - mother's surname: Bakes - district: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
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For other 6 crew members - see above at Lemmer Cemetery section -
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SGLO - T3106
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Last update - 07 Aug 2021 2016 - PATS
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SGLO - T2097 Lancaster Mk.I - W4847 - OL-V - F/Sgt. H. A. Partridge - 22:24 - in the IJsselmeer off Hindeloopen 83 Squadron - RAF - 5th Mar 1943 - Mission: Essen 4 KIA - 3 MIA |
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Serial range W4102 - W4700 This aircraft was one of 200 Lancasters ordered from Metro-Vick
in 1940 and built as 170 Mk.I (W4176-W4982) with Merlin 20 engines, and 30 Mk.III (W4983-W5012)
with Merlin 28 engines from Sep 42 to May 43
They were delivered to Woodford for asembly and flight testing
W4847 was delivered to 83 sqdn Jan 1943
W4847 also took part in the key Operations against Lorient 13/14 Feb 43 and St.Nazaire 28 Feb/1 Mar 43
When lost this aircraft - W4847 - had a total of 67 hours
Lancaster Mk.I - W4847 - OL-V was airborne - 19:43 - 5th Mar 1943 from Wyton, UK
Shot down by a night fighter (Lt. Robert Denzel, IV./NJG 1) and crashed 22:24 - 5th Mar 1943 -
in the IJsselmeer off Hindeloopen (Friesland), Holland
Four are buried in various Dutch cemeteries
and three are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.I - W4847 - OL-V - 5 Mar 1943 - Mission: Essen
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J/16966 - P/O. - Pilot - H. A. Partridge - RCAF - Age 22 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 177
1284393 - 116671 - F/O. - Navigator - L. W. Sprackling - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-1
1376200 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator - J. M. Freshwater - RAFVR - Age 27 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 150
R/87122 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - R. O. Fulton - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - Grave D-1-6
1379924 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - H. Fell - RAFVR - Age 21 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 149
1337405 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - A. D. Dinnis - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA - Makkum Churchyard - Grave M-31
541922 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. L. Organ - RAF - Age 23 - KIA - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - Grave D-1-5
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - W4847 - OL-V - Partridge
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R/87122 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Roy Oswald Fulton - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
- of Newton P.O., New Westminster, BC, Canada - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 6 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - CWGC ref. 2649281
born 9 Nov 1919, Bellingham, WA, USA - died 5 Mar 1943, IJsselmeer (lake), The Netherlands - Age 23
clip - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Roy Oswald Fulton - RCAF
source: findagrave - by Operation:PictureMe - 05 Jun 2015
AIR CASUALTIES - Globe and Mail, 1943/04/12
Royal Canadian Air Force, Casualties - April 1943 - List No. 546 - Missing
Fulton, Roy Oswald, Sgt, - Missing on active service after air operations overseas
Mrs. R. O. Fulton (mother), Newton P.O., New Westminster, British Columbia
Partridge, Henry Albert, PO, Missing on active service after air operations overseas
F. S. Partridge (father), Roblin, Manitoba
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES - Globe and Mail, 1944/02/19
Royal Canadian Air Force, Casualties - February 1944 - List No. 809 - Now Presumed dead
Partridge, Henry Albert, PO, Roblin, Manitoba
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541922 - Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - John Lewis Organ - RAF - Age 23 - KIA
- of Miltonhill, Berkshire, UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 5 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - CWGC ref. 2649282
Son of Thomas James Organ and Hilda Elizabeth Organ née Lewis, of Miltonhill, Berkshire, UK
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1914 - Mr. Thomas J. Organ - Ms. Hilda E. Lewis - district: Headington - Vol 3a Page 2213
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1915 - Jill Organ - mother's surname: Lewis - district: Headington - Vol 3a Page 2017
Birth 4th Qtr. 1917 - Pamela M. Organ - mother's surname: Lewis - district: Headington - Vol 3a Page 1384
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1919 - John L. Organ - mother's surname: Lewis - district: Headington - Vol 3a Page 1403
The district Headington spans the boundaries of the counties of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1925 - Elizabeth J. Organ - mother's surname: Lewis - district: Abingdon - Vol 2c Page 494
The district Abingdon spans the boundaries of the counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1927 - Fay J. Organ - mother's surname: Lewis - district: Wandsworth - Vol 1d Page 682
The district Wandsworth spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Surrey
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Marriage 1st Qtr. 1939 - Pamela M. Organ - Spouse: Harry T. Grace - district: Wallingford - Vol 2c Page 591
The district Wallingford spans the boundaries of the counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire
Birth 1st Qtr. 1945 - Nicholas J. Grace - mother's surname: Organ - district: Oxford - Vol 3a Page 2671
The district Oxford spans the boundaries of the counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire
Death 3rd Qtr. 1970 - Nicholas John Grace - 24De1944 - district: Warwick - Vol 9c Page 2476
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Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1949 - Fay J. Organ - Spouse: Albert Hollis - district: Abingdon - Vol 6a Page 25
The district Abingdon spans the boundaries of the counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire
Birth 1st Qtr. 1951 - Simon F. J. Hollis - mother's surname: Organ - district: Blackpool, Lancashire - Vol 10b Page 616
Birth 1st Qtr. 1953 - Amanda C. Hollis - mother's surname: Organ - district: Fylde, Lancashire - Vol 10c Page 312
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info FreeBMD
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- RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL -
J/16966 - Pilot Officer - Pilot - Henry Albert Partridge - RCAF - Age 22 - MIA- of Roblin, Manitoba, Canada - Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial - Panel 177 - CWGC ref. 1803948
Son of Franklin Stratton Partridge and Ellie May Partridge, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
born 19 Mar 1920, Canada - died 5 Mar 1943, IJsselmeer (lake), The Netherlands - Age 22
J/16966 - Pilot Officer - Pilot - Henry Albert Partridge - RCAF
source: veterans.gc.ca - 05 Jun 2015
Globe and Mail, 1944/02/19 - February 1944 - List No. 809 - Presumed dead
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1284393 - 116671 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Leonard William Sprackling - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA- of Raynes Park, Surrey, UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 1 - Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649504
Son of Mr. Walter Sydney Sprackling and Mrs. Minnie Louisa Sprackling née Lopez/Lopes
husband of Myra Olive Sprackling née Bruce, of Raynes Park, Surrey, UK
Siblings: Doris M. Sprackling and Sydney Sprackling (twins)
Half-siblings: Herbert W. G. Deeks (half-brother) and Minnie A. Deeks (half-sister)
1284393 - 116671 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Leonard "Len" William Sprackling - RAF
source: Malcolm Deeks (nephew) - via Steve Newman - 20 Nov 2016
A V E N U E O F R E M E M B R A N C E - Wickford
Plaque - 1284393 - 116671 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Leonard William Sprackling - RAF - 22
AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE - Wickford - wickfordmemorial.com
Discrepancy Age 22/23 - info PATS
courtesy Richard Crockett via Tom Bint - 17 Nov 2016
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His brother, Able Seaman Sydney Sprackling also died on service
Death: 20 Dec 1941, at Sea - Age 22
Casualty of WWII, Sydney served in the Royal Navy on H.M.S. Kandahar; Service No: C/JX 168888
Panel Reference: 43, 3. - Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL - CWGC ref. 2472754 - MIA
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1911 - Herbert Alexander Deeks with Ms. Minnie Louisa Lopez - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 904
Birth 4th Qtr. 1912 - Herbert W. G. Deeks - mother's surname: Lopez - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 110
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1915 - Minnie A. Deeks - mother's surname: Lopez - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 858
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Marriage ... .... 19.. - Walter S. Sprackling with Ms. Minnie Louisa Lopez - district: Poplar - Vol .. Page ...
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1919 - Doris M. Sprackling - mother's surname: Lopes - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 504
Death 1st Qtr. 1919 - Doris M. Sprackling - Age 0 - district: Poplar - Vol 1c - Page 549
Birth 1st Qtr. 1919 - Sydney Sprackling - mother's surname: Lopes - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 504
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Leonard W. Sprackling - mother's surname: Lopes - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 872
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Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1942 - Mr. Leonard W. Sprackling - Ms. Myra O. Bruce - district: Surrey Mid E - Vol 2a Page 782
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1946 - Mrs. Myra O. Sprackling with Mr. Arthur W. Jones - district: Poplar - Vol 5d Page 684
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- RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL -
1376200 - Sergeant - Wireless Operator - John Matthew Freshwater - RAFVR - Age 27 - MIA- of New Southgate, Middlesex, UK - Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial - Panel 150 - CWGC ref. 1270455
Son of John Matthew Freshwater Sr. and Amy Freshwater née Hyde
husband of Hilda M. Freshwater née Bandey, of New Southgate, Middlesex, UK
Father of Jean F. Freshwater (daughter)
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1914 - John M. Freshwater - Amy Hyde - district: Edmonton - Vol 3a Page 1082
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1915 - John M. Freshwater - mother's surname: Hyde - district: Edmonton - Vol 3a Page 1013
Marriage 1st Qtr. 1940 - John M. Freshwater - Hilda M. Bandey - district: Essex S.W. - Vol 4a Page 1239
Essex S.W. is an alternative name for Essex South Western and it is in the county of Essex
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1942 - Jean F. Freshwater - mother's surname: Bandey - district: Edmonton - Vol 3a Page 1126
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1379924 - Sergeant - Bomb Aimer - Hayden Fell - RAFVR - Age 21 - MIA
- of Levenshulme, Manchester, UK - Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial - Panel 149 - CWGC ref. 1269905
Son of Norris M. Fell and Gladys M. Fell née Bugg, of Levenshulme, Manchester, UK
Sibling: Vera Fell (sister)
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1917 - Noris M. Fell - Gladys M. Bugg - district: Salford - Vol 8d Page 252
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1921 - Hayden Fell - mother's surname: Bugg - district: Chorlton - Vol 8c Page 1435
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1927 - Vera Fell - mother's name: Bugg - district: Salford - Vol 8d Page 462
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1337405 - Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Arthur Desmond Dinnis - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA- of Polegate, Sussex, UK - Row M - Grave 34 - Wonseradeel - Makkum Protestant Churchyard - CWGC ref. 2649470
Son of Arthur William Dinnis and Annie Dinnis née Gribble, of Polegate, Sussex, UK
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1914 - Arthur W. Dinnis - Annie Gribble - district: Eastbourne - Vol 2b Page 175
district Eastbourne spans the boundaries of the counties of Sussex and East Sussex
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1916 - Thomas H. Dinnis - mother's surname: Gribble - district: Uckfield - Vol 2b Page 185
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1918 - Mary J. Dinnis - mother's surname: Gribble - district: Hailsham - Vol 2b Page 155
Birth 1st Qtr. 1920 - Phyllis E. Dinnis - mother's surname: Gribble - district: Hailsham - Vol 2b Page 202
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1922 - Arthur D. Dinnis - mother's surname: Gribble - district: Hailsham - Vol 2b Page 151
district Hailsham spans the boundaries of the counties of Sussex and East Sussex
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??? Birth 4th Qtr. 1922 - Kathleen E. Dinnis - mother's surname: Gribble - district: Hailsham - Vol 2b Page 135 ???
??? Birth 2nd Qtr. 1924 - Raymond W. Dinnis - mother's surname: Gribble - district: Hailsham - Vol 2b Page 142 ???
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SGLO - T2097
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Contact Sprackling is pending - 21 Nov 2016 - PATS
Last update - 21 Nov 2016 - PATS
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SGLO - T3323 Lancaster Mk.II - DS824 - JI-K - J. K. Williams - 01:12 - in IJsselmeer 514 Squadron - RAF - 22nd Jan 1944 - Mission: Magdeburg 4 KIA - 3 MIA |
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This aircraft was one of 200 Lancasters - Serial Range DS601 - DS852 - ordered from
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft in 1941 and built as Mk.IIs from Sep 1942 to Oct 1943 with,
up to DS627, Hercules V1 engines and the remainder Hercules XV1 engines
DS824 was delivered to 514 Sqdn Oct 1943
Took part in the following Key Operations: Berlin 2/3 Dec 1943; Berlin 1/2 Jan 1944
Berlin 2/3 Jan 1944; Brunswick 14/15 Jan 1944; Magdeburg 21/22 Jan 1944-Lost
When lost this aircraft - DS824 - had a total of 76 hours
DS824 was one of four 514 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. See: LL627; LL672; LL680
Crew Lancaster Mk.II - DS824 - JI-K
back - l-r: F/Sgt. Ernest Allan Lane, Sgt. Arthur Pratt, Sgt. James Richard Keenen, F/Sgt. Leslie Noel Millis
front - l-r: F/O. Donald Frank Henshaw, P/O. John Kenneth Williams, F/Sgt. Wilbur Henry Chapman
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image courtesy Peter Thomas (nephew of F/Sgt. W. H. Chapman) via Remko de Jong - 03 Nov 2019
Hi Teunis
Yes, I am related. Wilbur Chapman was my uncle, my Mother's brother
Wow, that's a lot of work you have put into this
I, along with many others I'm sure, are very thankful for the work
I had the copy of the photo of the crew at Foulsham, amongst all the photos and documents I've been given as
the youngest member of the family! I was contacted some time ago by Roger Guernon who was also doing research
into the various RAF squadrons. He was able to confirm that it was taken at Foulsham, and catalog who each person was
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Peter Thomas - 03/04 Nov 2019
Lancaster Mk.II - DS824 - JI-K was airborne - 19:56 - 21 Jan 1944 from Waterbeach, UK
Crashed at 01:12 in the IJsselmeer. Four, including P/O. Williams who was on his second tour,
are buried in cemeteries along the Friesland coast - Staveren (1), Hindeloopen (1) and Makkum (2)
while three are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
F/Sgt. Lanes's wife, Dorothy Mary Lane née Nims, lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.II - DS824 - JI-K - 22 Jan 1944 - Mission: Magdeburg
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161058 - P/O. - Pilot - J. K. Williams - RAFVR - KIA - Age .. - Staveren Cemetery - K-31
1334196 - F/Sgt. - Navigator - L. N. Millis - RAFVR - KIA - Age 22 - Makkum Churchyard - O-32
417157 - F/Sgt. - Wireless Operator - W. H. Chapman - RAAF - KIA - Age 26 - Hindeloopen Churchyard - D-1-1
1570038 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - J. R. Keenen - RAFVR - MIA - Age .. - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 232
968290 - 151014 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - D. F. Henshaw - RAFVR - MIA - Age 27 - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 206
914246 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - A. Pratt - RAFVR - MIA - Age .. - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 236
932746 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - E. A. Lane - RAFVR - KIA - Age 26 - Makkum Churchyard - O-39
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - DS824 - JI-K - Williams
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Crew Lancaster Mk.II - DS824 - JI-K
back - l-r: F/Sgt. Ernest Allan Lane, Sgt. Arthur Pratt, Sgt. James Richard Keenen, F/Sgt. Leslie Noel Millis
front - l-r: F/O. Donald Frank Henshaw, P/O. John Kenneth Williams, F/Sgt. Wilbur Henry Chapman
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image courtesy Peter Thomas (nephew of F/Sgt. W. H. Chapman) via Remko de Jong - 03 Nov 2019
crew at Foulsham - additional names cataloged by Roger Guernon
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417157 - Flight Sergeant - Wireless Operator - Wilbur Henry Chapman - RAAF - Age 26 - KIA
- of Dawson, South Australia - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 1 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - CWGC ref. 2649280
Commemorated on the Australian War Memorial at panel 120
Son of Mr. Samuel Chapman and Mrs. Harriett Chapman née Webb;
husband of Isabel Jean Chapman née McNeil, of Dawson, SA, Australia
born: 26 May 1917, Peterborough, SA, Australia - Occupation: Farm duties (home)
German Totenliste 213 - body washed ashore 1 April 44 near Hindeloopen - buried 3 April 44, Hindeloopen, Friesland - Row 1 Grave 1
Wilbur Chapman, Della Chapman, May Chapman, Eric Chapman and Sydney Chapman
Cavenagh, South Australia - image via Peter Thomas - 10 Sep 2015
Wilbur Henry Chapman
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Born 26 May 1917 in Petersburg (now Peterborough), South Australia, Australia
Son of Samuel Chapman and Harriet (Webb) Chapman
Brother of Josiah George Chapman, Peter James Chapman, Elizabeth Caroline (Chapman) Watkins,
Harriet May (Chapman) Mason, Annie Victoria Adelaide (Chapman) Need, Samuel Webb Sydney Chapman and Eric Chapman
Biography
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Wilbur was born in 1917. He was the son of Samuel Chapman and Harriet Webb. He passed away in 1944
He married Isabel Jean McNeil, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. P. A. McNeil, also of Dawson in December 1942
She became a nurse during the war and says she still remembers the day she received the news of Wilbur’s death vividly
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source wikitree.com/wiki/Chapman-6588 - via Peter Thomas (nephew)
Wilbur Chapman at initial training centre Victor Harbor, SA
417157 - Flight Sergeant - Wilbur Henry Chapman - RAAF
source RAAF service records - and - connectingspirits.com.au - 17 Nov 2016
details: connectingspirits.com.au/pages/soldiers/2012-soldiers/wilbur-henry-chapman.php
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Last update - 06 Nov 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T2451 Lancaster Mk.III - ED603 - OL-O - F/Lt. E. A. Tilbury - 01:30 - in the IJsselmeer 83 Squadron - R.A.F. - 13th June 1943 - Mission: Bochum 4 KIA - 3 MIA |
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Serial Range ED303 - EE202 - This aircraft was one of 620 Lancasters ordered
Mk.I were initially fitted with Merlin 20 and the Mk.III with Merlin 28 engines
ED603 was a Mk.III was delivered to the Signals Intelligence Unit
at Ringway Feb 1943, joining 83 Sqdn May 1943
This aircraft was lost on its first operational trip and had a total of 20 hours
Lancaster Mk.III - ED603 - OL-O was airborne - 23:01 - 12th Jun 1943 from Wyton, Cambridgeshire, UK
Crashed in the IJsselmeer
Four were found and are buried in Cemeteries bordering the Friesland coast,
while the three holders of the DFM are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Two won their awards with 83 Sqdn, but F/Sgt. Moore's award, Gazetted 21 Nov 1941
had been for outstanding service with No.50 Sqdn.
Air Battle of the Ruhr', A. Cooper, records a Sgt. R. G. Claydon in place of P/O. C. F. J.Sprack
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III - ED603 - OL-O - 13 Jun 1943 - Mission: Bochum
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127147 - F/Lt. - Pilot - E. A. Tilbury - RAFVR - Age 25 - KIA - Staveren Cemetery - Grave I-29
1153358 - P/O. - Navigator - H. E. Howsam - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-9
552503 - 52074 - F/Sgt. - W.Operator - R. E. Moore - DFM - RAFVR - Age 21 - MIA - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 132
650173 - 51914 - P/O. - Flight Engineer - A. B. Smart - DFM - RAFVR - Age 24 - MIA - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 133
R/78972 - J/17802 - P/O. - Bomb Aimer - A. G. Fletcher - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-8
646985 - 51543 - P/O. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - C. F. J. Sprack - DFM - RAFVR - Age 24 - MIA - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 133
922310 - 127055 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - G. R. Sugar - RAF - Age 22 - KIA - Hindeloopen Churchyard - Grave D-1-8
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - ED603 - OL-O - Tilbury
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922310 - 127055 - Flying Officer - Rear Air Gunner - Gordon Robert Sugar - RAF - Age 22 - KIA
- of Headington, Oxford, UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 8 - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - CWGC ref. 2649285
Son of Mr. Robert John Sugar and Mrs. Daisy Mary Sugar née Willsmore
Only child
husband of Mrs. Dulcie May Sugar née Henderson, of Headington, Oxford, UK
Widow Dulcie May Sugar remarried in 1949 with Brian E. Cotton
Daisy Mary Sugar (mother) - born 29 Dec 1887 - died .. ... 1966 - Age 77
Robert John Sugar (father) - born 16 Jan 1890, Langport - died 03 Jan 1967 - Age 76
St Andrew’s Church, Old Headington - memorial plaque
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1919 - Mr. Robert J. Sugar and Ms. Daisy M. Willsmore - district: Lambeth - Vol 1d Page 720
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Birth 3rd Qtr. 1921 - Gordon R. Sugar - mother's surname: Willsmore - district: Mildenhall - Vol 4a Page 1733
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1922 - Dulcie M. Henderson - mother's surname: Drüllaux - district: Kingston - Vol 2a Page 800
Drüllaux should read Brüllaux
There is often confusion over this, as it is an unusual name (German),
and transcriptions from handwritten records have a variety of errors. - info Martin Cotton
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1942 - Mr. Gordon R. Sugar and Ms. Dulcie M. Henderson - district: Oxford - Vol 3a Page 4357
Re-Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1949 - Mrs. Dulcie M. Sugar and Mr. Brian E. Cotton - district: Oxford - Vol 6b Page 2197
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1952 - Martin Elmer Cotton - mother's surname: Henderson - district: Oxford - Vol 6b Page 1238
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1954 - Hilary F. Cotton - mother's surname: Henderson - district: Oxford - Vol 6b Page 1199
Death 4th Qtr. 1954 - Hilary F. Cotton - Age 0 - district: Oxford - Vol 6b Page 854
Birth 4th Qtr. 1955 - Deborah Jane Cotton - mother's surname: Henderson - district: Oxford - Vol 6b Page 1140
Death 1st Qtr. 1966 - Daisy M. Sugar - Age 77 - district: Bullingdon - Vol 6b Page 1187
Death 03 Jan 1967 - Robert J. Sugar - Age 76 - district: Oxford - Vol 6b Page 1135
1967 - George Henry Sugar (1894 - 15 Aug 1984 - Age ~90) is mentioned on the probate of his brother Robert John Sugar
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info FreeBMD - Familysearch - MyHeritage - SMAMF
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SGLO - T2451
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Contact Smart is pending - 20 Aug 2013 - PATS
Contact Tilbury is pending - 03 Oct 2016 - PATS
Contact Howsam is pending - 04 Oct 2017 - 12 May 2021 - PATS
Contact Cotton is pending - 24 May 2021 - PATS - #744
Contact Moore is pending - 01 Dec 2021 - PATS - #753
Last update 01 Dec 2021 - PATS
Workum / IJsselmeer
30 mi NW of Vollenhove|
SGLO - T1187 Wellington Mk.Ic - R1016 - JN-A - Sgt. J. D. Elder - 03:20 - 2km W of Workum / IJsselmeer 150 Squadron - R.A.F. - 15th Aug 1941 - Mission: Hannover 1 KIA - 5 POW |
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Crew: Wellington Mk.Ic - R1016 - JN-A - 15 Aug 1941 - Mission: Hannover
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912857 - Pilot - Sgt. - J. D. Elder - RAFVR - Age 27 - POW
1377210 - 2nd Pilot - Sgt. - H. H. M. Barton - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
391330 - Navigator / Bombardier - Sgt. - E. W. McConchie - RNZAF - Age 32 - POW
952805 - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt. - H. Dodsworth - RAFVR - Age 26 - POW
947993 - W.Operator - Sgt. - C. Davies - RAFVR - Age 21 - POW
549187 - Rear Air Gunner - Sgt. - J. W. Whittingham - RAFVR - Age .. - POW
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - R1016 - JN-A - Elder
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912857 - Pilot - Sgt. - James Douglas Elder - RAFVR - Age 27 - POW
born: 19 Jun 1914, UK - died: 3rd Qtr. 1978, Droxford, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - Age 64
Sgt. J. D. Elder - Stalag Luft 6 - POW No. 156
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1948 - Mr. James D. Elder with Mrs. Joan Gibson née Stilwell - district: Portsmouth - Vol 6b Page 1058
Birth 1st Qtr. 1950 - Rosemary P. Elder - mother's surname: Stilwell - district: Portsmouth - Vol 6b Page 554
Birth 1st Qtr. 1954 - Jennifer M. Elder - mother's surname: Stilwell - district: Portsmouth - Vol 6b Page 604
Joan Stilwell (spouse) - 3rd Qtr. 1923, Portsmouth - died 2001 - Age ~78
Jennifer Marie Elder (daughter) - 1st Qtr. 1954, Porstmouth - died 1999 - Age ~45
Enlistment: .. Jan 1940
Profession: Estate Agent / Surveyor
Private Address 1945: "Compton", Lower Drayton Lane, East Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Capture: Workum (Friesland) - 15 Aug 1941
Wounded: No
Stalag III E - Kirchhain - .. Aug 1941 - .. May 1942
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - 21 May 1942 - 10 Jun 1943
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug - 12 Jun 1943 - 16 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn - 18 Jul 1944 - 06 Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - 08 Aug 1944 - 07 Apr 1945
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see also for Stalag Camps and Locations: www.pegasusarchive.org/pow/Stalag.htm
12 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Elder
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M.I.9. records Elder - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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- LEEUWARDEN NORTHERN GENERAL CEMETERY -
1377210 - 2nd Pilot - Sgt. - Henry Harvey Molyneux Barton - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA- of UK - Row 1 - Grave 4 - Leeuwarden Northern General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649299
Son of Capt. Cecil Molyneux Barton and Mrs. Una Alys Barton née Harvey, of Mevagissey, Cornwall, UK
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391330 - Navigator / Bombardier - Sgt. - Ernest William McConchie - RNZAF - Age 32 - POW
born 25 Mar 1909
Son of Mr. E. H. McConchie (father), 35 Rata Road, Wellington, E2
Sgt. E. W. McConchie - Stalag Luft 6 - POW No. 154
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1945 - Mr. Ernest W. McConchie with Ms. Ada E. Carthew - district: Holsworthy - Vol 5b Page 1335
district Holsworthy spans the boundaries of the counties of Devon and Cornwall
Enlistment: 20 Nov 1939
Profession: Shipping Clerk
Private Address 1945: 35 Rata Rd, Hataitai, Wellington, N.Z.
Capture: Workum - 15 Aug 1941
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 17 Aug 1941 - 01 Sep 1941
Stalag III E - Kirchhain (5th Berlin) - 01 Sep 1941 - 25 May 1942
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - 25 May 1942 - 23 Jun 1943
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug - 25 Jun 1943 - 15 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn - 16 Jul 1944 - 10 Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - 12 Aug 1944 - 06 Apr 1945
09 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - McConchie
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M.I.9. records McConchie - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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952805 - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt. - Herbert Dodsworth - RAFVR - Age 26 - POW
born 24 Dec 1914, UK
Sgt. H. Dodsworth - Stalag Luft 6 - POW No. 155
Enlistment: 23 Feb 1940
Profession: Stores Manager (Motortrades)
Private Address 1945: "Cheviot" West Ella Way, Kirk Ella, Hull, East Yorkshire, England
Capture: Workum, Holland, Zuiderzee
Wounded: No
Stalag III E - Kirchhain - between Berlin & Dresden - .. Aug 1941 - .. May 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - .. May 1942 - .. Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, East Prussia - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel/Hannover - .. Aug 1944 - 06 Apr 1945
Marched till believed at ?Koln near Ratesburg? - 02 May 1945
06 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Dodsworth
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M.I.9. records Dodsworth - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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947993 - W.Operator - Sgt. - Cyril Davies - RAFVR - Age 21 - POW
born 22 Oct 1919, UK
Sgt. C. Davies - Stalag Luft 6 - POW No. 157
Birth 4th Qtr. 1919 - Cyril Davies - mother's surname: Price - district: Neath - Vol 11a Page 2027
Enlistment: 24 Jan 1940
Profession: Clerk
Private Address 1945: 4 School Road, Cymmer, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, South Wales
Capture: August 15th 1941 at Workum, Holland
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Nr. Frankfurt-on-Maine - 19 Aug 1941 - 01 Sep 1941
Stalag III E - Kirchhain - .. Sep 1941 - .. Jun 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - .. Jun 1942 - .. Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, East Prussia - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Aug 1944 - .. Apr 1945
26 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Davies
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M.I.9. records Davies - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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549187 - Rear Air Gunner - Sgt. - John William Whittingham - RAFVR - Age .. - POW
Sgt. J. W. Whittingham - Stalag 357 - POW No. 159
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WELLINGTON Mk.Ic - R1016 - wreckage at harbour of Hindeloopen
photos courtesy: TRESOAR Fries Fotoarchief
SGLO - T1187
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Hindeloopen / IJsselmeer
30 mi NW of Vollenhove|
SGLO - T3576 Lockheed P-38J-5-LO "Lightning" - #42-67192 - MACR #4428 O-25514 - 1st Lt. Rexford Herbert Dettre Jr. - Sun 09 Apr 1944 474th FG - 428th FS - Kingscliffe - attached to 20th FG - 55th FS 1 POW |
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No. 13120 - Cadet - Rexford Herbert Dettre Jr.
at United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Class of January 1943
Rexford Herbert Dettre Jr. - with flight jacket - 1943
“From the collection of The National World War II Museum,
copy and reuse restrictions apply” - 03 Sep 2013
Sunday 9th of April, Rex was in his P-38, escorting B-24 bombers back from a mission
to bomb an aircraft plant in northern Germany
He was only 12 minutes from the coast of Holland and the relative safety
of the North Sea when his propellers ran away
The resulting vibration was tearing the P-38 apart
The bucking aircraft became impossible to hold steady, and Rex had to bail out
There was no ejection seat in those days
He had to clamber out onto the wing and hope the tearing wind
would not bash him against the P-38’s tail booms
Additionally, it was overcast, he could not see the ground,
and he was dropping with his aircraft through the clouds
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He survived, lived with the underground, was picked up by a German patrol
and escaped by running away when they were diverted
Captured through a double-agent and shipped to Stalag Luft III
Escaped from a rolling freight car and wandered through Czechoslovakia
he was recaptured and thrown into a concentration camp
He was liberated at war’s end and returned to the 1st Fighter Group at March Field
where he honed his flying skills for the next four years
- info Memorial article "Rexford Herbert Dettre" -
O-25514 - 1st Lt. - Fighter Pilot - Rexford Herbert Dettre Jr. - Inglewood, CA - POW - Stalag Luft 3
born 21 Mar 1920, Philadelphia, PA – died 11 Mar 2004, Columbia, Mississippi - Age 83
Interment: West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York
Class of January 1943 - United States Military Academy - No. 13120
was with the Underground in the Province of Friesland and transfered via Vollenhove - #13 on list(37) Kingma
Also mentioned in questionnaire of Mr. J. J. J. van Kluyve - stayed 5 days in Vollenhove
08 Jul 1944 - Captured together with Capt. Richard "Dick" M. Scott in Prosper de Zitter's False "Safe" House, Brussels
Dulag Luft - 6 Oct 1944
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
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Dettre in questionnaire of J. J. J. van Kluyve, Kerkstraat 139, Vollenhove - 25 Aug 1945
He was there for 5 days and handed over to Meijerink, Café de Unie, Zwolle
source Vragenlijst / Questionnaire - Mr. J. J. J. van Kluyve
Dettre in questionnaire of Marten Kingma, Vollenhove
He was there for 4 days and handed over to Meijerink, Café de Unie, Zwolle
source Vragenlijst / Questionnaire - Marten Kingma
Note: See some discrepancy in names and days comparing to Van Kluyve's version - info PATS
SGLO - T3526
15 Mar 1944 - P-38J - 42-68062 - 364FG 385FS - Bunchoterpolder, Holland - MACR 3111
O-24964 - Capt. - Fighter Pilot - Richard M. Scott - Lancaster, PA - POW - Stalag Luft 3
In January 1944, Richard was assigned to the 364th Fighter Group stationed in England
He participated in the air offensive against Germany
15 Mar 1944, he failed to return from a mission and spent four months as an evadee
in occupied Holland and Belgium - E&E #2981
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2981.pdf
Subsequently, he was captured and imprisoned at Stalag Luft III at Sagan, Germany
After two escape attempts, he returned through Allied lines in April 1945
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BRIGADIER GENERAL - Richard M. Scott, aka Dick Scott - 28 Apr 1918, Lancaster, PA - 02 Jan 2005 - Age 86
Retired 01 Oct 1970
was the former mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania - info wikipedia.org
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Mechanical failure, bailed out between Molkwerum and Schuilenburg, about 1.5 mi S of Hindeloopen
and landed near farm "De Kamp" of Tjitte Folkertsma
With help of the locals he disappeared over the railroad in the reed of the Haanmeer [polder]
Soon arrived also "de Grünen", mostly fanatic Nazi's from Leeuwarden
The whole farm was searched but nothing was found
The lifeboat "C.A. den Tex" only found a gas tank and pieces of rubber
Althrough the IJsselmeer is very shallow at that point, the Lightning was totally gone
Major General Rexford Herbert Dettre Jr. - Retired 1 Apr 1973
Major General Rexford Herbert Dettre Jr.
1920-2004
- via wwiimemorial.com - Betty B. Dettre (wife) -
SGLO - T3576
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Contact Dettre is pending - 08 Sep 2010 - PATS
Last update - 02 Jul 2015 - PATS
Workum - 9
30 mi NW of Vollenhove- 9 Commonwealth graves - 3 CAN - 6 UK -
Workum is a town on the edge of the IJsselmeer (formerly Zuiderzee) some 30 kilometers due south of Harlingen
The Cemetery: Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - is on the south-eastern side of the town
on the road to the railway station. This road is known as the Spoordyk
Close to the entrance are the graves of nine airmen
six of whom came from the United Kingdom and three from Canada
No. of Identified Casualties: 9
1946 - Workum - 9 Commonwealth War Graves - 2006
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SGLO - T2097 Lancaster Mk.I - W4847 - OL-V - F/Sgt. H. A. Partridge - 22:24 - in the IJsselmeer off Hindeloopen 83 Squadron - RAF - 5th Mar 1943 - Mission: Essen 4 KIA - 3 MIA |
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.I - W4847 - OL-V - 5 Mar 1943 - Mission: Essen
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J/16966 - P/O. - Pilot - H. A. Partridge - RCAF - Age 22 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 177
1284393 - 116671 - F/O. - Navigator - L. W. Sprackling - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-1
1376200 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator - J. M. Freshwater - RAFVR - Age 27 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 150
R/87122 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - R. O. Fulton - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - Grave D-1-6
1379924 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - H. Fell - RAFVR - Age 21 - MIA - no known grave - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 149
1337405 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - A. D. Dinnis - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA - Makkum Churchyard - Grave M-31
541922 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. L. Organ - RAF - Age 23 - KIA - Hindeloopen Protestant Churchyard - Grave D-1-5
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - W4847 - OL-V - Partridge
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1284393 - 116671 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Leonard William Sprackling - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
- of Raynes Park, Surrey, UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 1 - Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649504
Son of Mr. Walter Sydney Sprackling and Mrs. Minnie Louisa Sprackling née Lopez/Lopes
husband of Myra Olive Sprackling née Bruce, of Raynes Park, Surrey, UK
Siblings: Doris M. Sprackling and Sydney Sprackling (twins)
Half-siblings: Herbert W. G. Deeks (half-brother) and Minnie A. Deeks (half-sister)
1284393 - 116671 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Leonard "Len" William Sprackling - RAFVR
source: Malcolm Deeks (nephew) - via Steve Newman - 20 Nov 2016
A V E N U E O F R E M E M B R A N C E - Wickford
Plaque - 1284393 - 116671 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Leonard William Sprackling - RAF - 22
Discrepancy Age 22/23 - info PATS
courtesy Richard Crockett via Tom Bint - 17 Nov 2016
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His brother, Able Seaman Sydney Sprackling also died on service
Death: 20 Dec 1941, at Sea - Age 22
Casualty of WWII, Sydney served in the Royal Navy on H.M.S. Kandahar; Service No: C/JX 168888
Panel Reference: 43, 3. - Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL - CWGC ref. 2472754 - MIA
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1911 - Herbert Alexander Deeks with Ms. Minnie Louisa Lopez - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 904
Birth 4th Qtr. 1912 - Herbert W. G. Deeks - mother's surname: Lopez - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 110
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1915 - Minnie A. Deeks - mother's surname: Lopez - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 858
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Marriage ... .... 19.. - Walter S. Sprackling with Ms. Minnie Louisa Lopez - district: Poplar - Vol .. Page ...
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1919 - Doris M. Sprackling - mother's surname: Lopes - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 504
Death 1st Qtr. 1919 - Doris M. Sprackling - Age 0 - district: Poplar - Vol 1c - Page 549
Birth 1st Qtr. 1919 - Sydney Sprackling - mother's surname: Lopes - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 504
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Leonard W. Sprackling - mother's surname: Lopes - district: Poplar - Vol 1c Page 872
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Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1942 - Mr. Leonard W. Sprackling - Ms. Myra O. Bruce - district: Surrey Mid E - Vol 2a Page 782
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1946 - Mrs. Myra O. Sprackling with Mr. Arthur W. Jones - district: Poplar - Vol 5d Page 684
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"Memorial Ceremony at Workum Cemetery"
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
For other crew members - see above at Hindeloopen Cemetery section -
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SGLO - T2097
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Contact Sprackling is pending - 21 Nov 2016 - PATS
Last update - 21 Nov 2016 - PATS
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SGLO - T2265 Lancaster Mk.I - W4888 - SR-P - F/O. N. J. Stanford - 01:40 - 1 km S of Workum 101 Squadron - RAF - 5th May 1943 - Mission: Dortmund 6 KIA - 1 POW |
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Serial Range W4761 - W5012 This aircraft was one of 200 Lancasters ordered from Metro-Vick
in 1940 and built as 170 Mk.I's (W4761-W4982) eigth Merlin 20 engines and 30 Mk.III's (W4983-W5012)
with Merlin 28 engines from Sep 1942 to May 1943
They were transported to Woodford for final assembly and flight testing
W4888 was delivered to 101 Sqdn 13 Feb 1943
W4888 wore the ID's SR-Z/P/E
W4888 took part in the following Key Operations:
As SR-Z, Essen 3/4 Apr 1943; Pilsen 16/17 Apr 1943; as SR-P, Dortmund 4/5 May 1943-Lost
When lost this aircraft W4888 - had a total of 102 hours
W4888 was one of six No.101 Sqdn Lancasters lost during this operation
See W4784; W4863; ED776; ED830; ED835
Lancaster Mk.I - W4888 - SR-P was airborne - 21:40 - 4th Apr 1943 from Holme-on-Spalding Moor, UK
Shot down by a night fighter ( Oblt. Lothar Linke, IV./NJG 1 )
and crashed - 01:40 - 5th May 1943 at Workum (Friesland), 15 km SW of Sneek, Holland
Those killed are buried in Workum (Spoordyk) General cemetery
P/O. Lewis's DFM was Gazetted 9 Feb 1943
P/O. R. D. Paterson was interned in Camps 9C/L3, POW No. 42744
'Air Battle of the Ruhr', A. Cooper, records P/O. R. D. Paterson as P/O. R. D. Patterson
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.I - W4888 - SR-P - 5 May 1943 - Mission: Dortmund
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778777 - 80378 - F/O. - Pilot - N. J. Stanford - RAFVR - Age 28 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-4
1392429 - 128664 - P/O. - Navigator - R. D. Paterson - RAFVR - Age 29 - POW - interned in Camps 9C/L3 - POW No. 42744
R/56328 - J/16982 - F/O. - W.Operator - W. T. Lewis - DFM - RCAF - Age 28 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-2
1203348 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - A. H. Clark - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-5
1336486 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer / Observer - A. J. L. Lyon - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-3
R/131490 - F/Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - G. W. F. Reynolds - RCAF - Age 19 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-6
1132867 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. M. Hadfield - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-7
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - W4888 - SR-P - Stanford
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Discrepancy !!! - On Loss card 12611 given for 1392429 - 128664 - P/O. R. D. Paterson !!!
778777 - 80378 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Nicholas James Stanford - RAFVR - Age 28 - KIA
- of UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 4 - Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649505
Stanford, Nicholas James - Fg.Off - 05 May 1943 - Lancaster Pilot - Roll of Honour of Rhodesian Aircrew in WW II
Nicholas James Stanford
born - 02 Jan 1915, Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South-Africa
Son of Mr. Harold Shippey Stanford and Mrs. Annie Gertrude Stanford née Adkins, 12 Aberfoyle
Mr. Harold Shippey Stanford (father) - born 18xx - died 18 Jul 1945, Cottage Hospital, Greytown
Mrs. Annie Gertrude Stanford née Adkins (mother), born abt. 1879, England - died 16 Jan 1915 - Age ~36
Sibling: Kenyon Adkins Stanford (brother) - born 12 Mar 1911 - died .... - Age ..
Arrival of S.S. "GALWAY CASTLE" - Cape Town - Southampton - 15 May 1913, Southampton, UK
Annie Gertrude Stanford (Wife) - 34 - born abt. 1879
Kenyon Adkins Stanford (none) - 2 - born abt. 1911
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info Ancestry - via Toni Geren - 23 Jan 2015
Discrepancy !!! Annie Gertrude Stanford - born abt. 1875 and abt. 1879 - !!!
Note: S.S. "GALWAY CASTLE" was sunk by U-boat
12 Sep 1918 - U 82 (Heinrich Middendorf) Sunk 160 miles SW1/2S of Fastnet 48.50N, 10.40W
London & Plymouth - Port Natal - passengers & general cargo - 143 lives were lost
she was attacked by U 82 160 miles south-west of Fastnet Rock, she sank three days later.
source: http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2359.html
150 lives were lost, many unnecessarily during the evacuation of the ship, which although
suffering a broken back, remained afloat for another three days.
source: Union-Castle, A Fleet History by Peter Newall
It is known that the estate of Harold Shippey Stanford was inherited
by his niece Mrs. Felicity O'Grady née Stanford. She passed away in Cape Town, South-Africa in 1990
and left a daughter named Teresa Ethelwynne O'Grady (formerly Nash, divorced)
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source: Greytown Gazette - 17 Dec 2014 - Page 11
F/O. Nicholas James Stanford - RAFVR
image courtesy Stanford family - via SMAMF - 05 Jul 2016
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South African representives place wreath at memorial - 16 Apr 2015
photos by Henk Tigchelaar, Bolsward - 05 May 2015
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1392429 - 128664 - P/O. - Navigator - Ralph Duncan Paterson - RAFVR - Age 29 - POW
born 18 Jan 1913, UK - died .. Jun 1978, district: Havering, Greater London, UK - Age 65
taken POW - interned in Camp L3 - POW No. 42744
Birth 1st Qtr. 1913 - Ralph D. Paterson - mother's surname: Duncan - district: Chorlton, Lancashire Co., UK
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1935 - Ralph D. Paterson - Ms. Ellen Crittall - district: Finsbury - Vol 1b Page 1270
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1937 - Ralph D. Paterson - mother's surname: Crittall - district: Hackney - Vol 1b Page 494
Birth 1st Qtr. 1947 - Diane B. Paterson - mother's surname: Crittall - district: Hendon - Vol 5f Page 103
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info FreeBMD
1392429 - 128664 - P/O. - Navigator - Ralph Duncan Paterson - RAFVR
courtesy Paterson family - image by SMAMF - 16 Nov 2015
Ralph Duncan Paterson Jr. - Obituary
Published in The Times on May 15, 2012
Ralph Duncan, a very special man, died suddenly on the 10th May 2012,
at his home in Cromac, Central France, aged 75
Much loved husband .......
P/O. - Navigator - Ralph Duncan Paterson was badly burned
info letter - 29 Dec 1943 - Mrs. Ethel Clark to Reynolds family
Enlistment: 07 Sep 1941
Profession: Police (Metropolitan)
Private Address 1945: 19 Warren House, Mitchell St, Old St, London, E.C.1
Capture: Workum, Holland - 05 May 1943
Wounded: Yes (Burns)
Burns on hands (severe), burns on face + lip - 05 May 1943 - 07 Jun 1943
Military Hospital - Leeuwarden, Holland - 07 May 1943 - 14 May 1943
Hohemark Hospital - Dulag Luft, Frankfurt am Main - 16 May 1943 - 24 May 1943
POW Hospital - Stadtroda near Jena - 26 May 1943 - 07 Jul 1943
Stalag Luft III - Sagan, Germany - 07 Jul 1943 - 29 Jan 1945
Marlag und Milag Nord - Tarmstedt, W Bremen - 04 Feb 1945 - 10 Apr 1945
03 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Paterson
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M.I.9. records Paterson - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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R/56328 - J/16982 - Flying Officer - Wireless Operator - William Thomas Lewis - DFM - RCAF - Age 28 - KIA
born 01 Jun 1914, Montreal, Canada
- of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 2 - Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649501
Son of Mr. Alfred Daniel Lewis and Mrs. Mary Ann Lewis née Leonard, 6133 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Siblings: Alfred Francis Lewis, Robert Emmett Lewis, Albert Anthony Lewis and James Joseph Lewis
Alfred Donald Lewis (father) - born ...., Wales - died 25 Sep 1940, Montreal - Age ..
!!! Discrepancy !!! - Alfred Daniel Lewis is also given as Alfred Donald Lewis !!!
Mary Ann Lewis née Leonard (mother) - born 12 Nov 1885, Montreal, Canada
R/56328 - J/16982 - Flying Officer - Wireless Operator - William Thomas Lewis - DFM - RCAF
- portrait by Emmy Visser -
image by SMAMF - 16 Nov 2015
R/77452 - L.A.C. Albert Anthony Lewis (brother) - R.C.A.F. - died 30/31 May 1941 - Age 19
born abt. 1922, Montreal, Canada
Son of Alfred "Frederick" Daniel Lewis and Mary A. Lewis, of Montreal
Sec. 3. - Lot 1806 - Grave 2594 - MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY - CWGC ref. 2688165
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 09 Apr 1930
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Unit 1st C.M.M.G. Bde. Regt, No. 564
William Thomas Lewis, S Old Orchard Ave No. 8, Montreal
Employer's name: Toronto Carpet Manufacturing Co. Limited, Montreal
Birth June 5, 1913, Canada - !!! Discrepancy !!! - It's 01 Jun 1914 !!!
Trade: Clerk
S.O.S. 17 Dec 1930
Clip - Toronto Carpet Manufacturing Co. Limited, Montreal - 15 May 1940
source: RCAF - Service records - Lewis - 21 Jul 2015
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 16 May 1940
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Alfred Donald Lewis (father) - Occupation: C.P.R. Dining Car Department
Present/Permanent Address: 6133 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation: Purchasing Clerk - Stenographer
Occupation: Factory Superintendent and Salesman Glove Division - G. W. Sadler Company Limited
Enlistment: 20 Aug 1940, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Religion: Roman Catholic
Posted to No. 1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Trade: Air Crew Gunner
Air Gunner's Badge - 21 Jul 1941
T.O.S. No. 1 "Y" Depot Halifax - 23 Jul 1941
Embarkment leave - 21 Jul 1941 - 04 Aug 1941
S.O.S. 1 "Y" Depot to RAF Trainee Pool - 14 Aug 1941
Embarkment Canada - 15 Aug 1941
T.O.S. 3 P.R.C. from Canada - 15 Sep 1941
D.F.M - 03 Feb 1943
D.F.M ( London Gazette) - 09 Feb 1943
Clip - G. W. Sadler- Company Limited, Montreal - 15 May 1940
source: RCAF - Service records - Lewis - 21 Jul 2015
Marriage parents - 11 May 1908, Montreal
Enlistment: 20 Aug 1940, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lt. Alfred Francis Lewis (32 - born 22 Jul 1911 - died .. Nov 1991 - Age 81) - 7021 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec
L.A.C. Robert Emmett Lewis (27 - abt. 1916) - #9 A.O.S. R.C.A.F., St. John, Quebec
R/77452 - L.A.C. Albert Anthony Lewis (abt. 1922) - R.C.A.F. - died 30/31 May 1941 - Age 19
L.A.C. James Joseph Lewis (19 - abt. 1924) - #5 M.D. R.C.A.F., Lacine, Quebec
L.A.C. = Leading Aircraftman
A.O.S. = Air Observer School
#5 M.D. = #5 Manning Depot in Lachine, Quebec
12 Apr 1944 - Letter to his Aunt from (A. B. Matthews) Wing Commander, R.C.A.F, Overseas, London
Mrs. G. L. Ovens (Aunt), "Murree" Myrddin Crescent, Camarthen, South Wales, UK
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1888 - George Leo Ovens - district: Hereford - Vol 6a Page 473
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1912 - George Leo Ovens - Ms. Ethel M. Lewis - district Hereford - Vol 6a Page 1226
Death 3rd Qtr. 1950 - George L. Ovens - Age 62 - district: Carmarthen - Vol 8a Page 217
WO 339/85378 - Lieutenant George Leo OVENS - Royal Army Service Corps - nationalarchives.gov.uk
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source: RCAF - Service records - Lewis - 24 Jul 2015
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Letter Mrs. Mary Lewis to Mr. G. E. Reynolds - 22 May 1943
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
R/56328 - J/16982 - Flying Officer - Wireless Operator - William Thomas Lewis - DFM - RCAF
source: RCAF - Service records - Lewis - 21 Jul 2015
RCAF - Service records - Lewis - request 10 Jul 2015 - received 24 Jul 2015 - PATS -
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1203348 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Arthur Harold Clark - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
born 1920, UK
- of UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 5 - Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649497
Son of Mr. Arthur Clark and Mrs. Ethel Jessie Clark née Hawkins, Bath, Somerset Co., UK
29 Dec 1943 - Mrs. Ethel Clark (mother), 6 Coronation Rd, Park Lane, Bath, Somerset, UK
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1920 - Arthur H. Clark - mother's surname: Hawkins - district: Bath, Somerset Co., UK
Sgt. Arthur Harold "Sonny" Clark with his girlfriend Hazel
image via SMAMF - 16 Nov 2015
Letter Mrs. Ethel Clark to Mr. G. E. Reynolds - 29 Dec 1943
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
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1336486 - Sergeant - Bomb Aimer / Observer - Anthony Jules Lawson Lyon - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
born 1921, UK
- of UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 3 - Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649502
birth: 4th Qtr. 1921 - Anthony J. L. Lyon - mother's surname: Chinchen - district Southampton, Hampshire Co, UK
birth: 2nd Qtr. 1923 - Aubrey K. L. Lyon - mother's surname: Chinchen - district Southampton, Hampshire Co, UK
birth: 3rd Qtr. 1924 - Jill J. D. Lyon - mother's surname: Chinchen - district Southampton, Hampshire Co, UK
birth: 2nd Qtr. 1926 - Ronald Lyon - mother's surname: Chinchen - district Southampton, Hampshire Co, UK
birth: 2nd Qtr. 1929 - Jacqueline F. Lyon - mother's surname: Chinchen - district Southampton, Hampshire Co, UK
Aubrey, Jill, Ronald and Jacqueline siblings of Anthony J. L. Lyon
1336486 - Sergeant - Bomb Aimer / Observer - Anthony Jules Lawson Lyon - RAFVR
image via SMAMF - 16 Nov 2015
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R/131490 - Flight Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - George William Francis Reynolds - RCAF - Age 19 - KIA
born 01 Oct 1923, Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus, Ontario
- of Elora, Ontario, Canada - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 6 - Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649503
Son of Mr. George Edward Reynolds and Mrs. Alice Gertrude Reynolds née Parr, Geddes Street, Elora, Ontario, Canada
Marriage (parents) - 23 Dec 1908 at Elora
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George E. Barnfield Reynolds (father) - Age 65 - born 09 Nov 1878, Nichol Twp, Wellington Co. - died 1954
Alice G. Reynolds née Parr (mother) - born abt. 1890 - died 18 Sep 1940 - Age ~50
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Margaret Harriet Dorothy Robinson (sister) - Age 33 - born 21 Dec 1910, Nichol Twp - R.R.#5, Hamilton, Ontario
John James Edward Reynolds (brother) - Age 30 - born 11 Mar 1913, Nichol Twp - Brampton, Ontario
Eleanor D. Mock (sister) - Age 28 abt. 1915 - Elora, Ontario
Marion G. Muir (sister) - Age 25 abt. 1918 - Elora, Ontario
George William Francis Reynolds - born 01 Oct 1923 - died 05 May 1943, Workum, The Netherlands - Age 19
Ronald H. Reynolds (brother) - Age 13 abt. 1930 - Elora, Ontario
Edward Ray Reynolds (brother) - Age 8 abt. 1935 - Elora, Ontario
one sister stillborn
Ages as given in letter of 08 Nov 1943
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 20 Oct 1941
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George Edward Reynolds (father) - Occupation: Retired Farmer
Present/Permanent Address: R.R.#2, Elora, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment: 21 Oct 1941, Hamiltion, Ontario, Canada - Religion: Anglican
Posted to No. 1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Trade: Std. Tradesman
Air Gunner's Badge - 25 Sep 1942
S.O.S. 1 "Y" Depot to RAF Trainee Pool - 27 Oct 1942
Embarkment Canada - 28 Oct 1942
Disembarkment U.K. - 05 Nov 1942
T.O.S. 3 P.R.C. - 06 Nov 1942
R/131490 - Flight Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - George William Francis Reynolds - RCAF
source: RCAF - Service records - Reynolds - 21 Jul 2015
German records - Grablage - Friedhof Workum - F/Sgt. George William Francis Reynolds - RCAF
source: RCAF - Service records - Reynolds - 21 Jul 2015
Letter 12 Oct 1942 . . . . . . . . . Flight Sergeant - George William Francis Reynolds - RCAF
right image courtesy Gord Muir (nephew) - 29 May 2011
Letter - 21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
Medals - Commemoration - R/131490. . . . Flight Sergeant - George William Francis Reynolds - RCAF
courtesy Gord Muir (nephew) - 29 May 2011
Ontario men winged at Jarvis - Sep 1942 - G. W. F. Reynolds, Elora
No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, RCAF, Jarvis, Ontario, Canada
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
Telegram RCAF to Mr. G. E. Reynolds - 04 Jun 1943
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
SGT. GEORGE REYNOLDS MISSING. BELIEVED KILLED
Elora Express - 09 Jun 1943 - page 5
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
Gravemarker - Reynolds Flyer R.A.F. - Killed In Action - 5-5-1943
photos taken on 26 Jun 1946 by Phil. van Tol, Hilversum, North-Holland
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
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RCAF - Service records - Reynolds - request 10 Jul 2015 - received 24 Jul 2015 - PATS -
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1132867 - Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - John Milner Hadfield - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
born 1920, UK -died 05 May 1943 - Age 22
John was born in September 1920 at 105 Lee Street, Oldham, Lancashire County, England
- of Oldham. Lancashire, UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 7 - Workum (Spoordijk) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649499
Son of John and Mary Annie Hadfield née Batty, of Oldham. Lancashire, UK
Marriage parents - 3rd Qtr. 1904 - Mr. John Hadfield and Ms. Mary Ann Batty - district Oldham, UK
birth: 2nd Qtr. 1915 - Mary A. Hadfield - mother's surname: Batty - district Oldham, UK
birth: 3rd Qtr. 1920 - John M. Hadfield - mother's surname: Batty - district Oldham, UK
1132867 - Sergeant - John Milner Hadfield - RAFVR
via ancientfaces - 07 Aug 2014 - middle image via SMAMF - 16 Nov 2015
right image: Photo of P/O. Arthur Gordon Fletcher - RCAF - Grave 8
displayed at Grave 7 of Sgt. John Milner Hadfield - RAFVR
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Workum Cemetery - Commonwealth War Graves
photo taken on 26 Jun 1946 by Phil. van Tol, Hilversum, North-Holland
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
On April 16, 2015 an information panel will be unveiled near the Dutch town of Workum
In the early morning hours of May 5 1943, Lancaster W4888 of No. 101 Squadron RAF was
intercepted over the Norhern part of the Netherlands.
After a short aerial combat the bomber was shot down by a German night fighter flown by Lothar Linke
Six crewmembers were killed in the crash. They found their last resting place on the local cemetery
After extensive inquiries we got in touch with relatives of six of the airmen
They provided information and photos which is of great help to compile the text and the lay out of the panel
Unfortunately we did not succeed tracing relatives of Nicholas James STANFORD (RAF 80378)
He originally came from South Africa and enlisted in 1941 in Salisbury, Rhodesia.
After his training he arrived at 101 Squadron and flew several operations.
The committee of the foundation will be extremely grateful if any member could
provide us with a picture of Nicholas James or can direct us to the family
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info via SMAMF - 28 Nov 2014
Unveilment of W4888 memorial by Mr. Jacob E. Dijkstra "Sathe Westerein" - Workum, 16 Apr 2015
photos by Henk Gorter - source: www.workum.nl/nl/fotos/overzicht/1093
Poppies emblem on Workum flag - artist impression
Lancaster W4888 memorial plaque, Workum
photos by Henk Tigchelaar, Bolsward - 05 May 2015
!!! Nowadays the memorial plaque is updated with a photo of F/O. Stanford !!! - info 04 May 2016
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SGLO - T2265
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Contact Reynolds is pending - 29 May 2011 - 27 Jul 2015 - PATS
Contact Paterson is pending - 07 May 2015 - PATS
Contact Lyon is pending - 23 Dec 2015 - PATS
Last update - 18 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T2451 Lancaster Mk.III - ED603 - OL-O - F/Lt. E. A. Tilbury - 01:30 - in the IJsselmeer 83 Squadron - R.A.F. - 13th June 1943 - Mission: Bochum 4 KIA - 3 MIA |
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III - ED603 - OL-O - 13 Jun 1943 - Mission: Bochum
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127147 - F/Lt. - Pilot - E. A. Tilbury - RAFVR - Age 25 - KIA - Staveren Cemetery - Grave I-29
1153358 - P/O. - Navigator - H. E. Howsam - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-9
552503 - 52074 - F/Sgt. - W.Operator - R. E. Moore - DFM - RAFVR - Age 21 - MIA - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 132
650173 - 51914 - P/O. - Flight Engineer - A. B. Smart - DFM - RAFVR - Age 24 - MIA - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 133
R/78972 - J/17802 - P/O. - Bomb Aimer - A. G. Fletcher - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA - Workum Cemetery - Grave D-1-8
646985 - 51543 - P/O. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - C. F. J. Sprack - DFM - RAFVR - Age 24 - MIA - Runnymede Memorial - Panel 133
922310 - 127055 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - G. R. Sugar - RAF - Age 22 - KIA - Hindeloopen Churchyard - Grave D-1-8
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - ED603 - OL-O - Tilbury
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Date: 04 Oct 2017, 10:21 AM
Name: Phil Evans
Number: 41
Teunis Schuurman; you asked about Harold Elvin Howsam,
Elvin was my late mother's wartime boyfriend,
I know I have photographs somewhere! Regards, Phil
Harold Elvin Howsam - top left
Back Row - l-r: Elvin, my mum's 'Auntie Elsie', mum's sister Joan, mum's uncle Billy
Middle Row - l-r: my mum Kathleen Parrish, her brother Jack Parrish
Front Row - l-r: mum's sister Eveline, mum's sister Patricia (Pat)
Harold Elvin Howsam - on BSA FW6348 - 'Early summer 1936'
The picture with the motorcycle is of Elvin, my mum and Pat.
Dated 'Early summer 1936' and I would assume the group picture to be from a similar time period.
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images and info via Phil Evans - 12 May 2021 - 17 May 2021
1153358 - 146295 - Pilot Officer - Navigator - Harold Elvin Howsam - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA
- of Bigby, UK - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 9 - Workum General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649500
!!! Discrepancy ... CWGC gives 31 years old, what is wrong ... Harold was 27 years old !!!
Son of Mr. George Howsam and Mrs. Annie Howsam née Robinson, of Lincoln, UK
Sibling: Gladys Howsam (sister) - born 1904 - died Nov 1988 - Age ~84
Cleopas Roper (nephew) - born 02 Aug 1940 - died 11 Jan 1992 - Age 51
marriage: 4th Qtr. 1903 - George Howsam with Annie Robinson - district: Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire Co., UK
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1904 - Gladys Howsam - district: Caistor - Vol 7a Page 676
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1916 - Harold E. Howsam - mother's surname: Robinson - district Caistor, Lincolnshire Co., UK - Vol 7a Page 1199
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Marriage 4th Qtr. 1929 - Gladys Howsam and Mr. Cleopas Roper - district: Caistor - Vol 7a Page 1771
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1940 - Cleopas Roper - mother's surname: Howsam - district: Caistor - Vol 7a Page 1799
Death 11 Jan 1992 - Cleopas Roper - born 02 Aug 1940 - Age 41 - district: Lincoln - Vol 7 Page 1885
Death 4th Qtr. 1978 - Cleopas Roper - born 06 Jun 1903 - Age 75 - district: Lincoln - Vol 7 Page 1770
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Actg. Wt. Off. - 1153358 - Harold Elvin Howsam (146295) - 18 May 1943
London Gazette Supplement - 13 Jul 1943 - page 3159
A I R M A N M I S S I N G
Warrant Officer - Harold Elvin Howsam - RAFVR
source: Daily Mail 18 Jun 1943 - via Wessel Scheer - 20 Jul 2020
- War Memorial for P/O. Howsam and F/Sgt. Fletcher - Bigby Church, Lincolnshire, UK -
- courtesy Michael Peck - 06 Nov 2010 -
source: roll-of-honour.com/Lincolnshire/Bigby.html
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF PILOT-OFFICER HAROLD ELVIN HOWSAM OF BIGBY, SERVER AND RINGER IN THIS CHURCH AND FLIGHT-SERGEANT GORDON FLETCHER OF LONDON, ONTARIO AND OF COMRADES LOST WITH THEM ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE PATHFINDER SQUADRON R.A.F ON THE NIGHT OF 12 – 13TH JUNE 1943 AND LAID TO REST IN THE PROVINCE OF FRIESLAND IN HOLLAND GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD, ETERNAL REST |
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R/78972 - J/17802 - Pilot Officer - Bomb Aimer - Arthur Gordon Fletcher - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
- of London, Ontario, Canada - Plot D - Row 1 - Grave 8 - Workum General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2649498
born 25 Jun 1922, London, Ontario, Canada
Son of Arthur Delaski Fletcher and Annie McIntosh Fletcher, of London, Ontario, Canada
born 25 Jun 1922 - died 13 Jul 1943, IJsselmeer (lake), The Netherlands - Age 21
Sibling: Jean Shirley West née Fletcher (born abt.1920)
18 May 1944 - Letter
Arthur Delaski Fletcher - father - (48) - 880 Van St., London, Ontario, Canada
Anna McIntosh Fletcher - mother - (48) - 880 Van St., London, Ontario, Canada
Jean Shirley West - sister - (24) - 880 Van St., London, Ontario, Canada
R/78972 - J/17802 - Pilot Officer - Arthur Gordon Fletcher -
- source - remembrance book London, ON - page 146 -
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"Memorial Ceremony at Workum Cemetery"
21 Aug 2013 - source: Wellington County Museum & Archives, A2004.114
For other crew members - see above at Staveren Cemetery section -
Click on button
SGLO - T2451
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Last update - 29 Dec 2021 - PATS
Hoogersmilde - 5
24 mi NE of Vollenhove- 5 Commonwealth graves - 5 UK -
Smilde is a village about 16 kilometers south-west of Assen on the main Assen-Meppel road
Hoogersmilde, another village in the same commune, is 2.5 kilometers south-south-west of Smilde
The cemetery: Smilde (Hoogersmilde) General Cemetery is on the northern outskirts of Smilde
180 metres west of the main road to Assen
The war graves are in the south-western part
There are now a small number of 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site
No. of Identified Casualties: 5
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SGLO - T1431 Avro Manchester Mk.I - R5779 - OL-G - F/O. R. W. Cooper - 03:49 - 12 km SSW of Assen 83 Squadron - RAF - 9th March 1942 - Mission: Essen 5 KIA - 2 POW |
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Serial range R5768 - R5841 This aircraft was one of 43 Avro Manchester Mk.I's built
by Metro- Vick (Trafford Park) for transportation to and final assembly at Woodford
Contract No. 982866/39. The 43 aircraft were delivered from Mar 1941 to Mar 1942
The first 13 aircraft were destroyed by enemy action at the works 23 Dec 1940
The Serials were re-allocated
Delivered to A.V.Roe for final assembly, storage, mods. and engine change 1 Aug 1941
To No.83 Sqdn 24 Dec 1941 MFO Essen 8/9 Mar 1942. Had previously completed 4 operations
R5779 was one of two No.83 Sqdn Manchesters lost on this operation. See: L7426
Manchester Mk.I - R5779 - OL-G was airborne - 01:50 - 9 Mar 1942 from Scampton, UK
Shot down by a night fighter (Ofw. Paul Gildner, II./NJG 2) and crashed in flames 03:49 - 09 Mar 1942
at Oranje (Drenthe) on the banks of the Oranje Kanaal, 12 km SSW of Assen, Holland
Those killed are buried in Smilde (Hoogersmilde) General Cemetery
Sgt. A. F. Key was interned in Camp 8B/344, POW No. 24835 with Sgt. G. W. Rex, POW No. 24838
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Crew: Avro Manchester Mk.I - R5779 - OL-G - 9 Mar 1942 - Mission: Essen
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60121 - F/O. - Pilot - R. W. Cooper - RAFVR - Age 24 - KIA - Hoogersmilde Cemetery - Grave 3-4-15
1057893 - Sgt. - Co-Pilot - J. T. H. Mowat - RAFVR - Age 18 - KIA - Hoogersmilde Cemetery - Grave 3-4-14
913609 - Sgt. - Observer - M. J. C. Cross - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA - Hoogersmilde Cemetery - Grave 3-4-18
1310838 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - G. W. Dalby - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA - Hoogersmilde Cemetery - Grave 3-4-16
1252286 - Sgt. - Front Air Gunner - G. W. Rex - RAF - Age 21 - POW - Camp 8B/344 - POW No. 24838
749326 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - C. Broad - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA - Hoogersmilde Cemetery - Grave 3-4-17
628343 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - A. F. Key - RAF - Age 23 - POW - Camp 8B/344 - POW No. 24835
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - R5779 - OL-G - Cooper
Source: Royal Air Force Museum - 06 Aug 2013 - via Guy Revell
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- 5 crew positions (source Chorley-Bomber Command Losses Vol 3) - via Dick, Berkshire - rafcommands - 09 Apr 2011
- update 4 positions/names (source: 83 Squadron book, p 57-8 - via James Castle, East Sussex - rafcommands - 09 Apr 2011
Dear PATS,
I hope the following may put the names right (Alfred Key and George Rex). It also gives crew positions.
It is taken from the Squadron history. "83 Squadron 1917 -1969" by Ronald Low and Frank Harper - ISBN 1 900604 05 1
Great website! I hope you find the attached photographs useful
They were taken from the 83 Squadron photograph dated October 1941
I hope you enjoy it.
Best wishes, James Castle - 09 Apr 2011
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988241 - 60121 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Robert "Bob" Ward Cooper - RAFVR - Age 24 - KIA
- of Grasscroft, Yorkshire, UK - Plot 3 - Row 4 - Grave 15 - Smilde (Hoogersmilde) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820892
Son of Nr. Robert Cooper and Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Cooper, of Oldham, Lancashire, UK
husband of Joan Wilshaw Cooper née Anderson, of Grasscroft, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1941 - Robert W. Cooper - Ms. Joan W. Anderson - district: Saddleworth - Vol 9a Page 907
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1057893 - Sgt. - Co-Pilot - James Thomson Heggie Mowat - RAFVR - Age 18 - KIA
- of Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, UK - Plot 3 - Row 4 - Grave 14 - Smilde (Hoogersmilde) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820895
Son of Thomas Heggie Mowat, and Georgina Eunice Mowat, of Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, UK
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913609 - Sgt. - Observer - Michael John Carlton Cross - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
- of Wantage, Berkshire, UK - Plot 3 - Row 4 - Grave 18 - Smilde (Hoogersmilde) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820893
born 2nd Qtr. 1920
Son of Maj. John Kynaston Carlton Cross and Constance May Cross, of Wantage, Berkshire, UK
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1310838 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - George William Dalby - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
- of East Ham, Essex, UK - Plot 3 - Row 4 - Grave 16 - Smilde (Hoogersmilde) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820894
Son of Mr. George Joshua Dalby and Mrs. Margaret Louise Dalby née Blanchard, of East Ham, Essex, UK
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1919 - George J. Dalby - Margaret L. Blanchard - district: West Ham - Vol 4a Page 409
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Birth 3rd Qtr. 1920 - George W. C. Dalby - mother's surname: Blanchard - district: West Ham - Vol 4a Page 483
Birth 4th Qtr. 1921 - Leonard F. Dalby - mother's surname: Blanchard - district: West Ham - Vol 4a Page 469
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1923 - Albert V. Dalby - mother's surname: Blanchard - district: West Ham - Vol 4a Page 473
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1929 - Ronald R. Dalby - mother's surname: Blanchard - district: West Ham - Vol 4a Page 383
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info FreeBMD
In case anyones interested, my Grandads brother was George Dalby who was killed on that flight
and is buried in Holland. I have an excellent photo of the entire 83rd Squadron dated October 1941
with approximately 100 air crew in it.
I am having restored since its weathered and I only received it after my Grandad died recently.
I am happy to send a digital copy to anyone interested in it.
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posted by ajruk - rafcommands.com - 24 Mar 2014
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1252286 - Sgt. - Front Air Gunner - G. W. "George" Rex - RAF - Age 21 - POW
born 07 Mar 1921
taken POW - Camp 8B/344 - POW No. 24838
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1921 - George W. Rex - mother's surname: Clines - district: W.Ham - Vol 4a Page 682
It's George William Rex - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 08 Jun 2013
AIR78-133-0-1 - page 423
1252286 - George William Rex - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 08 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 03 Sep 1940
Profession: Stockbrokers Clerk
Private Address 1945: 19 Forest Drice East, Leytonstone, E.11. London
Capture: OOsterwolde, N.Holland, 10 Mar 1942
Wounded: No
Stalag VIII-B (344) - Lamsdorf, Ober Silesia - 13 Apr 1942 - 22 Jan 1945
Revier (Stalag IV-G) - Döbeln - 23 Feb 1945 - 07 Mar 1945
Lazarett (Stalag IV-G) - Wurzen - 07 Mar 1945 - 22 Apr 1945
11 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Rex
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M.I.9. records Rex - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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749326 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Charles "Charlie" Broad - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
- of Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, UK - Plot 3 - Row 4 - Grave 17 - Smilde (Hoogersmilde) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820891
Son of Mr. George Broad and Mrs. Amy Ann Broad, of Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Sibling: Amy Broad
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628343 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - A. F. "Alfred" Key - RAF - Age 23 - POW
born 09 Dec 1918, UK
taken POW - Camp 8B/344 - POW No. 24835
Son of Mr. Alfred R. Key and Mrs. Ellen C. Key née Cozens
Marriage: 1st Qtr. 1915 - Alfred R. Key and Ms. Ellen C. Cozens - district: Willesden, Middlesex Co., UK
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Birth - 4th Qtr. 1915 - Ellen M. Key - mother's surname: Cozens - district: Willesden, Middlesex Co., UK
Birth - 4th Qtr. 1918 - Alfred F. Key - mother's surname: Cozens - district: Willesden, Middlesex Co., UK
Birth - 1st Qtr. 1920 - Winifred L. Key - mother's surname: Cozens - district: Willesden, Middlesex Co., UK
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Death - 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Winifred L. Key - Age 0 - district: Willesden, Middlesex Co., UK
Death - 2nd Qtr. 1917 - Ellen M. Key - Age 1 - district: Willesden, Middlesex Co., UK
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It's Alfred Frederick Key - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 08 Jun 2013
AIR78-91-0-1 - page 198
628343 - Alfred Frederick Key - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 08 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 02 Dec 1938
Profession: Motor Driver
Private Address 1945: 33 Princess Road, Kilburn, London, N.W.6
Capture: Near Groningen (Holland), 09 Mar 1942
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - .. Mar 1942 - .. Mar 1942
Stalag VIII-B (344) - Lamsdorf, Ober Silesia - 15 Apr 1942 - 22 Jan 1945
Stalag VIII-A - Görlitz - .. Feb 1945 - .. Feb 1945
Stalag IX-A - Ziegenhain - .. Mar 1945 - .. Apr 1945
12 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Key
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M.I.9. records Key - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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SGLO - T1431
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Contact Dalby is pending - 24 Mar 2014 - PATS
Last update - 18 Aug 2019 - PATS
Beilen - 7
25 mi NE of Vollenhove- 7 Commonwealth graves - 6 UK - 1 FRANCE -
Beilen is a small town in the province of Drenthe, 16 kilometers south of Assen
The cemetery: Beilen General Cemetery, is 100 metres NW of the station, near the church
The graves are near the north-western boundary hedge
There are a small number of 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site,
one of whom was a soldier of the Free French Forces
No. of Identified Casualties: 7
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SGLO - T1326 Wellington Mk.Ic - T2516 - LN-? - F/O. C. G. Gilmore - 20:20 - 16 km SSW of Assen 99 Squadron - RAF - 7th November 1941 - Mission: Berlin 6 KIA |
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Serial range T2501 - T2520. 20 Wellington Mk.Ic
Part of a batch of 300 Wellington Mk.Ic - T2458-T2477; T2501-T2520; T2541-T2580
T2606-T2625; T2701-T2750; T2801-T2850; T2873-T2922; T2951-T3000
Delivered by Vickers (Weybridge) between Jun40 and Feb41. T2919; T2977; T2979; T2982
T2988 converted to Mk.VIII. T2850; T2920; T2969 converted to Mk.XVI
T2545 converted to Mk.II and later used as an engine test bed
T2516 was one of three 99 Sqdn Wellingtons lost on this operation. see: T2554; X9739
Wellington Mk.Ic - T2516 - LN-? was airborne - 17:28 - 7 Nov 1941 from Waterbeach, UK
Crashed - 20:10 - at Beilen, hamlet Smalbroek (Drenthe), 16 km SSW of Assen, Holland
All are buried in Beilen General Cemetery
Cause of loss not established
Cemetery Beilen - Nov 2008 - by Rob Kreukniet -
l-r: Schofield - Harrowby - Gilmore - Wiggs - Harrop - Sanders
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Crew: Wellington Mk.Ic - T2516 - LN-? - 7 Nov 1941 - Mission: Berlin
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1265123 - 68817 - F/O. - Pilot - C. G. Gilmore - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA - Beilen General Cemetery - Grave A-5
1376554 - Sgt. - 2nd Pilot - G. W. T. Wiggs - RAFVR - Age 18 - KIA - Beilen General Cemetery - Grave A-6
403777 - F/Sgt. - Observer - I. G. Harrowby - RNZAF - Age 21 - KIA - Beilen General Cemetery Grave A-4
1168621 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - F. H. Sanders - RAFVR - Age 25 - KIA - Beilen General Cemetery Grave A-8
628840 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - A. C. F. Harrop - RAF - Age 21 - KIA - Beilen General Cemetery Grave A-7
1378123 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - E. R. Schofield - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA - Beilen General Cemetery Grave A-3
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - T2516 - LN-? - Gilmore
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1265123 - 68817 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Charles George Gilmore - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Plot A - Grave 5 - Beilen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820775
CHARLES GEORGE GILMORE
Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Reserve. B.Sc., London School of Economics.
Missing, presumed killed in action, November 1941.
- info: The Roll Of The Fallen - 1939-1945 - University of London -
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1376554 - Sgt. - 2nd Pilot - George William Thomas Wiggs - RAFVR - Age 28 - KIA
- of Regent's Park, London, UK - Plot A - Grave 6 - Beilen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820780
Son of William and Eliza Wiggs; husband of Primrose Elizabeth Maud Wiggs, of Regent's Park, London, UK
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403777 - F/Sgt. - Observer - Ian Gordon Harrowby - RNZAF - Age 21 - KIA
born 07 Dec 1919, Auckland, New Zealand
- of Auckland City, New Zealand - Plot A - Grave 4 - Beilen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820777
Son of George Alfred Harrowby and Mary Harrowby (née Gordon), 116 Rockfield Rd, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
George Alfred Harrowby (father) - born: 3rd Qtr. 1879, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Mary Harrowby (mother) née Gordon - born: Feilding, New Zealand
Newsclip - Harrowby
Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 34, 10 Feb 1942, Page 7
Ian Gordon Harrowby - Occupation: Clerk (General) - Religion: Methodist - Marital Status: Single
Home address: 116 Rockfield Rd, One Hill Tree, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
Enlistment: 29 Sep 1940, GTS Levin - Embarked for Canada aboard the "Awatea" on 05 Nov 1940
Flight Sergeant Harrowby had 247 flying hours as an Air Observer and qualified for the following medals
The 1939-45 Star, The Aircrew Europe Medal, The War Medal 1939-45 and The NZ War Service Medal
Type of Operational Aircraft experienced since 03 Sep 1939: Anson, Fairey Battle and Wellington
He was on his 5th operational flight
F/Sgt. - Observer - Ian Gordon Harrowby - RNZAF
left image: by Rob Kreukniet - Nov 2008
right image: credit to www.underabombersmoon.com - by Stephen Harris - 11 Aug 2012
RNZAF - Service records - Harrowby - request 27 Nov 2012 - received 08 Jan 2013 - PATS -
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1168621 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Frederick Harold Sanders - RAFVR - Age 25 - KIA
- of Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK - Plot A - Grave 8 - Beilen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820778
Son of Victor F. T. and Lily Sanders, of Birmingham; husband of Jessie Sanders, of Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK
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628840 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Albert Charles Frank Harrop - RAF - Age 21 - KIA
- of Gosport, Hampshire, UK - Plot A - Grave 7 - Beilen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820776
Son of Albert and Emily E. Harrop, of Gosport, Hampshire, UK
Marriage - 4th Qtr. 1919 - Mr. Albert Harrop and Ms. Emily E. Osgood - district: Alverstoke, UK
Birth - 4th Qtr. 1920 - Albert C. F. Harrop - mother's surname: Osgood - district: Alverstoke, UK
Posting on Genres Reunited by Kevin Jacobs - 21 Jan 2007 12:15
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Looking for relations of Albert Harrop c1895 who was married to Emily Osgood 1900,
they married in Gosport i believe or in the Area.
They did not have a TV so instead had 8 children
Albert 1920, Henry c1922, Lillian c1923, David 1927, Marjorie 1929,
Irene c1931, Rodney c1933 and Godfrey c1934.
I think he originated from Gorton, MANCHESTER.
Do not know if he had any siblings but would think he did.
He was a Royal Marine (Sgt) and served in the 1st world war.
Lived around the Forton Road, Gosport area in Hampshire Close to Portsmouth
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1378123 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - Edward Reginald Schofield - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA
- of Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK - Plot A - Grave 3 - Beilen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820779
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Schofield, of Misterton, Nottinghamshire; husband of Alice Schofield, of Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK
Birth - 3rd Qtr. 1914 - Edward R. Schofield - mother's surname: Brown - district: Southwell, UK
Marriage - 1st Qtr. 1937 - Mr. Edward R. Schofield and Ms. Alice Scott - district: Doncaster, UK
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"Operation Amherst"
French - 3rd. Special Air Service Regiment - French Paratroopers -
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Night 7/8 April 1945 - After he was dropped with 701 other French Paratroopers
of the 3rd and 4th Special Air Service Regiment -
Sergeant Yago Ragnacci - HQ Squadron 3rd SAS "Amherst" - Stick 21
Mostly in groups of 15 men, to capture bridges and create confusion under the Germans
According to plan the 2nd Canadian Division would link up with 3rd and 4th SAS in 72 hours
Sgt. Ragnacci was missed, drowned in one of the canals near Beilen
He was one of the 34 who died in the following days during "Operation Amherst"
mainly in the Province of Drenthe
A monument in memoriam of those 34 French Paratroopers is found in Assen
The grave of Sgt. Yago Ragnacci is found at Plot A - Grave 1 - Beilen General Cemetery
Sergeant Yago Ragnacci - 3rd S.A.S. Regiment - France - Age 19 - KIA
of France - Beilen General Cemetery
born 16 Aug 1925, Fabriano, Italy - died 7 Apr 1945 - Age 19
Award: Bronzen Kruis (Holland)
Last update - 02 Sep 2015 - PATS
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SGLO - T3496 B-17G - #42-31299 - 1st Lt. Garland B. Lloyd - Hijken - 14:50 95th BG - 334th BS - 8th AF - 06 Mar 1944 - MACR #2999 - KU 1096 9 POW - 1 EVD |
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Base: USAAF Station 119 - Horham, Suffolk, UK
Boeing B-17G-5-BO #42-31299 - "Junior" BG-M - Mission: Berlin
Shot down by Ofw. Sherer of 1./JG 11, North of Osnabruck, Germany
Wing on fire, the plane tried to stay as long as possible with formation
then said to Group Leader that the crew was going to bail - All bailed out
crashed near Oranjekanaal, Oranje - 3 km west of Hijken, Holland
Crew Lloyd - 334th Sqn -
back l-r: Garland B. Lloyd (Pilot) , Willys P. Jones (Co-Pilot), Elton A. Skinner (Navigator) , Russell P. Allman (Bombardier)
front l-r: Marion Gillmor (Top Turret Gunner) , George R. Robinson (Left Waist Gunner), John Janssen (Radio Operator),
Porter B. Hyght (Right Waist Gunner), Victor P. Valek (Tail Turret Gunner), Ralph R. Rice (Ball Turret Gunner)
photo supplied by Russell P. Allman - source 95thbg.org -
95th BG - 13rd CBW - Square 'B' - 334th BS - BG - 3rd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G - #42-31299 - BG-"M" - 'Junior' - 6 Mar 1944 - Mission: Berlin - MACR #2999
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13037232 - O-803103 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Garland Brooke Lloyd - Summit Co, Ohio - EVD/POW
14103277 - O-686482 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Willys Pierce Jones - Washington Co, Minnesota - POW
34051522 - O-1286559 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Elton Andrew Skinner - Broward Co., Florida - EVD
35121470 - O-685753 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Russel P. Allman - Texas - POW
12198200 - T/Sgt. - Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Marion (nmi) Gillmor - Ontario Co., New York - EVD/POW
37174496 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - John (nmi) Janssen - California - POW
15096917 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Ralph R. Rice - Cuyahoga Co., Ohio - POW
34103912 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Porter B. Hyght - Alabama - POW
32075985 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - George R. Robinson - Gloucester Co., New Jersey - POW
36378914 - T/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Victor Peter Valek - Cook Co, Illinois - POW/EVD
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13037232 - O-803103 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Garland Brooke Lloyd - Summit Co, Ohio - EVD/POW
born 26 Jun 1916, Braxton Co., West Virginia - died 21 Oct 1971, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA - Age 55
Enlistment: 3 Jun 1941, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Mrs. Grace Louise Lloyd (wife) née Stoutamire , 114 Mays ( 1326 N Adams), Tallahassee, Florida
Marriage 16 Jan 1943 - Ms. Grace Louise Stoutamire
Son of Mr. Orange Judd Lloyd and Mrs. Sarah A. Lloyd (née Givens)
Hiding for about 3 months at the farm "Romsicht" of Lammert Tiesinga, Oosterwolde, Friesland
Escape for 4 month; taken POW at 9 Jul 1944
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Stalag Luft 1 North 1 - Barrack 11 - Room 14 (January 1945) Midland, Texas
13037232 - O-803103 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Garland Brooke Lloyd
image via Gerben Tiesinga - 20 Apr 2015
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14103277 - O-686482 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Willys Pierce Jones - Washington Co, Minnesota - POW
born 13 Feb 1917, Lake Crystal, Blue Earth Co., MN - died 23 Feb 1989, Stillwater, Washington Co., MN - Age 72
Enlistment: 14 Nov 1942, Omaha, Nebraska
Mrs. Ruth O. Jones (wife), 1111 South Second Street, Stillwater, Minnesota
Son of Mr. Hugh Jones and Mrs. Kate May Jones (née Hughes)
Stalag Luft 1 North 1 - (January 1945) Minnesota
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Willys Pierce Jones - Occupation: Pres. Allison-Williams CO
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34051522 - O-1286559 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Elton Andrew Skinner - Broward Co., Florida - EVD
born 6 Dec 1918, Washington - died 12 Jun 2013 - Age 94
Enlistment: 11 Apr 1941, Camp Blanding, FL - Residence: Broward Co., Florida
Mrs. Dorothy C. Skinner (wife), - c/o Mrs. E. Lope, 906 New Kirk Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Was able to get away from the Germans; near Arnhem, helped by Henri 'Henk' Burgers
for 6 months with Dutch and Belgium Underground
Liberated by American First Army - 10 Sep 1944 near Liège, Belgium
returned to UK - 11 Sep 1944
E&E #1969 - Escape and Evasion Report (7 pages)
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-1969.pdf
23 Missions flown - Air Medal with 3 clusters
Peace time occupation: Hotel Bellman
Henri 'Henk' Anton Engelbert Burgers - born 14 Jul 1919, Arnhem
died 4 Feb 1945, Kommando Oranienburg, Germany - Age 25
Oorlogskruis 1939-1045 with Palm(F) - posthume 9 Jun 1950, Apeldoorn
Civilian (Student), member of the resistance
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35121470 - O-685753 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Russel P. Allman - Greene Co., Ohio - POW
born 19 Feb 1919, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio - died 22 Oct 2006, OH - Age 87
Enlistment: 24 Mar 1941, Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky
Mrs. Mildred A. Allman (wife), 1518 Ridgewood Ave, Houston, TX
POW #1838 - WIA (lost right hand) - Air Force Hospital 7 / XI Leeuwarden - Frankfurt, West Oberursel
Stalag Luft III near Sagan, Germany
around 22 Sep 1944 repatriated to the States as an exchange POW on S.S. 'Gripsholm'
22 Missions flown
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12198200 - T/Sgt. - Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Marion (nmi) Gillmor - Ontario Co., New York - EVD/POW
born 9 Sep 1922, New York, NY - died 3 Oct 1989 - Age 67
Mr. Calvin Gillmor (father), Rural Free Delivery Number Four, Canandaigua, New York
Enlistment: 19 Oct 1942, Rochester, NY
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Evaded for a while - last seen in Holland by Navigator Skinner
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37174496 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - John (nmi) Janssen - California - POW
Enlistment: Mar 1942
Mrs. Naomi Janssen (wife), 930 North Madison, Hollywood, California
Son of Mrs. M. W. Sowaske, Route 3, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County (Chippewa County), Wisconsin
Technical Sergeant Janssen, a graduate of the Ladysmith High School and also attended the Rusk County Normal
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
he was liberated in April 1945
T/Sgt. John Janssen
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15096917 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Ralph R. Rice - Cuyahoga Co., Ohio - POW
born 1922, Ohio
Enlistment: 31 Mar 1942, Cleveland, OH
mrs. Irene Bratz Rice (mother), 1539 East 75th Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
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34103912 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Porter B. Hyght - Alabama - POW
born 21 May 1914, Alabama - died 25 Jan 1994, Leeds, Jefferson Co., Alabama - Age 80
Enlistment: Fort McClellan, Alabama
Mrs. Ruth Doss (mother), 2334 21st Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Awarded the "Silver Star" for shooting down 5 German Aircraft
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32075985 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - George R. Robinson - Gloucester Co., New Jersey - POW
born 1918, New Jersey
Enlistment: 18 Jul 1942, Camden, NJ
Mrs. Rosalie J. Robinson (wife), 3416 Coral Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
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36378914 - T/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Victor Peter Valek - Cook Co, Illinois - POW/EVD
born 8 Jun 1921, Illinois - died 16 Jun 1996, Biscayne Gardens, Dade, Florida - Age 75
Son of Mr. Joseph Valek and Emilia 'Emily' Cornelia Zloza Valek
He married - 14 Jun 1950 - Ms. Hannah Leah Levine
Enlistment: 30 Sep 1942, Chicago, IL
Mrs. Emily Valek (mother), 4417 S Wood St. Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Joseph L. Valek (brother), 4417 S Wood St. Chicago, Illinois
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Seen at day when camp Nürnberg was evacuated, he started with other POW on march to Moosberg
Escape from march to POW Camp at the end of the war. Not seen in Moosburg
Possible with a POW named Bob Oyer ( 12039868 - Robert L. Oyer - MACR 2592 - 42-39982 - 25 Feb 1944 )
Letter 10 Jan 1946 : 9810 So. Avers Ave, Evergreen Park, IL
Letter 18 Feb 1946 : Mr. Victor P. Valek, 875 E Broad St., Columbus, OH
- signed Garland B. Lloyd, 1st Lt. Air Reserve - Inactive -
1942 - T/Sgt. - Victor P. Valek - 1943
images via Vicki Valek (daughter) - 10 Apr 2011
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Salvage by RNLAF - 03 Mar 1968 - Parts only
Salvage by SLGD - 10 Dec 1988 - Large parts recovered
SGLO - T3496
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Contact Skinner is pending - 07 May 2010 - PATS
Contact Valek is pending - 08 May 2010 - PATS
Contact Hyght is pending - 09 Apr 2011 - PATS
Contact Lloyd is pending - 11 May 2011 - PATS
Contact Rice is pending - 05 Dec 2014 - PATS
Last update - 09 Jan 2017 - PATS
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SGLO - T3303 B-17G - #42-39761 - 2nd Lt. Thompson E. White - Zweeloo - 13:30 351st BG(H) - 511th BS - 8th AF - 11 Jan 1944 - MACR #1939 - KU 732 7 POW - 3 EVD |
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Shot down by fighters, all bailed out
351st BG - 94th CBW - Triangle 'J' - 511th BS - BG - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
Base: USAAF Station 110 - Polebrook, UK - 14 May 1943
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Crew: B-17G - #42-39761 - DS-"D" - 11 Jan 1944 - Mission: Oscherleben - MACR #1939
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19047690 - O-738522 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Thompson E. White - Stalag Luft 1 - POW
11066667 - O-677379 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Valleau (nmi) Wilkie Jr. - Stalag Luft 3 - POW
14101998 - O-671152 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Freed (nmi) Warren Jr. - Stalag Luft 3 - EVD/POW
R-6651017 - T/Sgt. - Nose Turret Gunner - Peter A. Soderling - Winslow, IN - Stalag 17B - POW
39682903 - Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Clyde L. Mellen - Salt Lake City, UT - Stalag 17B - EVD/POW
13126535 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Harry D. Kratz - Collegeville, PA - EVD
13093393 - Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Walter R. Snyder - San Diego, CA - EVD
14141010 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - John H. Watson - Doerun, GA - Stalag 17B - POW
13136335 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Norman (nmi) Elkin - Baltimore City, MD - EVD
16043045 - Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Hymen A. Hitow - Bay City, Bay County, MI - Stalag 17B - POW
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19047690 - O-738522 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Thompson E. White - Stalag Luft 1 - POW
born 1916, Oregon
wounded at location -> field Hospital
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Brother of Mr. Milton A. White (brother), Route 4, Box 178, Medford, Oregon
Enlistment: 12 Mar 1942, Portland Airbase, Oregon - Marital status: Single - Residence: Multnomah County, OR
3rd Mission
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11066667 - O-677379 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Valleau (nmi) Wilkie Jr. - Stalag Luft 3 - POW
Valleau Wilkie Jr., born 3 Jul 1923, Summit, NJ
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Son of Mr. Valleau Wilkie Sr. (father), Morristown School, Morristown, New Jersey
Mr. Valleau Wilkie Sr. - (b. 21 Mar 1890, New York, New York Co., NY - d. 27 Dec 1957, Needham, Norfolk Co., MA - Age 67)
Mrs. Amelia Perry Wilkie (mother) - (b. 20 Jan 1898 - d. Feb 1970, Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts - Age 72)
Father is headmaster of Morristown School (private school)
Siblings: Amelia Wilkie - (b.27 Dec 1919, Summit, NJ - d.12 Nov 2000, MA - Age 80) and Sarah Perry Wilkie
Enlistment: 16 Apr 1942, New Haven, CT - Marital status: Single - Residence: Union County, NJ
2nd Mission
Valleau Wilkie Jr. married Marjorie Haskin - two children, Janice Perry and Robert Valleau
2nd marriage to Donna Hartwell (deceased)
'Perry' also seen as 'Parry', 'Haskin' also as 'Hankin' - 21 Jul 2010 - PATS
In 1973 Mr. Wilkie move to Fort Worth to assume the position of Executive Director
of 'The Sid W. Richardson Foundation'
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14101998 - O-671152 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Freed (nmi) Warren Jr. - Stalag Luft 3 - EVD/POW
Freed Warren, born 11 May 1921, Maury City, Crockett County, TN - died Feb 1956 - Age 34
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Son of Mrs. Willie L. Warren (mother), Maury City, Tennessee
Enlistment: 31 Mar 1942, Memphis, TN - Marital status: Single - Residence: Shelby County, TN
3rd Mission
2nd Lt. Freed Warren was caught in Belgium
He was under guard of the Secret Police, Group 712
Antwerp, Army Penitentiary, Begijene St - Delivery of POW - 1 June 1944 -
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R-6651017 - T/Sgt. - Nose Turret Gunner - Peter A. Soderling - Winslow, IN - Stalag 17B - POW
Peter Andrew Soderling, born 27 Oct 1908, OK - died 13 Sep 1975, Lawrence, Douglas Co, Kansas, USA - Age 66
Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 - Barrack 19A
- Do find 3 different birth years !!! 1908 - 1910 - 1912 !!!! -
SODERLING, Peter A., 10-27-1908 - 9-13-1975 -
son of Peter A., Sr. & Lucy Stewart Soderling - hus. of Edna Miley - (obit)
Winslow - Pike County, Indiana USA
Brother of Mrs. John L. Wood (sister), R. R. #3, Winslow, Indiana
As M/Sgt. - 06651017 - Enlistment: 25 Jan 1946, Lock Haven, PA - Marital status: Married - Residence: Pike Co., Indiana
18th Mission
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39682903 - Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Clyde L. Mellen - Salt Lake City, UT - Stalag 17B - EVD/POW
Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 - Barrack 31B
Clyde Leo Mellen - born 8 Mar 1909, Salt Lake City, UT
died - 27 Oct 1961 - Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico - Age 52
Son of Mrs. Stella M. Mellen (mother), 262 Almond Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
Enlistment: 10 Mar 1942, Fort Douglas, UT - Marital status: Divorced
3rd Mission
Mellen - Casualty questionnaire -
Kratz, Elkins and Snyder last seen on border of Spain and France
I was captured and they made it into Spain
All three were in good condition. Date 6 Feb 1944 -
Found Soderling, Watson and Hitow in the prison Camp Stalag 17B
All were in good condition but Hitow still had a lot of 'Flak' in one hand
Last seen 5 May 1945 except Hitow which was about 20 May 1945
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name #04 in "evaders list" of Peter Jan van den Hurk - Meppel
Helpers: Peter van den Hurk, Joke Folmer, Jacques Vrij
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13126535 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Harry Detwiller Kratz - Collegeville, PA - EVD
born 3 Mar 1922, PA - died 11 Mar 1989 - Age 77
Son of Mrs. Mary D. Kratz (mother), 385 Leslie Street, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Enlistment: 19 Oct 1942, Philadelphia, PA - Marital status: Single
3rd Mission
Occupation: Tire builder at Goodrich B.F.
E&E #635 - Escape and Evasion Report (15 pages)
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-635.pdf
Kratz - E&E #635 - Casualty questionnaire - 11 May 1944 - :
The plane's No.4 engine was shot out and could not feather the propeller
and No.1 engine was knocked out and feathered; No.2 engine was hit and caught fire
Tail Gunner injured in hand
Bailed out as first at 5000 ft
All members bailed out; chutes opened.
Plane blew up just before it hit the ground
Heard that pilot had broken his ankle on landing ( Hearsay )
Received help the same day I crashed
19 Mar 1944 - Spain
08 May 1944 - Gibraltar
10 May 1944 - Gibraltar by Air
11 May 1944 - Bristol, UK
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name #06 in "evaders list" of Peter Jan van den Hurk - Meppel
Helpers: Peter van den Hurk, Jacques Vrij
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13093393 - Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Walter Robert Snyder - San Diego, CA - EVD
born 18 May 1924, Pennsylvania - died 08 Sep 2005 - Age 81
Residence 1941: Burlington Co., NJ
Husband of Mrs. Cora Lee Snyder (wife), 5190 Foothill Boulevard, San Diego, California
Enlistment: 18 Dec 1941, Fort Dix AAB, NJ - Marital status: Married
6th Mission
Occupation: Electric Plater (?Plant?)
E&E #642 - Escape and Evasion Report (27 pages)
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-642.pdf
Snyder- E&E #642 - Casualty questionnaire - 13 May 1944 - :
All bailed out; Sgt. Mellen P/W.
Left wing was on fire; blew up when hit the ground
Sgt. Hytow was injured in the hand
16 Mar 1944 - Spain
09 May 1944 - Gibraltar
12 May 1944 - Gibraltar by Air
13 May 1944 - Bristol, UK
02 Nov 1945 - 2nd Enlistment - S/SGT: Fort Dix AAB, NJ - Residence: Burlington Co., NJ - Marital status: Married
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name #05 in "evaders list" of Peter Jan van den Hurk - Meppel
Helpers: Jan Meijering, Peter van den Hurk, Joke Folmer, Jacques Vrij
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14141010 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - John H. Watson - Doerun, GA - Stalag 17B - POW
born 22 Aug 1923, GA - Residence 1942: Worth Co., Georgia
Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 - Barrack 19A
Son of Mrs. John A. Watson (mother), R. D. #2, Doerun, Georgia
Enlistment: 30 Oct 1942, Fort McPherson, Atlanta Co., GA - Marital status: Single
5th Mission
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13136335 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Norman (nmi) Elkin - Baltimore City, MD - EVD
born 15 Jun 1922, MD
Husband of Mrs. June Elkin (wife), 385 Leslie Street, Newark, New Jersey
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Elkin (parents), 2922 Ridgewood Avenue, Baltimore 15, Maryland
Enlistment: 04 Nov 1942, Baltimore, MD - Marital status: Single
3rd Mission
Occupation: Machinist's helper in shipyard
E&E #641 - Escape and Evasion Report (40 pages)
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-641.pdf
Elkin - E&E #641 - Casualty questionnaire - 13 May 1944 - :
Plane was all shot up and left wing on fire
The tail gunner's hands were bleeding
I counted 10 chutes open
Saw Sgt. Hitow being led off after landing, heard he was taken to the hospital
later met Sgt. Kratz, Sgt. Snyder (both returned) and Sgt. Mellen
Tail Gunner is P/W, was taken to hospital for hands
Top Turret Gunner ( Sgt. Mellen ) was also captured
19 Mar 1944 - Spain
08 May 1944 - Gibraltar
12 May 1944 - Gibraltar by Air
13 May 1944 - Bristol, UK
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name #02 in "evaders list" of Peter Jan van den Hurk - Meppel
Helpers: Hendrik Moorlag, Jan Meijering, Hoving, Peter van den Hurk, Joke Folmer, Jacques Vrij
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Hendrik Einje Moorlag - born 26 Sep 1899 - died 10 Oct 1955 - Age 56
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16043045 - Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Hymen A. Hitow - Bay City, Bay County, MI - Stalag 17B - POW
born 31 May 1921, MI - died 5 Feb 1995, Saginaw, MI - Age 73
Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 - Barrack 19A
Son of Mr. Isadore Hitow (father), 210 North Farragut Street, Bay City, Michigan
Isador Hitow - born 25 Dec 1893 - died May 1979, Bay City, MI - Age 85
Enlistment: 18 Dec 1941, Detroit, MI - Marital status: Single - Married Ms. Sylvia Kort on 15 Dec 1945 -
4th Mission
Mrs. Sylvia Kort Hitow - born 18 Apr 1923, Detroit - died 12 May 2005 - Age 82
four children to Hyman and Sylvia: Pamela Hitow, Jay Hitow, Lee Hitow and Randi Sue Hitow
First name 'Hymen' is also written as 'Hyman' - 21 Jul 2010 - PATS
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- info MACR and KU732 -
SGLO - T3303
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Contact Hitow is pending - 21 Jul 2010 - PATS
Last update - 24 Oct 2015 - PATS
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SGLO - T3309 B-24H - #42-52123 - 2nd Lt. James E. Urban - Exloo-Sleen - 12:15 448th BG(H) - 713th BS - 8th AF - 11 Jan 1944 - MACR #2518 10 KIA |
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42-52123 IG - "Thirty Day Furlough"
Point of departure: Seething, UK - Station 146
Intended destination: Brunswick, Germany - Type of mission: Objective bombing
failed to return due to flak and crashed near Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
All (10) were KIA
Urban, Anthony, Friedman, Brenner, Smith, Mc Clellan, Deffner and Kelly are reburied 20 Jul 1950
in a joint grave at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Petula is buried on the Netherlands American Cemetery , Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: L Row 14 Grave: 12
the final grave of Barber is unknown - likely Itawamba County, Missisippi, USA - info PATS - 10 Jun 2011
Additional info Barber - 01 Jun 2014
Initial buried in a local cemetery at Odoorn. Transfered to Margraten Cemetery, The Netherlands
Returned to the United States in April 1949
Interred in Oak Grove Cemetery, Ratliff, Itawamba Co. near where his grandparents and many other relatives are buried
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Crew Urban
back l-r : 2nd Lt. Alden P. Anthony, ?Urban?, ?Friedman? , 2nd Lt. Fred Brenner
front l-r : ?Deffner?, ??????, ??????, Deffner, ??????, ??????
not all names and positions are clear so far
image via Barbara Anthony (daughter) - 10 Jun 2010
I'm writing you in regards to your inquiry about my great uncle Joseph Deffner
I read about your interest in finding out information about him
I can tell you that in the photo that was posted he is in the front row the fourth person from the left
Laura G. - 10 Jul 2010
according Joe Kauffman, Batavia, NY - 21 Jun 2010 - Deffner is in the front at the left
448th BG - 20th CBW - Circle 'I' - 713th BS - 'IG' - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
Base : Seething, UK - Station 146 - deployed 22 Dec 1943
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Crew: B-24H - #42-52123 - Thirty Day Furlough - "IG" - 11 Jan 1944 - Mission: Brunswick - MACR #2518
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16043498 - O-676878 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - James E. Urban - Lake County, MI - KIA
15130316 - O-808492 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Alden P. Anthony - Cuyahoga Co., OH - KIA
11069545 - O-688194 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Stanley (nmi) Friedman - Essex Co., MA - KIA
O-687928 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Fred (nmi) Brenner - Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - KIA
17038532 - S/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Howard M. Smith - Cass Co., IA - KIA
38285507 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Wendell R. Mc Clellan - Bowie, Montague Co., TX - KIA
32675587 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Joseph B. Deffner - Genesee Co, NY - KIA
14040228 - T/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Roy D. Barber - Itawamba Co., MS - Age 22 - KIA
12183208 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - George (nmi) Petula - Westchester Co., NY - KIA
32782047 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - John J. Kelly - Brooklyn, Kings County, NY - KIA
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16043498 - O-676878 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - James E. Urban - Lake County, MI - KIA
born 1919, Pennsylvania
Enlistment: 27 Dec 1941, Detroit, Michigan - Nativity: Pennsylvania - Marital status: Single
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15130316 - O-808492 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Alden P. Anthony - Cuyahoga Co., OH - KIA
born 1919, Ohio
Son of Mr. A. P. Anthony (50 ~b.1880) and Mrs. Katherine S. Anthony (55 ~b.1875),
10900 Churchill Ave, Cleveland City - Ward 25 Block 83 -, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Siblings: Carmelita P. Anthony (F-25 ~b.1905) - private secretary, doctor's office - and Rita D. Anthony (F-15 ~b.1915)
Occupation father: Sales manager, distribution syrups - family info via US Census 1930
Enlistment: 12 May 1942, Cleveland,Ohio - Nativity: Ohio - Marital status: Married
leaving behind his wife and five months old daughter Barbara
2nd Lt. Alden P. Anthony
images via Barbara Anthony (daughter) - 10 Jun 2010
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11069545 - O-688194 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Stanley (nmi) Friedman - Essex Co., MA - KIA
born 1921, New York
Enlistment: 02 Jun 1942, Boston, Massachusetts - Nativity: New York - Marital status: Single
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O-687928 - 2nd. Lt. - Bombardier - Fred (nmi) Brenner - Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - KIA
Navigator - 2Lt. Fred Brenner
image via Praigrod family
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17038532 - S/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Howard M. Smith - Cass Co., IA - KIA
born 1913, Iowa
Enlistment: 08 Jan 1942, Fort Crook, Nebraska - Nativity: Iowa - Marital status: Single
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38285507 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Wendell R. McClellan - Bowie, Montague Co., TX - KIA
born 1922, Texas
Enlistment: 07 Nov 1942, Dallas, TX - Nativity: Texas - Marital status: Single
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32675587 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Joseph B. Deffner - Genesee Co, NY - KIA
born 28 Feb 1914, Batavia, New York
Enlistment: 18 Jan 1943, Rochester, NY - Nativity: New York - Marital status: Single
Son of Emil J. Deffner, born 1873 - died 29 Aug 1933 - Age 60
and Catherine A. Deffner (née Brothers), born Jun 1872 - died May 1955 - Age 82
Siblings in US Census 1930: James (22) - (b. 14 Mar 1908 - d. Feb 1967 - Age 59) and Anna (18)
Father Emil Deffner worked at the Batavia Woodworking Co. - - info Joe Kaufmann -
Ball Turret Gunner - S/Sgt. Joseph B. Deffner
image via Joe Kauffman, Batavia, NY - 21 Jun 2010
Joseph B. Deffner, son of Mrs. Catherine B. Deffner of Batavia, New York,
Joseph was graduated from St. Joseph’s Parochial School; Batavia High School;
was a member of St. Joseph’s Church, Knights of Columbus,
managed K. of C. team in Genesee Town Baseball League; member of Junior Chamber of Commerce;
was employed at Van Hoesen’s store, seven years; and at Curtiss-Wright war-plane plant, Buffalo, for several months.
Joseph entered service January 25, 1943, at Batavia, Service No. 32675587;
trained for Air Force, Miami, Florida; Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado;
Aerial Gunners’ School, Fort Meyers, Florida, crew-trained, several western fields;
went overseas, November, 1943; as Ball Turret Gunner on Eighth Air Force Bomber
was stationed somewhere in England.
On January 11, 1944, Staff Sergeant Joseph B. Deffner, aged 29, was killed in action over Germany.
About 700 heavy bombers, Flying Fortresses and Liberators, in daylight attacked Oschersleben,
Halberstadt and Brunswick, German plane-plants in heart of Reich, greatest aerial battle in history.
Sixty bombers were lost.
Sergeant Deffner was survived by his mother; by brother, James, of Long Island;
four sisters; Mrs. George (Mary) Taggart, Mrs. Edwin (Anna) Bermingham, Batavia;
Mrs. Sylvester (Helen) Lester, Mrs. Gabriel (Catherine) Ailinger, Buffalo.
- info Genesee County - World War II - Memorial book - May 1953 -
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- dates as in publication -
Emil P. Deffner, ill at home, 133 Bank - 15 Jan 1914; has stroke - 19 Aug 1933
Obit - 133 Bank Street, Batavia - 30 Aug 1933
Four daughters: Mrs. Sylvester (Helen) Lester; Mrs. George (Mary) Taggart;
Miss Anna Deffner (later Bermingham); Mrs. Gabriel (Catherine) Ailinger
Two sons: James T. and Joseph B. of Buffalo, NY
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Mrs. Emil Deffner, Honored on 78th birthday, 20 Jun 1949
Obit - Mrs. Emil Deffner, 24 May 1955
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James Deffner, marries Josephine Metzler in Church of Sacred Heart Brooklyn
is superintendent at Forest Box, Lumber Co., Astoria - 13 May 1943
Obit - on Long Island - 58 - 9 Feb 1967
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Joseph B. Deffner, in Adirondacks with Albert McMahon - 19 Jul 1939
Missing - 5 Feb 1944; Killed - 12 Apr 1944; Body being sent from Holland - 5 Jun 1950
Sisters: Mrs. Molly Langee, 400 Towers. Mrs. Ann Lawvey, 233 Bank Street in Dec 1984
Ann died Feb 1986; one son killed in Vietnam; husband killed in service; one daughter Francis B.;
formely organist in Williamsville Catholic Church
Only niece located near by: Frances B. Seitz, 17 Howard Street, Williamsville, NY
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Daniel Joseph Bermingham - born 9 Jan 1947, Batavia - died 23 Aug 1968, Vietnam - Age 21
- info from Ruth McEvoy Collection -
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14040228 - T/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Roy D. Barber - Itawamba Co., MS - Age 22 - KIA
born 1920, Ratliff community, Itawamba Co., Missisippi
Son of Mr. Marion Blanchard Barber and Mrs. Annie Lou Barber, Winter Haven, FL - (address in 1944)
Siblings: Addie Katherine "Kathreen" Barber, Dovie Earline Barber, Betty Ruth Barber and Martha Ruth Barber
Enlistment: 23 Jan 1941, Montgomory, Alabama - Nativity: Missisippi - Marital status: Single
Sent overseas to England in November 1943
Initial buried in a local cemetery at Odoorn. Transfered to Margraten Cemetery, The Netherlands
Returned to the United States in April 1949
Interred in Oak Grove Cemetery, Ratliff, Itawamba Co. near where his grandparents and many other relatives are buried
T/Sgt. Roy D. Barber - 01 Oct 1943
courtesy Earline Helms (sister) - via Patricia Everson - 31 May 2014
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12183208 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - George (nmi) Petula - Westchester Co., NY - KIA
born 1923, New York
US Census 1 May 1930: New York Foundling Hospital and Nurses Home, 175 E 68th Street, New York
George Petula - Male (7) and his sister Frances Petula - Female (4 11/12)
Parents born in Poland
Enlistment: 06 Nov 1942, New York city, NY - Nativity: New York - Marital status: Single
Netherlands American Cemetery , Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: L Row 14 Grave: 12
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32782047 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - John J. Kelly - Brooklyn, Kings County, NY - KIA
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Memorial Zachary Taylor National Cemetery - Plot: I, 185
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
image via findagrave.com - by Paula
Memorial Exloo - crew Urban - 11 Jan 1944
image via findagrave.com - by Jean Louis Vijgen
SGLO - T3309
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Contact Anthony is pending - 02 Jun 2010 - PATS
Contact Deffner is pending - 10 Jul 2010 - PATS
Last update - 26 Oct 2015 - PATS
Ommen - 4
23 mi ESE of Vollenhove- 4 Commonwealth graves - 4 UK -
Ommen is a town lying 25 kilometers east of Zwolle, on the road to Hardenburg and Coevorden
The cemetery: "Ommen General Cemetery" is on the eastern outskirts of the town
north of the road to Hardenberg
There are now a small number of 1939-1945 War casualties commemorated in this site
No. of Identified Casualties: 4
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SGLO - T1606 Stirling Mk.I - N3762 - BU-C - S/L. P. Nixey - 02:37 - 5 km NE of Ommen 214 Squadron - RAF - 20th June 1942 - Mission: Emden 4 KIA - 4 POW |
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Serial Range N3750 - N3769. 20 Stirling Mk.I - Part of a batch of 100 Short S29 Stirling Mk.I - N3635-N3684;
N3700- N3729; N3750-N3769 (100), of which N3645, N3647-N3651 (6) were destroyed at the Rochester works
by enemy action. Replaced with DJ972-DJ977. N3640, N3657 and N3711 became Mk.II's
and were re- converted to Mk.I or Mk.III, N3669-N3670 were converted to Mk.III
Delivered by Short Brothers Ltd between Apr 1942 and Jun 1942. Contract No.763825/38
Delivered to No.214 Sqdn 8 Jun 1942
Stirling Mk.I - N3762 - BU-C was airborne from Stradishall (Suffolk), UK
Shot down by a night fighter and crashed near De Driehoek (Overijssel), 5 km NE of Ommen, Holland
Those killed are buried in Ommen General Cemetery
S/L. P. Nixey was only 22 years old
Sgt. J. H. Bailey was interned in Camps L3/L6/L4, POW No. 303, with W/O. L. R. Burgin, POW No. 312
F/O. R. McD. Mitchell in Camp L3, POW No. 295, with F/O. C. D. Noble, POW No. 477
F/O. C. D. Noble - RCAF - MBE - 1 Oct 1946 for 'escaping activities'
L3 = Stalag Luft III - POW camp Sagan (Zagan) & Belaria, Germany
L4 = Stalag Luft IV - POW camp Gross Tychow (Tychowo), Poland
L6 = Stalag Luft VI - POW camp Heydekrug (Silute), Lithuania
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Crew: Stirling Mk.I - N3762 - BU-C - 20 Jun 1942 - Mission: Emden
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42257 - S/L. - Pilot - P. Nixey - RAF - DSO - Age 22 - KIA - Ommen General Cemetery - Grave 7
J/7330 - F/O. - 2nd Pilot - R. McD. Mitchell - RCAF - Age 23 - POW - interned in Camp L3 - POW No. 295
J/15080 - F/O. - Observer - C. D. Noble - RCAF - DFC, MBE - Age 23 - POW - interned in Camp L3 - POW No. 477
913638 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - D.A. Melville - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA - Ommen General Cemetery - Grave 5
568448 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - W. E. Pearson - RAF - Age .. - KIA - Ommen General Cemetery - Grave 4
935079 - W/O. - Bomb Aimer - L. R. Burgin - RAF - Age 28 - POW - interned in Camps L3/L6/L4 - POW No. 312
614046 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - A. Buckley - RAF - Age 23 - KIA - Ommen General Cemetery - Grave 6
1110527 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. H. Bailey - RAF - Age 26 - POW - interned in Camps L3/L6/L4 - POW No. 303
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - N3762 - BU-C - Nixey
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42257 - Squadron Leader - Pilot - Peter Nixey - RAF - DSO - Age 22 - KIA
- of Farningham, Kent, UK - Grave 7 - Ommen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820603
Son of Frederick Henry Nixey and Marjorie Nixey née Lincoln
husband of Margaret Nixey née Furey, Farningham, Kent Co., UK
marriage: 3rd Qtr. 1919 - Frederick H. Nixey and Marjorie Lincoln - district: Hampstead, UK
birth: 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Peter Nixey - mother's surname: Lincoln - district: Lichfield, Staffordshire Co., UK
marriage: 3rd Qtr. 1941 - Peter Nixey and Margaret Furey - district: Brackley, UK
birth: 2nd Qtr. 1942 - Peter J. Nixey - mother's surname: Furey - district: Brackley, UK
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J/7330 - F/O. - 2nd Pilot - Robert McDonald Mitchell - RCAF - Age 23 - POW
born 15 Jul 1918
taken POW - interned in Camp L3 - POW No. 295
husband of Mrs. R. M. Mitchell (wife), Langham, Saskatchewan, Canada
Enlistment: 15 Dec 1940
Profession: Bank Clerk
Private Address 1945: c/o Mrs. J. Mitchell, 2350 Retallack St, Regina, Sask., Canada
Capture: Dedemsvaart (nr Zwolle), Holland - 20 Jun 1942
Wounded: No
Stalag Luft III East - Sagan - 04 Jul 1942 - 30 Oct 1942
Oflag 21-B - Schubin - 01 Nov 1942 - 11 Apr 1943
Stalag Luft III East - Sagan - 12 Apr 1943 - 28 Feb 1944
Stalag Luft III Nord - Sagan - 28 Feb 1944 - 28 Jan 1945
Stalag Luft III Marlag Nord - Tarmstedt - 05 Feb 1945 - 15 Apr 1945
06 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Mitchell
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M.I.9. records Mitchell - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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J/15080 - F/O. - Observer - Carman Douglas Noble - RCAF - DFC, MBE - Age 23 - POW
born 16 Jun 1919, Durham, Ontario, Canada
taken POW - interned in Camp L3 - POW No. 477
born 16 Jun 1919 (?1918?), Durham, Ontario - died 05 Feb 1989 - Age 69
Son of Mr. T. A. Noble (father), Durham, Ontario, Canada
!!! discrepancy >>> NOBLE - In awards: Shot down 18 Jun 1942 - Mission: Osnabrück !!!
Enlistment: 15 Mar 1940
Profession: Student
Private Address 1945: P.O. 60, Durnham, Ontario, Canada
Capture: Arnhem, Holland - 27 Jun 1942
Wounded: Yes (burns)
Hohemarkt - Frankfurt - .. Jun 1942 - .. Jul 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - .. Jul 1942 - .. Jan 1945
Stalag Luft 3 - Tarmstedt - .. Jan 1945 - .. Apr 1945
Stalag Luft 3 - Trenthorst - .. Jan 1945 - .. May 1945
11 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Noble
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M.I.9. records Noble - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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913638 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Douglas Archer Melville - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Grave 5 - Ommen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820602
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568448 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Wilfred Ernest Pearson - RAF - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Grave 4 - Ommen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820604
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935079 - W/O. - Bomb Aimer - L. R. Burgin - RAF - Age 28 - POW
born 02 Mar 1914, UK - died 1994 - Age 79
1941, Lewis Ross Burgin, of Brook Farm, Nunburnholme, East Riding of Yorkshire, England ... Anthony Michael Ross Burgin (son)
taken POW - interned in Camps L3/L6/L4 - POW No. 312
It's Lewis Ross Burgin - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 09 Jun 2013
AIR78-25-0-2 - page 383
935079 - Lewis Ross Burgin - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 09 Jun 2013
Birth 1st Qtr. 1914 - Lewis R. Burgin - mother's surname: Burgin - district: Thrapston, Northamptonshire, UK
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Marriage: 2nd Qtr. 1941 - Mr. Lewis R. Burgin and Ms. Joan M. Stickney - district: Holderness, Yorkshire, UK
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Birth .. Feb 1942 - Anthony Michael Ross Burgin - mother's surname: Stickney - district: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
Birth 4th Qtr. 1946 - Helen J. Burgin - mother's surname: Stickney - district: Holderness, Yorkshire, UK
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Marriage 1st Qtr. 1963 - Mr. Anthony Michael Ross Burgin with Ms. Janice L. Rhodes - district: Northampton - Vol 3B Page 1634
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1963 - Kristianne E. Burgin - mother's surname: Rhodes - district: Northampton - Vol 3B Page 923
Kristianne E. Burgin married Neil F. Russell in month 1990
Birth .. Oct 1964 - Lucinda Annette Burgin - mother's surname: Rhodes - district: Northampton - Vol 3B Page 1012
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??? Marriage ... Qtr. 1984 - Burgin with Stewart - district: Chelmsford - Vol 9 Page 2424 ???
Lucinda Annette Stewart (former Secretary)
COLCHESTER KAWASAKI LIMITED (05899309) - active - Unit 1, 2, 3 King Edward Quay, The Hythe, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JB
Colchester Kawasaki Ltd. 6 Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HH
SPAIN MOTOR YACHTS LIMITED (05451590) - disolved - Carrer Dels Cantallops 23, Pou De Castell, Javea, Alicante, Spain, 03730
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Death 4th Qtr. 1994 - Lewis Ross Burgin - born 02 Mar 1914 - Age 79 - district: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire,UK
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!!! Need to be verified - info PATS - 13 Mar 2014 !!!
DOB is verified via M.I.9 records - 11 Aug 2018 - info PATS
Enlistment: 03 Sep 1939
Profession: Insurance Broker
Private Address 1945: c/o Mrs. R. M. Stickney, "Gardham" Etton, near Beverley, Yorks.
Capture: 19 [20] Jun 1942, Holland
Wounded: No
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - 02 Jul 1942 - 25 Oct 1943
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug - 26 Oct 1943 - 15 Jul 1944
Stalag Luft IV - Tychow - 18 Jul 1944 - 06 Aug 1944
Stalag XI-B - Fallingbostel - 29 Mar 1945 - 20 Apr 1945
22 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Burgin
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M.I.9. records Burgin - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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614046 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Arthur Buckley - RAF - Age 23 - KIA
- of Huddersfield, UK - Grave 6 - Ommen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820601
Son of Arthur and Annie Buckley, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
Sergeant - Arthur Buckley - RAF
Source: Anthony Dickinson (Great nephew) - via 214squadron.org.uk
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1110527 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. H. Bailey - RAF - Age 26 - POW
born: 23 Dec 1915, UK
taken POW - interned in Camps L3/L6/L4 - POW No. 303
It's James Harold Bailey - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 09 Jun 2013
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1911 - Mr. William H. Bailey with Ms. Violet Birch - district: Manchester - Vol 8d Page 346
Registered birth 1st Qtr. 1916 - James H. Bailey - mother's surname: Birch - district: Barton I. - Vol 8c Page 1038
Barton upon Irwell and it is in the county of Lancashire
Marriage 1st Qtr. 1906 - Mr. Henry Hatton Bailey with Ms. Rosa Campbell - district: Congleton - Vol 8a Page 421
Registered birth 1st Qtr. 1916 - James H. Bailey - mother's surname: Campbell - district: Congleton - Vol 8a Page 457
Congleton spans the boundaries of the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire
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It's one of the above, likely with mother's surname: Birch - info PATS - 13 Aug 2019
Need to be verified
AIR78-7-0-1 - page 1018
1110527 - James Harold Bailey - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 09 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 10 Aug 1940
Profession: Student Diesel Engines
Private Address 1945: 67 Church Road, Urmston, Manchester
(after New Year 1946 - contact Tresphone, Bootle, Liverpool 1170)
Capture: Ommen (Holland), 19th [20] Jun 1942
Wounded: No
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - .. Jul 1942 - .. Sep 1943
Stalag Luft I - Barth - .. Sep 1942 - .. Nov 1943
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug - .. Nov 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag Luft IV - Gross Tychow - .. Jul 1944 - .. Feb 1945
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Apr 1945 Released
29 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Bailey
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M.I.9. records Bailey - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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SGLO - T1606
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Last update - 19 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T3438A - NO crash !!! B-24H-5-FO - c/n 788 - #42-7764 - 'BAGG OF BOLTS' "B" - 2nd Lt. H. E. Broxton - near Ommen - ~15:15 448th BG - 715th BS - 8th AF - 21 Feb 1944 - NO MACR - NO CRASH !!! Damaged but returned to - Station 146 - Seething, UK 1 KIA - 1 INJ/DOW - 8 RET |
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No. 477
B-24H-5-FO - #42-7764 "B" - 'Bag O'Bolts' - Seething, UK - 21 Feb 1944 - with 400 extra holes
Two men ( Sgt. Hudson and ????? ) were wounded, one man (S/Sgt. Henry Kubinski) bailed out over Holland
"The Mighty Eight" - page 109 - via Sir Schokkenbroek - 14 Mar 2014
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448th BG - Circle 'I' - 715th BS - 'Squadron Code - IO' - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
Radio call letter 'P' of this plane was later changed to 'B'
Base : Seething, UK - Station 146 - deployed 22 Dec 1943
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Crew: B-24H-5-FO - #42-7764 "B" - 'Bag of Bolts' - 21 Feb 1944 - Mission: Hesepe Airfield - MACR #....
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20443215 - O-747201 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Hervey E. Broxton - Jefferson Co., AL - Age 28 - flew back to Seething, UK
16119153 - O-811341 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Dwight W. Covell - Muskegon Co., MI - Age 22 - flew back to Seething, UK
12076016 - O-687825 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Robert F. Fauerbach - New York Co., NY - Age 26 - flew back to Seething, UK
19039292 - O-746837 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Clair Ed Sharp - Riverside Co., CA - Age 27 - flew back to Seething, UK
12171708 - Sgt. - Engineer / Top-Turret Gunner - Donald V. Birdsall - Otsego Co., NY - Age 21 - flew back to Seething, UK
18194485 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Joe K. Corziatti - Pittsburg Co., OK - Age 19 - flew back to Seething, UK
17127045 - Sgt. - AR - Ball Turret Gunner - Keith C. Tindall - Jackson Co., MO - Age 31 - flew back to Seething, UK
16162433 - Sgt. - AE - Right Waist Gunner - Robert E. Hudson - Macon Co., IL - Age ~21 - flew back to Seething, UK - INJ/DOW
Wounded gunner died 14 Jan 1945 - DOW
36555495 - S/Sgt. - AG - Left Waist Gunner - Henry Kubinski - Wayne Co., MI - Age ~21 - KIA
32711613 - Sgt. - G - Tail Turret Gunner - Irving Elba - Kings Co., NY - Age 21 - flew back to Seething, UK
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!!! Likely Crew #71 on 21 Feb 1944 !!! based on John C. Rowe WWII Aircrew Log
!!! Names / Positions need to be verified - info PATS - 18 Mar 2014 !!!
20443215 - O-747201 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Hervey Earl Broxton - Jefferson Co., AL - Age 28 - flew back to Seething, UK
born 14 Jan 1916, GA
Son of Hervey E. Broxton and Maude Broxton
Enlistment: 25 Nov 1940, Birmingham, AL - residence: Jefferson Co., Alabama
Lt. Col. Hervey Earl Broxton
born: 14 Jan 1916 - died: 31 Jan 1969 - Age 53
Burial: Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens
East Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section 12, Lot 6
Note: GA LT COL US AIR FORCE WW II
Find A Grave Memorial# 71545753 - image via JoeyC - 27 Feb 2015
!!! Discrepancy - HERVEY - HARVEY !!!
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: 20443215 - NAME: BROXTON#HERVEY#E########
!!! Discrepancy - HERVEY - HARVEY !!!
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16119153 - O-811341 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Dwight Wayne Covell - Muskegon Co., MI - Age 21 - flew back to Seething, UK
born 29 Jul 1922, Chicago, IL - died 20 Dec 1990, VA - Age 68
Son of Mr. Lawrence Gregerson Covell and Mrs. Elsie Evelyn Covell née Johnson
Enlistment: 10 Sep 1942, Lansing, MI - Residence: Muskegon Co., MI
Last Known Residence: Annandale, Fairfax County, VA 22003
Spouse: Shirley A. Covell - born 9 Jun 1925 - died 27 Sep 1988 - Age 63
Colonel U.S. Air Force - Dwight W. Covell
Legion of Merit-Distinguished Flying Cross-Air Medal 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery - Virginia, USA - Plot: Section 11, Site 691-1
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12076016 - O-687825 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Robert F. Fauerbach - New York Co., NY - Age 26 - flew back to Seething, UK
born 11 Aug 1917, NY - died 9 March 1992, Charlotte, Florida - Age 74
Enlistment: 11 Apr 1942, New York City, NY - Residence: New York Co., NY
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19039292 - O-746837 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Clair Ed Sharp - Riverside Co., CA - Age 27 - flew back to Seething, UK
born 02 Apr 1916, Montana - died 27 May 2004, Riverside, CA - Age 88
Enlistment: 16 Sep 1941, March Field, Riverside, CA - Residence: Riverside Co., CA
SHARP, CLAIR ED
Passed away on May 27th at the age of 88 years old.
He was a devout Christian Scientist who lived his life as such.
He worked as a public accountant for many years.
His interests and hobbies included photography, flying, and being a Ham Radio Operator.
Second Lt. Claire E. Sharp was a Bombardier on the B-24 Liberator "Bag of Bolts"
on the mission over Germany on February 21, 1944 making "Liberator History".
He was awarded the second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal.
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info - obituary Clair Ed Sharp - 2004
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12171708 - Sgt. - Engineer / Top-Turret Gunner - Donald Van Birdsall - Otsego Co., NY - Age 21 - flew back to Seething, UK
born 09 Dec 1923, Wells Bridge, NY - died 26 Sep 2011, Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California - Age 88
Address: Wells Bridge, Otsego County, New York
Son of Mr. William I. Birdsall and Mrs. Lucy M. Birdsall, Unadilla, Otsego Co., NY
Siblings: Pauline Birdsall, Gladys L. Birdsall, John E. Birdsall, Charles W. Birdsall and Howard E. Birdsall
Enlistment: 21 Oct 1942, Albany, NY - Residence: Otsego Co., New York
Last Place of Residence: Rancho Mirage, Riverside Co., California
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18194485 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Joe K. Corziatti - Pittsburg Co., OK - Age 19 - flew back to Seething, UK
born 17 Oct 1924, OK - died 27 Apr 1944 - Age 19
Address: 531 Polk Street, McAlester, Pittsburg Co., OK
Enlistment: 10 Dec 1942, Oklahoma City, OK - Residence: Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma - Marital Status: Married
US Census 1920
McAlester Ward 4, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
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Henry H. Bowden - Head - M-42 abt. 1878, Alabama
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Martin Corzitti - Head - M-29 abt. 1891, Italy - immigrated in 1911 to USA - Occupation: Miner
Rosa Mary Corzitti - Wife - F-29 abt. 1891, Italy - immigrated in 1914 to USA
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Mary Corzitti - Daughter - F-5 abt. 1915, Oklahoma
Maggie Corzitti - Daughter - F-2 abt. 1918, Oklahoma
US Census 02 Apr 1930
McAlester Ward 4, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
Address: 537 Polk Avenue
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Martin Corzotti - Head - M-40 abt. 1890, Italy - immigrated in 1914 to USA - Occupation: Miner
Mary Corzotti - Wife - F-40 abt. 1890, Italy - immigrated in 1915 to USA
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Mary Corzotti - Daughter - F-14 abt. 1916, Oklahoma
Margaret Corzotti - Daughter - F-12 abt. 1918, Oklahoma
Joe K. Corzotti - Son - M-5 abt. 1925, Oklahoma
!!! Discrepancy surname - Corzitti/ Corzotti/ Corziatti !!!
18194485 - T/Sgt. Joe K. Corziatti - OK - 27 Apr 1944 - B-24J #42-109793 - KIA
Buried: Plot F Row 4 Grave 16 - Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
OKLAHOMA WAR MEMORIALWORLD WAR - Part IXe - page 5
Technical Sergeant, U. S. Army Air Corps
Home address: McAlester, Pittsburg County
Mrs. Mary Corziatti, Mother, 531 West Polk St., McAlester, Pittsburg Co., OK
Born 17 Oct 1924, OK - ??? 1925 ???
Enlisted 10 Dec 1942 - 08 Dec 1942 ???
Decorations: Awarded posthumously Order of the Purple Heart;
Air Medal; three Oak Leaf Clusters. Served as Radio Operator
Died 27 Apr 1944, in action in France
UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945
IWM AAM - AP Photo: FRE 1804 - Roger Freeman Collection
Airmen of the 448th Bomb Group examine bullet holes in the side of their
B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-7746) nicknamed “Bag O’ Bolts” after a mission
They are (left to right):
Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. Keith C. Tindall, of Kiowa, CO
Engineer and Top Turret Gunner T/Sgt. Donald V. Birdsall of Wells Bridge, NY
Radio Operator Joe K. Corziatti, of 531 Polk Street, McAlester, OK
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Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Reviewed and passed 23 Feb 1944.' [stamp],
'Not to be published until 27/2/44.' [stamp] and '307110.' [Censor no.]
Printed caption on reverse:
AFIRE RIDDLED BY 400 BULLET HOLES "BAG O'BOLTS" COMES HOME ON TWO ENGINES
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source and info: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205361850
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17127045 - Sgt. - AR - Ball Turret Gunner - Keith C. Tindall - Jackson Co., MO - Age 31 - flew back to Seething, UK
born 07 May 1912, KS - died 01 Apr 1985, MO - Age 72
Enlistment: 21 Oct 1942, Fort Leavenworth, KS - Residence: Jackson Co., Missouri
Address: Kiowa, Elbert Co., CO
AR = Assistant Radio Operator
Son of Mr. Charles C. Tindall and Mrs. Nell L. Tindall, Reno Co. Kansas, USA - US Census 1920
His step-father in 1930 was Edwin K. Kraul, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
His step-father in 1961 was Harry C. Farber - second marriage of Harry was to Nell L. Kraul
step-son, Keith C. Tindall, Kansas City, MO
Keith C. Tindall, 1214 E. 41st - 20 Sep 1963 - The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri - Page 5
US Census 1930
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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Edwin K. Kraul - Head - M-36 - abt. 1894, Iowa
Nell L. Kraul - Wife - F-38 - abt. 1892, Nebraska
Keith C. Tindall - Stepson - M-18 - abt. 1912, Kansas
Sgt. Keith C. Tindall - Oakdale Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO
via Monett Historical Society - 22 Feb 2014
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16162433 - Sgt. - AE - Right Waist Gunner - Robert E. Hudson - Macon Co., IL - Age ~21 - flew back to Seething, UK - INJ/DOW
born 1923, IL
Enlistment: 10 Dec 1942, Peoria, IL - Residence: Macon Co., Illinois
AE = Assistant Engineer
Wounded gunner died 14 Jan 1945 - DOW
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36555495 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Henry Kubinski - Wayne Co., MI - Age ~21 - KIA
born abt. 1923, Michigan - died 23 Feb 1944 - Age ~21
Son of Mr. Joseph Kubinski (Father) and Mrs. Lottie Kubinski (Mother)
Address: 3975 Commor Street, Wayne Co., Detroit, MI
US Census - 07 Apr 1930, Detroit
Address: Commor Street 3975, Wayne Co., Detroit, MI
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Joseph Kubinski (Head) - M-36, abt. 1896, Poland - immigrated in 1912 to USA
Lottie Kubinski (Wife) - F-38, abt. 1892, Poland - immigrated in 1910 to USA
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Jenny Kubinski (Daughter) - F-14, abt. 1916, Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Kubinski (Son) - M-12, abt. 1918, Michigan
Eugene Kubinski (Son) - M-11, abt. 1919, Michigan
Henry Kubinski (Son) - M-7, abt. 1923, Michigan
US Census - 1940, Detroit
Residence: Ward 13, Detroit, Detroit City, Wayne, MI
Address: Commor Street 3975, Wayne Co., Detroit, MI
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Joseph Kubinski (Head) - M-46, abt. 1896, Poland
Lottie Kubinski (Wife) - F-48, abt. 1892, Poland
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Eugene Kubinski (Son) - M-20, abt. 1920, Michigan
Henry Kubinski (Son) - M-17, abt. 1923, Michigan
E. J. KUBINSKI - SSN 374-05-6027 - 08 Oct 1918 - 14 Aug 2002 - 83 years - MI - 48071 (Madison Heights, Oakland County)
THADDEUS J. KUBINSKI - SSN 331-26-3598 - 25 Sep 1916 - 15 Nov 2008 - 92 years - MI - 48135 (Garden City, Wayne County)
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Likely related - need to be verified - info PATS - 23 Feb 2015
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Bailed out near Ommen, was found ~17:00 in the river "Regge" - near railway bridge Ommen - Zwolle
Initial buried 23 Feb 1944 - Single Grave - Row II - Grave: 20 - Ommen General Cemetery
reinterred Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, NL - Plot: H - Row: 6 - Grave: 18
S/Sgt. H. Kubinski - Row II - Grave: 20 - Ommen General Cemetery
via Sir Schokkenbroek - 20 Feb 2014
32711613 - Sgt. - G - Tail Turret Gunner - Irving Elba - Kings Co., NY - Age 21 - flew back to Seething, UK
born 22 Jan 1923, Poland - died: 26 Nov 1986 - Age 63
Enlistment Date: 16 Jan 1943
Release Date: 15 Sep 1945
Address 1940: 468-470 Bushwick Avenue, New York, Kings Co., New York
Son of Rubin/Rubia Elba and Fannie/Feiga/Feyga Elba
US Census - 03 Apr 1940
Assembly District 19, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States
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Rubin/Rubia Elba - Head - M-49 - 15 Jul 1890, Poland - died .. Jan 1963 - Age 72
Fannie Elba - Wife - F-43 - abt. 1897, Poland
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Madaline Elba - Daughter - F-18 - abt. 1922, Poland
Irving Elba - Son - M-17 - abt. 1923, Poland
Rita Elba - Daughter - F-15 - abt. 1925, Poland
Lillian Elba - Daughter - F-12 - abt. 1928, Poland
Sammy/Sam Elba - Son - M-11 - abt. 1929, Poland
Theodore Elba - Son - M-3 - abt. 1937, New York
Honored on WWIIMEMORIAL.COM
Irving Elba
BRANCH OF SERVICE: U.S. Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, NY
HONORED BY: Daughters & Son
ACTIVITY DURING WWII: TAIL GUNNER ON BOMBER. STATIONED IN ENGLAND
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US Census 1940 - Assembly District 19, Brooklyn
??? Irving Elba - Age 17, born Poland - 428 470 Bushwick Avenue, New York, Kings Co., New York ???
Irving Elba - Born 22 Jan 1923: Poland - Died 1986 : Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
!!! Need to be verified - info PATS - 20 Mar 2014 !!!
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Epilogue - 'Bag O'Bolts' - page 193
comments by 448th BG Staff Officer Bob Harper
Source: So. Cal. 2nd ADA Debriefing Team - News wire Book One
!!! Claire Sharpe should be CLAIR ED SHARP !!! - info PATS - 21 Mar 2014
!!! Fauerback should be FAUERBACH !!! - info PATS - 24 Feb 2015
!!! Harvey Broxton should be HERVEY EARL BROXTON !!! - info PATS - 24 Feb 2015
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SGLO - T3438A - NO crash !!!
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Contact Elba is pending - 22 Feb 2015 - PATS
Contact Birdsall is pending - 24 Feb 2015 - PATS
Under Construction - Last update - 17 May 2016 - PATS
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SGLO - T4011 P-51-C - #42-103749 - 2nd Lt. John Howard Lougheed - Eerde - 13:20 375th FG - 361st FS - 8th AF - 11 Sep 1944 - MACR #8703 - KUJ 2127 1 KIA |
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2nd Lt. Lougheed's P-51-C-7NT - "Betty Lee" - #42-103749 inspected a low flying B-24H - #42-95138
and was apparenly sucked in by propwash while passing underneath
He collided with the bomber tearing off part of his wing, both a/c crashed
Mustang P-51C crashed near hamlet of Eerde, SSE of Ommen, Overijssel, The Netherlands
2nd Lt. John Howard Lougheed was KIA
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16113865 - O-824665 - Pilot - 2nd Lt. - John Howard Lougheed - Wayne County, MI - KIA
born 1923, MI
Enlistment: 30 Sep 1942, Detroit, Michigan
buried: Single grave No. 21 - Row II, Ommen General Cemetery
reinterred in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten-NL, final burial Michigan, USA
hometown: St. Clair County, IL
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SGLO - T4011
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Last update - 01 Jul 2011 - PATS
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SGLO - T3500B - NO crash !!! B-17-F - #42-31025 - 1st Lt. Albert A. Adams - area Ommen/Dalfsen - 11:30 306th BG - 423rd BS - 8th AF - 06 Mar 1944 - NO MACR - NO CRASH !!! - KU 1099 1 KIA - 3 POW - 1 EVD - 5 RET |
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B-17-F - #42-31025 left Thurleigh, Eng, 07:00AM - 06 Mar 1944
B-17-F - #42-31025 - 1st Lt. Albert A. Adams - did return to the UK
however four members did bail out above Holland - around 11:30AM -
Martin (nmi) Cech, Cleo C. White, John K. Hedberg and Max E. Palenica in this order
Over Berlin engine #4 failed and could not be feathered so they drop back out of the formation
Me 190's were attacking the ship for thirty minutes, Top Turret Gunner T/Sgt. Lloyd B. Keene
was severly injured, but downed a Fw 190 while wounded
Over the Zuiderzee we were only a hundred feet above the water
Also engine #1 was hit and couldn't feathered either; dropping the air speed to 135 mph
Then a P-51 showed up and escorted us to a B-24 base in England
Keene died of his wounds in the plane
Meanwhile, confusion and pain were rampant in the back of the plane
The ringing of the alarm bell twice did prompted the men to prepare to jump
Co-Pilot Mathis, twice told the men over the intercom to discard the bell
but due all enemy hits the intercom was damaged at that point
Cech and White bailed out
When Palenica was heading to the back door he was hit by a helmet and goggles in his leg
Hedberg unable to leave the tail position got out with Palenica's help
Palenica made a tourniquet for Hedberg, got him to the door and #3 was kicked out
The fourth and last to bail out was Palenica
He joined White and Hedberg in a POW Camp. Cech successful stayed away from the Germans
- info from "First over Germany" by Russel A. Strong - page 223 -
306th BG - 40th CBW - Triangle 'H' - 423rd BS - RD - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: Boeing - B-17G - #42-31025 - 6 Mar 1944 - Mission: Berlin - NO MACR
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16002246 - O-...... - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Albert "Al" A. Adams - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
32168119 - O-748205 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Joseph "Joe" B. Mathis III - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
O-....... - ... Lt. - Navigator - William A. Barnes - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
16021893 - O-679359 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Arnold J. Bugni - Gogebic Co., MI - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
36227704 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Lloyd B. Keene - Grant Co., WI - KIA
35319409 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator / Air Gunner - Matthew "Max" Edward Palenica - Cuyahoga Co., OH - EVD/POW - Stalag Luft 1
32485079 - ?/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Laurence R. Stevenson - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
15017498 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Cleo C. White - Fairmont, Marion County, WV - EVD/POW - Stalag Luft 1
6927336 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Martin Cech - Cuyahoga County, OH - EVD
16035147 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - John K. Hedberg - Cook County, IL - POW - Stalag Luft 4
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16002246 - O-...... - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Albert "Al" A. Adams - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
born 20 Oct 1916, Chicago, IL - died Apr 2004, Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, FL - Age 87
Enlistment: 30 Sep 1940, Chicago, IL - Residence: Cook Co., IL - Nativity, IL - Marital Status: Single
As a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot, he flew 32 bombing missions over enemy-occupied Europe
He was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
and later reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
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32168119 - O-748205 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Joseph "Joe" B. Mathis III - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
born 1918, NJ - died 22 Oct 1944 - Age 26
Enlistment: 18 Aug 1941, Trenton, NJ - Residence: Hudson Co., NJ - Nativity, NJ - Marital Status: Single
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O-748205 - Pilot - Captain - Joseph "Joe" B. Mathis III - Sunday 22 Oct 1944 - MIA
B-17-G - #43-37976 - ""Lilly Marlene" was in a mid-air collision in-bound over the North Sea with B-17-G - #44-8099
from the 19 Airmen two survived - MACR #9655, Alyea Jr - MACR #9656, Mathis III
Memorialized at: Cambridge American Cemetery
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
U.S. Army Air Forces, 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy
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16021893 - O-679359 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Arnold J. Bugni - Gogebic Co., MI
born 14 Jul 1916, MI - died Nov 1978, Wakefield, Gogebic Co., MI - Age 62
Enlistment: 25 Feb 1941, Wausau, WI - Residence: Gogebic Co., MI - Nativity: MI - Martial Status: Single
Graduated from bombardier school at Childress, TX class 43-07
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O-....... - Navigator - William A. Barnes - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
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36227704 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Lloyd Bill Keene - Grant Co., WI - KIA
born 6 May 1919, WI - died 6 Mar 1944 - Age 24
Enlistment: 10 Nov 1941, Fort Sheridan, IL - Residence: Grant Co., WI - Nativity: WI - Marital Status: Single
Lloyd Keene died of his wounds in the plane
brought back to Wisconsin, USA - final burial at Lima Union Cemetery
US Census 19 Apr 1930 - Village of Livingston, Clifton Twp., Grant Co., WI
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Bert Keene (father) - Head 55 abt. 1875, WI - proprietor: Pool Hall
Blanche Keene (daughter) - Age 16 abt. 1914, WI
Leona Keene (daughter) - Age 14 abt. 1916, WI
Lloyd B. Keene (son) - Age 10 - born 6 May 1919, WI
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Arthur E. Keene (brother) - Age 30 abt. 1899 - Potosi, WI - info: Chicago Tribune (IL) - 14 Apr 1944
Lima Union Cemetery, Grant Co., WI . . . . . . . . . T/Sgt. - Lloyd B. Keene . . . . . . . . . .
- via findagrave.com - John Burkholder -
His parents are Albert Keene and Vina Keene née Steinborn
Siblings: Blanche M. Reynolds - 23 Jun 1913, Union, Grant Co., WI - died 05 Sep 2003 - age 90
Leona Sudmeyer née Keene - 07 Sep 1915 - 21 Jul 2004, Lancaster, WI - Age 88
Nellie Snider née Keene (†), Arthur Keene (†), Geneive Irish née Keene - b.1901 - (†), Albert Keene (†),
George Keene (†), Elva Keene (†) and Donald Keene (†)
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Main info is from the obituary of his sister Blanche - 2003
Siblings are not given in the right order - info PATS - 13 Mar 2014
T/Sgt. - Lloyd Bill Keene
photo via Kari Hampton
Lloyd is my great grand uncle, Arthur E. Keene is my great grandpa - 13 Mar 2014 -
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35319409 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator / Air Gunner - Matthew "Max" Edward Palenica - Cuyahoga Co., OH - EVD/POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 25 Oct 1921, OH - died 09 Dec 1999, Peoria, AZ - Age 78
Son of Mr. Paul Palenica (father) and Mrs. Maria Palenica (mother), 6518 Gertrude Ave, Cleveland, OH
Siblings: Henry "Hank" R. Palenica, Stella T. Palenica, Irene Palenica and Jane Palenica
Enlistment: 12 Aug 1942, Cleveland, Ohio
Bailed out as fourth and last near Ommen
Husband of Dorothy Palenica (wife),born 10 Sep 1927 - died 26 Apr 2007, Phoenix, AZ - Age 79
Max was transfered via Vollenhove - #04 on list(37) Kingma - to the Underground in the Province of Friesland
near Arnhem helped and guided by Henry Burgers
Taken POW - 17 Dec 1944 - near Roermond, Province of Limburg
some of the helpers are Mr. Remko Roosjen and Mr. Jacques Vrij
T/Sgt. Matthew 'Max' Edward Palenica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Unknown" Crew - with Max Palenica . . . . . . . . . . .
back-l-r: Max Palenica; 2nd on the left - with his 'original' crew taken in 1943, USA
- via Matthew Palenica (Son) - 05 Sep 2010
Kriegsgefangenelager der Luftwaffe I
T/Sgt. PALENICA M. E. - #7221
Dulag-Luft (Oberursel) - Eingeleifert am: 28 Dec 1944 - POW #7221
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Mrs. Stella T. Piekos (sister) née Palenica, born 10 Feb 1918 - died 26 May 2010 - Age 92
Hank Palenica (Adeline), Irene Matuszeski, Jane Sliwinski (deceased) and Max Palenica (deceased)
- info obit 'The Plain Dealer' - 30/31 May 2010 -
additional info and image via Matthew Palenica (Son) - 25 May 2009
Award for Mr. Remko Roosjen, Hengelo - Medal of Freedom (USA) - silver - 4 Sep 1946, Den Haag
Mr. Jacob 'Jacques' Vrij - born 19 Apr 1916, Emmer-Compascuum - died 25 Dec 2007, Delft - Age 91
Awards for Mr. Jacques Vrij, Maastricht - Medal of Freedom (USA) - bronze - 21 Nov 1946, Amsterdam
and Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau
Photos on collage of Max Palenica and Cleo White taken by Underground
"typo's" - middle name of White, wrong date and crash location
Helpers: Tiny Mulder and Jacob "Jacques" Vrij
discrepancy - it's Cleo C. White - info PATS
Signed Fl. 2.50 "Zilverbon" banknote - of Harry Houwing - 10 March 1944, Dalfsen
- source: Werkgroep Documentatie ’39-’45, Historische Kring Dalfsen - 11 Oct 2010 -
Names on note: Max Palenica, Cleo White, Michael Kopzca, Marlowe B. Olson, Paul H. Moseley and William H. Hammond
Signed Fl. 2.50 "Zilverbon" banknote - of Theodore John de Jongh - 10 March 1944, Dalfsen
Snapshot photo on top is of T/Sgt. Max Palenica
- source: Wally U. de Jongh (son) - 27 Mar 2013 -
Names on note: Michael Kopzca, Max Palenica, Cleo C. White, Paul H. Moseley, Marlowe B. Olson and William H. Hammond
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Theodore John de Jongh - born 02 Dec 1920, Bandung, Indonesia - died 20 Aug 2014, Amsterdam - Age 93
info via Marla Olson - 15 Sep 2014
32485079 - ?/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Laurence R. Stevenson - flew back to a B-24 base in the UK
32485079 - Laurence R. Stevenson - Residence: Sussex Co., Delaware - Enlistment: 19 Dec 1942, Camden, NJ - born 1919, PA
36450961 - Laurence C. Stevenson - Residence: Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin - Enlistment: 8 Feb 1943, Marquette, MI - born 1923, MI
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15017498 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Cleo C. White - Fairmont, Marion County, WV - EVD/POW - Stalag Luft 1
born 1920, WV
Enlistment: 11 Feb 1941, Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio
Bailed out as second near Ommen
Cleo was transfered via Vollenhove - #05 on list(37) Kingma - to the Underground in the Province of Friesland
near Arnhem helped and guided by Henry Burgers
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Stalag Luft 1 - North 3, Barracks 1 (Block 301) - Room 10
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6927336 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Martin Cech - Cuyahoga County, OH - EVD
born: 14 Nov 1918, OH - died 6 Apr 2004, Venice, Los Angeles Co., CA - Age 83
Residence: 7903 Linwood Avenue, Cleveland, OH - Peace time occupation: Machinist
Air Medal - 20 Missions - Bailed out as first around 11:30AM - wounded: Yes. Small piece 20mm in back
Helped and sheltered for over a year by Underground in eastern part of Holland - mostly Province of Overijjsel
places are: Ommen, Enschede, Glanerbrug, Eibergen (Gld.), Almelo, Den Ham, Bergentheim, Marienberg en Nijverdal
E&E #2934 - Escape and Evasion Report (19 pages) - see MIS-X reports
Quartered in Marienberg from July 1944 to February 1945
On 5 Apr 1945 he was picked up by the Canadian Army
Martin Cech with other evaders at the farm "Bruinhof" of family de Bruin, Beerzerveld
American evaders in front of "Bruinhof"
l-r: Harold L. Heafner Jr., Harold L. Chapman, Martin Cech, Stuart E. Bouley, Raymond E. Swick and Robert F. Pipes
source: 8th AF NEWS - VOLUME 15, NUMBER 3 - The Voice Of The Mighty Eighth - JULY 1989
Martin Cech with other evaders at the farm "Bruinhof" of family de Bruin, Beerzerveld
American evaders in front of "Bruinhof"
l-r: Harold L. Heafner Jr., Harold L. Chapman, Martin Cech, Stuart E. Bouley, Raymond E. Swick and Robert F. Pipes
source: "Rondom den Herdenbergh" 1990 7-3 - page 6-10
306th BG - B-17G - #42-31025 - 06 Mar 1944 - 6927336 - S/Sgt. M. Cech
44th BG - B-24H - #42-52332 - 15 Mar 1944 - 15335773 - T/Sgt. R. E. Swick
466th BG - B-24H - #41-29399 - 29 Apr 1944 - 20821082 - T/Sgt. R. F. Pipes and 34472989 - S/Sgt. H. L. Heafner Jr.
95th BG - B-17G - #42-37889 - 29 Jun 1944 - 32502903 - S/Sgt. H. L. Chapman and 16084687 - S/Sgt. S. E. Bouley
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16035147 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - John K. Hedberg - Cook County, IL - POW - Stalag Luft 4
born 6 Feb 1925 (1923), Chicago, IL - died 10 Mar 1993, Denver, CO - Age 68 (70)
discrepancy birth year - 1923 in Army records / 1925 at Headstone - info PATS
Likely to young (16) when enlisted; told he was 18 - info PATS
Enlistment: 24 Oct 1941, Chicago, Illinois
Bailed out as third near Ommen
16035147 - S/Sgt. John Kirnson Hedberg - born 6 Feb 1923 - info KU 1099
S/Sgt. - John Kirnson Hedberg
avulsion thumb and index finger right, cut wounds right upper leg
- info MACR #2916 - #42-31373 - page 7 and page 10 - via footnote.com -
Because of the seriousness of his wounded right hand, he was turned over to the Germans
and was sent to a prison camp - Stalag Luft 4
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Married to Ruby - three children after WWII - Donna (F), Jay(M) and Ed(M)
John K. Hedberg - Birth: 6 Feb 1925 - Death: 10 Mar 1993 - Age 68
Spouse: Ruby M. Hedberg - Birth: 20 Jul 1925 - Death: 12 Apr 1991 - Age 65
John K. Hedberg - Inventor: Adjustable tennis racket handle
United States Patent 3931968 - 13 May 1974 - date issued: 13 Jan 1976
Deceased Name: RUBY M. HEDBERG - 65, of Denver died April 12 1991.
Services were April 17 in the Moore-Howard Mortuary, West 46th Avenue.
Burial - 17 Apr 1991 Plot: 2 Site 953 - was in Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Mrs. Hedberg, a native of Arvada, owned the Hed Sign Shop and Love Tennis Shop with her husband.
She was manager of Postal Sub-Station 21 and was active in the Ex-POW and DAV Women's Auxiliary groups.
Survivors include her husband, John; two sons, Jay of Arvada and Eddie of Lakewood;
a daughter, Donna Jack of Evergreen; and seven grandchildren.
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info: Obituary - Rocky Mountain News (CO) - 27 April 1991
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Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial S/Sgt. John K. Hedberg
Burial 15 Mar 1993 - Plot: Section 2 Site 953 - Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
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1943 - Crew Albert A. Adams - 306th BG 423rd BS - 1943
front l-r: Albert 'Al' A. Adams (P), Joseph 'Joe' Mathis (CP), William A. Barnes (N), Arnold J. Bugni (B)
back l-r: William G. Eben (ENG), Cleo C. White (RWG), H. C. Edenholm (RO),
Hugo Cappelli (LWG), Laurence Stevenson (BTG), John K. Hedberg (TG)
NOT on crew of 6 Mar 1944
Photo from page 4 - 306th Echoes, April '93 - Vol. 18, No.2
1943 - Crew Albert A. Adams - 306th BG 423rd BS - 1943
423rd - front l-r: Albert 'Al' A. Adam (P), Joseph 'Joe' Mathis (CP), William A. Barnes (N), Arnold J. Bugni (B)
back l-r: William G. Eben (ENG) - not 306th, Cleo C. White (RWG), H. C. Edenholm (RO) - not 306th,
Hugo Cappelli (LWG), Laurence R. Stevenson (BTG), John K. Hedberg (TG)
NOT on crew of 6 Mar 1944
H. C. Edenhold = 19913316 - Sgt. - Radio Operator / Air Gunner - Herbert C. Edenholm, born 1910, WA - POW - Stalag Luft 3
Herbert Edenholm - born 14 Mar 1910, WA - died 1 May 1971, Seattle, King Co., WA - Age 61
belly landing - 31 Dec 1943 - with crew Coleman Goldstein - #42-3186 - 92nd BG - 327th BS
MACR #1959 - 4 POW - 6 EVD - over France - target Cognac, Fr. -
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Enlistments: 09 Mar 1942, Tacoma, WA (married) and 11 Sep 1946, McChord Field, WA (divorced) - Residence: King Co., WA
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Hugo Capelli = 12155785 - T/Sgt. - Nose Turret Gunner / Togglier - Hugo Cappelli, born 1922, NJ - POW - Stalag Luft 3
Crew Daniel W. Gates - 12 Sep 1944 - B-17G #42-102503 - 306th BG - 423rd BS
MACR #8835 - 8 POW - 1 KIA - over Germany
Son of Mrs. Marie C. Cappelli (mother), 87-86 254th Street, New York Co., New York
Enlistment: 19 Oct 1942, New York City, NY - Residence: Nassau Co., NY - Nativity: New Jersey - Marital Status: Single
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
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William Eben = 13053320 - ..... - William G. Eben, Berks Co., PA
born 23 Nov 1918, PA - died 22 Jul 1997, Reading, Berks, PA - Age 78
Enlistment: 4 Feb 1942, Philadelphia, PA - Residence: undefined code - Nativity: PA - Martial Status: Single
Son of William C. Eben and Emma A. Eben, 1418 Hampden Boulevard, Reading, Berks Co., PA - US Census - 14 Apr 1930
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William A. Barnes (N), Arnold J. Bugni (B) - are NOT on POW or EVD listings -
William Eben and Laurence Stevenson - are NOT on POW or EVD listings either -
by elimation some of these 'four' could be also on board on 06 March 1944
Needs to be verified with 306th BG Association - 03 Sep 2010 - PATS
CREW NAMES for 06 Mar 1944 mission
are given in "Escape and Evasion Report" of LWG - S/Sgt. Martin Cech - 12 Apr 2011 - PATS
As it was not his original crew - names written by Martin Cech were not accurate
ADAMS, METHEWS, BOONGIE, BARNES, PALINICA, KEENE, STEVENSO, WHITE, CECH, HEADBERG
other variants in E&E #2934 report - MATTHEWS, BOUGNAY, STEVENSON, HEADBERY/HEADBURG
SGLO - T3500B - NO crash !!!
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Contact Adams is pending - 02 Sep 2010 - PATS
Contact Hedberg is pending - 03 Sep 2010 - PATS
Contact Palenica is pending - 03 Sep 2010 - PATS
Contact Mathis is pending - 04 Sep 2010 - PATS
Contact Keene is pending - 12 Apr 2011 - 13 Mar 2014 - PATS
Last update - 14 Jan 2020 - PATS
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SGLO - T3083 B-17G - #42-37830 MZ-V - 2nd Lt. Henry E. Marks Jr. - Ommen - 12:15 96th BG(H) - 413rd BS - 8th AF - 13 Nov 1943 - MACR #1388 7 KIA - 3 POW |
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Departure: AAF Station 138 - USAAF Snetterton Heath
Rammed by another B-17 aircraft in midair - info MACR
Other source: Shot down NE of Arnhem by Hauptmann Wolfgang Neu, 4./JG 26
96th BG - 45th CBW - Square 'C'- 413rd BS - MZ - 3rd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G - #42-37830 MZ-V - 13 Nov 1943 - Mission: Bremen - MACR #1388
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33098770 - O-798548 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Henry Earl Marks Jr. - Southhampton Co., VA - Age 24 - KIA
14034899 - O-801828 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Wilbur Hyman Brown - Pitt Co., NC - Age 23 - POW
39022216 - O-682303 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Bernard Maurice Cress - Los Angeles Co., CA - Age 26 - KIA
14103243 - O-676931 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Ben (nmi) Ehrlich Jr. - Fulton Co., GA - Age 27 - KIA
33239605 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - William Milton Fuhrman Jr. - Cumberland Co., PA - Age 21 - KIA
35369730 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Maurice Francis Wren - Vigo Co., IN - Age 23 - KIA
13135665 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Maurice Isaac Bowen Jr. - Baltimore City Co., MD - Age 21 - KIA
35446547 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Eugene Lawrence Fennell - Cabell Co., WV - Age 28 - POW
11089423 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Francis Joseph Ferrick Jr. - Suffolk Co., MA - Age 19 - POW
12172260 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Edmund Joseph O'Rourke - Oneida Co., NY - Age 21 - KIA
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33098770 - O-798548 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Henry Earl Marks Jr. - Southhampton Co., VA - KIA
born 26 Feb 1919, Capron, Southhampton Co., VA, USA - died 13 Nov 1943, Ommen, The Netherlands - Age 24
Son of Mr. Henry Earl Marks Sr. (father) and Mrs. Ethel Davis Marks (mother)
Mrs. Ethel D. Marks (mother), Rural Free Delivery Number One, Courtland, Virginia
Mr. Henry Earl Marks Sr. - born 13 May 1897 - died 21 Nov 1948 - Age 51
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, NL - Plot: H - Row: 9 - Grave: 21
Siblings: Ida Catherine (F), Benjamin Edward (M), Leonidas Seaborn (M), Jessie Thomas (M) and Aubrey Pope Marks (M)
Occupation: Henry Earl Marks Sr. is farmer
US Census 10 Apr 1930 and US Census 30 Apr 1940
Address 1930: Route 609, Courtland & Emporia Road, Capron District, VA
Address 1940: Road 609, Capron District, VA
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Henry Earl Marks - Head - born 13 May 1897 - died 21 Nov 1948 - Age 51 - Occupation: Farmer
Ethel Novella Davis Marks - Wife - born 03 Feb 1897 - died 06 Jul 1974, Capron, VA - Age 77
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Ida Katherine Marks Whitehead - Daughter - born 24 Dec 1916 - died 15 Oct 1995 - Age 78
Henry Earl Marks - Son - born 26 Feb 1919, Capron, VA - died 13 Nov 1943, Ommen, The Netherlands
Benjamin Edward Marks - Son - born 02 Dec 1922 - 29 Mar 2012 - Age 89
Leonidas "Lon" Seaborn Marks - Son - born 05 Sep 1924, Pope, VA - died 13 Mar 2009 - Age 84
Jessie "Jess" Thomas Marks - Son - born 20 May 1926 - died 02 Feb 1952, Richmond, VA - Age 25
Aubrey Pope Marks - Son - born 22 Jan 1932 - died 02 Dec 2004 - Age 72
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additional info via Find A Grave - by 'Remembering the Forgotten' - 13 Mar 2009
In Memory - Lt. Henry Earl Marks Jr.
image source Findagrave Memorial #34756582 by Joe Vick - 19 Apr 2014
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14034899 - O-801828 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Wilbur Hyman Brown - Pitt Co., NC - Age 23 - POW
born 02 Sep 1920 - died 18 Jan 2005, Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co., VA - Age 84
Grandson of Mr. Jesse W. Brown (grandfather), Maple Street, Greenville, North Carolina
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Lawrenceville, VA – Wilbur Hyman Brown, 84, died 18 Jan 2005
Survivors include his wife, Alta Thompson Brown; two sons, Bruce Brown of Murfreesboro and Steve Brown of Edenton;
two sisters, Bettie Neblett of Charlottesville and Mattie Bryan of Greenville; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild
A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Lawrenceville United Methodist Church
Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Lawrenceville
Oakwood Park Cemetery, Section E - Lot 133 - Capt. AAF WWII, Pilot POW
Source: Obituary - Roanoke-Chowan News Herald - 25 Jan 2005
Subject: Search photo - Co-Pilot - Wilbur Hyman Brown
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Dear Steve,
Are you related ?
If so .... is your late dad Wilbur Hyman Brown in the crew photo ?
Sincerly PATS - 26 May 2021
Yes to both questions.
I'm his son and my dad is bottom row, second from the left.
I have never seen this picture. Thank you! - 27 May 2021
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39022216 - O-682303 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Bernard Maurice Cress - Los Angeles Co., CA - KIA
born 06 Jan 1917, Queens, Upshur Co., West Virginia - died 13 Nov 1943, Ommen, The Netherlands - Age 26
Enlistment: 05 Mar 1942, Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA - Residence: Los Angeles Co., CA
Husband of Mrs. Bonita B. Cress (wife), 2591 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, California
Final burial USA
25 Sep 1943 - Lt. Marks' crew
image via Jeff Greenwood (Great Grand Nephew of Cress) - 25 May 2021
Standing l-r: - Fennell - , - Bowen - , - Wren - , - O'Rourke - , - Ferrick - , - Fuhrman -,
Kneeling l-r: - Marks Jr. - , - Brown - , - Cress - , - Ehrlich Jr. -
Enhanced and Colorized - MyHeritage
Additional info: #1 is likely FENNELL (height 6') w.r.t. FERRICK Jr. (height 5'11") - info PATS
Confirmed by David Fennell (nephew) - 28 May 2021
#2 and #4 ... likely the gunners Bowen and O'Rourke (order unknown)
#4 ... is O'Rourke based on his photo I received today - 31 May 2021
#2 ... 2nd left back row ... Bowen is also confirmed by his cousins - 31 May 2021
Bernard Maurice Cress - civil
image via Jeff Greenwood (Great Grand Nephew) - 25 May 2021
Hi Pats,
Here's a couple pictures, the first one of the whole crew,
the 2nd is just him shortly before he left for the war.
The gunners and the radio man are in the back row.
Pilot, co-pilot are to the left on the front row,
my Great Grand Uncle (Bernard Cress) is in the light colored uniform
in the middle and I am not sure who the last one is.
#3 is Wren, the radio man.
Thanks for all you do for the history,
Jeff Greenwood
Great Grand Nephew of Bernard Cress (My Grandfathers brother) - 25 May 2021
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14103243 - O-676931 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Ben (nmi) Ehrlich Jr. - Fulton Co., GA - KIA
born 07 Dec 1915, WV - died 13 Nov 1943, Ommen, The Netherlands - Age 27
Enlistment: 18 Apr 1942, Atlanta, Georgia - Residence: Fulton Co., GA
Brother of Mr. Louis A. Ehrlich (brother), 904 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia
Final burial USA
Burial: Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., Georgia, USA
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Ben Ehrlich Jr., Bombardier Training Class 43-6
Big Spring Flying School, Texas - WW II - Photo added by: dfr - 10 Nov 2013
source Findagrave Memorial# 8739435 by TWCP
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33239605 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - William Milton Fuhrman Jr. - Cumberland Co., PA - KIA
born 06 Feb 1922, Marietta, Lancaster Co., PA - died 13 Nov 1943, Ommen, The Netherlands - Age 21
Son of Mr. William M. Fuhrman Sr. and Mrs. Stella C. Fuhrman
William M. Fuhrman, Jr. attended the Hershey Industrial School, graduating in 1939
Husband of Mrs. Thera Fuhrman née Lorenz (wife), 245 East Water Street, Middletown, Pennsylvania
Enlistment: 01 Sep 1942, Harrisburg, PA - Marital Status: Married
Final burial USA
His remains were returned to the U.S. and he was buried near his Hometown,
in the Marietta Cemetery, in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
William Milton Fuhrman, Jr. was survived by his wife, Thera Lorenz Fuhrman;
his Father, William Milton Fuhrman, Sr.; his Brothers, Dale H. Fuhrman; Charles E. Fuhrman;
and Earl C. Fuhrman; and by his Sister, Doris L. Fuhrman; and other relatives
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info via Find a Grave - by Joel Frampton Gilfert
T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - William Milton Fuhrman Jr.
source Find A Grave Memorial# 64390479 by Joel Frampton Gilfert - 19 Jan 2011
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35369730 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Maurice Francis Wren - Vigo Co., IN - KIA
born 05 Oct 1920, Vigo Co., IN - died 13 Nov 1943, Ommen, The Netherlands - Age 23
Husband of Mrs. Patricia ?R? Wren (wife), Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, NL - Plot: M - Row: 18 - Grave: 6
T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Maurice Francis Wren
crop from crew photo
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13135665 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Maurice Isaac Bowen Jr. - Baltimore City Co., MD - KIA
born 8 Nov 1922, Baltimore, MD - died 13 Nov 1943, Ommen, The Netherlands - Age 21
Son of Mr. Maurice Isaac Bowen Sr. and Mrs. Frances Pricilla Bowen née Denton, Prince Frederick, Maryland
Siblings: Carrie, James Vivian (M), Ethel, Bessie Louise, Frances Priscilla, Ellen, Gertrude and Carolyn
Final burial Maryland, USA
Honored by M. E. Wood (nephew); Mrs. Bonnie Palmer (niece) - see wwiimemorial.com
Bonnie J. Palmer, 6538 Freedom Ave, Sykesville, MD 21784
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35446547 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Eugene Lawrence Fennell - Cabell Co., WV - Age 28 - POW
born 29 Jan 1915, East Brady, PA - died 15 Jun 1967, Girard, Trumbull, OH - Age 52
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Son of Mr. Roy Victor Fennell (M-54 18 Jul 1885 - .. Jul 1962) and Mrs. Lillian Shea Fennell (F-53 1887 - 23 Sep 1968)
Siblings: Walter Roy Fennell (M- 34 1906 - 1981), Viola Duffy née Fennell (F-32 1908 - 1982)
and Richard Claude Fennell (M-20 24 Sep 1919 - 16 Aug 1998 - Age 78)
Relatives: Edward G. Duffy (M-40 abt. 1900 - brother-in-law),
Billie E. Duffy (M-13 abt. 1927 - nephew) and Tommie Duffy (M-12 abt 1928 - nephew)
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Family and ages - info via US Census 09 Apr 1940
16 Oct 1940 - WWII Draft card
Height: 6' - Weight: 160 lbs - Race: White - Eyes: Brown - Hair: Black - Complexion: Light Brown
Eugene Lawrence Fennell - WWII Draft card - 16 Oct 1940
via Fold3
Husband of Mrs. Bernice D. Fennell (wife), 944 Monroe Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia
Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug (Closed) Moved to Stalag 4 Grosstychow East Prussia 54-20
BACK WITH FAMILY AGAIN AFTER LONG ABSENCE
Gene Fennell back home with his parents Roy and Lillian and wife Bernice
newsclip/photo via David Fennell (nephew) - 28 May 2021
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11089423 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Francis "Frank" Joseph Ferrick Jr. - Suffolk Co., MA - Age 19 - POW
born 24 Jul 1924, MA - died Feb 1981 - Age 56
Son of Mrs. Margaret M. Ferrick (mother), 133 Calumet Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12 and Stalag 17B (Barrack 37A)
Enlistment: 19 Sep 1942, Boston, Massachusetts - Residence: Suffolk Co., MA
Patricia Ferrick (daughter)
ID-tag - Frank J. Ferrick
courtesy Greg Ferrick (son) - via Sir Schokkenbroek - 13 Nov 2018
Crew with S/Sgt. Francis Joseph Ferrick Jr.
source John Manhro - via Sir Schokkenbroek - 17 Apr 2014
Standing l-r: - 1 - , - 2 - , - 3 - , - 4 - , - Ferrick - , - Fuhrman -,
Kneeling l-r: - 7 - , - 8 - , - 9 - , - 10 -
Fuhrman based on his Army Portrait - info PATS - 19 Mar 2015
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12172260 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Edmund Joseph O'Rourke - Oneida Co., NY - KIA
born 21 Feb 1922, NY - died 13 Nov 1943, Ommen, The Netherlands - Age 21
Son of Mr. Willis J. O'Rourke (father) and Mrs. Doris N. O'Rourke née Barden (mother), Blossvale, New York
Siblings: Audrey L. O'Rourke (F) and Barbara Ann O'Rourke (F)
Final burial New York, USA
US Census 03 Apr 1940
Annsville Town, Oneida, New York, United States
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Willis J. O'Rourke - Head - M-44 - born 1896, New York - died 1958 - Age ~62
Doris N. O'Rourke - Wife - F-41 - born 1898, New York - died 1991 - Age ~93
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Edmund J. O'Rourke - Son - M-17 - born 21 Feb 1922, New York - died 13 Nov 1943 - Age 21
Audrey O'Rourke - Daughter - F-15 - born 26 Mar 1925, New York - died 24 Jun 1980 - Age 55
Barba O'Rourke - Daughter - F-7 - born abt. 1933, New York
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info: FamilySearch
Audrey L. Bowers - died 24 Jun 1980 - Willis J. O'Rourke (father) - Doris N. Barden (mother) - Frederick J. Bowers (spouse) - NY - 2
Daughter of Audrey was Mrs. Kathy Goodine néé Bowers - born 1945 - died 1997 - Age ~52
Honored by Mr. Fred Bowers (brother-in-law) - see wwiimemorial.com
Meeker-O'Rourke American Legion Post #1309, 9275 Main Street, Taberg, NY
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SGLO - T3083
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Contact Brown is pending - 01 Nov 2010 - 26 May 2021 - PATS
Contact Ferrick is pending - 15 Apr 2011 - 07 Feb 2019 - PATS
Contact Marks is pending - 18 Mar 2015 - 08 Feb 2019 - PATS
Contact Bowen is pending - 19 Mar 2015 - 29 May 2021 - PATS
Contact Fuhrman is pending - 06 Jun 2016 - PATS
Contact Cress is pending - 25 May 2021 - PATS - #745
Contact Fennell is pending - 28 May 2021 - PATS - #746
Contact O'Rourke is pending - 30 May 2021 - PATS - #747
Last update - 01 Jun 2021 - PATS
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SGLO - T1008 Wellington Mk.Ic - R1281 - WS-? - mission Emden - 05:30 9 Squadron - RAF - 27 Apr 1941 - 6 POW |
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Take-off: 26 Apr 1941 - 20:44 - RAF Honington, Suffolk, UK
Wellington Mk.Ic - R1281 - WS-? - at crash location
HKO - Ommen - via Sir Schokkenbroek - 20 Jan 2015 - 07 Feb 2020
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Crew: Wellington Mk.Ic - R1281 - WS-? - 27 Apr 1941 - Mission: Emden
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400051 - Pilot - Sgt. - R. G. Damman - RAAF - Age 27 - POW
745529 - 2nd Pilot - Sgt. - R. M. Trundle - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
910503 - Observer - Sgt. - D. B. Reid - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
619759 - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt. - R. R. Mackenzie-Graham - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
908595 - Front Air Gunner - Sgt. - B. S. Jacobs - RAFVR - Age 24 - POW
906225 - Rear Air Gunner - Sgt. - B. W. Channing - RAFVR - Age 21 - POW
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - R1281 - WS-? - Damman
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400051 - Pilot - Sgt. - Ronald "Ron" Gustave Damman - RAAF - Age 27 - POW
born 7 Sep 1913, Warburton, Victoria, Australia - died 15 Jul 2002, Runaway Bay, Queensland - Age 88
Son of Mr. Gustave Melbourne Damman and Mrs. Hair Alice Damman
Ms. Jean Alice Damman (sister) - born .. ... 1915, Warburton
Ms. Sheila Evelyn Damman (sister) - born 07 Mar 1920, Warburton
Mr. Stanley Percy Damman (brother) - born 25 Nov 1923, Warburton - died 31 Dec 2013, Pomona - Age 90
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Mr. G. M. Damman (father), Hazel Park, Warburton
Mr. Percy Damman (uncle) (1876-1970), 221 Collins Street, Melbourne
Miss Lilly Damman (aunt) (1870-1946), Chevron, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne
POW No. 592 - Camps: Stalag Luft I - Barth, Stalag Luft VIII-B - Lamsdorf,
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug, Stalag 357 - Kopernikus, Poland
01 May 1943: Promoted to Flight Sergeant
01 May 1944: Promoted to Warrant Officer
Spoke with Peter P. Damman (cousin) (b.1929) - info PATS - 05 Dec 2014
Enlistment: 26/27 Apr 1940
Profession: Tobacconist + Fancy Goods . . . Sales Manager (2nd interview: 14 Jul 1945)
Private Address 1945: "Hazel Park", Warburton, Vict.
Capture: 30 Apr 1941, Zwolle, Holland . . . near Apeldoorn (2nd interview: 14 Jul 1945)
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt - 01 May 1941 - 10 May 1941
Stalag Luft 2 - Barth - 14 May 1941 - 15 Sep 1941
Stalag VIII-B - Lamsdorf - 17 Sep 1941 - 13 Jun 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - 15 Jun 1942 - 13 Jul 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug - 16 Jul 1943 - 20 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn - 22 Jul 1944 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Jul 1944 - 16 Apr 1945
24 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Damman
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M.I.9. records Damman - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
14 Jul 1945 - Camp dates, etc ... do slighty vary with his previous interview on 24 Apr 1945
14 Jul 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Damman
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M.I.9. records Damman - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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Sgt. Ronald "Ron" Gustave Damman
courtesy Jane (daughter) - via Peter Damman (cousin) - 04 Jan 2015
SHEILA EVELYN DAMMAN
Service Number : VFX65581
Date of birth : 07 Mar 1920
Place of birth : WARBURTON VIC
Place of enlistment : Unknown
Next of Kin : DAMMAN G.
Rank : Lieutenant
Unit : 2/8 Australian General Hospital
Award : Mention in despatches
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 6 March 1947
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 754, position 19
Date of London Gazette: 6 March 1947
Location in London Gazette: Page 1095, position 52
Mrs. Sheila Evelyn Catton née Damman
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418924 - Stanley Percy Damman
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info awm.gov.au - 31 Dec 2014
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2007 - From Lloyd Clark, of Knoxfield:
I was a member of the Odd Bods in the early years
You may have heard of Cal Younger, a former cadet cartoonist with the Melbourne Argus;
the Red Cross organised some of his PoW caricatures to be sent on in 1942 and published
in that paper. Ron Damman, who is mentioned as the first RAAF aircrew POW, was a member
of the Damman family, tobacconists of Melbourne.
Ron died 5 years ago at his retirement home at Runaway Bay, Qld.
Cartoon with Ron Damman, East Malvern, Melbourne
(Following caption is from the Argus at the time)
Sent to "The Argus" London office, from which it was forwarded to Melbourne,
the series of drawings reproduced above is the work of a Victorian Flight-Sergeant in the RAAF
who has been a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III at Sagan, in Silesia, Prussia, since May, 1942.
He is Flight Sergeant C. H. Younger, of East Hawthorn, who has included his own likeness among those of
a number of fellow Victorian NCO's in the same camp. He has also completed and sent out other series
featuring New South Wales prisoners and an Australian sporting team formed by men in the camp.
All the airmen in the group were brought down in raids over Germany at various times onwards from early 1941,
the "oldest inhabitant" among them being Sergeant - Pilot - R. Damman, who has been a prisoner since April of that year.
Sgt. A. L. Bull became a prisoner in August 1942, and Sgt. F. W. Penn the following month.
W/O. D. R. Wardell has been a prisoner since February, 1942; and Flight Sergeant R. F. Davies was brought down
in a raid on Emden four months later.
(Whether or not one smoked, Cal Younger always depicted his caricatures with smoking paraphernalia "for effect")
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via Peter Damman - Odds'n' Ends page 4 - source: theoddbods.org/2004_02/oddsnends04.htm - 30 Dec 2014
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745529 - 2nd Pilot - Sgt. - Richard Morris Trundle - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
born 24 Jul 1920, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland - died 19 Dec 2010, Malvern, UK - Age 90
Son of Mr. Edward Sharp Trundle and Mrs. Ellen [Eileen] Trundle née Manley [Manly]
Siblings (5): Keith, Philip, Margaret, Norah and Eileen
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1869 - Edward Sharp Trundle - district: Hackney - Vol 1b Page 396
Mr. Edward Sharp Trundle - Married 3rd Quarter 1907 - Ms. Ellen [Eileen] Manley - Paddington, London - Vol 1a Page 179
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Keith Edward Trundle - born 3rd Quarter 1908, Paddington, London, MMS Manly - died aged 83, 1992, Cumbernauld
Philip Hugh Trundle - born 4th Quarter 1909, Barnet, Middlesex, MMS Manly - died aged 68, 1978, Glasgow
Margaret Agnes Trundle - born 4th Quarter 1911, Barnet, Middlesex, MMS Manly - died aged 67, 1979, Edinburgh
Norah Trundle - born 1912, Cathcart, Glasgow, ref 633/B/410 - died aged 84, 1998, Helensburgh
Eileen Betty Trundle - born 1917, Hillhead, Glasgow, ref 644/12/179 - died aged 85, 2003, Paisley
Richard Morris Trundle - born 1920, Hillhead, Glasgow, ref 644/12/414
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Edward Sharp Trundle - aged 70 died in 1939 in Kelvingrove, Glasgow, reference 644/9/184
Valuation Role 1940: Mrs. Eileen Trundle, 7 Rupert Street, Glasgow
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Eileen Trundle MS Manly - aged 70 died (~1954) in Paisley, Glasgow, ref 573/1/500
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info via Patricia Irving - 19 Aug 2019
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1940 - Mr. Richard M. Trundle with Ms. Irene B. Thorpe - district: Hitchin - Vol 3a Page 3761
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1947 - Judith M. Trundle - mother's surname: Thorpe - district: Weston - Vol 7c Page 460
Birth 4th Qtr. 1950 - Rosemary F. Trundle - mother's surname: Thorpe - district: Worthing - Vol 5h Page 485
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1968 - Judith M. Trundle with Mr. Peter W. Foulsham - district: Oxford - Vol 6b Page 3105
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1978 - Rosemary F. Trundle with Mr. Jeffrey R. Sheen - district: Hammersmith - Vol 12 Page 1185
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1979 - Rani Louise Sheen - mother's surname: Trundle - district: Colchester - Vol 9 Page 3261
Birth 4th Qtr. 1982 - Jacob Benjamin Sheen - mother's surname: Trundle - district: Colchester - Vol 9 Page 2755
Likely !!! - Richard Morris Trundle, 33 GRAHAM ROAD, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2HU
Irene F. Trundle - sourced from Electoral Roll records from 2002-2007 - same address - info 192.com
Mr. Richard Morris Trundle was born in July 1920 and the first directorship
we have on file was in 1991 at Graham Court (Malvern) Limited
RICHARD MORRIS TRUNDLE - Director - 20 Feb 1991 - 07 Oct 1996
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All above is likely and need to be verified !!! - info PATS - 20 Jan 2015 - verified - 19 Aug 2019
POW No. 615 - Camps: Stalag Luft 1 - Barth, Stalag Luft III - Sagan
745529 - 2nd Pilot - Sgt. - Richard Morris Trundle - RAFVR
image via Rani Sheen (granddaughter) - 31 Aug 2019
Enlistment: 27 Mar 1939
Profession: Clerk (office)
Private Address 1945: 7 Rupert Street, Glasgow C.4, Scotland
Capture: Ommen, Holland - 27 Apr 1941
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 30 Apr 1941 - 04 May 1941
Stalag Luft II - Barth - Pommern - 07 May 1941 - .. Mar 1942
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - Silesia - .. Mar 1942 - .. Jan 1945
Stalag Luft III. Marlag - Tarmstedt - Bremen - .. Jan 1945 - .. Apr 1945
03 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Trundle
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M.I.9. records Trundle - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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AIR78-160-1 - page 366
745529 - Richard Morris Trundle - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 04 Dec 2014
Year of birth, etc ... need to be verified !!!! - info PATS - 04 Dec 2014 - verified - 19 Aug 2019
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910503 - Observer - Sgt. - Donald "Don" Bruce Reid - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
born 11 Dec 1920, Poplar, London, UK - died 01 Jan 2011, Mombasa, Kenya - Age 90
POW No. 610 - Camps: Stalag Luft I - Barth, Stalag Luft III - Sagan
AIR78-132-2 - page 499
910503 - Donald Bruce Reid - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 04 Dec 2014
Enlistment: .. Nov 1939
Profession: Electrical Engineer
Private Address 1945: 18, Malvern Close, Ickenham, Middlesex, UK
Capture: 27 Apr 1941, Ommen, Holland
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 27 Apr 1941 - 04 May 1941
Stalag Luft 1 - Barth - 07 May 1941 - .. ... 194.
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - .. ... 194. - .. ... 194.
Stalag Luft 1 - Barth - .. ... 194. - .. May 1945
11 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Reid
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M.I.9. records Reid - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
619759 - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt. - Rob Roy Mackenzie-Graham - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
born 22 Jul 1920, Scotland - died 18 Jul 1994, Los Angeles - Age 73
Mother's Last Name: Braude
POW No. 598 - Camps: Stalag Luft I - Barth, Stalag Luft VIII-B - Lamsdorf, Stalag Luft III - Sagan,
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug, Stalag 357 - Kopernikus, Poland
AIR78-64-1 - page 866
619759 - Rob Roy Mackenzie-Graham - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 05 Dec 2014
Enlistment: 05 Sep 1938
Profession: A.I.L (French)
Private Address 1945: 13 Darnell Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
Capture: Twello, 01 May 1941, Holland
Wounded: No
Stalag Luft 2 - Barth - 07 May 1941 - 13 Sep 1941
Stalag Luft VIII-B - Lamsdorf - 16 Sep 1941 - 17 May 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - 20 May 1942 - .. Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Aug 1944 - .. Apr 1945
26 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Graham
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M.I.9. records Graham - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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Sandra MacKenzie-Graham - 11 Apr 1939 - 01 Apr 2014 - Age 74
A lifelong lover of art, antiques, and natural beauty, Sandra MacKenzie-Graham of Burlingame
died unexpectedly at her home on April 1, only 10 days before her 75th birthday.
Sandra was born Mary Sandra Glassey on April 11, 1939, to Thomas and Martha Glassey.
She attended San Jose State where she studied fine arts and mathematics.
In 1974, Sandra married Rob Roy MacKenzie-Graham, a professional engineer from Scotland
who had served in the Royal Air Force.
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"Thank you so much. Sandra was my cousin and lifelong friend."
- Beth Larson, Washington, District of Columbia - 04 May 2014
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908595 - Front Air Gunner - Sgt. - Bryan Sydney Jacobs - RAFVR - Age 24 - POW
born 05 Oct 1916
POW No. 602 - Camps: Stalag Luft 1 - Barth, Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug, Stalag 357 - Kopernikus, Poland
AIR78-84-5 - page 204
908595 - Bryan Sydney Jacobs - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 04 Dec 2014
Enlistment: 05 Dec 1939
Profession: Advertising + Radio Television
Private Address 1945: ?"Roschnas"? Woodham Lane, West Byfleet, Surrey, UK
Capture: 27 Apr 1941 near Oman [Ommen]
Wounded: No
Dulag - Frankfurt am Main [Oberursel] - 29 Apr 1941 - 03 May 1941
Stalag Luft II - Barth - .. May 1941 - .. Oct 1942 - 18 months
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - .. Nov 1942 - .. Apr 1944 - 18 months
Stalag 357 - Thorn - .. May 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Aug 1944 - .. Apr 1945
Stalag 357 - Farmhouses (Ratsburg area) - .. Apr 1945 - 02 May 1945 - Released
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Incomplete - Kind of similar as the M.I.9 records of Graham and Channing [it's indicative - info PATS]
10 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Jacobs
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M.I.9. records Jacobs - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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906225 - Rear Air Gunner - Sgt. - Bernard William Channing - RAFVR - Age 21 - POW
born 31 Dec 1919, UK - died 1988 - Age 68
Son of Mr. Oscar Rawle Channing and Mrs. Ellen Louisa Channing née Doman, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight
1938 : The family are at 2 St Boniface Villa, High Street, Ventnor
POW No. 589 - Camps: Stalag Luft I - Barth, Stalag Luft III - Sagan, Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug
Birth 1st Qtr. 1920 - Bernard W. Channing - mother's surname: Doman - district: Isle of Wight - Vol 2b Page 1473
Birth 1st Qtr. 1922 - Cyril O. Channing - mother's surname: Doman - district: Isle of Wight - Vol 2b Page 1076
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
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Friday, July 28, 1939 - Page 2
Mr. BERNARD CHANNING, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Channing, East Street,
took his first solo flight as a member of the Civil Air Guard at Lea Airport on Monday. Congratulations.
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info via www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/people_2_c/channing_co.htm
Enlistment: 06 Nov 1939
Profession: Mechanic
Private Address 1945: 2 St Boniface Villas, High St, Ventnor, I.O.W. [Isle Of Wight]
Capture: 27 Apr 1941, Ommen, Holland
Wounded: No
Stalag Luft 2 - Barth - .. May 1941 - .. Jun 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - .. Jun 1942 - .. Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Aug 1944 - .. Apr 1945
10 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Channing
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M.I.9. records Channing - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
His brother Cyril died 12 Jun 1944 while with No. 228 Squadron
228 Sqn was based at Pembroke Dock between 1943 and 1945 flying anti-submarine patrols.
On 12th June 1944 a German U-boat U993 (Oblt. Kurt Hilbig) reported being attacked
and returning fire on a Sunderland which crashed into the sea and blew up.
All 11 crew members became Missing in Action
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source: www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/people_2_c/channing_co.htm
1337189 - Sergeant - Cyril Oscar Channing - RAFVR - Age 22 - MIA
- of UK - Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 226 - CWGC ref. 1084261
Son of Mr. Oscar Rawle Channing and Mrs. Ellen Louisa Channing née Doman, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight
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SGLO - T1008
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Contact Damman is pending - 05 Dec 2014 - PATS
Contact Mackenzie-Graham is pending - 05 Dec 2014 - PATS
Contact Trundle is pending - 19 Aug 2019 - PATS
Last update - 07 Feb 2020
*** P-51D - #44-11336 - QP-Z ***
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SGLO - T5472 P-51D - #44-11336 - QP-Z - 2nd Lt. K. E. Foster - 10:30 - Ommen 4FG - 334FS - USAAF - 31st Mar 1945 - MACR #13945 1 POW/EVD |
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T-223645 - O-200273 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Kenneth E. Foster - Age 28 - POW/EVD
born 05 Sep 1916, PA - died ?07? Sep 1977 - Last Place of Residence: Marin, California - Age ~61
Address 1945: 19 Hoffman Ave., Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
length in Service: 16 Months & 2½ years R.C.A.F.
10601557 - Kenneth E. Foster - Enlistment: 02 Dec 1943 - Marital Status: Divorced
Left 07:08am Debden, UK - USAAF Station 356
Mission: Escorting Liberators to bomb Hamburg, Germany
On the return after target had been bombed
P-51D - #44-11336 - QP-Z - "Buffalo Bertie" made a crash landing near Ommen due engine trouble
Captured by civilian and turned over to Germans.
Escaped from prison on 05 Apr 1945, Havelte
Rejoined Allied Forces - 13 Apr 1945, Meppel
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captured and escape info from RG498 questionnaires of
Lambert Buitenhuis, B 128, Nijeveen (5 pages) and Jan Hoeve, Polder 4, Giethoorn (12 pages)
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E&E #2958 - 18 Apr 1945 - media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2958.pdf
D I S C R E P A N C Y
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Based on MACR #13945 - 10:30 - Engine trouble - Landed near Hengelo
Based on E&E #2958 - Crash-landed near Ommen
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SGLO - T5472
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Under construction !!!! - info PATS - 26 Oct 2015
*** SPITFIRE Mk.XVI - TB907 - 3W-E ***
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SGLO - T5481 SPITFIRE Mk.XVI - TB907 - 3W-E - W/O. J. C. van Roosendaal - 12:15 - Warnsveld 322nd RAF Squadron - 01 Apr 1945 1 POW/EVD |
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ORB - 01 Apr 1945 - 322nd RAF Squadron
source The National Archives - AIR27/1716 - 28 Oct 2015
RAF Schijndel (B.85) - Take off 11:50
Spitfire Mk.XVI - TB907 - 3W-E was hit by Flak
1692496 - W/O. Johannes 'Hans' C. Van Roosendaal (Dutchman) - 322nd Squadron RAF - bailed out near Warnsveld - 12:15
Captured by the Germans, but escaped while in prison in Havelte
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captured and escape info from RG498 questionnaires of
Lambert Buitenhuis, B 128, Nijeveen (5 pages) and Jan Hoeve, Polder 4, Giethoorn (12 pages)
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SGLO - T5481
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Under construction !!!! - info PATS - 29 Oct 2015
*** SPITFIRE Mk.XVI - TB907 - 3W-E ***
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SGLO - T5494F SPITFIRE Mk.IX - PT723 - AH-E - 2nd Lt. H. W. Rohde - 17:55 - Zwolle 332nd RAF Squadron - 02 Apr 1945 1 POW/EVD |
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Spitfire Mk.IX - PT723 -AH-E made an emergency landing near Zwolle
5494 - 2nd Lt. Hans Wischmann Rohde (Norwegian) - RAF 332 Sqdn was captured near Deventer
Escape from prison in Havelte - together with American O-200273 2nd Lt. Kenneth E. Foster (4FG/334FS)
and Dutchman 1692496 - W/O. Johannes "Hans" C. van Roosendaal from RAF 322 Squadron
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captured and escape info from RG498 questionnaires of
Lambert Buitenhuis, B 128, Nijeveen (5 pages) and Jan Hoeve, Polder 4, Giethoorn (12 pages)
V/Sjt. Hans Wischmann Rohde . . . F/Sgt. instead of 2nd Lieutenant ???
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SGLO - T5494F
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Under construction !!!! - info PATS - 16 Oct 2019
Den Ham - 3
26 mi ESE of Vollenhove- 3 Commonwealth graves - 1 AUS - 2 UK -
Den Ham is a large village 16 kilometers north-west of Almelo, on the road to Meppel
The cemetery: "Den Ham General Cemetery" is about 800 metres SE of the village
on the north side of the road to Almelo
The graves are in the south-western part of the cemetery
Den Ham General Cemetery contains the graves of three Commonwealth airmen of the Second World War
No. of Identified Casualties: 3
Memorial - Den Ham
- images courtesy Dick Breedijk -
Salvage of Lancaster Mk.III - JB144, Den Ham, 18/19 Jul 2002 - photos by Dick Breedijk
Text on "old" plaque:
Early morning 16 Sep 1943 a Lancaster of the RAF crashed in this meadow
The Australian Pilot of the 4-engine bomber - Fl/Lt. Leslie Gorden Knight, DSO - was killed
after he ordered first, his seven crewmen to bail out
He is buried the same day at the "Old Cemetery" in Den Ham
The other did land safely nearby
Two left engines were out, but he could avoid the village of Den Ham
for a disaster in a last pull-up. The plane was that night on a raid
against a dyke of the Dortmund-Ems canal near Ladbergen
Les Knight and his crew belong to the 617th Squadron and were in May 1943
also one of the "Dambusters", the famous attack on the Ruhrdams (Eder dam) in Germany
Crew Knight - full crew, pictured at Scampton in July 1943
l-r: Harold Hobday (Navigator), Edward Johnson (Bomb Aimer), Fred Sutherland (Front Gunner), Les Knight (Pilot),
Bob Kellow (Wireless Operator), Harry O’Brien (Rear Gunner) and Ray Grayston (Flight Engineer)
source IWM CH11049 - via dambustersblog.com
ROUTE MAP: DORTMUND - EMS CANAL - 15/16 Sep 1943
source collection Pieter C. Meijer - 28 Dec 2016
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SGLO - T2886 Lancaster Mk.III - JB144 - KC-N "Nan" - F/Lt. L. G. Knight - 03:46 - Den Ham 617 Squadron - RAF - 16th Sep 1943 - Mission: Ladbergen - Dortmund-Ems canal 1 KIA - 2 POW - 5 EVD |
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III - JB144 - KC-N "Nan" - 16 Sep 1943 - Mission: Dortmund-Ems canal
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401449 - F/Lt. - Pilot - L. G. Knight - RAAF - DSO - MID - Age 22 - KIA - Den Ham General Cemetery
1377185 - 119291 - P/O. - Navigator - H. S. Hobday - RAFVR - DFC - Age 31 - EVD
411453 - P/O. - Wireless Operator - R. G. T. Kellow - RAAF - DFM - Age 26 - EVD
913888 - 155194 - P/O. - Flight Engineer - R. E. Grayston - RAF - Age 24 - POW
1006393 - 119126 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - E. C. Johnson - RAFVR - DFC - Age 31 - EVD
1332301 - F/Sgt. - Front Air Gunner - L. C. Woollard - RAF - Age 22 - EVD
R/108628 - F/Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - F. E. Sutherland - RCAF - Age 20 - EVD
R/142252 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - H. E. O'Brien - RCAF - Age 21 - POW
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - JB144 - KC-N - Knight
Source: Royal Air Force Museum - 27 Nov 2013 - via Guy Revell
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401449 - Flight Lieutenant - Pilot - Leslie "Les" Gordon Knight - DSO - MID - RAAF - Age 22 - KIA
- of Camberwell, Victoria, Australia - Grave 765 - Den Ham General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820430
Commemorated on the Australian War Memorial at panel 125
Son of William Henry Harold and Nellie Marsom Knight, of Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
birth: 7 Mar 1921, Camberwell, VIC, Australia - Occupation: Accountant
Inital grave in Den Ham General Cemetery - Row 23 - Grave 1
401449 - F/Lt. Leslie "Les" Gordon Knight - RAAF - DSO - MID
via Pieter C. Meijer - 04 Jun 2013
. . . Kellow, Hobday and Knight . . . . . . . 27 May 1943 - Scampton - Les Knight, The King and Guy Gibson . . .
- likely at Wigsley (1942) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
source collection Pieter C. Meijer - 28 Dec 2016
Funeral left crash location towards cemetery - Den Ham - 16 Sep 1943
source collection Pieter C. Meijer - 28 Dec 2016
Sketch of Les Knight - 27 Jun 1943 . . . . . . . German grave marker - OFFR. L. G. KNIGHT
source collection Pieter C. Meijer - 28 Dec 2016
Leslie's mother at the grave of her son Les Knight
source collection Pieter C. Meijer - 28 Dec 2016
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1377185 - 119291 - P/O. - Navigator - Harold Sydney "Sidney" Hobday - RAFVR - DFC - Age 31 - EVD
Birth 28 Jan 1912 - Harold S. Hobday - Mother's surname: Farrant - District: Croydon, Surrey - died 24 Feb 2000 - Age 88
Address - 17 Apr 1946: 26 The Glade, Stoneleigh, Epsom, England
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1938 - Harold S. Hobday - Ethel F. Simpson - district: Croydon, UK - Vol 2a - Page 2027
Ethel Ferrier (née Simpson), widow of Harold Sydney Hobday, died peacefully on 10th May 2010,
after 62 years of a devoted life together, of 10 years apart,
Ethel now reunited with Sydney for their Heavenly reunion.
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1945 - Jean F. Hobday - mother's surname: Simpson - district: Surrey Mid.E. - Vol 2a Page 424
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1948 - John Sydney Hobday - mother's surname: Simpson - district: Surrey Mid.E. - Vol 5g Page 555
Birth 19 Oct 1951 - Peter Guy Hobday - mother's surname: Simpson - district: Surrey Mid.E. - Vol 5g Page 227
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1956 - Gerald L. Hobday - mother's surname: Simpson - district: Surrey Mid.E. - Vol 5g Page 250
17 Apr 1946 - Letter of H. S. Hobday (F/LT) DFC. RAF
source Vragenlijst / Questionnaire - 04 May 1946 - Dirk van der Meij - 12 May 2014
John Hobday - May 10, 2014 / 6:41 pm
Hi Charles my name is John Sydney Hobday the eldest son of Sidney Hobday I was looking for a picture of dad
as all my photos that he gave me were lost in a fire many years ago. I watched Johnny Johnson on the local news
in the week as he must live close by and it reminded me to look for some photos on line
never seen this one before it’s a nice picture of them all
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https://dambustersblog.com/2014/01/10/dambuster-of-the-day-no-61-edward-johnson/
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411453 - P/O. - F/Lt. Wireless Operator - Robert "Bob" George Thomas Kellow - RAAF - DFM - Age 26 - EVD
birth 13 Dec 1916, Newcastle, NSW, Australia - Enlistment 28 Apr 1941 Occupation: Shop Assistant
Posting at Discharge 37 SQUADRON
WW2 Honours and Gallantry - Distinguished Flying Medal
Evaded via Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Gribaltar - back in UK 4 Dec 1943
Bob moved in 1974 to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - he died 12 Feb 1988 - Age 71
411453 - P/O. Bob Kellow - RAAF - DFM
- image via AWM site - awm.gov.au -
'PATHS TO FREEDOM' - by Bob Kellow - 1992 - ISBN: 0-9695956-0-3
Hobday at grave of Les Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellow at grave of Les Knight
source collection Pieter C. Meijer - 28 Dec 2016
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913888 - 155194 - P/O. - Flight Engineer - Raymond "Ray" Ernest Grayston - RAF - Age 24 - POW
born: 13 Oct 1918, Dunsfold, Surrey, UK - died 15 Apr 2010 - Age 91
Birth: 4th Qtr. 1918 - Raymond E. Grayston - Mother's surname: Brumham - District: Hambledon, Surrey Co.
Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943
taken POW - interned in Camp L3 - POW No. 2531
back in the UK - 27 May 1945
Enlistment: 08 Feb 1940
Profession: Auto Engineer
Private Address 1945: c/o "Oakdene", Dunsfold, Godalming, Surrey, England
Capture: 16 Sep 1943, Den Ham, Holland
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 20 Sep 1943 - 25 Sep 1943
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - Silesia - 01 Oct 1943 - 25 Jan 1945
Stalag III-A - Luckenwalde - 05 Feb 1945 - 20 Apr 1945
23 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Grayston
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M.I.9. records Grayston - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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1006393 - 119126 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - Edward Cuthbert "Johnny" Johnson - RAFVR - DFC - Age 31 - EVD
born: 03 May 1912, Lincoln, UK - died 01 Oct 2002 - Age 90
Birth: 2nd Qtr. 1912 - Edward C. Johnson - Mother's surname: Cuthbert - District: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
Address : 64 Charnley Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Evading with help of the 'Comete-line' - duration 11 weeks - passed the Pyrenees 06 Dec 1943
Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Gribaltar - back in UK Dec 1943
23 Jun 1943 - Sydney Hobday, Les Knight and Johnny Johnson in front of Buckingham Palace
source collection Pieter C. Meijer - 28 Dec 2016
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1332301 - F/Sgt. - Front Air Gunner - Leslie Charles "Woollie" Woollard - RAF - Age 22 - EVD
Birth: 3rd Qtr. 1921 - Leslie C. Woollard - Mother's surname: Walls - District: Lewes, Sussex Co., UK
did evade via line "Tréboul" and returned 21 Jan 1944 to the UK
Sgt. Leslie Charles Woollard, 14 Evelyn Rd., Lower Sussex, England
Leslie Charles "Woollie" Woollard - died .. Sep 1978, Lewes Sussex, United Kingdom - Age 57
- extra crew member - info by Bob Kellow - "Paths to Freedom" - pages 12,13,22,180 -
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1943 - Mr. Leslie C. Woollard with Ms. Foord - district: Lewes - Vol 2b Page 441
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1944 - Diana M. L. Woollard - mother's surname: Foord - district: Lewis - Vol 2b Page 224
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1945 - Bridget V. M Woollard - mother's surname: Foord - district: Lewis - Vol 2b Page 214
Birth 4th Qtr. 1947 - Jean C. Woollard - mother's surname: Foord - district: Lewis - Vol 5h Page 415
Birth 1st Qtr. 1950 - Derek C. Woollard - mother's surname: Foord - district: Lewis - Vol 5h Page 387
Birth 4th Qtr. 1953 - Graham E. Woollard - mother's surname: Foord - district: Lewis - Vol 5h Page 306
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1955 - Alan P. Woollard - mother's surname: Foord - district: Worthing - Vol 5h Page 579
1332301 - F/Sgt. Leslie Charles "Woollie" Woollard - RAF
via Pieter C. Meijer - 04 Jun 2013
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R/108628 - F/Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Frederick Edwin "Doc" Sutherland - RCAF - Age 20 - EVD
from Peace River, Alberta, Canada
born 23 Feb 1923, Peace River, Alberta, Canada - died 21 Jan 2019, Alberta, Canada - Age 95
Next-of-kin: Dr. F. H. Sutherland (father), Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Evaded via Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Gribaltar - back in UK
Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland
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Canadian ‘Doc’ Sutherland joined 50 Squadron in September 1942
and was posted to 617 Squadron on 29 March 1943.
He was the front gunner on Les Knight ’s Lancaster AJ-N that went first to the Möhne Dam,
and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam.
Shot down four months later, he successfully managed to evade capture and escaped back to England
with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland,France and Spain.
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Dambusters - Breaching the Eder Dam - by Robert Taylor
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65th Anniversairy - 617 Squadron - Dambusters - signed - Fred Sutherland - 18 Sep 2008
R/142252 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - Henry Earl "Harry" O'Brien - RCAF - Age 21 - POW
from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
born 15 Aug 1922, Regina, SK - died .. Sep 1985 - Age 63
Next-of-kin: J. T. O'Brien (father), Regina, Sasketchewan, Canada
taken POW - interned in Camp L6/357 - POW No. 519
Sent to Camp L6 and Camp 357 - Kopernikus
Henry Earl O'Brien - also mention as Harry E. O'Brien !!! - info Alieneyes - 27 Jan 2011
Air Force Casualities - O'Brien and Sutherland
Canadian Museum of History - 26 Dec 2106
RCAF Casualty List No. 714, issued 24 October 1943:
O'Brien, Henry Earl, F/Sgt, missing on active service on air operations overseas
J. T. O'Brien (father), Regina
RCAF Casualty List No. 724, issued 4 November 1943:
O'Brien, Henry Earl, F/Sgt, previously reported missing on active service
on air operations overseas, now reported prisoner of war (Germany)
J. T. O'Brien (father), Regina
info Alieneyes - 26 Jan 2011
Enlistment: 28 Nov 1941
Profession: Photo Finisher
Private Address 1945: 1961 Smith St., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Capture: 16 Sep 1943, near Amsterdam
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 18 Sep 1943 - 29 Sep 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug (E.Prussia) - 04 Oct 1943 - 17 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn (Poland) - 19 Jul 1944 - 07 Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - 08 Aug 1944 - 07 Apr 1945
09 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - O'Brien
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M.I.9. records O'Brien - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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SGLO - T2886
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Contact Sutherland is pending - 28 Aug 2013 - PATS
Contact Van der Meij is pending - 11 May 2014 - PATS
Contact Woollard is pending - 26 Dec 2016 - PATS
Contact Hobday is pending - 27 Dec 2016 - PATS
Last update - 20 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T3188 Mosquito Mk.VI - HX975 - EG-O - F/Sgt. T. Mair - 14:22 - Den Ham 487 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Squadron - 10th Dec 1943 2 KIA |
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Mosquito Mk.VI - HX975 - EG-O damaged by flak, hit tree crashlanding in an area
locally known as "Lindeflier", South of Vroomshoop, 2 km SE of Den Ham, time 14:22pm
Two killed were buried at Den Ham General Cemetery
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Crew: Mosquito Mk. VI - HX975 - EG-O - 10 Dec 1943 - Mission: ...........
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656406 - F/Sgt. - Pilot - Thomas Mair - RAF - Age 24 - KIA
751684 - W/O. - Navigator - Kenneth Leslie Owen Blow - DFC - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
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656406 - F/Sgt. - Pilot - Thomas Mair - RAF - Age 24 - KIA
- of Greenock, Renfrewshire, UK - Grave 764 - Den Ham General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820431
Son of Marion Mair, of Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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751684 - W/O. - Navigator - Kenneth Leslie Owen Blow - DFC - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
- of Luton, Bedfordshire, UK - Grave 763 - Den Ham General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820429
Son of Mr. Edward Blow and Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Blow née Atkins, of Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
Sibling: Peter E. Blow
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1918 - Mr. Edward Blow and Ms. Annnie E. Atkins - district: St.Albans - Vol 3a Page 1807
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Birth: 1st Qtr. 1921 - Kenneth L. O. Blow - Mother's surname: Atkins - District: St. Albans, Hertfordshire Co., UK
Birth: 2nd Qtr. 1923 - Peter E. Blow - Mother's surname: Atkins - District: St. Albans, Hertfordshire Co., UK
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info FreeBMD
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Last update - 02 Sep 2015 - PATS
Nunspeet - 6
23 mi SSW of Vollenhove- 6 Commonwealth graves - 6 UK -
Nunspeet was a town in the commune of Ermelo. In 1973 Nunspeet became
a separate municipality after having been part of Ermelo before
Situated on the main Amersfoort-Zwolle road
The "Ermelo ( Nunspeet ) New General Cemetery" is on the south-eastern side of the town
The graves are in the north-eastern part of the cemetery
No. of Identified Casualties: 6
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SGLO - T3779 Lancaster Mk.II - DS818 - JI-Q - "Maggie" - P/O. D. A. Duncliffe - 02:00 - Nunspeet 514 Squadron - RAF - 13th Jun 1944 - Mission: Gelsenkirchen 4 KIA - 2 POW - 1 EVD |
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This aircraft was one of 200 Lancasters ordered from Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft in 1941
and built as Mk.IIs with Hercules XV1 engines. DS818 was delivered to No.514 Sqdn 24 Sep 1943
Took part in the following Key Operations: Berlin 26/27 Nov 43; Berlin 23/24 Dec 43 aborted;
Berlin 29/30 Dec 43; Berlin 1/2 Jan 44; Brunswick 14/15 Jan 44 aborted; Berlin 30/31 Jan 44;
Berlin 15/16 Feb 44 aborted; Stuttgart 15/16 Mar 44; Berlin 24/25 Mar 44;
Schweinfurt 26/27 Apr 44; Duisburg 21/22 May 44; Gelsenkirchen 12/13 Jun 44 Lost
When lost on his 12th operational Flight this aircraft had a total of 305 hours
DS818 was one of two No.514 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Other was LL678
Route map - Night Operations 12-13 Jun 1944 Gelsenkirchen - reformat
Lancaster Mk.II - DS818 - JI-Q was airborne - 23:11 - 12 Jun 1944 from Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, UK
Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Oosteinderweg, Nunspeet (Gelderland), where those killed
were buried 15 Jun 1944 in Ermelo (Nunspeet) New General Cemetery
Lewis (grave 2-394) and Brown (2-293A) were first buried as unknown
F/Sgt. H. J. Bourne (also recorded as M. J. Bourne) was interned in Camp L7 Bankau - POW No. 205
Sgt. P. G. Cooper also in Camp L7 Bankau - POW No. 211
1852412 - Sergeant Keith Russell Baker - RAF - early grave marker - Nunspeet
source: Mr. Richard K. Gann (nephew)
via Wessel Scheer - 13 Aug 2020
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.II - DS818 - JI-Q - 13 Jun 1944 - Mission: Gelsenkirchen
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1238964 - 174413 - P/O. - Pilot - D. A. Duncliffe - RAFVR - Age 21 - EVD
658833 - F/Sgt. - Navigator - G. F. Lewis - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
1520541 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - G. K. Brown - RAFVR - Age 31 - KIA
1086096 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - P. G. Cooper - RAFVR - Age 24 - POW
1586150 - F/Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - H. J. Bourne - RAFVR - Age 26 - POW
2208713 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - W. E. Steger - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
1852412 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - K. R. Baker - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - DS818 - JI-Q - Duncliffe
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On his way back after bombing the target it was hit by a night fighter over Holland
caught on fire and three (3) man bailed out
??? ( Might be a victim of night fighter Ltn. Hittler III./NJG 1 ???
??? who claimed at 01.30 - S.W. Zuider Zee 50-70 Km 2500m ) ???
There are more Lancaster claims, 13 Jun 1944
that may be applicable to the loss of DS818 - 30 Oct 2008 - PATS
Flight Engineer - Peter Geoffrey Cooper, heavy wounded - broken leg
and Bomb Aimer - Harry James Bourne, not wounded, were arrested by the Germans
Pilot - Derek Anthony Duncliffe landed between Nunspeet and Doornspijk and was able to evade
info received - 27 Feb 2008 - from historian Dick Breedijk
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1238964 - 174413 - Pilot Officer - Pilot - Derek Anthony Duncliffe - RAFVR - Age 21 - EVD
born 3rd Qtr. 1922, Rugby, Warwickshire, England - died 08 Jan 1996, Thurlaston, Warwickshire, UK - Age 73
Son of Mrs. Mildred Grace Duncuff née Rodgers, of 10, Benn St., Rugby
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1945 - Mr. Derek A. Duncliffe with Ms. Nancy E. Stalker - district: Middlesbrough - Vol 9d Page 1391
Birth 4th Qtr. 1947 - Rosemary A. Duncliffe - mother's surname: Stalker - district: Middlesbrough - Vol 1b Page 1139
Birth 1st Qtr. 1955 - Phillip A. Duncliffe - mother's surname - district: Rugby - Vol 9c Page 1392
Birth 1st Qtr. 1957 - Barbara L. Duncliffe - mother's surname - district: Rugby - Vol 9c Page 1551
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info via FreeBMD
P/O. - Pilot - Derek Anthony Duncliffe - RAFVR
image via Phillip A. Duncliffe (son) - 05 Oct 2016
LANCASTER "Q" for QUEENIE - 06 Jun 1944 - 0344 - 0649 - Ouistreham, Normandie
IN DAWN ATTACK - 'D-day' - with Duncliffe crew
The crew for "Q" for Queenie were P/O. "Joe" Duncliffe of Rugby, F/Sgt. "Jock" Lewis of Aberdeen
F/Sgt. Bourne of Faversham, Sgt. Hollis of Burnley, Sgt. Baker of Amersham
F/Sgt. Hutton of Watford, and Sgt. Charlie M. Guy from Glasgow.
Discrepancy !!! - Sgt. Guy was not on board, according ORB it should be F/Sgt. W. Webb - info PATS
See correction below ... It's Sgt. Guy and not F/Sgt. W. Webb - info Roger Guernon
Message #64 in my guestbook by Roger Guernon - 10 Aug 2019
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About DS818 JI-Q Duncliffe's crew (06 Jun 1944)
Newspapers cutting "In Dawn Attack" and your comment about the presence of Charles Mathieson GUY whose hometown was Glasgow.
As we found a lot of entry errors in 514 Squadron ORBs, you must keep that Charlie GUY flew this operation.
Earlier, Charlie also flew other operations with Duncliffe's crew.
I am specialised in 514 Sqn history and I am in touch with relatives of Charlie and his twin brother Robert Calder GUY.
Both of 514 Sqn and both KIA. Bob on 8 June 44, Charlie on 30 July.
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Charlie Bray - 6 Apr 1898, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex - died 12 Sep 1993, Bedford - Age 95
His duties as a war correspondent during the Second World War earned Bray a 'mentioned in dispatches',
and his wife Marjory was in MI6
newsclip via Phillip A. Duncliffe (son) - 05 Oct 2016 - reformat by PATS
2/3 Jun - DS818 "Q" - F/S. Hannesson - target Wissant Gun positions - 01:26 - 03:38
5/6 Jun - DS818 "Q" - P/O. Duncliffe - target Ouistreham - 03:44 - 06:49
6/7 Jun - DS818 "Q" - P/O. Fowke - target Lisieux - 00:10 - 03:00
7/8 Jun - DS818 "Q" - P/O. Duncliffe - target Massy Palaiseau - 00:30 - 02:24 ( returned early )
8/9 Jun - DS818 "Q" - P/O. Duncliffe - target Fougeres - 21:56 - 02:30
11/12 Jun - LL703 "L" - P/O. Duncliffe - target Nantes - 23:50 - 05:07
12/13 Jun - DS818 "Q" - P/O. Duncliffe - target Gelsenkirchen - 23:11 - FTR - Aircraft missing
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DS818 "Q" and P/O. Duncliffe for June 1944 - source ORB - AIR27/1977
Note !!! - P/O. J. E. K. Hannesson (30 Jun 1944) and F/L. A. F. Fowke (29 Jul 1944) both KIA - info PATS
ID via Underground - P/O. Derek Anthony Duncliffe - RAFVR
source - Gemeente Nunspeet - 05 Oct 2016 - retouch by PATS - move cursor over left image
The Pilot : " I landed alone and walking south until I came to the end of a wood
were I remained until dawn. Later that morning I continued walking south and
was met by a Dutch boy on a bicycle. (Wim Mazier - Age 17) I told him I was English and he took me
to a hut buried in the ground. Later, brought the supervisor of the underground to me
From then until I made contact with Allied forces in April ´45
I lived with various members of the Underground, always hoping to be sent back to England
but no schemes ever materialized
During this period I met several Allied soldiers
I was at Apeldoorn sent to Brussels and to the U.K. by air at the end of April”
On January 8th, 1996 the village of Thurlaston suffered the loss of one of it's well loved villagers,
Derek Anthony Duncliffe, at the age of 73. From the age of 3 weeks a long-time resident
except for his distinguished war service with the RAF.
Pre-war he worked at the Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Compagny, Baginton,
on Wellington and Whitley bombers until he volunteered for the RAF.
After attending Jesus College, Cambridge, he went to the United States
to the Darr Flying School at Ponca City Airport, Oklahoma, and then to Edmonton, Canada.
Returned to Oklahoma were he was awarded his Pilots Wings,
On his return to England, posted to RAF Cosford and then to No. 514 Squadron, Bomber Command
at Waterbeach, Cambridge. Shot down over Holland, 13 Jun 1944, after succesful bombing Gelsenkirchen
He flew 28 bombing missions.
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658833 - Flight Sergeant - Navigator - Gordon Florence Lewis - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
born 23 Feb 1921, 48 Ashvale Place, Aberdeen, Scotland - died 13 Jun 1944, Nunspeet - Age 23
- of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK - Grave: Plot 2. Grave 394 - Ermelo ( Nunspeet ) New General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2647986
Son of Mr. James Fowlie Lewis and Mrs. Bessie Agnes Lewis née Ogg, 56 Elmfield Ave, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Siblings: Bessie Agnes Watson née Lewis (sister) - born 12 Nov 1926 - died 18 Jan 2006 - Age 79
Alice Lewis (sister) - born 10 May 1928 - she died as a baby - Age ..
Flight Sergeant - Navigator - Gordon Florence Lewis - Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
right-top: Evening Express - 27 Jun 1944 - Aberdeen Airman Missing
right-bottom: Weekly Journal - 29 Jun 1944 - Aberdeen RAF man Missing
clips via Wessel Scheer - 26 Jun 2020 - 14 Jul 2020
Presumed Missing - Flight Sergeant - Navigator - Gordon Florence Lewis - Grave Nunspeet
clip and image via Wessel Scheer - 24 Oct 2020
James Fowlie Lewis (Father) died 6 Jan 1962 - Age 75 - Informant Alfred Peter Lewis (Brother) 41 Gordon Road, Aberdeen
Bessie Agnes Lewis (Mother) died 17 Apr 1979 - Age 81 - Usual Residence Brownhills, Fintray
Informant was daughter B. Beattie, Brownhills, Fintray
Bessie Agnes Watson Lewis born 12 November 1926, Aberdeen (younger sister of Gordon Florence Lewis)
Bessie Agnes Watson Lewis (28) married John Robertson Beattie (30) in 1955, Aberdeen
Bessie Agnes Watson Beattie died 18 Jan 2006, Upper Boddam, Largie, Insch AB52 6NA
Informant was her daughter Fiona Barbour, Upper Boddam, Largie, Insch AB52 6NA
Fiona Beattie was born 14 Mar 1957
Fiona Beattie married Gordon Alexander Barbour - 25 Sep 1975, Bucksburn - Divorced in 1991
Fiona Beattie (niece) moved to England
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info via Patricia Irving - 17 Dec 2016
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1520541 - Sergeant - Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - George Kennedy Brown - RAFVR - Age 31 - KIA
born 14 May 1913, West Braikie, Kinnell, Arbroath, Scotland - died 13 Jun 1944, Nunspeet - Age 31
Son of Mr. David Small Brown (Farm Servant) and Mrs. Maggie Mary Brown née Scott
of Scotland - Grave: Plot 2. Grave 393A - Ermelo ( Nunspeet ) New General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2647985
1901 Census
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David Brown, Head, Marr, 34, Farm Servant (Horses), born Arbroath
Maggie Brown, Wife, Marr, 25, born Inverkeilor
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James Brown, Son, 7, Scholar, born 1894, Dunnichen
Alexander Brown, Son, 6, Scholar, born 1895, St Vigeans
Robert Brown, Son, 4, born 1897, St Vigeans
Isabella Brown, Dtr, 3, born 1898, St Vigeans
Charles Brown, Son, 1, born 1900, Inverkeillor
1911 Census
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David Brown aged 44, Maggie Mary Brown, aged 35
Robert 14, Isabella 13, Charles 11, William 9, Andrew 7, David 5, Maggie 2, Jane Ann 8 months
They had been married 17 years and had 10 children all still alive at this point
05 May 1940 - DEATH: BROWN, David Small, 73 years, Farm Servant, Widower of Maggie Scott
Infirmary Arbroath, Us Res ‘Homewood’, Inverkeilor, Angus
Informant: George Kennedy Brown, Son, ‘Homewood’, Inverkeilor
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info via Patrica Irving - 21 Aug 2019
He is commemorated on a war memorial inside Inverkeilor parish church
FRIOCKHEIM AIRMAN BELIEVED KILLED
Missing Since Last Year
Sgt. George Brown, R.A.F. - brother of Mr. Wm. Brown, Kinnells Mill, Friockheim
He was formely a baker in Edinburgh
clip via Wessel Scheer - 25 Jun 2020
Sgt. George K. Brown - R.A.F.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF
THE MEN OF INVERKEILOR
WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945
Inverkeilor war memorial, 1939-1945
Location: in the kirk, on the west side of the Anniston Aisle
There is also an incised wooden panel below this plaque, with the same details
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courtesy Dr. John Robertson, Angus, Scotland
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1086096 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Peter Geoffrey Cooper - RAFVR - Age 24 - POW
born 22 May 1920, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
Son of Mr. Aubrey Cooper and Mrs. Zillah Cooper née Ranby
Sibling: Cicely D. Cooper (sister)
heavy wounded - broken leg - taken POW - interned in Camp L7 - POW No. 211
Marriage 1st Qtr. 1913 - Mr. Aubrey Cooper with Ms. Zillah Ranby - district: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire - Vol 7b Page 663
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1914 - Cicely D. Cooper - mother's surname: Ranby - district: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire - Vol 7b Page 896
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Peter G. Cooper - mother's surname: Ranby - district: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire - Vol 7b Page 938
Enlistment: 22 Feb 1941
Profession: None
Private Address 1945: 15 Mansfield Grove, Nottingham, UK
Capture: 14 Jun 1944, Amsterdam
Wounded: Yes
Hospital - Amsterdam - 14 Jun 1944 - 01 Jul 1944
Stalag Luft 7 - Bankau, Silesia, Germany - .. Jul 1944 - .. Jan 1945
Stalag III-A - Luckenwalde - .. Jan 1945 - release
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Frost-bit - Marching from Bankau to Luckenwalde
"Badly fed, thanks to the Red Cross still alive"
14 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Cooper
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M.I.9. records Cooper - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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1586150 - Flight Sergeant - Bomb Aimer - Harry James Bourne - RAFVR - Age 26 - POW
born 03 Jun 1918, Milton Regis, Kent, UK - died 03 Feb 1999, Faversham, Kent - Age 80
of Faversham, Kent Co., UK
Son of Mr. A. J. Bourne, 17 Cyprus Road, Faversham, Kent
taken POW - interned in Camp L7 - POW No. 205
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1885 - Belinda Annie Lloyd - district: Thanet, Kent - Vol 2a Page 915
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Marriage 4th Qtr. 1911 - Alexander J. Bourne and Belinda A. Tong - district: Faversham - Vol 2a Page 2103
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1914 - Kathleen A. Bourne - Mother's surname: Tong - district: Milton - Vol 2a Page 1972
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1918 - Harry J. Bourne - mother's surname: Tong [Teng] - district: Sudbury - Vol 4a Page 1197
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Death 1st Qtr. 1948 - Belinda A. Bourne - Age 62 - district: Sittingbourne, Kent Co. - Vol 5b Page 779
1586150 - Flight Sergeant - Harry James Bourne - RAFVR
13 Jun 1944 - Telegram - Bourne - Missing
courtesy Mrs. M. Childs (step-daughter) - via Wessel Scheer - 23 Oct 2020
Enlistment: 06 Apr 1942
Profession: Farm Worker
Private Address 1945: 17 Cyprus Road, Faversham, Kent
Capture: Nunspeet, Holland - 13 Jun 1944
Wounded: No
Stalag Luft 7 - Bankau, Silesia, Germany - 03 Jul 1944 - 18 Jan 1945
Stalag III-A - Luckenwalde - .. Feb 1945 - 07 May 1945
14 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Bourne
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M.I.9. records Bourne - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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2208713 - Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - William Edward "Ted" Steger - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
born 23 Apr 1924, UK - died 13 Jun 1944, Nunspeet - Age 20
- of Walton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK - Grave: Plot 2. Grave 395 - Ermelo ( Nunspeet ) New General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2647989
Son of Mr. Edward Steger and Mrs. Elsie Steger née Lievesley, of Walton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
William "Teddy" Carrington (born 1924) and Edith Eunice "?surname?" (born 1935) were both adopted by the family of Edward Steger
Birth - 4th Qtr. 1894 - Elsie Lievesley - district: Chesterfield - Vol 7b Page 751
Birth - 2nd Qtr. 1897 - Edward Steger - district: Stoke upon Trent - Vol 6b Page 223
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Marriage - 4th Qtr. 1921 - Mr. Edward Steger with Ms. Elsie Lievesley - district: Chesterfield - Vol 7b Page 1806
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Birth - 2nd Qtr. 1924 - William E. Carrington - mother's surname: Lievesley - district: Chesterfield - Vol 7b Page 1322
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Marriage - 3rd Qtr. 1957 - Mr. George Arnold Birds and Ms. Edith Eunice Steger - district: Chesterfield - Vol 3a Page 291
Birth - 4th Qtr. 1932 - George Arnold Birds - Mother's surname: Hoskin - district: Chesterfield - Vol 7b Page 1057
Sergeant William Edward Steger - Chesterfield, UK
left clip source: The Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald - 23 Jun 1944
right clip source: The Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald - 08 Jun 1945
via Wessel Scheer - 25 Jun 2020 - 14 Jul 2020
He is commemorated on a war memorial pillar for Holymoorside and Walton in the parish park at Holymoorside, Derbyshire
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE TWO
WORLD WARS.
1939 - 1945 - WILLIAM EDWARD STEGER
Holymoorside and Walton war memorial, 1914-1919, 1939-1945
source www.derbyshirewarmemorials.com - © Roy Branson
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1852412 - Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - Keith Russell Baker - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
born 06 Mar 1924, UK - died 13 Jun 1944, Nunspeet - Age 20
- of Amersham, Buckinghamshire Co., UK - Grave: Plot 2. Grave 396 - Ermelo ( Nunspeet ) New General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2647984
Son of Mr. Reginald Baker and Mrs. Edith Constance Baker née Pedder, Amersham, UK
Sibling: Pamela Joan Baker (sister)
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1920 - Mr. Reginald Baker - Ms. Edith C. Pedder - district: Amersham - Vol 3a Page 2456
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1922 - Pamela Joan Baker - Mother's surname: Pedder - district: Watford - Vol 3a Page 1571
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1924 - Keith R. Baker - Mother's surname: Pedder - district: Amersham - Vol 3a Page 1430
Marriage 1st Qtr. 1941 - Ms. Pamela Joan Baker with Mr. Desmond Rupert Arthur Gann - district: Amersham - Vol 3a Page 3411
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1942 - Richard K. Gann - Mother's surname: Baker - district: Amersham - Vol 3a Page 2502
Birth 1st Qtr. 1947 - Judith P. Gann - Mother's surname: Baker - district: Amersham - Vol 6a Page 556
Birth 4th Qtr. 1949 - Carolyn E. Gann - Mother's surname: Baker - district: Amersham - Vol 6a Page 335
Birth 4th Qtr. 1955 - Kerry H. Gann - Mother's surname: Baker - district: Colchester, Essex - Vol 4a Page 687
Birth 2dn Qtr. 1961 - Nicola J. Gann - Mother's surname: Baker - district: Amersham - Vol 6a Page 568
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info via FreeBMD
Sergeant Keith Russell Baker - with his nephew Richard K. Gann
source: Mr. Richard K. Gann (nephew)
via Wessel Scheer - 30 Jun 2020
Dear Wessel,
Thank you for your letter dated 07 Jun 2020.
I have enclosed the only photo we have of Keith, holding me when home on leave.
We moved from Amersham when I was 6 to Essex.
Sorry I can't be of much help.
Yours truly, Mr. Richard K. Gann
Sergeant Keith Russell Baker - civilian dress
source: Mr. Richard K. Gann (nephew) - right the retouch by PATS
via Wessel Scheer - 13 Aug 2020
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SGLO - T3779
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Contact Duncliffe is pending - 05 Oct 2016 - PATS
Contact Brown is pending - 21 Aug 2019 - PATS
Contact Baker is pending - 07 Jun 2020 - PATS
Contact Bourne is pending - 12 Oct 2020 - PATS
Last update - 09 Nov 2020 - PATS
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SGLO - T4650 Spitfire Mk.IX - PT649 - F/Lt. J. B. Shillitoe - 12:15 - Hulshorst 127 Squadron - RAF - 6th Nov 1944 1 KIA |
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PT649 - Spitfire Mk.IX - Hulshorst ( Zilverbeekje ) - 12:15 - 6 Nov 1944 -
F/Lt. John Burton Shillitoe
via Jaap Vermeer - 21 Nov 2008
Burial doc - Section II - No. 293 - from Shillitoe
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Burial 9 Nov 1944
Shillitoe, John Burton, born 25 July 1921, R.A.F. - Flight Lieutenant - 69479
Age 23 - Death location: Hulshorst
Remarks: Deceased 7 Nov 1944 - Airplane did crash at "Zilverbeekje" near RR-Station Hulshorst
Note - 7 Nov 1944 instead of 6 Nov 1944 - info PATS
1288674 - 69479 - Flight Lieutenant - Pilot - John Burton Shillitoe - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
- of UK - Grave: Plot 2. Grave 393 - Ermelo ( Nunspeet ) New General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2647988
born 25 July 1921, Mill Ln, Kirk Hammerton, Yorkshire, UK
Son of John Shillitoe and Alice Annie Shillitoe née Burton
Marriage parents: 26 Dec 1912, The Parish Church, Parish of Kilburn, York County, UK
Husband of Joan Winifred Shillitoe née Andrews
Marriage: 3rd Qtr. 1942 - John B. Shillitoe to Joan W. Andrews - district: Wandsworth, UK
Marriage record parents - John Shillitoe and Alice Annie Burton
reformat - original record via Jaap Vermeer - 21 Nov 2008
Marriage - 25 Jul 1942 - John Burton Shillitoe - Joan Winifred Andrews
Mr. Shillitoe - Mrs. Shillitoe - P/O. T. Gibson (best man) - Joe - Annie - Hazel Mardell - Mrs. Andrews - Uncle of Annie
via Wessel Scheer - 24 Dec 2022
" M E - A N D - M Y - G I R L "
Marriage Saturday 25 Jul 1942 - John Burton Shillitoe and Joan Winifred Andrews
Norwood News - Friday 31 Jul 1942 - The NEWS - MCS - Page 3 - via Wessel Scheer - 03 Jun 2020
Birth record daughter - Carolyn June Shillitoe - 28 Oct 194
reformat - original record via Jaap Vermeer - 21 Nov 2008
Carolyn June Shillitoe (daughter) - born 28 Oct 1944
born: 28 Oct 1944, 121 Highbury Road, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, UK
Sub-district of Nottingham West in the County Borough of Nottingham
registered: 22 Nov 1944
Daughter of John Burton Shillitoe and Joan Winifred Shillitoe née Andrews
Address father: Flight Lieut. 6949 R.A.F. - 88 Cricklade Avenue, London, SW2
Address mother: Joan W. Shillitoe (mother), 15 Brockley Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, UK
Note: Carolyn June was born nine days before her father was killed in action
!!! Likely - birth 4th Qtr. 1944 - Carol J. Andrews - mother's surname: Andrews - district: Worthing, UK !!!
Memorial at crash location - F/Lt. John Burton Shillitoe
images via Cor Fikse - 06 Nov 2011
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SGLO - T5332 Tempest Mk.V - NV680 ZD-? - F/Lt. A. A. McIntyre - 14:30 - Nunspeet 222 Squadron - RAF - 28th Feb 1945 1 KIA |
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NV680 - Tempest Mk.V - Nunspeet ( Kienschulpenweg ) 14:30 - 28 Feb 1945
123214 - Flight Lieutenant - Pilot - Archibald Angus McIntyre - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
born 27 Oct 1922, Quetta, India
- of Littlehampton, Sussex, UK - Grave: Plot 2. Grave 391 - Ermelo ( Nunspeet ) New General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2647987
Son of Mr. Archibald Norman McIntyre and Mrs. Stella Mary McIntyre née Sealy, of Littlehampton, Sussex, UK
Lancing College War Memorial
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Flight Lieutenant Archibald Angus MCINTYRE (123214)
222 (Natal) Squadron Royal Air Force
He was educated at Lancing College where he was in Sandersons House from September 1936 to July 1940.
He was a member of the Cricket XI in 1939 and 1940, the Football XI in 1939 and 1940
and a member of the Squash Team in 1940.
He was a member of the Officer Training Corps where he achieved Certificate A.
He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
on the 13th of May 1942. After pilot training he joined 54 Squadron who operated Spitfires
and were based in Australia where they flew operations against Japanese air attacks.
He was promoted to Flying Officer on the 13th of May 1943.
In mid 1943 he returned, by way of the United States, to the UK where he joined 501 Squadron,
flying Spitfires on bomber escort missions as well as flying fighter sweeps over France.
He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant on the 18th of November 1944.
He converted to the Tempest aircraft and joined 222 Squadron based at RAF Predannack in Cornwall
and flew many missions with them before they moved to France in February 1945.
At 8.20am on the 24th of February 1945 Archibald McIntyre took off with his squadron
in a Tempest Mk V for an offensive sweep of the Twente--Rheine area.
As they approached the airfield at Plantine they spotted a Focke Wulf 190 just touching down
as well as eight others lined up on the southern part of the airfield with their engines running.
One other Focke Wulf was seen taxiing on the northern perimeter.
Wing Commander Mason attacked the landing aircraft and it swerved off the runway
and crashed into some trees.
Flying Officer Turvey attacked a second aircraft which tipped into a ditch.
Flight Lieutenant McIntyre attacked from the west and made two attacks on the next three aircraft,
setting two on fire and damaging another.
The squadron claimed two aircraft destroyed with five probably destroyed and five more damaged
during the attack.
On the 28th of February 1945 he took off in Tempest NV680 for an armed reconnaissance over Holland.
His squadron had just attacked the railway at Nunspeet when his aircraft was hit by flak
to the north east of Nijmegen and crashed at 2.30pm.
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source: hambo.org/lancing
Beemerbiker - Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:15 am
Post subject: Flt. Lt. Archibald Angus McInty
Dear Jaap,
I recently found this website and your interest in Flt. Lt. A. A. McIntyre.
He was my wife's uncle. Although he has a very Scottish name, the family hadn't lived in Scotland
for 150 years. Uncle Angus, like his brother - my wife's father, was born in India.
The family had always been part of the British Colonial system in India.
Sometime in the future, we intend to visit his grave. In the meantime,
if I can be of any assistance do let me know.
Kind Regards
Gary
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source: warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ptopic1993.html
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Contact McIntyre is pending - 14 Sep 2015 - PATS
Last update - 27 Feb 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T5320 Mustang P-51D-20-NA - #44-63808 - KI-N - 2nd Lt. H. B. Smith - 12:12 - Nunspeet 20 FG / 55FS - 25th Feb 1945 - MACR #12705 1 KIA |
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O-830560 - Pilot - 2nd Lt. Horace Blessing "Smitty" Smith - Altoona, PA - Age 21 - KIA
Son of Mrs. Cora Elder Smith and the late Mr. Horace B. Smith, 1114 13 Avenue, Altoona, PA
Enlistment: 24 Nov 1942
Was airborne from Kings Ciffe, UK with Mustang P-51D-20-NA - #44-63808 - KI-N -
for a strafing mission - course: 100°- intended destination Magdeburg area
Flak light - very intense - while in a turn at 1000ft, attempting to pinpoint location
Flak gunners surrounding a hospital opened fire immediately
Fire from right side of A/C near scoop
O-721427 - Lt. Edward Leroy Kier with A/C 44-14330 - KI-F, flying RED 3,
saw fire break out on Lt. Smth's A/C
He prepared to warn him on R/T just as Lt. Smith jettisoned his canopy
in order to avoid the very intense flak. Lt. Kier dove for deck.
he then looked for Lt. Smith A/C and saw it just as it hit the ground
- info MACR #12705 -
At 11:15 1st Lt. Edward L. Kier did claim a Me 109 who was on RED 2 tail
in the Dummer Lake Area, moments later he claims another Me 109
Ser. No. of A/C : 44-14330 - Markings: KI-F - Ammo. expended: Part of 1585 Rounds .50 Cal. API
- Encounter report - 25 Feb 1945 - 1st Lt. Edward L. Kier
API = Armor Piercing Incendiary - info by PATS
Crash location: Hulshorst (Rijnvis 30), Municipality Nunspeet
"SMITTY"
O-830560 - 2nd Lt. Horace Blessing Smith
Awards: Air Medal and 1 cluster
Assigned to 55FS / 20 FG - 20 Nov 1944 - Combat hours : 80.45
DEATH OF LT. SMITH CONFIRMED
source: Altoona Tribune, 26 Jan 1946 - via Jaap Vermeer - 10 May 2014
SGLO - T5320
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Last update - 10 May 2014 - PATS
Wijhe - 3
22 mi SSE of Vollenhove- 3 Commonwealth graves - 1 CAN, 2 UK -
Wijhe is 15 kilometers south of Zwolle on the road to Deventer
The cemetery is 2 kilometers north-east of the village on the north-western side
of the by-road to Heino. In a prominent position west of the entrance
are the graves of 2 British airmen and 1 Canadian airman
No. of Identified Casualties: 3
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SGLO - T4689 Typhoon Mk.Ib - PD526 - F/O. F. H. Broad - 09:00 - Wijhe 257 'Burma' Squadron - RAF - 19th Nov 1944 1 KIA |
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Typhoon IB PD526 was airborne from 257 Squadron base in Belgium
It did crash - 09:00 - near the hamlet of Wijnvoorden, north of Wijhe
Pilot, F/O. Broad, was killed in the early morning of 19th Nov 1944
He was buried at the Wijhe Genearal Cemetery
RAF Aerial photograph - December 1944 - crashsite of BROAD in Wijhe (Herxen)
original image via Huub van Sabben - 15 Nov 2015 - crop and text by PATS
R/153676 - J/23898 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Frederick Heath Broad - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
- of Toronto, ON, Canada - Plot 41. Row E. Grave 2 - Wijhe General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820747
born 03 Sep 1923, London, UK - died 19 Nov 1944, Wijhe, The Netherlands - Age 21
Son of Frederick Thomas Broad (father) (60 - abt. 1885) and
Doris Minnie Broad (mother) née Heath (46 abt. 1899), 100 Dupont St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
husband of Mrs. Alice Broad née Carney (21 - abt. 1924), 139 Brookside, Newtown, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., UK
marriage: 2nd Qtr. 1944 - Mr. Frederick Heath Broad and Ms. Alice Carney - district: Carlisle, UK
Father of daughter Avril (born April 1944), his wife Alice was pregnant of his son Gerry (born July 1945)
Came to Toronto in 1927 - enlisted Jan 1942 - went overseas June 1943
Siblings: Dorothy Eleanor Broad (19 - abt. 1926) and Joan Alfreda Broad (14 - abt. 1931)
Mrs. Alice Broad (widow) (remarried Kendall), 139 Brookside, Newtown, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., UK
Marriage 1st Qtr. 1948 - Mr. Sidney Kendall with Mrs. Alice Broad - district Carlisle, UK
FO - Pilot - Frederick Heath Broad - RCAF
images - via Avril and Gerry - 12 May 2011
images from Service records F/O. Broad - 29 Nov 2011
R/153676 - AC2 - Frederick Heath Broad - F/O. - J/23898
images from Service records F/O. Broad - 02 Feb 2017
Clip of RCAF - List No. 1076 - 27 Dec 1944
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES - Globe and Mail, 1944/12/28
Royal Canadian Air Force, Casualties - December 1944
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St.John XI.25
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RCAF - Service records - Broad - request 19 Jul 2011 - received 29 Nov 2011 - PATS -
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Contact Broad is pending - 27 Apr 2011 - PATS
Last update - 11 Jun 2017 - PATS
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SGLO - T4780 Mosquito B.Mk.XX - KB235 - 6T-A - F/O. G. R. E. Weir - 21:45 - Wijhe 608 Squadron - RAF - 6th Dec 1944 2 KIA |
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The squadron was disbanded on 31st July 1944, but on the following day it re-formed
at Downham Market in England as part of No 8 (PFF) Group's Light Night Striking Force
Mission to Berlin. Mosquito KB235 (coded 6T-A)
Took off - 18:47 - from RAF Station Downham Market, Norfolk, UK
on an operation to Berlin and crashed - 21:45 - near hamlet Hengeveld, 3 km southeast of Wijhe
crash location 100 meter east of farm "De Wezenberg"
Both, Pilot and Navigator, lost their live and were buried at Wijhe General Cemetery
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Crew: Mosquito B.Mk.XX - KB235 - 6T-A - 06 Dec 1944 - Mission: Berlin
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758120 - 141774 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Graeme Robert Eric Weir - MID - RAFVR - Age 25 - KIA
170251 - Flying Officer - Navigator - John Edward Cecil Hardy - RAFVR - Age 32 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - KB235 - 6T-A - Weir
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758120 - 141774 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Graeme Robert Eric Weir - MID - RAFVR - Age 25 - KIA
- of UK - Plot 41. Row E. Grave 3 - Wijhe General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820749
Son of Mr. Kenneth S. Weir and Mrs. Olive R. Weir (née Bartlett)
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1919 - Graeme R. E. Weir - Mother's Surname: Bartlett - district Lewisham
Marriage 3rd. Qtr. 1917 - Kenneth S. Weir - Spouse: Olive R. Bartlett - district Camberwell
Likely Sibling: Birth 2nd Qtr. 1926 - Kenneth S. Weir - Mother's Surname: Bartlett - district Lewisham
The district Lewisham spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, Kent and London
Enlisted (758120) in the RAFVR (as a Trainee Pilot?) sometime after Jan 1937
Must have passed because by 17 Feb 1943 he is a F/Sgt. Pilot
and gets Commissioned as a Pilot Officer (Emergency) (141774)
Promoted to Fg Off with effect 17 Aug 1943
Awarded a Mention in Despatches - MID - with effect from 01 Jan 45 as an Acting/Flt. Lt.
but by this time he had already died on 6 Dec 1944
- extracted from the London Gazette -
- info Peter Davies via Rafcommands forum - 23 Feb 2009 -
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170251 - Flying Officer - Navigator - John Edward Cecil Hardy - RAFVR - Age 32 - KIA
- of Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, UK - Plot 41. Row E. Grave 1 - Wijhe General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820748
Son of Robert Day Hardy and Agnes Ann Hardy, of Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, UK
husband of Doris Hardy née Charlesworth, of Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, UK
Birth: 2nd Qtr. 1912 - John E. C. Hardy - Mother's surname: Lucas - District: Melton Mowbray, Nottinghamshire Co.
Marriage: 4th Qtr. 1938 - Mr. John E. C. Hardy - Ms. Doris Charlesworth - District: Market Harborough, Nottinghamshire Co.
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Last update 02 Sep 2015 - PATS
Heerde - 12
21 mi S of Vollenhove- 12 Commonwealth graves - 6 UK, 6 CAN -
Cemetery Heerde - 1945 - War graves
12 Commonwealth and 2 Americans (1st Lt. Sperry and S/Sgt. Farrell of B-17G - #42-31175 on 11 Jan 1944)
In this photo - left to right - 9 Commonwealth and 2 USA at the far end
HEERDE 1940-1945 - 1988 - W. NOORDMAN, H. TABAK and W. VAN VELZEN
via Wolter Noordman - 27 Oct 2017
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Heerde is a small town 18 kilometers south of Zwolle
on the main Zwolle-Apeldoorn road
The cemetery is on the western outskirts of the town on the road to Oldebroek
The British plot is in the south-western part of the cemetery
One of the graves is marked by a private memorial
No. of Identified Casualties: 12
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SGLO - T3877 Halifax Mk.III - MZ511 - LK-M - F/Lt. A. T. Hope-Robertson - 01:20 - Heerde 578 Squadron - RAF - 21st Jul 1944 - Operation Bottrop 5 KIA - 1 POW - 1 EVD |
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Halifax Mk.III - MZ511 - LK-M was one of six No.578 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation
Other losses: LK834; MZ556; MZ572; MZ617; MZ696
Halifax Mk.III - MZ511 - LK-M was airborne - 23:05 - 20 Jul 44 from Burn, Yorkshire, UK
Shot down by a night fighter ( Maj. Martin Drewes, III./NJG 1 )
crashed - 01:20 - between Oldebroek ( Gelderland ) and Heerde
where those killed are buried on various days in the town's General Cemetery
Navigator P/O. John 'Jack' Smith, wounded, was interned in Camp L1 ( Stalag Luft I, Barth-Vogelsang ), POW No. 5188
While Bomb Aimer F/O. - Kenneth C. Parsons was able to evade
MZ511 - LK-M - Crew Hope-Robertson with Ground crew - Display 578 Squadron reunion
source: Paul Waites - The 578 Squadron Burn Association - 11 May 2015
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Crew: Halifax Mk.III - MZ511 - LK-M - 21 Jul 1944 - Mission: Bottrop
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1346895 - 127900 - F/Lt. - Pilot - A. T. Hope-Robertson - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
177571 - P/O. - Navigator - J. Smith - RAFVR - Age 29 - interned in Stalag Luft I - POW No. 5188 - POW
178696 - P/O. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - D. F. Jones - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
1590858 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - G. Johnson - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
1339172 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - K. C. Parsons - RAFVR - Age 22 - EVD
1433278 - F/Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - T. R. Gunn - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
1125703 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - G. H. Jones - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - MZ511 - LK-M - Hope-Robertson
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1346895 - 127900 - Flight Lieutenant - Pilot - Alastair Tennant Hope-Robertson - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
- of Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland - Grave 664 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648106
born 19 Apr 1923, Moffat
Son of Laurence Hope-Robertson and Mora Tennant Hope-Robertson (née Sloan), of Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Sibling: Mora Hope-Robertson (sister) - married name - Mrs. Mora Dickson, born 1918, Glasgow - died 17 Dec 2001, Edinburgh - Age 83
Mora, born 1918, Glasgow, the second of four children, she moved with the family to Moffat in Dumfriesshire
when she was two months old. There, at the Lodge, life centred around the home for the first 13 years of her life
Scottish to the core, Mora trained at Edinburgh School of Art.
However, the war years intervened and the Lodge was used as a billet for officers,
among them a certain Polish officer of whom Mora became very fond.
Another of her books, Poems of Love and War 1944-45 speaks movingly of these men and their short-lived time on earth
Mora’s own youngest brother, Alastair, became a casualty of that war, shot down over Holland at the age of 21 in 1944
- info: Obituary Mora Dickson - news.scotsman.com -
Flight Lt. Hope-Robertson found 31 Aug 1944, burial 1 Sep 1944
Flight Lieutenant Alastair Tennant Hope-Robertson
Flight Lieutenant Hope-Robertson, The Royal Air Force (V.R.), was born on 19 April 1923,
and at Loretto from May 1933 to April 1941. He was in the VI Form and a Lance-Corporal in the A.T.C.
After being an R.A.F. cadet at Aberdeen University for a short time,
he underwent training at Falcon Field, Arizona, U.S.A., and was commissioned there in August 1942.
See London Gazette: issue 35759 - supplement - page 4648 - 07th Aug 1942
In 1943 he served for three months in the Middle East, and afterwards took part in raids on Germany.
While acting as Pilot and Captain of a Halifax bomber he was killed in action over Holland
on the night of 20-21st July 1944, and is buried together with four of his crew in Heerde cemetery, near Apeldoorn.
"He was one of the most outstanding Captains of Aircraft known since the formation of the Squadron." (No. 578)
- info: lorettoniansociety.org.uk -
1921 - 1944
Flt. Lt. Alastair Tennant Hope-Robertson
Moffat - Memorial - Scotland
- via Lt. Col Mike Rowney MBE -
Hope-Robertson bench in Moffat
via The Scottish War Memorials Project
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177571 - P/O. - Navigator - John 'Jack' Smith - RAFVR - Age 29 - POW
born 07 Mar 1915, UK
taken POW - interned in Stalag Luft I - POW No. 5188
Enlistment: 27 Jun 1940
Profession: Painter and Decorator
Private Address 1945: 41 Tower Street, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Capture: Deelen, Holland - 23 Jul 1944
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft I - Oberursel - nr. Frankfurt - 29 Jul 1944 - 02 Aug 1944
Dulag Luft II - Wetzlar - 02 Aug 1944 - 05 Aug 1944
Stalag Luft I - Barth, Germany - 08 Aug 1944 - .. ... 1944/45
11 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Smith
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M.I.9. records Smith - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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178696 - Pilot Officer - W.Operator / Air Gunner - David Faulkner Jones - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- of Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, UK - Grave 662 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648109
Son of Richard and Mary E. Jones, of Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, UK
found 25 Jul 1944, burial 25 Jul 1944
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1590858 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - George Johnson - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
- of Great Lumley, Co. Durham, UK - Grave 660 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648108
Son of Joseph and Margaret Johnson,of Great Lumley, Co. Durham, UK
found 21 Jul 1944, burial 22 Jul 1944
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1339172 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - Kenneth Charles Parsons - RAFVR - Age 22 - EVD
born 1921, Llanhennock, Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK - died 14 Feb 2013 - Age 91
Birth: 4th Qtr. 1921 - Kenneth C. Parsons - mother's surname: Davies - district: Newport M., Gwent, UK
IS9 Files - 1/297/2388 - F/O. Kenneth C. Parsons - 578 Sqn Halifax MZ511
F/O. Kenneth Charles Parsons
image via Dick Breedijk - 07 Aug 2014
It's Kenneth Charles Parsons - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 09 Jun 2013
AIR78-123-0-5 - page 135
1339172 - Kenneth Charles Parsons - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 09 Jun 2013
Kenneth Charles Parsons (“Ken”) was born in Newport, Gwent
In his teens he read AJ Cronin’s The Citadel, and it was his secret dream to become a doctor.
However, this was very unlikely owing to his family circumstances:
he was one of six children, and his father worked as a gardener.
Instead he joined the Royal Air Force, intending to become a fighter pilot.
During training in the USA he converted from pilot to Bomb Aimer and returned to England,
where he flew 32 missions in Halifaxes. He was shot down in flames over Holland,
most of his crew died, one was captured, and Ken was fortunately found and sheltered
by the Dutch resistance. He was missing presumed dead for several months before eventually
being helped back to allied territory to rejoin his squadron.
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source: bmj.com - 09 Jun 2013
PARSONS (Ken) Dr.
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Kenneth Charles Parsons, born in Llanhennock, Newport, died on 14th February 2013 aged 91
Dearly loved father and grandfather, and lately family doctor in the Forest of Dean
Memorial Service to be held at St. Michaels Church, Mitcheldean at 11am on Saturday 13th April
Donations in lieu of flowers to the James Hopkins Trust - c/o John Hall Funeral Directors, Churcham, Glos. GL2 8AS
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Published in the South Wales Argus on 25 February 2013
1433278 - Flight Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Thomas Reginald Gunn - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- of Fallowfield, Manchester, UK - Grave 659 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648105
Son of Joseph Reginald and Florence Gunn, of Fallowfield, Manchester, UK
found 21 Jul 1944, burial 22 Jul 1944
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1125703 - Flight Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - Gwyn Hughes Jones - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
- of Rhymney, Monmouthshire, UK - Grave 661 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648110
Son of Richard and Mary E. Jones, of Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, UK
found 21 Jul 1944, burial 22 Jul 1944
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SGLO - T4646 Lancaster Mk.III - LM628 - VN-M - F/O. R. E. Rennie - 21:30 - Heerde 50 Squadron - RAF - 6th Nov 1944 - Operation Mittelland Canal 7 KIA |
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Lancaster Mk.III - LM628 - VN-M - Merlin 38 engines initially installed
LM628 was delivered to 50 Squadron 26 Jun 1944
LM628 took part in the following Key Raids
Donges 24/25 Jul 1944; Châtellerault 9/10 Aug 1944
Russelsheim 12/13 Aug 1944; Darmstadt 11/12 Sep 1944
This target is variously described, as
(a) Dortmund-Ems Canal - (b) Gravenhorst - (c) Mittelland Canal
When lost this aircraft - LM628 - had a total of 352 hours
Move cursor over image to see original before retouch by (c) PATS - 08 Nov 2017
Part of crew Rennie - probably summer 1944 - with Short S.29 Stirling III/IV LJ535
l-r: Rennie and Dowling in door
Darby, Cook and Horning in front
courtesy Darby family - collection W. Noordman - retouch by PATS - 08 Nov 2017
move cursor over photo for retouch
Lancaster Mk.III - LM628 - VN-M was airborne - 16:19 - 6 Nov 1944 from Skellingthorpe in an attempt to cut the junction
of the Dortmund-Ems and Mittelland Canal systems near Gravenhorst
Bomb load: 14 x 1000 lb MC
Lancaster Mk.III - LM628 - VN-M crashed - 21:30 - near Heerde (Gelderland), 15 km SSW of Zwolle
All are buried alongside five airmen from 578 Sqdn ( Halifax MZ511 ) who were killed 21st Jul 1944
in the General Cemetery at Heerde
P/O. Albert Darby, brother of Sgt. W. Darby, and also a Flight Engineer with 50 Sqdn and gained a DFM
was also killed on Active Service and is buried in his hometown of Newcastle-under-Lyme
after losing his life 12/13 Apr 1945
General Cemetery at Heerde - Old marker at collective grave 667 for five airmen
Rennie, Horning, Dunkelman, Dowling and Darby
left image courtesy Sharon Murphy née Cook (niece) - 19 May 2015
right image source: page 71 - collection W. Noordman
HEERDE 1940-1945 - 1988 - W. NOORDMAN, H. TABAK and W. VAN VELZEN
OVERSEAS - MISSING AFTER AIR OPERATIONS
Ottawa, 15 Dec 1944 - RCAF - Casualty list No. 1067
clip - Globe and Mail, 16 Dec 1944
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III - LM628 - VN-M - 6 Nov 1944 - Mission: Mittelland Canal
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R/157903 - J/25818 - F/O. - Pilot - R. E. Rennie - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
R/191595 - J/36835 - F/O. - Navigator - F. A. Horning - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
R/198251 - J/95289 - P/O. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - G. A. Dunkelman - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
1737140 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - W. Darby - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
R/172064 - J/36306 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - G. T. G. Terris - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
R/270087 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - R. A. Dowling - RCAF - Age 19 - KIA
R/263352 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - M. A. Cook - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - LM628 - VN-M - Rennie
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R/157903 - J/25818 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Robert Edward Rennie - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
- of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada - Grave 667 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648111
born 29 Jan 1921, Bow Island, Alberta - died 6 Nov 1944, Heerde, The Netherlands - Age 23
Racial Origin: Scotch - Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Son of Mr. Edward McKenzie Rennie and Mrs. Leila Nelly Rennie, Gull Lake, Saskatchewan;
husband of Mrs. Mildred Leeta Rennie née Champion, Box 304, c/o Radio Range Station, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Sibling: Gerry Rennie (M)
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 13 Jan 1942
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Present/Permanent Address: 2849 W. 42nd Ave., Vancouver, B.C.
Occupation: Draw Bench Helper (Boeing Aircraft, Vancouver, B.C.)
Enlistment: 27 Mar 1942, Vancouver, British Columbia - Religion: United Church
Posted to: No. 1 Recruiting Centre, RCAF, Vancouver, B.C. - Trade: AC2 Standard Pilot or Observer
Pilot's Flying Badge - 30 Apr 1943
Marriage - 12 Jul 1943
Embarked New York - 8 Oct 1943
Disembarked U.K. - 16 Oct 1943
Mr. Edward McKenzie Rennie ( father) - deceased in 1934, Earview, Saskatchewan, Canada - farmer
Mrs. C. R. Logan (mother) - remarried
Marriage - 12 Jul 1943, Charlottetown, P.E.I. - Ms. Mildred Leeta Champion
Mrs. Mildred Leeta Rennie Owen (wife) - remarried - Mr. John Henry Owen
OWEN, Mildred Leeta (CHAMPION)[RENNIE]; 80; Irishtown PE>Dartmouth NS; Chron-Herald; 18 Jun 2005
Mrs. Mildred Leeta Owen - born 07 Sep 1924, Irishtown, PE - died 16 Jun 2005, Dartmouth, NS - Age 80
R/157903 - J/25818 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Robert Edward Rennie - RCAF
source - Service records - Rennie - 11 May 2015
R/157903 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Robert Edward Rennie
source: page 69 - collection W. Noordman
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RCAF - Service records - Rennie - request 12 Feb 2015 - received 11 May 2015 - PATS -
R/191595 - J/36835 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Frederick Arthur Horning - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
- of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Coll. Grave 667 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648107
born 03 Jul 1921, Ottawa, ON - died 6 Nov 1944, Heerde, The Netherlands - Age 23
Son of Mr. Frederick Jacombe Horning and Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Horning, 46 Lowther Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 13 Aug 1942
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Address 13 Aug 1942: 55 King St. W., Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Student - Religion: United Church
Attended Medical School McGill University
Previous Service: McGill Reserve Training Battalion, Montreal - 1940 - 1942
Enlistment - 08 Sep 1942, London, Ontario
Posted to: No. 1 Manning Depot, RCAF, Toronto, Ontario - Trade: Aircrew (ITS)
Navigator Badge - 15 Oct 1943
Embarked Canada - 1 Nov 1943
Disembarked U.K. - 9 Nov 1943
Mr. Frederick Jacombe Horning (father) - born abt. 1893, Guelph, Ontario - died 18 Mar 1942 - Age 49
24 Sep 1945, Toronto - Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Horning (mother) - born abt. 1889, London, ON - Age 56
HORNING FREDERICK ARTHUR - F/O. RCAF - 44-11-06 - Raid on Osnabruck - Science '39-42
info McGill Alumni - McGill University War Records
R/191595 - J/36835 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Frederick Arthur Horning - RCAF
source - Service records - Horning - 11 May 2015
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RCAF - Service records - Horning - request 12 Feb 2015 - received 11 May 2015 - PATS -
1737140 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - William Darby - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- Newcastle, Staffordshire, UK - Coll. Grave 667 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648102
Son of Albert and Gertrude Darby, of Newcastle, Staffordshire, UK
His brother, Pilot Offr. Albert Darby, D.F.M., also died on service - 12/13 April 1945
1737140 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - William Darby - RAFVR
source - Irene Darby (sister-in-law) - 03 Jun 2015
Albert and Gertrude Darby (parents) - visit Heerde - 19xx - collection W. Noordman
"Heerde 1940 - 1945" - images via Wolter Noordman - 02 Nov 2017
643336 - 56691 - P/O. Albert Darby, (D.F.M.), Flight Engineer - Royal Air Force - Age 23 - KIA
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cemetery, Staffordshire, UK - C. of E. and Nonconformist. New part. Grave 16651 - CWGC ref. 2713092
He was the son of Albert and Gertrude Darby, of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1920 - Albert Darby - Ms. Gertrude Austin - district: Newcastle L. - Vol 6b Page 157
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1922 - Albert Darby - mother's surname: Austin - district: Newcastle L. - Vol 6b Page 68
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1924 - William Darby - mother's surname: Austin - district: Newcastle L. - Vol 6b Page 69
Birth 1st Qtr. 1926 - Violet M. Darby - mother's surname: Austin - district: Newcastle L. - Vol 6b Page 56
Birth 4th Qtr. 1927 - Ronald D. Darby - mother's surname: Austin - district: Newcastle L. - Vol 6b Page 58
Birth 1st Qtr. 1936 - Raymond L. Darby - mother's surname: Austin - district: Newcastle L. - Vol 6b Page 64
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1940 - Barrie Darby - mother's surname: Austin - district: Newcastle L. - Vol 6b Page 136
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R/198251 - J/95289 - Pilot Officer - W.Operator / Air Gunner - George Amos Dunkelman - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
- of Midland, Ontario, Canada - Coll. Grave 667 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648104
born 19 Nov 1922, Midland, Ontario - died 6 Nov 1944, Heerde, The Netherlands - Age 21
Son of Mr. Louis Dunkelman and Mrs. Elizabeth Dunkelman née Oliver, 82 Seventh St., Midland, Ontario, Canada
Louis Dunkelman (father) - born: abt. 1882, London, England - Citizenship: Canadian - died 01 Feb 1960 - Age 77
Elizabeth Dunkelman née Oliver (mother) - born: abt. 1882, Scotland - Citizenship: Canadian - died 06 Feb 1962 - Age 80
Siblings: Mrs. Blance Trew née Dunkelman, Mrs. Rose Hawkesworth née Dunkelman and Lewis Dunkelman
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 21 Jul 1942
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Present Address - 23 Oct 1942: 82 Seventh St., Midland, Ontario, Canada.
Permanent Address: 82 Seventh St., Midland, Ontario, Canada.
Occupation: Fruit Clerk - Religion: Anglican - Church of England - Racial Origin: British
Enlistment - 23 Oct Jun 1942, Toronto, Ontario
Posted to: No. 11 Recruiting Centre, RCAF, Toronto, ON - Trade: Aircrew Std.
Air Gunner Badge - 23 Dec 1943
Embarked Halifax - 20 Jan 1944
Disembarked U.K. - 31 Jan 1944
Louis Dunkelman (father) - M-63 - born: abt. 1882, England - address: 82 Seventh St., Midland, Ont., Canada
Elizabeth Dunkelman née Oliver (mother) - F-63 - born: abt. 1882, Scotland - address: 82 Seventh St., Midland, Ont., Canada
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Mrs. Blance Trew née Dunkelman (sister) - F-31 - born: abt. 1914 - address: 82 Seventh St., Midland, Ontario, Canada
Mrs. Rose Hawkesworth née Dunkelman (sister) - F-31 - born: abt. 1914 - address: 82 Seventh St., Midland, Ontario, Canada
Lewis Dunkelman (brother) - M-26 - born: abt. 1919 - address: 250 Heath St. W. Apart. 10, Toronto, Ont.
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based on F A M I L Y - info - letter - 29 Sep 1945 - RCAF - Service records - Dunkelman
Obitutary: TREW, Blanche (DUNKELMAN); 92; Midland ON; Midland Mirror; 2006-6-23; nutters
R/198251 - J/95289 - P/O. George Amos Dunkelman - RCAF
source: RCAF - Service records - Dunkelman - 04 Jun 2015
R/198251 - J/95289 - P/O. George Amos Dunkelman - RCAF
source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Newsclip - P/O. George Amos Dunkelman - RCAF
source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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RCAF - Service records - Dunkelman - request 22 May 2015 - received 09 Jun 2015 - PATS -
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R/172064 - J/36306 - Flying Officer - Bomb Aimer - George Thompson Gilbert Terris - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
- of Mission City, British Columbia, Canada - Grave 666 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648112
born 08 May 1921, Nordegg, Alberta - died 6 Nov 1944, Heerde, The Netherlands - Age 23
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Terris, R.R. #1, Mission City, British Columbia, Canada
Mr. James Terris (father) (farmer), born: Edinburgh, Scotland - Citizenship: Canadian
Mrs. Graham Gilbert (mother), born: Scotland (deceased) - Citizenship: Canadian
Marriage parents: Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 13 Jun 1942
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Present Address - 13 Jun 1942: 2856 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
Permanent Address - R.R. #1, Mission City, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation: Millworker - Religion: United Church - Racial Origin: Scottish
Enlistment - 13 Jun 1942, Vancouver, British Columbia
Posted to: No. 1 Recruiting Centre, RCAF, Vancouver, B.C. - Trade: A.C.2 Standard Aircrew (ITS)
Air Bomber Badge - 01 Oct 1943
Embarked Halifax - 22 Oct 1943
Disembarked U.K. - 30 Oct 1943
James Terris - M-58 born abt. 1887, Scotland - address: Mission City, B.C.
Graham Gilbert - F-44 born 18 Dec 1888, Scotland - Died 09 Dec 1932, Nordegg, Alberta - Age 43
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Mrs. Annie Helmer (Anne Shanks (Terris) (Helmer) Lowden) - F-36 born 06 Mar 1909 - address: Wayne, Alberta - died 13 Apr 1986 - Age 77
James Stanley Terris - M-35 born abt. 1910 - address: Mission City, B.C.
George Thomson Gilbert Terris - M-3 born 09 May 1912 - Died 07 Jul 1915, Nordegg, Alberta - Age 3
Mrs. Mary Adams (Mary Muriel Marlin Collins) - F-31 born 04 Apr 1914 - address: Mission City, B.C. - 18 Jan 1997 - Age 83
Mrs. Graham ?Frenck? - F-28 born abt. 1917 - address: Nordegg, Alberta
Andrew Balfour Terris - M-25 born 15 Nov 1919 - address: Hammond, B.C. - died 09 Jan 1973 - Age 53
George Thomson Gilbert Terris - M-23 born 08 May 1921 - Died 06 Nov 1944, Heerde, The Netherlands - Age 23
John Marlin Terris - M-20 born abt. 1925 - address: Overseas R.C.A.F
Charlotte Balfour Terris - F-18 born abt. 1927 - address: Hammond, B.C.
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based on F A M I L Y - info - letter 18 Sep 1945 - RCAF - Service records - Terris
Additional info via Findagrave (Nordegg Memorial Cemetery)
J/36306 - F/O. George Thompson Gilbert Terris - RCAF
left image source: RCAF - Service records - Terris - 04 Jun 2015
right image source: page 70 - collection W. Noordman
HEERDE 1940-1945 - 1988 - W. NOORDMAN, H. TABAK and W. VAN VELZEN
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RCAF - Service records - Terris - request 22 May 2015 - received 09 Jun 2015 - PATS -
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R/270087 - Flight Sergeant - Air Gunner - Ralph Andrew Dowling - RCAF - Age 19 - KIA
- of Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Coll. Grave 667 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648103
born 18 Jul 1925, Toronto, York County, ON, Canada - died 6 Nov 1944, Heerde, The Netherlands - Age 20
Son of Mr. William Alfonso Dowling and Mrs. Grace Elma Dowling née McCoy, 60 Cloverlawn Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sibling: Velma G. Dowling (sister)
Mr. William Alfonso Dowling (father) - M-51 - born abt. 1894, Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Mrs. Grace Elma Dowling née McCoy (mother) - F-40 - born 10 Jun 1905, Madoc, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
Ms. Velma G. Dowling (sister) - F-22 - born abt. 1923, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
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01 Oct 1945, 60 Cloverlawn Ave, Toronto
207th (Reserve) Fd. Battery R.C.A. - 17 Sep 1942 - discharged 25 Jan 1943
Royal Canadian Artillery - Reason for discharge: Night Work
Date of Birth on R.C.A. Attestation form was 18 Jul 1924
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 26 Jul 1943
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Occupation: Draughtsman - Religion: Presbyterian
Enlistment: 02 Aug 1943, Toronto, Ontario
Posted to: No. 1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario - Trade: Std. Aircrew
Air Gunner Badge - 14 Jan 1944
Embarkment Canada - 25 Mar 1944
Disembarkment U.K. - 02 Apr 1944
ID Card - R/270087 - AC2 - Ralph Andrew Dowling - RCAF
source: RCAF - Service records - Dowling - 04 Jun 2015
R/270087 - Flight Sergeant - Ralph Andrew Dowling - RCAF
left image source: RCAF - Service records - Dowling - 04 Jun 2015
right image source: page 67 - collection W. Noordman
HEERDE 1940-1945 - 1988 - W. NOORDMAN, H. TABAK and W. VAN VELZEN
Part of group photo with Dowling and Cook - graduating class in Montreal, Quebec
Sgt. Ralph Andrew Dowling (Toronto, ON), Sgt. Roy Leonard Burgetz (Kitchener, ON)
Sgt. Frank Augustin "Chuck" de Verteuil (Trinidad, BWI) and Sgt. Michael Arthur Cook (Wellandport, ON)
courtesy Sharon Murphy née Cook (niece) - 19 May 2015
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RCAF - Service records - Dowling - request 22 May 2015 - received 09 Jun 2015 - PATS -
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R/263352 - Flight Sergeant - Air Gunner - Michael Arthur Cook - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
- of Wellandport, Ontario, Canada - Grave 665 - Heerde General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2648101
born 14 Feb 1923, Wellandport, ON - died 6 Nov 1944, Heerde, The Netherlands - Age 21
Son of Paul Rhei Cook and Rose Franey Cook, RR#3 Welland, Wellandport, Ontario, Canada
Marriage parents: 30 Oct 1920, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Paul Rhei Cook - b. 1887, Liberty Mills, IN, USA - d. 30 Nov 1945 - Age 58
Rose Cook née Franey - b. 1891, Ottawa, ON - d. 28 Feb 1944 - Age 53
Siblings (01 Feb 1946): Frieda Mary Cook (24), John Sanford Cook (20) and Paul Robert Cook (17)
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 21 Jan 1943
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Occupation: Steel worker - Religion: Roman Catholic
Address 21 Jan 1943: RR#3, Welland, Ontario, Canada
Enlistment - 22 Jul 1943, Hamilton, Ontario
Posted to: No. 1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario - Trade: Std. Aircrew
Air Gunner Badge - 14 Jan 1944
Embarked Canada - 25 Mar 1944
Disembarked U.K. - 2 Apr 1944
Frieda Mary Cook - 1923 - 1982 - Age 59 - ( Wife of Gordon K. Small - 1925-1999 )
John Sanford Cook, born in Hagarsville, Ontario, Canada on 18 Jun 1925 to Paul Cook and Rose Franey
He passed away on 21 Jun 1980 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada - Age 65
Paul Robert Cook, born in Winger, Ontario, Canada on 2 Feb 1928 to Paul Cook and Rose Franey
Paul Robert married Marcheta Weaving and had 3 children
He passed away on 5 Oct 1989 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada - Age 61
R/263352 - Flight Sergeant - Air Gunner - Michael Arthur Cook - RCAF
source - Service records - Cook - 11 May 2015
Group photo with Cook and Dowling - graduating class in Montreal, Quebec
back row: Dowling 1st from left - front row: Cook 2nd from left
l-r: Chuck, Mike, Roy and unknown - during Training
courtesy Sharon Murphy née Cook (niece) - 19 May 2015
Roy Leonard Burgetz - born 7 Jun 1918, Centreville, ON - died 26 Jan 2006, Kitchener, ON
Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, ON
Here are the fellows in Mike's crew
courtesy Sharon Murphy née Cook (niece) - 18 May 2015
Initial grave marker - M. A. Cook - RCAF
source: collection W. Noordman - 07 Nov 2017
HEERDE 1940-1945 - 1988 - W. NOORDMAN, H. TABAK and W. VAN VELZEN
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Contact Rennie is pending - 12 May 2015
Contact Cook is pending - 17 May 2015
Contact Darby is pending - 19 May 2015
Last update - 09 Nov 2017 - PATS
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SGLO - T3948 B-17G-45-BO - #42-97204 "Skylark" - SO-K - 2nd Lt. Harry W. Rainey Jr. - 12:47 - Heerde 384 BG(H) - 547th BS - 8th AF - 26 Aug 1944 - MACR 8466 1 KIA - 8 POW - 1 EVD |
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Crash-landed westside Scholterbos, now Heerderstrand near Heerde
42-97204 "Skylark" - SO-K - by Peggy Alexander
Photo courtesy of Peggy Alexander, daughter of 2nd Lt. Russell Malcom Potts - 02 Dec 2015
Fred Hewins, crew chief in the 547th BS, is on the left.
info and image via 384thbombgroup.com - 14 Nov 2017
384th BG - 42-97204 "Skylark" - SO-K - Freeman Collection - FRE_004877
via 384thbombgroup.com - 14 Nov 2017
MCD RTU CREW 198
Standing l-r: - 1 -, - 2 -, Harry Wesley Rainey Jr. (P), - 4 -, - 5 -
Kneeling l-r: Norman Hirsh Gordon (TTG) , - 7 -, Donald Barrett Sturdivant (RO), - 9 -, - 10 -
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via Vikki Sturdivant - 26 Sep 2019
384th BG - 41st CBW - Triangle 'P' - 547th BS - SO - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G-45-BO - #42-97204 "Skylark" - SO-K - 26 Aug 1944 - Mission: Gelsenkirchen
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11098320 - O-817523 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Harry Wesley Rainey Jr. - Hampden Co., MA - POW
18202215 - O-714188 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - J. Z. Rowe (IO) - Travis Co., TX - POW
O-717645 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Charles Dean Francis III - Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery Co., PA - POW
19060782 - O-732857 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Walter Selium Kendall Jr. - Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA - POW
18192565 - T/sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Jack Clifton Evans - Garfield Co, OK - POW
19097547 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Donald Barrett Sturdivant - Los Angeles, CA - POW
34826568 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Richard Nelson Mosier - Whitfield Co., GA - POW
37621179 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - John Grover Thornhill - Franklin Co., MS - POW
31384535 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Alfred Bachelor Knowlton - Providence Co., RI - EVD
36819163 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Norman Hirsh Gordon - Racine, Racine Co., WI - KIA
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IO = Initials Only
11098320 - O-817523 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Harry Wesley Rainey Jr. - Hampden Co., MA - POW
born 22 Mar 1921, Athol, MA - died 01 Oct 2012, Noble Hospital, Westfield, MA - Age 91
Son of Mr. Harry W. Rainy Sr. and Mrs. Edna Rainy née Peeso
Mrs. Edna M. Rainey (mother), Eighteen Smith Avenue, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Enlistment: 10 Sep 1942, Springfield, MA - Residence: Hampden Co., MA - Marital Status: Single
US Census 10 Apr 1930, Westfield City, Hampden Co., USA
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Address: 15 McKinley Terrace
Mr. Harry W. Rainey Sr. - (head) - Age 30/20 - born 05 Feb 1900, MA - died May 1981, MA - Age: 81 - Occupation: Life Insurance
Mrs. Edna M. Rainey - (wife) - Age 30/20 - born 24 Sep 1899, MA - died Oct 1988, MA - Age: 89
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Harry W. Rainey Jr. - (son) - Age 9 - born 1921, MA
Barbara A. Rainey - (daughter) - Age 4 - born abt. 1926, MA - died 2006 - Age ~80
11098320 - O-817523 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Harry Wesley Rainey Jr.
image via Phil Rainey (son) - 11 Oct 2019
Harry W. Rainey Jr., Springfield, Massachusetts - 1921 - 2012
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He was born in Athol, MA on March 22, 1921 to the late Harry W. and Edna (Peeso) Rainey.
Grew up in Westfield where he spent most of his life and was a 1938 graduate of Westfield High School.
Received his B.A. in Accounting from A.I.C. in 1942. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of WW-2.
Harry spent the last year of the war as a P.O.W., was in the Air Force Reserves for many years and retired as a Lt. Col. in 1981.
Worked for Columbia Mfg Co. in Westfield and was a V. P. of Sales and retired in 1987.
Member of the First Congregational Church in Westfield.
He enjoyed golfing, reading, old western movies, big band, and was a Yankees and Patriots fan.
Harry played the clarinet and saxophone in the American Legion Band for many years.
He leaves his wife of 59 years Jean Rainey née Templeton,
his children
Philip J. Rainey and his wife Deborah of Ludlow,
Patricia J. Trzasko of Huntington, and Pamela J. Martell and her husband Donald of Wilbraham.
He also leaves 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Harry was pre-deceased by his son Peter J. Rainy in 2001 and his sister Barbara Rainey in 2006.
The funeral for Harry was held on Friday October 5th from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service Inc. 76 Broad Street, Westfield.
Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery, Court Street & West Silver Street, Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA 01085
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18202215 - O-714188 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - J. Z. Rowe - Travis Co., TX - POW
born 12 Jul 1922, Moody, Texas - 01 Sep 2010, Austin, Texas - Age 88
George V. Rowe (father), Rural Free Delivery Number One, Moody, Texas, USA
Enlistment: 19 Feb 1943, San Antonio, TX - Residence: Travis Co., TX - Marital Status: Undefined Code
Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12
(Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
1950 - Married with Ms. Raquel Teresa Otero
US Census 5 Apr 1930 - McLennan County, TX
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George V. Rowe (head) - Age 40/22 - born abt. 1890, KY - Farmer / General farm
Johnie Rowe (wife) - Age 37/19 - born 01 Sep 1892, TX
Vanise B. Rowe (son) - Age 16 - born abt. 1914, TX - Labourer / General farm
James L. Rowe (son) - Age 9 - born abt. 1921, TX
J. Z. Rowe (son) - Age 7 - born 12 Jul 1922, TX
Mrs. Johnie Rowe née Moore - 01 Sep 1892, TX - 04 Jan 1975, Moody, Mclennan, TX - Age 82
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O-717645 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Charles Dean Francis III - Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery Co., PA - POW
born 31 Mar 1922 - died 1 Sep 2008, Bethayres, Montgomery, Pennsylvania - Age 86
Mr. Charles D. Francis Jr. (father), 1504 West Glenwood Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
CHARLES DEAN FRANCIS, 3rd., Sept. 1, 2008, of Huntingdon Valley, PA
Husband of the late Jane née Rooney, devoted father of Pamala Jane May and Robert Dean Francis
Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial service Friday 4 P.M.
at Saint John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 1150 Bristol Rd., (P.O. Box 192), Churchville, PA 18966
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Arrangements JOHN E. STILES FUNERAL HOME
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Published on Philly.com on Sept. 3, 2008
Bob,
We are especially sorry for your loss.
My kids will hold forever their visits to your Dad at Halloween.
Another great Dad who will be sorely missed...
Leonard Family, September 03, 2008 | Huntingdon Valley, PA
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19060782 - O-732857 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Walter Selium Kendall Jr. - Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA - POW
born 03 Feb 1917, CA
Mrs. Naomi Crump Kendall Jr. (wife), 3210 Palmira, Tampa, Florida, USA
Enlistment: 05 Jan 1942, Stockton, CA (as Aviation Cadet) - Resident: San Joaquin Co., CA - Occupation: Salespersons
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Stalag 6 - info by Robert F. Loureiro ( fam. member ) / Arthene Loureiro, Niece - via wwiimemorial.com
Walter S. Kendall - born 03 Feb 1917, CA - died 15 Aug 1991, California - Age 74
Naomi C. Kendall - born 03 Oct 1921, Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida, USA - died 27 Mar 1993, CA - Age 71
Burial: Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California, USA - Plot Block 24
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18192565 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Jack Clifton Evans - Garfield Co, OK - POW
born 1922
Mrs. Well I. Evans (mother), 627 East Maine Street, Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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19097547 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Donald Barrett Sturdivant - Los Angeles, CA - POW
born 13 Jul 1918, DC - died 11 Nov 1984, CA - Age 66
Mrs. Beverly G. Sturdivant (wife), 257 East 6th Street, Downey, California, USA
Enlistment: 17 Apr 1942, Los Angeles, CA - Residence: Los Angeles Co., CA - Marital Status: Single
Son of Dr. Burton Barrett Sturdivant (father) and Mrs. Nina Ellen Sturdivant (mother) née Duckworth
marriage parents: 04 May 1915, Red House, MD
US Census 03 Apr 1930 - Cowen Town, Glade District, Webster County, WV
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Burton B. Sturdivant (head) - Age 42/27 - 27 Jan 1887, Marshville, Union, NC – died 31 Oct 1958, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC - Age 71- Physician Medicine
Nina E. Sturdivant (wife) - Age 36/21 - 25 Oct 1893, Westernport, MD - died 15 Sep 1966, Upland, San Bernardino, CA - Age 72
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Dorthy A. Sturdivant (daughter) - Age 13 - born 14 Jul 1916, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC - died 18 May 1991, New Castle, Lawrence, PA - Age 74
Donald B. Sturdivant (son) - Age 11 - born 13 Jul 1918, DC - died 11 Nov 1984, Upland, San Bernardino, CA - Age 66
Alan E. Sturdivant (son) - Age 3 8/12 - born 21 Sep 1926, Cowen, Webster, WV - died 27 Aug 2000, Elizabethtown, Hardin, KY - Age 73
- additional info SSDI -
1st wife: Beverly G. Whitney born 26 May 1923, San Francisco, CA - died 15 Mar 1956, Los Angeles, CA - Age 32
Divorced from Donald B. Sturdivant - 26 Apr 1952
2nd wife: June Kingsbury (wife) - born 06 Aug 1921, Detroit, Wayne, MI - died 06 Aug 1997, Redlands, San Bernardino, CA - Age 76
Married Donald B. Sturdivant - 03 May 1952
If you know anything about the order of which POW camps where my father was held,
or how to obtain that information. It would be most appreciated.
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Best regards, Vikki Sturdivant - 26 Sep 2019
19097547 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Donald Barrett Sturdivant
images via Vikki Sturdivant (daughter) - 26 Sep 2019
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34826568 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Richard Nelson Mosier - Whitfield Co., GA - POW
born 17 Jul 1924, TN - died 13 Jul 1981, FL - Age 56
Mrs. Jackie Mosier née Whitaker (wife), Route Number One, Ramhurst, Georgia, USA
Married: 23 Apr 1943 - Ms. Jackie Whitaker
Enlistment: 31 Jul 1943, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Residence Co.: Whitfield, GA - Marital Status: Married - Nativity: TN
Stalag Luft I - South - Barrack "Unknown" - Room "Unknown"
Burial: Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Florida, United States
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37621179 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - John Grover Thornhill - Franklin Co., MO - POW
born 8 May 1925, MO - died 06 Apr 1966 - Age 40
Mrs. Vivian Ray Thornhill (mother/widow) née Goode, Gray Summit, Missouri, USA
Mr. Elmer Thornhill (father) - born 16 Feb 1886, Robertsville, MO - died 03 Mar 1930, Washington, Washington Twp, Franklin Co., MO - Age 44
Enlistment: 03 Aug 1943, Jefferson Barracks, MO - Residence: Franklin Co., MO - Marital Status: Single
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow ( ? formerly Heydekrug ?) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug was evacuated - 14 Jul 44 - 19 Jul 1944 - info PATS - 12 Mar 2009
burial: Bethel Cemetery, Labadie, Franklin Co., MO
Memorial - John Grover Thornhill - 1925 - 1966 - Age 40
Bethel Cemetery, Labadie, Franklin Co., MO
- photo by Diane - via findagrave.com
US Census 27 Jun 1930 - Boles Twp, Franklin Co., MO
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Vivian Ray Thornhill (head/widow) - Age 42 - born 15 Jun 1887, MO - died 17 Feb 1965, MO - Age 77
Harold D. Thornhill (son) - Age 13 - born 17 Sep 1916, MO - died 05 Jan 2002, MS - Age 85
Raymond E. Thornhill (son) - Age 11 - born abt. 1919, MO
James Eugene Thornhill (son) - Age 10 - born 05 Dec 1919, MO - died 07 Sep 2007, MO - Age 87
Georgia K. Thornhill (daughter) - Age 9 - born abt. 1921, MO
Emmet L. Thornhill (son) - Age 7 - born abt. 1923, MO
John G. Thornhill (son) - Age 5 - born 08 May 1925, MO - died 06 Apr 1966 - Age 40
Donald O. Thornhill (son) - Age 2 6/12 - born 27 Oct 1927, MO - died 11 Jun 1996, Washington, MO - Age 68
Emmet B. Goode (brother) - Age 28 - born 12 Jun 1902, MO - died 04 Mar 1989, Pacific, MO - Age 86
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Elmer Thornhill (father) - born 16 Feb 1886, Robertsville, MO - Trade: Carpenter
died 03 Mar 1930, Washington, Washington Twp, Franklin Co., MO - Age 44
Residence: Gray Summit, MO
Cause of death: Acute lobar pneumonia
Place of burial: Brush Creek Cemetery, Gray Summit, MO
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31384535 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Alfred Bachelor Knowlton - Providence Co., RI - EVD
born 21 Apr 1910, RI - died 1960 - Age ~50
Mrs. Margaret Knowlton (wife), 164 Hamilton Street, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Enlistment: 03 Jun 1943, Providence, Rhode Island - Residence: Providence Co., Rhode Island - Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Margaret Knowlton née Freer
Burial: North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 140409645
US 1940 Census
Address: 5 Bullocks Point Avenue, East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Address: 5 Ailanthus Avenue, East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (as in State Census 1935)
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Elmer E. Knowlton - Head - M-79, abt. 1861, NY
Florence Knowlton - Wife - F-59, abt. 1881, RI
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Alfred B. Knowlton - Son - M-31, Rhode Island
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36819163 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Norman Hirsh Gordon - Racine, Racine Co., WI - KIA
born 21 Jan 1925 - died 16 Aug 1944 - Age 19
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Gordon (parents), 2914 North Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Mr. Morris Gordon (father) - b. 1895 – d. 1967 - Age ~72
Mrs. Sarah Davidson Gordon (mother) - b. 1893 – d. 1987 - Age ~94
buried 29 Aug 1944 in Grave 663 - Section I - Line I - Heerde General Cemetery
reinterred - 5 Feb 1946 - at: Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten-NL
Plot: A Row: 5 Grave 11
The initial plot number in Margraten for S/Sgt. Gordon - WW-260 - Religion: Jewish
awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
S/Sgt. - Norman Hirsh Gordon
1925 - 1944
- image via Dick Breedijk -
R A C I N E B R O T H E R S W H O D I E D I N S E R V I C E
PFC. David Lester Gordon and his brother S/Sgt. Norman Hirsch Gordon
36279693 - PFC. David Lester Gordon - born 20 May 1922 - died 11 Jul 1944 - Age 22
36819163 - S/Sgt. Norman Hirsh Gordon - born 21 Jan 1925 - died 16 Aug 1944 - Age 19
Source: 27 Sep 1946 - The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Page 15
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newspapers.com - clip via Jaap Vermeer - 14 Nov 2017
I N M E M O R Y O F
David Lester Gordon - 1922 - 1944 - Norman Hirsh Gordon - 1925 - 1944
Racine Jewish Memorial Cemetery, WI
- photo by sudakdescendant - via findagrave.com
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SGLO - T3948
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Contact Rainey is pending - 29 Oct 2011 - 28 Sep 2019
Contact Sturdivant is pending - 29 Oct 2011 - 26 Sep 2019
Contact Thornhill is pending - 30 Oct 2011
Contact Rowe is pending - 13 Nov 2017
Contact Kendall is pending - 14 Nov 2017
Contact Francis is pending - 15 Nov 2017
Last update 12 Oct 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T3296 B-17G - #42-31175 'Trudy' - 1st Lt. William B. Lock - Heerde / Markluiden - 13:22 92nd BG(H) - 326th BS - 8th AF - 11 Jan 1944 - MACR #1920 2 KIA - 5 POW - 3 EVD |
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92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron - 11 Jan 1944 - take off 09:00: Podington, UK - AAF Station 109
Intended target: Oschersleben, Germany
bombing altitude was set for 19,000 feet
Hit over target by Flak in outer part of left wing (gas tank) and caught on fire near Dutch border
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additional info from Escape & Evasion reports: EE-531 (Lock), EE-532 (Mullins) and EE-1892 (Pencek)
MACR 1920 - page 5 - route from target to last seen location
clip MACR 1920 - page 5 - source: Footnote / Fold3 - 24 Feb 2008
Braunschweig is given in Escape & Evasion report by LOCK (P)
Halberstadt is also mentioned in MACR by Brubaker (RO) and Scott (TTG) - info PATS
Cause of crash - letter by William B. Lock to W. Noordman - 09 Oct 1987
source: Collection Wolter Noordman - 24 Oct 2017
92nd BG - 40th CBW - Triangle 'B' - 326th BS - JW - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G - #42-31175 - 'Trudy' - 11 Jan 1944 - Mission: Oscherleben, Germany
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18001507 - O-666761 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - William B. Lock - Age 22 - EVD
12046192 - O-791153 - 1st Lt. - Co-Pilot - Richard H. Sperry - Fairfield Co., Connecticut - KIA
32089528 - O-675987 - 1st Lt. - Navigator - Milton (nmi) Cohen - POW
14076705 - O-676215 - 1st Lt. - Bombardier - Sol H. Greenberg - POW
36325753 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Raymond F. Pencek - EVD
15329994 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Vernon Pierce Brubaker Jr. - POW
18160462 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - James B. Farrell Jr. - Muskogee County, Oklahoma - KIA
06554921 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Jack Joseph Wilhoit - POW
38123609 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Charlie Harrison Mullins - EVD
17059847 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Charles Harry Scott Jr. - POW
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Some lines from original letter (5 pages) by William B. Lock to W. Noordman - 09 Oct 1987
source: Collection Wolter Noordman - 24 Oct 2017
Photo (GPR1-4-92X6-1-44)
!!! NOT crew of B-17G - #42-31175 !!!
Original crew Lt. Lock - 06 Jan 1944, England - C-61503 A.C.
source: Fold3 - WWII War Photos - 24 Oct 2017
18001507 - O-666761 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - William Burdette Lock - Age 22 - EVD
born 10 Jan 1919, Vilas (Springfield), CO - died 26 Jan 2013, Florence, CO - Age 94
Enlistment: 18 Jan 1941 - Private address: Penrose, Colorado - Job as civilian: Farmer
24 Missions - Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters - arrived in UK: 24 Mar 1944
E&E #531 - Escape and Evasion Report (94 pages)
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/media/5555171/content/arcmedia/nw/305270/EE-531.pdf
06 Jan 1944, England - William Burdette Lock - 1919 - 2013 - Age 94
left crop image source: Fold3 - WWII US Air Force Photos - 24 Oct 2017
right image (as in obituary) - via Wolter Noordman - 24 Oct 2017
William Burdette Lock, 94, of Penrose, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 26, 2013,
at the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home in Florence.
Mr. Lock was born January 10, 1919, to Harvey and Mabel Lock in Vilas (Springfield), Colorado.
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info obituary - The Canon City Daily Record on Jan. 31, 2013
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12046192 - O-791153 - 1st Lt. - Co-Pilot - Richard "Dick" Harold Sperry - Fairfield Co., Connecticut - KIA
born 31 Dec 1914, Westport, CT - died 11 Jan 1944, Markluiden, The Netherlands - Age 29
Initial buried - 15 Jan 1944 - General Cemetery Heerde - disinterred on 21 Jan 1946, Heerde
reburied Margraten, NL - Plot: A Row: 5 Grave: 18
Son of Mr. Harold Shepard Sperry and Mrs. Margaret Ann Sperry née Hatchman, 30 Cove Ave, Norwalk City, CT - Address - 11 Apr 1930
Address parents Aug 1942: 1 Maple St., Norwalk, Connecticut
Sibling: Donald W. Sperry (brother) - born ~ 1917 - died 04 Nov 2013, Vero Beach, FL - Age 96
Enlistment: 19 Dec 1941, New York City, NY - Residence: Fairfield Co., CT - Nativity: Connecticut - Marital Status: Single
Spence Field, GA
Has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Force
Received his "wings" on Wednesday 05 Aug 1942
* O U R - M E N - I N - S E R V I C E - G R A D U A T I O N - W I N G S *
2nd Lt. Richard "Dick" Harold Sperry
11 Aug 1942 - news clip via Pamela Richards - 21 Nov 2017 - reformat
23 Jan 1944 - 1st Lt. Richard H. Sperry - Western Union Telegram - MIA
18 Feb 1944 - 1st Lt. Richard H. Sperry - Western Union Telegram - KIA
images via Pamela Richards - 28 Nov 2017
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32089528 - O-675987 - 1st Lt. - Navigator - Milton (nmi) Cohen - POW
born 23 Feb 1919, NY - died 20 Mar 1997, NY - Age 78
Son of Mr. Max Cohen and Mrs. Yetta Cohen née Siegel, New York
Siblings: Julia Cohen, Simon "Seymour" Cohen and Stanley Cohen
Enlistment: 02 May 1941, New York City, NY - Residence: Bronx Co., NY - Nativity: New York - Marital Status: Single
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 - Compound: South - Barrack 12 - Room 6
With 1st Lt. Solomon "Sol" Harry Greenberg in same barrack - room
United States Census, 05 Jan 1920
Address: 485 East 173rd Street
Bronx Assembly District 4, Bronx, New York, United States
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Max Cohen - Head - M-40 - abt. 1880, Vilna, Russia - Jewish - Occupation: Butcher
Yetta Cohen - Wife - F-35 - abt. 1886, Russia
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Julia Cohen - Daughter - F-11 - abt. 1909, New York
Simon Cohen - Son - M-6 - abt. 1914, New York
Milton Cohen - Son - M-10 months - born 1919, New York
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Gussie Siegel - Mother-in-law - F-56 - abt. 1874, Russia
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info: FamilySearch - 07 Nov 2017
Vilna - Wilno - Vilnius = Russia, Poland, Lithuania - info Wikipedia
Vilna, Vilnia, Vilnius, Vil’no, Vil’nyus, Wilna, Wilno - info data.jewishgen.org
NYC - State Census 01 Jun 1925 - clip family Max Cohen
via FamilySearch - 07 Nov 2017
NYC - US Census 04 Apr 1940 - clip family Max Cohen
via FamilySearch - 07 Nov 2017
C L I P - G E R M A N R E C O R D - K U 6 9 0
O-675987 - 1st Lt. - Navigator - Milton Cohen - POW
clip KU690 - MACR 1920 - page 6 - source: Footnote / Fold3 - 24 Feb 2008
Known addresses in 1920 - 1925 - 1940 - 1974 -
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485 East 173rd St., Bronx, NY - US Census 05 Jan 1920
1841 Marmion Ave. Bronx, NY - State Census 01 Jun 1925
751 Gerard Ave., Bronx, NY - US Census 04 Apr 1940
185 S Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY - Telephone directory 1974 - 11021-4631
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info: FamilySearch and Ancestry - 07 Nov 2017
MILTON COHEN - SSN: 100-14-8587
born 23 Feb 1919, NY - died 20 Mar 1997, 78 years, NY
Last Residence: 11021-4631 Great Neck, Nassau, New York, USA
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
Max COHEN b.1892 married Yetta SIEGEL? b.1895 Vilna, Russia
Posted by 34jfresh34 - 12 Oct 2012 06:39AM
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I am currently searching for any information on my maternal grandfather's parents,
the family and their ancestry if possible.
Yetta was bron in Vilna and immigrated to the U.S. although I do not know what year. [1901]
She was a housewife and helped her husband with his butcher shop.
She has four children - Julia, Seymour, Milton, and Stanley (my grandfather).
Max was also born in Russia, although I do not know exactly where [Vilna]; it might also be Vilna.
But he met Yetta in Bronx, NY and was married in the U.S.
They had an apartment on the East Side of the Bronx.
Like above, he became a butcher upon living in New York and was one for life.
If anybody has any type of information on either Max or Yetta,
I would very much appreciate the help and the work.
Thank you,
Jacob
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info Ancestry - 12 Oct 2012 - 34jfresh34 -
??? Jacob Fresh - age 34 ??? is my guess, while his mother's surname is for 100% COHEN - info PATS
She is also a niece of her Uncle 1st Lt. - Navigator - Milton (nmi) Cohen
paternal great-grandfather of Jacob, JOSEPH KASSOFF (d.1966) - Father of Shirley and Ida (abt. 1929)
Shirley R. Kassoff (F-14) abt. 1926, Missouri is Jacob's paternal grandmother
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Max Cohen - immigrated in 1903 - naturalized in 1924, NY - info Census 1920 and 1925
Discrepancy age in census - Max is 40 in 1920 - 48 in 1925 and age 62 is given in 1940 - info PATS - 10 Nov 2017
Any additional info and the surname of Jacob is welcome any time, your help is appreciated
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14076705 - O-676215 - 1st Lt. - Bombardier - Solomon "Sol" Harry Greenberg - POW
born 03 Jul 1917, Georgia - died 25 Jun 2004 - Age 86 - Religion: Jewish
Son of Mr. Charles Greenberg and Mrs. Ida Elizabeth "Lizzie" Greenberg née Esral, 898 Washington Street SW, Atlanta
His father came in 1909 to Atlanta, the family followed in 1913 from Poland to Atlanta, GA, USA
Siblings: Aaron C. Greenberg (24 Aug 1907, Poland - died 27 Apr 1951 - Age 43), Rose "Dora" Rappaport née Greenberg (abt. 1910, Poland)
Irving "Israel" L. Greenberg (abt 1911, Poland - 13 Aug 2006, Atlanta - Age 95), Mickie "Miriam" Krinsky née Greenberg (abt. 1925, GA)
and stepsister Clara Feldman née Lazar (abt. 1929, Atlanta, GA - died 06 Jan 2017, GA - Age 88)
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additional info from US Census 1920, 1930, 1940 and some obituaries
Ida Elizabeth Greenberg née Esral - born 12 Dec 1887, Poland - died 15 Apr 1940, Atlanta, GA - Age 52
Clara's mother Mrs. Anna Lazar remarried Mr. Charles Greenberg
Enlistment: 24 Feb 1942, Jacksonville, FL - Residence: Fulton Co., GA - Nativity: Georgia - Marital Status: Single
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 - Compound: South - Barrack 12 - Room 6
With 1st Lt. Milton Cohen in same barrack - room
Burial Plot: Lot: Shearith Israel
Cemetery ID: USA-00181, Greenwood Cemetery, 1173 Cascade Avenue SW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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36325753 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Raymond Frank Pencek - EVD
born 26 Jun 1917, IL - died 24 Feb 2010, Roswell, GA - Age 92
Son of Mr. Thomas Pencek and Mrs. Anna Pencek née Kubik, 2702 South 59 Court, Cicero, Illinois
Siblings: Joseph Pencek (brother abt. 1916, IL) and Robert Pencek (brother abt. 1921, IL)
Enlistment: 19 Mar 1942, Camp Grant, IL - Residence: Cook Co., Illinois - Nativity: Illinois - Marital Status: Single
Private address: 2702 So. 59th CT., Cicero, Illinois, USA
Job as civilian: Automatic Machine Operator
13 Missions - Purple Heart - Air Medal with three clusters - arrived in UK: 10 Sep 1944
E&E #1892 - Escape and Evasion Report (12 pages)
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/media/5556522/content/arcmedia/nw/305270/EE-1892.pdf
36325753 - T/Sgt. Raymond Frank Pencek
images courtesy Kathy (daughter) - 30 Oct 2017
03:25PM 24 JAN 1944 - M.I.A. - TELEGRAM - TO MRS. ANNA PENCEK
36325753 - T/Sgt. Raymond F. Pencek
left image - collection W. J. M. Willemsen - source: Escape Bulletin - via Wolter Noordman - 25 Oct 2017
middle image source: 'In dienst van hun naaste' - via Huub van Sabben (SGLO) - 20 Oct 2017
right image source: cometeline.org/ficheD270.html - 25 Oct 2017
AIRMAN EVADES CAPTURE BY NAZIS
Newsclip - T/Sgt. Ray Pencek Visits With Parents - reformat
image courtesy Kathy (daughter) - 30 Oct 2017
36325753 - T/Sgt. Raymond F. Pencek
courtesy Raymond F. Pencek (07 Jan 1988) - photo via Wolter Noordman - 24 Oct 2017
right - color retouch by PATS
Clip - Liberation - T/Sgt. Raymond F. Pencek - reformat
courtesy Raymond F. Pencek (07 Jan 1988) - via Wolter Noordman - 27 Oct 2017
reformat by PATS
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15329994 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Vernon Pierce Brubaker Jr. - POW
born 29 Jul 1923, Lima, Ohio - died 14 Nov 1997, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona - Age 73
Son of Mr. Vernon Pierce Brubaker Sr. and Mrs. Cleo Brubaker
Enlistment: 30 Oct 1942, Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH - Nativity: Ohio - Year of birth: 23 - Marital Status: Single
9 Missions - Kiel, Emden, Schweinfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Bremen, Oschersleben, Frankfurt, Kiel and Emden
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Photo (GPR75-1-92X23-12-43)
!!! NOT crew of B-17G - #42-31175 !!!
Combat and Ground Crew - Capt. McLaughlin - 23 Dec 1943, England - B-61531 A.C.
T/Sgt. Vernon Pierce Brubaker Jr. is on back row - 2nd left - in front of propeller
S/Sgt. Van Horne (BTG) - T/Sgt. Eidson (TTG) - Lt. O'Grady (B) - Capt. McLaughlin (P) - Capt. Hughes (N) - T/Sgt. Brubaker (RO) - S/Sgt. Foley (LWG)
8 - 9 - S/Sgt. Ford (RWG) - 11 - 12 . . . #8, 9, 11 and 12 is the Ground crew
Lt. Claude Augustus "Gus" Ahrenholz (CP) missing in photo
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crew image and info: collection Vernon Pierce Brubaker Jr. - 31 Oct 2017
original source: Fold3 - WWII War Photos (GPR75-1-92X23-12-43) - 01 Nov 2017
Photo (GPR75-2-92X23-12-43)
Move cursor over image to see original before retouch by (c) PATS - 02 Nov 2017
Crew - Capt. McLaughlin - 23 Dec 1943, England
In front of Fortress "EQUIPOISE" - Flying Horse - B-17F #42-30580
Co-pilot Lt. Claude Augustus "Gus" Ahrenholz (CP) missing in photo
image and info: collection Vernon Pierce Brubaker Jr. - via his son Vernon Pierce Brubaker III - 31 Oct 2017
Note: Discrepancy names in "The Mighty Eighth in WWII: A Memoir" by J. Kemp McLaughlin USAFR (Ret.)
Brubaker and Van Horne are also switched - info PATS - 02 Nov 2017
T/Sgt. Vernon Pierce Brubaker Jr. - 1943 . . . . . . . Dates from 11 Jan 1944 to POW Camp locations
via Vernon Pierce Brubaker III (son) - 31 Oct 2017
Drawing - T/Sgt. Vernon Pierce Brubaker Jr. in B-17 Radio Room
Sketch from his P.O.W. Journal - via Vernon Pierce Brubaker III (son) - 31 Oct 2017
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Vernon Pierce Brubaker Sr. (Father) - born abt. 1884 - died 1946 - Age 62
Cleo Brubaker (Mother) - born abt. 1895 - died 1984 - Age 89
Two boys and a girl and also 8 grandchildren
Vernon (Pierce) Brubaker, 118th N 5th Street, Avondale, Arizona 85323
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Family info from letter of 17 Apr 1987 to Wolter Noordman
Patricia Brubaker née Miller (wife)
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Vernon P. Brubaker III (son) - born 26 Jan 1947
Robin Esther Smith née Brubaker (daughter) - born 07 Nov 1952, Lima, OH - died 06 Feb 2017, Phoenix, AZ - Age 64
Peter Earl Brubaker (son) - born abt. 1954 - died 21 Oct 2014, Phoenix, AZ - Age 60
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info obituary Peter Earl Brubaker - Oct 2014
Bill Boyer and V. Pierce Brubaker - Radio School, Sioux Falls, SD - Spring 1943
courtesy V. Pierce Brubaker (27 Oct 1987) - photo via Wolter Noordman - 24 Oct 2017
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18160462 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - James B. Farrell Jr. - Muskogee County, Oklahoma - KIA
born 1921 - died 11 Jan 1944, Markluiden, The Netherlands - Age 23
Initial buried - 15 Jan 1944 - General Cemetery Heerde - disinterred on 21 Jan 1946 - reburied Margraten, NL
Final burial: Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, OK
Son of Mr. James Bernard Farrell Sr. and Mrs. Anna Mae Farrell, Muskogee, Porter Township, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Sibling: Joseph "Joe" Patterson Farrell (brother) - 1922 - 2013 - Age 91
Enlistment: 01 Sep 1942, Tulsa, OK - Nativity: Oklahoma - Year of birth: 21 - Marital Status: Single
United States Census, 14 Apr 1930
Address: 837 North C St.
Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
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James Bernard Farrell - Head M-37 - born abt. 1893, Kansas
Anna Mae Farrell - Wife F-35 - born abt. 1895, Tennessee
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James B. Farrell Jr. - Son M-8 - born abt. 1922, Oklahoma
Joe P. Farrell - Son M-7 - born abt. 1923, Oklahoma
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United States Census, 23 Apr 1940
Address: 837 North C St.
Ward 1, Muskogee, Porter Township, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
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James B. Farrell - Head M-48 - born abt. 1892, Kansas
Anna M. Farrell - Wife F-45 - born abt. 1895, Tennessee
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James B. Farrell Jr. - Son M-18 - born abt. 1922, Oklahoma
Joe P. Farrell - Son M-17 - born 16 Jun 1922, Muskogee, OK - died 19 Jul 2013, Oklahoma City, OK - Age 91
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Census info via FamilySearch
Discrepancy: Year of birth for James B. Farrell Sr. (1889) and middle name Mia for Mae
headstones - Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, OK
James B. Farrell Sr. - 27 Aug 1889 - 11 Nov 1964 - Age 75
Anna Mia Farrell - 20 Nov 1894 - 11 Dec 1976 - Age 82
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06554921 - S/Sgt.- Right Waist Gunner - Jack Joseph Wilhoit - POW
born 12 Nov 1916, Montana - died 01 Jan 2001, Spokane, WA - Age 84
Son of Mr. Harry Milton Wilhoit and Mrs. Lilly Wilhoit née Lamont
Siblings: Pearl Wilhoit (F-16 abt. 1904, CO) and Owen L. Wilhoit (M-14 abt. 1906, KS)
Note: Jack Joseph Wilhoit is given as Harry Wilhoit (M-3) in US Census of 07 Jan 1920
Note: Name at birth was John J. Wilhoit - info: delayed birth registration - 31 Mar 1943
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Enlistment for Hawaiian Department: 31 Oct 1945, Fort George Wright, WA - Residence: Spokane Co. Washington - Marital Status: married
Harry M. Wilhoit - 1883 - 1922 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lilly M. Wilhoit - 1885 - 1967
Evergreen Cemetery, Post Falls, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA
Find A Grave Memorial #55938264 and #55938265 by: ColoradoConnie - 05 Aug 2010
Harry Milton Wilhoit (father) - born 11 Apr 1883, Windom, Kansas - died 1922 - Age ~39
Lilly Lamont Wilhoit (mother) - born 1885, Effingham, Kansas - died 1967 - Age ~82
John Joseph Wilhoit (son) - born 12 Nov 1916, Helena, Lewis & Clark, Montana
Baptism - Roman Catholic Church
US CENSUS 8 Apr 1940 - Compagny H. 4th Inf - West Spokane Township - Pvt. Jack. J. Wilhoit - Age 23, MT - US Army
Residence 1 Apr 1935 - Schofield Barracks (US Army), Hawaii
AMERICAN EX PRISONER OF WAR
Headstone Jack J. Wilhoit - Hildegard Wilhoit
Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA - Plot: Garden of Honor
Find A Grave Memorial #178070025 - by Barbie Gant - 03 Apr 2017
Jack J. Wilhoit - 1916 - 2001 - Age 84
Hildegard Wilhoit née Robertson (wife) - 1916 - 1991 - Age ~75
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38123609 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Charlie Harrison "Dooley" Mullins - EVD
born 1 Jul 1914, Rogers, New Mexico - died 26 Jul 1986, Clovis, New Mexico - Age 72
Son of Mr. Thomas Jefferson Mullins and Mrs. Laura Mullins née Marrs
"Dooley" got the nickname as a child from his father
In Irish the meaning of the name Dooley is: Hero with dark skin
Enlistment: 01 Aug 1942, Fort Bliss, El Paso, NM - Residence Place: Roosevelt Co., New Mexico - Marital Status: Single
Private address: Rogers, New Mexico - Job as civilian: Farmer
Missions: 16 - Air Medal with one Oak Leaf cluster - arrived in UK: 24 Mar 1944
E&E #532 - Escape and Evasion Report (30 pages)
- - - Berend Jan van den Dool - - - - - - - - - - - - - Johanna "Ann" van den Dool née Kers - - -
Hiding for nine days in Deventer with family B. J. van den Dool - Kers
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/media/5555172/content/arcmedia/nw/305270/EE-532.pdf
Berend Jan van den Dool, D.G. van Keesselstraat 89 (nowadays 12), Deventer
born 10 Jan 1909 - died 11 Dec 1944, Meppen, Germany - Age 35
Kdo. Meppen-Versen / Neuengamme - executed by Germans
RAF Podington (USAAF Station 109) was located near the village of Podington, North Bedfordshire,
about six miles from the town of Rushden, Northamptonshire. This was the home of the 92nd (triangle B) BG
and its four squadrons, the 325th (NV), 326th (JW), 327th (UX), and 407th (PY)
Photo (GPR74-1-92X23-12-43)
23 Dec 1943 - Combat and Ground Crew in front of B-17F 'Dottie III' at Rushden, England
S/Sgt. Charlie H. Mullins, 2nd from right, standing in the back row
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , Mullins, 9
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
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B-17F - 42-29962 - 92BG - 326BS - DOTTIE III
a.k.a. GREEN BANANA - 42-29962 - 390BG - 569BS - lost 16 Sep 1944 - MACR 8455
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Source: B-17 Master Log - Dave Osbourne
Photo (GPR74-2-92X23-12-43)
23 Dec 1943 - Crew with S/Sgt. Mullins in front of B-17F 'Dottie III' at Rushden, England
- T/Sgt. 1 -, - Lt. 2 -, - Lt. 3 -, - Lt. 4 -, - T/Sgt. 5 -
- S/Sgt. 6 -, - S/Sgt. 7 -, S/Sgt. Mullins, - T/Sgt. 9 -
images via Jim D. Mullins (son) - 16 Nov 2017
J U S T - A F T E R - E S C A P E - F R O M - F R A N C E
Celebrating Escape from France in "Jack Dempsey's Bar" on Broadway, NYC Apr 1945
- T/Sgt. 1 -, - S/Sgt. 2 -, - S/Sgt. 3 -, S/Sgt. Charlie Mullins, - T/Sgt. 5 -
image via Jim D. Mullins (son) - 17 Nov 2017
. . Mary and Charlie - Summer 1945 . . . . . . . . . 38123609 - S/Sgt. Charlie Harrison Mullins
images via Jim D. Mullins (son) - 15-17 Nov 2017
MARRIED NOVEMBER 4, 1945 - Mary Lydia Kyte - born 31 Oct 1927 - died 28 May 2013 - Age 85
CHARLIE MULLINS - SSN:525-82-4097
01 July 1914 - 26 July 1986 - 72 year - 88130 Portales, Roosevelt County, NM
Headstone - S/Sgt. Charlie H. "Dooley" MULLINS
S SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS
WORLD WAR II
Portales Cemetery, Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA - Plot: Sec. J
Find A Grave Memorial # 10293798 - by Tricia Potter - 10 May 2013
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17059847 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Charles Harry Scott Jr. - Daviess Co., MO - POW
born 9 Jul 1922, Trenton, MO - died 19 Oct 1990, Amarillo, TX - Age 68
Son of Mr. Charles Harry Scott Sr. (M-46) and Mrs. Elsie Viola Scott née Mooney (F-32), Lincoln Township, Daviess Co., MO
Siblings: Margaret M. Scott (F-18), Grace L. Scott (F-13), Charline V. Scott (F-9) and Robert L. Scott (M-4)
Ages are given as in US Census of 02 Apr 1930
Enlistment: 21 Sep 1942, Ft Leavenworth, KS - Nativity: Missouri - Year of birth: 22 - Marital Status: Single
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Enlistment: 25 Jun 1946, Sherman Field, Ft Leavenworth, KS - Nativity: Missouri - Year of birth: 22 - Marital Status: Married
Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Address in 1987: Charles Harry Scott, 1708 Tower Street, Trenton, MO 64683
He moved to Amarillo, TX - info Sandy (daughter) 04 Nov 2017
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Contact Pencek is pending - 26 Oct 2017
Contact Scott is pending - 26 Oct 2017
Contact Mullins is pending - 26 Oct 2017
Contact Greenberg is pending - 26 Oct 2017
Contact Farrell is pending - 26 Oct 2017
Contact Brubaker is pending - 27 Oct 2017
Contact Cohen is pending - 27 Oct 2017
Contact Sperry is pending - 13 Nov 2017
Last update 28 Nov 2017 - PATS
Duur-Olst - 15
23 mi SSE of Vollenhove- 15 Commonwealth graves - 3 CAN - 8 UK - 4 AUS -
Olst is a large village 13 kilometers north of Deventer
on the road from that town to Zwolle. Duur is a hamlet administered by Olst
and lies 2 kilometers to the north on the main road. The cemetery is on the southern outskirts
of Duur ( nowadays Den Nul ), on the eastern side of the main road
The war graves are located in a prominent position east of the main path
No. of Identified Casualties: 15
Name of hamlet "Duur" is 1 km north of Den Nul - 03 Nov 2008 - PATS
- Commonwealth War Graves - Duur-Olst -
Graves No. 6 to 12 - Halifax crew DT617 - 3 Apr 1943
Graves No. 19 to 25 - Lancaster crew ME785 - 13 Jun 1944
Grave No. 18 - Spitfire LF Mk.XVI - TB343 - Pilot - Sgt. G. Wolloshin - 1 Apr 1945
Grave No. 5 - Mr. Aaldert Geerts - Dutch resistance member killed by German squad - 10 Apr 1945
- Olst 1940-1945 - A. Korten - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 18 Feb 2009
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SGLO - T2170 Halifax Mk.II - DT617 - VR-G - P/O. P. D. Boyd - 23:50 - Duur 419 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron - 3rd Apr 1943 - Operation: Essen 7 KIA |
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Serial Range DT612 - DT649. 38 Halifax Mk.II
Part of a batch of 250 HP59 Halifax Mk.II. DT481-DT526; DT539- DT588; DT612-DT649
DT665-DT705; DT720-DT752; DT767-DT808
Delivered by English Electric Co. (Salmesbury & Preston) between 21 Nov 1942 and 29 Dec 1942
Halifax Mk.II - DT617 - VR-G was airborne - 19:52 - 3 Apr 1943 from Middleton-St.George, Durham, UK
Shot down by a night fighter (Hptm. Herbert Lütje, III./NJG 1)
crashed - 23:50 - at Duur (Overijssel) 12 km NNW of Deventer, Holland
All are buried in Olst (Duur) General Cemetery
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Crew: Halifax Mk.II - DT617 - VR-G - 3 Apr 1943 - Mission: Essen
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1043666 - 125482 - F/O. - Pilot / Navigator - P. D. Boyd - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
J/12970 - F/O. - Navigator - G. W. Lawry - RCAF - Age 22 - KIA
1079156 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - L. H. Ransome - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
R/65638 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - S. N. Hall - RCAF - Age 34 - KIA
1511061 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - J. B. Langley - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
656148 - 132735 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - H. T. MacDonald - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
R/105759 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - B. W. Agar - RCAF - Age 26 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - DT617 - VR-G - Boyd
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1043666 - 125482 - Flying Officer - Pilot / Navigator - Peter Delamere Boyd - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
- of Heswall, Cheshire, UK - Grave 7 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820588
born 05 Nov 1920 - died 03 Apr 1943 - Age 22
Son of Mr. John Spencer Boyd and Mrs. Dorothy Agnes Boyd; of Heswall, Cheshire, UK
Sibling: Hylda S. Boyd (sister)
husband of Mrs. Muriel Joyce Boyd née Took
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1914 - Mr. John Spencer Boyd with Ms. Dorothy Agnes Woodhead - district: Birkenhead - Vol 8a Page 1045
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1915 - Hylda S. Boyd - mother's surname: Woodhead - district: Wirral - Vol 8a Page 788
Birth 4th Qtr. 1920 - Peter D. Boyd - mother's surname: Woodhead - district: Wirral - Vol 8a Page 757
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Marriage 4th Qtr. 1939 - Ms. Hylda S. Boyd - spouse: Mr. Charles H. Lock - district: Birkenhead - Vol 8a Page 1949
Birth 4th Qtr. 1945 - Davey A. Lock - mother's surname: Boyd - district: Wrexham - Vol 11b Page 563
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Marriage 4th Qtr. 1942 - Peter D. Boyd with Ms. Muriel J. Took - district: Romford - Vol 4a Page 1298
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info: FreeBMD
Peter Delamere Boyd - 1931 - 1937 - Birkenhead School
source Old Birkonian Society - Birkenhead School
F/O. - Peter Delamere Boyd
- Olst 1940-1945 - A. Korten - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld -
Pilot Officer Peter Delamere Boyd - RAF - Aged 22 years. Killed in action, May 1943
Scout Association - Second World War Roll of Honour - 64th Birkenhead Group
scoutsrecords.org
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J/12970 - Flying Officer - Navigator - Gordon Williams Lawry - RCAF - Age 22 - KIA
- of Timmins, Ontario, Canada - Grave 8 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820593
born 14 Feb 1921 - died 3 Apr 1943, Olst, The Netherlands - Age 22
Son of Walter Fisk Lawry and Sara Williams Lawry, 15 Murdock Ave, Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Was attending Queen's University, Kingston, ON
Enlisted Sept 1941, went overseas Aug 1942
J/12970 - Flying Officer - Gordon Williams Lawry - RCAF
source Service Records - 03 Feb 2017
J/12970 - F/O. Gordon Williams Lawry
- courtesy Queen's, Kingston, ON -
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1079156 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Laurence Henry Ransome - RAFVR - Age 23 - KIA
- of Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK - Grave 10 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820595
Son of Mr. Harry Ransome and Mrs. Mary Eliza Ransome née McGlade, of Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK
Siblings: Margaret A. Ransome, Alice M. Ransone, Florence Ransome and Doris Ransome
Marriage 1st Qtr. 1910 - Mr. Harry Ransome with Ms. Mary Eliza McGlade - district: Stockton - Vol 10a Page 127
The district Stockton spans the boundaries of the counties of Co. Durham and North Riding of Yorkshire
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1912 - Margaret A. Ransome - mother's surname: McGlade - district: Guisbro' - Vol 9d Page 906
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1913 - Alice M. Ransome - mother's surname: McGlade - district: Guisbro' - Vol 9d Page 926
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1915 - Florence Ransome - mother's surname: McGlade - district: Guisbro' - Vol 9d Page 887
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1916 - Doris Ransome - mother's surname: McGlade - district: Stockton - Vol 10a Page 154
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1919 - Laurence H. Ransome - mother's surname: McGlade - district: Guisbro' - Vol 9d Page 646
The district Guisbro' is an alternative name for Guisborough and it is in the county of North Riding of Yorkshire
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info FreeBMD
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R/65638 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Sebert Norman Hall - RCAF - Age 34 - KIA
- of Orono, ON, Canada - Grave 6 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820590
born 10 Apr 1908, Darlington, Ontario - died 3 Apr 1943, Olst, The Netherlands
Son of Mr. John Hall and Mrs. Elizabeth Hall née Blair
husband of Mrs. S. N. Hall (wife), of Orono, ON, Canada
Permanent Address: 110 Alma St, Oshawa, ON
Occupation: Metal Finisher - Religion: Methodist United
Enlistment: 28 May 1940, Toronto, ON
Mr. John Hall (father) - born Brooklyn, ON
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall née Blair (mother) - born Courtice, ON
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Mrs. Evelyn Lavonia Hall née Richards (wife)
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Anna Marie Hall (daughter) - born 04 Feb 1932, ON - died 12 Mar 2016 - Age 84
Robert Dean Hall (son) - born 03 May 1934, ON - died 05 Aug 2012 - Age 78
017153-27 Seibert Norman HALL, 19, Clerk, Darlington twp, Oshawa, s/o John HALL (b. Ontario) & Elizabeth BLAIR;
married Evelyn Lavonia RICHARDS, 17, Clerk, Oshawa, Oshawa, d/o Everett RICHARDS (b. Ontario) & Ethel DEAN;
wit Helen GIBSON & Oliver R. DAY, both Oshawa, 22 Sept 1927, Whitby
After an article in the Oshawa Express I found out that the last known address
of daughter Anne-Marie George (that's her married name) was 930 Fairbanks Road, Cobourg, ON, K9A 5H1
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Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 24 Aug 2010
Anna Marie Charles née Hall . . . is correct name - info PATS
Anna Marie Charles
February 4, 1932 - March 12, 2016 - Age 84
Peacefully at Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg on Saturday, March 12, 2016
Anna Marie Charles (née Hall) at 84 years of age.
Beloved wife of the late George Lewis Charles (November 13, 1930 - December 23, 2003 - Age 73)
Loving mother of Heather Charles of Cobourg, Michael Charles (Lisa) of Cobourg,
Stephen Charles (Linda Macklin) of Port Hope and Mary Ellen "Mitzi" Dennis (Mark) of Cobourg.
Cherished grandmother of Carrie-Anne (Jesse), Amanda, Peter, Nathan, Alyssa, Joshua, Holli (Sean),
Hannah (Mark), Jocelyn (Cory), Amber and Adam (Anna).
Sister of the late Robert Hall
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source: maccoubrey.com/notice/4251
R/65638 - Sergeant - Sebert Norman Hall - RCAF
left - source - Michael Charles (grandson) - 12 Jun 2017
right - source - Operation: Picture Me - via www.veterans.gc.ca - 07 Jun 2017
Sergeant - Sebert Norman Hall - RCAF - from Airman's Service and Pay Book
source RCAF Service Records - 03 Feb 2017
!!! Discrepancy First Name !!! - Seibert, Sebert and Serbert - info PATS - 10 Jun 2017
Sebert is written by himself in his Airman's Service and Pay Book, etc ...
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1511061 - Sergeant - Bomb Aimer - John Birkett Langley - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
- of Low Fell, Co. Durham, UK - Grave 9 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820592
born 2nd Qtr. 1923 (twin) - 21 Apr 1923 (info NDFHS)
Son of Thomas William Langley, and of Dorothy Moore Langley née Spark, of Low Fell, Co. Durham, UK
Marriage: 3rd Qtr. 1922 - Mr. Thomas W. Langley and Ms. Dorothy M. Spark - district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Birth: 2nd Qtr. 1923 - Dorothy M. Langley - district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Birth: 2nd Qtr. 1923 - John B. Langley - district: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Marriage 1st Qtr. 1951 - Ms. Dorothy M. Langley with Mr. Douglas Bowman - Northumberland South - Vol 1b Page 922
Death 2nd Qtr. 1977 - Mrs. Dorothy Margaret Bowman - 21 Apr 1923 - Newcastle upum Tyne - Vol 2 Page 710
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Newcastle upon Tyne and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Hello Teunis,
I have been unable to find any descendants of Dorothy, she married to Douglas Bowman 1951 Northumberland South.
They don't have any children that I could find. Dorothy Margaret Bowman, died 2nd Qtr. 1977, Newcastle Vol 2 Page 710,
date of birth given as 21 April 1923, so I would assume that we have the right Dorothy.
I could not find a death record for Douglas Bowman but his death may be later than our records.
A death notice in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle would be probable but it would require someone to search
the issues for several months, this may give location and burial which may lead to someone with information.
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Regards, Malcolm Tate - NDFHS - 05 Jul 2017
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NDFHS = Northumberland and Durham Family History Society
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656148 - 132735 - Pilot Officer - Air Gunner - Hamish Turner MacDonald - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Grave 12 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820594
P/O. Hamish Turner MacDonald
- Olst 1940-1945 - A. Korten - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld -
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R/105759 - Flight Sergeant - Air Gunner - Beverley William Agar - RCAF - Age 26 - KIA
- of Provost, Alberta, Canada - Grave 11 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820586
born 5 Jan 1917 - died 3 Apr 1943, Olst, The Netherlands - Age 26
Occupation: Hardware - Clerk
Enlistment: 31 May 1941, Edmonton, Alberta
Son of Mr. Norval Agar and Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Agar née Briggs, of Provost, Alberta, Canada
Siblings: Mrs. Elsie Gertrude Russell (sister) (F-29 abt. 1913), Mrs. Edith Elizabeth Harper (sister) (F-28 b. 1915) and
Clarence Norval Agar (brother) (M-19) - born 01 Nov 1923 - died 09 Apr 2002 - Age 78
R/149104 - F/Sgt. Clarence Norval Agar (brother) (M-19) - born 01 Nov 1923 - died 09 Apr 2002 - Age 78
Mr. Norval Agar (father) (M-62) born 04 Jul 1880, Perth, Ontario
Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Agar née Briggs (mother) (F-45) born 11 May 1886, Norwich, Ontario
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Edith Elizabeth Harper née Agar (sister) born 13 Aug 1915, Provost, Alberta - died .. Dec 1983, Provost, Alberta - Age 68
Good Day:
According to the cemetery records, Norval Agar passed away on January 31, 1943 and Maude Agar passed away October 24, 1931.
Clarence Agar (I assume is a son as well) passed away April 9, 2002 and is buried with Norval and Mau
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Regards,
Liz Prediger (Clerk - Town of Provost) - 08 Jun 2017
Flight Sergeant - Beverley William Agar
source - www.419squadron.com - 07 Jun 2017
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SGLO - T2170
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Contact Agar is pending - 09 Jun 2017 - PATS
Contact Hall is pending - 10 Jun 2017 - PATS
Last update - 05 Jul 2017 - PATS
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SGLO - T3778 Lancaster Mk.I - ME785 - AR-H2 - P/O. A. F. Roche - 01:30 - Wesepe 460 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron - 13th Jun 1944 - Operation Gelsenkirchen 7 KIA |
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Serial Range ME554 - ME868. This aircraft was one of 250 Lancaster Mk.Is ordered
from Metro- Vick May 1942 and delivered from Nov 1943 to Jun 1944 with Merlin 22 engines
initially installed up to ME639 and Merlin 24 engines from ME640 with the exception
of ME668-9 with Merlin 22 engines
ME785 was delivered to 460 Sqdn ex-100 Sqdn 30 May 1944
Also took part in the Key Operation against Achères (Railway junction) 10/11 Jun 1944
When lost this aircrafdt had a total of 15 hours
Lancaster Mk.I - ME785 - AR-H2 was airborne - 23:05 - 12 Jun 1944 from Binbrook, Lincolnshire, UK
Crashed - 01:30 - near Wesepe ( land of Mr. Kloosterboer) in the Dutch Province of Overijssel,
coming down on the Raalte to Deventer road
All were taken to nearby Duur and buried in Olst (Duur) General Cemetery 16 Jun 1944
Crew Lancaster Mk.I - ME785 - AR-H2 - Feb 1944 -
back l-r : T. E. Sage, J. B. Ross, G. G. Barker
front l-r : M. T. Whittenbury, A. F. Roche, R. T. Hill and J. R.Fry
- courtesy Glenn Petherbridge née Fry, daughter - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 18 Feb 2009
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.I - ME785 - AR-H2 - 13 Jun 1944 - Operation Gelsenkirchen
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5136 - F/O. - Pilot - A. F. Roche - RAAF - Age 26 - KIA
422165 - F/O. - Navigator - J. R. Fry - RAAF - Age 33 - KIA
1146986 - F/Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - T. E. Sage - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
1673067 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - J. B. Ross - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
20076 - F/Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - R. T. Hill - RAAF - Age 24 - KIA
417920 - F/Sgt. - Air Gunner - M. T. Whittenbury - RAAF - Age 21 - KIA
1894666 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - G. G. Barker - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - ME785 - AR-H2 - Roche
- - - Reproduced here by kind permission of "www.lancasterbombers.net" - - -
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- Roche - - - - - - - - Ross - - - - - - - - - Fry - - - - - - - - - Hill - - - - - - - - - - Sage - - - - - - - Whittenbury - - - - - Barker -
- courtesy Glenn Petherbridge née Fry, daughter - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 18 Feb 2009
5136 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Austin Frederick Roche - RAAF - Age 26 - KIA
- of Provost, Alberta, Canada - Grave 24 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820596
Commemorated on the Australian War Memorial at panel 108
Son of Dr. Cedric Watson Gray Roche and Mabel Roche, of Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
birth 5 Aug 1917, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia - Enlistment 6 Nov 1939 - Occupation: Student of Mathematics
F/O. Austin Frederick Roche was on his 23rd Mission
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IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY |
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422165 - Flying Officer - Navigator - James Rollo Fry - RAAF - Age 33 - KIA
- of Roseville, NSW, Australia - Grave 23 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820589
Commemorated on the Australian War Memorial at panel 107
Son of James Arthur Barrett Fry and Caroline Fraser Fry
husband of Jean Palmer Fry, of Roseville, New South Wales, Australia
birth 3 Jun 1911, Chatswood, NSW, Australia - Enlistment 25 Apr 1942 - Occupation: Chartered Accountant
P/O. Fry was an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants - A.C.A., A.A.I.S.
Thank you.
I was researching the loss of my second cousin James Rollo Fry KIA 13 June 1944
when the Lancaster in which he was a crew member was returning from a raid over Germany and crashed in Holland.
Most grateful to you for your work. Thanks again.
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David McManamey - 03 May 2016
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1146986 - Flight Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Thomas Edwin Sage - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
- of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, UK - Grave 25 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820598
Son of Francis Edwin and Annie Sage, of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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HE GAVE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL HIS OWN UNFINISHED LIFE |
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1673067 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Joseph Beaddie Ross - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Grave 22 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820597
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20076 - Flight Sergeant - Bomb Aimer - Robert Trevor Hill - RAAF - Age 24 - KIA
- of Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia - Grave 20 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820591
Commemorated on the Australian War Memorial at panel 107
Son of Robert and Florence Nellie Louisa Hill, of Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia
birth 4 Jan 1920, Bellingen, NSW, Australia - Enlistment 27 May 1940 - Occupation: Farmer
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HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER FONDLY REMEBERED |
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417920 - Flight Sergeant - Air Gunner - Mervyn Thomas Whittenbury - RAAF - Age 21 - KIA
- of Largs Bay, South Australia, Australia - Grave 21 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820599
Commemorated on the Australian War Memorial at panel 108
Son of Alfred Horace and Ellen Whittenbury, of Largs Bay, South Australia, Australia
birth 18 Nov 1922, Naracoorte, SA, Australia - Enlistment 18 Jul 1942 - Occupation: ....
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HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
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1894666 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Gerald Gordon Barker - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
- of East Sheen, Surrey, UK - Grave 19 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820587
Son of Charles Edmund Barker, and of Grace Elizabeth Barker
of East Sheen, Surrey, UK - Stepson of Mr. D. Hollings, of East Sheen, UK
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IN PRECIOUS EVERLASTING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED SON GERALD MOTHER, KENNETH, DAVID |
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Five Crew members - ME785 - Feb 1944 -
l-r : J. R. Fry, T. E. Sage, A. F. Roche, M. T. Whittenbury and R. T. Hill
- courtesy Glenn Petherbridge née Fry, daughter - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 18 Feb 2009
Mike Kleinlugtebeld, Zwolle made a detailed 7 pages write-up of this ME785 crew
- see Bulletin No. 302, Februari 2009 of SGLO -
[ SGLO = 'Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945' / 'Study Group Air War 1939-1945' ]
also supplied me with the additional photos related to the Duur-Olst section
SGLO - T3778
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Contact Fry is pending - 03 May 2016 - PATS
Last update - 06 May 2015 - PATS
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SGLO - T5485 Spitfire LF Mk.XVI - TB343 - Sgt. G. Wolloshin - 14:00 - Diepenveen 341 (French) Squadron - 1st Apr 1945 - Mission : Armed recce 1 KIA |
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Spitfire LF Mk.XVI - TB343 outfitted with Packard Merlin M266 engine
6 Maintenance Unit - 17-1-45 - 329 Squadron 1-3-45 - 341 Squadron - 15-3-45
TB343 with Sgt. Wolloshin was on Armed recce Zutphen-Zwolle-Hengelo area
Hit by railway-mounted AA-fire and made forced landing - 14:00 - at estate "Wijnbergen"
Olsterweg - Diepenveen (province Overijssel), but hit a tree and was killed
Buried as 'unknown' at Duur ( nowadays Den Nul ) 2 km north of Olst
A dog tag could not be found - name via laundry marks in underwear -
Duur is a hamlet administered by Olst and lies 2 km to the north of Olst
- info 17 Mar 2005 - Henk Welting -
1569246 - Sergeant - Pilot - Gabriel Wolloshin - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
- of Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK - Grave 18 - Olst (Duur) General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820600
Son of Gabriel and Natalie Wolloshin, of Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Sergeant - Gabriel Wolloshin
- Olst 1940-1945 - A. Korten - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld -
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ETERNAL REST GRANT TO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. R.I.P. |
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Last update - 03 Sep 2015 - PATS
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SGLO - T3298 B-17F - #42-29993 - 2nd Lt. Donald W. Tattershall - Schalkhaar - 13:30 306th BG(H) - 369th BS - 8th AF - 11 Jan 1944 - MACR #1935 9 KIA - 1 POW |
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!!! Crashed outside my 50x50 mi search area - info PATS - 29 May 2010 !!!
Base: 306th BG - Thurleigh, UK - 9 Oct 1942
Those KIA (9) are initial buried at Diepenveen Cemetery
disinterred after liberation - brought to Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium
Five (5) do have their final resting place in the USA
Sole survivor Radio Operator T/Sgt. James A. Hobbs, wounded and brought to Kriegslazarett 4/686, Apeldoorn, Holland
On 29 March to the Luftwaffe Lazarett, Amsterdam. Discharged 11 April and lodged until the morning of the 15th of April
in a sort of garrison in the city, during shipment to the Interrogation Center at Dulagluft, Frankfurt am Main
after Dulagluft he ended up in Krems - Stalag 17B
After liberation to camp "Lucky Strike", France and returned to the "Fitin' Bitin'" in England
306th BG - 40th CBW - Triangle 'H' - 369th BS - 'WW' - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G - #42-29993 - 'WW' - 11 Jan 1944 - Mission: Halberstadt - MACR #1935
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18031998 - O-746460 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Donald Wayne Tattershall - Creek County, Oklahoma - 1921 - KIA
19081789 - O-682752 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - William E. Grisham - Los Angeles, California - 1923 - KIA
35131821 - O-807994 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - James Crabtree Jr. - Hamilton County, Ohio - 1920 - KIA
14076211 - O-673844 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - John T. Whittle Jr. - Glynn County, Georgia - 1921 - KIA
33307771 - S/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Leroy K. Johnson - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - 1921 - KIA
33221083 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - James A. Hobbs - Arlington County, Virgina - 1908 - POW
32425145 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Carmel A. Melita - Queens County, New York - 1915 - KIA
37436962 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Robert H. Hegg - Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa - 1921 - KIA
35034937 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Elmer J. Sweitzer - Shelby County, Ohio - 1916 - KIA
15339049 - Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - William E. Dodson - Clark County, Ohio - 1923 - KIA
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18031998 - O-746460 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Donald Wayne Tattershall - Creek County, Oklahoma - 1921 - KIA
Son of Perry Beavers Tattershall (father) and Helen Ida Tattershall (née Pence), General Delivery, Kilgore, Texas
Siblings: Wayne Phillip Tattershall (brother) - born 13 Jan 1916 - died 13 Mar 1956 - Age 40
Murray Eugene Tattershall (brother) - born 2 Nov 1917 - died 23 Mar 1990 - Age 72
Thelma Louella Tattershall (sister) - born 1929
and baby Tattershall (brother) - born 19??
- info US Census 3 Apr 1930, Tiger Twp, Creek Co., Oklahoma -
additional info rootsweb - by Carla Stanford Allen -
Enlistment: 10 Oct 1940, Tulsa, OK - Nativity: OK - Marital status: Single
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19081789 - O-682752 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - William E. Grisham - Los Angeles, California - 1923 - KIA
Son of Mrs. Joyce E. Grisham (mother), 4105 Villanova St, Houston 5, Texas
Enlistment: 26 Mar 1942, Los Angeles, CA - Nativity, CA - Marital status: Single
Buried at: Ardennes American Cemetery - Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz), Belgium - Plot: B Row: 35 Grave: 40
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35131821 - O-807994 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - James Crabtree Jr. - Hamilton County, Ohio - 1920 - KIA
born 1920, Tennessee
Son of James Crabtree Sr. (b.1876) and Margaret Crabtree (b.1886)
Address 8 Apr 1930 - US Census: 808 West 8th St. Cincinati, Ward 16 - Block 14, Hamilton Co., Ohio
Goldie G. Ryan Crabtree (sister), 6444 Glade Avenue, Cincinati, Ohio
Siblings: Goldie (F-1906), Mildred (F-1915) and Ruth (F-1916)
Enlistment: 12 Nov 1942, Fort Thomas, Newport, KY - Nativity, TN - Marital status: Single
Buried at: Ardennes American Cemetery - Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz), Belgium - Plot: B Row: 35 Grave: 46
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14076211 - O-673844 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - John T. Whittle Jr. - Glynn County, Georgia - 1921 - KIA
Son of Mr. John T. Whittle Sr. and Mrs. Louise W. Whittle, 1102 Prince Street, Brunswick, Georgia
Address - 4 Apr 1930: 826 Carpenter, Brunswick City, First Ward - Block 900
John T. Whittle Sr. (Head) - Age 50 - b.1880; Louise Whittle (Wife) - Age 40 - b.1890
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Marie W. Whittle (daughter) Age 17 - b.1913, Ruth C. Whittle (daughter) - Age 15 - b.1915
John T. Whittle Jr. (son) - Age 8 - b.1921, Anne W. Whittle (daughter) - Age 6 - b.1924
and William B. Whittle (Son) - Age 2½ - b.1927
- info from US Census 4 Apr 1930 -
Enlistment: 25 Mar 1942, Douglas, GA - Nativity, GA - Marital status: Single
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33307771 - S/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Leroy K. Johnson - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - 1921 - KIA
Son of Earl R. Johnson (b.1898, PA) and Louise Johnson (b.1894, OH)
Address - 1930 : 438 Pacific Ave, McKeesport, Ward 10, Allegheny Co., PA
Husband of Mrs. Jean D. Johnson (wife), 425 Pacific Avenue, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Enlistment: 9 Oct 1942, Pittsburgh, PA - Nativity, PA - Marital status: Single
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33221083 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - James A. Hobbs - Arlington County, Virgina - 1908 - POW
Husband of Helen N. Hobbs (wife), 4225 North Second Road, Arlington, Virginia
Enlistment: 31 Jun 1942, Richmond, VA - Nativity, GA - Marital status: Married
Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
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32425145 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Carmel A. Melita - Queens County, New York - 1915 - KIA
Mrs. Frances ?Dale? (sister), 33-14 88th Street, Jackson Heights, New York
Enlistment: 10 Aug 1942, Fort Jay, Governors Island, NY - Nativity, NY - Marital status: Single
Buried at: Ardennes American Cemetery - Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz), Belgium - Plot: D Row: 22 Grave: 7
- Italian roots -
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37436962 - Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Robert H. Hegg - Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa - 1921 - KIA
born 4 Dec 1921, Marshfield, WI
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer R. Hegg (father), 227 Third Avenue Northeast, Waverly, Iowa
He was a graduate of the Fargo, ND, high school and attended North Dakota State college at Fargo three years,
going into the army in October 1942 and leaving for overseas service just a year later
His father is employed in the local offices of the Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Sgt. Robert H. Hegg
Newspaper clips via Ms. Elvira K. Hebell - 14 Jun 2010
middle clip - source: "Tripoli Leader"
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35034937 - Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Elmer J. Sweitzer - Shelby County, Ohio - 1916 - KIA
Mr. Leonard J. Schweitzer (brother), 2051 Playground Avenue, Dayton, Ohio
Enlistment: 24 Jul 1941, Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH - - Nativity, OH - Marital status: Single
Buried at: Ardennes American Cemetery - Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz), Belgium - Plot: D Row: 4 Grave: 9
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15339049 - Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - William E. Dodson - Clark County, Ohio - 1923 - KIA
Son of Mr. Edgar N. Dodson and Mrs. Marie E. Dodson, 525 North Light Street, Springfield, Ohio
Address 9 Apr 1930 - US Census: 226 North Race Street, Springfield Cty, Ward 6, OH
Edgar N. Dodson (Head) - Age 38 b.1892, Marie E. Dodson (Wife) - Age 37 b.1893
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William E. Dodson (Son) - Age 6 b.1923, Mary J. Dodson (daughter) - Age 4 8/12 b. 1925
Paul A. Dodson (Son) - Age 1 5/12 b.1928
- info from US Census 9 Apr 1930 -
Enlistment: 16 Nov 1942, Fort Thomas, Newport, KY - Nativity, OH - Marital status: Single
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- info MACR, KU 731, US Census 1930 and AAD-Archives -
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SGLO - T3298
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Last update - 09 Sep 2016 - PATS
Hellendoorn - 15
29 mi SE of Vollenhove- 15 Commonwealth graves - 2 CAN - 11 UK - 1 AUS - 1 NZ -
Hellendoorn is a small village 20 kilometers west of Almelo
and 4 kilometers north of Nijverdal, which lies on the main Zwolle-Almelo road
The cemetery lies about half a mile south of the village
on the east side of the road to Nijverdal
In the south-eastern corner are the graves of 15 airmen
Eleven (11) from the United Kingdom, two (2) from Canada
one (1) from Australia and one (1) from New Zealand
No. of Identified Casualties: 15
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SGLO - T1609 Wellington Mk.III - Z1611 - DX-R - Sgt. D. W. Ashworth - 02:47 - Rhaan 57 Squadron - 20th Jun 1942 - Operation Emden 5 KIA |
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Mk.III delivered by Vickers (Chester) between Nov 1941 and May 1942
Wellington Mk.III - Z1611 - DX-R was airborne - 23:45 - 19 Jun 1942 from Feltwell, Norfolk, UK
Shot down by a night fighter ( ?? Oblt. Viktor Bauer, III./NJG 1 ??)
and crashed - 02:37 - 20 Jun 1942 near Rhaan (Overijssel), 5 km N of Hellendoorn, Holland
At 24 years of age, Sgt. Collis was the eldest; his skipper, Sgt. Ashworth
was the youngest in the crew, being aged just 19
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Just to add that the attacker was more likely to be Herbert Lütje not Bauer
Lütje made a claim for a Wellington over Raalte, which is very close to the crash site,
a few minutes before the crash
Viktor Bauer was a famous ace but mainly on the Eastern front
And he made claims for some Mig-3s on that date, which places him in the wrong place
Lostbombers seem to have confused him with Martin Bauer of NJG 1,
who also made a claim for a Wellington that night.
Lostbombers has a number of mistakes and one needs to be careful in using it
- info claim - by Kyt - via rootschat.com forum -
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Crew: Wellington Mk.III - Z1611 - DX-R - 20 Jun 1942 - Operation Emden
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1381000 - Sgt. - Pilot - D. W. Ashworth - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
930440 - Sgt. - Observer - W. E. Collis - RAFVR - Age 24 - KIA
1185878 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - B. Chadwick - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
1375600 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - H. A. Payne - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
645324 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - C. J. Morgan - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - Z1611 - DX-R - Ashworth
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1381000 - Sergeant - Pilot - Donald William Ashworth - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
- of Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK - Joint Grave 4 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820503
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ashworth, of Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
20 Jun 2012: Visit of family Chris Westcott (nephew) of Oxford, UK
At the grave of Sgt. Ashworth - Hellendoorn General Cemetery, Ninaberlaan, Hellendoorn
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Mrs. Margaret Bradford from Canada (relative of the pilot)
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CHERISHED MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER. ONE DAY WE SHALL MEET AGAIN |
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930440 - Sergeant - Observer - William Edward Collis - RAFVR - Age 24 - KIA
- of Ilford Essex, UK - Grave 2 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820506
Son of James William Collis, and of Rosetta Florence Collis, of Ilford (Essex), Greater London, UK
born 25 May 1918 in Forest Gate, London, UK - info by Aulus - Florence Stevenson (née Hampson) -
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND THE DEAREST OF BROTHERS MUM, DORA AND BOB |
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1185878 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Barton Chadwick - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
- of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, UK - Grave 3 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820505
Son of John Porter Chadwick and Elizabeth Chadwick, of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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"I BARE YOU ON EAGLES' WINGS AND BROUGHT YOU UNTO MYSELF" |
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1375600 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Harry Arthur Payne - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- of Clapham, London, UK - Grave 1 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820515
Son of Harry and Dorothy Alice Payne, of Clapham, London,UK
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AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
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645324 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Charles John Morgan - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
- of Coventry, UK - Joint Grave 4 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820514
Son of George and Ann Morgan, of Coventry, UK
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THE COMBAT'S O'ER THE PRIZE WON MY WITNESS IS ON HIGH MY RECORD'S IN THE SKY |
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SGLO - T1609
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Contact Ashworth is pending - 17 Mar 2014 - PATS
Last update - 03 Sep 2015 - PATS
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SGLO - T1878 Halifax Mk.II - W1108 "The Menace" - NP-E - Sgt. W. F. Ensor - 22:55 - Rhaan 158 Squadron - 15th Oct 1942 - Operation Cologne 6 KIA - 1 POW |
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Delivered by English Electric Co. (Salmesbury & Preston) between 24 Apr 1942 and 24 Apr 1942
This aircraft was christened "The Menace"
Halifax Mk.II - W1108 - NP-E was airborne - 18:54 - 15 Oct 1942 from East Moor, UK
Shot down by a night fighter (Oblt. Manfred Meurer, III./NJG 1)
and crashed - 22:53 - at Rhaan (Overijssel), 5 km N of Hellendoorn, Holland
The bulk of the wreckage fell close to Hellendoornse Es
near the house of H. de Bries at Koetreeweg 1, Rhaan
Those killed are buried in Hellendoorn General Cemetery
Sgt. Fernie was badly wounded by cannon-shell splinters
Sgt. R. B. Fernie was interned in Camps 9C/357, POW No. 42672
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Crew: Halifax Mk.II - W1108 - NP-E - 15 Oct 1942 - Operation Cologne
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413831 - Sgt. - Pilot - W. F. Ensor - RNZAF - Age 29 - KIA
1072725 - Sgt. - Navigator / Bomber - A. E. Bell - RAFVR - Age 30 - KIA
980188 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - R. Jones - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
962190 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - E. G. Edwards - RAFVR - Age 26 - KIA
1330183 - Sgt. - Navigator / Bomber - R. B. Fernie - RAF - Age 21 - Camps 9C/357, POW No. 42672 - POW
1324368 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - W. C. Warne - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
1385252 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - S. G. Jenner - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - W1108 - NP-E - Ensor
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413831 - Sergeant - Pilot - Weiland Fairfax Ensor - RNZAF - Age 29 - KIA
- of Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand - Coll. Grave 6-10 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820510
born 17 Jun 1913, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand - died 15 Oct 1942 - Age 29
Son of Arthur Fairfax Ensor and Bertha Mary Ensor née Gredig, of Auckland City, New Zealand
husband of Elsie Betty Jean Ensor née Gray, 10 Reimers Avenue, Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand
marriage: 21 May 1940, St. Mary's Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland
Father of Harley Lynette Ensor (born 18 Jul 1941)
413831 - Sgt. Weiland Fairfax Ensor - RNZAF
Source R. B. Fernie - Collection C. Cornelissen Jr., Almelo - 13 Dec 2016
Weiland Fairfax Ensor, 32 Brentwood Avenue
Enlistment: 06 Jul 1941, Initial Training Wing, Levin
17 Aug 1941: Posted to No. 4 E.F.T.S., Whenuapai for elementary flying training
27 Sep 1941: Proceeded to No.3 Flying Training School, Ohakea
20 Nov 1941: Awarded Flying badge
20 Dec 1941: Promoted to Sergeant
19 Jan 1942: Embarked for the United Kingdom
address 01 Feb 1950 - Mrs. B. Ensor (mother), 7 Jesmond Terrace, Mt. Albert, Auckland
Awards: The 1939-45 Star, The Aircrew Europe Star, The Defence Medal, The War Medal 1939-45 and the N.Z. War Medal
478 hours as pilot
Weiland Fairfax Ensor - also written as Wailand Fairfax Ensor - info PATS - 10 Mar 2010
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RNZAF - Service records - Ensor - request 17 May 2013 - received 03 Aug 2013 - PATS -
1072725 - Sergeant - Navigator / Bomber - Arthur Ewart Bell - RAFVR - Age 30 - KIA
- of Stockton Heath, Cheshire, UK - Coll. Grave 6-10 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820504
Son of Frank Bell, and of Helen B. Bell, of Stockton Heath, Cheshire, UK
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980188 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Ronald Jones - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of Swansea, UK - Coll. Grave 6-10 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820512
Son of Harry Jones, and of Annie Jones, of Swansea, UK
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REST IN PEACE. FOR EVER IN MY THOUGHTS |
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962190 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Ernest George Edwards - RAFVR - Age 26 - KIA
- of Bush Hill Park, Enfield, UK - Coll. Grave 6-10 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820508
Son of Charles and Mabel Violet Edwards, of Enfield, Middlesex, UK
husband of Rhoda Evelyn Edwards, of Bush Hill Park, Enfield, UK
962190 - Sgt. - Ernest George Edwards - RAFVR
image via Denis Sharp - 04 Dec 2016
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LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES THE YEARS ROLL BY, BUT IN OUR HEARTS YOU WILL NEVER DIE |
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1330183 - Sgt. - Navigator / Bomber - Roy Bernard Fernie - RAF - Age 21 - POW
born 1921, UK - deceased .... - Age ..
interned in Camps 9C/357, POW No. 42672
born 2nd Qtr. 1921 - Roy B. Fernie - mother's surname: Smith - district: Yarmouth, Norfolk Co., UK - Vol 4b Page 38
1330183 - Sgt. Roy Bernard Fernie - RAF
image via Geoff Fernie (son) - 11 Nov 2016
Marriage - 4th Qtr. 1946 - Mr. Roy B. Fernie with Ms. Eva L. Jewson - district: King's L. - Vol 4b Page 1233
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1948 - Geoffrey R. Fernie - mother's surname: Jewson - district: Wisbech - Vol 4a Page 469
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1950 - Judith Sally Jane Fernie - mother's surname: Jewson - district: Ely - Vol 4a Page 405
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Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1972 - Mr. Robin B. Vivian with Ms. Judith S. J. Fernie - district: Ely, Norfolk Co. - Vol 4a Page 995
!!! Discrepancy !!! - Roy Bernard Fernie / Ray Bernard Fernie
It's Ray Bernard Fernie - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 16 Jun 2013
AIR78-54-0-2 - page 1496
1330183 - Ray Bernard Fernie - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 16 Jun 2013
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1324368 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - William Charles Warne - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Coll. Grave 6-10 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820517
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1385252 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Stanley George Jenner - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- of St. John's Wood, London, UK - Grave 5 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820511
born 2nd Qtr. 1922, mother's surname Marks - district St. Pancras, London, UK
Son of Stanley Harold and Rosaline Jenner (née Marks), of St. John's Wood, London, UK
marriage 4th Qtr. 1921, Stanley H. Jenner and Rosaline Marks, district St. Pancras, UK
Sibling: Alan H. Jenner, mother's surname Marks - born 3rd Qtr. 1923, district St. Pancras, London, UK
1385252 - Sgt. Stanley George Jenner - RAFVR
Source D. K. Jenner - Collection C. Cornelissen Jr., Almelo - 13 Dec 2016
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SGLO - T1878
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Contact Edwards is pending - 16 Jun 2013
Contact Fernie is pending - 24 Oct 2016
Last update - 13 Dec 2016 - PATS
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SGLO - T4561 Typhoon Mk.Ib - PD469 - F/O. - R. W. Doidge - 08:30 - Nijverdal 440 Squadron - 20th Oct 1944 - 1 KIA |
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RCAF - 8 pilots - 3 survivors
Lippert(†) - Wright - Hicks(†) - Campbell - Dewar(†) - Crowley(†) - Beatty - Doidge(†)
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Collection - F/Lt. (Pilot) Clifford Waldron Hicks, courtesy of his son, Dave Hicks
via Bill Eull - 19 Oct 2017 - rcaf111fsquadron.com/pilots.html
440 Squadron - 04 Aug 1944 - Lantheuil, France - Aerodrome B.9
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Donald "Buck" Jenvey(†) - Sandy Colville(†) - Currie Gardner - Frank Crowley(†)
John Dewar(†) - Dick Watson - Jim Doidge(†) - Hal Gooding - Cliff Hicks(†) - Don Campbell
Roger McCurdy (†) - Walter 'Wally' Ward (with mascot Smokey) - Don Wright - Jim Beatty
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Canadian National Defence - Photo PL 31056 - Collection - F/Lt. (Pilot) Walter "Wally" Ward
via Bill Eull - 19 Oct 2017 - rcaf111fsquadron.com/pilots.html
440 Squadron - 04 Aug 1944 - Lantheuil, France - Aerodrome B.9
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Standing wing: F/O. Ronald Doidge(†) and F/O. John Dewar(†)
Standing spinner: F/O. Sandy Colville(†) with F/Lt. Donald Jenvey(†) and F/O. Arthur Simond behind him
Seated wings: F/O. James Beatty, F/O. Donald Wright, F/O. Delbert English, F/O. Currie Gardner,
F/O. Gordon Russell, F/Sgt. Leonard Gordon, F/O. James Stewart and F/O. Roger McCurdy(†)
Standing: F/O. John Gordon, F/O. Francis Crowley(†), W/C. Mike Judd, G/C. Paul Davoud, S/L. William Pentland(†),
F/Lt. Harold Gooding, F/Lt. Jack Bonner (airfield adjutant), F/O. Donald Campbell and F/O. Ramsay Milne
Kneeling: F/O. Clifford Osborne, F/O. Robert Hattie, Dr. Roger Dunne, F/Lt. Clifford Hicks(†), F/O. Antony Frombolo,
F/O. Walter Ward, S/L. Donald Brownlee (airfield admin. officer), F/O. Ray Collis,
F/O. Bert Daykin (intelligence officer) and WO2 Richard Watson
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Canadian National Defence - Photo PL 31057 Collection - F/Lt. (Pilot) Walter "Wally" Ward
via Bill Eull - 19 Oct 2017 - rcaf111fsquadron.com/pilots.html - additional info: flyingforyourlife.com
John Fraser Dewar and Ronald "Ron" William Doidge - both KIA
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Collection - F/Lt. (Pilot) Walter "Wally" Ward
Collection - F/Lt. (Pilot) Clifford Waldron Hicks, courtesy of his son, Dave Hicks
via Bill Eull - 19 Oct 2017 - rcaf111fsquadron.com/pilots.html
Typhoon Mk.Ib - PD469 with F/O. - R. W. Doidge did crash near railroad bridge over Regge
J/26406 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Ronald William Doidge - RCAF - Age 20 - KIA
- of La Salle, Ontario, Canada - Grave 15 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820507
born 7 Jan 1923 - died 20 Oct 1944, Nijverdal, The Netherlands - Age 20
Son of Mrs. and Mr. W. H. Doidge (father), La Salle, ON, Canada
From 'They Shall Grow Not Old' - Allison
Age 20 from La Salle, Ontario - J/26406 - NCO R/164071
- info by Henk Welting -
J/26406 - F/O. - Pilot - Ronald William Doidge - RCAF
via Canadian Virtual War Memorial - reformat
J/26406 - F/O. - Pilot - Ronald William Doidge - RCAF
Windsor Daily Star - via Canadian Virtual War Memorial - reformat
From Democracy at War newspaper archives at www.museedelaguerre.ca
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Hamilton Spectator, 1944/06/13
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An R.A.F. Fighter Station in England, June -13.- (CP Cable)
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F/O. R. W. Doidge, a Canadian "Typhoon" pilot from La Salle Ont., has returned to his squadron
after a series of events over Normandy that included bailing out over the Allied beachhead with part
of his parachute ripped away and his "capture" by Canadian forces
The Canadians mistook the 21-year- old Doidge for a German because of his close-cropped hair, the German helmet
he carried as a souvenir and the "Heil Hitler" he shouted.
Only after lengthy questioning was his status determined and he returned to England in a tank landing craft
Doidge was shot down last Wednesday by a tank he was strafing.
When he bailed out of his flak riddled aircraft the parachute wrapped around the aircraft's tail
because he pulled the rip-cord to soon, but he drifted to earth safely
Freeing himself of the parachute on landing, he started toward the coast, swinging a German helmet he picked up.
When a column of Canadians swung by he laughingly called out "Heil Hitler" and the Canadians "captured" him.
- info by Dennis Burke, Dublin, Ireland -
The incident 7-6-1944 S of Caen (08.15 hrs) was on Typhoon MN247 (I8-D)
Returned to unit 10-6-1944
- info by Henk Welting -
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Globe and Mail, 1944/11/04
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DOIDGE, Ronald William, FO. W. H. Doidge (father), La Salle, Ont.
- info by Dennis Burke, Dublin, Ireland -
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SGLO - T4561
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SGLO - T5082 Halifax Mk.III - NR251 - NP-B - F/Lt. - A. Elliott - 20:15 - Haarle 158 Squadron - 5th Jan 1945 - Operation Hannover 1 KIA - 2 POW - 4 EVD |
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Part of a batch of 200 HP Halifax Mk.B.III - NR225-NR258 -
Delivered by English Electric Co. (Salmesbury & Preston) between 4 Nov 1944 and 18 Nov 1944
NR251 was one of four No.158 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation
Other three were: MZ395; MZ432; NR190
Halifax Mk.III - NR251 - NP-B was airborne - 16:47 - 5 Jan 1945 from Lissett, Yorkshire, UK
Homebound, very badly shot about by a night fighter and abandoned
All the crew managed to parachute out of the aircraft
F/Lt. Elliott was found beside the wreck with his parachute only partly opened
before crashed - 20:15 - beside the Raalterdijk in Haarle (soccer field nowadays) - 16 km W of Almelo
F/Lt. Elliott, who had married Gladys Letitia Benton of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
is buried in the Hellendoorn General Cemetery
As are Mrs. Gladys L. Elliott ashes buried with him since 29 Dec 2006
Sgt. D. McMahon was interned in Camp L1, no POW No. ......
Navigator F/Sgt. A. M. H. 'Mick' Norris was 'NOT' confined in Hospital due injuries. Camp L1. POW No. 7624
Course 103 - 'Best crew' - July 1944
photo courtesy of David Alec Elliott - 27 Sep 2010
Crew - Alec Elliott - 1944
back l-r: F/Sgt. Paul D. Watson, F/Sgt. Ralph H. Dickson, Sgt. Donald McMahon, Sgt. William B. Morton
front l-r: F/Sgt. Ian A. H. Croad, F/Lt. Alec Elliott, F/Sgt. A. Michael H. Norris
photo courtesy of David Alec Elliott
Four crew members in Nijverdal - 1986
l-r: Mick Norris, Ian Croad, Ralph Dickson and William Morton
- image via William Morton (son) - 14 Oct 2010 -
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Crew: Halifax Mk.III - NR251 - NP-B - 5 Jan 1945 - Operation Hannover
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1259905 - 64297 - F/Lt. - Pilot - Alec Elliott - RAFVR - Age 25 - KIA
1801918 - F/Sgt. - Navigator - Albert Michael Horner "Mick" Norris - RAFVR - Age 22 - POW
1810086 - F/Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Paul David Watson - RAFVR - Age 20 - EVD
1785374 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - William Blyth Morton - RAFVR - Age 19 - EVD
1801318 - 190866 - F/Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - Ian Alfred Helier Croad - RAFVR - Age 20 - EVD
1580930 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Donald "Don" McMahon - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
994641 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - Ralph Hall Dickson - RAFVR - Age 22 - EVD
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - NR251 - NP-B - Elliott
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1259905 - 64297 - Flight Lieutenant - Pilot - Alec Elliott - RAFVR - Age 25 - KIA
born 21 Aug 1919, Twickenham - district Brentford, Middlesex, UK
Grave 16 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820509
Son of Robert William Elliott and of Lilian Maud Elliott (née Alexander);
Siblings: Maud B. Elliott - born 3rd Qtr. 1916, district Hammersmith
and Robert W. Elliott - born 4th Qtr. 1917, district Brentford, Middlesex, UK
husband of Gladys Letitia Elliott (née Benton), of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
Alec met his wife, Gladys Benton of Innisfail, Alberta, when he was stationed at Penhold, AB
a few miles from her home. They were married in Jul 1942 and had a son, David Alec in Apr 1943
Robert (brother) and Nora (sister-in-law)
Robert W. Elliott (brother) was a member of the Royal Tank Corps (a wireless operator) during WW2
but was not passed as A1 for fitness so did not serve outside the UK
He married Nora Atkins during the war (two daughters one son)
Robert W. Elliott died suddenly in 1952 at the age of 35
- info Kathryn (Robert's grandaughter) - 30 Sep 2010 -
Flight Lieutenant Alec Elliott - RAFVR - - - - - - - - - Alec at Penhold - - - - - - - - -
- photos courtesy of David Alec Elliott (son) -
- see bombercrew.com - research by Linda Ibrom -
Flight Lieutenant - Alec Elliott
- headstones cemetery Hellendoorn -
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1801918 - F/Sgt. - Navigator - Albert Michael Horner "Mick" Norris - RAFVR - Age 22 - POW
of London, UK
born 7 Jan 1922 - Albert M. H. Norris, district Hendon, Middlesex, Mother's surname Spillett
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1919 - Mr. Albert Norris and Ms. Mabel Spillett, district Hendon, Middlesex, UK
a) Mick Norris was never wounded except for a somewhat harsh landing and certainly was never in hospital
b) His POW number was 7624 'Kriegsgefangene' and was in Stalag Luft I in Pomerania until liberated in Apr 1945
- info Navigator, Mick Norris - 27 Sep 2010 - via David Alec Elliott
Stalag Luft 1 - Compound West - Barth, Germany
Enlistment: 27 Jan 1942
Profession: Surveyor & Student Civil Engineer
Private Address 1945: 28 Dallas Road, Hendon, London, N.W.H, England
Capture: Nijverdal (?) nr. Raalte, Holland - 02 Jan 1945
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Oberursel - 08 Jan 1945 - 14 Jan 1945
Stalag Luft I - Barth, Pomerania - 20 Jan 1945 - .. Apr 1945
11 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Norris
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M.I.9. records Norris - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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Caterpillar pin plaque for A. Michael Norris
presented to Mick by David Alec Elliott
All whose lives were saved by parachute from the Irvin company automatically received a pin
and membership in the Caterpillar Club
Mick lost his pin in Paddington Station in London shortly after the war
David was able to contact Irvin and got a replacement pin and presented this to Mick in 2007
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1810086 - F/Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Paul David Watson - RAFVR - Age 20 - EVD
born 11 Oct 1924, UK - Occupation: Cinema Projectionist
born 4th Qtr. 1924 - Paul D. Watson, district Reading Berkshire, Mother's surname Watson
Address: Longfield, Queensway, Gerrards Cross, Bucks, UK
E&E Report No. IS9WEA/1/369/2483 - 12 Apr 1945
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1785374 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - William Blyth Morton - RAFVR - Age 19 - EVD
born 30 Jan 1925, UK - Occupation: App. Brass Moulder - died 29 Mar 1995 - Age 70
Son of William Blyth McLachlan Morton (father) and Isabella Morton (mother) née Rankin, 9B Burnbank St., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
Marriage parents - 29 Dec 1922, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
Mr. William Blyth McLachlan Morton (father) - born abt.1898 - died 2 Nov 1974 - Age ~76
Mrs. Isabella Morton (mother) née Rankin - died before 5 Apr 1947
2nd marriage father (49) (Widower) - 5 Apr 1947 with Ms. Mary Steele Dalrymple (39), Winchburgh
Witnesses: Wm B. Morton Jnr, Nethermyln, Kilbirnie and A. Dalrymple, 12 The Cottages, Winchburgh
E&E Report No. IS9WEA/1/361/2492 - 12 Apr 1945
Address: "Nethermyln", Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Marriage 1 Feb 1950: Mr. William Blyth Morton (25) and Ms. Jessie Weir Young (20), Glengarmock Church, Kilbirnie
Mrs. Jessie Weir Morton (wife) née Young, born abt.1930 - died 3 Jul 1997, Kilbirnie - Age ~67
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1801318 - 190866 - F/Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - Ian Alfred Helier Croad - RAFVR - Age 20 - EVD
born 21 Feb 1924, UK - Occupation: Student
born 1st Qtr. 1924 - Ian A. H. Croad, district Ormskirk, Lancashire, Mother's surname McNaught
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Mr. Robin B. Croad and Ms. Jean McNaught, district Hayfield, Cheshire and Derbyshire
Sibling: 1st Qtr 1922 - Jeanette Croad - Mother's surname McNaught, district Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
Address: Withsdale, Park Road, Wootton, Isle of Wight, UK
E&E Report No. IS9WEA/1/349/2487 - 11 Apr 1945
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1580930 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Donald "Don" McMahon - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
born 03 May 1924 - died 1985, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England - Age ~61
Son of Mr. Michael James McMahon and Mrs. Mary McMahon née Morrison
born 2n Qtr. 1924 - Donald McMahon, district Kings Norton, Mother's surname Morrison
Sibling: 3rd Qtr. 1921 - James McMahon, district Kings Norton, Mother's surname Morrison
McMahon enlisted in Birmingham, UK
'Kriegsgefangene' and was in Stalag Luft I in Pomerania until liberated in Apr 1945
Stalag Luft 1 - Compound West - Barth, Germany
Michael James McMahon (head) - 1896 - 1971 - Age ~75
Mary Morrison (wife) - 1898 - 1972 - Age ~74
Marriage: 1920 - Saint Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James McMahon (son) - 1921 - 1999 - Age ~78
Donald McMahon (son) - 1924 - 1985 - Age ~61
Enlistment: 11 Oct 1941
Profession: Pharmaceutical Apprentice
Private Address 1945: 79, Hullbrook Rd, Billesley, Birmingham, 14, England
Capture: 7-10 mls S.E. Raalte (Holland) - 05 Jan 1945
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Oberursel - .. Jan 1945 - .. Jan 1945
Stalag Luft I - Barth, Pomerania - 23 Jan 1945 - .. Apr 1945
11 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - McMahon
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M.I.9. records McMahon - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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994641 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - Ralph Hall Dickson - RAFVR - Age 22 - EVD
born 11 Apr 1922, UK - Occupation: Clerk
Son of John Borthwick Dickson (father) (Fruit Merchant) and Christina Dickson (mother) née Hall
Marriage parents - 19 Oct 1917, Edinburgh
Mr. John Borthwick Dickson - died 1955 - Mrs. Christina Dickson née Hall - died 19 Jul 1979
E&E Report No. IS9WEA/1/367/2482 - 12 Apr 1945
Enlistment: 25 Apr 1940 - Address: 54 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh 9, Scotland, UK
discrepancy - 11 Apr 1920 is given as birth date in Evasion report -
According birth and marriage records he was born - 11 Apr 1922 !!!
Marriage 14 Jul 1948: Mr. Ralph Hall Dickson (26) and Ms. Elizabeth Renton Main (23), died 22 Aug 1991, Edinburgh - Age ~66
11 Apr 1922 is correct - info Ralph Hall Dickson via David A. Elliott - 04 Oct 2010 -
F/Sgt. Ralph Hall Dickson
- photos courtesy of Ralph H. Dickson via David Alec Elliott -
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info ASN, Names, Hometown - by Eddie Fell and Dennis Burke - via "Rafcommands" forum
additional info via David Alec Elliott - 27 Sep 2010
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SGLO - T5082
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Contact Elliott is pending - 22 Sep 2010
Contact Morton is pending - 10 Oct 2010
Last update - 24 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T5158 Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib - RB333 - F/O. - I. J. V. Wallace - 15:30 - Haarle 438 Squadron - 23rd Jan 1945 - 1 KIA |
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Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib - RB333 did crash in the area of Haarle - municipality Hellendoorn
J/29904 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Ivan James Vincent Wallace - RCAF - Age 25 - KIA
- of Edmunston, NB, Canada - Grave 17 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820516
born 23 Apr 1920 - died 23 Jan 1945, Haarle, The Netherlands - Age 25
Son of William Vincent Wallace and Elizabeth Jane Wallace, of West Hill, Ontario, Canada
Vincent Wallace commemorated at Edmunston Momument, NB - World War II - 1940 - 1945
53 sorties flown
Flying Officer - Ivan James Vincent Wallace - RCAF
source Jessica Wallace (great niece)
Canadian Virtual War Memorial - veterans.gc.ca -
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30 May 2012 - Visit of Mr. Chuck Tolley and Mrs. Muriel Tolley , Canada - (not related)
Location: Veldhuisweg, Haarle
SGLO - T5158
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Last update - 03 Sep 2015 - PATS
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SGLO - T5389 Hawker Tempest Mk.V - NV710 - F/Lt. - L. McAuliffe - 11:00 - Egede 222 Squadron - 17th Mar 1945 - 1 KIA |
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Hawker Tempest Mk.V - NV710 did crash in the hamlet Egede ( Reefhuisweg 3 )
Airborne 10:15 am - 25 min later into clouds - 10:40 !!! - makes 16:00 doubtable as given in other sources -
see RAAF - McAuliffe's service records - clips of pages 39 and 52 from Digital Copy -
Clips - Page 39(top) - Page 52(below) - of Service records - 412624 F/L. Leo McAuliffe
- source recordsearch.naa.gov.au -
412624 - Flight Lieutenant - Pilot - Leo McAuliffe - RAAF - Age 24 - KIA
- of Bexley, New South Wales, Australia - Grave 18 - Hellendoorn General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820513
birth 7 Nov 1920, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Enlistment 20 Jul 1941 - Occupation: Clerk
- birth is also given as 17 Nov 1920 .... but in his Records ( Digital Copy) it's 7 Nov 1920 -
Enrollment in the Reserve: 13 Sep 1940, Sydney, NSW - Religion: Roman Catholic - Marital Status: Single
previously served in 45th Battalion Militia
Commemorated on the Australian War Memorial at panel 126 and Roll of Honour, Bexley, NSW
Son of Gabriel and Muriel McAuliffe, 2 Gloucester St., Bexley, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage 1920 - district Manly - Mr. Gabriel McAuliffe (born 1891 - died 1973) and Ms. Muriel Maria Smith (born 1901 - died 1944)
Sibling: Mrs. Eliza Jane "Beth" Lind (sister) (née McAuliffe) - died 11 Oct 1954 - accidentally killed -
2nd Marriage 1950 - district Sydney - Mr. Gabriel McAuliffe and Ms. Ester Ellsmore
ID - snapshots - 412624 - Leo McAuliff - 25 Jul 1941
- source www.awm.gov.au - 412624 - F/Lt. Leo McAuliffe - RAAF
In Memory - Flight Lieutenant Leo McAuliffe
Veronica Hunt, Manly and June Hunt (friend)
- source The Sidney Morning Herald (NSW) - Monday 18 Mar 1946 -
1949 - marriage - district Hurstville, NSW - Mr. Allan James Lind and Ms. Eliza Jane McAuliffe
11 Oct 1954, Beth Jane Lind, accidentally killed, daughter of Mr. G. and the late Mrs. McAuliffe
Gloucester Street, Bexley
13 Oct 1954, Allan James Lind, accidentally killed, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lind, of Menangle
- source The Sidney Morning Herald (NSW) - Monday 14 Oct 1954 -
Allan James Lind - Son of Mr. Francis Joseph Lind and Mrs. Irene Mary Lind - info bdm.nsw.gov.au -
01 Dec 1954 - Mr. and Mrs. McAuliffe of Gloucester Street, Bexley. Wish to sincerely THANK all kind of friends
and relatives for messages of sympathy, floral tributes, etc., in the recent sad loss of their daughter
and step-daughter Beth, and son-in-law Allan. Would all please accept this a personal thanks.
- source The Sidney Morning Herald (NSW) - Wednesday 01 Dec 1954 -
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SGLO - T5389
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Last update 03 Sep 2015 - PATS
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SGLO - T915 Blenheim Mk.IV - N3594 - UX-F - Sgt. - W. H. M. Butcher - 09:00 - Hulsen 82 Squadron - 4th Dec 1940 - 3 POW |
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Nr.82 "United Provinces" (Coventry’s own) Sqn RAF Bomber Command
Serial Range N3522 - N3631
One of a batch of 100 Bristol Type 142L, Blenheim Mk.IV built by A. V. Roe
N3544 and N3600 were released to the Portugese Air Force, Sep 1943
N3594 was one of four No.82 Sqdn Blenheims lost on this operation
Blenheim Mk.IV - N3594 - UX-F was airborne from Bodney, UK
Distress calls were received from this Blenheim
Sgt. W. J. P. Sheppard POW, reported as W. J. P. Shepherd (Yorkshire Post)
Sgt. W. H. M. Butcher was interned in Camps L1/L6/357 - POW No. 357
with Sgt. J. Ferguson - POW No. 366 and Sgt. W. J. P. Sheppard - POW No. 732
Blenheim Mk.IV - N3594 - UX-F - at crash location
- source SGLO crash log 1940 - courtesy F. Eschweiler via C. Koening -
Blenheim Mk.IV - N3594 - UX-F did crash at Noordelijke Hoofddijk 25, ENE of Hulsen - municipality Hellendoorn
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Crew: Blenheim Mk.IV - N3594 - UX-F - 4 Dec 1940 - Mission: Essen, Germany
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745131 - Sgt. - Pilot - William H. M. Butcher - RAFVR - Age 26 - POW
747895 - Sgt. - Observer - W. J. P. "Paddy" Sheppard - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
755247 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - J. Ferguson - RAFVR - Age 25 - POW
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - N3594 - UX-F - Butcher
- - - Reproduced here by kind permission of "www.lancasterbombers.net" - - -
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745131 - Sgt. - Pilot - William H. M. Butcher - RAFVR - Age 26 - POW
born 08 Jan 1914, UK
of Bickley, Kent, England, UK
born 1st Qtr. 1914, mother's surname: Almond - district of Bromley, Kent, UK
Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug and Stalag 357 Kopernikus - POW No. 357
It's William Hubert Maxwell Butcher - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 13 Jun 2013
AIR78-26-0-1 - page 825
747895 - William Hubert Maxwell Butcher - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 13 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 21 Feb 1939 - R.A.F.V.R
Profession: Electrical Engineer
Private Address 1945: "Three Chimneys" 1, Hylands Road. Epsom, Surrey, England
Capture: 04 Dec 1940, Holland
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 05 Dec 1940 - 17 Dec 1940
Stalag Luft 1 - Barth, Pomerania - 20 Dec 1940 - 10 Apr 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - 14 Apr 1942 - .. May 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug - .. May 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Aug 1944 - .. Apr 1945
Stalag II E - Schwerin - .. Apr 1945 - .. May 1945
07 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Butcher
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M.I.9. records Butcher - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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747895 - Sgt. - Observer - Walter John Patrick "Paddy" Sheppard - RAFVR - Age 20 - POW
born 23 Jul 1920, UK - died .. Apr 1995, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK - Age 74
of 42, Overland Road, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug and Stalag 357 Kopernikus - POW No. 732
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1948 - Mr. Walter J. P. Sheppard with Ms. Lucy Brodie - district: Hull - Vol 2a Page 672
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1949 - Peter R. J. Sheppard - mother's surname: Brodie - district: Hull - Vol 2a Page 384
Birth 4th Qtr. 1950 - Eileen M. Sheppard - mother's surname: Brodie - district: Hull - Vol 2a Page 357
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Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1972 - Peter R. J. Sheppard with Ms. Daphne Rudd - district: Border - Vol 1a Page 60
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1976 - John Anthony Sheppard - mother's surname: Rudd - district: Hull - Vol & Page 1004
reported as W. J. P. Shepherd (Yorkshire Post)
In "Flight" magazine d.d. 16 Dec 1940 - reported as Sgt. W. J. P. Shephard - info PATS - 14 Oct 2010
It's W. J. P. Sheppard - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 13 Jun 2013
AIR78-143-0-1 - page 325
747895 - W. J. P. Sheppard - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 13 Jun 2013
Enlistment: .. Mar 1939
Profession: Insurance Clerk (Whilst POW, passed first part of A.I.I. Exam)
Private Address 1945: 42, Overland Road, Cottingham, E. Yorks
Capture: Holland (location unknown) - 02 Dec 1940
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 05 Dec 1940 - 08 Dec 1940
Stalag Luft I - Barth, Vogelsang - 10 Dec 1940 - .. Aug 1942
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - .. Aug 1942 - .. Jun 1943
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug - .. Jun 1943 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn & Fallingbostel - .. Aug 1944 - 06 Apr 1945
05 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Sheppard
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M.I.9. records Sheppard - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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755247 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - James Ferguson - RAFVR - Age 25 - POW
born 14 Jun 1915, UK - died 1972 - Age ~57
of 103 Walter Street, Glasgow E.1, Scotland, UK
Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug and Stalag 357 Kopernikus - POW No. 366
Death 2nd Qtr. 1972 - James Ferguson - born: 14Je1915 - Age ~57 - district: Stafford, Staffordshire - Vol: 9b Page 1037
It's James Ferguson - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 13 Jun 2013
AIR78-54-0-2 - page 1265
755247 - James Ferguson - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 13 Jun 2013
Enlistment: .. May 1939
Profession: General Clerical Officer
Private Address 1945: 103 Walter Street, Glasgow E.1
Capture: Holland - 04 Dec 1940
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 07 Dec 1940 - 15 Dec 1940
Stalag Luft I - Barth, Pomerania - 17 Dec 1940 - 20 Apr 1942
Stalag Luft III - Sagan, Silesia - 21 Apr 1942 - .. Jun 1943
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug, E. Prussia - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Hannover - .. Aug 1944 - .. Apr 1945
22 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Ferguson
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M.I.9. records Ferguson - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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SGLO - T3299 B-17F - #42-30782 - 1st Lt. Willard D. Reed - Nijverdalseberg - 13:20 306th BG(H) - 368th BS - 8th AF - 11 Jan 1944 - MACR #1931 2 KIA - 3 EXE - 3 POW - 2 EVD |
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Crew McMahon (P) - with Reed and six others of 11 Jan 1944
l-r front: Ivan Glaze (N), Norman Sanson (B), J. Bruce McHanon (P) and Willard D. Reed (CP)
l-r back: Joseph O'Connell (BT), John Gemborski (WG), Albert Shaeffler (WG), Warren Cole (TG), Sidney Gomez (RO), Orain Owens (E)
Those in italic (Sanson, McHanon and Gomez) not on crew Reed - 11 Jan 1944
source: 306bg.us - 306th Echoes Newsletter - issue Jan 1998 - page 6
right low inset: clip of letter of Mrs. Gloria M. Glaze - with 'unknown' explanation - 10 Mar 1998
J. Bruce McMahon - crew - 368th
source: 306bg.us
Base: 306th BG - Thurleigh, UK - 9 Oct 1942
Plane did crash South of Hellendoorn - 13:20, Holland
Co-Pilot Brady and Right Waist Gunner Schaeffler were killed after there chutes did fail to work
when they were blown out of the ship
Pilot Reed, Bombardier Dmochowki and Ball Turret Gunner O'Connell were taken POW directly
The other five were able to escape and contact the underground all the way to Belgium
However Radio Operator Nichols, Engineer Owens and Left Waist Gunner Gemborski were captured
in their camp, approx. 4 mi S of Chimay, taken to Charleroi and shot by the Germans - 22 April 1944
Navigator Glaze and Tail Gunner Cole who left the Camp earlier, end of March, did make it over the Pyrenees to Spain
They returned to England 28 June 1944
306th BG - 40th CBW - Triangle 'H' - 368th BS - 'BO' - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17F - #42-30782 - 'BO' - 11 Jan 1944 - Mission: Halberstadt - MACR #1931
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14077903 - O-742015 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Willard Dale Reed - POW
O-802710 - 1st Lt. - Co-Pilot - Thomas J. Brady - Queens County, NY - KIA
15062095 - O-670113 - 1st Lt. - Navigator - Ivan Eugene Glaze - EVD
33097483 - O-676926 - 1st Lt. - Bombardier - Myron J. Dmochowski - POW
37426819 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Orian George Owens - Muscatine County, IA - EXE
39082264 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Charles A. Nichols - EXE
32447640 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Joseph Gregory O'Connell - POW
38149879 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Albert C. Schaeffler - Woodward County, OK - KIA
36608853 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - John J. Gemborski - Cook County, IL - EXE
16075471 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Warren Woodruff Cole - EVD
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14077903 - O-742015 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - Willard Dale Reed - POW
born 22 Feb 1920, TN - died 30 Oct 2000 - Age 80
Husband of Mrs. Alice M. Reed (wife), 320½ North Avenue 51, Los Angeles, California
Nativity: Rhea County, Tennessee - Enlistment: 7 Jan 1942, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Shot down on his 15th mission
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Lt. Willard D. Reed - Tennessee - Stalag Luft 1 Compound North 2 - B-17 - info: merkki.com
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O-802710 - 1st Lt. - Co-Pilot - Thomas J. Brady - Queens County, NY - KIA
born 19.. - died 11 Jan 1944 - Age ..
Husband of Mrs. Regina M. Brady (wife), 170-02 89th Avenue, Jamaica, New York
S/N: O-802710 - 1LT BRADY - From NY, Graduated at Blytheville Army Airfield, Arkansas,
He was an B-17 co-pilot assigned to the 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Sqdn flying missions from England.
On January 11, 1944 he was co-pilot of B-17F (S/N: 42-30782) on a mission to Halberstadt, Germany
when it was shot down by enemy aircraft.
He attempted to bail out but it is believed his chute did not open after it got caught
on the bomb bay doors. He was killed in action (MACR #1931)
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info: wwiiflighttraining.org/?page_id=455
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15062095 - O-670113 - 1st Lt. - Navigator - Ivan Eugene Glaze - EVD
born 29 Aug 1917, Indiana - died Jun 1984, Forney, Kaufman, TX - Age 66
Nativity: Marion County, Indiana - Enlistment: 7 Mar 1941, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Husband of Mrs. Gloria Glaze (wife) née Cover, RFD 6, Box 277, San Antonio, Texas
E&E #797 - FTR Jan 44 - France - Pyrenees - 28 June 44 - Escape and Evasion Report (21 pages)
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-797.pdf
Gloria (Cover) Glaze (1922 - 2013) - Age 91
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Gloria (Cover) Glaze was born June 18, 1922
to John Steele Cover and Paula (Sultenfuss) Cover, she passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013
at the age of 91 years.
Gloria is preceded in death by her loving husband, Ivan Eugene Glaze; and her parents.
She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Ann Glaze; sons, Robert M. Glaze and wife Debra,
Jeffrey S. Glaze and wife Betsy; sister-in-law, Virginia Cover; her only granddaughter, Adrienne Glaze,
numerous, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Gloria founded The Museum Preschool at the Science Place in Dallas, Texas, where she taught for 33 years.
She influenced not only her three, four and five year olds but no doubt thousands
of family members and others as well. A visitation will be held Thursday, August 29, 2013
at Finch Funeral Chapel from 5:00PM-8:00PM with a rosary recited at 7:00PM.
Mass Friday, August 30, 2013 10:00AM St. Ann's Catholic Church
Father Stan Fiuk to officiate with the interment to follow at Cover Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Cover Cemetery Association.
You are invited to sign the online guest book at www.finchfuneralchapels.com
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Published in Dallas Morning News on Aug. 29, 2013
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33097483 - O-676926 - 1st Lt. - Bombardier - Myron John Dmochowski - POW
born 21 Nov 1918, Pennsylvania - died 25 Jan 2017, Texas - Age 98
Son of Mr. Walter Dmochowski (father) (b. 1897, Poland - d. 1979 - Age ~82)
and Mrs. Anna Dmochowski née Jazwinski (mother) (born abt. 1900, Poland - died .. ... .... - Age ..)
Siblings: Edward (Eddie) J. Dmochowski (brother) M-20 - b. 17 Nov 1920 - d. 28 Jan 2008 - Age 87
Marcella Stella Dmochowski (sister) F-15 abt. 1925
and Eleonor Kosiorek née Dmochowski (half-sister) F-6 abt. 1934
Myron's father Walter remarried abt. 1931 with Veronica (step-mother) (b. 1903 - d. 1972 - Age ~69)
Marriage - Lt. Myron J. Dmochowski to Eddie M. Pritchett - 1 Jun 1943 - Ward Co., Texas
Husband of Mrs. M. J. Dmochowski (wife), 221 Terrell Street, San Antonio, Texas
Nativity: Pennsylvania - Enlistment: 7 Aug 1941, Richmond, Virgina - Residence: District of Columbia
Dmochowski graduated from bombardier school at Big Springs, TX class 43-06
Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Lt. Myron Dmochowski - Pennsylvania - Stalag Luft 1 Compound South - B-17 - info: merkki.com
2nd Marriage abt. 1957 (based on obituary of Mrs. Marguerite Morgan Dmochowski)
Marguerite Morgan Dmochowski (1919 - 2009) - Age 90
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Marguerite Morgan Dmochowski, age 90, passed away on September 24, 2009 in San Antonio.
She was born on July 20, 1919 in the small town of New Florence, Missouri
then moved to St. Louis, Missouri and then to San Antonio, Texas.
She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Myron J. Dmochowski;
relatives, John Kelsick, Ralph Kelsick, Richard Kelsick, Mary Jane Strack,
and Gary, Danny and Susan Strack-Seclinger.
Marguerite's wish was to be cremated and her ashes to be scattered in the waters
of the Naval Base at Corpus Christi, Texas
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Published in Express-News on Oct. 18, 2009
contact with Mary Jane Strack (82) - 30 Aug 2016
contact with Eleonor Kosiorek Dmochowski (82) - 31 Aug 2016
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37426819 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Orian George Owens - Muscatine County, IA - EXE
born 22 Jan 1915 - died 22 Apr 1944 - Age 29
Son of Mr. George H. Owens (father), Lisbon, Iowa
George Henry Owens, born 25 Jan 1880, Mechanicsville, IA - died Aug 1975 - Age 95
Siblings: Lawrence C. (M-1913) and Harold S. (M-1921) - info 15th US Census, 23 Apr 1930
Address 23 April 1930: Franklin Twp., Lisbon Town, Linn County, Iowa
Lawrence, Orian and Harold were with their grandparents: Henry C. Owens (b.1849) and Matilda R. Owens (b.1857)
Grandfather: Henry Zimmerman Owens - Grandmother: Matilda Richert
Sgt. Owens had been overseas since Sep 1943. Enlistment: Aug 1942, Muscatine Co., Iowa
Captured and shot by Germans - 22 Apr 1944, Charleroi, Belgium
Sgt. O. Owens, West Liberty, Missing; Brother Prisoner
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West Liberty — Technical Sergeant Orian G. Owens, of West Liberty, son of George H. Owens, of Lisbon, Ia.,
has been reported missing in action since Jan. 11, 1944, following a raid over Germany,
according to official word received by his father.
Sgt. Owens was serving as an engineer on a U. S. bomber.
Sgt. Owens has been in the service since August, 1942, when he left here with
a Muscatine county contingent. He has been overseas since September, 1943.
A brother of Sgt. Owens, Harold Owens, has been reported a prisoner of war since March, 1943,
and he has two other brothers, Lawrence Owens of Iowa City and Gaylord Owens, of Lone Tree.
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Source: Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, January 28, 1944 - IAGenWeb
LIST OF MISSING IN ACTION GREW IN 1944
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Among those from this area who have been listed as missing in action in official dispatches
to next of kin, and upon casualty lists of the armed services, are:
TECH. SGT. ORIAN G. OWENS
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Son of George H. Owens, of Lisbon, Ia,
Tech. Sgt. Orian G. Owens, of West Liberty, was reported missing in action since Jan. 11, 1944,
in a raid over Germany. He was serving as an engineer on a U. S. bomber and had been
in the service since August of 1942.
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Source: Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, Friday, December 29, 1944 - IAGenWeb
37426819 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Orian George Owens
courtesy 42N - 31 Jul 2015
source: 42n.blogspot.com/2011/11/veterans-day-2011-remembering-orian-g.html
T/Sgt. Orian G. Owens - 1915 - 1944 - Memorial headstone
source: 42N - 31 Jul 2015
Clarence Miller - May 16, 2014 at 4:46 PM
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Orian Owens was a cousin of mine.
I really didn't know much about him as I was growing up in Lisbon.
His brother Harold was close to our family.
Once my dad and I went with Harold to Lime Springs in his Model A Ford converted pickup.
Harold never mentioned anything about Orian or World War II.
Later, I discovered that he was captured in Tunisia and held as a prisoner of war by the Germans.
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source comments: 42n.blogspot.com/2011/11/veterans-day-2011-remembering-orian-g.html
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39082264 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Charles A. Nichols - EXE
born: 1914, California - died 22 Apr 1944 - Age 30
Son of Walter R. Nichols and Nettie M. Nichols
Brother of Mrs. Margery Allen née Nichols (sister), 2070 E. Market Street, Stockton, California
Siblings: Bessie, Walter, Ivy, Sara(h), Jess(ie), Mary, Georgie, Nellie, James, Margie/Marjorie and Eva
Nativity: California - Enlistment: 14 Sep 1941, Presidio of Monterey, California - Residence: Sacramento Co., CA
Captured and shot by Germans - 22 Apr 1944, Charleroi, Belgium
US Census 1910
Alabama, Sacramento, California, United States
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Walter R. Nichols - Head - M-36 - born abt. 1874, California
Nettie M. Nichols - Wife - F-29 - born abt. 1881, California
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Bessie M. Nichols - Daughter - F-12 - born abt. 1898, California
Walter E. Nichols - Son - M-10 - born abt. 1900, California
Ivy B. Nichols - Daughter - F-8 - born abt. 1902, California
Sara B. Nichols - Daughter - F-5 - born abt. 1905, California
Jessie W. Nichols - Son - M-4 - born abt. 1906, California
Mary I. Nichols - Daughter - F-2 - born abt. 1908, California
Georgie I. Nichols - Daughter - F-0 - born abt. 1910, California
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info: FamilySearch
US Census 1920
Alabama, Sacramento, California, United States
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Walter R. Nichols - Head - M-47 - born abt. 1873, California
Nettie M. Nichols - Wife - F-39 - born abt. 1881, California
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Ivy V. Nichols - Daughter - F-18 - born abt. 1902, California
Sarah B. Nichols - Daughter - F-15 - born abt. 1905, California
Jess W. Nichols - Son - M-14 - born abt. 1906, California
Mary I. Nichols - Daughter - F-12 - born abt. 1908, California
Georgie I. Nichols - Daughter - F-10 - born abt. 1910, California
Nellie R. Nichols - Daughter - F-6 - born abt. 1914, California
Charlie A. Nichols - Son - M-5 - born abt. 1915, California
James W. Nichols - Son - M-3 - born abt. 1917, California
Margie E. Nichols - Daughter - F-2 - born abt. 1918, California
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info: FamilySearch
US Census 1930
Lee, Sacramento, California, United States
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Walter R. Nichols - Head - M-57 - born abt. 1883, California
Nettie M. Nichols - Wife - F-49 - born abt. 1881, California
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Jess W. Nichols - Son - M-24 - born abt. 1906, California
Nellie R. Nichols - Daughter - F-17 - born abt. 1913, California
Charlie A. Nichols - Son - M-15 - born abt. 1915, California
James W. Nichols - Son - M-14 - born abt. 1917, California
Marjorie E. Nichols - Daughter - F-13 - born abt. 1918, California
Eva Nichols - Daughter - F-7 - born abt. 1923, California
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info: FamilySearch and Fold3
US Census 18 Apr 1940
2070 East Market Street, Stockton, San Joaquin, California
Ward 6, Stockton, O'Neal Judicial Township, San Joaquin, CA
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Rawson W. Allen - Head - M-29 - born 10 Jul 1910, California - died 08 Apr 1977, Sacramento, CA
Margery Allen née Nichols - Wife - F-23 - born abt. 1917, California
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Margery Allen - Daughter - F-6 - born abt. 1934, California
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Charles A. Nichols - Brother-in-law - M-25 - born 1914, California
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info ancestry - archives
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32447640 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Joseph Gregory O'Connell - POW
born 12 Mar 1913, Albany Co., New York - died 14 Oct 1989 - Age 76
Son of Mrs. Helen O'Connell (mother), 1464 Broadway, Watervliet, New York
Nativity: New York - Enlistment: 8 Aug 1942, Albany , NY - Residence: Albany Co., New York
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38149879 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Albert Clarence Schaeffler - Woodward County, OK - KIA
born 17 Feb 1921, Tangier, Oklahoma - died 11 Jan 1944 - Age 23
Son of Mr. Fred C. Schaeffler (father) and Mrs. Emma A. Schaeffler née Lucas, Route 4, Woodward , Oklahoma
Nativity: Oklahoma - Enlistment: 17 Jul 1942, Oklahoma City, OK - Residence: Woodward Co., Oklahoma
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery - Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: B Row: 17 Grave: 17
Fred C. Schaeffler - born 20 Jan 1894, OK - died 22 Sep 1978 - Age 84
US Census - 16 Apr 1930
Woodward Twp, Woodward Co., Oklahoma, United States
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Fred C. Schaeffler - Head - M-36 - born 20 Jan 1894, Oklahoma - Occupation: farmer
Emma A. Schaeffler - Wife - F-36 - born abt. 1894, North Dakota
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Josephine Schaeffler - Daughter - F-15 - born 18 Aug 1914, Oklahoma
Esther Schaeffler - Daughter - F-14 - born abt. 1916, Oklahoma
Marion A. Schaeffler - Daughter - F-12 - born abt. 1918, Oklahoma
Orlean Schaeffler - Daughter - F-10 - born abt. 1920, Oklahoma
Albert C. Schaeffler - Son - M-9 - born 17 Feb 1921, Oklahoma
Fay Schaeffler - Daughter - F-7 - born abt. 1923, Oklahoma
Billy Schaeffler - Son - M-5 - born abt. 1925, Oklahoma
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info: FamilySearch and fold3
US Census - 15 Apr 1940
Woodward Twp, Woodward Co., Oklahoma, United States
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Fred C. Schaeffler - Head - M-46 - born abt. 1894, Oklahoma
Emma A. Schaeffler - Wife - F-46 - born abt. 1894, North Dakota
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Albert C. Schaeffler - Son - M-19 - born 17 Feb 1921, Oklahoma
Fay T. Schaeffler - Daughter - F-17 - born abt. 1923, Oklahoma
William F. Schaeffler - Son - M-15 - born abt. 1925, Oklahoma
Lucille M. Schaeffler - Daughter - F-8 - born abt. 1932, Oklahoma
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info: FamilySearch
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36608853 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - John J. Gemborski - Cook County, IL - EXE
born abt. 1920, IL - died 22 Apr 1944 - Age ~24
John Gemborski (polnish: Jan Gęborski)
Son of Vladimir Joseph "Włodzimierz Józef" Gemborski (born 21 Feb 1887, Bedzin, Poland), 1219 Adams Street, North Chicago, IL
and Sophia "Zofia" Gemborski (mother) née Wrzos, born abt. 1899, Poland
Siblings: Raymond J. Gemborski and Chester "Czeslaw" Stanley Gemborski/Wrzos
Husband of Mrs. Helen Marie Gemborski (wife) née Lasato ?Prussak?, 2436 W. Haddon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Captured and shot by Germans - 22 Apr 1944, Charleroi, Belgium
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery - Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: M Row: 4 Grave: 6
The grave of S/Sgt. John Gemborski was adopted by Egid Schoonbrood and Monique Zenden in early 2006
US Census - 8 Apr 1940
Address: 2014 W Rice Street
Ward 26, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
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Walter Gemborski (Head) - M-53 - born 21 Feb 1887, Bedzin, Poland - died 1944 - Age ~57 - Occupation: Cook / Lunchroom
Sophie Gemborski (Wife) - F-41 - born abt. 1899, Poland - died 1944 - Age ~41
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John Gemborski (Son) - M-20 - born abt. 1920, Illinois - died 22 Apr 1944, Belgium - Age ~24
Chester Gemborski (Son) - M-16 - born 02 Dec 1923, Illinois - died 13 May 1971 - Age ~48
Raymond Gemborski (Son) - M-13 - born 06 Jun 1927, Illinois - died 19 Jun 1976 - Age 49
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info: FamilySearch, Archives.gov and Fold3
WWII Old Man's Draft - Registration Card No. 3390 - 27 Apr 1942
Walter Joseph Gemborski - Age 56
Height 5'4½" - Weight 182 - Eyes Brown - Hair Brown - Complexion Ruddy
Anchor + Cross tattooed on left arm
Address: 2135 N. Clark St., Chicago, Cook, IL
Person who will known your address: Raymond Gemborski, 2436 W. Haddon Ave.
36608853 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - John J. Gemborski - 1943
courtesy Gemborski family - via Egid Schoonbrood - source: Naillimburg.com - 31 Jul 2015
Contact Janusz Gemborski (cousin), Poland - 28 May 2010 - 02 Aug 2015 - PATS
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16075471 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Warren Woodruff Cole - EVD
born 05 Nov 1922, Peoria, Illinois - died 08 Apr 2013, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut - Age 90
Son of Mrs. Grace E. Cole (mother), 212 N. Elmwood Avenue, Peoria, Illinois
Sibling: George Emerson Cole (brother)
Nativity: Illinois - Enlistment: 21 Oct 1942, Peoria, IL - Residence: Peoria Co., Illinois
shot down on his 8th mission over German-occupied Holland
E&E #821 - FTR Jan 44 - France - Pyrenees - 30 June 44 - Escape and Evasion Report (16 pages)
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-821.pdf
US CENSUS - 15 Apr 1940
Ward 5, Peoria, Peoria City Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States
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Grace Cole - Head - F-52 - born abt. 1888, Illinois
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George Emerson Cole - Son - M-21 - born 05 Jan 1919, Illinois
Warren W. Cole - Son - M-17 - born 05 Nov 1922, Illinois
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Ida Kippel - Maid - F-24 - born abt. 1906, Illinois
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info: FamilySearch and Archives.gov
Warren Woodruff Cole, age 90, former resident of Milford, Orange and of Ashlar Village in Wallingford,
beloved husband to the late Constance Davis Cole, passed away at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden on Monday, April 8, 2013.
He was born on November 5, 1922 in Peoria, IL and attended Lake Forest Academy and Cornell University.
Warren served with pride and honor for three years during WWII in the Army Air Corps where he flew
from England in heavy bombers; shot down on his 8th mission over German-occupied Holland,
he bravely escaped back to England. He married Constance Davis in 1949.
Warren was employed by General Electric in market research, and subsequently owned
and operated several coin operated laundries until his retirement.
A member of the Orange Congregational Church for over 50 years,
he served on many boards which included 13 years as a trustee.
Warren is survived by two daughters, Mary Winters of Wellesley, MA
and Christine Kaldy of Medfield, MA and a son, Frank Cole of Guilford, CT
and five cherished grandchildren.
A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, April 19th at 12:00 pm at the Orange Center Cemetery, Orange, CT.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to AmericanWarrior (www.americanwarrior.us),
an organization which honors WWII Veterans by escorting them to visit the WWII Memorial
in Washington, DC. (AmericanWarrior, PO Box 337, 35 Main St, Versailles, CT 06383)
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info Cody-White Funeral Home, 107 Broad St., Milford, CT 06460
George Emerson Cole (brother)
Mariage 29 Nov 1981 : Mr. George Emerson Cole and Ms. Dorothy Lynda Owen
George Emerson Cole (January 5, 1919 - March 31, 2012) was an American radio, television,
and special events producer/announcer pioneer whose weekly radio program "The Big Bands Are Back"
ran for over 32 consecutive years in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
It is said to be the longest-running big band radio program in history
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Place of execution varies: Chimay, Saint-Remy and Charleroi - all Belgium
Salvage by RNLAF - Nov 1977 - Parts only
- info MACR and KU675 -
SGLO - T3299
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Contact Gemborski is pending - 28 May 2010 - 02 Aug 2015 - PATS
Contact Owens is pending - 29 Jul 2015 - PATS
Contact Glaze is pending - 01 Aug 2015 - PATS
Contact Cole is pending - 03 Aug 2015 - PATS
Contact Dmochowski is pending - 30 Aug 2016 - PATS
Last update 23 Jun 2018 - PATS
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SGLO - T3644 B-24H-15-CF - #41-29399 - "Playboy" - 2nd Lt. Franklynn V. Cotner - Daarle/Hellendoorn - 14:40 466 BG(H) - 784th BS - 8th AF - 29 Apr 1944 - MACR #4448 1 KIA - 7 POW - 2 EVD |
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Wierdenseweg 27, Daarle, community of Hellendoorn
Crash location - 4 km S of Vroomshoop
“Playboy” 41-29399 - Nose art - Port (left) side
Very much enjoyed your amazing web site.
I thought you might like a copy of the nose art for “Playboy” 41-29399
Best regards, Ray Bowden
USAAF Nose Art Research Project - www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk - 06 Aug 2014
“Playboy” 41-29399 - Nose art - Starboard (right) side
via www.b24bestweb.com - 07 Aug 2014
Crew #408 Cotner, Alamogordo Army Air Field, NM - Dec 1943 - media 17257
l-r back: Ralph J. Fiskow (BTG), H.L. Heafner (LWG), Charles H. Doring (R/O), Edward L. Mount (TG), Robert F. Pipes (FE)
l-r front: Frank V. Cotner (P), Edward W. Dwan (CP), Melvin H. Everding (N), Norman H. Roth (B)
This original 466th BG crew was shot down on their 11th mission, 29 April 1944. Dwan was not on board that day
and was replaced by John B. Stuart. Also Robert J. Falk had joined the crew as a waist gunner and was the only
man KIA when they were shot down. Pipes and Heafner were evadees. The rest were made POW.
source: 466th BG Historian - via americanairmuseum.com/person/69623 - 04 Oct 2016
466th BG - 96 CBW - Circle 'L' - 784h BS - T9 - 2nd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-24H-15-CF - #41-29399 - "Playboy" - 29 Apr 1944 - Mission: Berlin
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........ - O-803568 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Franklynn V. Cotner - Columbus, OH - POW
36022528 - O-751573 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - John Brown Stuart - Chicago, IL - POW
........ - O-685502 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Melvin H. Everding - St. Louis, MO - POW
12054353 - O-686692 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Norman H. Roth - Atlantic City, NJ. - POW
20821082 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Robert Felton Pipes - Dallas Co., TX - EVD
32469409 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Charles Frederick Doring - Hudson Co., NJ - POW
32677413 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Robert I. Falk - Chemung Co., NY - KIA
34472989 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Harold L. Heafner Jr. - Forrest Co., MS - EVD
14140005 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Edward L. Mount - Muscogee Co., GA - POW
16046751 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Ralph James Fiskow - Milwaukee Co., WI - POW
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........ - O-803568 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Franklynn V. Cotner - Columbus, OH - POW
born 03 Jan 1919, Columbus, OH - died 02 Feb 2001, NM - Age 82
Census Apr 1940 - 73 Company I 17th Infantry, Kickapoo, Leavenworth, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Mrs. Wanda N. Cotner (wife), 1428 Broadway, Boise, Idaho
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery Section 6 Site 2191, 501 North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, Nm.
Headstone - 2nd Lt. Franklynn V. Cotner
Inscription:
1ST LT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
PURPLE HEART 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER
AIR MEDAL, POW MEDAL
Find A Grave Memorial# 17532145 - photo by: truchasnm - 27 Oct 2012
Franklynn V. Cotner, 82, a resident of Albuquerque since 1949, died 02 Feb 2001
He is survived by his son, Stuart Cotner and wife, Arlene of Albuquerque;
sisters, Michelle Cotner-Braun and husband, John of Vancouver, WA and Andrea Mosee of Portland, OR;
mother, Frances Cotner of Columbus, OH; brother, Bill Cotner of Columbus, OH; sister, Marilyn Cotner of Columbus, OH;
four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and Wanda Cotner of Gleneden Beach, OR.
Cremation has taken place and memorial graveside service will be held Monday, 12 Feb 2001, 11:00 a.m.,
at Santa Fe National Cemetery, with Stuart Cotner officiating.
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36022528 - O-751573 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - John Brown Stuart - Chicago, IL - POW
born 11 Oct 1917, Chicago, IL
Enlistment: 03 Oct 1941, Chicago, IL - Residence: Cook Co., IL - Marital Status: Single
Mrs. Lilly Stuart (mother), 6837 South Marshfield Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
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........ - O-685502 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Melvin H. Everding - St. Louis, MO - POW
born 05 Aug 1918, St. Louis, MO
Mrs. Mary H. Everding (mother), 1018 Eichelberger Street, St. Louis, Missouri
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Crew Cotner at Alamogordo Army Air Field - Dec 1943
l-r back: Fiskow, Heafner, Doring, Mount and Pipes
l-r front: Cotner, ?????, Dwan, Everding and Roth
source: 2nd Lt. Melvin H. Everding - via Coen Cornelissen - 23 Oct 2016
see also page 338 "van GRASMAT tot FLIEGERHORST" - 1998
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12054353 - O-686692 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Norman H. Roth - Atlantic City, NJ. - POW
born 13 May 1924, Atlantic City, NJ - died 06 Aug 2008, Red Hook, New York - Age 84
Enlistment: 21 Jul 1942, Trenton, NJ - Residence: Atlantic Co., NJ - Marital Status: Single
Mrs. Bertha E. Roth (mother), 117 South Massachusetts Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Bombardier Roth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigator "Ding" Everding
“Playboy” 41-29399 - Nose art - Detail Starboard (right) side
USAAF Nose Art Research Project - www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk - 06 Aug 2014
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20821082 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Robert Felton Pipes - Dallas Co., TX - EVD
born 24 Dec 1918, Frankston, Texas - died 01 Jan 2016, Terrell, Texas - Age 97
Enlistment for Hawaiian Department: 24 Oct 1945, Love Field, Dallas Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Pipes (mother), 2121 Proctor, Dallas, Texas
E&E #2938 - Escape and Evasion Report (21 pages)
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2938.pdf
"Playboy" - cover book by Robert F. Pipes
The Playboy Crew 1943-1944 - Memoirs of World War II - by Robert F. Pipes
The Men of B-24 Liberator 41-29399
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32469409 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Charles Frederick Doring - Hudson Co., NJ - POW
born 06 Oct 1916, Bayenne, NJ - died .. Dec 1983 - Age 67
Enlistment: 12 Sep 1942, Newark, New Jersey - Residence: Hudson Co., NJ - Marital Status: Single
Mrs. Margaret B. Doring (mother), 689 Avenue East, Bayenne, New Jersey
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
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32677413 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Robert I. Falk - Chemung Co., NY - KIA
born .. ... 1922, NY - died 29 Apr 44 - Age ~22
Enlistment: 23 Dec 1942, Binghamton, New York - Residence: Chemung Co., NY - Marital Status: Single
Mrs. Marian L. Falk (mother), Box 8 Canal Street, Big Flats, New York
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34472989 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Harold L. Heafner Jr. - Forrest Co., MS - EVD
born .. ... 1920, Mississipi
Enlistment: 19 Oct 1942, Camp Shelby, MS - Residence: Forrest Co., MS - Marital Status: Single
Mrs. Cecil K. Heafner (mother), 211 Nichols Ave, Greenwood, Missisippi
E&E #2936 - Escape and Evasion Report (18 pages)
http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-2936.pdf
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14140005 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Edward L. Mount - Muscogee Co., GA - POW
born 18 Oct 1922, AL
Enlistment: 14 Oct 1942, Ft McPherson, Atlanta, GA - Residence: Muscogee Co., GA - Marital Status: Married
Mr. Henry L. Mount (father), Brantley, Alabama
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16046751 - S/Sgt. - Tail Turret Gunner - Ralph James Fiskow - Milwaukee Co., WI - POW
born 28 Jul 1923, WI - died 09 Nov 1995, Greenfield, Wisconsin - Age 62
Enlistment: 13 Nov 1941, Milwaukee, WI - Residence: Milwaukee Co., WI - Marital Status: Single
Mrs. Alice Black (cousin), 1603 South 11th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia
(moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
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SGLO - T3644
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Spoke with Heafner Jr.
Contact Pipes is pending - 05 May 2014 - PATS
Contact Heafner Jr. is pending - 07 May 2014 - PATS
Contact Cotner is pending - 07 Aug 2014 - PATS
Last update 24 Oct 2016 - PATS
Raalte - 27
24 mi SSE of Vollenhove- 27 Commonwealth graves - 1 NZ - 6 CAN - 16 UK - 4 POL
Raalte is a town 20 kilometers south-east of Zwolle
The cemetery is about 2 kilometers south of Raalte, on the western side of the road to Deventer
During the war years a number of air battles occurred over this territory
between Allied planes and German night fighters
The latter operated from a German airfield and from the German held Dutch airfield at Twente
with support from the air-watch base at Nijverdal and a small observation post at Heeten
Originally there were 50 Allied burials in a special Allied plot in this cemetery
but 23 of the casualties have been moved to other cemeteries
This plot, now the British plot, is in the north western corner of the cemetery
No. of Identified Casualties: 27
Grave 1, 2, 3 and 4 are Polish Airmen from 305 Squadron RAF ( Polish )
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SGLO - T1610 Wellington Mk.II - Z8339 - SM-N - F/Sgt. A. P. Gusowski - 02:48 - at Schoonheten (Overijssel) 305 Squadron - RAF Polish - 20th June 1942 - Operation Emden 4 KIA - 1 POW |
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Wellington Mk.II - Z8339 - SM-N was airborne - 23:40 - 19 Jun 1942 from Lindholme, UK
Shot down - 02:48 - by a night fighter ( Possibly Oblt. Ludwig Becker, II./NJG 2 )
and crashed at Schoonheten ( Overijssel ), 4 km SSE of Raalte, Holland
where those killed are buried
F/L. S. Madejczyk was interned in Camps 9C/L3, POW No. 39674
Crew Gusowski - early 1942
In front of the Merlin-engined Wellington Mk II SM-N (Z8339), first half of 1942
l-r: Kazimierz Jan Ardelli, Henryk Aleksander Jankiewicz, Marian Jan Swiderski, Stefan Madejczyk,
two unknown ground crew and Alojzy Paweł Gusowski. Four these airmen were killed over Germany on 20 Jun 1942
source: polishsquadronsremembered.com - via Wojciech Zmyslony
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Crew: Wellington Mk.II - Z8339 - SM-N - 20 Jun 1942 - Mission: Emden
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plut. pil. - 782821 - F/Sgt. - Pilot - A. P. Gusowski - PAF - Age 26 - KIA - Raalte Cemetery - Grave 4
por. nawig. - P-0444 - F/O. - Navigator - H. A. Jankiewicz - PAF - Age 27 - KIA - Raalte Cemetery - Grave 1
plut. rtg. - 793732 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Gunner - K. J. Ardelli - PAF - Age 22 - KIA - Raalte Cemetery - Grave 2
por. strz. - P-0962 - F/L. - Gunner - S. Madejczyk - PAF - Age 31 - POW - Camps 9C/L3, POW No. 39674
kpr. strz. - 794273 - Sgt. - Gunner - M. J. Swiderski - PAF - Age 21 - KIA - Raalte Cemetery - Grave 3
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - Z8339 - SM-N - Gusowski
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plut. pil. - 782821 - F/Sgt. - Pilot - Alojzy Paweł Gusowski - PAF - Age 26 - KIA
- Raalte Cemetery - Grave 4
born 25 Jan 1916, Starogard; son of Alojzy and Aniela Gusowski
Graduate of the Szkola Podoficerow Lotnictwa dla Maloletnich (SPLdM; Polish AF NCO School for Minors) at Bydgoszcz
Posted to the 4the Air Regiment. Fought in 1939 as a PZL-23 Karas pilot in 41st Reconnaissance Flight attached to 'Pomorze' Army.
After Poland's collapse managed to get to France, and from there to Britain.
Following conversion training on RAF aircraft he became a staff pilot with No. 4 BGS.
In July 1941 posted to No. 18 OTU. In September 1941 posted to No. 305 Sqn.
782821 - F/Sgt. Alojzy Paweł Gusowski
source polishairforce.pl - 19 Jun 2013 - niebieskaeskadra.pl - 27 Jul 2016
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por. nawig. - P-0444 - F/O. - Navigator - Henryk Aleksander Jankiewicz - PAF - Age 27 - KIA
- Raalte Cemetery - Grave 1
born 15 Jul 1915, Nowy Sacz, son of Aleksander and Józefa Jankiewicz
Following arrival in Britain in 1940 underwent navigator training at No. 10 AOS
In November 1941 posted to No. 18 OTU. In April 1942 posted to No. 305 Sqn.
P-0444 - F/O. Henryk Aleksander Jankiewicz - PAF
source niebieskaeskadra.pl - 27 Jul 2016
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plut. rtg. - 793732 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Gunner - Kazimierz Jan Ardelli - PAF - Age 22 - KIA
- Raalte Cemetery - Grave 2
born 1 Mar 1920, Gródek Jagiellonski, son of Antoni and Katarzyna Ardelli
Graduated from SPLdM in 1939 as a W/Op. Following Polish campaign 1939 escaped to Rumania and from there to France
Arriving in Britain in 1940, in December posted to No. 18 OTU. Posted to No. 305 Sqn in May 1941
In December 1941 posted to No. 18 OTU as an instructor. In April 1942 posted back to No. 305 Sqn.
793732 - Sgt. Kazimierz Jan Ardelli - PAF
source niebieskaeskadra.pl - 27 Jul 2016
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por. strz. - P-0962 - F/L. - Gunner - Stefan Madejczyk - PAF - Age 31 - POW
taken POW - interned in Camps 9C/L3, POW No. 39674
born 22 May 1911, died at Hutton, Essex 24 February 1992 - Age 81
He was awarded MBE later in the war, believed for his successful escape from captivity
Enlistment: ....
Profession: Aeronautical Engineer
Private Address 1945: "Tranent House", Tranent, East Lothain, Scotland
Capture: Schoonheten, gem. Raalte, Holland - 20 Jun 1942
Wounded: Yes
Flak's Hospital - Amersfoort - 20 Jun 1942 - 27 Jun 1942
Hospital - Amsterdam - 27 Jun 1942 - 28 Jun 1942
Dulag Luft - Hohenmark, Frankfurt am Main - 28 Jun 1942 - 15 Jul 1942
Stalag IX-C - Stad Rhoda near Erfurt - 16 Jul 1942 - 24 Aug 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - 25 Aug 1942 - 28 Jan 1945
Stalag Luft 3 - Tarmstedt - 04 Feb 1945 - 10 Apr 1945
03 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Madejczyk
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M.I.9. records Madejczyk - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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kpr. strz. - 794273 - Sgt. - Gunner - Marian Jan Swiderski - PAF - Age 21 - KIA
- Raalte Cemetery - Grave 3
born 10 Aug 1920, Lujeni (Rumania), son of Ferdynand and Wiktoria Swiderski
Following arrival in Britain in 1940 he underwent gunner's training at No. 7 AGS.
In December 1941 posted to No. 18 OTU, and in April 1942 to No. 305 Sqn.
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- additional info forum rafcommands - member VoyTech - 30 Jul 2009
794273 - Sgt. Marian Jan Swiderski - PAF
source niebieskaeskadra.pl - 27 Jul 2016
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SGLO - T1610
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Last update - 25 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T1631 Halifax Mk.II - V9993 - GV-U - F/O. K. D. Whisken - 02:09 - at Luttenberg ( Overijssel) 1652 CU - RAF - Friday 26 June 1942 - Operation Bremen 2 KIA - 5 POW |
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Delivered by English Electric Co. (Salmesbury & Preston) to 1652 Conv.Unit.
Halifax Mk.II - V9993 - GV-U was airborne - 23:58 - 25th Jun 42 from Marston Moor, UK
Shot down by a night fighter (Oblt. Carstens, III./NJG 1)
and crashed - 02:09 - at Luttenberg (Overijssel), 6 km ENE of Raalte, Holland
where F/Sgt. Watson, an American from Kansas City, serving in the RCAF, was buried
F/O. Whisken is buried in Dalfsen General Cemetery
P/O. W. H. Andrews RCAF was interned in Camp 8B/344/L3. POW No. 24952
Sgt. V. A. Martin in Camps L3/L6/L4, POW No. 338
F/O. D. B. E. McKenzie was confined in Hospital due injuries, POW No. 475
F/Sgt. H. F. Spratt in Camp 8B/344, POW No. 24944 with Sgt. R. W. Wagstaff, POW No. 24946
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Crew: Halifax Mk.II - V9993 - GV-U - 26 Jun 1942 - Mission: Bremen
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918370 - 61037 - F/O. - Pilot - K. D. Whisken - DFC - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA - Dalfsen Cemetery - Grave 6-1-1
R/71491 - J/96550 - F/Sgt. - Co-Pilot - H. F. Spratt - RCAF - Age 24 - POW - in Camp 8B/344, POW No. 24944
J/40353 - P/O. - Navigator - W. H. Andrews - RCAF - Age 26 - POW - in Camps 8B/344/L3, POW No. 24952
R/71717 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - R. W. Wagstaff - RCAF - Age 32 - POW - in Camps L3/8B/344, POW No. 24946
641185 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - V. A. Martin - RAF - Age 22 - POW - in Camps L3/L6/L4, POW No. 338
R/72133 - J/15436 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - D. B. ( E. ? ) McKenzie - RCAF - Age 28 - INJ/POW - in Hospital ( Stalag 344 ), POW No. 475
R/77490 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - I. R. Watson - RCAF - Age 20 - KIA - Raalte Cemetery - Grave 5
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - V9993 - GV-U - Whisken
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It's D. B. McKenzie - info Jill Kelterborn née McKenzie (daughter) - 16 Jun 2013
- DALFSEN GENERAL CEMETERY -
918370 - 61037 - Flying Officer - Pilot - Kenneth Derek Whisken - DFC - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA- of Boumemouth, Hampshire, UK - Plot 6 Row 1 Grave 1 - Dalfsen General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820423
Son of Stephen Walter and May Blanche Whisken née Wilkinson, of Boumemouth, Hampshire, UK
marriage parents: 3rd Qtr. 1910 - Stephen W. Whisken - Wilkinson - district Christchurch, Hampshire Co., UK
Children of Stephen W. Whisken and May B. Wilkinson
Mary L. M. Whisken - born 2nd Qtr. 1914 - mother's surname: Wilkinson - district Christchurch, Hampshire Co., UK
Stephen Edward Whisken - born 3rd Qtr. 1917 - mother's surname: Wilkinson - district Christchurch, Hampshire Co., UK
Kenneth D. Whisken - born 4th Qtr. 1918 - mother's surname: Wilkenson - district Wimborne, Dorset Co., UK
discrepancy Wilkinson/Wilkenson - info PATS
Memorial at St. Peter's Church, Bournemouth, Dorset Co., UK
Flying Officer - Kenneth Derek Whisken - DFC
image via cousin - via Stefan Hendriks - 13 Nov 2011
newsclip via Findagrave - by Christopher Hike (great-nephew) - 10 Feb 2012
Flying Officer - Kenneth Derek Whisken - DFC
images via Stephanie Hike née Whisken (niece) - via Stefan Hendriks - 06 Mar 2016
Stephanie is the daughter of Stephen Edward Whisken (brother)
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R/71491 - J/96550 - F/Sgt. - Co-Pilot - Harry Francis Spratt - RCAF - Age 24 - POW - in Camp 8B/344, POW No. 24944
born 08 Dec 1917, Kelwood, Manitoba - died 08 Aug 1995, Saanich, BC - Age 77
Sgt. Harry Francis Spratt, Kelwood, Manitoba, Canada
- Hamilton Spectator, 1942/07/04 -
!!! Discrepancy birth date 08 Dec 1917 and 18 Dec 1917 - info PATS - 25 Aug 2015 !!!
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 16 Sep 1940 - 16 Oct 1940
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Present Address - Kelwood, Manitoba, Canada.
Permanent Address - Kelwood, Manitoba, Canada.
Occupation: Farmer - Religion: Protestant, United Church - Racial Origin: British
Marital Status - Single
Previously application to join the RCAF as Pilot Officer - Jun 1939, Vancouver
Enlistment - 16 Oct 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posted to: No. 1 Manning Depot, RCAF, Toronto, ON - Trade: Pilot or Observer, AC2 Stan. (Aircrew)
Age: 22, Height: 5'8", Weight: 140
AC2 - 16 Oct 1940
LAC - 16 Mar 1941
Sgt. - 08 Aug 1941
F/Sgt. - 08 Feb 1942
WO2 - 08 Aug 1942
WO1 - 01 Nov 1943
Embarkation Canada - 28 Aug 1941
3 P.R.C - U.K. - 13 Sep 1941
POW - 26 Jun 1942 to 26 Apr 1945
Commisioned - 27 Apr 1945
Retired RCAF - 25 Sep 1945
Son of William Robert Spratt (1888, Essex, England, UK - 1974) and Mary Agnes Spratt (1892, Audubon, IA, USA - 1975)
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Siblings: Alice L. Spratt (†), Cecil Robert Spratt (1916-1942),
Carman William Spratt (1921-1977), Norman Charles Spratt (1924-2013)
and Marie E. Turner née Spratt (1926-1990)
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Spratt, Carman - 1921-1977 - Husband - Age ~56
Spratt, Jessie - 1924-1976 - Wife of Carman - Age ~52
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source Kelwood Cemetery
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Second World War - Carman, Cecil, Harry Spratt
source: Kelwood Bridges the Years 1890-1967 by Kelwood Centennial Committee, 1967 - Page 68
= = = = = = = = = = = = No. 10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin = = = = = = = = = = = =
- Course 29: August 8, 1941 -
Back l-r: W. T. Novak, (†)(R/86116), W. J. Macaulay, M. B. C. Anderson,
D. F. Clark, G. H. Lyons and (†)(J/16852) Harold Oskar Seifert
Front l-r: (†)(R/86265) George Cornwall English, A. E. Baily, N. MacPherson,
(R/71491) Harry Francis Spratt (POW), (†)(R/80218) Burnett Hamilton Martin (37 Squadron)
use with permission - rcafdauphin.blogspot.nl - via w.p.f - 10 Feb 2013
F A M I L Y - I N - U N I F O R M
Three sons and a son-in-law of Mrs. W. R. Spratt, Kelwood, Manitoba
are serving in the armed forces overseas
source: manitobia.ca/content/en - The Winnipeg Tribune: Saturday, July 04, 1942 - Page 03 (reformat)
Prisoner? - Sgt. Harry Francis Spratt, R.C.A.F.
The Winnipeg Tribune: 10 Jul 1942 (reformat) - via Dave Stockholm - 12 Nov 2019
. . . . . Sgt. Pilot Harry Francis Spratt . . . . . . . Warrant Officer I - photo - ID - 03 May 1945
source: Winnipeg Free Press: Saturday, July 18, 1942 - Page 15
R/71491 - WO1 - Harry Francis Spratt - RCAF - ID Card No. 1954295 - 03 May 1945
New Rank: J/96550 - P/O. - 27 Apr 1945
source RCAF - Service records - H. F. Spratt - 24 Aug 2015
!!! Discrepancy birth date 08 Dec 1917 and 18 Dec 1917 - info PATS - 25 Aug 2015 !!!
28 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Spratt
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M.I.9. records Spratt - via John Howes - 06 Jun 2019
Total imprisonment: 1022 days - 26 Jun 1942 - 12 Apr 1945
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Amsterdam Jail - 28 Jun 1942 - 29 Jun 1942
Dulag Luft - 01 Jul 1942 - 15 Jul 1942
Stalag VIII-B/344 - 18 Jul 1942 - 22 Jan 1945
Roped at Stalag VIII-B/344 - 10 Oct 1942 - 10 Nov 1942
Shackled at Stalag VIII-B/344 - 10 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1943 - ??? 120 days is given in War claim ???
Forced march - 22 Jan 1945 - 12 Apr 1943
Görlitz - 05 Feb 1945 - 10 Feb 1945
Forced labour camp at Sessen - 28 Mar 1945 - 07 Apr 1945
Boxcar transport - Sessen - 07 Apr 1945
Boxcar transport - Halberstadt - 08 Apr 1945
Escaped from marching column on 12 Apr 1945 got back to American lines on 13 Apr 1945
Final liberation - Halberstadt - 13 Apr 1945
Indicated award from "War Claims Commission" - $385.80 - 14 Jul 1954
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Info P.O.W. File, R117 Vol 381
http:///content/en/newspapers/The%20Winnipeg%20Tribune/1942
H A R R Y - F R A N C I S - S P R A T T - obituary - Age 77
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Harry Francis Spratt passed away at his home quietly and peacefully Tuesday, August 8, 1995 at the age of 77
Harry leaves behind his loving wife Neta; son William; daughter Patricia
with grandchildren, Michael and Spencer; as well as brother Norman and brother-in-law Ted.
Harry will gather in love with predeceased persons, William and Agnes; brothers Cecil and Carmen;
sisters, Marie and Alice; and infant daughter Janice
Harry was born and raised in Kelwood, Manitoba on December 8, 1917.
Harry served as a R.C.A.F. pilot overseas during the war and was subsequently shot down June 25, 1942
resulting in his capture and internment as a P.O.W. for three years.
Upon returning to Canada. Harry once again resided in Kelwood where he farmed and ran a garage business with brother Carmen.
Harry and Neta married July 7, 1956.
Harry and the family relocated to Victoria, B.C. in 1967
where Harry delivered 17 years of mail service before his retirement in 1983.
Harry was an avid fisherman, golfer and active member in service to the community.
He was loved dearly and will be missed by family and friends.
Memorial service will be held Saturday, August 19 at Friendship Baptist Church, 7820 Central Saanich Rd.
Saanichton, BC at 1:30 p.m. 604-652-2723
In lieu of flowers the family requests that a donation be made to the Hospital of your own choosing.
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source: Winnipeg Free Press - Tuesday 15 Aug 1995 - Page 26
NETA SPRATT née HEARN - 23 Oct 1918 - 22 Mar 2006 - Age 87
deceased - infant daughter Janice Spratt (Oct 13-14, 1960)
William "Bill" Spratt (son) - deceased between 08 Aug 1995 and 22 Mar 2006
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source: Winnipeg Free Press - Friday 24 Mar 2006
RCAF - Service records - H. F. Spratt - request 11 Aug 2015 - received 24 Aug 2015 - PATS -
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R/59112 - Flight Sergeant - Cecil Robert Spratt - W.Op./Air Gunner - Newsclips
courtesy Cecil Pittman
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R/59112 - Flight Sergeant - W.Op./Air Gunner - Cecil Robert Spratt - RCAF - Age 26 - KIA
Son of William Robert Spratt and Mary Agnes Spratt née Dunphy, of Kelwood, Manitoba, Canada
Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18 - RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen - CWGC ref. 2032863
149 (R.A.F.) Sqdn - Royal Canadian Air Force - Date of Death: 30 Jul 1942
Stirling crash - Saarbrücken-Rodenhof - all eight KIA
William Robert Spratt (father) - born: Grays, Essex, England
Birth 1st Qtr. 1888 - William Robert Spratt - district: Orsett, Essex Co., England - Vol 4a Page 390
Mary Agnes Dunphy (mother) - born: Audubon, Iowa, USA
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 09 Apr 1940 - 03 Jun 1940
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Present Address - Kelwood, Manitoba, Canada.
Permanent Address - Kelwood, Manitoba, Canada.
Occupation: Farmer - Religion: Protestant, United Church - Racial Origin: British
Enlistment - 03 Jun 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posted to: No. 1 Manning Depot, RCAF, Toronto, ON - Trade: AC2 Std.
Air Gunner's Badge - 20 Jan 1941
Embarkation Pool Halifax - 30 Jan 1941
Halifax to Overseas - 15 Feb 1941
Disembarked U.K. - 02 Mar 1941
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Crew: Stirling Mk.II - BF320 - OJ-H - 30 Jul 1942 - Mission: Saarbrücken
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R/81424 - Flight Sergeant - Pilot - George Keith Sutherland - RCAF - Age 25 - KIA
655289 - 46896 - Pilot Officer - Observer - Thomas Mickle Fraser Hulse - RAF - Age .. - KIA
R/59112 - Flight Sergeant - W.Op./Air Gnr. - Cecil Robert Spratt - RCAF - Age 26 - KIA
534220 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Eric John Buckton - RAF - Age 30 - KIA
R/66308 - Flight Sergeant - Air Observer - William Vincent Pickering - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
1060925 - Sergeant - W.Op./Air Gnr. - Richard Bigland Kendall - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
1377727 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Ronald George Peter Capham - RAF - Age 19 - KIA
1269417 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Gordon Martins - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
All eight buried in Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18 - RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Loss Card - BF320 - OJ-H - Sutherland
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R/81424 - Flight Sergeant - Pilot - George Keith Sutherland - RCAF - Age 25 - KIAborn 06 Mar 1917, Victoria, B.C.
of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. - Rheinberg War Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2032925
Son of Mr. William Anderson Sutherland and Mrs. Mary Thistle Sutherland née Lorimer, 1596 W. 14th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sibling: Donald Bruce Sutherland - 19 Mar 1928 - 03 Feb 1982, Vancouver - Age 53
William Anderson Sutherland (father) - 03 Jun 1887 - 21 Apr 1958, Vancouver - Age 70
Mary Thistle Lorimer (mother) - 15 Sep 1889 - 29 Aug 1956, Vancouver - Age 66
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 11 Jul 1940
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Present Address: 1596 W. 14th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Permanent Address: 1596 W. 14th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation: Chiroprator - Religion: United Church - Marital Status: Single
William Anderson Sutherland (father): born 03 Jun 1887, Buckie, Scotland - Occupation: Chiropactor
Mary Thistle Lorimer (mother): born 15 Sep 1889, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Enlistment - 18 Dec 1940, Vancouver, B.C.
Height: 5 feet 10 inches - Weight: 139 pounds - Eyes: Hazel - Hair: Lt. Brown
Posted to: No. 2 Manning Depot, RCAF, Brandon, Manitoba - Trade: Std. Pilot or Observer
AC 2 - 18 Dec 1940
L.A.C. - 20 Apr 1941
Sgt. (Temp paid) - 20 Aug 1941
Pilot Flying Badge - 20 Aug 1941
Embarked Halifax Canada - 14/15 Sep 1941
Disembarked U.K. - 3 P.R.C. - 29 Sep 1941
Temp Flt. Sgt. - 01 Jun 1942
T/FS - 20 Feb 1942
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info: RCAF Service records - Sutherland
R/81424 - Flight Sergeant - Pilot - George Keith Sutherland - RCAF
Find A Grave Memorial# 18408461 - photo by: Pat Leitch - 08 Jul 2017
Birth: 06 Mar 1917, New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Death: 30 Jul 1942
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RCAF - Service records - Sutherland - request 21 Oct 2015 - received 06 Nov 2015 - PATS -
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655289 - 46896 - Pilot Officer - Observer - Thomas Mickle Fraser Hulse - RAF - Age .. - KIA
of UK - Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. - Rheinberg War Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2047599
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R/59112 - Flight Sergeant - W.Op./Air Gnr. - Cecil Robert Spratt - RCAF - Age 26 - KIA
of Kelwood, Manitoba, Canada - Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. - Rheinberg War Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2032863
Son of Mr. William R. Spratt and Mrs. Mary Agnes Spratt, of Kelwood, Manitoba, Canada
F/Sgt. - Cecil Robert Spratt - RCAF - Commerative Headstone, Kelwood, MB
photo courtesy Ralph McLean
RCAF - Service records - C. R. Spratt - request 30 Oct 2014 - received 12 Jun 2015 - PATS -
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534220 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Eric John Buckton - RAF - Age 30 - KIA
of Guildford, Surrey, UK - Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. - Rheinberg War Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2042585
Son of Mr. Thomas Christopher and Mrs. Sarah Ann Buckton;
husband of Dorothy Ada Margaret Buckton, of Guildford, Surrey
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R/66308 - Flight Sergeant - Air Observer - William Vincent Pickering - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
born 06 Jan 1921, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
of St. Catharines, Ontario. Canada - Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. - Rheinberg War Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2032426
Son of Mr. William Henry Pickering and Mrs. Ethel Annie Pickering née Charnock, 14 Ann St., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Marriage (parents) 31 Aug 1918
Ethel Annie Charnock - Bride is from Warrington, Lancashire, England
William Henry Pickering - Groom is from St. Catharines, Ontario - born Picton, ON
Date of Publication: 5 Sep 1918 - appeared in St. Catharines Standard - Page 2
Birth 4th Qtr. 1882 - Ethel Annie Charnock - district: Warrington - Vol 8c Page 179
district Warrington spans the boundaries of the counties of Cheshire and Lancashire
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 30 Oct 1940
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Present Address: 14 Ann St., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Permanent Address: 14 Ann St., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Drug Clerk - Religion: Anglican - Marital Status: Single
William Henry Pickering (father): born Picton, Ontario - Occupation: Retired
Ethel Ann Charnock (mother) : Warrington, Lancashire, England
Enlistment - 30 Oct 1940, Niagara Falls, ON
Height: 5 feet 9 inches - Weight: 143 pounds - Eyes: Blue - Hair: Lt. Brown
Posted to: No. 1 Manning Depot, RCAF, Toronto, Ontario - Trade: Air Crew (Pilot; Observer)
AC2 - 30 Oct 1940
L.A.C. - 29 Mar 1941
Observer's Badge - 27 Sep 1941
Embarked Halifax Canada - 12 Nov 1941
Disembarked U.K. - 3 P.R.C. - 23 Nov 1941
T/FS - 27 Mar 1942
Promoted T/F/Sgt. - 01 Jul 1942
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info: RCAF Service records - Pickering
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RCAF - Service records - Pickering - request 21 Oct 2015 - received 06 Nov 2015 - PATS -
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1060925 - Sergeant - W.Op./Air Gnr. - Richard Bigland Kendall - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire - Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. - Rheinberg War Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2047764
Son of Mr. Kendall Archibald and Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Kendall, of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, UK
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1377727 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Ronald George Peter Capham - RAF - Age 19 - KIA
of West Ealing, Middlesex, UK - Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. - Rheinberg War Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2042647
Son of Mr. Archibald John Capham and Mrs. Sadie Susie Capham, of West Ealing, Middlesex, UK
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1269417 - Sergeant - Air Gunner - Gordon Martins - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
of West Earlham, Norwich, UK - Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. - Rheinberg War Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2048117
Son of Mr. Herbert James Martins and Mrs. Daisy Emma Martins, of West Earlham, Norwich, UK
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Contact Sutherland is pending - 20 Nov 2017 - PATS
Contact Hulse is pending - 05 Oct 2021 - PATS
Last update 06 Oct 2021 - PATS
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J/40353 - P/O. - Navigator - William Henry Andrews - RCAF - Age 26 - POW - in Camps 8B/344/L3, POW No. 24952
born 10 Nov 1915, Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
Sgt. William Henry Andrews, Mr. S. B. Andrews ( father), Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
- Globe and Mail, 1942/07/08 - missing
Flight Lieutenant William Henry Andrews - died 2 March 1997, Brandon, MB - Age 81
Sgt. William Henry Andrews
source: Winnipeg Free Press: Saturday, July 18, 1942 - Page 15
crop photo - course 18 at 22 OTU - via Dave Stockholm - 12 Nov 2019
23 Jun 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Andrews
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M.I.9. records Andrews - via John Howes - 06 Jun 2019
Hazel Audrey Graham (1916 - 1982)
Born in Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada on 3 Apr 1916 to David John Graham and Mary Wilson
Hazel Audrey Graham married William Henry Andrews and had a child
She passed away on 30 Jan 1982 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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R/71717 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - Robert Walker Wagstaff - RCAF - Age 32 - POW - in Camps L3/8B/344, POW No. 24946
born 24 Apr 1910, Peebles, Scotland, UK - died .. Jul 1980, Scotland, UK - Age 70
Son of Mrs. Margaret Mckay Wagstaff
Sgt. Robert Walker Wagstaff, Mrs. R. W. Wagstaff (wife), Birmingham, UK
- Globe and Mail, 1942/07/08 - missing - Globe and Mail, 1942/07/22 - POW
11 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Wagstaff
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M.I.9. records Wagstaff - via John Howes - 06 Jun 2019
Hello Teunis,
What a surprise having someone asking about my father, Robert Walker Wagstaff !
I can confirm that I am his son and that I will be happy to help you with your research.
I have some interesting records of his joining one of the "Death Marches".
I look forward to your contact.
Best wishes, Stewart - 13 Aug 2014
"He and my mother divorced when I was about 18 and contact thereafter was sporadic
He was born in Peebles, Scotland on 24 April 1910 and went to Canada in 1927 with
the assistance of The Salvation Army
Went to work on a farm and that was about it until at the age of 30 he joined RCAF"
Marriage: January 1942 - Mr. Robert W. Wagstaff with Ms. Kathleen Vera Walter
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1915 - Kathleen V. Walter - mother's surname: Clayden - district: Orsett, Essex Co.,UK - Vol 4a Page 1209
Mrs. Kathleen Vera Wagstaff (wife) née Walter (born 29 Apr 1915 - died .. ... .... - Age ..)
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Stewart John Robert Wagstaff (son) - born .. Dec 1942, district Thurrock, Essex Co., UK
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Three of their children (incl. twins Kathy and John - .. Oct 1948) were born in Ontario, Canada
Robert Wagstaff Jr. (born .. Feb 1946, Ontario, Canada)
Stewart returned to Essex, UK with his maternal grandmother in November 1948
Followed by the rest of the family in January 1949
Divorce - 1960
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info FreeBMD - additional info via Stewart J. R. Wagstaff (son) - 15 Aug 2014
194x . . . Sgt. Robert Walker Wagstaff . . . 1942
right image taken by Campbell's Studio Limited, Oshawa, ON
photos via Stewart J. R. Wagstaff (son) - 22 Aug 2014 - 04 Sep 2014
Family of Robert Walker Wagstaff - 07 Dec 1947, Whitby, Ontario
courtesy Whitby Archives - A2013-040-457 - 22 Aug 2014
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SIGNALISIERTE FREMDEN - TWO STRANGERS SPOTTED
29 Jun 1942 - Police report by the Mayor of Heerde to the Ortscommandantur Zwolle
It's not proofed, but these two 'strangers' could be of Halifax V9993 - ? Andrews and Wagstaff ?
No other A/C in the time window for this specific area - info PATS
It was not MARTIN, taken POW on 26 Jun 1942, while SPRATT was captured on 30 Jun 1942 in OLST (East bank of the IJssel)
ANDREWS is a good candidate he was captured on 04 Jul 1942 (near ZWOLLE), WAGSTAFF filled in EDIE (?EPE?) on 4 Jun [Jul] 1942
Discrepancy: SPRATT is also given with Amsterdam Jail - 28 Jun 1942 - 29 Jun 1942, Dulag Luft - 01 Jul 1942 - 15 Jul 1942
WWII researcher Wolter Noordman wrote down interviews with four (4) local residents in 1984/1985,
all four do confirm two men and one does mention two Canadians
The only two applicable are ANDREWS and WAGSTAFF - info PATS - 06 Jul 2019
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image and interviews via Wolter Noorman - 04 Jul 2019
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641185 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - V. A. Martin - RAF - Age 22 - POW - in Camps L3/L6/L4, POW No. 338 -
born 12 Jun 1920 - died 07 Feb 2014 - Age 93
info via Mrs. Mary Martin (wife) - 23 Aug 2014
It's Victor Arthur Martin - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 05 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 26 Apr 1939
Civilian Trade or Profession: Machinist
Private Address: 7 Cyprus Street, Oldbury, Worchestershire, UK
Squadron: 1652 Conversion Unit
Capture: Northern Holland, 26 Jun 1942
Wounded: No
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - 06 Jul 1942 till 12 Oct 1942
Stalag Luft 1 - Barth - 16 Oct 1942 till 01 Nov 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug - 02 Nov 1943 till 03 Jul 1944
Stalag Luft 4 - Gross Tychow - 06 Jul 1944 till 05 Feb 1945
Stalag XI-B - Fallingbostel - 01 Apr 1945 till 08 Apr 1945
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M.I.9. records Martin - via John Howes - 06 Jun 2019
AIR78-104-0-1 - page 616
641185 - Victor Arthur Martin - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 05 Jun 2013
641185 - Sgt. Victor Arthur Martin
image via Virginia Gibbs née Martin (daughter) - 21 Sep 2014
2nd & 3rd 1000 Plane Bomber Raids & capture by the Germans
Story by Victor Arthur Martin - typed by Michael Gibbs (son-in-law) - send to Jenni Waugh, BBC Outreach Officer
2ND 1000 PLANE BOMBER RAID ESSEN 1ST/2ND JUNE 1942
3RD 1000 PLANE BOMBER RAID BREMEN 25TH/26TH JUNE 1942
04 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Martin
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M.I.9. records Martin - via John Howes - 06 Jun 2019
CAPTURE BY THE GERMANS
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Eventually, well into Holland, I was captured while resting in a wheatfield,
surrounded by six men, each pointing a revolver at my head and saying stay still.
So several weeks after being shot down, I found myself in August interned
in Stalag Luft III P.O.W. Camp. During the intervening weeks I was first taken to what
appeared to be some type of official building for interrogation and then
under heavy armed guard to a prison in Amsterdam. There in a small cell without daylight
interrogation continued on a daily routine for several days.
Then without warning I was taken under guard by train to Dulag Luft for further questioning
and more solitary confinement and once again suddenly removed; to Luft III, to start life
as a prisoner of war. A life that was to become strictly routine with its daily roll-call
and counting and being locked into the hut at dusk, shutters closed on the windows and dogs
let loose to roam the compound. ......................... etc ......
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Contributed by Jenni Waugh - 04 January 2006 - People in story: Victor Arthur Martin
Location of story: Essen & Bremen, Germany; Background to story: Royal Air Force
Article ID: A8252057 - www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/57/a8252057.shtml
Hello Teunis
Yes, I am the contributor and well done on tracking me down!
I am terribly sorry to say that I don't have Mr. Martin's contact details any more.
Reading the article, I'm not sure that we actually met, so I can't even say where he's from.
Instead, I think that he sent me his story by post, as a manuscript (by Michael Gibbs),
which I then typed up for him so we could add it to the site.
Several people did that at the time - a way of making sure they could tell their stories in full.
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Yours, Jenni Waugh - 20 Aug 2014
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R/72133 - J/15436 - F/O. - Bomb Aimer - David Bruce McKenzie - RCAF - Age 28 - INJ/POW - in Hospital ( Stalag 344 ), POW No. 475
born 17 Oct 1913, Brandon, Manitoba - died 01 Apr 1961 - Age 47
Sgt. David Bruce McKenzie, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
- Hamilton Spectator, 1942/07/04 -
discrepancy first names - D. B. E. McKenzie - info PATS
It's D. B. McKenzie - info Jill Kelterborn née McKenzie (daughter) - 16 Jun 2013
Stalag Luft 3 - No. 475 - P/O. David Bruce McKenzie - RCAF
German records - source RCAF - Service records - D. B. McKenzie - 24 Aug 2015
M A N I T O B A N S - A R E - C A S U A L T I E S
P/O. David Bruce McKenzie - Previously missing, now prisoner
The Winnipeg Tribune: 23 Jul 1942 - via Dave Stockholm - 12 Nov 2019
Sgt. David Bruce McKenzie - RCAF
image via Jill Kelterborn (daughter) - 17 Jun 2013
crop photo - course 18 at 22 OTU - via Dave Stockholm - 12 Nov 2019
Son of Thomas McKenzie (abt. 1871, Durham, Ontario) and Agnes Ann McKenzie née Lloyd (abt. 1879, Gananoque, Ontario)
803-13th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Siblings: Katie E. McKenzie, Kenneth Lloyd McKenzie, Charles H. McKenzie,
Thomas J. McKenzie and Narcissa Mary McKenzie
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Canada Census 1916 - Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 04 Sep 1940 - 10 Sep 1940
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Present Address - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
Permanent Address - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
Place of birth - Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation: Truck Driver - Religion: Baptist - Racial Origin: Scotch
Enlistment - 10 Sep 1940, Toronto, Ontario
Posted to: No. 1 Manning Depot, RCAF, Toronto, ON - Trade: A/B (W.O. Air Gunner)
Air Gunner's Badge - 22 Jul 1941
R.A.F.T.P. (Royal Air Force Trainee Pool) - Halifax - 14 Aug 1941
Embarkation Canada - 15 Aug 1941
3. P.R.C. (U.K.) - 15 Sep 1941
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On 29 Jul 1942 document - parents both deceased
Next-of-kin:
Mrs. Narcissa Mary Twyman née McKenzie (sister)
990 Erin Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Total imprisonment: 962 days - 07 Jul 1942 - 22 Feb 1945
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Place were captured - Holland near Zwolle - 07 Jul 1942
After capture in Holland by Dutch police, I was turned over to the SS
transported to Zwolle by truck and then by rail to Amsterdam,
where I was held in the city jail for five days
Interrogation Camp near Frankfort on Main - 14 Jul 1942 - 19 Jul 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - 21 Jul 1942 - 10 Nov 1942
Offlag 21B - 12 Nov 1942 - 08 May 1943
Stalag Luft 3 - 10 May 1943 - 20 May 1944
Hospitals at Lamsdorf & Lubin until repatriation in March 1945
Date of Final Liberation - 05 March 1945
Indicated award from "War Claims Commission" - $200.00 - 30 Jun 1954
Recommend and increase of his award to $297.20 - 20 Sep 1954
Case No. 6644 - Mr. D. D. McKenzie, 37 Old Mill Terrace, Toronto 18, Ontario
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Info P.O.W. File, R117 Vol 379
ID card - Officer David Bruce McKenzie - RCAF - 13 Apr 1945
source RCAF - Service records - D. B. McKenzie - 24 Aug 2015
RCAF - Service records - D. B. McKenzie - request 11 Aug 2015 - received 24 Aug 2015 - PATS -
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R/77490 - Flight Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - Ian Reay Watson - RCAF - Age 20 - KIA- of Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. - Grave 5 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820629
born 8 Apr 1922, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - died 26 Jun 1942, Luttenberg, The Netherlands - Age 20
Son of John Watson, and of Jermie R. Watson, of Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A
Siblings: Jean Watson and Margaret Watson
Sgt. Ian Reay Watson - missing - , Mrs. J. R, Watson (mother), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Globe and Mail, 1942/07/08 -
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R - 02 Dec 1940
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Present Address: 1640 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Permanent Address: 1640 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation: Student - Religion: United Church of Canada - Marital Status: Single
Mr. John Watson (father) - born: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Mrs. Jeannie Reid Sutherland (mother) - born: Reay, Caithness, Scotland
Enlistment: 12 Dec 1940, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5 feet 5 inches - Weight: 117 pounds - Eyes: Blue - Hair: Brown
Posted to: No. 2 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba - Trade: Air Crew (Wireless Operator Airgunner) Standard
Air Gunners Badge: 8 Nov 1941
Embarked Halifax, Canada - 09 Dec 1941
Disembarked U.K. - 3 P.R.C. - 19 Dec 1941
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info: RCAF Service records - Watson
I have a class photo [No 18. Course.] from No. 22 OTU, dated April 1942 where he is standing
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Dave Stockholm - 12 Nov 2019
RCAF Service records - Watson
R/77490 - Flight Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - Ian Reay Watson - RCAF
crop photo - course 18 at 22 OTU - via Dave Stockholm - 12 Nov 2019
Ian's father, John Watson, died 11 July 1941, Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, USA
Ian's mother, Jeannie Reid, died .. November 1968, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA - recorded as Jennie R.
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Sisters are Jean and Margaret
Parents married 1907 in Edinburgh so the sisters will be older than Ian
Deceased by now but perhaps children and grandchildren can be located
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Jean Watson married Paul H. Snow
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info Ancestry - via Patricia Irving - 12 Nov 2019
Logbook - R/77490 - Flight Sergeant - Air Gunner - Ian Reay Watson - RCAF
source RCAF - Service records - I. R. Watson - 26 Oct 2015
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RCAF - Service records - Watson - request 17 Feb 2011 - received 15 Jun 2011 - PATS -
SGLO - T1631
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Contact Whisken is pending - 05 Jun 2013 - PATS
Contact McKenzie is pending - 16 Jun 2013 - PATS
Contact Wagstaff is pending - 13 Aug 2014 - PATS
Contact Martin is pending - 20 Aug 2014 - PATS
Contact Spratt is pending - 15 Jun 2015 - PATS
Contact Watson is pending - 12 Nov 2019 - PATS
Last update 21 Nov 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T2153 Lancaster Mk.III - ED435 - EA-N - Sgt. D. W. Fyffe - 04:27 - at Nieuw Heeten 49 Squadron - 30th March 1943 - Operation Berlin 3 KIA - 4 POW |
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ED435 was a Mk.III and was delivered to No.49 Sqdn 23 Dec 1943
ED435 wore the ID's EA-G/K/N
ED435 took part in the following Key Operations:
As EA-G, Berlin 16/17 Jan 43; Berlin 17/18 Jan 43; Lorient 13/14 Feb 43;
St.Nazaire 28 Feb / 1 Mar 43; Berlin 1/2 Mar 43; Nuremberg 8/9 Mar 43; St.Nazaire 22/23 Mar 43; as EA-K
Berlin 29/30 Mar 43 - Lost as EA-N
This aircraft was one of two No.49 Squadron Lancasters lost on this operation
Other was Lancaster ED469
Lancaster Mk.III - ED435 - EA-K was airborne - 22:01 - 29 Mar 1943 from Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, UK
Hit by Flak over the target and, as ordered, some of the crew bailed out
before control of the the aircraft was regained
Later, shot down by a night fighter (Hptm. Herbert Lütje of III./NJG 1)
and crashed - 04:27 - 30 Mar 1943 at Nieuw Heeten (Overijssel), 9 km SE of Raalte, Holland
where those killed are buried in the town's General Cemetery
P/O. A. T. L. Cullum initially evaded until captured in Paris 24 Jul 1943
incarcerated in the Fresnes Prison until 21 [19] Aug 1943
before internment in Camp L3. POW No. 2084
F/Sgt. D. W. Fyffe in Camps L3/L6/357, POW No. 1012
with Sgt. R. C. Link, POW No. 1027 and Sgt. E. R. McCracken, POW No. 1030
This crew were lost on their first operation
12 May 1945, U.K. - According Navigator F/L. A. T. L. Cullum:
RAF Sgts Bomb Aimer R. C. Link and RAF Engineer E. R. McCracken bailed out over Berlin and became prisoners
I think that Sgt. Link landed in Holland near Raalte - info PATS - 25 Aug 2019
RAF Pilot Fyffe bailed out near Almelo [Raalte] and became P.O.W.
Other three remained in A/C and were killed.
This information was received from civilians living in the area and was
later confirmed by German interrogators
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III - ED435 - EA-N - 30 Mar 1943 - Operation Berlin
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1343309 - Sgt. - Pilot - D. W. Fyffe - RAF - Age 33 - POW
R/978 - J/22563 - P/O. - Navigator - A. T. L. Cullum - RCAF - Age 34 - EVD/POW
R/84998 - WOII - W.Operator / Air Gunner - F. A. McNutt - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
1016477 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - E. R. McCracken - RAF - Age 22 - POW
1199524 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - R. C. Link - RAF - Age 22 - POW
22 614144 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - T. Fazakerley - RAF - Age 23 - KIA
1374201 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. Robertson - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - ED435 - EA-N - Fyffe
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1343309 - Sgt. - Pilot - D. W. Fyffe - RAF - Age 33 - POW
born 22 Mar 1910, UK
taken POW - internment in Camps L3/L6/357, POW No. 1012
It's David Wilson Fyffe - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 17 Jun 2013
AIR78-59-0-1 - page 499
1343309 - David Wilson Fyffe - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 17 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 06 Mar 1941
Profession: Bus Driver
Private Address 1945: 11 Pitfour St, Dundee, Scotland
Capture: Raalte, Holland - 20 Mar 1943
Wounded: Yes
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - one week - .. Apr 1943
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan, Silesia - .. Apr 1943 - .. Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, E. Rrussia - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jun 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - .. Jun 1944 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Hannover - .. Jul 1944 - .. Apr 1945
20 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Fyffe
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M.I.9. records Fyffe - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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R/978 - J/22563 - P/O. - Navigator - Arthur "Art" Tedder Langford Cullum - RCAF - Age 34 - EVD/POW
born 10 Nov 1909, Norwich, Norfolk Co., UK - died 1977 - Age 68
Son of Mr. Arthur Edward Cullum and Mrs. Violet Emma Cullum née Tedder, P.O.Box 734, Paris, Ontario
Parents were born in England
Marital Status: Separated - Beatrice May Sutherland - Place of marriage: London, Ontario
Father of Arthur Neil Cullum (b.1937) and Gary Dugal Cullum (b.1938)
P/O. - Arthur Tedder Langford Cullum, A. E. Cullum ( father), Paris, Ontario, Canada
- Globe and Mail, 1943/05/07 - missing - Globe and Mail, 1943/11/22 - POW
P/O. A. T. L. Cullum initially evaded until captured in Paris 24 Jul 1943
incarcerated in the Fresnes Prison until 21 [19] Aug 1943
before internment in Camp L3. POW No. 2084
Prisoner of War: 30 Mar 1943 to 11 May 1945
Religion: Anglican
Enlistment: 24 Sep 1929, Ottawa, Ontario - A.C.2 - discharged: 31 Jan 1930
Re-Enlistment: 04 Aug 1941, Hamilton, Ontario - Honourably released: 21 Sep 1945
1939-45 Star
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
Air Observer's Badge
Rank 12 May 1945: J/22563 - F/L. A. T. L. Cullum - 49 Squadron - Flight Lieutenant
Paris Cemetery - Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
Cullum, Arthur T.L., b. 1909, d. 1977, J22563, Flight Lieutenant, R.C.A.F., flat military marker, Cndn Forces Officer
Cullum, Violet E. (Tedder), b. 1877, d. 1972, W/O. Arthur E. Cullum - Age ~95
info: interment.net
RCAF - Service records - Cullum - request 23 Nov 2015 - received - 09 Feb 2016 - PATS -
Enlistment: 06 Aug 1941
Profession: Reporter
Private Address 1945: Box 734, Paris, Ontario, Canada
Capture: 24 Jul 1942, Paris, France
Wounded: No
Le Fresnes Prison - Paris - 24 Jul 1943 - 19 Aug 1943
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt - .. Aug 1943 - .. Aug 1943
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan, Silesia - 25 Aug 1943 - 27 Jan 1945
Luft 3, Marlag - Tarmstedt - 03 Feb 1945 - 09 Apr 1945
03 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Cullum
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M.I.9. records Cullum - via John Howes - 02 Aug 2019
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R/84998 - Warrant Officer Class II - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Frank Arthur McNutt - RCAF - Age 23 - KIA
- of Canada - Grave 8 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820621
born 7 Jul 1919, Admiral Rock, Hants Co., NS - died 30 Mar 1943, Nieuw Heeten, The Netherlands - Age 23
Son of Mrs. and Mr. Lewis Alexander McNutt (father), 19 Ryland Ave., Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mother: Bessie Mae McNutt née Brimicombe
Brother: Spencer J. McNutt
Sgt. Frank Arthur McNutt, L. A. McNutt (father), Truro, NS, Canada
- Globe and Mail, 1943/05/07 - missing - Globe and Mail, 1943/10/05 - presumed dead
Enlistment: 02 Sep 1939 - F/49655 - Pte. Frank Arthur McNutt
Discharge: 04 Apr 1941 - L/Cpl. - North Nova Scotia Highlanders (MG)
Enlistment: 05 Apr 1941, Moncton, New Brunswick
Religion: United Church of England
Air Gunner's Badge: 30 Mar 1942
Embarkment Canada: 30 Apr 1942
3. P.R.C. - U.K.: 13 May 1942
RCAF - Service records - McNutt - request 23 Nov 2015 - received - 09 Feb 2016 - PATS -
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1016477 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - Ernest R. "Roy" McCracken - RAF - Age 22 - POW
born 14 May 1920, UK
Son of Mr. William E. McCracken and Mrs. Margaret C. McCracken née Anderson
taken POW - internment in Camps L3/L6/357, POW No. 1030
Marriage - 1st Qtr. 1917 - Mr. William E. McCracken - Ms. Margaret C. Anderson - district: Rotherham, UK - Vol 9c Page 1013
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Birth - 1st Qtr. 1918 - Margaret R. McCracken - mother's surname: Anderson - district: Rotherham, UK - Vol 9c Page 1334
Birth - 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Ernest R. McCracken - mother's surname: Anderson - district: Rotherham, UK - Vol 9c Page 1644
Birth - 3rd Qtr. 1922 - Gracie A. T. McCracken - mother's surname: Anderson - district: Rotherham, UK - Vol 9c Page 1301
Birth - 3rd Qtr. 1925 - Donald McCracken - mother's surname: Anderson - district: Rotherham, UK - Vol 9c Page 1243
Birth - 1st Qtr. 1931 - Jessie McCracken - mother's surname: Anderson - district: Rotherham, UK - Vol 9c Page 1017
Birth - 4th Qtr. 1935 - Shirley McCracken - mother's surname: Anderson - district: Rotherham, UK - Vol 9c Page 882
Birth - 2nd Qtr. 1937 - Robert McCracken - mother's surname: Anderson - district: Stockton, UK - Vol 10a Page 129
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1945 - Ernest R. McCracken with Ms. Nora Stephen - district: Barton, UK - Vol 8c Page 1255
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1946 - Christine N. McCracken - mother's surname: Stephen - district: Barton, UK - Vol 10b Page 385
Birth 4th Qtr. 1949 - Andrew J. McCracken - mother's surname: Stephen - district: Barton, UK - Vol 10b Page 374
Birth 4th Qtr. 1951 - Stephen R. McCracken - mother's surname: Stephen - district: Barton, UK - Vol 10b Page 274
?? date of post unknown ?? - Hello Chris, - ?? date of post unknown ?? -
I found your page from Google and found it very interesting and well put together
My father Roy McCracken, was stationed at Fiskerton and Scampton an whilst
flying from Fiskerton 29/30 march 1943 was shot down flying Lancaster ED435 EA-K
I would be most interested in any information you could provide me with to research
his days at fiskerton especially the operations that he flew
I know he was shot down and was a POW with two other members of the crew
and 3 were killed but little else
I would be grateful for any links or addresses that would help my research
Many thanks
Andrew J. McCracken . . . aka . . . "mccracken227"
unfortunately given email address is 'broken' - possible nickname "mccracken227" - info PATS
Enlistment: 16 Sep 1940
Profession: Steel worker
Private Address 1945: 17 Russell St, Eccles, Manchester, England
Capture: 30 Mar 1943 (? near Berlin ? ... Mission: Berlin)
Location is very doubtful (see also questionnaire of Link ) - info PATS - 25 Aug 2019
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 02 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan, Silesia - 12 Apr 1943 - 17 Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, E. Rrussia - 12 Jun 1943 - 14 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - 14 Jul 1944 - 08 Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Hannover - 08 Aug 1944 - 06 Apr 1945
from Stalag 357 - Marching - 06 Apr 1944 - 02 May 1945
05 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - McCracken
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M.I.9. records McCracken - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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1199524 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - R. C. Link - RAF - Age 22 - POW
born 09 Nov 1920, UK
Son of Mr. William Thomas Link and Mrs. Edith Link née Howells
Siblings (4): William T. E. Link, Albert J. Link, Katherine Link and Ethel M. Link
taken POW - internment in Camps L3/L6/357, POW No. 1027
It's Robert Charles Link - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 17 Jun 2013
AIR78-97-0-1 - page 1498
1199524 - Robert Charles Link - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 17 Jun 2013
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1909 - Mr. William Thomas Link with Ms. Edith Link - district: Cleobury M. - Vol 6a Page 1225
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1913 - William T. E. Link - mother's surname: Howells - district: Cleobury M. - Vol 6a Page 998
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1914 - Albert J. Link - mother's surname: Howells - district: Cleobury M. - Vol 6a Page 1012
Birth 4th Qtr. 1920 - Robert C. Link - mother's surname: Howells - district: Cleobury M. - Vol 6a Page 1017
Birth 1st Qtr. 1923 - Katherine Link - mother's surname: Howells - district: Cleobury M. - Vol 6a Page 936
Birth 4th Qtr. 1925 - Ethel M. Link - mother's surname: Howells - district: Cleobury M. - Vol 6a Page 838
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The district Cleobury M. is an alternative name for Cleobury Mortimer and it spans the boundaries of
the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire
Enlistment: Attestation: 04/05 Nov 1940
Profession: Auctioneer, Estate Agent, Agricutiral Assistant
Private Address 1945: Nuttyhillis Farm, Sheriffhales, Shinal, Shropshire, England
Capture: ½ way between (Fiskerton, UK and) Potsdam/Berlin [near Raalte, Holland] - 30 Mar 1943
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 31 Mar 1943 - 12 Apr 1943
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan, Silesia - 13 Apr 1943 - 18 Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, E. Rrussia - 20 Jun 1943 - 15 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - 16 Jul 1944 - 10 Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Removed to Fallingbostel, Hannover - 12 Aug 1944 - 16 Apr 1945
27 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Link
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M.I.9. records Link - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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614144 - Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Thomas Fazakerley - RAF - Age 23 - KIA
- of Blackburn, Lancashire, UK - Grave 6 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820617
Son of Henry and Margaret Eleanor Fazakerley, of Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
Marriage - 3rd Qtr. 1912 - Henry Fazakerley and Margaret E. Fell - district: Ulverston, UK
Birth - 4th Qtr. 1914 - Henry J. Fazakerley - mother's surname: Fell - district: Ulverston - Vol 8e Page 1236
Birth - 2nd Qtr. 1916 - John N. Fazakerley - mother's surname: Fell - district: Ulverston - Vol 8e Page 1149
Birth - 2nd Qtr. 1917 - Wilfred H. Fazakerley - mother's surname: Fell - district: Ulverston - Vol 8e Page 970
Birth - 2nd Qtr. 1919 - Thomas Fazakerley - mother's surname: Fell - district: Ulverston - Vol 8e Page 841
Birth - 1st Qtr. 1922 - Agnes M. Fazakerley - mother's surname: Fell - district: Ulverston - Vol 8e Page 1208
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1374201 - Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - James Robertson - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Grave 7 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820624
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SGLO - T2153
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Contact McCracken is pending - 27 Jun 2011 - 23 Dec 2016 - PATS
Last update - 25 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T2353 Halifax Mk.V - DK169 - MP-M - Sgt. C. H. Cousins - 02:39 - Broekland 76 Squadron (RAF) - 24th May 1943 - Operation Dortmund 2 KIA - 5 POW |
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Delivered by Fairey Aviation (Stockport) between 21 Feb 1943 and 20 Apr 1943
DK169 was one of two No.76 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. Other was Halifax Mk.V - DK172 - MP-L
Halifax Mk.V - DK169 - MP-M was airborne - 22:30 - 23 May 1943 from Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire, UK
Hit by Flak which seriously damaged the elevator controls
Assisted by his Flight Engineer Sgt. Parr, Sgt. Cousins was able to manouvere his aircraft away from
the target area but was shot down by a night fighter (Lt. Hans-Heinz Augenstein, III./NJG 1)
and crashed - 02:39 - at Broekland ( Overijssel ) 18 km SSE of Zwolle, Holland
The two Air Gunners who were both killed by the night fighter
are buried in Raalte General Cemetery
Sgt. C. H. Cousins was interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 103
with Sgt. A. G. Dale, POW No. 107, Sgt. J. Parr, POW No. 222 and Sgt. J. F. Hughes, POW No. 173
P/O. A. W. L. Pruce in Camp L3, POW No. 1452
"Hänschen" Augenstein (†)
original from Rolf Ebhardt (former night fighter pilot)
Oblt. Hans-Heinz Augenstein - Born: 11 Jul 1921, Pforzheim, Germany - Died: 7 Dec 1944, Münster - Age 23
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via Theo Boiten - 26 Oct 2018
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Crew: Halifax Mk.V - DK169 - MP-M - 24 May 1943 - Operation Dortmund
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1320792 - Sgt. - Pilot - C. H. Cousins - RAF - Age 20 - POW
1320813 - 130592 - P/O. - Navigator - A. W. L. Pruce - RAF - Age 20 - POW
1333001 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator - A. G. Dale - RAF - Age 21 - POW
1021354 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - J. Parr - RAF - Age 33 - POW
1147600 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - J. F. Hughes - RAF - Age 20 - POW
137555 - F/O. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - J. W. Coleman - RAFVR - Age 26 - KIA
R/97071 - F/Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - H. A. Crouse - RCAF - Age 20 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - DK169 - MP-M - Cousins
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1320792 - Sgt. - Pilot - C. H. Cousins - RAF - Age 20 - POW
born 14 Jul 1922, UK
taken POW - interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 103
Birth: 3rd Qtr. 1922 - Clifford H. Cousins - mother's surname: Jones - district: Islington, UK
district Islington spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Middlesex
Marriages: 4th Qtr. 1945 - Clifford H. Cousins with Ms. Alice Woolard - district: Dunmow, Essex, UK
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1948 - Andrew W. Cousins - mother's surname: Woolard - district: Bishops Stortford, Essex - Vol 4b Page 35
Birth 1st Qtr. 1952 - Maureen P. Cousins - mother's surname: Woolard - district: Bishops Stortford, Essex - Vol 4b Page 13
It's Clifford Harold Cousins - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 17 Jun 2013
AIR78-38-0-1 - page 578
1320792 - Clifford Harold Cousins - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 17 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 07 Jul 1941
Profession: Bank Clerk
Private Address 1945: "Albuhera", North St., Nazeing, Essex, UK
Capture: Zwolle, Holland - 24 May 1943
Wounded: Only superficially
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, E. Rrussia - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Germany - .. Aug 1944 - .. Apr 1945
26 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Cousins
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M.I.9. records Cousins - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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1320813 - 130592 - P/O. - Navigator - Arthur W. L. Pruce - RAF - Age 20 - POW
29 Jan 1923, UK
taken POW - interned in Camps L3, POW No. 1452
Based on his M.I.9. POW Liberation Questionnaire it seems he was evading for a week, captured 30 May 1943 in Turnhout, Belgium
Details along his route towards Belgium are unknown at this time - info PATS - 26 Aug 2019
Birth - 1st Qtr. 1923 - Arthur W. L. Pruce - mother's surname: Ellis - district: Kensington, UK
Marriage - 4st Qtr. 1946 - Arthur W. L. Pruce - Ms. Doris A. Stacey - district: Wandsworth, UK>
Birth - 3rd Qtr. 1949 - Linda J. Pruce - mother's surname: Stacey - district: Lewisham, UK - Vol 5d Page 17
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1972 - Ms. Linda J. Pruce with Mr. Raymond K. Vaughan - district: Bromley, UK - Vol 5a Page 1146
It's Arthur William Leon Pruce - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 17 Jun 2013
AIR78-130-0-1 - page 742
1320813 - Arthur William Leon Pruce - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 17 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 20 May 1941
Profession: Clerk - London University Matric
Private Address 1945: 55 Penderry Rise, Catford, London S.E.6, UK
Capture: Turnhout, Belgium - 30 May 1943
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt - 02 Jun 1943 - 05 Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan - 06 Jun 1943 - 28 Jan 1945
Stalag III-A - Luckenwalde - 04 Feb 1945 - 20 May 1945
24 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Pruce
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M.I.9. records Pruce - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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1333001 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator - A. G. Dale - RAF - Age 21 - POW
born 17 May 1922, UK
taken POW - interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 107
It's Arthur George Dale - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 17 Jun 2013
AIR78-41-0-2 - page 119
1333001 - Arthur George Dale - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 17 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 28 Jan 1941
Profession: .....
Private Address 1945: 4, Courtlands Terace, Goring-by-Sea, near Worthing, Sussex, UK
Capture: Arnhem (Holland) - 24 May 1943
Wounded: No
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, East Prussia - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jun 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel nr Hannover - .. Jul 1944 - .. Apr 1945
03 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Dale
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M.I.9. records Dale - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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1021354 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - J. Parr - RAF - Age 33 - POW
born 12 Jan 1910, UK
taken POW - interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 222
It's John Parr - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 17 Jun 2013
AIR78-123-0-3 - page 45
1021354 - John Parr - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 17 Jun 2013
Enlistment: .. May 1940
Profession: Cigarette Mechanic
Private Address 1945: 51 Abbeystead Ave, Liverpool 10, UK
Capture: Zwolle, Holland - 26 May 1943
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt - 26 May 1943 - .. Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, E. Rrussia - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Germany - .. Aug 1944 - .. Apr 1945
27 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Parr
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M.I.9. records Parr - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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1147600 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - J. F. Hughes - RAF - Age 20 - POW
born 19 Sep/Oct 1922, UK
He writes 19-9-1922 and 19-10-1922 in his two questionnaires!
taken POW - interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 173
L I K E L Y
registered birth 4th Qtr. 1922 - Francis J. Hughes - mother's surname: Ogden - district: Chester-le-Street - Vol 10a Page 990
Given as Francis Joseph Hughes in FreeBMD - info by PATS - 26 Aug 2019
It's Joseph Francis Hughes - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 18 Jun 2013
AIR78-81-0-5 - page 141
1147600 - Joseph Francis Hughes - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 18 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 07 Mar 1941
Profession: Vehicle Builder / Wood Machinist
Private Address 1945: 284 Tipperary St., Ouston, Chester Le Street, County Durham, UK
Capture: 1 km South of Zwolle, Holland - 25 May 1943
Wounded: No
Military Prison - Amsterdam - 25 May 1943 - 27 May 1943
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt - 27 May 1943 - 31 May 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, E. Rrussia - 06 Jun 1943 - 17 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - 19 Jul 1944 - 19 Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Hannover - 21 Aug 1944 - 08 Apr 1945
26 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Hughes
10 Jun 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Hughes
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M.I.9. records Hughes - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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137555 - Flying Officer - Mid Upper Air Gunner - John Wallace Coleman - RAFVR - Age 26 - KIA
- of Leeds, Yorkshire, UK - Grave 10 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820610
born 30 Sep 1916, Leeds, UK
Son of Thomas Ineson Coleman and Alice Coleman, of Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Siblings: Jessie Coleman, Frederick Coleman, Kenneth Coleman and Betty Coleman
husband of Kathleen Margaret Coleman, of Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage 1st Qtr. 1916 - Mr. Thomas I. Coleman with Ms. Alice Braithwaite - district: Bramley - Vol 9b Page 409
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1916 - John W. Coleman - mother's surname: Braithwaite - district: Bramley - Vol 9b Page 334
Birth 4th Qtr. 1918 - Jessie Coleman - mother's surname: Braithwaite - district: Bramley - Vol 9b Page 286
Birth 1st Qtr. 1921 - Frederick Coleman - mother's surname: Braithwaite - district: Bramley - Vol 9b Page 418
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1922 - Kenneth Coleman - mother's surname: Braithwaite - district: Bramley - Vol 9b Page 405
Birth 4th Qtr. 1929 - Betty Coleman - mother's surname: Braithwaite - district: Leeds South - Vol 9b Page 554
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Marriage 03 May 1941 - Mr. John W. Coleman with Ms. Kathleen M. Hurford - district: Leeds - Vol 9b Page 1181
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Marriage 07 Aug 1948 - Mrs. Kathleen M. Coleman with Mr. Allan R. Neville - district: Leeds - Vol 2c Page 1149
137555 - Flying Officer - Mid Upper Air Gunner - John Wallace Coleman - RAFVR
image via Richard Woolderink - 27 Aug 2019
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R/97071 - Flight Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - Henry Arthur Crouse - RCAF - Age 20 - KIA
- of Canada - Grave 9 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820613
born 12 Dec 1922, Paris, ON - died 24 May 1943, Broekland, The Netherlands - Age 20
Son of Mrs. and Mr. R. B. Crouse, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
Sibling: Marguerite Alice Crouse
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- Globe and Mail, 1943/06/30 - missing - Globe and Mail, 1943/11/02 - presumed dead -
Helena Inez Boyington Crouse (mother) - Age 67
Birth: 09 Feb 1889, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Death: 30 Aug 1956, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Marguerite Alice Crouse Taylor (sister) - Age 80
Birth: 27 Mar 1926, Mimico, Ontario, Canada
Death: 09 Aug 2006, Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
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Find A Grave Memorial# 34492960 - by Tim Taylor - 05 Mar 2009
Ralph Bayward Crouse (father) and Helena Inez Crouse (mother) - née Boyington, Paris, Ontario
Address 1943 - area The Queensway - Milton Street, Etobicoke, ON
Henry Arthur Crouse went to school at Brant Avenue Public School, Brantford, ON and Runnymede Collegiate, Toronto, ON
Enlistment: RCAF - Jan 1941 - after training he became Wireless Air Gunner
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- info RCAF Service Record - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 2011
A T T E S T A T I O N - P A P E R
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Posted to: No. 1 Mannibg Depot, Toronto, ON - Trade" Air Crew (WAG)
Religion: Presbyterian - Occupation: Student
Address: Queen & Berl Ave, Etobicoke, Ontaria, Canada
Attestation: 20 Jan 1941, Toronto
Enlistment: 28 Feb 1941, Toronto
Air Gunner's Badge: 14 Aug 1942
Embarkment Canada: 27 Oct 1942
UK : 04 Nov 1942
3 P.R.C. : 05 Nov 1942
R/97071 - Flight Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - Henry Arthur Crouse - RCAF
source RCAF - Service records - Crouse - 15 Dec 2015
"Inside Toronto" - 19 Jan 2011
WAR RESEARCHER CONNECTS WITH SOLDIER'S FAMILY
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Earlier this month, Mike Kleinlugtebeld got a break - an email from Tim Taylor of South Carolina
Taylor is Crouse's nephew, born to Crouse's sister Marguerite after he died
Henry Arthur Crouse, an Etobian who was killed in the Second World War,
poses in this undated picture with his sister, Marguerite Alice Crouse
Marguerite Alice Crouse with Henry Arthur Crouse
source: Tim Taylor (nephew) via insidetoronto.com
RCAF - Service records - Crouse - request 23 Nov 2015 - received - 09 Feb 2016 - PATS -
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SGLO - T2353
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Contact Crouse is pending - 25 Feb 2016 - PATS
Last update - 27 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T2389 Halifax Mk.II - HR775 - NP-V - F/Sgt. W. H. Wyatt - ?01:37/02:30? - Nieuw Heeten 158 Squadron (RAF) - 28th May 1943 - Operation Essen 7 KIA |
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Serial Range HR773 - HR819. 47 Halifax Mk.II
Part of a batch of 250 HP59 Halifax Mk.II HR654-HR699; HR711- HR758; HR773-HR819;
HR832-HR880; HR905-HR952; HR977-HR988
HR758 was used for engine experiments; HR845 and HR909 had experimental turrets
Delivered by Handley Page ( Cricklewood & Radlett ) between 24 Mar 1943 and 4 May 1943
Halifax Mk.II - HR775 - NP-V was airborne - 22:53 - 27 May 1943 from Lissett, Yorkshire, UK
Shot down by a night fighter (Lt. Hans-Heinz Augenstein, III./NJG 1)
crashed - 01:37 - ( also 02:30 ) between Nieuw Heeten and Okkenbroek (Overijssel) 3 km S of Raalte, Holland
'Air Battle of the Ruhr', A. Cooper, records Sgt. W. J. Erdbeer as Sgt. W. J. Erobeer
All are buried in Raalte General Cemetery
"Hänschen" Augenstein (†)
original from Rolf Ebhardt (former night fighter pilot)
Oblt. Hans-Heinz Augenstein - Born: 11 Jul 1921, Pforzheim, Germany - Died: 7 Dec 1944, Münster - Age 23
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via Theo Boiten - 26 Oct 2018
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Crew: Halifax Mk.II - HR775 - NP-V - 28 May 1943 - Operation Essen
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R/99557 - F/Sgt. - Pilot - W. H. Wyatt - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
1436421 - Sgt. - Navigator - J. L. Atha - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA
1294468 - Sgt. - W.Operator - G. Henderson - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
1037117 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - W. J. Erdbeer - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
1337416 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - R. A. Tilbury - RAFVR - Age ~24 - KIA
R/151473 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - R. R. Mantha - RCAF - Age 19 - KIA
1334759 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. Simmons - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - HR775 - NP-V - Wyatt
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R/99557 - Flight Sergeant - Pilot - William Hubert Wyatt - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
- of London, Ontario, Canada - Joint Grave 15-16 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820631
born 24 Jan 1922 - died 28 May 1943, Nieuw Heeten, The Netherlands - Age 21
Son of Ernest E. and Clara Wyatt, of London, Ontario, Canada
R/99557 - Flight Sergeant - Pilot - William Hubert Wyatt - RCAF
source Service Records - 03 Feb 2017
William H. Wyatt
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Flight Sergeant William Wyatt, Royal
Canadian Air Force, lost his life while on
a Bombing Raid over Essen, Germany on the
28th May 1943. He lies buried in the Raalte
Cemetery, Holland
William was born in London 24 January 1922
The son of Ernst E and Clara E Wyatt, Craig St.
He attended Victoria School, the South Collegiate
and the Beal Technical High and was a member
of Wesley United Church
- source - remembrance book London, ON - page 201 -
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1436421 - Sergeant - Navigator - John Leonard Atha - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA
- of Normanton, Yorkshire, UK - Grave 14 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820609
Son of Mr. John L. Atha and Mrs. Hilda Atha née Fozzard, 24 Granville St, Normanton, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1914 - Mr. John L. Atha - Ms. Hilda Fozzard - district: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
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Birth 3rd Qtr. 1914 - Elsie Atha - mother's surname: Fozzard - district: Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK - Vol 9b Page 945
Birth 4th Qtr. 1915 - John L. Atha - mother's surname: Fozzard - district: Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
Birth 1st Qtr. 1918 - Hilda M. Atha - mother's surname: Fozzard - district: Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
Birth 1st Qtr. 1921 - Evelyn Atha - mother's surname: Fozzard - district: Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK - Vol 9b Page 863
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1932 - June M. Atha - mother's surname: Fozzard - district: Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
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Death 4th Qtr. 1918 - Hilda M. Atha - Age 0 - district: Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
Death 4th Qtr. 1949 - Hilda Atha - Age 61 - district: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1945 - Ms. Elsie Atha and Mr. Charles J. Watkinson - district: Lower Agbrigg - Vol 9c Page 171
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1946 - Charles J. Watkinson - mother's surname: Atha - district: Leeds - Vol 2c Page 613
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1950 - Heather Watkinson - mother's surname: Atha - district: Leeds - Vol 2c Page 636
!!! Need to be verified if this is the right Elsie - info PATS !!!
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1948 - Ms. Evelyn Atha and Mr. Henry Hodgson - district: Lower Agbrigg - Vol 2c Page 1362
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1950 - Stephen H. Hodgson - mother's surname: Atha - district: Leeds - Vol 2c Page 433
Birth 4th Qtr. 1953 - Nigel C. Hodgson - mother's surname: Atha - district: Pontefract - Vol 2c Page 664
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1958 - Ms. June M. Atha and Mr. Allan Rushforth - district: Lower Agbrigg, West Riding of Yorkshire Co., UK - Vol 2c Page 1067
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1963 - Mark A. Rushforth - mother's surname: Atha - district: Lower Agbrigg - Vol 2c Page 817
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1964 - David A. Rushforth - mother's surname: Atha - district: Lower Agbrigg - Vol 2c Page 873
Birth 1st Qtr. 1968 - Victoria Elizabeth Rushforth - mother's surname: Atha - district: Wakefield - Vol 2d Page 918
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1294468 - Sergeant - W.Operator - George Henderson - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Joint Grave 15-16 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820619
1294468 - Sergeant - W.Operator - George Henderson - RAFVR
image via Richard Woolderink - 28 Aug 2019
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1037117 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - William 'Billy' John Erdbeer - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA
- of Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent, UK - Grave 12 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820616
Son of Mr. Henry William Erdbeer and Mrs. Minnie Linda Erdbeer, of Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent, UK
Mother Minnie died when William was only seven years old,
his father remarried widow Mrs. Ivy Coit née Sibbett (born 1901) two years later in 1930
Siblings: Ivy M. Erdbeer (sister), Irene M. Erbeer(sister), Edna P. L. Coit (step-sister) and Elsie D. Erdbeer (half-sister)
1037117 - Sergeant - William 'Billy' John Erdbeer - RAFVR
Billy was the step-brother of Barry's mother Edna
image via Barry Croshaw - 06 Dec 2020
image enhanced and colorised by MyHeritage and PATS
Birth 4th Qtr. 1892 - Henry William Erdbeer - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 75
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1896 - Minnie Linda Eagle - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 117
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Marriage 4th Qtr. 1917 - Henry W. Erdbeer and Ms. Minnie Eagle - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 9
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1920 - Ivy M. Erdbeer - mother's surname: Eagle - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 291
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1921 - William J. Erdbeer - mother's surname: Eagle - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 303
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1925 - Irene M. Erdbeer - mother's surname: Eagle - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 249
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1924 - Ms. Ivy E. E. E. Sibbett and Mr. Charles A. M. Coit - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 8
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1925 - Avery G. R. Coit - mother's surname: Sibbett - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 200
Death 3rd Qtr. 1925 - Avery G. R. Coit - Age 0 - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 59
Birth 1st Qtr. 1927 - Edna P. L. Coit - mother's surname: Sibbett - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 157
Marriage 2nd Qtr. 1949 - Ms. Edna P. L. Coit and Mr. Geoffrey F. Croshaw - district: Burton - Vol 6b Page 215
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Birth 3rd Qtr. 1953 - Barry G. Croshaw - mother's surname: Coit - district: Burton - Vol 9b Page 139
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1976 - Barry G. Croshaw - Linda D. Thompson - district: East Staffordshire - Vol 30 Page 609
Death 4th Qtr. 1928 - Minnie L. Erdbeer - Age 32 - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 78
Death 3rd Qtr. 1929 - Charles Augustus M. Coit - Age 29 - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 157
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1930 - Henry William Erdbeer and Ivy E. B. E. Coit - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 801
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Birth 3rd Qtr. 1931 - Elsie D. Erdbeer - mother's surname: Sibbett - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 225
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1940 - Ms. Ivy Erdbeer and Mr. William J. Warren - district: West Ham, Essex Co. - Vol 4a Page 53
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Birth 2nd Qtr. 1944 - John W. Warren - mother's surname: Erdbeer - district: Lichfield, Staffordshire Co. - Vol 6b Page 710
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1951 - Elsie D. Erdbeer - Ralph Coulson - district: Burton - Vol 9b Page 143
Death 2nd Qtr. 1973 - Henry William Erdbeer - born 20 Oct 1892 - Age 81 - district: Lichfield, Staffordshire Co. - Vol 9b Page 750
09 Sep 2011 - Edna Croshaw - Age 84 - Obituary was featured in Burton Daily Mail on 07 Oct 2011
Loving wife of Geoff, much loved mum of Barry and Linda, cherished grandma of Sean and Adrian
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1337416 - Sergeant - Bomb Aimer - Reginald Arthur Tilbury - RAFVR - Age ~24 - KIA
- of UK - Grave 17 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820627
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1919 - Reginald A. Tilbury - mother's surname: Tilbury [Sparkman] - district: Droxford - Vol 2c Page 239
Mike,
Reginald Arthur Tilbury is shown on the war memorial of Bishops Waltham, Hampshire.
www.roll-of-honour.com/Hampshire/BishopsWaltham.html
The is a Reginald A. Tilbury who's birth was registered in Q2 1919 in Droxford, mothers maiden surname was Tilbury also.
As Bishops Waltham is less than 5 miles from Droxford I think is most likely that this is your man also.
Regards, Martyn A. Critchlow - info rafcommands.com/forum - 22 Jun 2009
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R/151473 - Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Rene Real Mantha - RCAF - Age 19 - KIA
- of North Bay, Ontario, Canada - Grave 13 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820622
born 11 Dec 1923 - died 28 May 1943, Nieuw Heeten, The Netherlands - Age 19
Son of Joseph Wilfred Mantha, and of Marie Mantha, of North Bay, Ontario, Canada
R/151473 - Sergeant - Rene Real Mantha - RCAF
source Service Records - 03 Feb 2017
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1334759 - Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - John Simmons - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
- of Earley, Reading, Berkshire, UK - Grave 11 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820626
Son of George and Edith Daisy Simmons, of Earley, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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SGLO - T2389
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Contact Erdbeer is pending - 27 Nov 2020 - PATS
Last update - 07 Dec 2020 - PATS
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SGLO - T2428 Lancaster Mk.III - ED914 - PM-Z - Sgt. P. J. Scholes - ?02:35/02:53? - Heeten 103 Squadron (RAF) - 12th June 1943 - Operation Düsseldorf 4 KIA - 3 POW |
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ED914 was flight tested 19 Apr 43 and delivered to No.103 Sqdn 23 Apr 1943
ED914 also took part in the Key Operations against Dortmund 23/24 May 1943
and Düsseldorf 25/26 May 1943
When lost this aircraft - ED914 - had a total of 44 hours
Lancaster Mk.III - ED914 - PM-Z was airborne - 23:26 - 11 Jun 1943 from Elsham Wolds, North Lincolnshire, UK
Shot down by a night fighter (Lt. Hans-Heinz Augustein, III./NJG 1)
and crashed - 02:35 - ( also 02:53 ) - 12 Jun 1943 at Heeten (Overijssel), 7 km SSE of Raalte, Holland
where those killed are buried in the General Cemetery
F/Sgt. G. Price was interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 454 with Sgt. P. J. Scholes, POW No. 19
and Sgt. K. W. Woodcock, POW No. 22
'Air Battle of the Ruhr', A. Cooper, records F/O. W. J. Harding-Haydon as P/O. W. J. H. Haydon
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III - ED914 - PM-Z - 12 Jun 1943 - Operation Düsseldorf
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1437956 - Sgt. - Pilot - P. J. Scholes - RAF - Age 22 - POW
1600691 - 133330 - F/O. - Navigator - W. J. Harding-Haydon - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
1333776 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - R. Watkinson - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
936200 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - G. Price - RAF - Age 23 - POW
1234835 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - K. W. Woodcock - RAF - Age 20 - POW
1317088 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - E. Russell - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
R/157058 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - A. Cook - RCAF - Age 30 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - ED914 - PM-Z - Scholes
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1437956 - Sgt. - Pilot - P. J. Scholes - RAF - Age 22 - POW
born 12 Jul 1922, UK
taken POW - interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 19
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1922 - Peter J. Scholes - mother's surname: Chapman - district: Fylde - Vol 8e Page 958
It's Peter Jeffrey Scholes - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 19 Jun 2013
AIR78-140-0-2 - page 373
1437956 - Peter Jeffrey Scholes - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 19 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 30 Jun 1941
Profession: Nil (POW Examinations - Quantity Surveyor - QS)
Private Address 1945: Norbreck House, [Cockerham Rd], Bay Horse nr Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
Capture: Holland, 12 Jun 1943
Wounded: Slightly
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug - .. Jun 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Aug 1944 - .. May 1945
08 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Scholes
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M.I.9. records Scholes - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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1600691 - 133330 - Flying Officer - Navigator - William John Harding-Haydon - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- of UK - Grave 20 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820618
Son of Mr. William J. S. Haydon and Mrs. Dorothy E. Haydon née Harding, Guilford
Sibling: Anthony D. Haydon
Birth 1st Qtr. 1894 - William John S. Haydon - district: Guildford - Vol 2a Page 78
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Marriage: 4th Qtr. 1921 - Mr. William J. S. Haydon and Ms. Dorothy E. Harding - district: Guildford, Surrey Co., UK
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Birth: 3rd Qtr. 1922 - William J. H. Haydon - mother's surname: Harding - district: Guildford, Surrey Co., UK
Birth: 2nd Qtr. 1928 - Anthony D. Haydon - mother's surname: Harding - district: Guildford, Surrey Co., UK
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Death 4th Qtr. 1945 - William J. S. Haydon - Age 51 - district: Surrey S. W. - Vol 2a Page 398
HAYDON William John Harding
Commemorating on Guildford War Memorial WW2
IN REMEMBRANCE
OF THOSE GUILDFORDIANS
WHO DIED IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945
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1333776 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Reginald Watkinson - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- of UK - Grave 27 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820628
Son of Mr. Edward Watkinson and Mrs. Agnes Watkinson née Ryder, of Southampton, UK
Marriage 4th Qtr. 1909 - Mr. Edward Watkinson and Ms. Agnes Ryder - district: W. Derby - Vol 8b Page 558
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Birth 1st Qtr. 1912 - Winifred M. Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 1163
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1913 - Edna Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 1005
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1914 - Muriel I. Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 616
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1918 - Margaret H. Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 808
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1918 - Marjorie H. Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 808
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1940 - Ms. Marjorie H. Watkinson - with Mr. Kenneth Halliday - district: Southampton - Vol 2c Page 359
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Birth 3rd Qtr. 1946 - Susan Halliday - mother's surname: Watkinson - district: Southampton - Vol 6b Page 1000
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1953 - Keith Halliday - mother's surname: Watkinson - district: Southampton - Vol 6b Page 810
Birth 4th Qtr. 1919 - Clarice Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 1092
Death 1st Qtr. 1921 - Clarice Watkinson - Age 1 - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 550
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1923 - Edward H. Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 922
Birth 2nd Qtr. 1923 - Reginald Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 922
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1928 - Gordon R. Watkinson - mother's surname: Ryder - district: W.Derby - Vol 8b Page 1014
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Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1952 - Gordon R. Watkinson with Mrs. Iris D. Mills - district: Southampton - Vol 6b Page 1601
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1961 - Jane Watkinson - mother's surname: Mills - district: Southampton - Vol 6b Page 966
Birth 4th Qtr. 1961 - Sarah Watkinson - mother's surname: Mills - district: Southampton - Vol 6b Page 966
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Death 2nd Qtr. 1965 - Gordon R. Watkinson - Age 36 - district: Southampton - Vol 6b Page 737
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Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1982 - Ms. Jane Watkinson with Mr. Gordon L. Legg - district: Southampton - Vol 20 Page 1869
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1982 - Ms. Sarah Watkinson with Mr. Kevin R. Jukes - district: Southampton - Vol 20 Page 1869
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1983 - Lisa Marie Jukes - mother's surname: Watkinson - district: Southampton - Vol 20 Page 1770
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info via FreeBMD
Above family Watkinson, etc ... need to be verified for discrepancies - info PATS - 27 Aug 2019
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IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF OUR DARLING SON. LOVED BY ALL AND MISSED BY MANY |
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936200 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - G. Price - RAF - Age 23 - POW
born 10 Dec 1919, UK
taken POW - interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 454
It's George Price - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 19 Jun 2013
AIR78-129-0-1 - page 1433
936200 - George Price - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 19 Jun 2013
Enlistment: 08 Sep 1939
Profession: Motor Mechanic
Private Address 1945: 39 Whieldon Cres., Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
Capture: 12 Jun 1943, Holland (?N Utrecht?)
Wounded: Yes
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 15 Jun 1943 - 21 Jun 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug - 26 Jun 1943 - 10 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - 11 Jul 1944 - 03 Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Germany - 05 Aug 1944 - 26 Apr 1945
29 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Price
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M.I.9. records Price - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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1234835 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - K. W. Woodcock - RAF - Age 20 - POW
born 03 Jul 1922, UK
taken POW - interned in Camps L6/357, POW No. 22
Likely Kenneth W. Woodcock - info PATS
It's Kenneth William Woodcock - via "The National Archives" - by PATS - 19 Jun 2013
AIR78-174-0-1 - page 1558
1234835 - Kenneth William Woodcock - info verified from "The National Archives, UK" - 19 Jun 2013
Note !!! also in AIR78 and London Gazette - 1459127 - Kenneth William Woodcock (163569) - info PATS
Enlistment: 10 Mar 1941
Profession: Clerk
Private Address 1945: 18 Stanford Crescent, Malin Bridge, Sheffield 6, UK
Capture: 12 Jun 1943, Holland
Wounded: Yes
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt am Main - 15 Jun 1943 - 21 Jun 1943
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug - 26 Jun 1943 - 10 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - 10 Jul 1944 - 03 Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Germany - 03 Aug 1944 - 26 Apr 1945
29 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Woodcock
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M.I.9. records Woodcock - via John Howes - 17 Aug 2019
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1317088 - Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Emrys Russell - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
- of UK - Grave 19 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820625
Son of Mr. Jonah Bertie Russell and Mrs. Blodwen Russell née Rees, of Priddy, Somerset, UK
Siblings: Blodwen Russell and Stanley Russell
Birth 4th Qtr. 1887 - Jonah Bertie Russell - district: Wells, Sommerset - Vol 5c Page 485
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Marriage 1st Qtr. 1914 - Mr. Jonah B. Russell with Ms. Blodwen Rees - district: Pontypridd, Glamorgan - Vol 11a Page 785
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1914 - Blodwen Russell - mother's surname: Rees - district: Pontypridd - Vol 11a Page 1290
Birth 4th Qtr. 1915 - Stanley Russell - mother's surname: Rees - district: Pontypridd - Vol 11a Page 1180
Birth 3rd Qtr. 1922 - Emrys Russell - mother's surname: Rees - district: Pontypridd - Vol 11a Page 1227
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Death 4th Qtr. 1966 - Johan B. Russell - Age 79 - district: Wells - Vol 7c Page 264
Death 3rd Qtr. 1973 - Blodwen Russell - Age 83 - 11DE1889 - district: Weston - Vol 7c Page 1318
Anglican Church St Laurence [Lawrence], Priddy, Somerset, England
Stone memorial inside the church commemorating
E. Simmons; Harry Main; James Baker died WW1 & Emrys Russell died WW2
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R/157058 - Flight Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - Alexander Cook - RCAF - Age 30 - KIA
- of Canada - Grave 21 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820611
born 3 Mar 1913 - died 12 Jun 1943, Heeten, The Netherlands - Age 30
- Globe and Mail, 1943/07/19 - missing - Globe and Mail, 1943/11/24 - presumed dead
Mrs. George Straus (aunt), Regina, SK, Canada
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R/157058 - Flight Sergeant - Alexander Cook - RCAF
source Service Records - 03 Feb 2017
SGLO - T2428
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Last update - 27 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T2449 Lancaster Mk.III - ED584 - EA-U - P/O. - J. Hutchison - ?02:37/03:00? - Marienheem 49 Squadron (RAF) - 13th June 1943 - Operation Bochum 7 KIA |
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Serial range ED303 - EE202 - This aircraft was one of 620 Lancasters
ordered from A.V.Roe (Chadderton) in 1941 and built from Nov 1942 to Jun 1943
as 129 Mk.Is and 491 Mk.IIIs, mixed, up to ED783 and all Mk.III from ED783 onwards
The Mk.Is were initially fitted with Merlin 20 and the Mk.IIIs with Merlin 28 engines
ED584 was a Mk.III and was delivered to 49 Squadron 7 Feb 1943
ED584 took part in the following Key Operations: St.Nazaire 22/23 Mar 1943;
Berlin 27/28 Mar 1943; Berlin 29/30 Mar 1943; Dortmund 23/24 May 1943; Düsseldorf 11/12 Jun 1943;
Bochum 12/13 Jun 1943-Lost
Lancaster Mk.III - ED584 - EA-U was airborne - 22:37 - 12 Jun 43 from Fiskerton, UK
Crashed near Marienheem on farmland belonging to a Mr. J. Duteweert
near Marienheem (Overjssel), a hamlet near Raalte, Holland
There's a claim for Raalte as follows ( source Tony Woods)
13.06.43 Oblt. August Geiger 7./NJG 1 Lancaster GN-6.4: 4.300 m. [Raalte] 02.37
Five are buried in the town's Raalte General Cemetery
Cemetery - Raalte - l-r: Cripps, Olson, Dudley, Johnson, Workman and Watkinson
Graves - Row II - nrs. 22 , 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 - little grave markers are USA - 28 and 29
- image via Richard Woolderink - 29 Sep 2009
P/O. Hutchison and Sgt. Pearson are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
The bodies of P/O. Hutchison and that of the MUG, Sgt. Pearson have never been found
This crew was lost on their 2nd operation
EOD - scan equipment - photo by Agnes van Lierop
!!! Tuesday 04 Feb 2020 - EOD made a detailed ground scan of the meadow !!!
!!! Thursday 12 Mar 2020 - No extended salvage is scheduled based on scan !!!
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III - ED584 - EA-U - 13 Jun 1943 - Operation Bochum
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513984 - 52151 - P/O. - Pilot - J. Hutchison - RAF - Age 30 - MIA
147766 - P/O. - Navigator - C. S. Olson - RAFVR - Age 30 - KIA
1383133 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - B. R. Cripps - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
1236721 - Sgt. - Flight Engineer - C. W. Dudley - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
1577601 - Sgt. - Bomb Aimer - E. W. H. Johnson - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
1628361 - Sgt. - Mid Upper Air Gunner - E. H. Pearson - RAFVR - Age 19 - MIA
414536 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - L. E. Workman - RNZAF - Age 29 - KIA
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - ED584 - EA-U - Hutchison
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147766 - Pilot Officer - Navigator - Charles Stanley Olson - RAFVR - Age 30 - KIA
- of Clapton, London, UK - Grave 23 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820623
Son of Mr. John Olson and Mrs. Annie Louisa Olson;
husband of Mrs. Alice Olson, of Chiswick, Middlesex, UK
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1383133 - Sergeant - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Basil Robert Cripps - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- of Chiswick, Middlesex, UK - Grave 22 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820612
Son of Frank Cyril and Alice Cripps, of Clapton, London, UK
Colin Cripps (nephew) from Occold, Suffolk, UK - 49 Squadron Association RAF researcher -
ID-photos of Cripps, Olson, Dudley and Johnson - courtesy Colin Cripps
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1236721 - Sergeant - Flight Engineer - Charles William Dudley - RAFVR - Age 20 - KIA
- of Morden, Surrey, UK - Grave 24 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820614
Son of Henry Robert and Elizabeth Agnes Dudley, of Morden, Surrey, UK
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1577601 - Sergeant - Bomb Aimer - Ernest Walter Haynes Johnson - RAFVR - Age 19 - KIA
- of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, UK - Grave 25 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820620
Son of Ernest Baden Johnson and Elsie Johnson;
husband of Dorothy M. Johnson, of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, UK
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414536 - Flight Sergeant - Rear Air Gunner - Leslie Edmund Workman - RNZAF - Age 29 - KIA
- of Kaikoura, Marlborough, New Zealand - Grave 26 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820630
Son of Edmund Henry and Beatrice Katie Dora Workman, of Kaikoura, Marlborough, New Zealand
F/Sgt. - Leslie Edmund Workman - RNZAF -
- image by Weekly News - via Auckland museum cenotaph records -
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- RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL -
513984 - 52151 - Pilot Officer - Pilot - John Hutchison - RAF - Age 30 - MIAborn abt. 1913, UK
- of UK - Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 132 - CWGC ref. 1800846
Son of Mr. William Hutchison and Mrs. Margaret Hutchison née MacLennan, 30b Union Street, Brechin, Scotland
Brechin is a town and former Royal burgh in Angus, Scotland
Sibling: Christina Stobbie Hutchison (b. 05 Jun 1908) - immigrated to USA
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1628361 - Sergeant - Mid Upper Air Gunner - Edward Henry Pearson - RAFVR - Age 19 - MIA
born abt. 1923/1924, UK - registered 1st Qtr. 1924
- of Wilmington, Kent, UK - Commemorated Runnymede Memorial - Panel 161 - CWGC ref. 1804093
Son of Mr. Edward H. Pearson and Mrs. Rosina B. Pearson née Reuben, of Wilmington, Kent, UK
Siblings: John W. Pearson (b.1925) and Albert G. Pearson (born 19 Sep 1930 - died .. Mar 1983 - Age 52)
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SGLO - T2449
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Contact Cripps is pending - 20 Apr 2011 - PATS
Last update - 14 Mar 2020 - PATS
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SGLO - T5364 HAWKER TYPHOON Mk.Ib - RB381 - S/L. - C. D. Erasmus - 11:25 - Raalte 193 Squadron - 9th Mar 1945 - 1 KIA |
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Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib - RB381 did crash behind the railway crossing - Raalte
778746 - 160102 - Squadron Leader - Pilot - Charles Derek Erasmus - DFC - RAFVR - Age .. - KIA
- of UK - Grave 18 - Raalte General Cemetery - CWGC ref. 2820615
Son of Lt. and Mrs. P. Erasmus, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Awards: D F C
London Gazette - 12 Oct 1943 - page 4504
F/Sgt. - 31 Jul 1943 - 778746 - Charles Derek Erasmus (160102)
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SGLO - T5364
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Under construction - 03 Sep 2015 - PATS
Nieuw Heeten
30 mi SSE of Vollenhove|
SGLO - T3302 B-17G - #42-31538 - GY-V - 2nd Lt. Perry Cavos - Nieuw Heeten - 14:00 306th BG(H) - 367th BS - 8th AF - 11 Jan 1944 - MACR #1932 6 KIA - 4 DOW |
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306th BG - 40th CBW - Triangle 'H' - 367th BS - GY - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
B-17G - #42-31538 GY-V - crashed near the farm of family Kremer, Poggebeltweg, Nieuw-Heeten ( F.282 )
a/c was only 7 days with the 306th BG, arriving on 4 Jan 1944
source letter 10 Dec 1945 - Community of Raalte, Holland
!!! - Two 'nicknames' are connected to #42-31538 - !!!
!!! - it's either "Arch Bishop" or "Norah"/"Nora" - no reliable source yet - !!!
!!! - So I do stick to serial and pilot - info PATS 06 Sep 2009 - !!! Preferable "Arch Bishop"
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Crew: Boeing B-17G-20-BO Fortress c/n 6652 - #42-31538 - GY-V - 11 Jan 1944 - Mission: Halberstadt - MACR #1932
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18071926 - O-679828 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Perry (nmi) Cavos - Denver, Denver County, CO - KIA
O-751188 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Michael D. O'Grady - Spokane, WA - KIA
31240473 - O-808209 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Richard D. Wright - Suffolk County, MA - DOW
O-739188 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Julius J. Monticone - Astoria, Queens County, NY - DOW
14156670 - T/Sgt. - Aerial Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Gerkin C. Norris Jr. - Hamilton County, TN - KIA
14085588 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Howard (nmi) Kline - Dade County, FL - DOW
13167610 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner - George P. Amoroso - Fayette County, PA - DOW
35583064 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Right Waist Gunner - James J. Allie - Michigan City, La Porte County, IN - KIA
39036079 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Left Waist Gunner - Samuel C. Sin - San Francisco, CA - KIA
16144521 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Tail Turret Gunner - Roger W. Collins - Cook County, IL - KIA
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18071926 - O-679828 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Perry (nmi) Cavos - Denver, Denver County, CO - KIA
born 1 May 1922 - died 11 Jan 1944 - Age 21
Son of Mrs. Estelle Cavos (mother), 1830 East 19th Avenue, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado
Enlistment : 20 Apr 1942
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row ?? No. ?? - disinterred 19 Dec 45
Initial Margraten - BBB-series - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
final burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, CO
Crew Fred J. Rector - 367th - with Co-Pilot Perry Cavos
- source 8thafhsoregon.com -
2nd Lt. Perry Cavos
via Jami Mari Cavos (niece) - 23 Sep 2014
Memorial CAVOS - Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, CO
- image by Joyce Escue Culver -
- source findagrave.com -
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O-751188 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Michael D. O'Grady - Spokane, WA - KIA
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row ?? No. ?? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-series
Husband of Mrs. Shirley J. O'Grady (wife), 2410 Manhattan Avenue, Hermosa Beach, California
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: E Row: 13 Grave: 16
detailed info at www.fallennotforgotten.nl/stories_index.htm
2nd Lt. - Michael D. O'Grady - Co-Pilot
right image: Michael with his sister Patricia Mary
- courtesy O'Grady family - via Michiel Schipper - 08 Sep 2009
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31240473 - O-808209 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Richard D. Wright - Suffolk County, MA - DOW
born 1914 - Enlistment: 21 Dec 1942 - Nativity: Pennsylvania
Son of Mrs. Julia D. Wright (Mother), 195 East Cottage Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?40? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-series
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: H Row: 7 Grave: 5
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O-739188 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Julius J. Monticone - Astoria, Queens County, NY - DOW
born 1924/1925, NYC, NY
Son of Mr. Battista Monticone (father) and Mrs. Clara K. Monticone (mother), 20-42 26th Street, Astoria, LongIsland, New York Co., NY
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?41? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-2-40
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: I Row: 9 Grave: 11
Address: 20-42 Kindred Street, Astoria, Queens, NY
Battista Monticone (father) - born 07 Aug 1887, Felizzano, Italy - died Apr 1964, NY - Age 77
Clara K. Monticone (mother) - born 14 Oct 1891, - died Nov 1974, NY - Age 83
Anthony A. Monticone (brother) - born 25 Oct 1914, - died 29 Sep 2003, FL - Age 88
Josephine Monticone (sister) - born 19.., -
Julius J. Monticone - born 1924/1925, NY - died 11 Jan 1944, The Netherlands - Age ..
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info Fold3.com and SSDI
2nd Lt. - Julius J. Monticone - Bombardier
- middle photo via Ms. Lucy Ricco, Sister - source wwiimemorial.com -
- courtesy Ricco family - via Richard Woolderink - 29 Aug 2009
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14156670 - T/Sgt. - Aerial Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Gerkin C. Norris Jr. - Hamilton County, TN - KIA
born 1923 - Enlistment : 24 Sep 1942 - Camp Forrest, TN
Joined the Army Air Corps - went overseas October 1943
Son of Mr. Gerkin C. Norris Sr. and Mrs. Carrie Norris, 2906 East 49th Street, Chattanooga, TN
Siblings: Mamie Norris (~1912), Helen Norris (~1916), James Norris (~1918), Mary J. Norris (~1920), and Imogene Norris (~1927)
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row ?? No. ?? - disinterred 19 Dec 45
Initial Margraten - BBB-series - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
final burial - USA
From US Census 1930 - Father Gerkins was Clerk at Retail Grocery, mother Carrie - Looper at Hosiery Mill
and oldest sister Mamie - Finisher at Hosiery Mill
News clip - T/Sgt. - Gerkin C. Norris Jr. - Flight Engineer
via Jack Collins, nephew of Tailgunner Collins - 26 Aug 2009
Sgt. G. C. Norris Killed in Action
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Sgt. G. C. Norris, previously reported missing in action since January 11th, following an air raid on Germany
was reported killed in action on the same date, the War Department notified his parents last Thursday
F l i g h t - E n g i n e e r - o n - B - 1 7
He volunteered for army duty in September 1942, while employed at the Richmond Hosiery Mills in Rossville
He served as a flight engineer aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress, and went overseas in October 1943.
Sgt. Norris was a graduate of East Lake Junior High School, and attended Chattanooga Vocational High School two years
He was widely known in the East Lake and Rossville community.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerkin C. Norris, one brother, James Doc Norris
four sisters, Mrs. O. B. Stewart, Savannah, Ga.; Mrs. Charles Petet, Lakeview, Ga.;
Misses Mary Jo and Imogene Norris of Chattanooga
transcription - news clip
Chattanooga Times - Monday 4 Dec 1972
Norris - Gerkin C, 88, of 4209 12th Ave, died Sunday afternoon in a local hospital
A native of Acworth, GA, he had been a resident of Chattanooga most of his life
Husband of Mrs Carrie Arwood Norris
From obituary - Mamie Matthews - 29 Jul 2003 - Age 92 - Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Preceded in death - parents: Gerkin and Carrie Norris; brothers James R. Norris and G. C. Norris Jr.
Survivors are sisters: Clara Stewart, Mary Jo Whiddon and Jean Shelton
From obituary - Mary Jo Whiddon - 10 Sep 2005 - Age 84 - Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Preceded in death - parents: Gerkin and Carrie Arnold Norris; brothers Rowdy and Doc Norris; sister Mamie Matthews
Survivors are sisters: Clara Helen Stewart and Jean Shelton
Note: 'Carrie Arwood Norris' and 'Carrie Arnold Norris'
Commemorated on "East Tennessee Veterans Memorial", Knoxville, TN - Pillar X, middle panel
www.etvma.org
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14085588 - S/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Howard (nmi) Kline - Dade County, FL - DOW
born 1923 - Enlistment: 18 Nov 1942 - Nativity: Pennsylvania
Son of Mr. Max J. Kline (Father), 60 Northeast 50th Street, Miami, Florida
religion: Jewish
died 12 Jan 1944 at Roman Catholic Hospital Almelo - fractured skull
first buried - Churchyard Almelo - Row 1 Grave 1 - disinterred 1945/46
Initial Margraten - BBB-4-76 - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
final burial - USA
address 19 Aug 1944 - Max J. Kline, father, 60 NE 50th St., Miami, Fla. 37 -
( as in letter from Max J. Kline to Mr. & Mrs. Collins and in MACR #1932 )
Howard Kline was their only son.
Letter from Max. J. Kline to Mr. and Mrs. Collins - 22 Apr 1946
via Jack Collins, nephew - 27 Aug 2009
Max Kline (father) writes that Howard was for two days in the hospital
a letter from the community of Raalte states that he died the same evening
His IDPF should give the right date - PATS 29 Aug 2009
15th Census of US 1930 - gives: Max Kline ( 28 ), Fannie Kline ( 26 ), Howard Kline ( 6 ) and Evelyn ( 4 )
8 Apr 1930 - Bethlehem City - Ward 9, Northampton County, PA - Occupation: Electrical Cont. Buildings
address in Federal Census 1930 - 136 East Union Boulevard, Bethlehem City, PA
Census 1930 image - via footnote.com - PATS
additional info via Jack Collins, nephew of S/Sgt. Roger W. Collins
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13167610 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner - George P. Amoroso - Fayette County, PA - DOW -
born 1924 - Enlistment: 16 Nov 1942 - Nativity: Pennsylvania
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?38? - disinterred 19 Dec 45
Initial Margraten - BBB-series - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
final burial - USA
Son of Mr. Gregory Amoroso and Philomena Amoroso ( both born in Italy ) - 515 Washington Ave, Belle Vernon, PA, USA
In 1930 US Census - George is the youngest out of nine children - address - 151 Grant St., Belle Vernon Borough
Siblings: Charles (M-21), Nellie (F-19), Guido (M-17), Attilio (M-15), Domenick (M-13), Lanana (F-11), Mary (F-9) and Annie (F-7)
Father Gregory (52) and oldest brother Charles (21) are labourers at a Glass factory
Gregory (52) did immigrate to the USA in 1898 - Age 20 , Philomena (51) in 1906 - Age 27
married in 1901 - George was 23, Philomena 22 years old at their wedding ( in Italy )
Note: Philomena is also as Filomena in the records - info PATS
S/Sgt. - George P. Amoroso - Ball Turret Gunner
- right - courtesy Amoroso family - via Jack Collins -
- left - courtesy Amoroso family - via Richard Woolderink -
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35583064 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Right Waist Gunner - James J. Allie - Michigan City, La Porte County, IN - KIA
born 1923 - Enlistment: 21 Jan 1943
Son of Mrs. Theresa Allie (Mother), 146 Francisco Street, Michgan City, Indiana
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row ?? No. ?? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-series
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: E Row: 10 Grave: 11
S/Sgt. - James J. Allie - Right Waist Gunner
- courtesy Allie family - via Richard Woolderink -
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39036079 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Left Waist Gunner - Samuel C. Sin - San Francisco, CA - KIA
born 1923 - Enlistment: 31 Dec 1942 - Nativity: California - Race : Chinese
Brother of Miss Margaret Sin (Sister), 1039 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row ?? No. ?? - disinterred 19 Dec 45
Initial Margraten - BBB-series - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
final burial - USA
S/Sgt. Samuel C. Sin is given as been died in hospital Almelo
KIA in MACR #1932 - so this is 'doubtable' - need review of his IDPF -
person transfered to Almelo is likely one of four 'DOW' - info PATS 10 Aug 2009
According letter to Mrs. Monticone by Carmelite Priest Fr. Felize Wezenbeek - 2 Jun 1946 - it's S/Sgt. Kline !!!
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16144521 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Tail Turret Gunner - Roger Walter Collins - Cook County, IL - KIA
born 01 May 1923 - Enlistment: 23 Oct 1942 - Nativity: Illinois
Son of Mr. Thomas "Tom" P. Collins (Father), 155 North Elmwood, Oak Park, Illinois
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row 2 No. 35 - disinterred 19 Dec 45
initially in Margraten as unknown X-2109 - Grave BBB - Row 2 - No. 39
Finally resting - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: I Row: 10 Grave: 4
Social Security Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illinois Driver's License
courtesy Jack Collins, nephew - 05 Feb 2014
S/Sgt. - Roger W. Collins - Tail Turret Gunner
courtesy Jack Collins, nephew - 10 Aug 2009 - via Richard Woolderink
S/Sgt. - Roger Walter Collins - likely 1943
courtesy Jack Collins, nephew - 05 Feb 2014
WINGS - S/Sgt. Roger Walter Collins - Second set of Airman's wings
courtesy Jack Collins, nephew - 05 Feb 2014
O N E - O F - T H E I R - V O I C E S - I S - S T I L L
Collins brothers - 1945 - Newsclip - Oak Leaves newspaper
Three of the Collins boys, Jim, Jack and Mike, who are home again at 155 N. Elmwood Av., Oak Park
join in a song at their first meeting in three years. A fourth brother, Roger, whose picture is
on the piano, was killed in action on Jan. 11 last year.
courtesy Jack Collins, nephew - 05 Feb 2014
Early marker . . . . . . . . Margraten . . . . . . . . nowadays grave marker
courtesy Jack Collins, nephew - 05 Feb 2014
Remembering Staff Sergeant Roger W. Collins
- rememberingrogerwcollins.blogspot.com -
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additional info from MACR
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Crew Arthur H. Crapsey - 367th - with six members of Crew Cavos
O'Grady, Wright, Amoroso, Sin, Allie and Collins
- source 8thafhsoregon.com -
SGLO - T3302
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Contact Collins is pending - 01 Aug 2009 - 05 Feb 2014 - PATS
Contact Monticone is pending - 08 Nov 2011 - PATS
Contact Cavos is pending - 23 Sep 2014 - PATS
Last update - 27 Aug 2019 - PATS
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SGLO - T3300 B-17G - #42-31236 - GY-F - 1st Lt. George Campert - Nieuw Heeten - 14:00 306th BG(H) - 367th BS - 8th AF - 11 Jan 1944 - MACR #1933 7 KIA - 3 DED |
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306th BG - 40th CBW - Triangle 'H' - 367th BS - GY - 1st Div - 8th Air Force
B-17G - #42-31236 - GY-F - did crash several minutes after B-17G - #42-31538 GY-V
on the land near the farm of family Bessembinder, Koldeweesweg, Nieuw-Heeten ( F.213a )
a/c arrived with the 306th BG on 23 Dec 1943
Approximately one mile from #42-31538 GY-V crash location ( Crew Cavos )
The tail was broken off and there had been an explosion inside the plane
All 10 men were killed instantly
source letter 10 Dec 1945 - Community of Raalte, Holland
!!! - Two 'nicknames' are connected to #42-31236 - !!!
!!! - it's either "Arch Bishop" or "Norah"/"Nora" - no reliable source yet - !!!
!!! - So I do stick to serial and pilot - info PATS 02 Sep 2009 - !!! Preferable "Norah"
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Crew: Boeing B-17G-10-BO Fortress c/n 6349 - #42-31236 - GY-F - 11 Jan 1944 - Mission: Halberstadt - MACR #1933
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19045396 - 0-736471 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - George (nmi) Campert - Windham County, CT - KIA
12073995 - O-748580 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Gerald C. Coots - Erie County, NY - DED
33097411 - 0-735180 - 1st Lt. - Navigator - John Leo Dougherty - Washington, DC - KIA
20607246 - O-676604 - 1st Lt. - Bombardier - Joseph A. Sparks - Cook County, IL - DED
13007289 - T/Sgt. - Aerial Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Patrick F. Murray - Mayfield, Lackawanna County, PA - DED
36426127 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Cyril E. Lebert - St Clair County, IL - KIA
12154095 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner - Adolf (nmi) Graubart - New York County, NY - KIA
39256008 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Right Waist Gunner - Welton P. Teston - Los Angeles, CA - KIA
32490273 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Left Waist Gunner - Perley E. Colburn - St. Lawrence Co., NY - KIA
15337139 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Tail Turret Gunner - Kneeland H. Hudson - Lawrence Co, OH - KIA
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19045396 - 0-736471 - 1st Lt. - Pilot - George (nmi) Campert - Windham County, CT - KIA
born 1915 - Enlistment: 19 Mar 1942 - Nativity: New York
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row ?? No. ?? - disinterred 19 Dec 45
Initial Margraten - BBB-series - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
final burial - USA
1st Lt. - George Campert - Pilot
courtesy Campert family - via Richard Woolderink - 28 Aug 2009
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12073995 - O-748580 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Gerald C. Coots - Erie County, NY - DED
born 1923 - Enlistment: 29 Mar 1942 - Nativity: New York
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row ?? No. ?? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-series
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: H Row: 9 Grave: 3
2nd Lt. - Gerald C. Coots - Co-Pilot
via Teston family / Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 9 Aug 2009
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33097411 - 0-735180 - 1st Lt. - Navigator - John Leo Dougherty - Washington, DC - KIA
born 20 May 1916, Bethlehem, PA - died 11 Jan 1944, Nieuw Heeten - Age 29
Enlistment: 7 Aug 1941 - Nativity: Pennsylvania
first buried - 14 Jan 44 - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?30? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-4-82
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: I Row: 7 Grave: 13
detailed info at www.fallennotforgotten.nl/stories_index.htm
1st Lt. - John Leo Dougherty - Navigator
- photo via Nora Dougherty Costello, Daughter -
- source wwiimemorial.com -
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20607246 - O-676604 - 1st Lt. - Bombardier - Joseph A. Sparks - Cook County, IL - DED
born 1920 - Enlistment: 5 Mar 1941 - Nativity: Illinois
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row ?? No. ?? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-series
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: I Row: 7 Grave: 7
1st Lt. - Joseph A. Sparks - Bombardier
via Teston family / Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 9 Aug 2009
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13007289 - T/Sgt. - Aerial Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - Patrick F. Murray - Mayfield, Lackawanna County, PA - DED
born 1914 - Enlistment: 2 Oct 1940 - Nativity: Pennsylvania
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?39? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-series
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: M Row: 15 Grave: 8
T/Sgt. - Patrick F. Murray - Top Turret Gunner
via Teston family / Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 9 Aug 2009
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36426127 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Cyril E. Lebert - St Clair County, IL - KIA
born 1916 - Enlistment: 16 Sep 1942 - Nativity: Illinois
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?32? - disinterred 19 Dec 45
Initial Margraten - BBB-series - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
final burial - USA
T/Sgt. - Cyril E. Lebert - Radio Operator
courtesy Thomas Lebert, brother - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 9 Aug 2009
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12154095 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner - Adolf (nmi) Graubart - New York County, NY - KIA
born 1923 - Enlistment: 15 Oct 1942 - Nativity: Poland
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?33? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-series
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: I Row: 7 Grave: 12
Crew James S. Opdyke - 369th - with Graubart and Hudson
left image - S/Sgt. Adolf Graubart, Ball Turret Gunner - photo via Teston family / Mike Kleinlugtebeld
right image - left: S/Sgt. Adolf Graubart, Ball Turret Gunner - right: S/Sgt. Kneeland H. Hudson, Tail Turret Gunner
- source 8thafhsoregon.com -
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39256008 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Right Waist Gunner - Welton P. Teston - Los Angeles, CA - KIA
born 1920 - Enlistment: 11 Sep 1942 - Nativity: Texas
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?29? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-2-41
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: E Row: 15 Grave: 21
S/Sgt. - Welton P. Teston - Right Waist Gunner
courtesy Teston family - via Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 9 Aug 2009
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32490273 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Left Waist Gunner - Perley E. Colburn - St. Lawrence Co., NY - KIA
born 2 Jul 1921 ( On AAD archives 1922 !!! ) - Enlistment: 27 Aug 1942 - Nativity: New York
Son of Mr. Horace A. Colburn and Mrs. Emma C. Colburn
first buried - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?28? - disinterred 19 Dec 45
Initial Margraten - BBB-2-42 - Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
Final burial: Oldsville Cemetery, Pope Mills, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
S/Sgt. - Perley E. Colburn - Left Waist Gunner
via Teston family / Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 9 Aug 2009
Oldsville ( 1st Macomb ) Cemetery
S/Sgt. Perley E. Colburn - 2 Jul 1921 - 11 Jan 1944 - Age 22
- photos via Anne M. Cady, Macomb, NY - 01 Jul 2000
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15337139 - S/Sgt. - Aerial Gunner / Tail Turret Gunner - Kneeland H. Hudson - Lawrence Co, OH - KIA
born 1920 - Enlistment: 19 Oct 1942 - Nativity: Ohio - died 11 Jan 1944, Nieuw Heeten - Age 23
Son of Mr. Ronald H. Hudson and Mrs. Hannah M. Hudson, 307 South Eighth Street, Ironton, Lawrence Co, OH
first buried - 14 Jan 1944 - General Cemetery Raalte - Row II No. ?31? - disinterred 19 Dec 45 - Initial Margraten - BBB-4-88
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands - Plot: E Row: 7 Grave: 19
S/Sgt. - Kneeland Hughes Hudson - Tail Turret Gunner
- photo via Penny Burwell, niece - 6 Jan 2008 -
- source wwiimemorial.com -
Hudson Brothers Missing In Action
S/Sgt. Kneeland Hughes Hudson - Missing - Killed - Age 23
Class 1938 Graduate Ironton High School - Received Gunner's wings at Harlingen, Texas
Aviation Radioman 3rd Class - 06340675 - Ronald Hobart "Bud" Hudson Jr. - U.S. Navy
Missing - 7 Nov 1944 - memorialized at: Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, HI, USA
- clips via Penny Burwell, niece / Mike Kleinlugtebeld - 9 Aug 2008 -
Sketch - Cemetery Raalte - 1945
- source IDPF - S/Sgt. Kneeland Hughes Hudson -
American graves do start with No. 28, etc..... to no.46 ( according sketch )
S/Sgt. Kneeland Hughes Hudson is on No. 31 - however in the German reports he is given as 'Reihe II - 30'
Discrepancy !!! in Grave numbers - 30 Sep 2009 - PATS
- Row I - 1 to 15, 16, 17 and 18 - English fliers ( note: 1-4 Polish )
- Row II - 19 to 27 - English fliers
- Row II - 28 - P. E. Colburn; 29 - W. P. Teston: 30 - J. L. Dougherty; 31 - K. H. Hudson; 32 - C. E. Lebert; 33 - A. Graubart
- Row II - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 are 'Unknown'
- Row II - 38 - G. P. Amoroso; 39 - P. F. Murray; 40 - R. D. Wright; 41 - J. J. Monticone
- Row II - 42 - 43 - 44 are 'Unknown'
- Row I - 45? - 46? are 'Unknown'
Numbers according sketch - 1945 - need more IDPF's to verify right numbers - info PATS
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SGLO - T3300
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Last update - 27 Aug 2019 - PATS
Epe - 21
23 mi S of Vollenhove- 21 Commonwealth graves - 2 NZ - 3 CAN - 2 USA - 14 UK -
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SGLO - T1089 Whitley Mk.V - Z6642 - KN-N - Sgt. N. C. Bizley - 03:55 - Epe Squadron 77 - RAF - 7th July 1941 - Operation: Dortmund 5 POW |
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Serial Range Z6624 - Z6673. 50 Whitley Mk.V, delivered by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
between 20 Mar 41 and 21 Apr 41. Contract No.106962/40
Z6642 was one of two No.77 Sqdn Whitleys lost on this operation. See: Z6752
Take-off 22:38 - 06 Jul 41 from Topcliffe, UK. Abandoned and crashed 03:55 at Epe (Gelderland),
16 km NNE of Apeldoorn, Holland.
Crash location Whitley Z6642 KN-N - Intersection Schotweg/Dorperveldweg, Epe
via Gerrit Kamphuis - 18 Apr 2015
Cause of loss not established. Sgt. Harwood received a severe facial injury,
caused either by the wire from the trailing aerial or from part of his parachute harness.
Sgt. N. C. Bizley, Sgt. W. J. Haslam (RCAF), Sgt. G. C. Carter, Sgt. W. Petch and Sgt. W. H. E. Harwood all taken POW
Sgt. N. C. Bizley was interned in Camps 9C/L3/L6/357. POW No. 39201 with Sgt. G. C. Carter, POW No. 39212
Sgt. W. H. E. Harwood in Camps 9C/L3/L6/357, POW No. 39203 with Sgt. W. Petch, POW No. 39198
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Crew: Whitley Mk.V - Z6642 - KN-N - 07 Jul 1941 - Mission: Dortmund
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742472 - Sgt. - Pilot - N. C. Bizley - RAF - Age 21 - POW
R/59363 - J/96155 - Sgt. - Co-Pilot - W. J. Haslam - RCAF - Age 20 - POW
902262 - Sgt. - Navigator - G. C. Carter - RAF - Age 28 - POW
938474 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - W. Petch - RAF - Age 29 - POW
976619 - Sgt. - Air Gunner - W. H. E. Harwood - RAF - Age 22 - POW
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - Z6642 - KN-N - Bizley
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742472 - Sgt. - Pilot - Norman Cound Bizley - RAF - Age 21 - POW
born 30 Aug 1919, UK - died 23 Apr 2010, Bristol, UK - Age 90
of Combe Dingle a suburb of Bristol, UK
interned in Camps 9C/L3/L6/357 - POW No. 39201
Sgt. Norman Cound Bizley
via Judy Bizley (daughter) 29 Jun 2016
Camps - 04 May 1945 - N. Cound Bizley - POW questionnaire
via Nick Fenton - 22 Apr 2015
Marriage 3rd Qtr. 1918 - Humphrey A. Bizley - Ms. Gwendoline A. Cound - district: Neath - Vol 11a Page 1558
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Birth 4th Qtr. 1919 - Norman C. Bizley - mother's surname: Cound - district: Bristol - Vol 6a Page 421
Birth 3rd Sep. 1930 - Roger C. Bizley - mother's surname: Cound - district: Bristol - Vol 6a Page 16
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Marriage 4th Qtr. 1953 - Norman C. Bizley - Ms. Dorothy M. Kilmurray - district: Bristol - Vol 7b Page 269
Birth 4th Qtr. 1954 - Richard A. C. Bizley - mother's surname: Kilmurray - district: Bristol - Vol 7b Page 27
Birth 1st Qtr. 1957 - Judith A. Bizley - mother's surname: Kilmurray - district: Bristol - Vol 7b Page 77
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info FreeBMD
77 Squadron RAF Association
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My father, Norman Cound Bizley was a sergeant pilot in Squadron 77 based at Thirsk, I believe.
Do you have any details? He was shot down and captured and I think he had a couple of other crashes,
including one in the sea near Mapleton, East Yorkshire
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Judy Bizley (daughter) - 12 Feb 2012
Enlistment: 11 Nov 1938
Profession: Clerk to Tolzey Court - N.A.L.G.O. INTER
Private Address 1945: Underwood, Grove Avenue, Coombe Dingle, Nr Bristol, England
Capture: Epe, Holland - 07 Jul 1941
Wounded: No
Stalag 9C - Bad Sulza, Thüringen - .. Jul 1941 - .. Apr 1942
Stalag Luft 3 - Sagan Nr Leipzig - .. Apr 1942 - .. May 1943
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, E-Prussia - .. May 1943 - .. Jun 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn, Poland - .. Jun 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel, Nr Hannover - .. Aug 1944 - .. May 1945
04 May 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Bizley
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M.I.9. records Bizley - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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R/59363 - J/96155 - Sgt. - Co-Pilot - William John Haslam - RCAF - Age 20 - POW
born 27 Dec 1920, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada - died 11 Jul 1996, British Columbia - Age 75
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Haslam, 934 Ingersoll Street, Winnipeg, Canada
Mrs. W. Haslam, 951 Ingersoll Street, Winnipeg, Canada
interned in Camps 9C/L3/L6/357 - POW No. 39238
!!! Discrepancy address !!! It's 934 - info PATS
Camps - 25 Apr 1945 - W. J. Haslam - POW questionnaire
via Nick Fenton - 22 Apr 2015
Sgt. - Co-Pilot - William John Haslam . . . . . . . . . . . . Haslam's chute in tree . . . . .
image courtesy Haslam family - via Gerrit Kamphuis - 18 Apr 2015
chute image via Frank Everards - 22 Apr 2015
Enlistment: 26 Jun 1940
Profession: Clerk
Private Address 1945: 954 Ingersoll Street, Winnipeg, Canada
Capture: Epe, Holland - 07 Jul 1941
Wounded: No
Dulag Luft - Frankfurt - 10 Jul 1941 - 13 Jul 1941
Stalag IC C - Bad Sulza, Thüringen - 14 Jul 1941 - 28 Apr 1942
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - 29 Apr 1942 - 01 Jul 1943
Stalag Luft VI - Heydekrug, E-Prussia - 03 Jul 1943 - 15 Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn + Fallingbostel - 10 Aug 1944 - 22 Apr 1945
Released 357 - Fallingbostel - 16 Apr 1945 2nd Br. Army
25 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Haslam
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M.I.9. records Haslam - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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902262 - Sgt. - Navigator - Geoffrey Cliffe Carter - RAF - Age 28 - POW
born 23 Sep 1912 - died .. Jan 1996, Eastbourne, Sussex, England - Age 83
Address 23 Apr 1945: "Osbrooke", Kings Ave, Eastbourne, England
Enlistment: 07 Sep 1939
interned in Camps 9C/L3/L6/357 - POW No. 39212
Married and had three daughters - info letter Carter - 13 Jun 1985
Geoffrey Cliffe Carter as in Ancestry Death records
902262 - Sgt. Geoffrey Cliffe Carter - RAF - at Stalag 9C - POW No. 39212
image via Diana Petch - 09 May 2015
E A S T B O U R N E - F L Y I N G - M E N - I N - N A Z I - H A N D S
Sgt. - Pilot - Stanley Parris and Sgt. - Observer - Geoffrey Carter of Eastbourne
905026 - Edward Arthur Stanley "Stan" Parris, 3 Bowood Avenue, Eastbourne, UK - POW No. 39316
Sgt. Petch is 2nd from the left in the back row - (pencil marked)
image via Diana Petch - 10 May 2015
Stan Parris, 3 Bowood Avenue, Eastbourne .... in Ken Fenton's POW logbook
courtesy Nick Fenton - 11 May 2015
23 Apr 1945 - G. C. Carter - POW questionnaire - cutting Page 1 & 3
via Nick Fenton - 22 Apr 2015
Birth 4th Qtr. 1912 - Geoffrey C. Carter - mother's surname: Crow - district: Eastbourne - Vol 2b Page 110
district Eastbourne spans the boundaries of the counties of Sussex and East Sussex
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???Likely ???
??? Marriage 1st Qtr. 1947 - Geoffrey C. Carter - Ms. Irene F. M. Hawkins - district: Eastbourne - Vol 5h Page 363
Enlistment: 07 Sep 1939
Profession: None
Private Address 1945: "Osbrooke", Kings Ave, Eastbourne, England
Capture: Ede [Epe], Holland - 07 Jul 1941
Wounded: No
Stalag 9C - Bad Sulza, Thüringen - 11 Jul 1941 - 01 May 1942
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - 01 May 1942 - .. Sep 1942
Oflag 21-B (Luft III) - Schubin - .. Sep 1942 - .. Apr 1943
Stalag Luft III - Sagan - 01 May 1942 - .. Sep 1942
Stalag Luft 6 - Heydekrug, E-Prussia - .. Sep 1943 - .. Jul 1944
Stalag 357 - Thorn - .. Jul 1944 - .. Aug 1944
Stalag 357 - Fallingbostel - .. Aug 1944 - 16 Apr 1945
23 Apr 1945 - M.I.9. interview - Carter
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M.I.9. records Carter - via John Howes - 10 Aug 2019
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938474 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Walter Petch - RAF - Age 29 - POW
born 29 Apr 1912, Scunthorpe, UK - died 06 Oct 1959 - Age 47
of 23 Hamilton Rd., Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, UK
Son of Britain Petch and Annie Elizabeth Petch née Sims, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, UK
interned in Camps 9C/L3/L6/357 - POW No. 39198
Name is checked - 938474 Walter Petch - see AIR-78-126-1 Page 343
Camps - 26 Apr 1945 - W. Petch - POW questionnaire
via Nick Fenton - 29 May 2015
938474 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - Walter Petch - RAF
images via Diana (daughter) - 09 May 2015
The uniform is that of the Air Defence Cadet Corps - info David Layne
Stalag Luft 3 - Newspaper cutting - with Petch on the right
l-r: - 1 -, - 2 -, - 3 -, - 4 -, - 5 -, - 6 -, - 7 -, Petch
image via Diana Petch - 09 May 2015
Dec 1942 at M-Stammlager Luft 3
BOXING DAY 1942 - GALLOWAY- JORDAN - MART - PETCH - l-r
Wellington Mk.Ic - T2702 - LS-H - 15 Squadron - 10 Feb 1941
742138 - Sgt. - Co-Pilot - William Hansford Jordan - RAFVR - Age 22 - POW
born 29 Aug 1918 - died 4th Qtr. 1975 - Age 57
Sgt. W. H. Jordan in Camps L1/L3/L6/357, POW No. 506
Sgt. W. H. Jordan (with scarf) is 3rd from the left in this photo - info PATS - 12 May 2015
image via Diana Petch (daughter) - 10 May 2015
Photo 181 - Stalag 9C Muhlhausen - Sgt. Walter Petch on back row 6th from the right
image via Diana (daughter) - 09 May 2015
Photo 181 - Stalag 9C Muhlhausen - cover AUTUMN 2006 NEWSLETTER
!!! Carter is also in this photograph at Stalag 9C !!!
source: www.prisonerofwar.org.uk/autumn_2006cover.htm - via David Layne - 09 May 2015
MAP OF MY 'KRIEGIE' TRAVELS IN DEUTSCHLAND
Epe, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Bad Sulza, Sagan, Heydekrug, Thorn, Fallingbostel
drawn by Sgt. Walter Petch on Page 3 of his POW Logbook
image via Diana (daughter) - 10 May 2015
Britain Petch (father) - born 05 Jun 1886, Scunthorpe, UK - died 1950, Scunthorpe, UK - Age 63
Annie Elizabeth Sims (mother) - born 11 Jul 1884, Trafford Street, Scunthorpe, UK - died 14 Mar 1952, Scunthorpe, UK - Age 67
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Birth 29 Apr 1912 - Walter Petch - mother's surname: Sims - district: Glan