TEMPSFORD,
RAF Personnel Losses - Roll of Honour
1944
138 Squadron
161 Squadron
Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled
and copyright © 2002 Martin Edwards |  |
| 8
January 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LK743 - NF-J
Crashed at Tetworth Hill, Bedford. Operation TYBALT 3, Belgium. |
| BARLOW |
Peter
Sidney |
Sergeant 1318860, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Saturday
8th January 1944. Age 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barlow, of Somersham;
husband of Eileen Beatrice Barlow, of Somersham. Buried in ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD, SOMERSHAM, Huntingdonshire. Grave 34. See
Somersham and Colne. |
| DAVIES,
DFM |
David
Fisher |
Flight Sergeant 1313600, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Saturday 8th January 1944. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal
(DFM). Buried in ABERDARE CEMETERY, Glamorganshire. Grave M/2/H. |
| GOFFIN |
H |
Sergeant. Passenger. No further information. |
| HOWLETT |
Thomas
Samuel |
Sergeant 1614728, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Saturday 8th January 1944. Age 22. Son of George William
and Lucy Adams Howlett, of Peterborough. Buried in EASTFIELD CEMETERY,
PETERBOROUGH, Northamptonshire. Div. 3. Block 6. Grave 2662. |
| KENNEDY |
Harry
Murray |
Pilot Officer 169432, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Saturday 8th January 1944. Age 23. Son of Harry
and Isabella Kennedy, of Kirriemuir. Buried in KIRRIEMUIR CEMETERY,
Angus, Scotland. Sec. H. Grave 504. |
| MICHAUX |
|
Sergeant. Passenger. No further information. |
| THEEDOM |
Victor
Albert Edward |
Sergeant 1464853, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Saturday
8th January 1944. Age 22. Son of Albert Edward and Eleanor Edith
Theedom, of Shoeburyness. Buried in ST. ANDREW CHURCHYARD, SHOEBURYNESS
(OR SOUTH SHOEBURY), Essex. Grave 2. |
| THRIPP |
Edwin
[S] |
Sergeant 1313226, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Saturday 8th January 1944. Age 23. Son of Sydney Alfred
and Florence Ellen Thripp, of Gunnersbury, Middlesex. Buried in
BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey. Grave 21.C. 14. |
| VERHAEGEN |
H
P |
Captain. Passenger. No further information. |
| WHITELEY |
Stanley |
Sergeant 1474740, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Saturday
8th January 1944. Age 20. Son of John Alfred and Ethel Whiteley,
of Greetland. Buried in ST. THOMAS CHURCHYARD, GREETLAND, Yorkshire.
Sec. G. Grave 27. |
| 23
January 1944 - 161 Squadron - Halifax LL182 - MA-V
Missing on air-sea rescue search. |
| HARVEY |
Lyal |
Sergeant 1825211, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Sunday
23rd January 1944. Age 29. Son of Archibald Smith Harvey and Elsie
Ann Harvey, of Kemnay, Aberdeenshire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 231. |
| HEATON |
Edward |
Sergeant 1549534, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Sunday
23rd January 1944. Age 21. Son of Cecilia Heaton, of St. Helens,
Lancashire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 231.
|
| KEAY |
John
Morrice |
Flying Officer 137607, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Sunday 23rd January 1944. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Panel 207. |
| MEIKLE |
William |
Sergeant 1572413, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Sunday
23rd January 1944. Age 20. Son of William and Christina Meikle,
of Glasgow. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 234. |
| RICHARDSON |
Edward
Robert |
Sergeant 1590570, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Sunday
23rd January 1944. Age 19. Son of Edward Oliver Richardson and Bertha
Richardson, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 237. |
| ROBERTSON |
James
William |
Flight Sergeant 1553559, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Sunday 23rd January 1944. Age 20. Son of James William and
Mary Ann Robertson, of Gourock, Renfrewshire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 221. |
| WALTON |
Henry
Charles |
Sergeant 571411, Royal Air Force. Died on Sunday 23rd January 1944.
Age 22. Son of Arthur William and Lily May Walton, of Poole, Dorsetshire.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 239. |
| 23
January 1944 - 161 Squadron - Halifax DG272 - MA-U
Missing on air-sea rescue search. |
| BRADSHAW |
John
Richard |
Flight Sergeant 1192320, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Sunday 23rd January 1944. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 215. |
| CUSHING |
Keith |
Sergeant 1505655, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Sunday
23rd January 1944. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel
228. |
| LIVINGSTON,
DFM |
Mathew |
Flight Sergeant 802523, Royal Air Force. Died on Sunday 23rd January
1944. Age 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingston, of Glasgow.
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM). Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 220. |
| PRESTON,
DFC |
Wilfred |
Flying Officer 133520, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Sunday 23rd January 1944. Age 22. Son of Jim and Sarah Preston,
of Bury, Lancashire; husband of Marian Preston, of Bury. Awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 208. |
| ROBERTS |
Kenneth
James |
Flight Sergeant 1086767, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Sunday 23rd January 1944. Age 21. Son of James Collie Roberts
and Florence Amy Roberts, of Thornton, Lancashire. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 221. |
| SMITH |
Kenneth
Ferris |
Flying Officer 145144, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Sunday 23rd January 1944. Age 23. Son of Henry and Gwendoline
Smith, of New Ferry, Cheshire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 209. |
| WHYTE |
John
Anderson |
Flight Sergeant 1302098, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Sunday 23rd January 1944. Age 23. Son of John Anderson Whyte
and of Jessie Shearer Whyte (nee Patrick), of Kilsyth, Stirlingshire.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 223. |
| 7/8
February 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL114 - NF-P
Crashed Autrans (Isere). Operation JOHN 35, France. |
| CARROLL |
Gerald
Dennis |
Flying Officer 137405, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Tuesday 8th February 1944. Age 21. Son of Charles Michael
and Luisa Margaret Carroll, of Newchapel, Surrey. His brothers,
Michael John and Patrick Milne Carroll, also died on service. Buried
in AUTRANS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Isere, France. Grave 7. |
| CLEMENT |
Ronald
Denis |
Sergeant 1393760, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Tuesday 8th February 1944. Age 22. Son of Samuel Robert
and Amelia Clement, of West Hampstead, London. Buried in AUTRANS
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Isere, France. Grave 6. |
| RADFORD |
Kenneth
William |
Sergeant 1890982, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Tuesday
8th February 1944. Age 20. Son of Alfred Charles and Dorothy Radford,
of Southall, Middlesex. Buried in AUTRANS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Isere,
France. Grave 1. |
| REID |
Arthur
Edward |
[Pilot] Flying Officer J/22367, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on
Tuesday 8th February 1944. Age 22. Son of Robert and Mary Reid,
of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Buried in AUTRANS COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Isere, France. Grave 2. |
| TAYLOR |
James
Alvin |
Flight Sergeant R/168071, Royal Canadian Air Force. Air Bomber.
Died on Tuesday 8th February 1944. Age 19. Son of James Prunty Taylor
and Mary Olive Taylor, of Hamilton, Ontario. Canada. Buried in AUTRANS
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Isere, France. Grave 5. |
| THOMPSON |
Peter
Theodore |
Sergeant 1638225, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Tuesday 8th February 1944. Age 21. Son of Fredrick and Margaret
Agnes Thompson, of Meanwood, Leeds, Yorkshire. Buried in AUTRANS
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Isere, France. Grave 3. |
| WOODROW |
Gordon
Stanley |
Sergeant 1601319, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Tuesday
8th February 1944. Age 20. Son of Cecil Stanley and Mary Agnes Woodrow,
of Southall, Middlesex. Buried in AUTRANS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Isere,
France. Grave 4. |
| 10/11
February 1944 - 161 Squadron - Lysander V9822 - MA-E
Crashed 5km north of Dun-sur-Auron (Cher) on landing. Operation
SERBIE. |
| M[a]cDONALD |
John
Waltr |
Flying Officer 414419, Royal Australian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Friday 11th February 1944. Age 26. Son of John
and Rosina McDonald, husband of Daphne Hazel McDonald, of Holland
Park, Queensland, Australia. Buried in FARGES-EN-SEPTAINE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Cher, France. Plot 3. Row 8. Grave 8. |
| 3/4
March 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL279 - NF-R
Believed that it crashed in the Bernay area (Eure). Operation JOHN
23, France. |
| DUTTON |
James
Roy |
[Sergeant] Pilot Officer C/86782, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died
on Saturday 4th March 1944. Age 47. Son of James Henry and Harriet
Isabella Dutton, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Buried in STE. CROIX
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BERNAY, Eure, France. Row 1. Grave 11. |
| HART |
Kenneth
Frederick Hill |
Flight Sergeant 1053592, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air
Gnr. Died on Saturday 4th March 1944. Age 29. Son of Will Frederick
and Mary Hart, of Sheffield. Buried in STE. CROIX COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
BERNAY, Eure, France. Row 1. Grave 12. |
| KINGSLEY |
William
Charles |
Flying Officer J/25012, Royal Canadian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Saturday 4th March 1944. Buried in STE. CROIX
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BERNAY, Eure, France. Row 1. Grave 13. |
| ROBERTS |
George
Albert |
Flying Officer J/25206, Royal Canadian Air Force. Nav. Died on Saturday
4th March 1944. Age 28. Son of Robert and Edna B. Roberts, of Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried in STE. CROIX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BERNAY,
Eure, France. Row 1. Grave 10. |
| WRIGHT |
John
Edgar |
Flying Officer J/26422, Royal Canadian Air Force. Air Bomber. Died
on Saturday 4th March 1944. Buried in STE. CROIX COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
BERNAY, Eure, France. Row 1. Grave 9. |
| 4/5
March 1944 - 218 Squadron - Stirling EE944 - HA-H
Crashed at Tempsford attempting a three engine overshoot. |
| DAVIES |
Douglas
Graham |
Sergeant 1437282, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Sunday 5th March 1944. Son of Rees T. L. Davies and Gladys
M. Davies, of Welsh St. Donat. South of Church. Buried in WELSH
ST. DONAT'S CHURCHYARD, Glamorganshire. |
| DENNESS |
Bernard |
Flying Officer 135674, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died
on Sunday 5th March 1944. Age 23. Son of Sidney Harold and Beatrice
Mary Denness, of Swanage. Buried in GODLINGSTON CEMETERY, SWANAGE,
Dorset. Plot B. Cons. Grave 843. |
| EDWARDS |
Elwyn
Hinto |
Pilot Officer 169113, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Sunday 5th March 1944. Age 22. Son of Richard H. Edwards
and Annie Edwards, of Pontypridd. Buried in GLYNTAFF CEMETERY, PONTYPRIDD,
Glamorganshire. Plot U. Grave 563. |
| KILSBY |
Peter
Henry |
Flight Sergeant 1215916, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air
Bomber. Died on Sunday 5th March 1944. Age 22. Son of William Joseph
and Hannah Kilsby, of Daventry. Buried in HOLY CROSS CHURCHYARD,
DAVENTRY, Northamptonshire. |
| VAMPLOUGH |
Ernest |
Sergeant 1624485, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Sunday 5th March 1944. Age 19. Son of John Henry and Dorothy
Mary Vamplough, of Gipsyville, Hull. Buried in CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY,
Cambridgeshire. Grave 14154. |
| 28
March 1944 - 161 Squadron - Hudson FK767
Training flight, dived into the ground near Arlesey, Beds. |
| BAUGHAN |
Robert
Leonard |
Flying Officer 131985, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Tuesday 28th March 1944. Age 21. Son of William
and Margaret Baughan, of Buckingham. Buried in BUCKINGHAM CEMETERY,
Buckinghamshire. Cons. Sec. Grave 3653. |
| BROCKLEHURST |
Norman |
Flying Officer 141687, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died
on Tuesday 28th March 1944. Age 22. Son of Norman and Florence Brocklehurst,
of Macclesfield. Buried in MACCLESFIELD CEMETERY, Cheshire. Plot
Z. Grave 18501. |
| BREWER |
Eric
Clive |
Flight Sergeant 412419, Royal New Zealand Air Force. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Tuesday 28th March 1944. Age 23. Buried in CAMBRIDGE CITY
CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Grave 14760. |
| GILLANDER |
David
Stuart |
Warrant Officer II Class R/134421, Royal Canandian Air Force. W.Op./Air
Gnr. Died on Tuesday 28th March 1944. Age 35. Son of David and Catherine
Gillander; husband of Myrtle E. Gillander, of Pierson, Manitoba,
Canada. Buried in BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey. Grave 48.
C. 8. |
| 30/31
March 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL287 - NF-S
Crashed near Hansweert, Holland. Operation OSRIC 27, Belgium. |
| ANDERSON |
Frederick |
Pilot Officer [Warrant Officer II Class] J/86041, Royal Canandian
Air Force. Died on Thursday 30th March 1944. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 249. |
| BATES |
Edwin |
Flight Sergeant 1082214, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Friday 31st March 1944. Age 30. Son of Sarah Bates. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 215. |
| FRANCIS,
DFC |
Eric |
[Flying Officer] Flight Lieutenant 118646, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died on Friday 31st March 1944. Son of Richard G. and Elsie
Francis, of Hessle, Yorkshire. Awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross (DFC). Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 202. |
| 31
March/1 April 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL252 - NF-K
Crashed at Vallee-de-Cousse (Indre-et-Loire). Operation ORAGE, France. |
| KEEP |
Eric
MacDonald |
Sergeant 1456997, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Saturday
1st April 1944. Age 21. Son of Percy G. Keep and Mary Keep, of Fixby,
Yorkshire. Buried in PONT-DU-CENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NANTES, Loire-Atlantique,
France. Plot L. Row B. Grave 23. |
| THOMPSON |
Ronald
Granville |
Sergeant 1515655, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Saturday 1st April 1944. Age 22. Son of James and Hester
Thompson; husband of Betty Thompson, of Cheadle Heath, Stockport,
Cheshire. Buried in PONT-DU-CENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NANTES, Loire-Atlantique,
France. Plot L. Row B. Grave 24. |
| 10/11
April 1944 - 161 Squadron - Halifax LK738 - MA-T
Crashed near St-Hilaire-sur-Risle (Orne). Operation JOHN 98, France. |
| BOOTH-SMITH |
Peter
William |
Flying Officer 133371, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 2nd
Pilot. Died on Tuesday 11th April 1944. Buried in ST.
HILAIRE SUR RILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Orne, France. Collective Grave. |
| DOYLE |
George
Temple |
Sergeant R/126409, Royal Canadian Air Force. Air Gnr. Died on Tuesday
11th April 1944. Age 32. Son of A. Temple Doyle and Estelle Crockett
Doyle, of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Buried in ST. HILAIRE
SUR RILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Orne, France. Collective Grave. |
| FIRTH |
Ernest
James |
Sergeant R/156084, Royal Canadian Air Force. Nav. Died on Tuesday
11th April 1944. Age 22. Son of Frederick and Kate Ritchie Firth,
of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Buried in ST. HILAIRE SUR RILLE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Orne, France. Collective Grave. |
| JOHNSON |
Duncan
Alfred |
Sergeant 1592490, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Tuesday 11th April 1944. Buried in ST. HILAIRE SUR RILLE
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Orne, France. Collective Grave. |
| McGIBBON |
James
Edmund |
Flight Sergeant R/154079, Royal Canadian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Tuesday 11th April 1944. Age 25. Son of S. E.
McGibbon and Marjorie McGibbon, of Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada.
Bachelor of Commerce (McGill University, Montreal). Buried in ST.
HILAIRE SUR RILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Orne, France. Collective Grave. |
| MERCER |
Ernest |
[Sergeant] Warrant Officer 1287371, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
W. Op./Air Gnr. Died on Tuesday 11th April 1944. Age 22. Son of
William and Lizzie Mercer, of Maidstone, Kent. Buried in ST. HILAIRE
SUR RILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Orne, France. Collective Grave. |
| PARKER |
George
Oliver |
Sergeant 1817628, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr. Died
on Tuesday 11th April 1944. Age 19. Son of Ralph and Lily Parker,
of West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Buried in ST. HILAIRE SUR RILLE
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Orne, France. Collective Grave. |
| WILLSON |
John
Rivers Herbert |
Flying Officer 151016, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt Engr.
Died on Tuesday 11th April 1944. Age 23. Son of Arthur Herbert and
Alice Emily Willson, of Forest Gate, Essex. Buried in ST. HILAIRE
SUR RILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Orne, France. Collective Grave. |
| 27/28
April
1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL356 - NF-U
Assumed lost off the Ducthc coast. Operation OSRIC 59, Belgium. |
| BARNES |
Arthur
John George |
[Flight Sergeant] Warrant Officer Class II R/157147, Royal Australian
Air Force. Died on Friday 28th April 1944. Age 22. Son of Walter
George and Bessie Barnes, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 254. |
| BENBOW |
Hubert
Francis |
Sergeant 1046454, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Friday
28th April 1944. Age 23. Son of Martin and Edith Mary Benbow, of
Caersws, Montgomeryshire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Panel 225. |
| CLAYWORTH |
Eric
Raymond |
Flight Sergeant 423063, Royal Australian Air Force. Died on Friday
28th April 1944. Age 25. Son of John Harold and Amelia Ethel Clayworth;
husband of Pearl Clayworth, of Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 260. |
| CROAD |
George
Partridge |
Sergeant 1890979, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Friday
28th April 1944. Age 19. Son of Frederick John and Grace Beatrice
Croad, of Richmond, Surrey. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 227. |
| DOOTSON |
Herbert |
Flight Sergeant 1032035, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Friday 28th April 1944. Age 33. Son ot Frank and Katherine Dootson;
husband of May Dootson, of Levenshulme, Lancashire. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 217. |
| SMYTHE |
James
Ethelred |
Sergeant R/190191, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on Friday 28th
April 1944. Age 21. Son of Harold Hastings Smythe and Jessie Maud
Smythe, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 255. |
| WILLIAMSON |
George
Herbert |
Flight Sergeant 414741, Royal Australian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Friday 28th April 1944. Age 29. Son of Herbert
George and Grace Elizabeth Williamson; husband of Jessie Louisa
Williamson, of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. Buried in WEST-TERSCHELLING
GENERAL CEMETERY, TERSCHELLING, Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 117. |
| 3/4
May 1944 - 161 Squadron - Lysander V9664
Shot down over Modésir airfield. Operation FORSYTHIA, France. |
| WHIT[T]AKER,
DFC |
L
L |
Flight Lieutenant 65531, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Thursday 4th May 1944. Age 25. Son of Harry
and Mary Whitaker, of Keighley, Yorkshire. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC). Buried in GUILLERVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Essonne,
France. Grave 3. |
| 7/8
May 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL280 - NF-O
Crashed at St-Denis-de-Orques (Sarthe). Operation CITRONELL 1, France. |
| ARMOUR,
DFC, DFM |
James
Alexander |
  Flying
Officer 129136, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 22. Son of L M Armour and Anne
R Armour, of East Acton, London. Awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross (DFC) and the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM). Buried in
LE MANS WEST CEMETERY, Sarthe, France. Plot 21. Row C. Collective
grave 7-11.
Photographs
Courtesy & Copyrght
© Colin Glendenning 2007
|
| BROWN,
DFC |
Donald |
Flying Officer 130272, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died
on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 23. Son of Thomas Cairns Brown and Katherine
Mackloughlan Brown; husband of Mary Brown, of Harborne, Birmingham.
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). Buried in LE MANS
WEST CEMETERY, Sarthe, France. Plot 21. Row C. Collective grave
7-11. |
| BRYCE |
Alexander
Frederick |
Flying Officer 149705, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr.
Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 25. Son of Alexander Thomas Bryce
and Esther Kate Bryce; husband of Jeanie (Jean) Binnie Ritchie Bryce,
of Edinburgh. Buried in LE MANS WEST CEMETERY, Sarthe, France. Plot
21. Row C. Grave 6. |
| CABLE,
DFM |
George |
Pilot Officer [Flight Sergeant] 175482, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Flt Engr. Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 23. Son of Frederick
and Martha Sophia Cable, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Medal (DFM). Buried in LE MANS WEST CEMETERY, Sarthe, France.
Plot 21. Row C. Collective grave 7-11. |
| McGONAGLE,
DFC |
Bernard
Pierce |
Flying Officer 132396, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Bomber.
Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 21. Awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross (DFC). Son of Herbert and Ella McGonagle, of Eltham, London.
Buried in LE MANS WEST CEMETERY, Sarthe, France. Plot 21. Row C.
Grave 4. |
| RUSSELL,
DFC & Bar |
William
McFarlane |
Wing Commander 70594, Royal Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 35. Awarded the Son
of John and Jean Russell; husband of Mary Brockhurst Russell, of
Royal Oak, British Columbia, Canada. Degree - M.A. (Cantab.). Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC) and one bar. Buried in LE MANS WEST CEMETERY,
Sarthe, France. Plot 21. Row C. Collective grave 7-11. |
| SIMISTER,
DFM |
Norman |
Flying Officer 146612, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr.
Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 32. Husband of Nora Simister, of
Stalybridge, Cheshire. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM).
Buried in LE MANS WEST CEMETERY, Sarthe, France. Plot 21. Row C.
Grave 5. |
| 7/8
May 1944 - 138
Squadron - Halifax LL192 - NF-A
Crashed into Kattegat. Operation TABLEJAM 46, Denmark. |
| BOFFEY |
Ronald |
Sergeant 1582849, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Monday
8th May 1944. Age 23. Son of Fred and Faith Ellen Boffey; husband
of Bettina Eileen Boffey. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Panel 225. |
| McMULLAN |
Harcourt
Hunter |
Flight [Sergeant] Lieutenant 425732, Royal Australian Air Force.
Pilot. Died on Monday 8th May
1944. Age 24. Son of Thomas Hunter McMullan and Vena Bell McMullan,
of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 256. |
| M[a]cPHERSON |
Angus
Alexander |
Sergeant 1566921, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Monday
8th May 1944. Age 22. Son of Angus A. and Mary M. Macpherson, of
Boat-of-Garten, Invernesshire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 234. |
| MURPHY |
Kevin
James |
Flying Officer J/26699, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on Monday
8th May 1944. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel
247. |
| SMITH |
Leslie
Leonard John |
Sergeant 1473490, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 20. Son of Leonard and
Mabel Eveline Smith, of Castleton, Yorkshire. Buried in FREDERIKSHAVN
CEMETERY, Denmark. Allied Plot, Grave 63. |
| STANNARD |
Leslie
Frank |
Flying Officer 151143, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Nav. Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 33. Son of Frank
and Ethel Stannard, of Chandler's Ford, Hampshire. Buried in KVIBERG
CEMETERY, Sweden. Grave 3. B. 3. |
| STYNES |
Bernard |
Sergeant 1230339, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Monday 8th May 1944. Age 20. Son of Sydney Herbert and Minnie
Stynes, of Wyken, Coventry. Buried in KVIBERG CEMETERY, Sweden.
Grave 3. A. 4. |
| 17
May 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LK736
Engine on fire, crashed at Gt. Barford, Beds. |
| CARTER |
Victor
Charles |
Flying Officer 55210, Royal Air Force. Air Bomber. Died on Wednesday
17th May 1944. Age 24. Son of Samuel Edward and Marguerite Sarah
Carter, of Saltney. Buried in ST MARY CHURCHYARD, BROUGHTON, HAWARDEN,
Carnarvonshire. |
| 31
May /1 June 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL419 - NF-V
Shot down over Holland. Operation OSRIC 78, Belgium. |
| BARKER |
Herbert |
[Pilot] Flying Officer J/37212, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on
Thursday 1st June 1944. Age 32. Son of Herbert and Mary Sutton Barker;
husband of Helen Martha McConnell Barker, of Windsor, Ontario. Canada.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 245. |
| BRENNAN |
Herbert
John Patrick |
Flying Officer J/36018, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on Thursday
1st June 1944. Age 20. Son of John and Bridget Clark Brennan, of
Frampton, Dorchester County, Province of Quebec, Canada. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 245. |
| CARNEGIE |
Thomas |
Flying Officer J/28217, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on Thursday
1st June 1944. Age 21. Son of John Edward and Mary Carnegie, of
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 245. |
| GALLAGHER |
Joseph
Patrick |
Flying Officer J/25456, Royal Canadian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Thursday 1st June 1944. Age 29. Son of Patrick J. and Elizabeth
J. Gallagher, of New York, U.S.A. Degree - B.S., Fordham University,
U.S.A. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 246. |
| HEMSLEY |
Gordon
William |
Flying Officer 152065, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Thursday 1st June 1944. Age 23. Son of Albert and Ada Mabel Hemsley,
of Wadhurst, Sussex. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Panel 206. |
| JEFFREY |
Wilbur
Joseph |
Sergeant R/164179, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on Thursday 1st
June 1944. Age 28. Son of Alfred J. and Anna Jeffrey, of Windsor,
Ontario, Canada. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel
255. |
| JONES |
Cyril |
Sergeant 1384743, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Thursday
1st June 1944. Age 24. Son of Evan Oswald Jones, and of Emily Tydfil
Jones, of Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Commemorated on
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 232. |
| ZYWINA |
J |
Flying Officer J/28684, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on Thursday
1st June 1944. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel
249. |
| 31
May /1 June 1944 - 138
Squadron - Halifax LL276 - NF-F
Crashed at Halsteren, Holland. Operation OSRIC 74, Belgium. |
| CLIFF-McCULLOCH |
Alexander
Peter |
Sergeant 1825003, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr. Died
on Thursday 1st June 1944. Age 28. Son of William Edward and Eveline
Mary Cliff-McCulloch, of Kirkclaugh, Kirkcudbrightshire. Buried
in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Collective
Grave 3. A. 1-3. |
| McCLUSK[E]Y |
Thomas |
Sergeant 1832010, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Thursday 1st June 1944. Age 29. Son of Peter and Margaret
McCluskey, of Kelty, Fife; husband of Margaret Lilian McCluskey,
of Radway, Warwickshire. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY,
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Grave 3. A. 9. |
| MURRAY |
Henry
Francis Graham |
Warrant Officer 1433884, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Thursday 1st June 1944. Age 23. Son of Henry and Honoria
Murray, of Wallasey, Cheshire. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY,
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Grave 3. A. 8. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM
WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Collective Grave 3. A.
1-3. |
| ROBINSON |
Roy |
Sergeant 2209379, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Thursday
1st June 1944. Age 20. Son of Harold and Hilda Robinson, of Sandbach,
Cheshire. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant,
Netherlands. Collective Grave 3. A. 1-3. |
| SOLOMON |
Leonard
John |
Flying Officer 143837, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died
on Thursday 1st June 1944. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY,
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Collective Grave 3. A. 1-3. |
| 31
May /1 June 1944 - 161 Squadron - Hudson V9155 - MA-Q
Crashed at Gilze-Rijen, Holland. Operation BEZIQUEZ, Holland. |
| DEKKERS |
Cornelis
Martinus |
Second Lieutenant. Dutch Agent on operation POKER. |
| GALL,
DFC |
John |
Flying Officer 416476, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Nav. Died on
Thursday 1st June 1944. Age 20. Awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross (DFC). Son of John and Madge Gall, of Maza, North Dakota,
U.S.A. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant,
Netherlands. Grave 10. F. 11. |
| HALE |
Warren
Macaulay |
Flight Lieutenant J/6948, Royal Canadian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Thursday 1st June 1944. Age 24. Son of Henry Warren Kilburn
Hale and Esther Evelyn Macaulay Hale, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Grave 11. F. 1. |
| HUGHES |
Michael
Henry |
Flying Officer 133874, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr.
Died on Thursday 1st June 1944. Buried in UDEN WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant,
Netherlands. Grave 5. C. 5. |
| KUENEN |
[Gerrit]
Jan |
Second Lieutenant. Dutch Agent on operation FOOTBALL. |
| MASKALL,
DFM |
Arthur
George ('Jack') |
Flying Officer 127532, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air
Gnr. Died Thursday1st June 1944. Age 33. Son of Sidney George and
Lily Beatrice Maskall, landlord and landlady of the Five Bells public
house in Cherry Hinton. He married Doris ‘Queenie’, and
had a daughter Judith; they were living at 41 Langham Road, Cambridge.
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM). Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM
CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Grave 7. E. 12. |
| 1/2
June 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL289 - NF-P
Shot down by German Flak from Saumur
whilst supply dropping to French Resistance at Longué-Jumelles
(Maine-et-Loire).
Operation PERCY 7, France. |
| DICKEL |
Alfred
Henry O |
Flight Sergeant 1470499, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W. Op.
[Air]. Died on Friday 2nd June 1944. Age 22. Son of Edward William
and Clara J. Dickel; husband of Doris Lilian Dickel, of Leigh-on-Sea,
Essex. Buried in LONGUE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Maine-et-Loire, France.
Grave 1. |
| FARDON |
John
Charles |
Pilot Officer 410472, Royal Australian Air Force. Died on Friday
2nd June 1944. Age 25. Son of Charles and Jessie Ann Fardon, of
Corryong, Victoria. Australia. Buried in LONGUE COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Maine-et-Loire, France. Grave 3. |
| HARGREAVES |
Dennis |
Flying Officer 142090, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died
on Friday 2nd June 1944. Age 22. Son of John and Emily Hargreaves,
of Southport, Lancashire. Buried in LONGUE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Maine-et-Loire,
France. Grave 4. |
| HAYMAN |
Douglas
Anthony |
Pilot Officer 409996, Royal Australian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Friday 2nd June 1944. Age 24. Son of Samuel William and
Amy Hayman, of Brighton, Victoria, Australia. Buried in LONGUE COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Maine-et-Loire, France. Grave 3. |
| PAGE |
Dennis
Arthur |
Sergeant 1649720, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Friday 2nd June 1944. Buried in LONGUE COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Maine-et-Loire, France. Grave 2. See also Ely
World War 2. |
Footnote:
Received by email -
Hello,
I've
just returned from a visit to Longue in France where my family attended
a service for airmen who had died when their plane crashed just
outside the village.
There
is an immaculately kept memorial in memory of the five men who died
in the crash, two survived and were helped by the young woman who
lived in the farm next to the crash site (she still lives there
and we were privileged to meet her).
The
service was attended by around 100 local people and a few from England
(Calverton twinning assocoation). It was moving to see so many people
remembering those who died in the war.
The
aircraft was a Halifax V from 138 squadron with markings LL289 NF-P
and had been dropping supplies to the french resistance. I was informed
that the plane was hit in the port wing engines by ack ack fire
as it was returning over Saumur. 10 miles later it crashed in the
field outside Longue. The tail section broke off and the tail gunner
survived. The port wing also broke off and a gunner escaped through
the hole in the wreckage. The rest of the crew died in the fire
/ crash.
The
lady from the farm helped the two survivors until they were taken
away by the Germans. I understand that one man still survives today.
The
five crew are buried in the local cemetry in Longue, they are:
RAF
Sgt DA Page
F/O D Hargreaves
F/S AH Dickel
RAAF
F/O DA Hayman
F/O JC Fardon
It
was a moving ceremony and it made you feel good to know that men
who died so far from home are not forgotten and are remembered by
the local people.
Regards
Alistair
Thomson |
| 2/3
June 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL307 - NF-J
Crashed at Tholen, Holland. Operation RODERIGO 1, Belgium. |
| FILOT |
H |
Sergeant. SOE Agent. |
| NELSON |
Eric |
[Flight Sergeant] Pilot Officer 183617, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. W.Op./Air Gnr. Died on Saturday 3rd June 1944. Buried in
BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Collective
grave 24. A. 2-10. |
| PARRY |
Eric |
Sergeant 1862502, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Saturday 3rd June 1944. Age 20. Son of John Owen Parry,
and of Elizabeth Parry, of Upper Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Buried
in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Collective
grave 24. A. 2-10. |
| SMITH,
DFC |
Derrick
Albert John |
Flying Officer , Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died on
Saturday 3rd June 1944. Husband of Elsa Smith. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC). Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant,
Netherlands. Collective grave 24. A. 2-10. |
| STROOBANTS |
L |
Sergeant. SOE Agent. |
| THOMAS |
Thomas
Morgan |
Flight Lieutenant 168842, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Saturday 3rd June 1944. Age 31. Son of David Daniel and
Charlotte Thomas; husband of Rose Hannah Thomas. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM
WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Collective grave 24. A.
2-10. |
| VICK |
James
Albert |
Sergeant 2209015, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Saturday
3rd June 1944. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant,
Netherlands. Collective grave 24. A. 2-10. |
| VINCENT |
John
Keith Robert |
Flight Sergeant 1336764, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air
Gnr. Died on Saturday 3rd June 1944. Age 22. Son of Dr. Leslie Jack
Vincent, and of Marguerite (Rita) Vincent, of Norbury, Surrey; husband
of Margaret Lewis (formerly Vincent) of Skegness, Lincolnshire.
Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Collective grave 24. A. 2-10.. |
| WARBOYS |
Leslie
Victor |
Flying Officer 131987, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Bomber.
Died on Saturday 3rd June 1944. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY,
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Collective grave 24. A. 2-10.. |
| 7/8
June 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL416 - NF-O
Crashed near la Fert-St-Cyr 9Loire-et-Cher). Operation HISTORIAN
10. |
| BISHOP |
Willie
Beaumont |
Sergeant 1686150, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 19. Son of Willie and Mary Bishop.
of Bradford, Yorkshire. Buried in LA FERTE-ST. CYR COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Loir-et-Cher, France. Plot 3. Collective grave 9-10. |
| HAMILTON |
John |
Flight Sergeant R/166270, Royal Canadian Air Force. Nav. Died on
Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 31. Son of Andrew and Sophia Hamilton;
husband of Augusta Hamilton, of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Buried
in LA FERTE-ST. CYR COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Loir-et-Cher, France. Plot
3. Collective grave 9-10. |
| LYNE |
Francis
Harold |
Pilot Officer J/85084, Royal Canadian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 20. Son of Herman
and Florence Hilda Lyne, of Michel, British Columbia, Canada. Buried
in LA FERTE-ST. CYR COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Loir-et-Cher, France. Plot
3. Collective grave 9-10. |
| MOFFAT |
William
Howard |
Sergeant R/208460, Royal Canadian Air Force. Air Gnr. Died on Thursday
8th June 1944. Age 19. Son of George Ainley Moffat and Laura Moffat,
of Caledonia, Ontario. Canada. Buried in LA FERTE-ST. CYR COMMUNAL
CEMETERY, Loir-et-Cher, France. Plot 3. Collective grave 9-10. |
| SMITH |
Arthur
Roy |
Warrant Officer Class II, Flight Sergeant R/171824, Royal Canadian
Air Force. Air Bomber. Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Buried in
LA FERTE-ST. CYR COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Loir-et-Cher, France. Plot 3.
Collective grave 9-10. |
| WESTERGARD |
Ralph
William |
Flight Sergeant R/134419, Royal Canadian Air Force. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 22. Son of William and Helmi
Westergard, of Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. Buried in LA FERTE-ST.
CYR COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Loir-et-Cher, France. Plot 3. Collective
grave 9-10. |
| 7/8
June 1944 - 138 Squadron
- Halifax LL306 - NF-R
Crashed at Veauville-les-Baons (Seine-Maritime). Operation PERIWINKLE,
France. |
| CHADWICK |
John
Grant |
Flight Sergeant 1557429, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air
Gnr. Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 22. Son of John and Mabel
Chadwick, of Manchester; husband of Margaret Patricia Chadwick,
of Wythenshawe, Manchester. Buried in a collective grave in VEAUVILLE-LES-BAONS
CHURCHYARD, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| HERBERT |
Frederick
William |
Sergeant 1806771, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr. Died
on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 23. Son of Sidney H. and Ellen M.
Herbert, of Earlsfield, London. Buried in a collective grave in
VEAUVILLE-LES-BAONS CHURCHYARD, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| KEMP |
Douglas
James Ashley |
Sergeant 1861978, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr. Died
on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 20. Son of James William and Edith
Kemp, of Romford, Essex. Buried in a collective grave in VEAUVILLE-LES-BAONS
CHURCHYARD, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| JOHNSTONE |
Douglas
Scott |
Flying Officer 429344, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Air Bomber.
Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 22. Son of Thomas Scott Johnstone
and Gladys Mary Johnstone, of Mount Somers, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Buried in a collective grave in VEAUVILLE-LES-BAONS CHURCHYARD,
Seine-Maritime, France. |
| JONES |
Herbert
Clifford |
Flight Lieutenant 410365, Royal Australian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 28. Son of Herbert
Henry and Jovita Jones, of Thornbury, Victoria, Australia. Buried
in a collective grave in VEAUVILLE-LES-BAONS CHURCHYARD, Seine-Maritime,
France. |
| MONSEN-ELVIK |
Harold
Annalls |
Flight Sergeant 1394482, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav.
Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Buried in a collective grave in
VEAUVILLE-LES-BAONS CHURCHYARD, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| MOORE |
Graham
Bernard Charles |
Sergeant 1608629, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr. Died
on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 20. Son of Thomas Henry and Winnifred
Ivy Moore, of Honicknowle, Plymouth. Buried in a collective grave
in VEAUVILLE-LES-BAONS CHURCHYARD, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| 7/8
June 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL466 - NF-T
Crashed near Doudeville (Seine-Maritime). Operation DONALD 26, France. |
| MacKAY |
Angus
Donald |
Pilot Officer [Flight Sergeant] J/86152, Royal Canadian Air Force.
Pilot. Died on Thursday 8th
June 1944. Age 24. Son of Angus Donald and Eliza M. MacKay, of Riverside,
Ontario, Canada. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN,
Seine-Maritime, France. Block "S". Plot 4. Row P. Grave
1. |
| CHESHIRE |
William
John |
Sergeant 652219, Royal Air Force. Nav. Died on Thursday 8th June
1944. Age 22. Son of Arthur Cheshire, and of Nellie Cheshire, of
Widnes, Lancashire. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN,
Seine-Maritime, France. Block "S". Plot 4. Row P. Grave
4. |
| BATEMAN |
Kenneth |
Flying Officer 146944, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air
Gnr. Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 26. Son of Fred and Jessie
Violet Bateman, of Crossflats, Yorkshire. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY
EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Block "S". Plot
4. Row P. Grave 6. |
| IRELAND |
John
Roland |
Sergeant 1592559, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 19. Son of John and Dorothy
Muriel Ireland, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY
EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Block "S". Plot
4. Row P. Grave 3. |
| ENNIS,
DFC |
Clifford
John |
Flying Officer 155207, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Bomber.
Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 20. Son of George E. F. and
Dorothy Ennis, of Gravesend, Kent. Awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross (DFC). Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime,
France. Block "S". Plot 4. Row P. Grave 7. |
| DRUMMOND |
David
Watt |
Sergeant 1821635, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr. Died
on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 20. Son of David and Elizabeth Watt
Drummond, of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY
EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Block "S". Plot
4. Row P. Grave 5. |
| CARLSON |
Ernest
William Bernard |
Pilot Officer [Sergeant] J/90367, Royal Canadian Air Force. Air
Gnr. Died on Thursday 8th June 1944. Age 21. Son of Oscar and Nannie
Carlson, of Lakeview, Ontario, Canada. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY
EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Block "S". Plot
4. Row P. Grave 2. |
| 5/6
July 1944 - 161 Squadron - Hudson FK790 - MA-R
Shot down over the Waddenzee, Holland. Operation FIVES 1, Holland.
See Final
Flight of Hudson FK790
Agent details supplied by Bob Body - photographs copyright ©
Bob Body 2004 |
| BOCKMA |
Jan |
Dutch Agent - operation HALMA. Jan Bockma, aged 22 yrs, the son
of a prominent resistance leader, did much to aid the efforts of
the resistance but felt he could do more. He decided to come to
England; his father wanted him to stay in Holland but Jan's mind
was made up.
On
the 16th May 1942 he left to come to England, having travelled first
to Spain he came in contact with the Foreign Legion, which he joined.
Sometime later he deserted and managed to get to the UK on board
a Norwegian boat, arriving in England a year after he had left Holland,
on the 16th May 1943. After a time in the Navy (Dutch?) he joined
the BBO and trained as a wireless operator. |
| BUNNEY |
Kenneth
Ralph |
 Flying
Officer 136328, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Bomber.
Died on Thursday 6th July 1944. Age 30. Son of James George and
Kate Lilian Bunney; of Shortlands, Bromley, Kent; husband of Irene
Rose Bunney. Buried in WONSERADEEL (MAKKUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD,
Friesland, Netherlands. Row O. Grave 38. |
| ELIOT |
Eric
Marshall |
 Sergeant
771810, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Thursday 6th
July 1944. Buried in WONSERADEEL (MAKKUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD,
Friesland, Netherlands. Row N. Grave 32. |
| MENZIES,
DFC |
John
Watherston |
 Flight
Lieutenant 108868, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on 6th July 1944. Age 28. Son of John and Anne
Menzies, of Wallington, Surrey. Awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross (DFC). Buried in WONSERADEEL (MAKKUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD,
Friesland, Netherlands. Row O. Grave 35. |
| KWINT |
Peter
J |
Dutch Agent - operation FIVES. Peter Kwint studied at the University
of Amsterdam. When he was required to sign a declaration of loyalty
to the Germans he went into hiding and joined the underground movement.
After a while he decided to come to England.
On
the 8th November 1943 he left Amsterdam for Paris where he stayed
for a while before moving on. Later, whilst on Spanish soil, he
was arrested and jailed being kept in overcrowded and dirty conditions,
without medical assisatance, Peter was passed from one jail to another.
Release came on the 19 January 1944 when he was put on a train to
Madrid. After reporting to the Dutch consulate, buying clothing
and shoes he was, with about 100 others, transported trough Spain
to Portugal. From here Peter was put on a ship, the Ondura, bound
for Liverpool. |
| VERHOEF |
Pleun |
Dutch Agent - operation RACQUETS. He was a soldier in the Dutch
Army when surrendered, he managed to escape to England by way of
Belgium and France. After being placed in a tented camp at Porthcawl
Pleun was moved to Congleton and then to Wrotteslley Park (near
Wolverhampton). At Wrottesley Park Queen Wilhelmina issued the colours
of the Royal Dutch Brigade to Princess Irene on the 27th August
1941. Pleun joined one of the units within the brigade, the parachute
unit. He passed through his training getting good marks for his
five training jumps. He progressed, earning his corporal's stripes
on the way, to training with explosives during October 1941. On
the 2nd of April he left the brigade to go on for training with
the SOE as an agent but ended up working for the Dutch BBO organisation. |
| WALTER |
Johannas
A |
Dutch Agent - operation BOWLS. Born in Java (Dutch East Indies)
he served in the Navy from 1st January 1942 until he arrived in
England on the 3rd May. He was detahced from the Navy and sent on
wireless training with the RAF in Blackpool and then based with
320 squadron. Around June 1943 he was approached by the SOE who
wanted him as a wireless operator and was discharged from the Navy
on 12th June 1944.
Whilst
in England he married an English girl, Margaret. When he left for
his missioon to Holland she was expecting their child. |
| WITHERS |
Dennis
James |
 Sergeant
1737508, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air Gnr. Died
on 6th July 1944. Age 22. Son of Cyril Henry and May Withers, of
Leicester; husband of Joan Edith Withers, of Leicester. Buried in
WONSERADEEL (MAKKUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD, Friesland, Netherlands.
Row O. Grave 34. |
| 7/8
July 1944 - 161 Squadron - Lysander V9490 - MA-H
Ditched in the English Channel. Operation PALAIS. |
| BESNARD |
J
M L |
Passenger - drowned |
| LESEUR |
|
Passenger - died. |
| 11/12
July 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL251 - NF-N
Ditched in the Mediterranean. Operation PERCY 19, France. |
| FARR |
Michael
Anthony |
Flying Officer 146341, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Tuesday
11th July 1944. Age 24. Son of Percy Valentine and Dorothy Hilda
Farr; husband of Violet Isobel Constance Farr, of Ruishton, Somerset.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 206. |
| 18/19
July 1944 - 138 Squadron - Halifax LL387 - NF-P
Crashed into the sea near St-Pair-Sur-Mer (Manche). Operation SHIPWRIGHT
9, France. |
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