TEMPSFORD,
RAF Personnel Losses - Roll of Honour
1945
138 Squadron
161 Squadron
Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2002 Martin Edwards
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February 1945 - 138 Squadron - Stirling LK279 - NF-L
Crashed into Little Belt, Denmark. Operation TABLEJAM 190, Denmark.
There was reason to believe that the weather over Denmark would
be fine for dropping to targets however none of the missions completed
due to bad weather. Flight Sergeant TUCKER, flying his second operation,
was lost in a blizzard and crashed into Little Belt, south of the
Faeno Islands. There were no survivors. |
| TUCKER |
Lawrence
Stanley |
Flight Sergeant 417766, Royal Australian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Saturday 10th February 1945. Age 22. Son of Garnet
Ludwig Tucker and Eleanor Rose Tucker; husband of Evelyn Jean Tucker,
of Eden Hills, South Australia. At enlistment he was 20 years 1
month, heoght 5 feet 7 inches, weight 130 lbs, chest 33½ to 36½ inches, medium complexion, brown eyes, auburn hair, religious denomination Methodist. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 284.
In
1951 the wreck of the Stirling was rescued and brought to a nearby
habour. There was a corpse in the fligthwreck and it was believed
that it could be the pilot Lawrence Stanley Tucker. However, the
police and Group Captain Bray (British Embassy) told the newspapers
that the human remains were of a "very large and powerful
man". Which does not match with the following certificate!!!.
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| HARAGAN |
William
Maurice |
Sergeant 3000420, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Saturday
9th February 1945. Age 20. Son of W. A. and Maud Haragan, of Peckham,
London. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 275. |
| TOES |
Geoffrey
Chapman |
Flight Sergeant 1683242, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Saturday 9th February 1945. Age 22. Son of William and Gertrude
Toes, of Wigginton, Yorkshire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 273. |
| BALL |
Ronald
James |
Warrant Officer 1321859, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Saturday 9th February 1945. Age 22. Son of William Henry and
Lily Ball, of Hammersmith, London. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 269. |
| MERCER |
Gordon
Ernest |
Flying Officer 154929, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Saturday 9th February 1945. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 267. |
| FRENCH |
Richard
York |
Flight Sergeant 424752, Royal Australian Air Force. Died on Saturday
10th February 1945. Age 21. Son of Oscar Robert and Annie Louise
Rhoda French, of Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia. Buried
in FREDERICIA NORTHERN CEMETERY, Denmark. Grave I. P. 16.
A
local newspaper reported in 1946, the following:
"A
body was found near Brandsø in the little belt on 2/1-46
city Fisherman Georg Christoffersen onboard fishing vessel AS
156" Falcon "of Skærbæk. The body was in
a bad state but an ID tag was found attached to the body and it
was thus identified as W/Up F/S Richard Y. French. French was
laid to rest in Fredericia Nordre cemetery to 14:00 hours on Saturday
5/1-1946 ".
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| CARTHEW |
William
John |
Flight Sergeant 1853102, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air
Gnr. Died on Saturday 10th February 1945. Age 22. Son of William
Herbert Carthew, and of Elizabeth Carthew, of Woodford Bridge, Essex.
Buried in MIDDELFART SONDRE CEMETERY, Denmark. Section E Grave 190
A
local newspaper reported in 1945 as follows:
"Johannes
Larsen and a farmhand were working in a field at Ålehoved
on 9/6 1945 when they noticed a body that was laying in waters
of the little belt near the beach on the north side of Ålehoved.
They managed to get hold of the webbing harness that the body
was carrying and pulled it ashore. They next called an ambulance
that took the body to the English hospital to Snoghøj.
The body was identified as being Air Gnr. F/S William j. Carthew.
He was laid to rest in middelfart New Cemetery cemetery on Monday
11/6-45 to 15: 00 hours. A guard of honour from members of the
resistance and members of the police were present when (a) English
priest from Snoghøj performed the graveside ceremony ".
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| 14
February 1945 - 161 Squadron - Stirling LK236 - MA-Y
On a local flight struck by USAAF Mustang P51 making unauthorised
pass.
Peter
Ellis (1st left) with Stirling Bomber crew at Tempsford Christmas
1945
Photograph Copyright © Bob Henderson 2019
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| CARR |
Peter
Norman |
Flight Sergeant 1455177, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Wednesday 14th February 1945. Age 21. Son of Cecil Ernest and
Lillian Carr, of Kirkham, Lancashire. Buried in CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY,
Cambridgeshire. Grave 15518. |
| CORNISH |
William
George |
Sergeant 1176517, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Wednesday
14th February 1945. Buried in WOOBURN CEMETERY, Buckinghamshire.
Section B. Grave 47. |
| ELLIS |
Peter
Norman |
 Sergeant
(Air Gunner) 1817434, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died in a flying accident 14 February 1945 flying in
Stirling LK 236. Son of Norman T H and Aline G Ellis. The Ellis
family lived in the Clacton area but moved to Knighton sometime
during the war. Buried in CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire.
Grave 15517. See also Knighton,
Radnorshire.
Photographs
Copyright © Bob Henderson 2019
Note:
LOSS OF STIRLING LK 236 FEBRUARY 14th 1945.
The Stirling was hit between the wings and the tail by a USAAF
Mustang. The Stirling was cut in half. All 7 crew members died
as did the Mustang’s pilot. Wreckage of the Stirling came
to earth at Potton, Bedfordshire. (The Stirling was based at Tempsford,
Beds and the Mustang at based at Honington, Suffolk).
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| MAYERS |
Derrick
Howard |
Sergeant 3010669, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Wednesday 14th February 1945. Age 19. Son of Harold and
Gladys Mayers, of South Reddish, Stockport. Buried in WILLOW GROVE
CEMETERY, STOCKPORT, Cheshire. Section S. Grave 12683. |
| KILEY |
Thomas
W |
Flight Officer T-62984, USAAF. 383 Fighter Squadron, 364 Fighter
Group, Honington, Suffolk. Pilot Mustang
P51B no. 42-106448. Died on Wednesday, 14th February,
1945. Age 20. Son of John and Norah Kiley, of Montclair, New Jersey.
Buried in US Military Cemetery, Cambridge. Plot A, Row 1, Grave
24. |
| SAUNDERS |
Cyril William |
Flight Sergeant 423179, Royal Australian Air Force. Died on Wednesday
14th February 1945. Age 25. Son of Cyril Everard and Annie Louisa
Saunders; husband of Betty Heather Saunders, of Stockton, New South
Wales, Australia. Buried in CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire.
Grave 15519. |
| TIMPERLEY |
Eric |
Flying Officer 466711, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Wednesday 14th February 1945. Age 34. Cremated at STOCKPORT
CREMATORIUM, Cheshire. Commemorated on Panel 6. |
| WIGGINS |
George Colin |
Flying Officer 425394, Royal Australian Air Force. Died on Wednesday
14th February 1945. Age 28. Son of Ernest Walter and Margaret McConnell
Wiggins, of Gordon Park, Queensland, Australia. Buried in CAMBRIDGE
CITY CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Grave 15520. |
| 21/22
February 1945 - 161 Squadron - Hudson T9405 - MA-K
Crashed near Meppen. Operation CROC, Germany. |
| HARTMAN |
John
Montague |
Flying Officer 172730, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr.
Died on Wednesday 21st February 1945. Son of John Aloysious &
Elsie Caroline Hartman nee Montague and husband to Constance Lena
Hartman nee Brocklebank. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY,
Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Grave 14. D. 8. |
| WATSON,
DFM |
George |
Wing Commander 134317, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Wednesday 21st February 1945. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Medal (DFM). Buried in RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Kamp Lintfort,
Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Grave 12. J. 25. |
| 23/24
February 1945 - 138 Squadron - Stirling LK149 - NF-D
Lost at sea. Operation TABLEJAM 181, Denmark. |
| BATTEN |
Henry
Thomas |
Flight Sergeant 544413, Royal Air Force. Died on Friday 23rd February
1945. Age 28. Son of Thomas Edward and Mary Frances Batten, of Callington,
Cornwall. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 270. |
| COLE |
George |
Flight Sergeant 2202552, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Friday 23rd February 1945. Age 20. Son of Richard and Kate Cole,
of Easington Colliery, Co. Durham. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 270. |
| HASLER |
Bertie
Ronald |
Flight Sergeant 1464401, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Friday 23rd February 1945. Age 23. Son of Bertie Frederick and
May Hasler, of Romford, Essex. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 271. |
| LETTS |
George
Albert |
Sergeant 910656, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr. Died
on Friday 23rd February 1945. Age 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Edward Letts; husband of Jean Lucy Letts, of Anerley, Kent. Buried
in SONDRE NISSUM CHURCHYARD, Denmark. Military Plot. Row A. Grave
6. |
| SHARMAN |
Arthur |
Pilot Officer 189071, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Gnr.
Died on Friday 23rd February 1945. Age 33. Son of Arthur and Amelia
Sharman; husband of Ethel Hilda Sharman, of Selsey, Sussex. Buried
in SONDRE NISSUM CHURCHYARD, Denmark. Military Plot. Row A. Grave
7. |
| SINKINSON |
Eric
William |
Flight Sergeant 1438945, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Friday 23rd February 1945. Age 24. Son of John and Sarah
Jane Sinkinson, of Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire. Commemorated on
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 272. |
| WEBSTER |
Francis
William |
Sergeant 1685818, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Friday
23rd February 1945. Age 22. Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Webster,
of Lathom, Lancashire. Buried in NORRE HAVRVIG CHURCHYARD, Denmark. |
| 26/27
February 1945 - 138 Squadron - Stirling LK272 - NF-P
Damaged by flak, crashed into the North Sea. Operation CRUPPER 37,
Norway. |
| CORNWALLIS |
Peter
Brownell |
Flight Lieutenant 158704, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Tuseday 27th February 1945. Aged 24. Son of Sir
Kinahan Cornwallis, G.C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. and Gertrude Cornwallis
(nee Bowen), of North Warnborough, Hampshire; husband of Babette
Johanna Cornwallis, of Chelsea, London. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 265. |
| CORY |
John
Edwin |
Sergeant 1538889, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Tuseday
27th February 1945. Aged 23. Son of Percy William and Elizabeth
Margaret Cory, of Herne Bay, Kent. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 274. |
| GORNALL,
DFC |
Leonard
John |
Flying Officer 52164, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Tuseday 27th February 1945. Aged 23. Son of Charles and Sarah Elizabeth
Gornall, of Birkenhead, Cheshire. Awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross (DFC). Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 267.
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| HAGERTY |
Stuart
Samuel |
Flight Sergeant R/211936, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died on Tuseday
27th February 1945. Aged 21. Son of James W. and Margaret J. Hagerty,
of Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 282. |
| PEPWORTH,
DFM |
Stanley
Arthur |
Pilot Officer 184794, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Tuseday 27th February 1945. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal
(DFM). Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 268. |
| STANTON |
John
Edward |
Flying Officer 422817, Royal Australian Air Force. Died on Tuseday
27th February 1945. Aged 28. Son of Mrs. E. M. Stanton, of Manly,
New South Wales, Australia. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey. Panel 283. |
| TOVEY |
Brian
Douglas |
Warrant Officer 29856, Royal Australian Air Force. Died on Tuseday
27th February 1945. Aged 25. Son of Joseph John Tovey, and of Gertrude
Tovey, of Bayswater, Western Australia. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 284. |
| 4/5
March 1945 - 161 Squadron - Stirling LK312 - MA-W
Lost at sea near Livo Island, Denmark. Operation TABLEJAM 209, Denmark. |
| BROGAN,
DFC |
Michael
Andrew |
Wing Commander 114154, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Monday 5th March 1945. Age 32. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC). Mentioned in Despatches. Son of John and Mary
Brogan; husband of Audrey Jessie Brogan, of Bedford. Buried in FJERRITSLEV
GENERAL CEMETERY, Denmark. |
| CLARKE |
Norman |
Flying Officer 169486, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died
on Monday 5th March 1945. Age 37. Son of Charles William and Sarah
Ellen Clarke, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire; husband of Fanny
Irene Clarke, of West Bromwich. Buried in LOGSTOR GENERAL CEMETERY,
Denmark. Grave 16. |
| GRAY |
Eric
Edward |
Warrant Officer 1384393, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air
Gnr. Died on Monday 5th March 1945. Age 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Gray, of Stoke Newington, London. Buried in LOGSTOR GENERAL
CEMETERY, Denmark. Grave 18. |
| MAHONEY |
Frederick |
Warrant Officer 976750, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Monday 5th March 1945. Buried in LOGSTOR GENERAL CEMETERY, Denmark.
Grave 17. |
| SHARMAN,
DFC |
Harold
Owen |
Flight Lieutenant 155069, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op.
Died on Monday 5th March 1945. Son of Leonard Owen Sharman and Eva
Alice Sharman, of Wherstead, Suffolk. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC). Buried in FJERRITSLEV GENERAL CEMETERY, Denmark. |
| WATSON,
DFM |
Frederick
John |
Flying Officer 169863, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt Engr.
Died on Monday 5th March 1945. Age 26. Son of Frederick John and
Margret Watson; husband of Marjorie Maria Watson, of Orpington,
Kent. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM). Buried in SEJERSLEV
CHURCHYARD, Denmark. |
| WIGLEY,
DFC |
Henry
Thomas |
Flying Officer 179769, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Bomber.
Died on Monday 5th March 1945. Age 23. Son of Frederick Henry Wigley
and Dorothy Clarice Wigley, of Winchester. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC). Buried in LOGSTOR GENERAL CEMETERY, Denmark.
Grave 15. |
| 20/21
March 1945 - 161 Squadron - Hudson FK803 - MA-N
Shot down by a night fighter; possibly USAAF. Operation BENEDICT,
Germany. |
| CORBISIER |
G |
Lieutenant. Belgian Agent. Buried in collective grave in MAULUSMUHLE
ISOLATED GRAVES, Luxembourg. (see below) |
| ESCREET,
DFM |
Raymond
Frankish |
Flight Lieutenant 143469, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op.
Died on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Age 22. Son of Frankish Henry
and Janet Escreet, of Withernsea, Yorkshire. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Medal (DFM). Buried in collective grave in MAULUSMUHLE ISOLATED
GRAVES, Luxembourg. (see below) |
| JOHNSON |
Henry
Scurr |
Flying Officer 168807, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died
on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Age 31. Son of Henry A. and Henrietta
Johnson, of Seaburn, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Member of Pharmaceutical
Society. Buried in collective grave in MAULUSMUHLE ISOLATED GRAVES,
Luxembourg. (see below) |
| MOREL |
J |
Lieutenant. Belgian Agent. Buried in collective grave in MAULUSMUHLE
ISOLATED GRAVES, Luxembourg. (see below) |
| THOMPSON,
DFM |
Forrest
Harold |
Flying Officer 412766, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Air Gnr. Died
on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Age 27. Son of Waldo Samual and Ethel
Annie Thompson, of Waipiro Bay, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of
Olive Mabel Thompson, of Bedford. Awarded the Distinguished Flying
Medal (DFM). Buried in collective grave in MAULUSMUHLE ISOLATED
GRAVES, Luxembourg. (see below) |
| de
WINTER |
L |
Lieutenant. Belgian Agent. Buried in collective grave in MAULUSMUHLE
ISOLATED GRAVES, Luxembourg. (see below) |
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Collective
grave for the six men aboard Hudson FK803 buried in MAULUSMUHLE
ISOLATED GRAVES, Luxembourg with the remains of the aircraft
behind.
Photograpgh Copyright © Danny Delcambre 2006
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| 20/21
March 1945 - 161 Squadron - Hudson AE595 - MA-L
Shot down near airfield at Rheine, Germany. Operation WALNUT, Germany. |
| BRADLEY |
Percy |
Flight Sergeant 1543070, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav./Bomber.
Died on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Age 21. Son of Charles Garnett
Bradley and Margaret May Bradley, of Aigburth, Liverpool. Buried
in REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Grave 24. B. 14. |
| GRAY |
Frank
Emmanuel |
Warrant Officer 1st Class R/104994, Royal Canadian Air Force. W.Op./Air
Gnr. Died on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST
WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Grave 24. B.
13. |
| RAGAN |
George
Stoudt |
Flying Officer J/27652, Royal Canadian Air Force. Pilot.
Died on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Age 21. Son of J. M. and Auta
D. Ragan, of Macleod, Alberta, Canada. Buried in REICHSWALD FOREST
WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Grave 24. B.
11. |
| THOMAS |
Cecil
Algot |
Flight Sergeant 425626, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Air Gnr. Died
on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Age 30. Son of Percy Edmund and Ethel
Maud Thomas, of Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand. Buried in REICHSWALD
FOREST WAR CEMETERY, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Grave
24. B. 12. |
| 20/21
March 1945 - 161 Squadron - Hudson T9445 - MA-O
Shot down by night fighter. Operation NORVIC, Germany. |
| FERRIS |
Richard
Nicholas |
Flight Lieutenant J/14431, Royal Canadian Air Force. Pilot.
Died
on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Age 23. Son of Samuel and Watfa Ferris;
husband of Lois Anne Ferris, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Buried
in HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Joint
Grave 8. D. 1-2. |
| HUTTON |
Robert
Gerald |
Warrant Officer 1st Class R/109276, Royal Canadian Air Force. Nav.
Died on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Buried
in HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Joint
Grave 8. D. 3-4. |
| PENHALE |
Allan
Frayne |
Flight Lieutenant J/22610, Royal Canadian Air Force. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Age 24.
Son of Asa J. and Venetta Penhale, of Exeter, Ontario, Canada. Buried
in HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Joint
Grave 8. D. 1-2. |
| TRAILL |
James
Edward |
Flying Officer J/87484, Royal Canadian Air Force. W.Op./Air Gnr.
Died on Wednesday 21st March 1945. Buried
in HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Joint
Grave 8. D. 3-4. |
| 22/23
March 1945 - 161 Squadron - Stirling LK209 - MA-T
Crashed in sea near Vlieland island. Operation ROWING 3, Holland.
In the early morning of 23 March 1945 the Short bomber came under
heavy fire from a German anti-aircraft battery on the island of
Vlieland, north Holland and crashed into the dunes. Five of the
seven crew died in the crash and only the pilot, Alan Aitken and
the rear gunner, Joseph White survived. Alan was found lying against
an engine with his clothes on fire and in a pretty bad way. The
rescuers took him to the local village. Joseph had jumped from the
plane just before it crashed and very fortuitously his fall was
broken by some trees; he wandered for some time and came upon the
village of Posthuis where he was greeted by the villagers. Naturally,
the Germans had seen the aircraft crash and were quickly on the
scene; they were aware that someone had survived as a red flare
had been fired. Fearing reprisals from the Germans both men were
handed over to the authorities and taken by ferry to Harlingen on
the mainland; unfortunately Alan died during the ferry crossing.
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| AITKEN |
Alan
Henderson |
Flight Lieutenant 175821, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Born on 13 December 1923, the youngest son of John and
Mary Aitken who lived at Fruitfield House, Airdrie, Lanarkshire,
Scotland. Buried in HARLINGEN GENERAL CEMETERY, Friesland, Netherlands.
Plot E. Row 4. Grave 5. |
| CASTON |
Ronald
Arthur |
Pilot Officer 187018, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Nav. Died
on Friday 23rd March 1945. Age 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Caston,
of Ilford, Essex. Buried in VLIELAND GENERAL CEMETERY, Friesland,
Netherlands. Grave 77. |
| HORROCKS |
William |
Sergeant 2210899, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Friday 23rd March 1945. Buried in VLIELAND GENERAL CEMETERY,
Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 78. |
| PATON |
Alexander
Robert |
Flight Sergeant 1573936, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air
Gnr. Died on Friday 23rd March 1945. Age 24. Son of John and Mabel
Paton, of Drumoyne, Glasgow. Buried in VLIELAND GENERAL CEMETERY,
Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 76. |
| SHAW |
William
Lawson |
Pilot Officer 196054, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air Bomber.
Died on Friday 23rd March 1945. Age 22. Son of James and Mary Shaw,
of Greenhill, Lanarkshire. Buried in VLIELAND GENERAL CEMETERY,
Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 74. |
| SWIFT |
Reginald
Arthur |
Pilot Officer 196053, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. W.Op./Air
Gnr. Died on Friday 23rd March 1945. Age 22. Son of John Ernest
and Nellie Swift, of Battersea, London. Buried in VLIELAND GENERAL
CEMETERY, Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 74. |
| 30/31
March 1945 - 161 Squadron - Stirling LK119 - MA-Y
Crashed at Hegland in Holt, Norway. Operation BIT 14, Norway. |
| BURGESS |
Richard
Arthur |
Sergeant 2221098, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Flt. Engr.
Died on Saturday 31st March 1945. Age 32. Son of Arthur and Ellen
Rosina Burgess, of Westbury Park, Bristol. Buried in ARENDAL HOGEDAL
CEMETERY, Norway. British Plot. 15. Grave 8. |
| HEATH,
DFM |
George
Alfred |
Flight Sergeant 1586294, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died
on Saturday 31st March 1945. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal
(DFM). Buried in ARENDAL HOGEDAL CEMETERY, Norway. British Plot.
15. Joint Grave 4. |
| KIDD,
DFC |
Edward
Patrick Cary |
Flight Lieutenant 117499, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Saturday 31st March 1945. Age 32. Son of Walter
Shirley and Olive Kidd; husband of Sheila Kidd, of Harrogate, Yorkshire.
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). Buried in ARENDAL
HOGEDAL CEMETERY, Norway. British Plot. 15. Grave 6. |
| MACAULAY |
Thomas
Scott |
Flying Officer 154248, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Saturday 31st March 1945. Age 32. Son of Robert Robertson Currie
and Mary Macaulay; husband of Agnes Bell Macaulay, of Johnstone,
Refrewshire. Buried in ARENDAL HOGEDAL CEMETERY, Norway. British
Plot. 15. Joint Grave 5. |
| MINSHULL |
Harry |
Flight Sergeant 1589262, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air
Gnr. Died on Saturday 31st March 1945. Age 20. Son of William and
Mary Jane Minshull, husband of Jose Lily Minshull, of Blackpool,
Lancashire. Buried in ARENDAL HOGEDAL CEMETERY, Norway. British
Plot. 15. Joint Grave 5. |
| SHOPLAND |
Arthur
Donald |
Flight Sergeant 1851187, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Air
Gnr. Died on Saturday 31st March 1945. Age 20. Son of Fred and Beatrice
Maud Shopland, of Carhampton, Somerset. Buried in ARENDAL HOGEDAL
CEMETERY, Norway. British Plot. 15. Joint Grave 4. |
| TAYLOR |
Allan
Murray |
Warrant Officer 428481, Royal Australian Air Force. Died on Saturday
31st March 1945. Age 21. Son of Allan Fergus and Jessie Selina Taylor,
of Richmond, Victoria. Australia.Buried in ARENDAL HOGEDAL CEMETERY,
Norway. British Plot. 15. Grave 7. |
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May 1945 - 161 Squadron - Hudson AE505 - MA-L
Crashed at Evere airfield, Brussels following a heavy landing. |
| APPLEYARD |
A |
Leading Aircraftman 1750209, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died on Friday 18th May 1945. Age 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Appleyard,
of Urmston, Lancashire. Buried in BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY, Evere,
Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Grave X. 31. 13. |
| CLEMENS |
Eric
Frederick |
Flying Officer 175891, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on
Friday 18th May 1945. Age 24. Son of George Frederick and Ellen
Kathleen Clemens, of Battersea, London; husband of Doris Clemens,
of Battersea. Buried in BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY, Evere, Vlaams-Brabant,
Belgium. Grave X. 31. 10. |
| COX |
Ernest
Alfred |
Sergeant 770487, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died on Friday
18th May 1945. Age 38. Son of Arthur John Cox and of Frances Leah
Cox (nee Giles) j husband of Ellen Cox, of Romford, Essex. Buried
in BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY, Evere, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Grave
X. 31. 14. |
| HADLEY |
Eric |
[Pilot] Flying Officer 161625, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Air Gnr. Died on Friday 18th May 1945. Age 23. Son of Arthur William
and Mary Hadley, of Cannock, Staffordshire. Buried in BRUSSELS TOWN
CEMETERY, Evere, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Grave X. 31. 9. |
| HAWKINS,
DFM |
Robert
Charles |
Flight Lieutenant 156639, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Pilot.
Died on Friday 18th May 1945. Age 24. Son of Albert
and Flora Hawkins, of Grimesthorpe, Sheffield. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Medal (DFM). Buried in BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY, Evere, Vlaams-Brabant,
Belgium. Grave X. 31. 12. |
| WATSON,
DFM |
Murray |
Flying Officer , Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Nav. Died on Friday 18th May 1945. Age 21. Son of Walter
Murray Watson md Ida Gladys Watson, of Liverpool; husband of Florence
Watson. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM). Buried in
BRUSSELS TOWN CEMETERY, Evere, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Grave X.
31. 11. |
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9 July, 2019
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