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30-05-2008, 07:13 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3   | What Squadrons were these RAF Aussies in when they died. Need help with the Squadrons these Aussies were in when they died. These were Aussies in the RAF however their Posting at Death does not appear on the CWGC site. Can anyone assist or let me know where I can find the info? BISHOP, FREDERICK ALAN Pilot Officer 41821 14/09/1939 REYNOLDS, MICHAEL VINCENT Pilot Officer 41617 2/01/1940 EDGAR, ALLAN MATHESON Pilot Officer 41270 26/03/1940 BROWN, JOHN ROLAND Flying Officer 39370 12/05/1940 BURRASTON, JACK CLARENCE Pilot Officer 42379 6/07/1940 MUNDAY, WYNTON SCOTT Flying Officer 40637 17/10/1940 DAWSON, ERIC HENRY Flying Officer 41384 10/11/1940 WARD, MAURICE Sergeant 641509 28/11/1940 BALDRY, KENNETH ALDRED Sergeant 741301 12/12/1940 JOSEPH, HAROLD WALTER HARRIS Leading Aircraftman 956834 17/12/1940 NEVETT, HORACE ARTHUR Pilot Officer 86701 16/02/1941 EVANS, ANDREW HAROLD SARGENT Sergeant 741895 19/02/1941 COOGAN, JAMES STEPHEN Leading Aircraftman 1252908 7/03/1941 FORBES, IAN SIM Leading Aircraftman 655051 7/07/1941 OLDMAN, LEONARD HENRY Sergeant 931979 9/10/1941 YOUNG, LEO Aircraftman 2nd Class 1281411 22/11/1941 BOWMAN, ALAN MCDONALD (DFC & Bar) Wing Commander 32138 30/11/1941 RIES, WILLIAM EDWARD Pilot Officer 109327 21/01/1942 FALKINER, LEIGH BRERETON SADLEIR Leading Aircraftman 1384158 12/02/1942 TONGUE, EDWIN (MM) Flying Officer 116822 14/02/1942 DAVEY, JOHN JAMES Sergeant 400751 21/02/1942 PAULSEN, JOHN MCKECHNIE Pilot Officer 109325 5/03/1942 McCLAUGHRY, WILFRED ASHTON (CB) (DSO) (MC) (DFC) (MID 3) Air Vice Marshal 4/01/1943 ALLAN, JAMES Sergeant 1251427 3/02/1943 SORENSEN, DERRICK RALPH Flight Sergeant 1313849 7/08/1943 JACKSON, RONALD CHARLES Leading Aircraftman 992747 28/12/1943 SHETLIFFE, RUSSELL BARTON REMINGTON Flying Officer 100156 2/01/1944 PRICE, JAMES ALFRED Flying Officer 125472 22/01/1944 HARDIE, ROSS Warrant Officer 902422 17/05/1944 TILL, ERNEST FLEETWOOD STREET Flying Officer 157020 20/06/1944 SHEPPARD, JOHN MCMASTER Flight Lieutenant 101116 15/09/1944 TAYLOR, FRANK RICHARD Leading Aircraftman 976583 20/09/1944 CRESSEY, STANLEY WEBB Flying Officer 120083 11/07/1945 SMITH, VERNON HOPETOUN Flying Officer 117114 21/07/1945 HATHWAY, JACK WILLIAM Sergeant 1054471 19/09/1945 PARKER, VINCENT Flight Lieutenant 42356 29/01/1946 CONWAY, JAMES PATRICK Squadron Leader 31428 26/10/1946 EDIT by Kyt: Spidge, I have started highlighting the names that have been completed in red for easy reference
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm Last edited by Kyt; 01-06-2008 at 12:47 AM.. |
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30-05-2008, 09:03 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1  | BISHOP, FREDERICK ALAN Pilot Officer Hawker Audax K7479 13 Fighter Training School Flew into hill near East Linton, East Lothian P/O 41821 Frederick Alan Bishop 23 (pilot) killed. P/O 41827 Keith Bartram Chiazzari 19 (pilot) killed
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30-05-2008, 09:27 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | EDGAR, ALLAN MATHESON Pilot Officer Battle L4980 105 Squadron Night flying training exercise. Crashed west of Cheniers. Edgar and Pettit had joined the squadron in December, and Jones had been with the squadron since April 1937 Pilot Officer (Pilot) Allan M. Edgar, RAF 41270 (Australia), 105 Sqdn., age 27, 26/03/1940 Sergeant (Obs.) Hugh E. Pettit, RAF 580495, 105 Sqdn., age 20 Corporal (W. Op.) Alexander E. Jones, RAF 531577, 105 Sqdn., age 22
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You're Top Poster: #1 | BROWN, JOHN ROLAND Flying Officer Hurricane Mk I P2807 on a Transfer flight Crashed attempting forced-landing 10 miles north of Coulommiers during ferry flight, cause unknown. Cull's Twelve Days in May states Quote:
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You're Top Poster: #1 | BURRASTON, JACK CLARENCE Pilot Officer Quote:
AWM Collection Record: P05065.001 - Studio portrait of 42379 Pilot Officer (PO) Jack Clarence Burraston. He was one of a small number of Australians sent to train as a pilot with the RAF and war was declaired while he was enroute ... Cannot find unit or aircraft yet
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30-05-2008, 09:50 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | MUNDAY, WYNTON SCOTT Flying Officer Wellington L4259 15 OTU T/O Hampstead Norris for circuit practice. At 11.05, while on the downwind leg of the circuit, the port engine burst into flames and shortly afterwoods the Wellington stalled and dived into the ground. Both pilots lie in Harwell Cemetery. Chorley Vol 7 F/O W S Mundy Sgt G T Watt
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30-05-2008, 09:57 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | DAWSON, ERIC HENRY Flying Officer Blenheim R3753 114 Squadron Mission against airfields T/O from Oulton. Shot down by fighters off the Dutch coast, may have been claimed by Uffz Ludwig Zweigart, 9./JG545. All killed F/O E H Dawson Sgt J R G Lamb Sgt W White
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30-05-2008, 10:39 AM
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Couldn't do this without your expertise. The other 4 RAAF at Harwell were 15 OTU as well however I could not take a guess! I have all the grave photos from Harwell however didn't know about this one at the time.....................
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm | |
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30-05-2008, 11:08 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | BALDRY, KENNETH ALDRED Sergeant This was covered a few days ago on rafcommands: Tiger Moth T5422 Unit was 10 EFTS; flew into sea while low flying 1 mile S of Brean Down (Bristol Channel); crew drowned. Baldry was Instructor and pupil was LAC (Pilot u/t) Roderick G.L. MacKENZIE - 1104259 Unaccounted airmen - 12-12-1940 - RafCommands Forums
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30-05-2008, 11:20 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | NEVETT, HORACE ARTHUR Pilot Officer From an old rafcommands thread: Magister R1813 24 EFT ORB (AIR 29/621) : Luton P/O H A Nevett, whilst instructing A/LA Batten (Hatten?), crashed at Streatley, both Instructor and pupil sustaining injuries. 16/2/41 P/O H A Nevett died in Luton & Dunstable Hospital as a result of injuries received on 10.2.41. 1180 : Cat W (all) (no fire). 1K, 1I. Streatley, Beds. 11.00hrs. Flt. authorised by instructor. No indication of exercise being carried out. Low flying (100ft) with flaps down, turned into wind, loosing ht. on turn, turned down wind, stalled and wing hit ground. Pilot carrying out a steep turn with flaps down & insuff. power, resulting in a stall, with insuff. ht. to recover. Recom. that low flying on type with flaps down should not be taught & instructions issued to this effect. <CENTER><img src= "http://www.rafcommands.com/rafcommandsbanner.gif"><BR> - "P/O H.A. Nevett - 86701"
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