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No. 106 Squadron RFC, was formed in 1917 and was disbanded in 1919. 106 Squadron was re-formed in 1938 flying Hampdens with No. 5 Group as a training squadron. In 1941 106 squadron began night bombing operations over Europe. The Squadron was re-equipped with Manchesters then converted to Lancasters in the early summer of 1942.
During the Second World War No 106 Squadron flew 5,834 operational sorties with the loss of 187 aircraft.
Airfields at which No. 106 Squadron were based:
- Thornaby. Oct 1938 to Sep 1939
- Cottesmore Sept 1939 to 6 Oct 1939
- Finningley 6 Oct 1939 to 23 Feb 1941
- Coningsby. 23 Feb 1941 to 1 Oct 1942
- Syerston 1 Oct 1942 to 11 Nov 1943
- Metheringham. from 11 Nov 1943
List of those who served with No. 106 Squadron during The Second World War
- Sgt. Garnet James Bailey Read his Story.
- F/O Elgar Barratt pilot (d.16th Dec 1944) Read his Story.
- Sgt. Sidney Bell flight eng. Read his Story.
- Mary Boddy Read his Story.
- Winifred Boddy Read his Story.
- F/O Leslie Claude William Boivin pilot (d.30th Aug 1944) Read his Story.
- Sgt. William Sutherland Bryson navigator (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Sergeant Aaron Burson Lancaster ED 542 (d.3rd April 1943)
- Flt. Sgt. Clive Percival Calvert w/op (d.16th Dec 1944) Read his Story.
- Flt. Sgt. Donavan Yukin Carter flight eng. (d.12th Mar 1945)
- Flt. Sgt. Henry William T. Carter navigator (d.30th Aug 1944)
- P/O Robert Barclay Clarke flight eng. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- F/S Ernest Lewis Collins rear gunner (d.30th Aug 1944)
- P/O David M. Crozier DFM bomb aimer (d.13th Jan 1943)
- Sgt. Edward George Havelock Day (d.9th Oct 1943) Read his Story.
- Sgt. Raymond Edward Buckenham Day mid upper guner (d.16th Dec 1944) Read his Story.
- Sgt. Raymond Edward Buckenham Day mid upper guner (d.16th Dec 1944) Read his Story.
- Flt Sgt Alexander "Allie" Dunbar (d.13 Jan 1943) Read his Story.
- Sergeant Eric Edge (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Sergeant Eric Edge (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Sgt. Frank John Edwards air gunner. (d.13th Jan 1943)
- Alexander E Elsworthy Read his Story.
- Alexander E Elsworthy Read his Story.
- Sgt. John Frederick Wallace Emerson flt eng. (d.16th Dec 1944) Read his Story.
- F/O Edward Eric Fletcher bomb aimer (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Sgt. Douglas Forster mid upper gunner (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Flight Sargeant Norman Leslie Ernest Gale DFM (d.19th July 1944) Read his Story.
- Frederick Horace Garnett (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Frederick Horace Garnett (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Wing Cdr. Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar pilot (d.19th Sep 1944) Read his Story.
- Flt. Sgt. Berry Arnold Green navigator (d.16th Dec 1944) Read his Story.
- Sgt. Percy Edward Green rear gunner (d.16th Dec 1944) Read his Story.
- Sgt. Allen Hargill rear gunner (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Flt Lt Everard Frank Gray Healey DFC DFM pilot (d.13th Jan 1943)
- Jacques Robert Christiaan Hoboken DFC (d.26th Nov 1943)
- Sgt. N. C. Jackson VC.
- Sgt. Charles Colin Jeffrey w/op (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Sgt. Caspar Harold Jurgensen air gunner. (d.13th Jan 1943)
- F/O Michael Hope Lumley w/op (d.13th Jan 1943)
- Flt Sgt. Willaum George Mann (d.30th Jan 1944) Read his Story.
- Sergeant William George Mann (d.30th January 1944) Read his Story.
- F/Sgt Peter Richard " " Martin Observer (d.11th Oct 1944) Read his Story.
- Grp Cpt. William Neil McKechnie GC. pilot (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Sergeant David McLean (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Sergeant David McLean (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Flt. Sgt. Robert Hudson McLean (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Flight Sgt. Ronald "Geordie" Moscrop Read his Story.
- Flt. Sgt. John Potter Nichol bomb aimer Read his Story.
- Flight Lieutentant John "Jack" O'Leary D.F.C. A.F.C. Read his Story.
- Dennis Over
- Flying Officer Alan Cairns Palmer Lancaster ED 542 (d.3rd April 1943)
- Edward George Lancelot Parker mid upper gunner (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Sergeant Ernest Montague John Pease (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Sergeant Ernest Montague John Pease (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- F/O John Ray Pennington DFC navigator (d.13th Jan 1943)
- Flight Seargent Carey "Taffy" Powell Rear Gunner
- Sergeant Thomas John Ridd (d.3rd April 1943)
- Sgt. Robin Read his Story.
- Flt Sgt. Anthony Robinson navigator (d.28th Jun 1944) Read his Story.
- Sergeant Ronald Sidney Sabell Lancaster ED 542 (d.3rd April 1943)
- Flying Officer Joseph William Simpson Lancaster ED 542 (d.3rd April 1943)
- Flight Sergeant Theophilus John Thomas (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Sergeant Theophilus Thomas (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Sergeant Theophilus Thomas (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Flight Sergeant Theophilus John Thomas (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Flt. Sgt. Edward George Towle bomb aimer (d.16th Dec 1944) Read his Story.
- Sgt. M. L. Waite rear gunner
- Sergeant Robert Charles Henry Webb (d.3rd April 1943) Read his Story.
- Sergeant Ernest Williams Lancaster ED 542 (d.3rd April 1943)
- Sq/Ldr Harold Par "Happy " Williams DFC nav. Read his Story.
- Sergeant John Alfred Withington (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- Sergeant John Alfred Withington (d.2nd January 1944) Read his Story.
- F/O Allan John Alexander Woollard DFM navigator Read his Story.
F/O Leslie Claude William Boivin pilot 106 Sqd. (d.30th Aug 1944)
F/O Boivin lost his life on the 30th of August 1944 when his Lancaster ND331 was lost on ops.
The crew were:
- F/O L.C.W.Boivin
- Sgt S.Bell
- Sgt W.S.Bryson
- F/S J.P.Nicol
- F/S R.H.McLean
- Sgt E.G.L.Parker
- Sgt H.Hargill
Sgt. Sidney Bell flight eng. 106 Sqd.
Sidney was taken as a Prisoner of War on the 30th of August 1944 and was held in Stalag Luft 7.
Sgt. John Frederick Wallace Emerson flt eng. 106 Sqd (d.16th Dec 1944)
Avro Lancaster ND682 of 106 Sqn. coded ZN-K, took off at 00:45 15th Dec 1944 from Metheringham. OP: Gardening and was shot down by a night fighter.
The remains of Flt. Engr. Sgt John F. W. Emerson were retrieved from the sea 8 miles south of Anholt harbour on 6/3-1945. He was laid to rest by the Wehrmacht in Anholt cemetery on 7/3 1945, he was 24 years old.
F/O Elgar Barratt pilot 106 Sqd (d.16th Dec 1944)
Avro Lancaster ND682 was shot down by a night fighter at 03:54 hours while flying at 2300 metres in the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. The JU 88 was piloted by Hauptmann Eduard Schröder with the crew of Hessenmüller, Zeinert and Brunsendorf.
The body of Pilot F/O Elgar Barratt was found washed ashore at Kulla Gunnarstorp north of the Swedish town Hälsingborg and was laid to rest in Hälsingborg Municipal Cemetery.
Sgt. Raymond Edward Buckenham Day mid upper guner 106 Sqd (d.16th Dec 1944)
Raymond Day was the Mid Upper Gunner of Avro Lancaster ND682 and lost his life when it was shot down by a night fighter at 03:54 hours on the 16th of December 1944 over the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. He was 34 years old and was married. His brother Norman also lost his life whilst serving with 114 Squadron.
Sgt. Raymond Edward Buckenham Day mid upper guner 106 Sqd (d.16th Dec 1944)
Raymond Day was the Mid Upper Gunner of Avro Lancaster ND682 and lost his life when it was shot down by a night fighter at 03:54 hours on the 16th of December 1944 over the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. He was 34 years old and was married. His brother Norman also lost his life whilst serving with 114 Squadron.
Sgt. Percy Edward Green rear gunner 106 Sqd (d.16th Dec 1944)
Percy Green was the Rear Gunner of Avro Lancaster ND682 and lost his life when it was shot down by a night fighter at 03:54 hours on the 16th of December 1944 over the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. He was 39 years old and was married.
Flt. Sgt. Berry Arnold Green navigator 106 Sqd (d.16th Dec 1944)
Arnold Berry was the Navigator of Avro Lancaster ND682 and lost his life when it was shot down by a night fighter at 03:54 hours on the 16th of December 1944 over the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Flt. Sgt. Edward George Towle bomb aimer 106 Sqd (d.16th Dec 1944)
Edward Towle was the Bomb Aimer of Avro Lancaster ND682 and lost his life when it was shot down by a night fighter at 03:54 hours on the 16th of December 1944 over the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Flt. Sgt. John Potter Nichol bomb aimer 106 Sqd.
John Nichol was taken prisoner of War after his Lancaster was lost on the 30th of Aug 1944. He was held in Stalag Luft 7 along with his flight engineer Sidney Bell.
Sgt. Robin 106 Sqd.
I have in my possession a photocopied log book of Australian Sgt Robin, Air Gunner dated from the 1st August 1941 to 3rd September 1945. I also have one squadron photograph dated approx 1942/3. I gather that the Mr Robin started his career as Sgt Wireless operator / AG and ended as OC Gunnery School Point Cook Victoria. His tunic bears the ribbon (diagional slanting purple strips on white back ground) DFC?
Flt. Sgt. Clive Percival Calvert w/op 106 Sqd (d.16th Dec 1944)
My Great Uncle, Flt Sgt Clive Percival Calvert (RAAF)flew with 106 Squadron as Wireless operator of ND682 Avro Lancaster. Below is some information I found on a Danish website
The aircraft belonged to RAF 106 Sqn. Bomber Command and was coded ZN-K. T/o 00:45 15th Dec 1944 from Metheringham. OP: Gardening
The Lancaster is believed to have been claimed at 03:54 hours while flying at 2300 metres in the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. The JU 88 was piloted by Hauptmann Eduard Schröder with the crew of Hessenmüller, Zeinert and Brunsendorf.
The body of Pilot F/O Elgar Barratt was found washed ashore at Kulla Gunnarstorp north of the Swedish town Hälsingborg and was laid to rest in Hälsingborg Municipal Cemetery.
The remains of Flt. Engr. Sgt John F. W. Emerson were retrieved from the sea 8 miles south of Anholt harbour on 6/3-1945. He was laid to rest by the Wehrmacht in Anholt cemetery on 7/3 1945.
W/Op F/S Clive P. Calvert RAAF, Mid Upper Gunner Sgt Raymond E.B. Day, Tail Gunner Sgt Percy E. Green, Navigator F/S Arnold Berry and Bomb Aimer F/S Edward G. Towle have no known grave and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Flt Sgt Alexander "Allie" Dunbar 106 Sqn (d.13 Jan 1943)
My uncle Allie was a flight engineer on a Lancaster durign a raid on Essen. According to the letters I found in my mothers papers, he was caught by a night fighter on the return leg of the raid and was shot down over Appledoorn in Holland. He is buried along with the remainder of the crew, in the town cemetary in Appledoorn.
The crew were:
- F/L E.F.G.Healey DFC DFM
- Sgt A.Dunbar
- F/O J.R.Pennington DFC
- P/O D.MacL Crozier DFM RCAF
- P/O M.H.Lumley
- Sgt C.H.Jurgensen
- Sgt F.J.Edwards
Flight Sargeant Norman Leslie Ernest Gale DFM 57 Squadron (d.19th July 1944)
My great uncle flew (and died) with 57 Sqd in WW2: Flt Sgt Norman Leslie Ernest Gale DFM, No 1297387 Flight Engineer from Sway, Hampshire. Died 19/7/44 over France - buried with 3 other members of crew in Bassevelle (East of Paris) They are the pilot, Flt Lt John Alec Bulcraig DFM, wireless operator Sgt Thomas Loughlin from Liverpool, and bomb aimer F/O Edward Chatterton Robson who was from Blackpool. The surviving crew members were, Sgt L.E.S.Manning and Sgt F.J.D.Taylor who both evaded capture and F/O E.H.Ruston who was taken POW and held in Stalag Luft 1.
I'm trying to find out circumstances of both raid my great uncle died on and his DFM
UPDATE:
The Lancaster, DX-L took off at 22:56 on the 18th of July 1944 from East Kirkby to bomb the key railway junction at Revigny. It was coned by searchlights soon after crossing the French coast and while escaping the beams wandered off course. The aircraft was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bassevelle (Seine-et-Marne)
Sgt Gale had gained his award in the most hazardous circumstances while serving with No.106 Sqdn, his DFM Citation was Gazetted 28th Sep 1943. His Lancaster, JB146 had taken off at 20:10 on the 31st of Aug 1943 from Syerston and was hit by Flak over Berlin. The pilot F/O Harry Ham and w/op Sgt James Weight were wounded when the Flak struck their aircraft and both later died as a result of their injuries. The crew managed to get the aircraft home but crash-landed at 03:00 on the 1st of Sept on the Romney Marshes in Kent.
The crew were:
- F/O H.D.Ham
- Sgt N.Gale
- F/O C.Pitman
- Sgt J.E.Jones
- Sgt J.W.Weight
- F/S N.D.Higman
- Sgt T.Waller
15 years ago, Anne-Marie and Bernard Langou of Bassevelle - 77750 France have found the survivors and the families of them and the families of the people who died on 19 july 1944 when the Lancaster JB318 crashed here. We wrote a booklet (80 pages). I wrote to Ivor GALE, the uncle of Norman, many times and Leonard MANNING, the air gunner, too, but only one answer, (I have a copy for you), after no contact. Here, at Bassevelle, we had commemorations on 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009 with many flags, music, and english families of the crew who are now our friends (families MANNING, RUSTON, BULCRAIG, TAYLOR and ROBSON). We have made a memorial, a panel and other things. the last ceremony : 18 july 2009.
I can give M. Padgett, what we have collected during these fifteen years and perhaps we can answer a little. We will be honored to receive you and your familie in the village like the other families.
Sgt. Garnet James Bailey 106 Squadron
Looking for details of Sgt.G J Bailey RAAF, lost on Gardening mission off Bordeaux 25/26 July 1942. I have details from CWGC and AUS. Roll of Honour but can't find his Aircrew Category or the cause of the loss of the aircraft, Lanc R5680 based at Coningsby at the time it was lost. Two of the crew became POW, and the body of one other was recovered and is buried at Pornic in France. The other four crew members were not found. Any information would be appreciated.
Alexander E Elsworthy 106 Squadron
I am researching my great-uncle John Alfred Withington who died during the Second World War. He was a gunner in a Lancaster bomber with the 106 Squadron; all but one of the crew died on the 2nd of January 1944. The remaining crew member Alexander Elsworthy is shown to have been in prisoner of war camps Stalag4B and Stalag Luft3. My father was told that his uncle, John Withington, helped an injured crew member when their plane was hit. John helped open the other crew members' parachutes but his own then failed. The surviving crew member apparently came back to tell the tale and I am assuming this must be Alexander Elsworthy. Any details on Alexander would be very gratefully received. I know that his POW number was 269841, he lived in Chelsea and was born 1921.
Sergeant David McLean 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Frederick Horace Garnett 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Flight Sergeant Theophilus John Thomas 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant Theophilus Thomas 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant Robert Charles Henry Webb 106 Squadron (d.3rd April 1943)
I am currently trying to write a small book about my uncle, Sgt R.C.H.Webb and crew who were shot down over Germany in a Lanc from 106 Sqdn on the 3rd April 1943. All lost their lives.
The book is for my family to pass on so that these airmen never be forgot and their bravery will always be remembered.
I was wondering if anyone could help me with any info.
Lanc ED 542:
Sgt T.J. Ridd, Pilot Sgt R.C.H.Webb, F/Eng P/O J.W.Simpson, Navigator P/O A.C.Palmer, Bomb /Aimer Sgt A.Burson, Wireless/Op Sgt R.S.Sabell, Mid Upper Gunner Sgt E.Williams, Rear Gunner
Sergeant Ernest Montague John Pease 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant John Alfred Withington 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
I am researching my great uncle John Alfred Withington who died during the Second World War. He was a gunner in a Lancaster bomber with the 106 Squadron, all but one of the crew died on the 2nd of January 1944. My father was told that his uncle, John Withington helped an injured crew member when their plane was hit. John helped open the other crew members parachute but his own then failed.
www.lostbombers.co.uk reports the crash:
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hanover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW, was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant Eric Edge 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hanover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW, was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Alexander E Elsworthy 106 Squadron
I am researching my great-uncle John Alfred Withington who died during the Second World War. He was a gunner in a Lancaster bomber with the 106 Squadron; all but one of the crew died on the 2nd of January 1944. The remaining crew member Alexander Elsworthy is shown to have been in prisoner of war camps Stalag4B and Stalag Luft3. My father was told that his uncle, John Withington, helped an injured crew member when their plane was hit. John helped open the other crew members' parachutes but his own then failed. The surviving crew member apparently came back to tell the tale and I am assuming this must be Alexander Elsworthy. Any details on Alexander would be very gratefully received. I know that his POW number was 269841, he lived in Chelsea and was born 1921.
Frederick Horace Garnett 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant Theophilus Thomas 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant David McLean 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant Ernest Montague John Pease 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Flight Sergeant Theophilus John Thomas 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant Eric Edge 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hanover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW, was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Sergeant John Alfred Withington 106 Squadron (d.2nd January 1944)
I am researching my great uncle John Alfred Withington who died during the Second World War. He was a gunner in a Lancaster bomber with the 106 Squadron, all but one of the crew died on the 2nd of January 1944. My father was told that his uncle, John Withington helped an injured crew member when their plane was hit. John helped open the other crew members parachute but his own then failed.
www.lostbombers.co.uk reports the crash:
Lancaster JB642 bomber with the 106 Squadron on operation to Berlin, lost on the 2nd of January 1944. JB642 was one of two No.106 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. Airborne 0020 2nd January 1944 from Metheringham. Outbound, crashed at Hoya, a town straddling the Weser, 14 km SSW of Verden. Those killed are buried in Hanover War Cemetery.
At 18, Sgt Withington was amongst the youngest to die on air operations in Bomber Command.
P/O F.H.Garnett KIA Sgt D.McLean KIA F/S T.J.Thomas KIA Sgt E.M.J.Pease KIA Sgt E.Edge KIA Sgt J.A.Withington KIA Sgt A.A.E.Elsworthy PoW, was interned in Camps 4B/L3, PoW No.269841.
Flight Lieutentant John "Jack" O'Leary D.F.C. A.F.C. 106 Squadron
My late father John O'Leary flew with 106 squadron from Oct 1943 till June 1944. I am still in posession of his log books covering all the missions he flew. There are names in the logs that I heard mentioned when I was very young. Names like F/O Harvey, P/O Perry, P/O Starkey and P/O Miffin. Sadley my father died from a heart attack when I was only 15 years old (now 63). and I never got to find out what part these people played in my parents life. I say parents because my Mother Winifred Boddy and her sister Mary Boddy, as they were then know were attached to 106 Sqd. Why do we always leave it till late in life to wonder about our parents or is it just me. I would be interested if anyone knew my father and can shed some light on his wartime activities
F/O Allan John Alexander Woollard DFM navigator 106 Squadron
My late father was a navigator and flew in Lancasters of 106 squadron under Guy Gibson and then 139 Jamaica Squadron Mosquito Pathfinders one of which he had to bale out of when a held up flare went off. I once saw a picture of him standing with Guy Gibson with his dog by his kennel and some other officers.Please, do you have a copy of this or similar. I am trying to put together his story for my sons and Grandchildren and this site may be the answer. I also have his log book with Guy Gibsons signature on a flight when he navigated for him and various other memorobilia. Please can you help. Regards Graham Woollard
Winifred Boddy 106 Sqd.
Mother Winifred Boddy and her sister Mary Boddy, as they were then know were attached to 106 Sqd, my father Flt Lt John O'Leary flew with 106 Sqd.
Mary Boddy 106 Sqd.
My Aunt Mary Boddy and my mother Winifred Boddy, as they were then known, were attached to 106 Sqd, my father Flt Lt John O'Leary flew with 106 Sqd.
Sergeant William George Mann 106 Squadron (d.30th January 1944)
I am trying to trace my brother-in-law William George Mann. He was 19 years old and stationed at Metheringham with No 106 Squadron, RAF. On the 30th Jan 1944 he took off for Berlin and never returned.
If you could find the crew that he was flying with or photos I would very pleased to hear from you.
F/Sgt Peter Richard " " Martin Observer (d.11th Oct 1944)
I am researching the history of 58 former pupils of Highbury County Grammar School, London N.5 who died in WW2. Their names were recorded in a Book of Remembrance which was displayed in the School Hall in post-war years. It was unfortunately lost or destroyed when the school became a comprehensive in 1967 and the old buildings were demolished.
Shortly before Christmas 2008 I was contacted by a former pupil of the class of 1930, now 90 years of age, living near Shrewsbury. He kindly provided me with a copy of the Order of Service from the Memorial Service which was held at Highbury in June 1946. I am now compiling a new version of the Book of Remembrance, which we hope to have displayed in the modern school on the site, and in the Islington Borough archives.
I am also compiling a narrative version containing the stories behind the bare facts of their deaths obtained from the Commonwealth War Graves web site. It is recorded that F/Sgt Peter Martin was 23 years of age when he died, and was interred at Reichswald Forest Cemetery. I have discovered that 106 Squadron were flying Lancasters at that time, so we may infer that he and his crew were Killed in Action on a raid over the Ruhr, but his name is not mentioned above and I can find no mention of this on the Lost Bombers web site. Any information would be welcome.
Sq/Ldr Harold Par "Happy " Williams DFC nav. 106 Squadron
Happy Williams, my father-in-law, trained in Canada & the USA (like many others) during the early part of WW2 and then passed as Navigator and flew for the rest of the war, mainly in Lancasters of 106 Squadron. He also had a short spell flying for the RAF in the Korean War. He died in the 1980's without saying much about his wartime service.
Flight Sgt. Ronald "Geordie" Moscrop 106 Squadron
Flt Sgt. Anthony Robinson navigator 106 Squadron (d.28th Jun 1944)
My Uncle, Anthony Robinson was killed with the rest of his crew. They are buried in Bransles in France.
Flt Sgt. Willaum George Mann 106 Squadron. (d.30th Jan 1944)
My brother Willaum Mann was stationed at Metheringham, he took off on raid to Berlin and went down on 30th Jan 1944. I would would like to know what crew he was with.
Update:
Willaum's aircraft was Lancaster ND336, ZN-Q, it crashed into the North Sea and all the crew were lost. Only one body was washed ashore, that of P/O Kirkland, he was found on the northern shores of Vlieland in the Frisian Islands on the 5th of March 44 and laid to rest there. The rest of the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
The crew were:
- P/O K.H.Kirkland, RAAF
- Sgt W.G.Mann
- Sgt K.W.Barry
- F/O J.Inston
- Sgt D.Naylor
- Sgt R.J.Winfindale
- Sgt R.J.Charters
Sgt. Edward George Havelock Day 106 Sqd. (d.9th Oct 1943)
Ted was a rear gunner in a Lancaster Bomber. They took of at 23.10 on the 8th Oct 1943 and were shot down at 01.45 9th October 1943. All the crew perished.
The crew had dropped their load on target and were heading out taking evasive action to avoid flak and patrolling Luftwaffe fighters. As thy were climbing to 12,000 feet they were caught by searchlight and the fighters attacked. All the crew are buried together in Hanover War Cemetery.
- Sgt R T G Lester
- Sgt R E Burgess
- Sgt K Saunders
- Fl/Sgt J F Ellins
- Sgt E G H Day
- Sgt H N Gustard
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