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Those known to have served with No. 75 Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Abrahams Gerry. W/O
- Biggar John Matthew. Flt.Sgt. (d.12th Sep 1944)
- Crowther Frederick Edward William. Flt.Sgt. (d.3rd Oct 1943)
- Curry DFC. George William. F/Lt.
- Fernie John Alexander. F/Lt.
- Gilbert Colin Leslie. Lt. (d.10th May 1942)
- Glass James.
- Gore Desmond Wallace. Sergeant
- Gore Desmond Wallace. Flt.Sgt.
- Hadley Wilson Orchard. F/O. (d.12th Sep 1944)
- Hall Robert Ewen. Sgt. (d.24th Feb 1944)
- Hiscox Henry John. Flt.Sgt. (d.21st July 1944)
- Howells DFC. L. W/O
- Kahler Hyman Chaim Mordecai. Sgt. (d.19th Apr 1944)
- Laud Ronald Hugh. Squadron Leader (d.12th Jun 1943)
- Lawrence DFC & Bar, MID. Kenneth Aubyn Hassel. Sqn Ldr.
- Littlewood Eric John. Flt.Sgt.
- Marquet Raymond Thomas. W/O.
- Marquet Raymond Thomas. W/O.
- Maryan Ronald Alfred. Sgt
- McCrorie Thomas Fraser. Flt.Lt. (d.23rd June 1943)
- Mulligan John. Sgt. (d.19th Apr 1944)
- Murray Henry James. F/O (d.19th April 1944)
- Pinney Doreen Eva.
- Quinn Arthur. Sgt. (d.25th Oct 1942)
- Staple DFC Owen David. Wing Commander
- Stewart Francis Barkhouse. Sgt. (d.3rd March 1943)
- Thomas Alfred John. P/O. (d.31st July 1943)
- Tod Richard Douglas. WOII. (d.24th June 1943)
- Tod DFM. Robert Ernest. W/OII. (d.23rd June 1943)
- Trott James.
- Turner Basil Simms. Sgt.
- Ward VC. James Allen. Sgt. (d.15th Sep 1941)
- Woollam Peter. Sgt. (d.19th Apr 1944)
The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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Want to know more about No. 75 Squadron Royal Air Force? There are:2142 items tagged No. 75 Squadron Royal Air Force available in our Library
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Sgt. Robert Ewen Hall 75 Squadron (d.24th Feb 1944) My great-grandfather, Sergeant Robert Ewen Hall, was in No. 75
Squadron. He was killed in action on the night of 24th Feb 1944 in a
Stirling, serial no: EH948, during a gardening operation in Kiel Bay.
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Sergeant Desmond Wallace Gore 75 Squadron My father, Flight Sergeant Desmond Wallace Gore, was a 75 Squadron (Lancasters) flight Engineer stationed at Mepal, and was shot down in 1944 over Holland (he was the only survivor) and captured in Boxtelle. He ended up as a POW in Stalag Luft 7 and was an internee until the end of the war.
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Wing Commander Owen David Staple DFC 107 Squadron 14 Squadron 75 squadron 41 Squadron 40 Squadron Owen David Staple was from Dec-1942 with 36(Mosquito) Operational Training Unit in Canada as a pilot; from February 1944 with 60 OTU in the United Kingdom; from June 1944 with 107 Squadron (Mosquito); from April 1948 14 Squadron in Japan; from November 1954 75 Squadron; from September 1959 with 41 Squadron in Malaya.
Decorations,Medals,Awards:
DFC-1945, AFC-1960, 1939/45 STAR, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal
1939/45 War Medal, New Zealand War Service Medal, General Service Medal (Malaya).
Wing Commander Owen David Staple past away in 1974 at the age of 49.
I am looking for more information on him as he died when I was 3 months old. The information is going towards the family tree so we do not forget the memories of the brave men and women of war.
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F/Lt. George William Curry DFC. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron George Curry completed a tour of duty with 75 (New Zealand) Squadron at RAF Feltwell, which was part of 3 Group Bomber Command. George was awarded the DFC during one of the Bombing missions in 1941.
After operations, he was posted to RAF Pershore to train pilots on the Wellington Bomber as part of 23 OTU.
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Sgt. Basil Simms Turner 75 Squadron Basil Turner joined the RAF as a trainee pilot in late 1938 or early 1940. He did his Elementary Flight Training at Hatfield then went South Cerney for training on Airspeed Oxfords.
From there he went to RAF Pershore OCU for Wellington bomber training. Then was posted to 75 NZ Squadron based at RAF Feltwell. Basil Turner eventually progressed to flying the Lancaster and the finally the Lincoln. Basil completed 58 missions over enemy territory. He died in July 2005
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W/OII. Robert Ernest Tod DFM. 75 Squadron (d.23rd June 1943) Warrant Officer Class II (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Robert Tod was the Son of Alexander and Mary Edith Tod of St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada. He and his twin brother, Richard, both lost their lives when their aircraft was shot down. They were 23 years old and are buried in the Medemblik General Cemetery, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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WOII. Richard Douglas Tod 75 Squadron (d.24th June 1943) Warrant Officer Class II (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Richard Tod was the son of Alexander and Mary Edith Tod of St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada.
He and his twin brother, Robert, both lost their lives when their aircraft was shot down. They are amongst 23 who are buried in the Medemblik General Cemetery, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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Flt.Lt. Thomas Fraser McCrorie 75 Squadron (d.23rd June 1943) Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Thomas McCrorie was the son of John Andrew and Margaret McCrorie; husband of Joan McCrorie of Broom, Warwickshire.
He was 27 when his plane crashed and his body was washed ashore. He is buried in the Hemelumer Oldeferd (Molkwerum) Protestant Churchyard, Friesland, Netherlands.
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Flt.Sgt. Henry John Hiscox 75 Squadron (d.21st July 1944) Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Hiscox was the Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hiscox, of Newport, Monmouthshire and husband of E. I. M. Hiscox of Newport.
He was 35 when he died and is buried in the Beesel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Limburg, The Netherlands.
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Sqn Ldr. Kenneth Aubyn Hassel Lawrence DFC & Bar, MID. 7 Squadron Kenneth Lawrence completed his basic flying and navigation training in the UK from 25th May to 20th Aug 1938 aged 21 and was promoted to Pilot Officer. He was posted to No. 8 Sqn. in Abu Sueir, Aden he participated in the East African Campaign between July 1939 and July 1941. During this period he was shot down sustaining an injury and was held as a POW in French Somaliland. He managed to escape and returned to flying duties with his Squadon. On 17th of March 1941, Flying Officer Lawrence was mentioned in dispatches and in September returned to the UK and took Flying instructors training. From 15th Nov 1941 until 9th Mar 1943 he was a flying instructor for Commonwealth pilots in PEI, New Brunswick and Ontario and Weyburn Sask, eventually returning to the UK for further training. Between 25th Sept 1943 and 21st Aug 1944 he was an operational pilot with various bomber Squadrons. 25th Sept to 15th Oct 1943 with No. 75 Sqn. 15th Oct 1943 to 27th Jan 1944 with No. 15 Sqn. 27th Jan to 21st Aug 1944 with No. 7 Sqn. with the Pathfinder Force< On 18th of January 1944 during his time with No. 15 Squadron, he was awarded his first DFC. On 15th of September 1944 whilst serving with No. 7 Squadron, by then an Acting Squadron Leader, he was awarded his second DFC in the form of a bar. At age 29 Ken was working for BOAC a position he held until 3rd June 1946. He subsequently began flying commercially in the Middle East until about 1952. Eventually, he returned to Canada where during May 1994 he died in Ottawa.
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