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Those known to have served with No. 98 (Madras Presidency) Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Ashard Ernest Francis. AC2. (d.17th Jun 1940)
- Barrie George Wellesley. LAC (d.17thJune 1940)
- Brunton John. AC2 (d.17th June 1940)
- Burdett Geoffrey George. Cpl. (d.25th June 1940)
- Dodd Jack. P/O (d.25th July 1944)
- Eager DFC MID Kenneth Richard Wilson. Sqd.Ldr.
- MacAskill John Simeon McPhail. F/Sgt
- MacAskill John Simeon McPhail. F/Sgt.
- McGregor Ronald Angus. P/O (d.25th July 1944)
- Nettleton VC. John Dering. Sqd.Ldr. (d.13th July 1943)
- Paynter AFC Hugh. S/Ldr. (d.25th July 1944)
- Riley Thomas Francis. Flt.Sgt. (d.23rd July 1944)
- Riley Thomas Francis. F/Sgt. (d.25th July 1944)
- White Kenneth John. F/Sgt. (d.8th May 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. 98 (Madras Presidency) Squadron Royal Air Force? There are:2134 items tagged No. 98 (Madras Presidency) Squadron Royal Air Force available in our Library
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F/Sgt. Kenneth John White No. 98 Squadron (d.8th May 1944) Kenneth Wright served as a wireless operator/air gunner.
He was 22 when he died, and he is buried in the Abbeville Communal Extension Cemetery.
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AC2. Ernest Francis Ashard 98 Squadron (d.17th Jun 1940) Aircraftman 2nd Class Ernest Ashard was lost on the Lancastria on 17th June 1940. He was son of Walter Edward Ashard and Florence Emily Ashard (nee Haynes) of Tottenham.
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Cpl. Geoffrey George Burdett 98 Sqdn. (d.25th June 1940) Geoffrey Burdett was the uncle I never knew - his sister Betty Burdett married Frank Markwick and I was their son, born in 1947. Geoffrey was based in France and died on the SS Lancastria off the French coast.
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F/Sgt. Thomas Francis Riley 98 Sqdn. (d.25th July 1944) F/Sgt. Thomas Francis Riley was a wireless operator in a flying fortress. He was buried in St Philbert-sur-Risle Cemetery, Eure, France. Some other members of the crew were:
S/Ldr. Hugh Paynter AFC, RAF, pilot
P/O Jack Dodd, RAF, navigator
P/O R. A. McGregor, RAAF, airgunner.
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S/Ldr. Hugh Paynter AFC 98 Sqdn. (d.25th July 1944) Squadron Leader Paynter AFC, was a pilot in a flying fortress. He was buried in St Philbert-sur-Risle Cemetery, Eure, France. Some other members of the crew were:
P/O Jack Dodd, RAF, navigator
P/O R. A. McGregor, RAAF, airgunner
F/Sgt Thomas Francis Riley, RAFVR, Wop.
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P/O Jack Dodd 98 Sqdn. (d.25th July 1944) P/O Jack Dodd was a navigator in a flying fortress. He was buried in St Philbert-sur-Risle Cemetery, Eure, France. Some other members of the crew were:
P/O R. A. McGregor, RAAF, airgunner
S/Ldr Hugh Paynter, RAF, pilot
F/Sgt Thomas Francis Riley, RAFVR, Wop.
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P/O Ronald Angus McGregor 98 Sqdn. (d.25th July 1944) P/O R. A. McGregor, known as Mac, was stationed at RAF Colerne but later transferred to Scotland. He was an airgunner in a flying fortress. He was buried in St Philbert-sur-Risle Cemetery, Eure, France. Some other members of the crew were:
P/O Jack Dodd, RAF, navigator
S/Ldr Hugh Paynter, RAF, pilot
F/Sgt Thomas Francis Riley, RAFVR, Wop.
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LAC George Wellesley Barrie 98 Sqdn. (d.17thJune 1940) My uncle, George Wellesley Barrie, was last seen swimming away from SS Lancastria. Does anyone remember what happened to him?
Update
According to the CWG site, LAC Barrie, 98 Sqdn, RAF is recorded as "lost on SS Lancastria". He is commemorated on Panel 122 at Runnymede.
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F/Sgt. John Simeon McPhail MacAskill 98 Squadron My late father, F/Sgt John MacAskill, trained in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, from 31st August 1942 to 2nd January 1943. He was then with 13 OTU RAF Bicester before his first tour of duty with 98 Squadron on 3rd May 1944.
The aircraft he flew were Anson, Oxford, Blenheim(1V), Boston (IIIA) and Mitchell (IID).
If anyone reading this flew with my father, especially a Sgt. Nicholson with whom he seemed to spend most of his tour of duty, please contact me.
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Flt.Sgt. Thomas Francis Riley 98 Squadron (d.23rd July 1944) Thomas Riley's aircraft, FV 985 blew up upon release of a bomb when "softening up" doodle bug sites on 23 July 1944.
He was buried at St Philbert sur Risle with the other crew members.
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