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Remembering those who died this day.

  • Anderson Eric W. S/Sgt (d.2nd Jan 1944)
  • Barry George. F/Sgt. (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Bell. John. F/S (d.2nd Jan 1944)
  • Blanchette Charles Edward. P/O (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Bolsover Alan Richard. F/O (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Bond Gerald Peter Robert. P/O (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Donnelly Thomas Henry. F/O (Pilot) (d.2nd Jan 1944)
  • Dyer John Harold. Sgt. (d.2nd Jan 1944)
  • Edge Eric. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Edge Eric. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Garnett Frederick Horace. (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Garnett Frederick Horace. (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Gooravitch Jack Bernard. Sgt. (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Headley. George Matthew. Sgt (d.2nd Jan 1944)
  • James Walter John. F/O (d.2nd Jan 1944)
  • Lyford. Percy Robert. Sgt (d.2nd Jan 1943)
  • McAlaney William. L/Cpl. (d.2nd January 1944)
  • McLean David. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • McLean David. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Morassi Allan. P/O (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Pease Ernest Montague John. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Pease Ernest Montague John. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Thomas Theophilus John. Flight Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Thomas Theophilus. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Thomas Theophilus. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Thomas Theophilus John. Flight Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Underwood Ronald. F/Sgt. (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Vickers. Geoffrey. P/O (d.2nd Jan 1944)
  • Ward G.. P/O. (d.2nd Jan 1944)
  • Waterhouse Victor. F/O (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Withington John Alfred. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Withington John Alfred. Sergeant (d.2nd January 1944)
  • Wyatt Henry. F/O (d.22nd Jan 1944)

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Want to know more about the 2nd of January 1944?


There are:19 items tagged 2nd of January 1944 available in our Library

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Stories from 2nd January 1944





Alexander E Elsworthy. RAF, 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.

Holly Middleditch



Alexander E Elsworthy. RAF, 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.

Holly Middleditch



Sergeant David McLean. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Frederick Horace Garnett. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Flight Sergeant Theophilus John Thomas. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant Theophilus Thomas. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant Ernest Montague John Pease. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant John Alfred Withington. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant Eric Edge. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Frederick Horace Garnett. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant Theophilus Thomas. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant David McLean. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant Ernest Montague John Pease. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Flight Sergeant Theophilus John Thomas. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant Eric Edge. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • Sergeant John Alfred Withington. RAF VR, 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.

    Holly Middleditch



  • F/O Walter John James. Royal Air Force, 83 Squadron. (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    Jack was flying in an Avro Lancaster BIII ND354 OL-A which had been delivered to 83 Sqdn on the 26th Dec 1943. It was lost with all crew but one on its maiden bombing raid with the Sqdn. Jack James was the Air Bomber on this aircraft, the son of William & Hannah James and is remembered on his parents grave at Harmony Chapel nr Goodwick Pembrokeshire.

    Owen Vaughan



    Sgt. John Harold Dyer. Royal Air Force, 106 Squadron. (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    John Dyer was my fathers brother, he joined the RAF as a wireless operator air gunner in 1942 going through training in 1943 on a variety of types - Dominies, Proctors, Bothas and Wellington all appear in his log book. He moved on to Manchesters and finally Lancasters in August 1943 at 1661 Conversion Unit at Swinderby and then to 106 Squadron Metheringham in September 1943 flying on his first operation to Mannheim on the 23/9/43.

    He was on his sixteenth op to Berlin when the whole aircraft and crew were lost on the 2nd January 1944, he was 21 years of age. The aircraft was JB 645 one of two lost on the same night

    John Dyer



    S/Sgt Eric W Anderson. US Army Air Force, . (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    Eric Anderson was a prisoner in Fukuoka 3b.




    F/O Henry Wyatt. Royal Air Force, 76 Squadron. (d.22nd Jan 1944)

    Harry Wyatt was my dad's older brother, who was killed on a raid on Magdeburg on the evening of January 21/22 1944. He was 21 years old. He trained as a navigator in Moncton, New Brunswick and also Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada.

    Valerie Allan



    F/S John Bell.. RAF, 156Sqd.. (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    Bomb Aimer John Bell was killed on 2nd Jan 1944 in Lancaster III JA925 GT-La of 156 Sqn




    Sgt George Matthew Headley.. RAF, 12Sqd.. (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    Flt Eng. George Headley was killed on 2nd Jan 1944. He flew with Lancaster III JA925 GT-La of 156 Sqn




    Sgt Percy Robert Lyford.. DFC RAF, 156Sqd.. (d.2nd Jan 1943)

    Nav. Percy Lyford was killed on 2nd Jan 1944 in Lancaster III JA925 GT-La of 156 Sqn




    P/O Geoffrey Vickers.. DFC RAF, 156Sqd.. (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    W/op. Geoffrey Vickers died on 2nd Jan 1944 in Lancaster III JA925 GT-La of 156 Sqn




    P/O. G. Ward. Royal Air Force, 9 Squadron. (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    Pilot Officer G Ward was piloting Lancaster JA711 WS-B of 9 Squadron when it was lost on Operations to Berlin on 16th of December 1943. Outbound, they crashed at Weyhausen, and all are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.




    P/O Gerald Peter Robert Bond. DFC Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 156 Sqdn.. (d.2nd January 1944)

    P/O Bond was a Lancaster pilot in 156 Squadron, Lancaster ND 384 GT-D, based at RAF Warboys. The Lancaster was shot down on the night of 1st/2nd January 1944 on their return journey from a raid on Berlin.

    Update

    The members of the crew were:

  • P/O GPR Bond DFC - Pilot
  • P/O CE Blanchette - Flight Engineer
  • P/O A Morassi - Navigator
  • F/O AR Bolsover - Airbomber
  • F/Sgt G Barry - Wireless Operator
  • F/O V Waterhouse DFC - Airgunner
  • F/Sgt R Underwood DFM - Airgunner

    The aircraft crashed at Grandieu, France and all the crew were killed. They are buried in Chievres Communal Cemetery.

    Wayne Welford



  • P/O Charles Edward Blanchette. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 156 Sqdn.. (d.2nd January 1944)

    P/O Blanchette was a Lancaster flight engineer in 156 Squadron, Lancaster ND 384 GT-D, based at RAF Warboys. The Lancaster was shot down on the night of 1st/2nd January 1944 on their return journey from a raid on Berlin.

    Update

    The members of the crew were:

  • P/O GPR Bond DFC - Pilot
  • P/O CE Blanchette - Flight Engineer
  • P/O A Morassi - Navigator
  • F/O AR Bolsover - Airbomber
  • F/Sgt G Barry - Wireless Operator
  • F/O V Waterhouse DFC - Airgunner
  • F/Sgt R Underwood DFM - Airgunner

    The aircraft crashed at Grandieu, France and all the crew were killed. They are buried in Chievres Communal Cemetery.




  • P/O Allan Morassi. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 156 Sqdn.. (d.2nd January 1944)

    P/O Morassi was a Lancaster navigator in 156 Squadron, Lancaster ND 384 GT-D, based at RAF Warboys. The Lancaster was shot down on the night of 1st/2nd January 1944 on their return journey from a raid on Berlin.

    Update

    The members of the crew were:

  • P/O GPR Bond DFC - Pilot
  • P/O CE Blanchette - Flight Engineer
  • P/O A Morassi - Navigator
  • F/O AR Bolsover - Airbomber
  • F/Sgt G Barry - Wireless Operator
  • F/O V Waterhouse DFC - Airgunner
  • F/Sgt R Underwood DFM - Airgunner

    The aircraft crashed at Grandieu, France and all the crew were killed. They are buried in Chievres Communal Cemetery.




  • F/O Alan Richard Bolsover. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 156 Sqdn.. (d.2nd January 1944)

    F/O Bolsover was a Lancaster airbomber in 156 Squadron, Lancaster ND 384 GT-D, based at RAF Warboys. The Lancaster was shot down on the night of 1st/2nd January 1944 on their return journey from a raid on Berlin.

    Update

    The members of the crew were:

  • P/O GPR Bond DFC - Pilot
  • P/O CE Blanchette - Flight Engineer
  • P/O A Morassi - Navigator
  • F/O AR Bolsover - Airbomber
  • F/Sgt G Barry - Wireless Operator
  • F/O V Waterhouse DFC - Airgunner
  • F/Sgt R Underwood DFM - Airgunner

    The aircraft crashed at Grandieu, France and all the crew were killed. They are buried in Chievres Communal Cemetery.




  • F/Sgt. George Barry. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 156 Sqdn.. (d.2nd January 1944)

    F/Sgt Barry was a wireless operator in 156 Squadron, Lancaster ND 384 GT-D, based at RAF Warboys. The Lancaster was shot down on the night of 1st/2nd January 1944 on their return journey from a raid on Berlin.

    Update

    The members of the crew were:

  • P/O GPR Bond DFC - Pilot
  • P/O CE Blanchette - Flight Engineer
  • P/O A Morassi - Navigator
  • F/O AR Bolsover - Airbomber
  • F/Sgt G Barry - Wireless Operator
  • F/O V Waterhouse DFC - Airgunner
  • F/Sgt R Underwood DFM - Airgunner

    The aircraft crashed at Grandieu, France and all the crew were killed. They are buried in Chievres Communal Cemetery.




  • F/O Victor Waterhouse. DFC Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 156 Sqdn.. (d.2nd January 1944)

    F/O Waterhouse was a Lancaster airgunner in 156 Squadron, Lancaster ND 384 GT-D, based at RAF Warboys. The Lancaster was shot down on the night of 1st/2nd January 1944 on their return journey from a raid on Berlin.

    Update

    The members of the crew were:

  • P/O GPR Bond DFC - Pilot
  • P/O CE Blanchette - Flight Engineer
  • P/O A Morassi - Navigator
  • F/O AR Bolsover - Airbomber
  • F/Sgt G Barry - Wireless Operator
  • F/O V Waterhouse DFC - Airgunner
  • F/Sgt R Underwood DFM - Airgunner

    The aircraft crashed at Grandieu, France and all the crew were killed. They are buried in Chievres Communal Cemetery.




  • F/Sgt. Ronald Underwood. DFM Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 156 Sqdn.. (d.2nd January 1944)

    F/Sgt Underwood was a Lancaster airgunner in 156 Squadron, Lancaster ND 384 GT-D, based at RAF Warboys. The Lancaster was shot down on the night of 1st/2nd January 1944 on their return journey from a raid on Berlin.

    Update

    The members of the crew were:

  • P/O GPR Bond DFC - Pilot
  • P/O CE Blanchette - Flight Engineer
  • P/O A Morassi - Navigator
  • F/O AR Bolsover - Airbomber
  • F/Sgt G Barry - Wireless Operator
  • F/O V Waterhouse DFC - Airgunner
  • F/Sgt R Underwood DFM - Airgunner

    The aircraft crashed at Grandieu, France and all the crew were killed. They are buried in Chievres Communal Cemetery.




  • Sgt. Jack Bernard Gooravitch. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 100 Squadron. (d.2nd January 1944)

    Jack Gooravitch was my late father's uncle. He served with the Royal Air Force in WW2 flying with 100 Squadron. The story goes that Jack signed up without his father's permission and when his father found out, he said that they were going to go to the enlisting office and tell them he was underage, which he was. Jack then said to his father that if he did, he will just sign up somewhere else. He apparently said 'I want to fight the Nazis'. Jacky was Jewish.

    He died 2nd of January 1944 and is buried Hanover War Cemetery in Germany.

    Jeremy Sieglar



    F/O (Pilot) Thomas Henry Donnelly. DFM Royal Canadian Air Force , No. 405 Squadron (Pathfinder). (d.2nd Jan 1944)

    Thomas Donnelly served with No. 405 Squadron (Pathfinder)











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