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3rd February 1945On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Alexandra George Peter. Fl/Lt. (d.3rd February 1945)
- Baxter Alexander. Pte. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Chell L. H. . F/S (d. 3rd Feb 1945 )
- Cook P. . F/O
- Daniel William James. Fus. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- English Peter Frederick. P/O (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Flesch Francis Ronald. Sgt (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Griffiths. Harry . Sergeant
- Hodgson Richard William. F/O (d.2nd Feb 1945)
- Keating. J. A. . (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Martin Bernhard William. F/O (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- McAfee John. Sgt. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- McDonald John Alexander Francis. F/O (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Nisbet Robert Albert. P/O (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Paxton. Fraser . Sergeant
- Pettit James. Pte. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Playter. . R (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Scurr Charles. Sgt. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
- Seabridge. William Henry . (d. 3rd Feb 1945 )
- Smith T. C. . Sgt (d. 3rd Feb 1945 )
- vanStockum. Willem Jacob . (d.10th Jun 1944)
- Wain Leslie. Pte. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
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Stories from 3rd February 1945
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William Henry Seabridge. . Royal Air Force, 10 Sqd. . (d. 3rd Feb 1945 ) My Uncle, William Henry Seabridge flew with 10 Squadron from RAF Melbourne in Yorkshire
I do not have a photo of my Uncle, but I do have a photo of his F.O.
R.A. Gibbs. Their Halifax was shot down over Holland and only one member of
the crew survived. Date of crash was 03/02 1945.
Update: Their aircraft was Halifax RG443
X1D ZA-Q and their target was Wanne-Eickel. The crash was west of the Maas between the villages of
Haelen (Limburg) and Nunhem, 17 km E of Weert. Three of the crew are buried in the
Jonkerbos War Cemetery and three in the Venray War Cemetery, F/O P.Cook survived the incident and was confined in Hospital due injuries until the liberation.
- F/O R.A.Gibbs
- Sgt J.Ashton
- F/S L.H.Chell
- F/O P.Cook
- F/O W.P.Parham
- Sgt T.C.Smith
- Sgt W.H.Seabridge
Pat Hague
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Fus. William James Daniel. British Army, 2nd Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers. (d.3rd Feb 1945) William James Daniel, served as Fusilier, 14320767 with the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
He was the son of David James Daniel and Mary Alice Daniel, of Brynllwyd Farm, Aberystwyth. William enlisted on 5th of Nov 1942 and was posted to India on 24th of Oct 1943 where he served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers.
William was killed on 3rd of February 1945 while the battalion took part in the Burmese campaign. He was 20 years old. Originally buried at Mandalay Military Cemetery before being reburied in Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. Graham Daniel
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Fl/Lt. George Peter Alexandra. Royal Air Force, 170 Sqdn.. (d.3rd February 1945) George Alexandra was a pilot of a Lancaster bomber that was shot down over the Gelsenkirchen Railway Station. He is buried with his crew at Reichwald Forest Cemetery.Mike Alexandra
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Pte. Alexander Baxter. British Army, Army Catering Corps. (d.3rd Feb 1945) Private Alexander Baxter was the Husband of Mary Minnis Baxter of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
He was 37 when he died and is buried in the Haldensleben Hospital Cemetery in Germany.
s flynn
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Pte. Leslie Wain. British Army, 2nd Btn. Border Regiment. (d.3rd Feb 1945) My great uncle, Pte. Leslie Wain, was killed, aged 28, by a Japanese sniper on 3rd February 1945. We knew he had been killed in Burma, but until last week we had no idea where he was buried. Now we do, in the war cemetery in Yangan (Rangoon).
My mum, his niece, remembers him with great affection, but unfortunately has no photo of him, nor do any of the surviving family. My mum is 86 this year and the best present she could have would be a photo of him or his regiment so she can pick him out. Beryl Jones
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Sgt. Charles Scurr. Royal Air Force, 100 Squadron. (d.3rd Feb 1945)
Steven Turnbull
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Sgt Francis Ronald Flesch. Royal Air Force, 104 Squadron. (d.3rd Feb 1945) My Uncle Francis Flesch was lost during WW2 whilst dropping supplies to partisans in the mountains in former Yugoslavia on 3rd Feb 1945.
He flew with 104 Squadron in Wellington bombers, his rank was Sergeant and his role was navigator.
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