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6th June 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Abrams. R W . Sergeant (d.6th June 1944 )
- Allman Leonard Ralph. F/O (d.6th June 1944)
- Bellamy. F W . Sergeant (d.6th June 1944)
- Blerkom Arthur. Pte. (d.6th June 1944)
- Brown Dixon. L/Cpl. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Brown Walter L.. H/Capt. (d.6th June 1944)
- Brown. A H . Sergeant (d.6th June 1944)
- Budd Adam. Fireman (d.6th June 1944)
- Carter Perce. Cpl. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Cox Jack Scott . F/O. (d.6th June 1944)
- Daglish Edward Graham. Spr. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Dyer Leonard. Pte. (d.6th June 1944)
- English Anthony Ernest. Sgt. (d.6th June 1944)
- Farrar Artrhur. Pte. (d.6th June 1944)
- Hannaford. W A . Warrant Officer (d.6th June 1944)
- Harrison John James. Tel. (d.6th June 1944)
- Hart. R H S . Flight Sergeant (d.6th June 1944)
- Hayto George Arthur. Spr. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Hornby. J B . Flying Officer (d.6th June 1944)
- Hutchins. C J K . Squadron Leader (d.6th June 1944)
- Jones Kenneth. Able.Sea. (d.6th June 1944)
- Jose G Beverly. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Lambeth William Ernest. Pte. (d.6th June 1944)
- McCann Roger. Mar.
- McCoy. W C . Flight Sergeant (d.6th June 1944)
- Moss William Richard. Sgt. (d.6th June 1944)
- Munroe James Henry. WOI. (d.6th June 1944)
- Nelson Christopher. Pte (d.6th June 1944)
- Oldfield Harry Lesley. (d.6th June 1944)
- Peachey Fredrick William. Pte. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Riley Leonard. Pte. (d.6th June 1944)
- Roots Harold Henry Victor. P/O. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Saussey William Thomas. Cpl. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Twist Robert. L/Cpl. (d.6th June 1944)
- Venn Henry Albert. Lt. (d.6th June 1944)
- Vernon Charles Thomas. Pte (d.6th June 1944)
- Williamson Charles Young. Lt. (d.6th June 1944)
- Wincott. A R . Flight Sergeant (d.6th June 1944)
- Worboyes Jesse Arthur. Tpr. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Young Kenneth Francis. Pte. (d.6th Jun 1944)
- Zingelmann Leonard William. Flt.Sgt. (d.6th June 1944)
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Marion Gardner. Land Army, . I joined the Womens Land Army in May 1940 and in January 1944 I was sent to work on an 18 acre small holding at Ewell.
In the early summer, as it was so hot, we decided to start work at 5.30am so that we could cut the cabbages from the fields, weigh them and bag them ready for market before the sun was too hot to spoil them.
We used to count the RAF planes going over in formation wo Europe, when they returned we counted them again, to see how many were missing.
On a glorious June morning, with blue skies and sunshine, wave after wave of planes went over. We counted them as usual and guessed that something important was happening.
Hours later we heard them returning, some planes were "limping" home with damaged engines and some were missing. We thought of the lost brave men.
Were they killed or injured or prisoners and we stood in silence with our thoughts.
It was June 6th 1944 and we learned that it was D-Day - the invasion of Europe.
Soon after the flying bombs started they were nicknamed "Doodlebugs" (an American flying beetle).
They were terrifying and we would hear the roar of the engine and see flames coming from the back of the plane as it came over us, then silence as the engine stopped and down it came and exploded.
We were issued with tin hats and instructions to this lying down!!! which was all we could do having no sort of shelter in open fields.
The flying bombs came over from June till September night and day. Then the V2 rockets started. There was no warning sign, only a dreadful explosion as the rocket propelled bomb hit the ground.
During this time we were harvesting a neighbours wheat, the machine cut and tied the bundles of corn. My friend and I "stooked" it was standing four sheaves together to be threshed next day, removing the corn from the stalks.
We had lovely straight rows of stooks down the field, until a doodlebug came over. Then we fell down flat and got up a bit shaky so the line wavered. At that time we had "double summer time" so it was light enough to work till 11pm while getting the harvest in.
Marion Knocks
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Thomas Arthur Tinkler. Royal Navy, HMS Sirius. My neighbour for over 20years was the late Thomas Arthur Tinkler of Nottingham.I know that he spent all or most of his war on Sirius.like many who served their country during that dark time he only spoke about his exsperiences after great deal of prompting.I know that he was on Sirius when she was part of operation Pedastol and when the ship was bombed.He also told me about her being repaired at Massawa. He was also on the D day landings and about being shelled by HMS Nelson when he was part of a shore party sent to help refloat allied landing craft. Seaman Tinkler as I often fondly called him was chosen at random to take lunch on HMS Belfast to mark the 50th anniversary of the D Day landings and their was not a prouder man in the land than he on that occasion. Tommy is pictured on several photographes on this page the best one though is 7th picture from the top of the page.He is front right as you look at it.As to his job aboard ship I think he was below decks and I believe he was "Engineers runner". John A Nicholls
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Cpl. Robert Stirling Bell. Canadian Army, North Nova Scotia Highlanders. Cpl Sterling Robert Bell served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He landed in Normandy on June 6th 1944 and was captured at Authie on June 7 1944. He was held as a pow in Stalag 357 until May 1945. Allison Sterling Bell
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Frank Tom Kerle. Army, Dorset Regiment. My father, Frank Tom Kerle, served with the Dorset Regiment from approx 1939 to 1945. When alive he often reflected on his sentry duties and Wyke Regis and along the Kent coast. He took part in the D-Day landings and helped as a stretcher bearer and was injured undertaking these duties. I would love to find more details about my late father's war years. Peter Owen Kerle
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Sandi Conti. US Army, 834th Engineer Aviation Battalion . I am a veteran of the 834th Engineer Aviation Battalion which built
the Matching Green Airfield. I spent two years on building Matching
Green. We left Matching in the Spring of 1944 for intensive training
for D-Day. On D-Day we were in front of Omaha Beach . We made several
attempts at landing, all unsuccessful. We attracted enemy fire which
knocked out an engine on our Rhino Ferry. Landing was now out of the
question since our outboard motors were used for steering as well as
for propulsion. With only one motor operational we could not move in
a straight line. So we could not attempt to go through a cleared
mine field. We were sitting ducks for enemy artillery. The navy
pulled us away from the beach and back to the troopship area. The
vehicles and equipment on the Rhino were transferred to another
landing craft and we finally landed at Saint Laurent sur Mer on D+1. Sandy Conti
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Francis Arthur Edward "" Olpin. Army, Reconnaissance Corps . My grandfather, Francis Arthur Edward Olpin, known as Frank, used to tell me that he was in the Reconnaissance Corps and was one of the first wave who landed in France; he was parachuted in. He was shot in the back by a French sniper in a graveyard and sent back to the UK where he ended his war years in hospital. He died two years ago, still troubled by his wound (and his memories). He used to say that there were 6 men in his group and he was one of the only survivors.
He was based at Catterick just before he left for France.
He was living in Bristol at the time.
Does anyone know how I can find out exactly which regiment he was in?
I would like to complete his history
Dorothy Green
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Richard Cracknell. Army, East Yorkshire Regiment. I am trying to find any info on my grandfather Richard Cracknell. Born in Hull, East Yorkshire, he was married and would have had maybe two sons by then, Richard jnr and Alan. He was amongst one of the first group of troops to land at Normandy on D-Day. He would have been in his late 30's then, no spring chicken!!.
I have no other information other then he was in the army (possibly East Yorks Regiment) My grandad died five years ago in his 90s. He rarely spoke about his service days but I am so proud of him and need to learn more.
Does anyone know where I can obtain the information with the few details I have. Sue
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Sgt. Arthur George Riley. British Army, Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. I am trying to find out details of my late uncle Arthur Riley, who passed away 1993. We have found newspaper cuttings and letters showing he was amongst the first gliders to land at Peagsus bridge. Would be grateful for any further informationJune Riley
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CSM. John May. British Army, Royal Signals . D-Day Jump - Wishaw Paratrooper's Thrilling Story
The following letter has been received by his sister, Margaret, from Sergt. John May, of an airborne division son of the late C.S.M. Thomas May, D.C.M. and Bar, Wishaw, formerly of 3rd Lk. Bn. Of the Home Guard.
Shortly before 1 am on D Day we jumped, dropped, or fell from our aircraft, over the allotted area, with mingled feelings of fear, hope and determination to do the job in the manner we had been taught. A terrific hail of A.A. and small-arms fire met us as we floated to earth. It was like Blackpool illuminations, whilst overhead roared scores more planes, dropping their troops all over the pre-arranged zones. I landed rather awkwardly in a small garden set out like a plantation, and badly twisted my ankle. Whilst struggling to get out of my parachute harness, I heard a voice call out “O.K. Tommy,” with a pronounced foreign accent. I immediately challenged him and received no reply. Having had some previous experience of Jerry’s tricks in N. Africa, I immediately threw a grenade in the direction of the voice, and ran after it as best I could. I found my man to be a French civilian wearing an armband of some kind, and he alleged to be a member of the Resistance movement. Not feeling like trusting him very much, I questioned him closely in French (Vive La Wishaw High School), and discovered I was in the back garden of a German H.Q. I then decided that it was time to put a move on, and as he and I climbed over the wall a machine-gun opened fire on us. Fortunately, we got over the wall O.K., but in doing so I finished my other ankle as well and could only hobble along. En route to my rendez-vous, I collected several members of another infantry battalion (still paratroopers), and we were attacked by German troops. Six of my fellows were wounded, but we shot two Jerries and captured their machine-guns, and continued on our way. Then the glider borne troops began to come in and we had a ringside seat at the most amazing spectacle I have ever seen. A.A. was filling the sky and the gliders just floated through it. Several were hit, but very few were actually shot down out of the scores and scores that came in. No film ever made could depict such a scene. My next adventure was the capture of a chateau, in company with two officers and two men. The place was very quiet, but we didn’t take any chances, believe me it, and it was just as well. We finished up with four prisoners, one a Frenchman in German uniform. The days following, and the general performance of all the airborne units have, I believe, been pretty well reported already, so I won’t go into any more detail about it, but all I can say is that the organisation of this party was terrific. Having been previously in France and North Africa, I can definitely state that as far as I am concerned, with the exception of Dunkirk, itself, they were sideshows compared to this. Nevertheless, everyone here is full of confidence that we cannot fail, and we will not fail to carry out any task allotted to us. I fully expect that German propaganda will be at work at home now, but disregard it entirely and trust the BBC - slow, maybe, but none the less true.
This newspaper article is about my mother's sister's husband Uncle John, who went through Dunkirk, D-Day (with 6th Airbourne), Market Garden, and died peacefully at home some 10 years ago.
Alan Taylor
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G Beverly "Bev" Jose. Royal Canadian Air Force, 431 Sqd.. (d.6th Jun 1944) Our Uncle Bev Jose, was shot down over France according to family memories. His Mom always thought that he had been found by a nice family and they were looking after him. Other than that, we know nothing.Dianne
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Pte. Arthur Blerkom. British Army, 5th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment. (d.6th June 1944) I never knew my father. But honour him and all the other brave men on 6th June and Remembrance Day, every year. My son and I have visited his grave at Bayeaux Cemetery, Normandy which was very upsetting as there were so many young men buried there. Thank God we had such brave heroes to save us from the tyranny of Nazi Germany.Doreen Blerkom
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Tel. John James Harrison. Royal Navy, HMS Dundonald. (d.6th June 1944) My Uncle John James Harrison, was in class 201 of at Royal Arthur. I believe
it would have been taken in 1941 but I do not have a precise date. He was killed on D-Day and is buried just outside Caen in France.
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Sgt. Anthony Ernest English. British Army, 5th Battalion East Yorkshire. (d.6th June 1944) My uncle Anthony English has a memorial headstone in the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Bayeux France, which I have visited. I would like to know more about his war record.
Tony Hewett
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L/Cpl. Dixon Brown. British Army, 233 Field Coy Royal Engineers. (d.6th Jun 1944) Dixon Brown died aged 24 whilst serving with the Royal Engineers. He was the son of John Dixon Brown and Hannah Louisa Brown (nee Lowes) of Jarrow and husband of Edith Brown (nee Matthews) of Jarrow. His older brother James was also one of the fallen.
Dixon is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery. Vin Mullen
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Spr. Edward Graham Daglish. British Army, 233 Fld Coy. Royal Engineers. (d.6th Jun 1944) Edward Graham Daglish died aged 23 on teh 6th of June 1944. He was the son of William Richard and Alice Daglish (nee Jones) of Primrose, Jarrow.
Edwards is buried in the Bayeux War Cemetery. Vin Mullen
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Flt.Sgt. Leonard William Zingelmann. Royal Australian Air Force, 103 Squadron. (d.6th June 1944) Leonard Zingleman flew with 103 squadron. The plane he flew in was shot down near Vire in France on 6th June 1944 after taking off from Elsham at 10 pm on D Day. The French memorial association, ASNA, have recently erected a plaque to the crew and the plane at the crash site. Would you happen to have any more details of Leonard? I know he came from Ipswich Queensland but if you have anything else could you please forward to me.
Ray Treasure
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L/Cpl. Robert Twist. British Army, 7th (Light Infantry Parachute) Btn Parachute Regiment. (d.6th June 1944) Robert Twist is buried in Ranville War Cemetery, France.Brian Twist
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Pte Christopher "Jim" Nelson. British Army, 2nd Btn Middlesex Regiment. (d.6th June 1944) Christopher Nelson was my Mums first husband who seems to be known as Jim. I would like to know more about him.Carol
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Lt. Henry Albert Venn. Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, HMS Copra. (d.6th June 1944) Lt Venn died on 6th June 1944 is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery, X.H.21.Joe Maffeo
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Fireman Adam Budd. Merchant Navy, SS Fort Sakisdac. (d.6th June 1944) Fireman Budd was buried in the Gamboa British Cemetery in Brazil.S Flynn
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Cpl. William Thomas Saussey. British Army, 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment. (d.6th Jun 1944) Bill Saussey was brought up in Guernsey and volunteered at the outbreak of war. He was killed on D Day
and is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery, France.
Graham Saussey
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Pte. William Ernest Lambeth. British Army, 6th Btn Green Howards. (d.6th June 1944) William Lambeth served with 6th Battalion, Green Howards. Stuart Lambeth
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F/O. Jack Scott Cox. Royal Canadian Air Force , 430 Squadron. (d.6th June 1944) Jack Cox was born on 30th of September 1920 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Before the war he lived with his parents Agnes and George Cox and is younger brother Charles. Before enlisting he worked as a junior clerk in the bank and was a private in the Brockville rifles. He enlisted as a pilot in Ottawa, Ontario on May 29, 1940. On March 4, 1944 he married Hilda Ruth Jones in Morton, Cheshire, England.
On 6th of June 1944 the P51 Mustang he was flying was shot down near Montfrot in France. His body was taken by the Germans and buried in the town of Beaumont-le-Roger. Later on his remains were exhumed and moved to Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. Janelle Richardson
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Pte Charles Thomas Vernon. British Army, HQ Signals Platoon. No.3 Commando. (d.6th June 1944) Chas Vernon was on LCI (s)501 (293) we believe and fell near Sword Beach.
He had a short military career after running away to join South Staffs at 16 yrs old. He was a signaller. We believe in No 3 Commando HQ Troop.
He went from Queens RR as a Gunner to South Staffs then was sent to Achnacarry to trial to be a Commando. He got his Green Beret and then was very quickly sent down south to Southampton to await the first D Day Amphibious wave of attack. He was on his way to Sword, Queen Red.
He fell in a field just past Sword. He is buried at Hermanville with his comrades.
He was into every sport and boxed and played football: his young brother (that he would never get to know) went on to play for Arsenal. My Uncle known as Joe to family, after a boxer of that time, is missed and respected dearly.
His brother, Billy Vernon, was in the Navy and was in a ship bombing the coast line further up the coast. HMS Erebus (monitor) War ship with 2 x 15 inch guns.
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Mar. Roger McCann. Royal Marines, HMS Cricket. Roger McCann is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery.
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Lt. Charles Young Williamson. MC. British Army, 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment. (d.6th June 1944) Charles Williamson's mother was my Aunt Sybil, and I was raised the first 5 years of my life with her, my grandmother, and my parents. My grandmother's husband, Roy, was a lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Transport in France until wounded home in 1917
Charles was killed on the 6th of June, 1944, aged 30
and is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery, in France.
Michael Irwin
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Sgt. William Richard Moss. British Army, 61st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps . (d.6th June 1944) William Moss was my husband’s uncle. Jayne Moss
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Pte. Artrhur Farrar. British Army, 2/7th Btn. Duke of Wellington West Riding Regiment. (d.6th June 1944) My late Uncle Arthur Farrar joined the Duke of Wellington West Riding Regiment on 19th of October 1939 and he disembarked in France with the 2/7th Battalion as part of the BEF on 18th of April 1940.
He was evacuated on the 13th of June 1940. After his father Jonah Drake Farrar died in late January 1941 he joined his older brother Jonah Drake Farrar, my father, in the 11th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment.
They were then both sent to serve in the Middle East and North Africa in February 1943. In May 1943 they were both compulsory transferred to the 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment with whom they were both involved in the invasions of both Sicily and Italy before being returning to the UK in early November 1943.
They were then in training as assault troops for the invasion of Normandy in 1944. On D-day 1944 they were both part of A Company 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment which was first on Gold Beach at 7.32 am on 6th of June 1944. My late father's landing craft was the first to land and Arthur's followed shortly thereafter.
Unfortunately Arthur was killed instantly as he set foot on the beach by a mortar shell.
He is buried in the Bayeux Commonwealth Military Cemetery. He was just 25 years old and had not the war intervened he had a very promising career ahead of him in the first division of the English Football League as he had been in talks with both leading Northern and London Clubs. John Farrar
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Harry Lesley Oldfield. British Army, 5th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment. (d.6th June 1944) My Great Uncle Harry Oldfield was in the first wave of soldiers that landed on Gold Beach at Ver sur Mer at 7.30am on the 6th June 1944, his name is on a plaque there, on a memorial on the beach with 28 others. He was the son of William Henry & Mary Elizabeth Oldfield from Sheffield & the husband of Ethel Oldfield (known as Freda). He is buried in the Bayeux War Cemetery. Adele Brolly
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Pte. Leonard Dyer. British Army, 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment. (d.6th June 1944) Leonard Dyer was my nan's cousin. I don't know much about him unfortunately.Sonia Williams
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Pte. Fredrick William Peachey. British Army, 2nd Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry . (d.6th Jun 1944) Fredrick Peachey is one of my relations. I discovered his memorial in Italy on the web, while compiling my family tree
In the words of his parents "Time does not heal whilst memory lives."Christopher Peachey
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WOI. James Henry Munroe. Royal Canadian Air Force, 299 Squadron . (d.6th June 1944) For 74 years this hero among many was a lost man. He was but a name on a family tree, however a one line note in a paper file indicated that he had served, which has now led the family to research and be humbled by now knowing what a real man he was paying the supreme sacrifice on D-Day 6th of June 1944.
James Munroe enlisted while working at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa, Canada as a very fine looking 21 year old young man, with a wife who was eight months pregnant.
He trained and trained as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner and was posted overseas in 1943.
He and his six man crew (4 Canadians and 2 British) participated in Operation Mallard being in 299 Squadron along with 18 Stirling aircraft towing gliders carrying troops and equipment to reinforce embedded troops holding the bridges over the River Orne and Canal de Caen in France. His aircraft was the only one that did not make it home that day crashing into the ocean off the coast of France.
Four bodies were recovered but two were not, his being one of two. He is now memorialized at Runneymeade, Air Forces Memorial, in the UK, as well as the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa where on Remembrance Day 2018 a plaque will be unveiled to honor James and his fellows.
He left behind his wife and infant daughter and like all who served, like all who perished, as well as all who stayed home to allow these heroes to defend us all, we can never repay our debt.
Let us never forget all those young lives lost on the alter of freedom in defence of Home and Country. Michael Robinson
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P/O. Harold Henry Victor Roots. Royal Air Force, No.5 Flying Training School. (d.6th Jun 1944) Flying Officer Harold Roots was just 24 years old when he was killed flying an Airspeed Oxford Mk1 registration number L4616.
He had taken off from RAF Lulsgate Bottom on a training flight as part of a conversion training programme.
During the flight some five miles southwest of Lulsgate Bottom, one of the aeroplanes engines exploded, causing the aircraft to crash into the ground, killing F/O Harold Roots.
He was the only son of Harold and Ethel Roots of Maidstone in Kent.
Harold's remains now rest at Holy Cross Church, Bearsted, Kent.
He is my Great Uncle.
Rest in Peace. Simon Roots
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Spr. George Arthur Hayto. British Army, 1018 Docks Operating Coy. Royal Engineers. (d.6th Jun 1944) George Hayto's cause of death unknown but personal belongings returned to his family are water-stained.Patrick Walker
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Cpl. Perce Carter. British Army, Dorsetshire Regiment. (d.6th Jun 1944) I met my uncle Perce when he came home just before D-Day, as I was evacuated from Sevenoaks in Kent to my grandmothers home in Wales. Some weeks later, I witnessed my grandmother receiving the lost-in-action telegram some weeks later. A witness to his death during the D-Day landing on Gold Beach told us he was killed by a land mine. He is buried in a military grave in France.Bryan Bartholomew
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Tpr. Jesse Arthur Worboyes. British Army, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers). (d.6th Jun 1944) Jesse Worboyes was my mother's cousin. His wife, Phoebe, lived near my mother. Jesse was the only service casualty of the Second World War in my family, although an entire civilian branch died in the Blitz. Remarkable, as all the men and women of the right age were in the armed services.
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