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8th June 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
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- Ashcroft Trevor. Pte (d.8th June 1944)
- Atherton Peter. Able Sea. (d.8th June 1944)
- Binz Frederick. Gnr. (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Blackett Walter. Pte. (d.8th June 1944)
- Boanson J. G. S.. F/S (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Bryan K. E.. W/O (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Davison John. F/Lt.
- Dobson W. C.. (d.8th June 1944)
- Francis Sydney Frederick. P/O. (d.8th June 1944)
- Guy Robert Calder. Flight Sargeant (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Guy Robert Calder. F/S (d.8th June 1944)
- Hamilton H. L.. Lt. (d.8th June 1944)
- Harper Clarence William. Trooper (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Hayward Frederick Arthur. F/Sgt. (d.8th June 1944)
- Ijselstein J. A.. (d.8th June 1944)
- Jose Gordon Beverly. P/O (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Lowrey Ralf William. PO (d.8th June 1944)
- Moyes. Peter James. F/Lt. (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Parkinson Frederick Arthur. Stoker/1st C. (d.8th Jun 1944)
- Thomas William D.. Rifleman (d.8th June 1944)
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P/O W. L. McGowan. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqd.. I am trying to trace P/O W.L. Mc Gowan from Glasgow who evdaded capture
when his aircraft came down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 1944 whilst on a bombing raid to Massy Palaiseau.Jean Calder Guy Ronald
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Sgt. J. Clark. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqd.. Sgt Clark survived the loss of Lancaster DS822 JI-T when it came down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 1944 whilst on a bombing raid to Massy Palaiseau. He evaded capture until the 19th of July when he was picked up in Paris and taken to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, he was later transferred to Stalag Luft 3.
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W/O A. N. Durham. RAAF, 514 Sqd.. W/O Durham survived the loss of Lancaster DS822 JI-T when it came down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 1944 whilst on a bombing raid to Massy Palaiseau. He evaded capture.
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W/O L. W. C. Lewis. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqd.. W/O Lewis survived the loss of Lancaster DS822 JI-T when it came down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 1944 whilst on a bombing raid to Massy Palaiseau. He evaded capture until the 16th of August and was then taken to Stalag 12a and later to Stalag Luft 1.
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Private Albert Jobson. Army, 1st Bucks, Company D, 13 Platoon Royal Norfolk Regiment. My father, Pte. Albert Jobson, crossed to Arromanches beach on D Day +1 June 8th 1944 with the Royal Norfolks and was transferred to the Ox and Bucks in Sept. 1944.
I have photographs of him in Hannover in May 1945 and Bremnen. He is also pictured as a member of 1st Bucks Coy.D 13 Platoon with the other members (names recorded on back of photo) with a captured German tank at Alterhunden. Glad to share with anyone interested. Christopher Jobson
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Flight Sargeant Robert Calder Guy. RAFVR, Air Rear Gunner 514 Sqdn. (d.8th Jun 1944) Robert Calder Guy who along with twin brother Charles Mathieson Guy stationed at Waterbeach from 1943
to mid Summer 1944 when both were killed in action during June and July '44.
Robert went down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 44 and is buried in the village
along with two colleagues, his twin brother was lost when his aircraft went down returning from
Caen over the English Channel, I am trying to trace P/O W.L. Mc Gowan from Glasgow who evdaded capture
when Robert's aircraft came down or any person who was on the operation to bomb rail facilities in
tactial support at Massy Palaiseau.
Robert's crew was:
- P/O W.L.McGown
- Sgt J.Clarke
- W/O A.N.Durham RAAF
- P/O L.W.C.Lewis
- W/O K.E.Bryan RAAF
- F/S J.G.S.Boanson
- F/S R.C.Guy KIA
Jean Calder Guy Ronald
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W/O K. E. Bryan. RAAF, 514 Sqd.. (d.8th Jun 1944) W/O Bryan was killed when Lancaster DS822 JI-T came down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 1944 whilst on a bombing raid to Massy Palaiseau.
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F/S J. G. S. Boanson. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqd.. (d.8th Jun 1944) F/S Boanson was killed when Lancaster DS822 JI-T came down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 1944 whilst on a bombing raid to Massy Palaiseau.
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. , . I don't have much information for you about my Grandfather's brother. He was Second Lieutenant Ralph J. Diederich, O-755052 from Illinois
he served with the U.S. Army Air Forces, 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy and was killed on Wednesday, March 08, 1944 and buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold (Moselle), France. He was awarded the Purple Heart
Brian Diederich
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F/S Robert Calder Guy. Royal Air Force , 514 Squadron . (d.8th June 1944) I have been tracing my wife's late cousin F/S Robert C Guy and have come across the story of Sgt. J. Clarke who was in the same Lancaster Bomber that crashed landed at Le Celle Les Bordes on that fateful evening 8th June 1944, I have traced all the colleagues of Robert's plane, also traced Sgt J Clarke through Buchenwald C.Camp to Stalag 111. I would like to know if J Clarke is still alive or any relatives that has any knowledge of the crash, as we have visited the cemetery in France and the graves of the 3 colleagues who did not survive plus the 4th unknown person who died that night mentioned on the memorial put up by the French villagers in their memory. I would like to hear if P/O L.W.C Lewis is still alive or where he was taken when captured in Paris during Aug 1944 POW no. 86489 in Camp 12A/L1.
S T Ronald
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P/O Gordon Beverly Jose. Royal Canadian Air Force, 431 Squadron. (d.8th Jun 1944) My husband's uncle Gordon Beverly Jose, R.C.A.F., was shot down between the beginning of WWII and Sep 18th 1943. He was 431 Squadron and was a bomb aimer. I have looked everywhere on the net trying to find info and have been unsuccessful, can anyone help?
Editor's Note: According to the CWGC website, Gordon Jose was lost his life on the 8th of June 1944 and is buried in Blevy Communal Cemetery, France. All the crew lie together, the only CWGC burials in the vilage cemetery. they were:
- P/O John Peter Artyniuk. RCAF
- P/O Gilbert Alfred John Curtis, RAF
- F/Sgt. Donald Angus Flett, RAFVR
- F/O Peter Joseph Gandy, RCAF
- P/O Gordon Beverley Jose, RCAF
- F/O Hugh Allan Morrison, RCAF
- P/O William Dakin Mullin, RCAF
- Sgt. William Teape, RAFVR
The targets that night were the road and rail junction at Acheres and the rail yards at Versailles, this particular aircraft is listed as "failed to return" to RAF Tholhorpe in North Yorkshire.
Dianne
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F/Lt. John Davison. Royal Air Force, 104 Squadron. John Davison enlisted on 4 October 1940 and was trained as a Wireless Operator/Rear Gunner. He spent a long time training at Hendon, being there during the great blitz. He was then posted to Blackpool and then Yatesbury in Wiltshire. A spell at Stranraer followed on a ground station where he became a first operator and got his first real flying in a Sunderland Flying Boat.
He left Stranraer in early 1942 to go back to Yatesbury for a refresher course and then on to Evanton in north Scotland for gunnery training and he was promoted to Sergeant. He travelled from here to his home in Sunderland in August 1942 to be married. The newly married couple travelled to Barnard Castle for their honeymoon. On the first night the town had its first air raid of the war and he was recalled during the second night.
John then went to Chipping Warden for operational training, was ‘crewed up’ and was eventually posted to an overseas unit leaving England on 20 December 1943. He flew to Gibraltar and then on to Malta where he was transferred to No 104 Squadron. During his first operation on Tripoli the plane was badly shot up but returned safely; the realisation that he and his crew may not last long hit home.
The squadron moved to Egypt where John contracted jaundice and was admitted to the RAF Hospital for 3 months, rejoining the squadron near Misurata in Tripolitania. He joined a different crew here and flew many operations. They were then moved to Kairounon in Tunisia from where he completed his first tour.
The next move was to Italy where he was commissioned Acting Flight Lieutenant, Signals Leader. He completed a second tour of operations there in March 1944.
At the end of hostilities John returned to the UK landing at Liverpool on 1 April 1945. After an Assessment Board he was posted as a Briefing Officer to Transport Command and returned to Hendon for a short time. He then moved to Holmesley South in Hampshire in May 1945, where his wife Lilian was able to join him.
John’s final posting was to Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire in September 1945, where he organised the Briefing Section. He was demobbed in March 1946 and returned home to live in Sunderland.
This is from the information written down by my father before he died in 1994. Kathleen Gill
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W. C. Dobson. Royal Air Force, No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF. (d.8th June 1944) On 8th June 1944 a RAF air craft, a Mitchell FR150 of 320 squadron, during a night flight, collided with FR182 at 00:35 hrs (GMT) shortly after take-off, and crashed near Horsham (UK)
Crew Members were:
- Off. W.C. Dobson - KIA
- Off. J. Meester - KIA
- Sgt. J.H. Van Hagen - KIA
All buried at 13th June 1944 at Brookwood American Cemetery (3 mls N. of Guildford).
sflynn
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J. A. Ijselstein. Royal Air Force, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._320_(Dutch)_Squad. (d.8th June 1944) On 8th June 1944 a RAF air craft, a Mitchell FR182 of 320 squadron, collided with FR150 during night flight at 00:35 hrs (GMT) shortly after take-off and crashed nr. Horsham.
Crew Members were:
- J.A. Ijselstein - KIA
- G. Mulder - KIA
- Sgt. P. Engels - KIA
- Sgt. Th.P. Mensingh - KIA
All buried at 13.6.1944 at Brookwood American Cemetery (3 mls N. of Guildford).
S Flynn
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Lt. H. L. Hamilton. Royal Air Force, No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF. (d.8th June 1944) On 8th June 1944 a RAF plane, a Mitchell FR179 of 320 Squadron FTR from night mission to Vire (France)
Crew Members were:
- Lt. H.L. Hamilton - MIA
- Off. W. Badings - MIA
- Sgt.I. Posthumus - MIA
- Sgt. T.M. Kuypers - MIA
All have a memorial stone at Orry-la-Ville (Senlis) France with their names on.
S Flynn
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Gnr. Frederick Binz. British Army, 2nd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. (d.8th Jun 1944) Frederick Binz age 25 died of wounds at Roehampton Military Hospital in London. He was the son of Frederick Theodore and Margaret Binz (nee Howe) of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and was born in Jarrow
Frederick is buried in Jarrow Cemetery.
His name was missing off the old plaque in the Town Hall, his name is still missing off the new plaque. Vin Mullen
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F/Lt. Peter James Moyes.. DFC RAF, 156Sqd.. (d.8th Jun 1944) W/Op Peter Moyes was kiledon 8th June 1944 in Lancaster III ND577 GT-E of 156 Sqn
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PO Ralf William Lowrey. Royal Air Force, 408 Sqdn.. (d.8th June 1944) I am trying to find anyone who knew my father, Pilot Officer Ralf William Lowrey, 408 Sqdn 1939-44. He was shot down over Berlin. I was two years old. Does anyone remember him?Sheila Hatton
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P/O. Sydney Frederick Francis. Royal Air Force, 115 Squadron . (d.8th June 1944) Sydney Francis and crew mates of ND790 flying with 115 Squadron were killed on the 8th of June 1944 and are buried at Houdan. Lee Francis
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Able Sea. Peter Atherton. Royal Navy, HMS Saunders. (d.8th June 1944) Uncle Peter Atherton was taken prisoner of war at Tobruk 1942. The exact date I cannot ascertain but from the documents in my possession it is evident that he was on a vessel of 13 crew delivering supplies at the port. A subsequent document confirms they had been captured before they could get up enough steam to get beyond the boom.
At first he was reported as missing but as two officers aboard that vessel where known to be prisoners of war the signs were hopeful. So it proved to be and it was reported that Peter was indeed a prisoner of war.
Sometime later, again sorry to be unable to provide a date, on the initiative of the Italians an exchange of prisoners took place. From documents I understand that the Italians wanted certain prisoners held in Saudi Arabia and as it turned out Britain got some fit men in return.
After being repatriated Peter went back into service and became an Able Seaman.
Peter died on the 8th of June 1944 and is buried at Newhaven Cemetery. He was awarded the 1939-45 War Medals and Africa Star.
Peter Atherton
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F/Sgt. Frederick Arthur Hayward. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 15 Squadron. (d.8th June 1944) Frederick Hayward was born 7th of May 1916. During WW2 he served with 15 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Frederick married Gwendoline Freda Daw who was serving in the WAAF in 1942 at St Pancras. The marriage banns were read 5th of July 1942 Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. There was one son from this marriage, Leslie Hayward born in 1943, at Poole, Dorset.
Frederick died 8th of June 1944 aged 28 years and is buried with others from his flight in a collective grave at Gambais Cemetery, France
Michelle May
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Pte. Walter Blackett. British Army, 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers. (d.8th June 1944) Walter Blackett served with the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers in WW2. He was killed at Sully Chateau on the 8th of June 1944 aged 19 years. According to his mate, Bill Evans, Walter was executed with ten of his comrades on the lawn in front of the Chateau.
He is buried Bayeaux War Cemetery in France. Son of Mrs E. Blackett of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire.
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Trooper Clarence William Harper. British Army, Royal Armoured Corps, East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. (d.8th Jun 1944) Clarence Harper served with East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
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