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10th July 1943On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Addinsall. Geoffrey William. Sgt (d.10th Jul 1943)
- Blunn Geoffrey Boyd. F/O. (d.10th Jul 1943)
- Coulton Alexander. Pte. (d.10th July 1943)
- Ingram John Ogilvie. Flt.Sgt. (d.10th July 1943)
- Irwin. John. Sgt (d.10th Jul 1943)
- Layton John. L/Cpl (d.10th Jul 1943)
- Meyer. Claude Jean Philippe. Sgt (d.10th Jul 1943)
- Oldham. Eric Bertram. P/O (d.10th Jul 1943)
- Roy. Charles N. F/Sgt. (d.10th Jul 1943)
- Savage James R.. Sgt. (d.10th July 1943)
- Vincent. Leslie Reginald. Sgt (d.10th Jul 1943)
- Walton Frederick. Flt/Eng (d.10th July 1943)
- Watson Vernon Alexander. Pte. (d.10th July 1943)
- Waylen Francis Roy. A/Lt Col. (d.10th Jul 1943)
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Stories from 10th July 1943
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L/Cpl John Layton. British Army, 1st/5th Sherwood Foresters. (d.10th Jul 1943) I've never seen our Jacky, he was poisoned by the Japs in 1943 and I was not born until 1945. My dad was his brother. I have been told by my older relations, those who are left, that he was a great dart thrower so I must take after him. It would be nice to visit his grave in Kanchanburi War Cemetery in Thailand one day.He would have been my hero - God Bless.
He died for our freedom. My darts go in for Jack Layton.
Mick Layton
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Flt/Eng Frederick Walton. Royal Air Force, . (d.10th July 1943) I am seeking anyone who may have known my Great Uncle 1436208 Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Frederick Walton who along with the rest of his crew were reported killed in action when their Halifax V serial LK892 code MP-C from 76 Squadron took off from RAF Holme on Spalding Moor at 2250 on 9/10.08.1943 on Ops to Mannheim when returning home the aircraft was hit by flak and crashed in flames astride a rail line near Pointe de Garennes at Wimereux-Aubenge (pas de Calais), 5 k N of Boulogne. The rest of the crew were as follows;
- 415055 Flight Lieutenant Colin McTaggart Shannon DFC RAAF
- 655439 Sergeant (Air Bomber) Torrance Buchan
- 1129601 Sergeant (Air Gnr.) John Dodson
- 132386 Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) William Claude Ellis DFC
- 113498 Flying Officer (Nav.) Geoffrey Austin Turner
- 928040 Sergeant (Air Gnr.) John Smith (his brother 810792 Signalman Walter Charles who was attached to 12th Indian Inf. Bde. Sig. Sec also died on service).
Frederick was involved in another incident 3 weeks prior to his death during ops to Essen on 25/26 July (aircraft DK148 MP-G Bar), which resulted in the officers receiving the DFC.
The aircraft took off at 22:16 from Holme on Spalding Moor. It lost an airscrew while over the target, which hit the side of the fuselage. The order to bale out was given, but after Sgt Waterman had done so, control was regained and the crew returned to base and crash-landed 04:26. The Halifax was so badly damaged that it was deemed to be beyond economical repair.
the crew were;
- F/L C M Shannon RAAF
- Sgt F Walton
- Sgt V S Shaw
- Sgt T Buchan
- P/O W.C. Ellis
- Sgt E W Waterman POW
- Sgt Dodson
- Sgt E W Waterman was POW at camps 4B/Stalag Luft 3 number 222416
Does anyone know what happened to Sgt Shaw and Waterman? They were not involved with the fateful mission (Sgt Waterman being a POW).
I have the ops records for the crew, which included details of other problematic landings etc. I have also been in contact with family members of CMS & TB.
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Sgt Geoffrey William Addinsall.. RAF, 12Sqd.. (d.10th Jul 1943) Geoffrey Addinsall served as a midd upper Gunner with 12 Sqd. He was killed on 10th July 1943 in Lancaster DV164 PH-W.
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Sgt John Irwin.. RAF, 12Sqd.. (d.10th Jul 1943) Flt Eng. John Irwin was killed on 10th July 1943 in Lancaster DV164 PH-W of 12sqd
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Sgt Claude Jean Philippe Meyer.. RAF, 12Sqd.. (d.10th Jul 1943) Rear Gnr. claude Meyer was killed on 10th July 1943 in Lancaster DV164 PH-W of 12sqd
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P/O Eric Bertram Oldham. . RAF, . (d.10th Jul 1943) Bomb Aimer Eric Oldham was kiled on 10th July 1943 in Lancaster DV164 PH-W of 12sqd
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F/Sgt. Charles N Roy. . RCAF, 12Sqd.. (d.10th Jul 1943) Nav. Charles roy was killed on 10th July 1943 in Lancaster DV164 PH-W of 12sqd
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Sgt Leslie Reginald Vincent. . RAF, 12Sqd.. (d.10th Jul 1943) W/Op Leslie Vincent was killed on 10th July 1943 in Lancaster DV164 PH-W of 12sqd
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Pte. Vernon Alexander "Tim" Watson. Australian Army, 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion. (d.10th July 1943) Vernon Watson died just after a Cholera epidemic in 1943 at Nieke Camp whilst a Japanese Prisoner of War on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway.Lyn Hudson-Williamson
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Sgt. James R. Savage. Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps, . (d.10th July 1943) James Savage is remembered on the Nassau Memorial in the Bahamas.
The Nassau Memorial commemorates Commonwealth servicemen of both World Wars who lie buried in cemeteries or churchyards, but whose graves have become impossible to maintain. s flynn
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Flt.Sgt. John Ogilvie Ingram. Royal Air Force, 61 Squadron. (d.10th July 1943) Flight Sergeant (Pilot) John Ingram was the son of James and Catherine Ingram of Cambo, Northumberland. He is buried in the Losser General Cemetery, Overijssle, Netherlands.
S Flynn
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