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12th July 1941 On this day:  Armistice  107 Squadron Blenheim lost  Aircraft Lost  Course  Under Way    Unsuccessful search If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Remembering those who died this day. Dale Peter Ernest. 2nd Lt. (d.12th July 1941) Goodfellow Colin G.. F/Sgt. (d.12th Jul 1941) Guest Jack. Sgt. (d.12th July 1941) Jackson H.. Sgt. (d.12th July 1941) Lord Kenneth John. Sgt. (d.12th July 1941) Vivian Edward Douglas. P/O. (d.12th July 1941) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. 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(d.12th July 1941) My Uncle 2nd Lieutenant Peter Ernset Hay Dale of 1st Battalion Dorsets, born Kampala, died on his 21st Birthday during the seige in 1941 as a result of being shot up by the Luftwaffe Peter Dale Add to this record. F/Sgt. Colin G. Goodfellow. Royal Air Force, 107 Squadon. (d.12th Jul 1941) Flight Sergeant Colin G Goodfellow was originally from Ellesmere in Shropshire. I understand that he was sadly killed during a sortie over Ijmuiden in Holland whilst serving with 107 Squadron flying Blenheims on 12 July 1941. The family has always understood that no body was found although there may be a memorial. On behalf of his family I am looking for any further information, which would be gratefuly recieved and help to ensure his sacrifice and those of his colleagues are never forgotten. Add to this record. Sgt. H. Jackson. Royal Air Force, 50 Squadron. (d.12th July 1941) Sergeant H Jackson (his real name was Israel Jacobovitch) served with the Royal Air Force in 50 Squadron in WW2. He died 12th of July 1941 when the Hampden AE 226 VN crashed killing the entire crew. This plane crashed near Veendam, in the vicinity of Veensloot. The crew are all buried together. H Jackson was aged 25 years and is buried in the Veendam General Cemetery, Netherlands. Son of Isaac and Miriam Jacobovitch of West Hampstead, London. Chris Timmer Add to this record. Sgt. Jack Guest. Royal Air Force, 50 Squadron. (d.12th July 1941) Jack Guest served with the Royal Air Force in 50 Squadron in WW2. On the night of 12th of July 1941 his plane crashed near Veendam, in the vicinity of Veensloot. All of the crew of this plane were killed and they are buried on the local cemetery of Veendam. Jack was aged 24, he was a WOp/Gunner of the Hampden AE 226 VN. Son of John Arthur and Mary Guest of Gleedless, Sheffield. Chris Timmer Add to this record. Sgt. Kenneth John Lord. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 50 Squadron. (d.12th July 1941) Kenneth Lord served with the Royal Air force Volunteer Reserve flying with 50 Squadron in WW2. His plane crashed near Veendam, in the vicinity of Veensloot, on the night of 12th of July 1941. All of the crew of this plane were killed and they are buried in the local cemetery of Veendam. Sgt. Kenneth John Lord 24, belongs to the same crew as Vivian Lord, the pilot of the Hampden AE 226 VN. He was the son of William Henry and Constance E. Lord and husband of Ivy Rhoda Lord. Chris Timmer Add to this record. P/O. Edward Douglas Vivian. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 50 Squadron. (d.12th July 1941) Edward Vivian served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in WW2 flying with 50 Squadron. His plane crashed in the vicinity of Veensloot, near Veendam, on the night of 12th of July 1941. The target for that night was Bremen. All of the crew of this plane were killed and they are buried in the local cemetery at Veendam. Vivian came from South Africa. He was 26 years old. Son of Edward Valentine Vivian and Florence Muriel Vivian of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Chris Timmer Add to this record.

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