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13th June 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Applin Donald John. P/O (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Applin Donald John. P/O. (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Baillie Alastair Stuart Hamilton. F/Lt. (d.13th June 1944)
- Barham Stanley George Rayner. Sgt (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Breen John. Stok1. (d.13th June 1944)
- Carruthers C. W.. (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Firth Edward Maurice. Cpl. (d.13th June 1944)
- Francis Richard William. P/O (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Gates Max Ennis. P/O (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Henson George Arthur. P/O. (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Kerr John Shaw. Pte. (d.13th June 1944 )
- Larkin Mark Richard. P/O (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Low E. R.. (d.13th Jun 1944)
- McMullen Douglas James. P/O (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Mills William. Dvr. (d.13th June 1944)
- Mynarski Andrew Charles. P/O
- Ormand C. R.. (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Orton James William. Driver (d.13th June 1944)
- Payton William James. Sgt. (d.13th June 1944)
- Pole Ross Norman. F/O (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Simpson John Milne. FO (d.13th June 1944)
- Tomlinson Frederick. Sgt. (d.13th June 1944)
- White Captain Clayton. Sgt. (d.13th Jun 1944)
- White Eric. (d.13th June 1944)
- Wilson F. N.. F/O (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Wilson Russel Nelson. F/O (d.13th Jun 1944)
- Yoder Howard O.. (d.13th June 1944)
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P/O. Donald John Applin. Royal Canadian Air Force , 419 Squadron. (d.13th Jun 1944) Donny Applin was my auntie's fiance from Montreal Canada. All we knew was he was shot down over Cambrai and missing believed dead. My aunt and her brother, my father never knew what happened to him and now they are also dead. I have a locket with a picture of Donny in it and for the last 40 years I have been looking at every monument in hopes of some idea to put a story to the locket My eldest brother was named after him and I needed to find something out.
I have just returned from a holiday to York and was surprised to discover an astronomical clock beautiful as a memorial to British and allied airmen killed during the war given with gratitude by the people of York. There was also a book of remembrance with the names and there he was including squadron number and the rest was easy.
My mistake was to look under Aplin but not Applin. So I found where he was stationed, where he is buried with 4 others of his crew,that he was a wireless operator that 2 escaped and made it back to England.
I just felt so sorry that mine and his family never knew. It was such a huge tragedy to them. My aunt never believed he was dead and that he would come back. She eventually after 10 years married. If any Applin family are looking for Donny I hope they will read this Thank you
Alison Butler Zagni
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Eric "Chalky" White. Royal Air Force, 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron. (d.13th June 1944) I found my Uncle Eric White's grave in Cagnicourt Cemetery last year. I also visited this year on Remembrance Day.
I donated a book of his gallantry to be book bound in French for the community and town hall museum. I met the old guy who at 4 yrs old was the last to see my uncle alive. He's now 74 yrs old and very patriotic as he holds the flag and places the flowers on Eric's grave.
Andy White
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Driver James William Orton. British Army, 398 Airborne Comp Coy Royal Army Service Corps. (d.13th June 1944) My grandfather James William Orton, was killed in action, aged 32, with the 6th Airborne on 13th June 1944. He is buried at Ranville Cemetery, France, Grave IA.E.6.Francis Joy
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Sgt Stanley George Rayner Barham. Royal Air Force, 78 Sqn. (d.13th Jun 1944) Stanley Barham served with 78 Squadron. Jan Spink
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Howard O. Yoder. United States Army, . (d.13th June 1944) My dad was drafted on 3rd January 1944 and did his basic training at Ft Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming. From there he shipped to England, arriving on 30th May 1944. He was killed on 13th June 1944 when I was only 6 or 7 years old.Shirley Yoder
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F/O Russel Nelson Wilson. RCAF, 419 (Moose) Squadron. (d.13th Jun 1944) F/O Russel Nelson Wilson J25378 was a pilot based at Middleton St George now Teeside airport and flew Halifax`s from this base for 419 RCAF Moose Squadron and was KIA 13th Jun 1944.
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F/Lt. Alastair Stuart Hamilton Baillie. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 25 Sqd.. (d.13th June 1944) Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Baillie was the son of Stuart Fraser Baillie and Andrewina P. H. Baillie of Moidart, Renfrewshire; husband of Anne Baillie.
He was 30 when he died and is buried in the Brummen General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. S Flynn
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FO John Milne Simpson. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 25 Sqd.. (d.13th June 1944) Flying Officer (Navigator/Radar Operator) Simpson was the son of Robert and Grace Ann Simpson of Montrose, Angus.
He was 22 when he died and is buried in the Brummen General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. S flynn
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Sgt. Frederick Tomlinson. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Air Bomber 78 Squadron. (d.13th June 1944) Freddie enlisted in the RAFVR on the 3rd of July 1940. He was trained on his General Duties and was then mustered as a Ground Gunner until the 30th of July 1942. He volunteered for Aircrew and was initially selected for Pilot service. He arrived at Canada at the beginning of January to start his Technical training, and was hospitalized for a week for an unknown reason from the 30th of January until the 6th of February 1943. He was re-mustered as an under-training Air Bomber.
He was promoted to Sergeant on August 6th 1943, and arrived back in the UK on November 9th, 1943. In early January 1944 he started his Operational training at No. 10 OTU and did submarine raids in the Bay of Biscay until the 27th of May when he crewed up at the Heavy Conversion Unit and onto 41 Base with 78th Squadron.
He completed 4 bombing raids in a 4 engine Halifax MkIII taking place on the nights of June 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th with his last being on the night of the 12th of June. While returning from bombing railway communications at Amiens, they were attacked by Gehrard Raht, a nightfighter ace who survived the war. They were attacked while over the English Channel and had enough time to turn inland, and crashed in a ball of fire in-between the small towns of Varengeville Sur-Mer and Longueil, Seine-Maritime. While the town was occupied by the Germans, all 7 crew members including Freddie were given a proper burial in a Longueil churchyard. Tyler Proctor
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Stok1. John Breen. Royal Navy, HMS Birdlip. (d.13th June 1944) John Breen served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service on the trawler HMS Birdlip.
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Cpl. Edward Maurice Firth. British Army, 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry. (d.13th June 1944) Maurice Firth was my grandmother's favourite brother.
He died at Normandy just 1 week after the landing and is buried at Bayeaux Cemetery, Normandy, France. The only other information we have is that he was run over by a tank. His sister was Esther Rushbrook, nee Firth.
Mark Escalera
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P/O. George Arthur Henson. Royal Canadian Air Force, 415 (Swordfish) Squadron. (d.13th Jun 1944) My Grandmother's note states her brother, George Henson a Wireless Operator Air Gunner from Barrie, Ontario was killed in action at age 24.
He was with 415 Swordfish Squadron. The crew of the Wellington aircraft #H2659 were on an anti E boat patrol and were last seen about seven miles north by north-west of Ostende, Belgium.
George has no known grave.
His name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial at Englefield Green, Egham in Surrey, England.
Darin Cook
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Pte. John Shaw Kerr. British Army, 5th Btn. Cameron Highlanders. (d.13th June 1944 ) John Kerr was my father's (David Shaw Crawford - ex Royal Navy) step brother. I know very little of John Kerr and the events surrounding his death.
He is buried in Ranville, France.
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