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14th April 1943 On this day:  103 Squadron Lancaster lost  Maintenance  Attack on Stuttgart  Working Party  On the Move  Patrols over the Mediterranean  Crashed into the Channel  Exercise  Shot down off Sardinia  Ferry flight to India  Orders  Operations  Orders  On the Move  Ground staff disbanded  Back on ops  Arrival If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Remembering those who died this day. Callan James Richard. Sgt (d.14th April 1943) Clark Wilfred Ernest. Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) Cook William Arthur. Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) Davidson Henry Eugene. F/Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) Doy Jack. Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) Dray Alfred Reginald George. Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) Hammett Edward George. Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) Holness Hubert Henry Louis. Sub.Lt. (d.14th April 1943) Kimberley Edward Joseph. Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) King Archie Ernest. Ft/Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) Skelton William. Sgt. (d.14th April 1943) Ward Robert Weaver. P/O (d.14th April 1943) 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. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 22nd April 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. 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There are:17 items tagged 14th of April 1943 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Stories from 14th April 1943 F/Sgt. Henry Eugene Davidson. DFM. Royal Air Force, 138 Sqdn.. (d.14th April 1943) I am looking for any one that may have known my great uncle. He came down in the sea off Bournemouth. Operation Porcupine, Belgium.I would love to hear from any one with any information, stories or photos of the crew. Update: Your great uncle is listed in the Roll of Honour From Chorley's Bomber Comand Losses: 138 Sqdn Halifax B363 NF-T, Sgt W A Cook RNZAF, Sgt J Doy, Sgt E G Hammett, W/O R W Ward DFC, Sgt W Skelton, F/S H E Davidson DFM, F/S A E King, Sgt J R Callan, Sgt E J Kimberley. They took off from Tempsford on operation Porcupine/Mandrill Caracal 3 and Gibbon 2 over Belgium. Presumed lost over the sea. Five are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial; the rest are buried in various cemeteries. F/S Davidson had gained his DFM while serving with 102 Sqdn, the details being published on 6 December 1940 along with those of his skipper, then P/O G L Cheshire VC who won a DSO. The joint citation paid tribute to their courage and skill in extracting their Whitley from a most hazardous situation after flak had set fire to the fuselage, particular mention being made to the fact that F/S Davidson had been severely burnt and temporarily blinded. - Bob Update I write to thank you for your reply and found it most interesting as this has been the only piece of information I have found. I am awaiting F/S Davidson records from the PMA. From your note I believe you refer to Leonard Cheshire. I say this as I remember my grandfather showing me Harry's Davidson's diary. My grandfather sent this to Mr Cheshire but unfortunately never had it returned. Samantha Cruz Add to this record. Sgt. Alfred Reginald George Dray. Royal Navy, 11th Battalion Royal Marines. (d.14th April 1943) Mu Uncle Reg Dray was captured in Crete. He was repatriated to Alexandria in 1943 but was killed on his way to the airplane back home when the lorry he was travelling in hit a landmine. He is buried in Fayid War Cemetery in Egypt. Stephen Dray Add to this record. Sub.Lt. Hubert Henry Louis Holness. Royal Navy Reserve, HMS Heron. (d.14th April 1943) Hubert Holness was my 2nd cousin once removed and died aged 22, I think he deserves to be remembered. Joanne Munson Add to this record. Sgt. Wilfred Ernest "Fuller" Clark. Royal Air Force, 12 Squadron. (d.14th April 1943) Wilfred Clark's plane fell during the night 13th/14th of April 1943 with another Lancaster. The crew was Sayers, Dynarski, Mulligan, Clay, Bakeman and Applegate. They are all buried in Le Mans cemetery, near my home. I will be happy to be in touch with the families. Jacky Emery Add to this record.

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