|
|
|
16th June 1944On this day:
If you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
|
Remembering those who died this day.
- Ansell Frederick Neale. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Black Joseph. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Bloom Benjamin. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Crawford Luke. Gnr. (d.16th June 1944)
- Davis Daniel George. P/O (d.16th June 1944)
- Duncan Ian. Flt.Sgt. (d.16th Jun 1944)
- Gilbert George. Pte. (d.16th Jun 1944)
- Hacker John Arthur. L/Cpl. (d.16th Jun 1944)
- Holmes Arthur Albert. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Hutt Raymond Harold. F/Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Hyland Eric David. Capt. (d.16th June 1944)
- James John Lloyd. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Kingham Ernest Arthur. F/O (d.16th June 1944)
- Lunt Walter James. FI. (d.16th June 1944)
- Mackintosh Charles William. Pte. (d.16th Jun 1944)
- McHarg Kenneth Wilis. Major. (d.16th June 1944)
- Morrison A. H.. F/O
- Osborn Henry Albert. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Porrelli John. Sgt. (d.16th Jun 1944)
- Porrelli John. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Prowles Charles Frank. F/Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Spencer Frank Richard. F/Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Spencer Ronald Bernard. F/Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
- Surtees Raymond. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944)
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. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 263973 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible.
- Looking for help with Family History Research?
Please read our Family History FAQ's
- The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. 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. If you have any unwanted
photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them.
The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted.
World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion
Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a
Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.
|
|
Want to know more about the 16th of June 1944? There are:55 items tagged 16th of June 1944 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 16th June 1944
|
Flt.Sgt. Ian "Jock" Duncan. Royal Air Force, 64 Squadron. (d.16th Jun 1944) I have just discovered Ian Duncan was my uncle and would like to know more about him. His nick name was Jock and he served with 64 Squadron.Jan
|
Sgt. John Porrelli. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, A Flight 514 Squadron. (d.16th Jun 1944)
Operational Flying: Bombing – Valenciennes.
Weather: Mainly fine and sunny all day. Some cloud.
Non-Operational Flying: Air Tests and Cross Country were carried
out.
20 aircraft were detailed and took off. 17 aircraft attacked the primary target, 1 aircraft was abortive owing to navigational aid failures and returned early, 2 aircraft are missing. 10/10ths cloud at 10,000 feet was encountered over the target, crews were instructed to bomb below cloud by the Master Bomber. Markers were scattered, but
concentration was slightly improved by Master Bomber and bursts observed across marshalling yards. No flak or searchlights. F/S RD Pick in LL666, JI-D reported: Bomb load 16 x 500 GP, 2 x 500 MC. Primary target: Valenciennes. Weather clear below cloud – base 1000 feet. Bombed at 0039 hours from 9000 feet on green TIs as instructed by Master Bomber. Good concentrated bombing. Much interference on R/T. Route very good.
DS816, JI-O. Shot down, probably at 0051 hours by Bf110 flown by
Hauptmann Hubert Rauh of Stab II/|NJG4. Crashed at Croisilles (Pas de
Calais) where those who died are buried in the British Cemetery.
- F/S Charles Frank "Ted" Prowles Pilot
- P/O Arnold Hughes Morrison RAAF Navigator
- Sgt Raymond Surtees WOP/Air
- F/S Ronald Bernard "Spence" Spencer RAAF Bomb Aimer
- Sgt Arthur Albert "Bert" Holmes MU Gunner
- Sgt John "Jack" Porrelli Rear Gunner
- Sgt Henry Albert "Harry" Osborn Flight Engineer
Sergeant Porrelli was aged 35 when he died. He was the son of Lilly and Carmine Porrelli and husband of Mabel Elizabeth Porrelli, all of Bradford. He was the grandfather of author Andrew Porrelli. RAAF Flight Lieutenant Arnold Hughes Morrison was awarded the DFC for evading capture. Some 2800 people of Croisilles turned out to honour the dead of DS816, JI-O after it was shot down over the town. The Germans did not intervene to stop this moving tribute to the loss of Flight Sergeant Ted Prowles and his crew.
Arnold Morrison was discharged from the RAAF as a Flight Lieutenant
on 30th May 1945. P/O Morrison later filed the following crash report for the RAAF: ‘About eight minutes after bombing the target, we were attacked presumably by a night fighter. Cannon shell raked the port side and the port wing was set on fire. The aircraft was losing height rapidly and at about 8000 feet, the Captain ordered the crew to ‘prepare to abandon’. By 2000 feet, the Air Bomber had not been able to remove the front escape hatch. I am not certain whether the Rear Gunner, Mid Upper Gunner or the WOP had baled out through the rear escape hatch but the remainder stayed in the aircraft. The pilot landed the aircraft on a fairly flat field and the aircraft disintegrated and was set on fire. I was unconscious for a while, and while still in a dazed condition looked without result to the numerous small fires for the remainder of the crew. I was informed by the Germans that their bodies were in the wreck and buried in the cemetery at Croisilles, France. The funeral was attended by about 2800.’
Source: Linda Miles, daughter of Pilot Officer AH Morrison, the only survivor from the crew.
"Lest We Forget" Andrew Porrelli
|
Gnr. Luke Crawford. British Army, 127th Field Rgt. Royal Artillery. (d.16th June 1944) My grandad died on 16th June 1944. He was a gunner with 127th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 8th Army Desert Rats.Tina
|
F/O Ernest Arthur Kingham. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) 514 Sqdn Lancaster II LL690 JI-J
took off at 2314 Waterbeach. Believed to have fallen victim to a night-fighter, coming down between Iwuy (Nord) and Rieux-en-Cambresis two small villages 9km NE and ENE respectively of Cambrai. Five lie in Rieux Communal Cemetery while F/S Hutt rests at Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Sgt Bloom is commemorated on panel 235 of Runnymede Memorial. The crew:
F/O E.A. Kingham
Sgt J. Black
F/S F.A. Spencer
Sgt B. Bloom
Sgt F.N. Ansell
Sgt D.G. Davis RCAF
Also lost from 514 Squadron on this raid was Lancaster II DS816-JI-O. Crew:F/S C.F. Prowles, Sgt H.A. Osborn, F/O A.H.Morrison, F/S R.B. Spenser, Sgt R. Surtees, Sgt. J. Porelli and Sgt. A.A.Holmes.
John & Kathleen
|
Sgt. Joseph Black. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) We have today acquired some papers and photographs of a Sergeant Joseph Black (Flt Eng) who is buried at Rieux Communal Cemetary together with 11 others who were lost the same day. All 12 died on 16th June 1944.
514 Sqdn Lancaster II LL690 JI-J took off at 2314 from Waterbeach. Believed to have fallen victim to a night-fighter, coming down between Iwuy (Nord) and Rieux-en-Cambresis two small villages 9km NE and ENE respectively of Cambrai. Five lie in Rieux Communal Cemetery while F/S Hutt rests at Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Sgt Bloom is commemorated on panel 235 of Runnymede Memorial. The crew:
F/O E.A. Kingham
Sgt J. Black
F/S F.A. Spencer
Sgt B. Bloom
Sgt F.N. Ansell
Sgt D.G. Davis RCAF
Also lost from 514 Squadron on this raid was Lancaster II DS816-JI-O. Crew:F/S C.F. Prowles, Sgt H.A. Osborn, F/O A.H.Morrison, F/S R.B. Spenser, Sgt R. Surtees, Sgt. J. Porelli and Sgt. A.A.Holmes.
John & Kathleen
|
F/Sgt. Frank Richard Spencer. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) 514 Sqdn Lancaster II LL690 JI-J Valenciennes
took off at 2314 from RAF Waterbeach. Believed to have fallen victim to a night-fighter, coming down between Iwuy (Nord) and Rieux-en-Cambresis two small villages 9km NE and ENE respectively of Cambrai. Five lie in Rieux Communal Cemetery while F/S Hutt rests at Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Sgt Bloom is commemorated on panel 235 of Runnymede Memorial. The crew:
F/O E.A. Kingham
Sgt J. Black
F/S F.A. Spencer
Sgt B. Bloom
Sgt F.N. Ansell
Sgt D.G. Davis RCAF
Also lost from 514 Squadron on this raid was Lancaster II DS816-JI-O. Crew:F/S C.F. Prowles, Sgt H.A. Osborn, F/O A.H.Morrison, F/S R.B. Spenser, Sgt R. Surtees, Sgt. J. Porelli and Sgt. A.A.Holmes.
(Bob) John & Kathleen
|
Sgt. Benjamin Bloom. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) 514 Sqdn Lancaster II LL690 JI-J took off at 2314 from RAF Waterbeach. Believed to have fallen victim to a night-fighter, coming down between Iwuy (Nord) and Rieux-en-Cambresis two small villages 9km NE and ENE respectively of Cambrai. Five lie in Rieux Communal Cemetery while F/S Hutt rests at Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Sgt Bloom is commemorated on panel 235 of Runnymede Memorial. The crew:
F/O E.A. Kingham
Sgt J. Black
F/S F.A. Spencer
Sgt B. Bloom
Sgt F.N. Ansell
Sgt D.G. Davis RCAF
Also lost from 514 Squadron on this raid was Lancaster II DS816-JI-O. Crew:F/S C.F. Prowles, Sgt H.A. Osborn, F/O A.H.Morrison, F/S R.B. Spenser, Sgt R. Surtees, Sgt. J. Porelli and Sgt. A.A.Holmes.
John & Kathleen
|
Sgt. Frederick Neale Ansell. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) 514 Sqdn Lancaster II LL690 JI-J took off at 2314 from RAF Waterbeach. Believed to have fallen victim to a night-fighter, coming down between Iwuy (Nord) and Rieux-en-Cambresis two small villages 9km NE and ENE respectively of Cambrai. Five lie in Rieux Communal Cemetery while F/S Hutt rests at Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Sgt Bloom is commemorated on panel 235 of Runnymede Memorial. The crew:
F/O E.A. Kingham
Sgt J. Black
F/S F.A. Spencer
Sgt B. Bloom
Sgt F.N. Ansell
Sgt D.G. Davis RCAF
Also lost from 514 Squadron on this raid was Lancaster II DS816-JI-O. Crew:F/S C.F. Prowles, Sgt H.A. Osborn, F/O A.H.Morrison, F/S R.B. Spenser, Sgt R. Surtees, Sgt. J. Porelli and Sgt. A.A.Holmes.
John & Kathleen
|
P/O Daniel George Davis. Royal Canadian Air Force, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) 514 Sqdn Lancaster II LL690 JI-J took off at 2314 from RAF Waterbeach. Believed to have fallen victim to a night-fighter, coming down between Iwuy (Nord) and Rieux-en-Cambresis two small villages 9km NE and ENE respectively of Cambrai. Five lie in Rieux Communal Cemetery while F/S Hutt rests at Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Sgt Bloom is commemorated on panel 235 of Runnymede Memorial. The crew:
F/O E.A. Kingham
Sgt J. Black
F/S F.A. Spencer
Sgt B. Bloom
Sgt F.N. Ansell
Sgt D.G. Davis RCAF
Also lost from 514 Squadron on this raid was Lancaster II DS816-JI-O. Crew:F/S C.F. Prowles, Sgt H.A. Osborn, F/O A.H.Morrison, F/S R.B. Spenser, Sgt R. Surtees, Sgt. J. Porelli and Sgt. A.A.Holmes.
John & Kathleen
|
F/Sgt. Raymond Harold Hutt. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) 514 Sqdn Lancaster II LL690 JI-J took off at 2314 from RAF Waterbeach. Believed to have fallen victim to a night-fighter, coming down between Iwuy (Nord) and Rieux-en-Cambresis two small villages 9km NE and ENE respectively of Cambrai. Five lie in Rieux Communal Cemetery while F/S Hutt rests at Iwuy Communal Cemetery. Sgt Bloom is commemorated on panel 235 of Runnymede Memorial. The crew:
F/O E.A. Kingham
Sgt J. Black
F/S F.A. Spencer
Sgt B. Bloom
Sgt F.N. Ansell
Sgt D.G. Davis RCAF
Also lost from 514 Squadron on this raid was Lancaster II DS816-JI-O. Crew:F/S C.F. Prowles, Sgt H.A. Osborn, F/O A.H.Morrison, F/S R.B. Spenser, Sgt R. Surtees, Sgt. J. Porelli and Sgt. A.A.Holmes.
(Bob) John & Kathleen
|
Sgt. John Porrelli. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) My father, John Porrelli and crew were lost after a raid on Valenciennes on 16th June 1944. Six of the crew are buried at Croisilles British War Cemetery (one member survived and evaded capture). I have a photo of the funeral cortege. It was taken by the brave French resistance I believe. If anyone has an interest or further information about the crew please email me.
His Lancaster was DS816 JI-O. The full crew were:
F/Sgt C.F. Prowles, KIA
Sgt. H.A. Osborn, KIA
F/Sgt R.B. Spencer, KIA
Sgt. R. Surtees, KIA
Sgt. J. Porrelli, KIA
Sgt. A.A.Holmes, KIA
F/O A.H.Morrison, evaded capture
John Porrelli
|
F/Sgt. Charles Frank "Ted" Prowles. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) F/Sgt Ted Prowles was lost after a raid on Valenciennes on 16th June 1944. Six of the crew of Lancaster II DS816 JI-O are buried at Croisilles British War Cemetery (one member survived and evaded capture). The full crew were:
F/Sgt C.F. Prowles, KIA
Sgt. H.A. Osborn, KIA
F/Sgt R.B. Spencer, KIA
Sgt. R. Surtees, KIA
Sgt. J. Porrelli, KIA
Sgt. A.A. Holmes, KIA
F/O A.H. Morrison, evaded capture
|
Sgt. Henry Albert Osborn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) Sgt. H.A. Osborn was lost after a raid on Valenciennes on 16th June 1944. Six of the crew of Lancaster II DS816 JI-O are buried at Croisilles British War Cemetery (one member survived and evaded capture). The full crew were:
F/Sgt C.F. Prowles, KIA
Sgt. H.A. Osborn, KIA
F/Sgt R.B. Spencer, KIA
Sgt. R. Surtees, KIA
Sgt. J. Porrelli, KIA
Sgt. A.A. Holmes, KIA
F/O A.H. Morrison, evaded capture
|
F/Sgt. Ronald Bernard Spencer. Royal Australian Air Force, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) F/Sgt R.B. Spencer was lost after a raid on Valenciennes on 16th June 1944. Six of the crew of Lancaster II DS816 JI-O are buried at Croisilles British War Cemetery (one member survived and evaded capture). The full crew were:
F/Sgt C.F. Prowles, KIA
Sgt. H.A. Osborn, KIA
F/Sgt R.B. Spencer, KIA
Sgt. R. Surtees, KIA
Sgt. J. Porrelli, KIA
Sgt. A.A. Holmes, KIA
F/O A.H. Morrison, evaded capture
|
Sgt. Raymond Surtees. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) Sgt. R. Surtees was lost after a raid on Valenciennes on 16th June 1944. Six of the crew of Lancaster II DS816 JI-O are buried at Croisilles British War Cemetery (one member survived and evaded capture). The full crew were:
F/Sgt C.F. Prowles, KIA
Sgt. H.A. Osborn, KIA
F/Sgt R.B. Spencer, KIA
Sgt. R. Surtees, KIA
Sgt. J. Porrelli, KIA
Sgt. A.A. Holmes, KIA
F/O A.H. Morrison, evaded capture
|
Sgt. Arthur Albert Holmes. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqdn.. (d.16th June 1944) Sgt. A.A. Holmes was lost after a raid on Valenciennes on 16th June 1944. Six of the crew of Lancaster II DS816 JI-O are buried at Croisilles British War Cemetery (one member survived and evaded capture). The full crew were:
F/Sgt C.F. Prowles, KIA
Sgt. H.A. Osborn, KIA
F/Sgt R.B. Spencer, KIA
Sgt. R. Surtees, KIA
Sgt. J. Porrelli, KIA
Sgt. A.A. Holmes, KIA
F/O A.H. Morrison, evaded capture
|
F/O A. H. Morrison. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqdn.. F/O A.H. Morrison evaded capture after a raid on Valenciennes on 16th June 1944. Six of the crew of Lancaster II DS816 JI-O are buried at Croisilles British War Cemetery. The full crew were:
F/Sgt C.F. Prowles, KIA
Sgt. H.A. Osborn, KIA
F/Sgt R.B. Spencer, KIA
Sgt. R. Surtees, KIA
Sgt. J. Porrelli, KIA
Sgt. A.A. Holmes, KIA
F/O A.H. Morrison, evaded capture
|
FI. Walter James Lunt. Merchant Navy, SS Monarch of Bermuda. (d.16th June 1944) Walter Lunt was killed by accident ashore in Oran, Mer el Kebir, Algeria.
|
Pte. Charles William "Sunny" Mackintosh. British Army, 4th (Hallamshire) Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment. (d.16th Jun 1944) Charles Mackintosh served with the 4th (Hallamshires, York and Lancaster Regiment. I have no photos or story only I was 11months old when he was killed.
|
Sgt. John Lloyd James. British Army, 2nd Btn. Derbyshire Yeomanry. (d.16th June 1944) Johnny James served with the 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry, RAC. I do not know anything other than he is commemorated in Rannville Cemetary, Normandy.Matthew Davies
|
Major. Kenneth Wilis McHarg. British Army, 6th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment . (d.16th June 1944) Ken McHarg was the only son of Mr and Mrs William Stewart McHarg (mother Hannah Stangoe Willis) of Nab Wood Drive, Shipley. Born 1914 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He was keen on sports and was the winner of the Territorial Cup in the Open Golf Championship held in York in 1939. He went to Shrewsbury School and won 14 sports' trophies.
In 1941 he married Patricia Thornton, daughter of Mrs and Col. W. H. Thornton M.C, T.D., Officer commanding 4th Battalion, Home Guard.
He spent 2 years in Iceland as adjutant for his regiment. He was presented with a huskie dog by a Norwegian unit whilst there.
Wendy Sutherland
|
L/Cpl. John Arthur Hacker. British Army, 7th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards). (d.16th Jun 1944) John Hacker landed at Gold Beach on D-Day at approx. 0800. He came under fire as his Battalion travelled through Crepon and Creuilly, up to Loucelles. The Battalion remained in the area of St. Leger for a number of days, with enemy sightings often reported in the area south of Bronay. A Canadian platoon (from the Winnipeg Rifles, with whom they had established a joint post) counter-attacked the enemy on the railway embankment at Bronay but came under heavy fire. Repeated attempts were made to push forward past the embankment, but they were often pinned down and pushed back by enemy machine-guns. On the 16th of June, the battalion moved out towards Les Oreilles, traveling through La Senaudiere. There, they came under heavy machine-gun and mortar fire, and John was killed, along with two Majors. Alexandra Hacker
|
|
