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17th February 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Anderson Andrew Charles. F/Sgt. (d.17th Feb 1944)
- Anderson Andrew Charles. F/Sgt. (d.17th Feb 1944)
- Bolton Walter Gladwin. Pte. (d.17th Jan 1944)
- Green Robert Goodwin. L/Sgt. (d.17th Feb 1944)
- Nobbs Albert Ernest. Fus. (d.17th Feb 1944)
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Pte. Walter Gladwin " " Bolton. Canadian Army, Perth Regiment. (d.17th Jan 1944) For a year I have been searching for my Grandfather, it has always been a chip on my mothers shoulder as to why in all the years he never made any contact. Her mother was in London and when she was a year four old, she was sent to Ireland to live with her grand mother, she never saw her mother after that, and had only a phone call a few years ago to say her mother passed away. Kevin Dooner
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F/Sgt. Andrew Charles Anderson. Royal Australian Air Force, 104 Sqn. (d.17th Feb 1944) Andrew Charles Anderson was born in Bundaberg, Qld on 2nd Sept 1923. He was always interested in flying so to attain the necessary qualifications to join the RAAF, he attended night classes at the local High School twice a week. He enlisted on 8th Nov 1941 and was posted to RAAF Narramine, NSW as a fighter pilot flying Tiger Moths. He was then posted to 6 Training School, Macleod, Canada with the Empire Air Training Scheme. He was then transferred to Bomber Command in England and posted to 104 Squadron. His Wellington crew consisted of five - three Englishmen and two Australians including himself. They were:
- AUS414634 F/Sgt (Pilot) Anderson, Andrew Charles.
- AUS426027 Sgt (Nav) Bingham, Kevin Joffre.
- 1017190 Sgt W Op/AG Morgan, Hubert James.
- 1481014 Sgt B/Aimer Scott, Robert Samuel.
- 1602883 Sgt AG Betteridge, Eric Edward.
They were flying in Wellington LN334 A (Apple) when on the 17th Feb 1944 they were returning from Porto San Stafano when 2 miles from Foggia Mains Airstrip they lost control and dived into the ground. They were buried in Foggia Cemetery and at war's end they were re-buried in Bari War Cemetery - Plot 15. Row A. Common Grave 28-32.
Andrew Anderson was my Uncle, son of Mr Andrew Bernard Charles and Rose Ann Anderson, the brother of Frances Margaret Winterbotham, my Mother. John Winterbotham
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F/Sgt. Andrew Charles Anderson. RAAF, 104 Sqn. (d.17th Feb 1944) My Uncle, Andrew Charles Anderson was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia on 2 Sep 1923. He enlisted in the RAAF on 8 Nov 1941 and he was mustered as Aircrew. He embarked for Canada with the Empire air Training Scheme on 19 Aug 1942 where he qualified for his wings. He then embarked from Canada for England on 27 Mar 1943 arriving on 4 Apr 1943 where he was accepted with Bomber Command. After completing his training as a pilot on Wellington Bombers he was posted to 104 Squadron in North Africa. So with his crew he piloted Wellington L641 to North Africa and then joined a Dakota DC3 to Foggia, Italy where he was allocated plane LN334 A for Apple, which he flew for most of his operational flights targeting places such as - Reggio, Emelia Aircraft Factory; Sofia, Yugoslavia; Pireaus Harbour; Perugia Aerodrome; Salonika Marshalling Yards; a railway bridge at Senigallia; a torpedo factory at Fiume, Italy; Anzio Bridgehead. (Information taken from his Log book)
He was killed flying Battle in the early hours of 17 Feb 1944 coming in to land from operations when his plane lost control and all killed as aircraft dived into ground whilst approaching aerodrome.
If anyone has the book "Wellington Wings" by F.R. Chappell the incident of his death is recorded on Page 231.
His crew were -
- A426027 Sgt Kevin Joffre Bingham of Toowoomba, Qld, Australia (Navigator)
- 1317190 Sgt Morgan, Hubert James (Wireless Operator) from Monmouthshire, Wales
- 1481014 Sgt Scott, Robert Samuel, (Air Gunner) of Derry Lane, Kilies-Shandra, County Cavan, Eire
- 1602883 Betteridge, Eric Edward of Ashlett House, Fawley, Hampshire.
Andrew John Winterbotham
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L/Sgt. Robert Goodwin Green. British Army, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards. (d.17th Feb 1944) Robert Green served in North Africa. He moved from Algeria to Italy in February 1944. He took part in the Battle of Ornito and was a footguard, rank of Lance Serjeant (do not know which company or platoon). He was killed in action at The Battle of Ornito on 17th of February 1944 aged 24.
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Fus. Albert Ernest "Boy" Nobbs. British Army, 1st Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. (d.17th Feb 1944) Albert Nobbs was age 20 when he was killed in combat attempting to take Monte Casino. His family lived in West Ham, London.Sandra Rowland
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