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19th April 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Crossthwaite Ernest. Sgt. (d.19th April 1944)
- Doyle Douglas Robert. PO (d.19th April 1944)
- Kahler Hyman Chaim Mordecai. Sgt. (d.19th Apr 1944)
- Mrtvy Arnost. W/O (d.19th Apr 1944)
- Mulligan John. Sgt. (d.19th Apr 1944)
- Murray Henry James. F/O (d.19th April 1944)
- Petrina Michael Joseph. Flt.Sgt. (d.19th April 1944)
- Quinn Joseph Dennis. P/O (d.19th Apr 1944)
- Turner Geoffrey Arthur. Pte. (d.19th April 1944)
- Woollam Peter. Sgt. (d.19th Apr 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,
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Want to know more about the 19th of April 1944? There are:19 items tagged 19th of April 1944 available in our Library
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Stories from 19th April 1944
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W/O Arnost Mrtvy. Royal Air Force, 313 Sqn.. (d.19th Apr 1944) Sir,
the Belgian MOD is currently taking an initiative to generate Facebook pages to bring back to live the soldiers that fell and are buried in Belgium. As my partner is Czech, living in Olomouc, I started digging into W/O Arnost Mrtvy who died in Belgium on 19 April 1944 during a bomber escort mission above Brussels and Mechlin.
Last weekend I was in Olomouc and I visited the monument on the Olomouc Cemetery of the Aeroclub of Olomouc where Mrtvy was mentioned. I equally had the occasion to visit the old installation of this aeroclub, where he apparently passed as well. As I was able to get a lot of information about the Club, the circumstances during which Mrtvy died, etc. I intent to develop a Facebook page to bring Arnost back to 'life'. In order to complete the picture there is a lot of information missing as I am just starting to get bits of information together using the internet and my Czech partner.
So, basically, I am asking if you could help me find more details about Arnost Mrtvy: when he joined the CZE Airforce, how he got to England, how he joined the 313 Sqn, who where his friends, bosses, etc. Furthermore, I would like to know if any logbook is available or can be made available i.e. Did he participate in the Battle of England, the Dieppe operation, etc?
Any more relevant information about Arnost Mrtvy, the 313 Sqn such as photographs, maps, links, or any othyer contacts you might have would be more then appreciated.
Hoping you could help me keeping the Czech heroes alive,
kind regards,
Marc Segers
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F/O Henry James Murray. Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 Squadron. (d.19th April 1944) Flying Officer (Pilot) Henry Murray was the Son of Gordon Luckhurst Murray and of Elizabeth Murray (nee Allan), of Albury, Canterbury, New Zealand.
He was aged 26 when he died and is buried in a collective grave in the Gram Churchyard in Denmark.
s flynn
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Sgt. John Mulligan. Royal Canadian Air Force, 75 Squadron. (d.19th Apr 1944) Sergeant (Air Gunner) John Mulligan was the Son of Zachariah and Martha Mulligan, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
He was 20 years old when he died and is buried in a collective grave in the Gram Churchyard in Denmark.
s flynn
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Sgt. Hyman Chaim Mordecai Kahler. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 75 Squadron. (d.19th Apr 1944) Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Hyman Kahler was the Son of Morris and Rachel Kahler, of Stoke Newington, London.
He was aged 21 when he died and is buried in a collective grave in the Gram Churchyard in Denmark.
s flynn
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Sgt. Peter Woollam. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 75 Squadron. (d.19th Apr 1944) Sergeant (Air Gunner) Peter Woollam was the Son of Frederick and Minnie Woollam, of Shavington, Cheshire.
He was 19 when he died and is buried in a collective grave in the Gram Churchyard in Denmark.
s flynn
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Flt.Sgt. Michael Joseph Petrina. Royal Canadian Air Force, 419 Squadron. (d.19th April 1944) Flight Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Michael Petrina was the Son of Fred and Mary Petrina, of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
He was aged 23 when he died and is buried in the Nysogn Churchyard in Denmark.
S Flynn
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PO Douglas Robert "Duggie" Doyle. , Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (d.19th April 1944) Pilot Officer (Navigator) Doyle is buried in the family plot in the Greystones (Redford) Cemetery, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
He was recorded as the pilot/navigator of a Wellington Mark X bomber, MF 200, which crashed while on a training exercise for night flying.
Douglas Doyle was based at 28 Operational Training Unit Based at RAF Wymeswold, near Loughborough, Leicestershire.
s flynn
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P/O Joseph Dennis Quinn. RCAF, 419 (Moose) Squadron. (d.19th Apr 1944) P/O Joseph Dennis J1988 was a pilot based at Middleton St George now Teeside airport and flew Halifax's from this base for 419 RCAF Moose Squadron which included VR;
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Sgt. Ernest Crossthwaite. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1667 Heavy Conversion Uniy. (d.19th April 1944) Wireless Operator Ernest Crossthwaite died whilst his aircraft, a Halifax B Mk.V, was approaching Sandtoft after a night training sortie. His aircraft hit a pylon near Crowle. Prior to this, teh starboard outer engine failed and was feathered.James Hatch
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Pte. Geoffrey Arthur Turner. British Army, 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. (d.19th April 1944) Geoffrey Turner was born in Guist, Norfolk.
He died of malaria aged 21 in Burma while serving with 1st South Staffordshire Regiment.J. Broughton
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