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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945



Remembering those who died this day.

  • Bird Alexander. Spr. (d.21st Jul 1944)
  • Boyle Ernest Elroy. Sgt. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Budd Frederick William. Pte. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Chard William George. L/Sgt. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Cooper William James. Sgt. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Daw William John. Cpl. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Duffy Thomas. Pte. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Hiscox Henry John. Flt.Sgt. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Ingleby Sidney Thomas. Pte. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Pink Philip Claude. Flt.Sgt. (d.21st Jul 1944)
  • Saunders John Thomas. L/Cpl. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Thomson Henry Alexander. Tpr. (d.21st July 1944)
  • Woodhouse William Thomas. Sgt. (d.21st July 1944)

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Want to know more about the 21st of July 1944?


There are:42 items tagged 21st of July 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 21st July 1944





Sgt. Ernest Elroy "Roy" Boyle. Royal Canadian Air Force, 101 Sqd.. (d.21st July 1944)

Roy Boyle was my uncle, he was born and raised in Grey County in the province of Ontario, Canada. He signed up for military service in January, 1941, with the Queen’s Own Rifles then transferred to the RCAF. He was sent overseas and flew on bombing raids out of Ludford Magna Airfield in Lincolnshire, as part of RAF 101 Squadron.

On July 20th/21st, 1944, he was aboard a Lancaster Mk1 (LL862) which took part in a raid on Moers/Homberg, Germany. The aircraft was on ABC duty that night (a radio-jamming device), and a half-hour into the return trip, the pilot gave the order to bail out. The plane crashed near Cambrai, France, and there were only two survivors: the pilot P/O D.L.W. Meier, and the bomb aimer, F/S L.K. Gwilliam, both of the RCAF.

Those who lost their lives that night were:

  • Sgt. Ernest Elroy Boyle – Mid/Upper Gunner, age 26, from Kimberley, Ontario, Canada.
  • Sgt. Glenn Thomas Douglas - Rear Gunner, age 19, from London, Ontario, Canada
  • P/O Keith Gosling - Special Duties Operator, age 19, from Frizinghall, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK (RAF)
  • Sgt. Dominic Ianuziello - Navigator, age 32, from St Thomas, Ontario, Canada
  • W/O2 Jack Elwin McIntosh Nixon - Wireless Operator/Gunner, from Brampton, Ontario, Canada
  • Sgt. Ian Henry Milne Reid - Flight Engineer, RAF(VR)

Arnie Boyle



Sgt. William James Cooper. Royal Air Force, 101 Squadron. (d.21st July 1944)

My brother, Jim Cooper became an ABC operator perhaps because he could speak German among other languages and, by all accounts, volunteered to do an extra flight which resulted in his death. He is buried in the cemetery in Woensel- part of Eindhoven Holland. Another crew member was named Sime.

Albert Cooper



Flt.Sgt. Philip Claude Pink. Royal Air Force, 578 Squadron. (d.21st Jul 1944)

Because my family (The Pinks) is almost extinct, I am desperate to find out more about my first cousin, Philip Pink, who was tragically killed in action at the young age of just 21 while serving with Bomber Command. Philip was the son of Ada Pink, my father's sister, born in Sutton, Surrey c1923 but actually brought up by our grandmother, Harriet, to avoid the stigma associated with illegitimacy at that time.

He was a flight sergeant based at RAF Burn with 578 Squadron and was killed on 21st July, 1944. I would love to hear from anyone who can remember him or has any information about him or his wife, Muriel, who he married in 1942, or their baby girl who I think was called Jean. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

David William Pink



Cpl. William John Daw. Royal Marines, HMS Copra. (d.21st July 1944)

William Daw was killed in action 21st July 1944, aged 32. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent. He was the son of Jubilee John and Alice Clifford Daw, husband of Constance Daw. of Tonbridge, Kent.

s flynn



Pte. Sidney Thomas Ingleby. British Army, 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry. (d.21st July 1944)

Private Ingleby took his helmet off at the wrong time.

Bryan Clifford Ingleby



Sgt. William Thomas Woodhouse. Royal Air Force, 626 Squadron. (d.21st July 1944)

William Woodhouse was a Rear Gunner with 626 Squadron.

Sunta



Flt.Sgt. Henry John Hiscox. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 75 Squadron. (d.21st July 1944)

Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Hiscox was the Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hiscox, of Newport, Monmouthshire and husband of E. I. M. Hiscox of Newport. He was 35 when he died and is buried in the Beesel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Limburg, The Netherlands.

S Flynn



L/Cpl. John Thomas Saunders. British Army, 1st Tyneside Scottish Btn. Black Watch. (d.21st July 1944)

S Flynn



Tpr. Henry Alexander Thomson. MM. British Army, 1st Lothians and Border Horse Royal Armoured Corps. (d.21st July 1944)

Henry Thomson was the son of Ada Thomson of Lee, London and husband of G. Thomson of Bordesley Green, Birmingham. He was 25 when he died and is buried in the Popielow Cemetery in Poland

S Flynn



Spr. Alexander Bird. British Army, 505th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. (d.21st Jul 1944)

After the war a pal of my grandfather, Alexander Bird knocked on the door to tell the family that he was killed from a blast whilst walking along side a vehicle that drove over a mine. From my research, the unit was mine clearing in the area by the Chateau De Cordillion. He is buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery at Chouain, Normandy.

Deborah Downing



L/Sgt. William George Chard. British Army, 2/4th Btn. Hampshire Regiment. (d.21st July 1944)

My uncle, William Chard, brother of my mother Hilda who, while in the WAAF, married an American paratrooper in WW11 and migrated to Montana, USA. William died in battle near Arezzo, Italy and is interred in the Arezzo War Cemetery. I don't know much about William nor does the surviving English family. His company commander was a Captain Wakeford who was awarded the VC for an action on 13th of May 1944, at Cassino, a month before my uncle's death. His brother, Harold, served aboard the HMS Fury.

Buzz Tiffany










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