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Remembering those who died this day.

  • Abraham B. A.. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Andrews A. S.. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Bradshaw E.. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Currie Alfred Ross. Flt. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Davies D. J.. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Fawns Herman Stanley. WO2. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Forster Robert. Sgt. (d.22nd Jun 1943)
  • Forster Robert. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Gillis David. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Holden Joseph Ignatius . AC2. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Holmes Jack. L/Sgt. (d.22nd Jun 1943)
  • King Rolph Henry. W/O (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Law R. R.. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1943)
  • Peters H. N.. P/O. (d.22nd June 1943)

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Want to know more about the 22nd of June 1943?


There are:16 items tagged 22nd of June 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 22nd June 1943





Sgt. John Gardner. Royal Air Force, 77 Sqd..

My father was John Gardner, he was shot down in 1943 and survived by using his parachute and is consequently a member of the caterpillar club. He was repatriated at the end of the war.

Update:

Lancaster JD205 KN-Y took off at 23:50 on the 21st of June 1943 from Elvington. It was shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm Manfred Meurer, of 1./NJG1, and crashed at 02:04 at Esch, Noord Brabant, near Boxtel, Holland. The two airgunners lost their lives,and P/O A.Hagan evaded capture, Sgt Hawthorn initially evaded but was captured in Brussels on the 11th of August 1943 the rest of the crew were taken as Prisoners of War. Sgt Gardner was confined in Hospital due injuries.

The crew were:

  • Sgt J.Gardner
  • Sgt S.H.A.Nicholson
  • Sgt F.G.Hawthorne
  • P/O A.Hagan
  • Sgt D.A.Clark
  • Sgt R.H.King RCAF airgunner
  • Sgt A.R.Currie RCAF airgunner

Gillian Houghton



P/O A. Hagan. Royal Air Force, 77 Sqd..

P/O Hagan was in the same crew as my father John Gardner. Their Lancaster was shot down over Holland in the early hours of the 22md of June 1943. P/O Hagan evaded capture, the other survivors were taken as prisoners of war.

Gillian Houghton



Sgt. F. G. Hawthorne. Royal Air Force, 77 Sqd..

Sgt Hawthorne was in the same crew as my father John Gardner. Their Lancaster was shot down over Holland in the early hours of the 22md of June 1943. Sgt Hawthorn initially evaded but was captured in Brussels on the 11th of August 1943.

Gillian Houghton



Sgt. S. H. A. Nicholson. Royal Air Force, 77 Sqd..

Sgt Nicholson was in the same crew as my father John Gardner. Their Lancaster was shot down over Holland in the early hours of the 22nd of June 1943.

Gillian Houghton



Flt. Sgt. Alfred Ross Currie. RCAF, air gunner 77 Sqd.. (d.22nd June 1943)

Alfred Currie was an airgunner in the same crew as my father, John Gardner. Alfred lost his life in the early hours of the 22nd of June 1943 when their Lancaster was shot down over Holland, he was 33 years old.

Gillian Houghton



W/O Rolph Henry King. RCAF, air gunner 77 Sqd.. (d.22nd June 1943)

Rolph King was an airgunner in the same crew as my father, John Gardner. Rolph lost his life in the early hours of the 22nd of June 1943 when their Lancaster was shot down over Holland.

Gillian Houghton



AC2. Joseph Ignatius Holden. Royal Air Force, 84 Squadron.. (d.22nd June 1943)

I found a mass card in my aunt's papers. The card says "Pray for the soul of Joseph Ignatius Holden. R.A.F Youngest son of Mr and Mrs R Holden of Woodplumpton Lodge, nr Preston who died June 22nd 1943 at Haroekoe, Dutch East Indies, while a prisoner-of-war in the hands of the Japanese, aged 21 years". The Holdens were family friends.

Roberta Snape



Sgt. Robert Forster. Royal Air Force, 77 Sqd.. (d.22nd Jun 1943)

I am the great niece of Sergeant Robert Forster. I have recently been asked by my Grandmother to find a memorial or grave for him. I have done so and found that he is remembered on Panel 149 of the Runnymede Memorial.

Ashleigh Wood



Sgt. Robert Forster. Royal Air Force, 77 Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

My uncle Robert Forster failed to return from Ops to Keyfeld.

Joanne Underwood



WO2. Herman Stanley Fawns. Royal Canadian Air Force, 431 (Iroquois) Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

On the night of the 21st/22nd of June 1943 Wellington HF518 took off at 23.33hrs from RAF Burn for an operation on Krefeld. One of 705 aircraft that took part in this operation. The visibility was extremely good that evening and the city was very heavily bombed. Much damage was caused and many lives lost with almost half of the city being burned out. Over 70,000 lost their homes. 44 aircraft were lost on this operation. Wellington HF518 may have been hit by flak or shot down by an enemy night fighter and was lost without trace.
  • Pilot: W/C. John Coverdale MiD 27048 RAF Age 37
  • Nav: P/O George Charles William Parslow DFM 146687 RAFVR Age 21
  • Air/Bmr: F/O John Brian Godfrey Bailey DFC 48551 RAF Age 22
  • W/Op/Air/Gnr: W/O2 Herman Stanley Fawns R/93489 RCAF Age 25
  • Air/Gnr: F/O Bruce Samuel Fudge J/17663 RCAF Age 21

I found a document a few years ago on the Internet, translated from German, about the recovery of the plane and bodies on the ocean shore in German held territory. Bodies were identified by their tags. I will try to find it again for your documentation. Stanley Fawns was my father's step-brother.

Lois Hogarth



Sgt. David Gillis. Royal Air Force (Volunteer Reserves), 90 Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

David Gillis was the son of John and Elizabeth Gillis of 31 Victoria Terrace Portadown, born on 4th December 1918. The 1911 Irish Census place John Gillis at the above address and lists a family of 2 daughters and 2 sons at that time. Educated at Thomas Street Public Elementary School and Portadown Technical School, David was a Sergeant in the 1st Portadown Boys Brigade and played football for Parkmount Football Club. He was employed by Hamilton Robb and was a member of Loyal Orange Lodge 127.

David was trained in Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme and met and married his wife there in 1942. His wife and baby daughter, whom he never saw, resided at Monkton New Brunswick. On his return to England he was posted to 90 Squadron of Bomber Command.

Sergeant Gillis was one of a crew of 7 in a Stirling Mark 3 serial number EE887 WP-T. The other crew members were:-

  • Pilot Officer H.N. Peters RAAF
  • Sergeant D.J. Davies RAF
  • Sergeant E. Bradshaw RAF
  • Sergeant B.A. Abraham RAF
  • Sergeant A.S. Andrews RAF
  • Sergeant R.R. Law RCAF

Their aircraft took off from West Wickham at 2345 hrs on 21st June 1943 on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. The aircraft was shot down in the early hours of 22nd June by a night fighter, later identified as the German fighter ace Hauptmann H.J. Jabs, and crashed at Hoogwoud, North Holland with the loss of all of the crew. All were buried in Bergen General Cemetery in the Netherlands. David is also commemorated on Portadown War Memorial and on the Memorial in Thomas Street Methodist Church as well as on the Memorial of 1st Portadown Boys Brigade Company Old Boys Association.

Paul Teggart



P/O. H. N. Peters. Royal Air Force, 90 Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

90 Squadron Royal Air Force, Bomber Command, Stirling Mark 3 serial number EE887 WP-T. With a seven man crew took off from West Wickham at 2345 hrs on 21st June 1943 on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. The aircraft was shot down in the early hours of 22nd June by a night fighter, later identified as the German fighter ace Hauptmann H.J. Jabs, and crashed at Hoogwoud North Holland with the loss of all of the crew.

Crew members were:

  • Pilot Officer H.N. Peters Royal Australian Air Force
  • Sergeant D.J. Davies Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant David Gillis Royal Air Force Volunteers Reserve
  • Sergeant E. Bradshaw Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant B.A. Abraham Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant A.S. Andrews Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant R.R. Law Royal Canadian Air Force

All are buried in Bergen General Cemetery in the Netherlands.

Paul Teggart



Sgt. D. J. Davies. Royal Air Force, 90 Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

90 Squadron Royal Air Force Bomber Command Stirling Mark 3 serial number EE887 WP-T. With a seven man crew took off from West Wickham at 2345 hrs on 21st June 1943 on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. The aircraft was shot down in the early hours of 22nd June by a night fighter, later identified as the German fighter ace Hauptmann H.J. Jabs, and crashed at Hoogwoud North Holland with the loss of all of the crew.

Crew members were:- <

  • Pilot Officer H.N. Peters Royal Australian Air Force
  • Sergeant D.J. Davies Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant David Gillis Royal Air Force Volunteers Reserve
  • Sergeant E. Bradshaw Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant B.A. Abraham Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant A.S. Andrews Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant R.R. Law Royal Canadian Air Force

All are buried in Bergen General Cemetery in the Netherlands.

Paul Teggart



Sgt. E. Bradshaw. Royal Air Force, 90 Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

90 Squadron Royal Air Force Bomber Command Stirling Mark 3 serial number EE887 WP-T. With a seven man crew took off from West Wickham at 2345 hrs on 21st June 1943 on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. The aircraft was shot down in the early hours of 22nd June by a night fighter, later identified as the German fighter ace Hauptmann H.J. Jabs, and crashed at Hoogwoud North Holland with the loss of all of the crew. .

Crew members were:-

  • Pilot Officer H.N. Peters Royal Australian Air Force
  • Sergeant D.J. Davies Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant David Gillis Royal Air Force Volunteers Reserve
  • Sergeant E. Bradshaw Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant B.A. Abraham Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant A.S. Andrews Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant R.R. Law Royal Canadian Air Force

All are buried in Bergen General Cemetery in the Netherlands

Paul Teggart



Sgt. B. A. Abraham. Royal Air Force, 90 Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

90 Squadron Royal Air Force Bomber Command Stirling Mark 3 serial number EE887 WP-T. With a seven man crew took off from West Wickham at 2345 hrs on 21st June 1943 on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. The aircraft was shot down in the early hours of 22nd June by a night fighter, later identified as the German fighter ace Hauptmann H.J. Jabs, and crashed at Hoogwoud North Holland with the loss of all of the crew. .

Crew members were:-

  • Pilot Officer H.N. Peters Royal Australian Air Force
  • Sergeant D.J. Davies Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant David Gillis Royal Air Force Volunteers Reserve
  • Sergeant E. Bradshaw Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant B.A. Abraham Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant A.S. Andrews Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant R.R. Law Royal Canadian Air Force

All are buried in Bergen General Cemetery in the Netherlands

Paul Teggart



Sgt. A. S. Andrews. Royal Air Force, 90 Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

90 Squadron Royal Air Force Bomber Command Stirling Mark 3 serial number EE887 WP-T. With a seven man crew took off from West Wickham at 2345 hrs on 21st June 1943 on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. The aircraft was shot down in the early hours of 22nd June by a night fighter, later identified as the German fighter ace Hauptmann H.J. Jabs, and crashed at Hoogwoud North Holland with the loss of all of the crew. .

Crew members were:

  • Pilot Officer H.N. Peters Royal Australian Air Force
  • Sergeant D.J. Davies Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant David Gillis Royal Air Force Volunteers Reserve
  • Sergeant E. Bradshaw Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant B.A. Abraham Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant A.S. Andrews Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant R.R. Law Royal Canadian Air Force

All are buried in Bergen General Cemetery in the Netherlands.

Paul Teggart



Sgt. R. R. Law. Royal Air Force, 90 Squadron. (d.22nd June 1943)

90 Squadron Royal Air Force Bomber Command Stirling Mark 3 serial number EE887 WP-T. With a seven man crew took off from West Wickham at 2345 hrs on 21st June 1943 on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. The aircraft was shot down in the early hours of 22nd June by a night fighter, later identified as the German fighter ace Hauptmann H.J. Jabs, and crashed at Hoogwoud North Holland with the loss of all of the crew. .

Crew members were:-

  • Pilot Officer H.N. Peters Royal Australian Air Force
  • Sergeant D.J. Davies Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant David Gillis Royal Air Force Volunteers Reserve
  • Sergeant E. Bradshaw Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant B.A. Abraham Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant A.S. Andrews Royal Air Force
  • Sergeant R.R. Law Royal Canadian Air Force

All are buried in Bergen General Cemetery in the Netherlands

Paul Teggart



L/Sgt. Jack Holmes. British Army, 2nd Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment. (d.22nd Jun 1943)

Jack Holmes 2nd North Staffs, with his son, John

Jack Holmes served with the 2nd North Staffordshire Regiment and was killed in 1943.

Mark Holmes










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