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24th July 1942On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Cartwright Eric. Sgt. (d.24th July 1942)
- Cooper Eric Harold. Sgt. (d.24th Jul 1942)
- Cooper Eric Harold. Sgt. (d.24th July 1942)
- Davies Alfred. Sgt. (d.24th July 1942)
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Stories from 24th July 1942
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Sgt. Eric Harold Cooper. British Army, 214 Sqd. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (d.24th Jul 1942) Eric Cooper answered his country's call and joined the RAF and became a rear gunner in 214 Sqn RAF flying Stirling bombers. His aircraft was shot down over Holland on the night of 24th July 1942, Eric along with all but one of the crew perished. Eric Harold Cooper was 21 years old. He is buried alongside his comrades in arms at Werkendam CWG cemetery in Noord-Brabant. Richard Hallam
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Sgt. Eric Harold Cooper. Royal Air Force, 214 Sqdn.. (d.24th July 1942) Eric Cooper was born on 14th August 1920 in a small Nottinghamshire village of East Stoke. He joined the RAF as a Volunteer Reserve on 4th January 1941, aged about 20.5 years. He did his 'square bashing' at Bournemouth before being selected for air gunner training at RAF Evanton.
From graduating Evanton Eric was posted to 12OTU a Wellington OTU. At some point he would have been promoted to Sergeant AG.
Eric arrived at 101 Squadron (Wellington) on 12th of June 1942 and was crewed with P/O Angel, Sgt Gerein, Sgt Howe and Sgt Morris they completed four operational trips when Eric was posted out to 214 Sqn (Stirling).
Eric arrived at 214 Sqn on 5th July 1942 and on 11th July 1942 he found out his 'old' crew had gone 'down' at Kiel.
Eric himself was killed in action just 13 days later on 24th July 1942 when his Stirling, piloted by P/O Jack D Peel, was attacked by a night fighter. All but one of the crew were killed. The wireless operator Sgt H C Fairhall was pulled out of the wreckage badly injured and was taken POW after treatment from the local Dutch doctor. Richard Hallam
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Sgt. Alfred Davies. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 57 Sduadron. (d.24th July 1942) Alf Davies was the son of my great aunt Mary and her husband Alf. They lived in Whitley Bay in the 1950s. I was then too young to realize that the black and white picture of a man in RAF uniform was their son Alf who had died during the war. The picture of Alf in RAF uniform was always around in all my aunties` living rooms. He was much thought of by the family.
He was in Wellingtons out of RAF Feltwell, Norfolk during WW2, until his death in July 1942. He is buried in West Terschelling General Cemetery in Holland.
D R Thompson
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Sgt. Eric Cartwright. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 207 Squadron. (d.24th July 1942) During research into the death of my wife's relative Eric Cartwright I have found this original picture which I'm told is of four crews of Wellingtons, perhaps converting to Manchesters, taken at RAF Pershore. The relative, Sgt Eric Cartwright is in the centre of the back row on the left side. I have no information regarding the other crews.
Brian Hutchings
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