30th August 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Aldred Harry. Pte (d.30th August 1944)
- Allman Henry Edward. FO (d.30th August 1944)
- Atkinson Eric Raymond. Sgt. (d.30th August 1944)
- Bailie T.. (d.30 Aug 1944)
- Battersby Geoffrey Wilkinson. Flt.Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Boivin Leslie Claude William. F/O (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Bryson William Sutherland. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Bullock Donald. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Carter Henry William T.. Flt. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Cent Walerian. Sierzant (d.30th August 1944)
- Chatterton Edward. F/Lt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Clarke Robert Barclay. P/O (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Collins Ernest Lewis. F/S (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Davey Douglas William Henry. Sgt. (d.30th August 1944)
- Dearing Ian. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Farndale Bernard. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Faulkner William John. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Fletcher Edward Eric. F/O (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Forster Douglas. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Frith Stanley R.. Flt.Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Gardiner Llewellyn Hugh Coverdale. F/O (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Gardiner Llewellyn Hugh Coverdale. FO (d.30th August 1944)
- Gravelet-Chapman John Benjamin. WO1 (d.30th August 1944)
- Gravelet-Chapman. J. B.. WO. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Hall Albert Ernest. Sgt. (d.30th August 1944)
- Hargill Allen. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Jeffrey Charles Colin. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Kardasiewicz Zdzislaw. Sgt. (d.30th August 1944)
- Kovacich Anthony Michael. F/O. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Leadbeater Jack. FO (d.30th August 1944)
- Madracki Jan. Starszy Sierzant (d.30th August 1944)
- McFarlane J.. Sgt (d.30th Aug 1944 )
- McFarlane James. Sgt. (d.30th August 1944)
- McKechnie William Neil. Grp Cpt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- McLean Robert Hudson. Flt. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Mutch Ernest. Sgt. (d.30th August 1944)
- Parker Edward George Lancelot. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Plunkett Leonard Stanley. F/O (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Popper Heinz George. Sgt (d.30th August 1944)
- Pretkiewicz Marian Wacklaw. Porucznik (d.30th August 1944)
- Reeb John Couzens. P/O (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Rutkiewicz Jozef. Sierzant (d.30th August 1944)
- Sankey William George. P/O (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Slade Norman Francis. WO. (d.30th August 1944)
- Solomons Simon Stanley. Sgt. (d.30th August 1944)
- Sparkes. D. A.. Sgt (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Stolowski Jan. Starszy Sierzant (d.30th August 1944)
- Stratford Ronald Kenneth. FO (d.30th August 1944)
- Sumsion David Hugh. Flt.Lt. (d.30th August 1944)
- Taylor Leslie. Sgt. (d.30th Aug 1944)
- Turachek John Martin. Flt.Sgt. (d.30th August 1944)
- Waardenburg Cornelis. (d.30th Aug 1944)
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Want to know more about the 30th of August 1944? There are:27 items tagged 30th of August 1944 available in our Library
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Stories from 30th August 1944
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Sgt. Sidney Bell. Royal Air Force, flight eng. 106 Sqd.. Sidney was taken as a Prisoner of War on the 30th of August 1944 and was held in Stalag Luft 7.
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Flt. Sgt. John Potter Nichol. Royal Air Force, bomb aimer 106 Sqd.. John Nichol was taken prisoner of War after his Lancaster was lost on the 30th of Aug 1944. He was held in Stalag Luft 7 along with his flight engineer Sidney Bell.
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F/O Leslie Claude William Boivin. Royal Air Force, pilot 106 Sqd.. (d.30th Aug 1944) F/O Boivin lost his life on the 30th of August 1944 when his Lancaster ND331 was lost on ops.
The crew were:
- F/O L.C.W.Boivin
- Sgt S.Bell
- Sgt W.S.Bryson
- F/S J.P.Nicol
- F/S R.H.McLean
- Sgt E.G.L.Parker
- Sgt H.Hargill
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Flt.Sgt. Stanley R. Frith. Royal Air Force, 50 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) A good friend of my family had a brother Stanley R Frith who flew with 50 Squadron. He was killed August 30th 1944. He was an Air Gunner. My friend has no idea where his brother was when he went down or what he was doing. It would be helpful for him to know.
T. McIsaac
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Sgt. William John Faulkner. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 50 Squadron.. (d.30th Aug 1944) William Faulkner was my mother's cousin who served with 50 Squadron. Unfortunately, we have no further information and would like to know more if any such information is available, can anyone help?
Edward Barbour
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Sgt. Ian Dearing. Royal Air Force, . (d.30th Aug 1944) Ian Dearing died aged 22 whilst serving as a pilot with the RAF, he was the son of Wilfred and Eva Joan Dearing and nephew of Helen R. Robertson of Jarrow
Ian is buried in Fayid War Cemetery. Vin Mullen
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Cornelis Waardenburg. DFC Royal Air Force, 320 (Dutch) Sqd.. (d.30th Aug 1944) In May 1940, Cornelis Waardenburg fought within the Dutch Army, on the Grebbeberg, the most fierce part of the front in Holland. He was a Reserve-Second Lieutenant then.
He escaped to be a prisoner of war and flew to England.
He was with the 139 Squadron and received a DFC. I don't know the circumstances why.
Have you any information about him for me? He was a mate of my father during the fights on the Dutch front.
Thank you in advance.
Wim van Kamperdijk
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Sgt. Ernest Mutch. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 50 Sqdn.. (d.30th August 1944) I am looking for any information regarding the above. My uncle, who I never knew, was in the voluntary reserves as a wireless operator but he was killed in Sweden on 30th August 1944. He is laid to rest in the Helsingborg Municipal Cemetry.Donna Bright
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FO Henry Edward Allman. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 90 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Flying Officer Allman was the son of George E. and Mary Allman of Chester; husband of Gwynneth Vaughan Allman.
He was 33 when he died and is buried in the collective grave 967-968 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark. S Flynn
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Sgt. Eric Raymond Atkinson. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 90 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Sergeant, Wireless Op./Air Gunner, Atkinson was buried in the collective grave 967-968 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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Sierzant Walerian Cent. Polish Air Force, . (d.30th August 1944) Sierzant Cent was buried in the collective Grave 961-966 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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Sgt. Douglas William Henry Davey. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 90 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Davey was buried in the Collective grave 967-968 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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Sgt. Albert Ernest Hall. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 90 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Sergeant (Air Gunner) was the Son of Maria Hall, of Radford, Coventry.
He is buried in the Collective grave 967-968 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.
s flynn
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Sgt. Zdzislaw Kardasiewicz. Polish Air Force, . (d.30th August 1944) Zdzislaw Kardasiewicz was buried in the Collective Grave 961-966 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.
s flynn
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FO Jack Leadbeater. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 90 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Flying Officer (Navigator) Leadbeater was buried in the Collective grave 967-968 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.
s flynn
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Starszy Sierzant Jan Madracki. Polish Air Force, . (d.30th August 1944) Starszy Sierzant Jan Madracki was buried in the Collective Grave 961-966 in Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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Porucznik Marian Wacklaw Pretkiewicz. Polish Air Force, . (d.30th August 1944) Marian Pretkiewicz was buried in the Collective Grave 961-966 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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Sierzant Jozef Rutkiewicz. Polish Air Force, . (d.30th August 1944) Jozef Rutkiewicz was buried in the Collective Grave 961-966 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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Starszy Sierzant Jan Stolowski. Polish Air Force, . (d.30th August 1944) Jan Stolowski was buried in the Collective Grave 961-966 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in DenmarkS Flynn
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Flt.Lt. David Hugh Sumsion. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 90 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Sumsion was buried in the Collective grave 967-968 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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Flt.Sgt. John Martin Turachek. Royal Canadian Air Force, 90 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Turachek was buried in the Collective grave 967-968 in the Aalestrup Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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FO Llewellyn Hugh Coverdale Gardiner. DFC Royal Canadian Air Force, 428 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Flying Officer (Navigator) Gardiner was the son of Clara Gardiner of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
He was 27 when he crashed into the sea 10 kms off Anholt, Denmark and is buried in the Anholt Cemetery in Denmark. S Flynn
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WO1 John Benjamin Gravelet-Chapman. Royal Canadian Air Force, 428 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Warrant Officer Class I (Air Bomber) was the foster son of the Revd. P. Wilfrid Chapman and Laura Chapman of Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada.
He was 25 when he crashed into the Sea 10 kms off Anholt, Denmark. He is buried in the Anholt Cemetery in Denmark. S Flynn
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Sgt. James McFarlane. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 428 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Sergeant (Flight Engineer) McFarlane was the son of James and Janet McFarlane; husband of Isabella F. McFarlane of Alexandria, Dunbartonshire.
He was 34 when he died and is buried in the Anholt Cemetery in Denmark. S Flynn
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FO Ronald Kenneth Stratford. DFM Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 460 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Flying Officer (Air Gunner) Stratford was buried in the Anholt Cemetery in Denmark.S Flynn
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Sgt. Donald Bullock. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 115 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) Sergeant (Air Gunner) Donald Bullock was the son of Norton and Mary Emily Bullock of Blackheath, Staffordshire.
He was aged 20 when he died and is buried in the Ove Churchyard in Denmark.
S Fynn
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F/Lt. Edward Chatterton. Royal Canadian Air Force, 115 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Edward Chatterton was the son of Thomas Eden Chatterton and Janet McNeary Chatterton, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He was 26 years old when he died and is buried in the Ove Churchyard in Denmark.
S Flynn
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Sgt. Bernard Farndale. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 115 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Bernard Farndale was the Son of Arthur Edwin and Mary Annie Farndale of Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire.
He was aged 25 when he died and is buried in the Ove Churchyard in Denmark.
S Flynn
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F/O. Anthony Michael Kovacich. Royal Canadian Air Force, 115 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) Flying Office (Air Bomber) Anthony Kovacach was the Husband of Jane A. Kovacich of Edinburgh.
He was aged 28 when he died and is buried in the Ove Churchyard in Denmark.
S Flynn
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P/O John Couzens Reeb. Royal Canadian Air Force, 115 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) John Reeb is buried in the Ove Churchyard in Denmark.
S Flynn
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P/O William George Sankey. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 115 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) Pilot Officer (Navigator) William Sankey was the Son of George Edwin and Edith Emily Sankey, husband of Edith May Sankey, of Romford, Essex. He was aged 34 when he died and is buried in the Ove Churchyard in Denmark.S Flynn
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Sgt. Leslie Taylor. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 115 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Leslie Taylor is buried in the Ove Churchyard in Denmark.
S Flynn
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Flt.Sgt. Geoffrey Wilkinson Battersby. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 550 Squadron. (d.30th Aug 1944) Flight Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Geoffrey Battersby was the Son of Henry and Lydia Battersby of Clitheroe, Lancashire.
He was aged 24 when he died and is buried in the Reerso Churchyard in Denmark. S Flynn
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WO. Norman Francis Slade. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 161 Squadron. (d.30th August 1944) Warrant Officer (Navigator) Slade was the son of William Henry and Sarah Slade, husband of Ivy Georgina Slade, of Causway Green, Worcestershire.
He was 36 when his aircraft was shot down above the Netherlands and crashed in the village of Engelen.
He is buried in the Engelen General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
S Flynn
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Sgt Heinz George Popper. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 101 Squadron . (d.30th August 1944) Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Heinz Popper was the Son of Jules and Eugenie Popper of Barking, Essex.
He was 19 and is buried in the Malmo Jewish Cemetery in Sweden.
S flynn
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Sgt. Simon Stanley Solomons. Royal Australian Air Force, . (d.30th August 1944) Sergeant Solomons was the Son of Reuben and Esther Solomons, of Coogee, New South Wales, Australia.
He was 32 and is buried in the Malmo Jewish Cemetery in Sweden. S flynn
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Pte Harry Aldred. British Army, 2nd Btn Hampshire Regiment
. (d.30th August 1944) Harry Aldred was engaged to be married to my mother, Elizabeth Dunn Douglas of Blyth Northumberland but he was killed in action on 1st of September 1944 before they could be married. He served in WW2 with the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. He was aged 24 years.
He is buried in Montecchio War Cemetry, Italy. I believe his father was Arthur Edward and his mother Florence Mary of Wenhaston, Suffolk.Donald Spillane
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