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30th May 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Barry John K.. Sgt. (d.30th May 1944)
- Bowles Peter J H. Fus. (d.30th May 1944)
- Marcham Leslie Bruce. (d.30th May 1944)
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Want to know more about the 30th of May 1944? There are:23 items tagged 30th of May 1944 available in our Library
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Stories from 30th May 1944
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Leslie Bruce Marcham. Army, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. (d.30th May 1944) I am part of a team researching the names on our local Memorial to the Fallen, in Woodcote village. One of the names, Leslie Bruce Marcham, 15311 of the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, was at some point a POW at Stalag VIIIB and drowned in a quarry whilst exercising on 30 May 1944. He was buried in Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery. Can anyone tell us more about him?Hazel Lobo
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Sgt. John K. Barry. United States Air Force, 359 Bomb Heavy Group. (d.30th May 1944) Sgt Barry was part of Douglas van Weelden's crew and is buried in Margraten Cemetery, Netherlands.
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Fus. Peter J H Bowles. British Army, 2nd Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers. (d.30th May 1944) Peter Bowles was uncle to my wife Corrine and her sisters Donna and Darlene, but as they were all born after 1947 they never met him. They heard from his brother Jack and his sister Joan (my mother in law) how wonderful this man was. Joan worked in an ammunition factory near by where she lived. Peter as a young man wanted to help and joined the Army, his brother Jack was too young and was schooled through the war, keeping his Mom busy. I was lucky to meet his mother (my wife's grand mother) her stories were always memorable, his father was a head purser in the Merchant Navy during the war. We are all in Canada and we do appreciate the use of the Internet that basically helped us to research Fusilier Peter Bowles. From looking at archives he was killed during the German withdrawal from Italy on 30th of May 1944, he was 19. Several week later a small note typed and signed by the King arrived by Royal Mail announcing the sad news. His superior officer was also badly wounded and apologized to the family for writing the letter 6 months later as he was not able to do it any sooner due to his wounds. We plan to go to visit his grave in Anzio Italy this next fall 2018 to pay our respect and thank him for his service. We must never forget all those men.
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