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228678 WO 2Cl. Arthur Beckett Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqdn. (d.23rd May 1944) My uncle was a tail gunner with 419 Sqdn. He was killed in action over Munchen Gladbach when his Lancaster KB717 code VR E was attacked by a German nightfighter on the night of 22nd/23rd May 1944. The entire crew was lost and are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3H.18-22. Ross Beckett Add to this record.  Additional Information: Coned by 2/Flakscheinw Abt 581 (o). Hit by 4 & 6/schw Flak Abt 244 (o) and 1, 2, 4 & 5/schw Flak Abt 401. Crashed at Genhulsen at 01:23. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten) The crew were initially buried in Monchengladbach Town Cemetery. Plt Off Patterson - Plot 8 Row 10 Grave 409A. Fg Off Mitchell - Plot 8 Row 10 Grave 410, Sgt Wood - Plot 8 Row 10 Grave 410. Plt Off Bailey - Plot 8 Row 10 Grave 410. Plt Off Derbyshire - Plot 8 Row 10 Grave 410. Flt Sgt Chawanski - Plot 8 Row 10 Grave 411. Sgt Jones - Plot 8 Row 10 Grave 410. WOII Beckett - Plot 8 Row 10 Grave 411. Reinterred 14 August 1946. John Jones Reply Related Content: No. 419 (Moose) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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