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23rd June 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Brown James Alan. Sgt. (d.23rd June 1944)
- Eyley Aaron. Pte. (d.23rd June 1944)
- Harvey Frederick Walter. Flt/Sgt (d.23rd Jun 1944)
- O'Hagan Walter. F/O (d.23rd June 1944)
- Richardson Frederick James. Sgt (d.23rd June 1944)
- Stewart Alexander. Cpl (d.23rd June 1944)
- Sukanaivalu Sefanaia. Cpl. (d.23rd June 1944)
- Worthington William. Flt.Sgt. (d.23rd June 1944)
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Stories from 23rd June 1944
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Flt/Sgt Frederick Walter Harvey. Royal Air Force, 77 Squadron. (d.23rd Jun 1944) My Dad, Fred Harvey served in the RAF. He was shot down over Denmark on mine laying duty.He is buried in a cemetary in Faaborg. He was a Wireless Operator. His aircraft was a HalifaxV LL235 77 Squadron, flying from RAF Elvington.Jack Harvey
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Flt.Sgt. William Worthington. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 460 Sqd.. (d.23rd June 1944) William Worthington was a cousin, he served as an air gunner onboard a Lancaster. His plane was shot down on the 23rd of June 1944 and is buried in France. He still has sisters in Belfast, Dublin and Ballycastle. William was killed the day before my father, Gerard Connolly, who was killed in Italy and is buried in Assisi.Sally O'Hare
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Cpl. Sefanaia Sukanaivalu. VC Fiji Military, 3rd Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment. (d.23rd June 1944) Sefanaia Sukanaivalu was born on Yacata, Fiji and joined the Fiji Infantry Regiment. By mid-1944 he was a Corporal in the 3rd Battalion, which was taking part in the Bougainville campaign. He died under Japanese fire on 23 June 1944, at Mawaraka during an attempt to rescue his comrades for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross
"On June 23rd, 1944 at Mawaraka, Bougainville, in the Solomon Islands, Cpl. Sefanaia Sukanaivalu crawled forward to rescue some men wounded when their platoon was ambushed. After recovering two men this N.C.O. volunteered to go alone through heavy fire to try and rescue another - but on the way back was seriously wounded and fell to the ground unable to move further. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to rescue him; and realising that his men would not withdraw while he was still alive Cpl. Sukanaivalu raised himself up in front of the Japanese machine gun and was riddled with bullets. This brave Fiji soldier, after rescuing two wounded men with the greatest heroism and being gravely wounded himself, deliberately sacrificed his own life knowing that in no other way could his men be induced to retire from a situation in which they must have been annihilated."
S. Flynn
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F/O Walter O'Hagan. Royal Canadian Air Force, 402 Squadron. (d.23rd June 1944) I am looking for information on F/O Walter O'Hagan, 402 Squadron, RCAF. His Spitfire went missing over France 1943-44. I think he was stationed at Digby.William Osborne
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Cpl Alexander Stewart. British Army, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. (d.23rd June 1944) Alexander was the youngest brother in my dad's family.
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Sgt Frederick James "Jim" Richardson. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 100 Squadron. (d.23rd June 1944) Frederick James Richardson was my grandfather. He was shot down during a raid on rail communications at Reims in a Lancaster 111 JB289 and crashed at Hautvilliers-Ouville, Somme. Other crew members lost on the mission were:
- Sergeant Ronald Sidney Bond
- Sergeant Robert Henry Knowles
- Flight Sergeant Sydney Mansfield
- Sergeant Maurice Stanley Pegler
- Flying Officer Charles Henry Tidby
- Sergeant John William Willson
They are remembered at the St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, FranceElaine Humphreys
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