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30th July 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Bonell W. S.. F/S (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Brown Gordon McGowan. Lt. (d.30th of July 1944)
- Chitty W. E.. P/O (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Clifford Peter William. FO (d.30th July 1944)
- Connor Peter Anthony. Pte. (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Ding L. A.. W/O (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Faulkner Eric George. Pte. (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Ford James John. Pte. (d.30th July 1944)
- Gatehouse Leonard Charles. L/Sgt (d.30th July 1944)
- Guy Charles Mathieson. Sgt. (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Jenner E. W.. F/S (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Laflamme Henry Mathias. Flt.Lt. (d.30th July 1944)
- Larnach Francis Magnus. Flt.Sgt. (d.30th July 1944)
- McSevney John. Gnr. (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Richards Vincent Lewis. Pte. (d.30th July 1944)
- Richardson J. E.. F/S (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Scuffins Gordon John. P/O. (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Smith Robert Pyburn. Pte. (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Wells G. C.. F/S (d.30th Jul 1944)
- Whittaker Joseph Frank. Sgt. (d.30th Jul 1944)
The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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F/S G. C. Wells. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqd.. (d.30th Jul 1944) F/S Wells was lost without trace over the English Channel on the 30th of July 1944 when his Lancaster failed to return to Waterbeach after a raid on Caen.
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F/S E. W. Jenner. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqd.. (d.30th Jul 1944) F/S Jenner was lost without trace over the English Channel on the 30th of July 1944 when his Lancaster failed to return to Waterbeach after a raid on Caen.
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F/S J. E. Richardson. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqd.. (d.30th Jul 1944) F/S Richardson was lost without trace over the English Channel on the 30th of July 1944 when the aircraft failed to return to Waterbeach after a raid on Caen.
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Sgt. Charles Mathieson Guy. Royal Air Force, flight eng. 514 Sqd.. (d.30th Jul 1944) Charles Mathieson Guy stationed at Waterbeach from 1943
to mid Summer 1944 along with twin brother Robert Calder Guy. Both were killed in action during June and July '44.
Charles was lost when his aircraft went down returning from
Caen over the English Channel on the 30th July 1944. Robert went down at La Celle Le Bordes France on the 8th of June 44 and is buried in the village. Charles had survived a serious crash on return from Nuremburg on the 31st March 1944.
On return to Waterbeach they were baulked on finals by another Squadron aircraft and crash-landed while attempting
to go around. The crew were:
- P/O W.E.Chitty
- Sgt C.M.Guy
- Sgt L.A.Ive
- Sgt R.Fox
- Sgt A.B.Pattison
- Sgt C.Pratt
- Sgt J.Shepherd
Charles' second crew were lost without trace and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
- F/L W.E.Chitty
- Sgt C.M.Guy
- W/O L.A.Ding
- F/O W.S.Bonell
- F/S J.E.Richardson
- F/S E.W.Jenner
- F/S G.C.Wells
Jean Calder Guy Ronald
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P/O W. E. Chitty. RAAF, pilot 514 Sqd.. (d.30th Jul 1944) P/O Chitty was injured in a serious crash on return from Nuremburg on the 31st March 1944. On return to Waterbeach his aircraft was baulked on finals by another Squadron aircraft and crash-landed heavily whilst attempting to go around. The crew were:
- P/O W.E.Chitty
- Sgt C.M.Guy
- Sgt L.A.Ive
- Sgt R.Fox
- Sgt A.B.Pattison
- Sgt C.Pratt
- Sgt J.Shepherd
On recovery he formed another crew, retaining his flight engineer Charles Guy. They were lost without trace on the 30th of July 1944 and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
- F/L W.E.Chitty
- Sgt C.M.Guy
- W/O L.A.Ding
- F/O W.S.Bonell
- F/S J.E.Richardson
- F/S E.W.Jenner
- F/S G.C.Wells
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W/O L. A. Ding. Royal Air Force, 514 Sqd.. (d.30th Jul 1944) W/O Ding was lost without trace over the English Channel on the 30th of July 1944 when the aircraft was returning to Waterbeach after a raid on Caen.
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F/S W. S. Bonell. RCAF, 514 Sqd.. (d.30th Jul 1944) F/S Bonell was lost without trace over the English Channel on the 30th of July 1944 when the aircraft failed to return to Waterbeach after a raid on Caen.
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Pte. Peter Anthony Connor. British Army, 5th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment. (d.30th Jul 1944) Peter Connor was my uncle. I have no memory of him as I was only 18 months old when he died. I have visited his grave in Hottot-Les-Bagues Cemetery, but have no details of exactly where and how he died. Any information would be gratefully received.Joe McKeown
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Sgt. Joseph Frank Whittaker. Royal Air Force, 150 Squadron. (d.30th Jul 1944)
Susan Hamel
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L/Sgt Leonard Charles Gatehouse. British Army, 5th Btn Dorset Regiment. (d.30th July 1944) Charlie Gatehouse as he was known to his family was my uncle, my mother's brother. He is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery. I am lucky enough to still have the last letter he wrote to his mother and the photograph of the wooden cross placed on his grave which was sent to her. I am just looking up the history of his short fighting career in Normandy.Sheila Lockett
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Flt.Lt. Henry Mathias Laflamme. Royal Canadian Air Force, 33 Squadron. (d.30th July 1944) My cousin, Mat Laflamme, was posted to 33 Squadron in November of 1942 as a Hurricane pilot. He later flew Typhoons with 184 Squadron over Normandy. He was shot down and killed on the 30th of July 1944. Paul Chamois
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P/O. Gordon John "Scuffy" Scuffins. DFM. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 57 Squadron. (d.30th Jul 1944) Gordon Scuffins was my uncle and I would love to know more about him. All I know is that his aircraft, a Lancaster came down over The Wash on 30th of July 1944 and was never recovered.
I would like to know more about his life in the RAF prior to his tragic death. I know he was awarded the DFM but do not know whether this was awarded posthumously or prior to his death. Can anyone help me?Barbra Heburn
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Pte. Eric George Faulkner. British Army, 2/5th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers. (d.30th Jul 1944) Eric Faulkner was my great uncle, I never met him as he died before I was born. The brother of my beloved grandmother Ellen Tomkins (nee Faulkner). He died during Operation Charnwood the assault on Caen in Normandy. He is buried in Bayeux Memorial graveyard. I don't know any more than this but would love to find out more.Edward Prince
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Flt.Sgt. Francis Magnus Larnach. Royal New Zealand Air Force, 489 Squadron. (d.30th July 1944) Flight Sergeant (Navigator) Francis Larnach was the son of John Magnus and Jane Larnach and husband of Helen Larnach of Strathmore Taranaki, New Zealand.
He was 33 when he died and is buried in the Grimstad Cemetery in Norway.
S Flynn
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Pte. James John Ford. British Army, 1st Battalion Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. (d.30th July 1944) James Ford served with the Herefordshire Regiment and Kings Shropshire Light Infantry.
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Pte. Vincent Lewis Richards. British Army, 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment. (d.30th July 1944) I have been helping to research the information and burial location of Pte V L Richards on behalf of a friend who now lives in Nottingham England.
Vincent Richards was my friend's uncle and the brother of my friend's father. The 2 brothers went to war in the same battalion of the same regiment (Dorsetshire). We know that my friend's father was wounded in action in a field in Normandy and was evacuated home but his brother (Pte V L Richards) was killed in action in an adjacent field. Pte V L Richards is buried at the cemetery at Tilly-Sur-Seulles Normandy France.
The two Richard brothers came from the Crickhowel in Wales and had married 2 sisters from their home town. The families last living memory of the brothers being together was when they were at the boundary limit of their village where they said their goodbye's to their wives (the 2 sisters) and walked a distance to the main road to be picked up by their transport.
My friend aged 71yrs in Nov 2018 will be visiting the grave of his uncle at Tilly-Sur-Seulles during the 19th-26th of October 2018 where he will lay a memorial on the grave.
David Ross
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Lt. Gordon McGowan Brown. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, . (d.30th of July 1944) Gordon Brown would have been my uncle if he had survived WW2. He was attached to the 2/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers from the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps when he was killed, aged 21 years, on 10th of July 1944. He is buried in Ryes War Cemetery in France. Son of George Alexander Brown and Margaret Ann Brown of Humber Bay, Ontario, Canada. Ian Macgibbon
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