503763 Sergeant Robert Thomas Morris RAF VR 35 Squadron from:Eccleshall (d.1st August 1942) My grandfather was a pilot in 35 Squadron: Robert Thomas Morris, born September 1912. He died as a 'tail-end-Charlie' on 1 August 1942. He was a RAF Volunteer Reserve from Eccleshall, and his grave in marked in Flushing, Netherlands. He was a member of the crew flying in Halifax II, W1100, TL-G of 35 Squadron at RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
They were on a raid to Dusseldorf and were hit by flak over the target but managed to get as far as Holland before crashing near Serooskerke (Zeeland), on Schouwen. Two of the crew, my grandfather and Sgt B S Braybrook RAAF, were killed and the rest were taken prisoner.
Does anyone have any information, and even a picture of him?
The full crew was
P/O C.C.Spencer POW
Sgt C.A.C.Pithers POW
P/O R.Casey POW
Sgt W.A.Elliott POW
Sgt H.Clarke POW
Sgt Bertram Stanley Braybrook RAAF 403470. KIA, age 22 (Vlissingen Northern Cemetery)
Sgt R.T.Morris, RAF VR 1230755. KIA, age 29 (Vlissingen Northern Cemetery)
P/O R.Casey was interned in Camps 8B/344/L3. POW No.25114 with
P/O C.C.Spencer, POW No.25120.
Sgt H.Clarke in Camps 8B/344, POW No.25118 with
Sgt W.A.Elliott, POW No.25116 and
Sgt C.A.C.Pithers, POW No.25117.
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