The History of 625 Squadron Losses
625 Squadron Operational and Training Losses
| LOSS# | DATE | SERIAL#/TARGET | CALL SIGN/MODEL | CREW FATE | CAUSE |
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Aircrew Position: Service # Name P- Captain/Pilot F/E- Flight Engineer B/A- Bomb Aimer Nav- Navigator WOP- Wireless Operator MUG- Mid Upper Gunner RG- Rear Gunner |
✟- Killed In Action POW- Prisoner Of War E- Evader S- Safe I- Injured U- Unknown |
NF-Night fighter F-Flak C- Collision FF- Friendly Fire ?- Unknown LWT- Lost Without a Trace |
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| 1943 | |||||
| 1. | 20/10/43 | JA714 Leipzig | CF-R, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF- crashed at sea off Texel |
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P- J21453 F/O W.P. Cameron (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E-1607238 Sgt. J.W. Diggle B/A- J22065 F/O V.A. Snook (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav-1601483 Sgt. L. Wild WOP- 1369127 Sgt. J.H. Hawkins MUG- J27316 P/O C.W. McFarlane (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 1415866 Sgt. F.A. Porter |
West Terschelling General Cemetery. Runnymede x6 |
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| 2. | 3/11/43 | ED321 Düsseldorf | CF-U, Lanc I | 7✟ | NF- crashed in target area |
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P- 656138 F/S J.G. Blackwood F/E- 1584644 Sgt. R. Skelton B/A- 1338962 Sgt. S.A. Robbins Nav- 1545898 Sgt. R.D. Yates WOP- 1505043 Sgt. F.A. Watkins MUG- R186445 Sgt. J. Smith (CAN- R.C.A.F.) RG- 1268196 Sgt. R. Littlehales (age 33) |
Riechswald Forest War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 3. | 26/11/43 | ED809 Berlin | CF-T, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF- crashed in Apeldoorn Holland on way home |
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P- J21393 F/O R. McSorley (CANR.C.A.F.) F/E- 1851689 Sgt. B.L. Gooding B/A - J22422 F/O J.D. Lynch (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- 132744 F/O G.F.R. Green WOP- 1034817 Sgt. E.L. Foulkes MUG-1836087 Sgt. N. Bolt RG- 152004 F/O P.R. Paice |
Ugchelen- Heidenhof General Cemetery with Gooding, Green, Foulkes and Paice Groesbeck Canadian War Cemetery Runnymede |
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| 4. | 2/12/43 | W4999 Berlin | CF-G, Lanc III | 1I7S | struck an obstacle on return while landing and was wrecked at Kelstern |
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P- W/O P.R. Aslett 2ndP- Sgt. D.M. Blackmore F/E- Sgt. J.W. Bott B/A- Sgt. C.L. Jennings Nav- Sgt. H.B. Cooper WOP- F/S R.A. Verry MUG- P/O R.C. Budd RG- Sgt. F.B. Thomas |
fractured femur |
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| 5. | 3/12/43 | DV392 Leipzig | CF-Q, Lanc I | 5✟2POW | ?, exploded in mid air over Germany |
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P- S/L E.Q. Moody F/E- 1568673 Sgt. M. Boylan B/A- 162608 P/O J. Earle Nav -158292 P/O R.L. Jacobs WOP- 1048079 Sgt. R.A. Boothman MUG -1863958 Sgt. O.V. Kent (age 31) RG- 543427 W/O R.M. Reid |
POW Hanover War Cemetery x5 POW |
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| 6. | 16/12/43 | LM424 Berlin | CF-B, Lanc III | 6✟1POW | ?NF, crashed over Germany at Wetshen |
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P- 169107 P/O D. Baker F/E- 1677459 Sgt. C. Robinson B/A- 1393564 Sgt. W.H. Pallet Nav- 169468 P/O G.W.F. Batchelor WOP- 54003 P/O G.E. Adams DFC MUG- 1213427 Sgt. K. Watmough RG- J16533 F/L W.D. Crimmins DFC (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
Hanover War Cemetery x6 POW# 269864 |
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| 7. | 16/12/43 | ED951 Berlin | CF-A, Lanc III | 2✟5I | crashed at ton le Wold approx. 1 mi. from airfield |
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P- T190898 2nd Lt. G.E. Woolley (U.S.A.A.F.) F/E-1583320 Sgt. S.A. Taylor B/A- 1436076 Sgt. G.A. Draycott Nav- F/L G.E. Shannon WOP- Sgt. D. Pascoe MUG- Sgt. F.R. Johnson RG- 1850943 Sgt. G.A. Richards |
✟ multiple injuries and burns, Leicester (Gilroes)Cemetery ✟ " Wigston Cemetery severe injuries and compound skull fracture, placed on dangerously ill list |
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| 8. | 23/12/43 | LM421 Berlin | CF-Q, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF, crashed in Germany at Mittenwalde |
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P- 1442665 F/S G.F. Clark F/E- 1682651 Sgt. R. Parkinson B/A- 1504432 F/S A.E. Naylor Nav- 1323891 Sgt. D.W. Walker WOP- 1334488- Sgt. W.E. Whitmarsh MUG- 1281951- F/S C.R. Harrison RG- 1385018- Sgt. F.A. Sugden |
Runnymede Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery x4 Runnymede Runnymede |
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| 1944 | |||||
| 9. | 27/1/44 | ND461 Berlin | CF-W, Lanc III | 2✟4POW1E | F, in Leipzig area, ran our of fuel, crash at Gourney-en-Bray |
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P- 168676 F/O R.J. Cook DFM F/E- 1604293 Sgt. D. Brown-E B/A- 1333663 Sgt. V.H. Thompson Nav- 1393649 F/S J. Berger WOP- 1094837 Sgt. R. Henderson MUG- 1864689 Sgt. R. Weller RG- 843261 Sgt. J. Ringwood (age 37) DFM |
✟ Marissel French National Cemetery x2 ✟ |
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| 10. | 28/1/44 | DV364 Berlin | CF-D, Lanc I | 7✟ | LWT |
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P- 155494 F/L G.A. Spark DFC F/E- 1804046 Sgt. W.H. Lyssington DFM B/A- 54355 P/O R. Latham MiD Nav- 170028 P/O J.E. Alves (British West Indies, since commissioned) WOP- 1131466 Sgt. G. Bone MUG- R109991 W/OII L.G. Carson (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 162607 P/O H.J. Watkins DFC |
Runnymede x7 | ||||
| 11. | 30/1/44 | JB122 Berlin | CF-H, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF, crashed in Germany |
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P- 171215 P/O R. Gallop (age 18) F/E- 1652715 Sgt. S.J. Harrison B/A- 1323852 F/S P. Rawlings Nav- 1338043 F/S G.A.J. Prigg WOP- A420478 F/S P. Moylan (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- J27320 F/O A.J. Normandin (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 1013070 W/O D.W.T. Johnson (age 30) DFC |
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 12. | 15/2/44 | R5702 Berlin | CF-B, Lanc I | 6✟1POW | NF, crashed in Denmark at Fjelstrup |
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P- 1439160 Sgt. W. Ashurst F/E- 1421525 Sgt. H.R. Reardon B/A- J22191 F/O H.J. Prosturniak (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- 929365 W/O E.T. Edwards WOP- 1366029 Sgt. R.A. Campbell MUG- 921113 F/S S.W. Downes RG- 1656317 Sgt. C.F. Lewis |
Aabenraa Cemetery, Denmark x6 POW |
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| 13. | 19/2/44 | JA862 Leipzig | CF-T, Lanc III | 5✟2POW | NF, outbound, crashed at Resse-Wiechendorf |
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P- 66014 S/L B.N. Douetil F/E- 1675512 Sgt. J. Gill B/A- 1383001 Sgt. W.H. McMillan Nav- 1509811 W/O F.T. Price WOP- 170096 P/O B.V. Cude MUG- 1320930 Sgt. B.K. Sparkes RG- 146250 F/O F.L. Hale (age 39) |
POW#3594 Hanover War Cemetery x5 POW#1615* * died on 30/4/45 after attack by Typhoons near Gresse on 19/4/45, buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
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| 14. | 19/2/44 | ME588 Leipzig | CF-A, Lanc I | 7✟ | ?, crashed in Almke, Germany |
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P-171216 P/O J.D. Aspin DFM F/E- 1339602 Sgt. P.R. Wheeldon A/B- 1266011 Sgt. J.C. Landon Nav- 1515357 Sgt. W.E. Riley WOP- 1535672 Sgt. G.H. Eastwood MUG- R188577 Sgt. P.S. Skebo (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 922306 Sgt. R.S. Watson |
Hotton War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 15. | 19/2/44 | LM384 Leipzig | CF-X, Lanc III | 6✟1POW | ?, came down in Germany at Bledeln |
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P- 1436390 F/S C.E. Pearson F/E- 1071014 Sgt. A.T. Sinclair (age 33) B/A- 1076401 Sgt. G.A. Paterson Nav- J22368 F/O J.V. Pearl (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1474347 Sgt. G.A. Cartwright MUG- 1587176 Sgt. A. Trivett RG- 1299215 Sgt. T.R. Evans |
Hanover War Cemetery x4 POW Runnymede Runnymede |
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| 16. | 15/3/44 | DV194 Stuttgart | CF-F, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF, exploded over Obereschach, Germany |
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P- 574399 F/S F.G. Hodgkins F/E-966502 Sgt.N.S. Allan B/A-1509409 Sgt. A.E.R. Ward Nav- R155142 W/OII A.J.D. Fox (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1527311 Sgt. A. Smith MUG- 1568128 Sgt. J.Mc. McIntyre RG- 1876520 Sgt. H.E. Chapman |
Durnbach War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 17. | 15/3/44 | W4833 Stuttgart | CF-J, Lanc I | 7✟ | ?, crashed off French coast |
P- 173328 F/S D.J. Gigger F/E- 1559057 Sgt. R.F. McNeill B/A- 1063520 Sgt. S. Wasson Nav- 1365996 Sgt. G.R. Stewart WOP- 1578868 Sgt. R. Clegg MUG- 1594592 Sgt. R. Eddison RG- 1607032 Sgt. P.J. Gallacher |
Danes Communal Cemetery Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension Runnymede x5 |
| 18. | 15/3/44 | ND637 Stuttgart | CF-L, Lanc III | 7✟ | C, with 463 Sqn Lanc ED606, JO-E at Branston, Lincs |
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P- J85931 P/O J.P. Bulger (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E- 1532964 Sgt. A.W. Aiston (age 35) B/A- J25514 F/O R.R. Jones (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- R150959 W/OII G. Ivey (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1490563 Sgt. D. Hewitt MUG- 1678501 Sgt. J.D. Dadswell RG- 1126142 Sgt. R.J. Fettis |
Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery x3, R.C.A.F. Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery Burnley Cemetery South Shields (Harton) Cemetery Seven Oaks (Greatness Park) Cemetery |
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| 19. | 18/3/44 | ND596 Frankfurt | CF-H, Lanc III | 6✟1POW | ? |
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P- 150306 F/O I.E. MacMaster F/E- 1578245 Sgt. S.A. Gifford B/A- J26693 F/O R.H. Forster (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav-1502416 Sgt. A. Wood WOP- 1670362 Sgt. G.R. Small MUG- 1574529 Sgt. C.Mac. Campbell RG- 1616630 Sgt. C.H. Wright |
Durnbach War Cemetery x6 POW |
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| 20. | 24/3/44 | ME684 Berlin | CF-V, Lanc I | 4POW3E | F, crashed near Varsseveld |
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P- 55000 F/L N.A.W. Clark F/E- 1481231 Sgt. D.S. Beckwith B/A- J23233 F/O A.D. Bull (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- 111651 F/O G. Brand WOP- A410431 F/O P.C.T. Armytage (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- 1580259 Sgt. J.B. Remington RG- R191440 Sgt. J. Munro (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
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| 21. | 24/3/44 | ND641 Berlin | CF-T, Lanc III | 6✟1E | NF, shot down over Holland near Tubbergen |
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P- R138002 W/OII J.D. Owen (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E- 1437834 Sgt. W.H. Broadmore B/A- R109371 Sgt. F.B. Magee (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- 1398485 Sgt. J.C.A.D. Lavender WOP- 1388315 Sgt. P.H. Simpkin MUG- R175117 Sgt. H.W. Nixon (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 1371877 Sgt. W. Clark |
Tubbergen Roman Catholic Cemetery x6 E |
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| 22. | 24/3/44 | ED317 Berlin | CF-W, Lanc I | 7✟ | NF, shot down over Lagensalza Germany |
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P- 1551751 F/S R.D.W. Jamieson F/E- 1697423 Sgt. E.B. Tones B/A- 1320142 Sgt E.G. Waller Nav- J22911 F/O B.L. Rogers (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1560052 Sgt. J.I. Scott MUG- 1801712 Sgt. J.F. Etheridge RG- 1608258 Sgt. J.R. Honey |
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery | ||||
| 23. | 30/3/44 | W5009 Nuremberg | CF-Z, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF, outbound crashed at Udenbreth |
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P- 111973 S/L T.M. Nicholls F/E- 1809799 Sgt. N.L. Wallis B/A- R153793 W/OII E.C. Johnston (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- 1318936 Sgt. P.R. Beilby WOP- 172030 P/O F.R. Smith MUG- R131824 F/S L.G. Anderson (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 171789 P/O R.H. Pitman |
Rheinberg War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 24. | 9/4/44 | ND407 Training | CF-S, Lanc III | 2I | night training, crashed at base on return |
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| 25. | 10/4/44 | ND636 Aulnoye | CF-O, Lanc III | 6✟1POW | ?, crashed in France near Pont-de-Metz |
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P- NZ421702 P/O W.J. Green ( NZ-R.N.Z.A.F.) F/E- 1865089 Sgt. A.W.W. Ayres B/A- 1532438 Sgt.E. Finlay Nav-1397479 F/S F.T. Nolan (age 35) WOP- 1521038 Sgt. R. Brimelow MUG- R207383 Sgt. H.F. Bottomley (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG-1822163 Sgt. J. Ramsay |
St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens x6 POW |
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| 26. | 18/4/44 | ME734 Rouen | CF-J, Lanc I | 7✟ | NF, intruder |
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P- J85244 P/O J.P. Cosgrove (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E- 1149235 Sgt. A.Bennett B/A- 1390404 Sgt. G.E. Jeeves Nav- 1320448 F/S R.A. Mercer WOP- 1396380 Sgt. C. Williams (age 31) MUG- 1869699 Sgt. C.J. Page RG- 1606782 Sgt. D.H. Beechey |
Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Islington Cemetery Heston (St. Leonard) Churchyard Cambridge City Cemetery West Wickham ( St. John the Baptist) Churchyard Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery Lough Cemetery |
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| 27. | 20/4/44 | ME731 Cologne | CF-S, Lanc I | 7✟ | ?, crashed off the French coast |
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P- 947234 F/S D.Y. Bishop F/E- 1057178 Sgt. T.H. Burke (age 33) B/A- 1331539 F/S E.G. Walker (age 33) Nav- 151148 F/O W.L. Jarvis WOP- 1468044 Sgt. J.M. Knott MUG- 1804821 Sgt. H.C. Munns RG- 972553 Sgt. C. Jelly |
Runnymede x6 Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
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| 28. | 3/5/44 | ME697 Mailly-le-Camp | CF-A, Lanc I | 5✟1POW1E | NF, crashed at St. Agnan, France |
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P- 134113 S/L R.W.H. Gray F/E- 52312 F/O D.C. Martin B/A- 1391733 F/S W.A.C. Footman Nav- 143849 F/O L.F. Medway WOP- 1387533 Sgt. P.J. Evans MUG- J85585 P/O J.G. Johnson (age 31) (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 1071465 Sgt. B. Escritt |
POW St. Agnan Communal Cemetery x5 E |
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| 29. | 3/5/44 | LM515 Mailly-le-Camp | CF-W, Lanc III | 7✟ | ?, crashed at Trouan-le-Petite (Aube) |
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P- 173338 P/O N. McA. McGaw F/E- 1627183 Sgt. K. Garner B/A- J26211 F/O D. Moriarty (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- 1463568 Sgt. F.C. Clarke WOP- 1332880 Sgt. R.J. Tailby MUG- 1853736 Sgt. R.W. Andrews RG- A419560 F/S T.C. White (AUS-R.A.A.F.) |
Trouan-le-Petite Churchyard x7 | ||||
| 30. | 3/5/44 | LM317 Mailly-le-Camp | CF-U, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF, attack on bomb run, crashed at Poivres (Aube) |
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P- 175260 P/O C.D.A. Short F/E- 1866421 Sgt. J.A. Williams B/A- R161588 W/OII J.A. Reynolds (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- 135016 F/O R.E. Haddock WOP- 1344096 Sgt. J.F. Moran MUG- 1270135 Sgt. R.H. Martin (age 35) RG- A429491 F/S N.E. Parker |
Poivres Churchyard x7 | ||||
| 31. | 15/5/44 | LL894 Kiel | CF-T, Lanc I | 7✟ | ?, mining, lost over the North Sea |
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P- 172304 P/O R.E. Beadle F/E- 1892030 Sgt. A.L. Dix B/A- R170867 F/S H.R. Lawson (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- J23905 F/O W.R. Merrall (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP-1029028 Sgt. E. Wilkinson MUG- 1676178 Sgt. J. Potter RG- 38449 F/S F.N. McDonough (AUS-R.A.A.F.) |
Runnymede x6 Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark |
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| 32. | 21/5/44 | LM513 Duisburg | CF-Y, Lanc III | 2✟5POW | NF, crashed at Antwerpen |
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P- 0.886262 1st Lt. M.E. Dowden (U.S.A.A.F.) F/E- 177085 P/O F.H.R. Moody B/A- R160205 Sgt. A.W. Brickenden (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- J28845 F/O D.J. Weepers (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1317854 Sgt. R.E. Reeves MUG- 2204613 Sgt. R. Margerison (Author-Boys at War) RG- R169230 F/S G.K.J. McElroy (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
✟-Schoonselhof Cemetery ✟-Schoonselhof Cemetery |
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| 33. | 31/5/44/ | LM427 Tergnier | CF-G, Lanc III | 4✟3POW | NF, crashed at Nullemont (Seine Maritime) NF via Theo Boiten, Nov. 2019, Lt. Otto Keller. |
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P- 171646 P/O C.E.R. Tanner F/E- 1852405 Sgt. G. West B/A- J23974/?J25539 F/O T.R. Hodgson (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- J90923 P/O F.S. Brydon (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1399781 Sgt. N.C. Richmond MUG- 964639 Sgt. N.W. Wray RG- R196176 Sgt. J.W. Bradley (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
✟ Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard x4 ✟ POW ✟ ✟ POW POW |
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| 34. | 10/6/44 | ND742 Achères | CF-F, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF, crashed in France near Bois d’Arcy (Yvelines) |
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P- 174032 P/O J. Dudman F/E- 1891587 Sgt. G.L. Mills B/A- 177640 P/O P. Cowie Nav- 175072 P/O J.W. Wells (age 34) WOP- 1079856 F/S J. Taylor MUG- R197404 Sgt. R.B. Hodgins (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 1338708 Sgt. K.J. Kinchington |
Clichy Northern Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 35. | 10/6/44 | LM139 Achères | CF-G, Lanc I | 1✟1POW5E | NF, crashed at NW edge of Paris |
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P- 150239 F/O W.P. Geeson F/E 1590916 Sgt. E. Dawson B/A J24214 F/O D.A. Forsyth (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav 136863 F/O T.W. Smail WOP- 1436805 F/S J. Derham MUG- 1895727 Sgt. S.J. Watson RG- 1650666 Sgt. L.T. Dunn |
E POW E E E E ✟-Dreux Communal Cemetery |
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| 36. | 10/6/44 | LL897 Achères | CF-P, Lanc I | 7✟ | NF, crashed near Rambouillet, France |
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P- 151550 F/O A.E.G. Malin F/E- 2209106 Sgt. L.R. Swann B/A- 1324923 Sgt. A.A.J. Ryan Nav- J26336 F/O H.A. Evans (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1581233 Sgt. H.E. Bowen MUG- 1593166 Sgt. A.E. White RG- 1594255 Sgt. L. Sykes (age 35) |
St. Hilarion Communal Cemetery x7< | ||||
| *** | 11/6/44 | 1✟ | Died as a result of injuries received when a/c was damaged on landing—rear turret snapped off. | ||
| RG- A434217 F/S F.P. Adams (AUS-R.A.A.F.) | Cambridge City Cemetery | ||||
| ND995, CF-W piloted by F/L J.C. Elmhurst-Baxter and crew. See Loss # 38. After repair ND 995 posted to 100 Squadron as HW-K lost on 25/26/8/44 with F/O K.F. Seage and crew on Russelsheim raid. F/O Seage was the sole survivor as a POW. | |||||
| 37. | 12/6/44 | ED938 Gelesenkirchen | CF-C, Lanc III | 5✟2POW | ?, shot down near Spanbroek, Holland |
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P- 54182 P/O A.G. Scott F/E- 637452 Sgt. A.R. Williams B/A- A25514- F/S J.G. Lane (AUS-R.A.A.F.) Nav- A418583- F/S C.S.D. Tainsh (AUS-R.A.A.F.) WOP- A417891- F/S R.F. Ridge (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- 1586836- Sgt. L.T.V. Suffield RG- A419074- F/S J.D. Lindsay |
✟ Spanbroek Churchyard x5 ✟ ✟ ✟ POW ✟ POW |
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| 38. | 30/6/44 | PB126 Vierzon | CF-T, Lanc III | 2✟5E | NF, crashed in France |
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P- 119545 F/L J.C. Elmhirst-Baxter F/E- 1582692 F/S J. Blakey B/A- 658426 F/S A.J. Foley Nav- A417084 W/O W.J.E. KIng (AUS-R.A.A.F.) WOP- A417950 F/S F. O. Evans (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- A426856 F/S W.J. Adcock (AUS-R.A.A.F.) RG- 1378355 F/S R.E. Gledstone (age 32) |
Runnymede x2 ✟ ✟ |
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| 39. | 30/6/44 | JB743 Vierzon | CF-C, Lanc III | 7✟ | F, crashed at St. Pierre-de-Jardine (Indre) |
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St. Pierre-de-Jards Communal Cemetery P- A415944 P/O H. Hale (AUS-R.A.A.F) F/E- 643123 Sgt. F.N. Allen B/A- R142111 Sgt. C.O. McMillan (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- J26645 F/O J.A. McHutchion (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1034670 Sgt. F. Dickinson MUG- J92037 P/O J.M. Stecyk (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- R192431 F/S J.M. Fraser (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
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| 40. | 30/6/44 | ND459 Vierzon | CF-M, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF/F, crashed at Genouilly (Cher) |
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P- 159508 F/O E. Wright F/E- 1624095 Sgt. K.G. Barnett B/A- 1582825 Sgt. F. Meade Nav- J92036 P/O J.A. Cunningham (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1399276 Sgt. J.T. Ash MUG- 1581986 Sgt. R.P. Gatensbury RG- 1585302 Sgt. L.C.B. Ekers |
Genouilly Communal Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 41. | 30/6/44 | ND975 Vierzon | SD Flight Binbrook, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF, crashed at La Ferte-St-Cyr |
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P- 172412 P/O W.M. Knowles F/E- 1615345 Sgt. A.W. Faircloth B/A- 1324223 F/S L.H. Lloyd Nav- J86986 P/O R.L. Frankfurth (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1310928 Sgt. B. Richardson MUG- 1049087 Sgt. M.J. Wallen RG- 178725 Sgt. R. Davison |
La Ferte-St-Cyr Communal Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 42. | 23/7/44 | LM714 Kiel | CF-P, Lanc I | 7✟ | NF, via Theo Boiten |
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P-110412 F/L H.R. Harrison DFC F/E- 575723 Sgt. R.J. Davies A/B- 1565600 Sgt. A.J. Newall Nav- J89897 P/O H.A. Smith (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1603981 Sgt. F.A. Powell MUG- R210350 F/S L.A. Morfoot (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- R210865 F/S K.W. Dewey (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
Runnymede x7 | ||||
| 43. | 28/7/44 | LL962 Stuttgart | CF-U, Lanc I | 4✟3POW | ? |
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P- 176410 P/O H.H. Tuck DFC F/E- 1852388 Sgt. F.B. Dean B/A- 151973 F/O R.G. Morrison Nav- 139712 F/O A.J. Hewetson (age 34) WOP- 1716350 Sgt. P.L. Dowling MUG- R206220 F/S A.W. Maxwell (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- 1604285 Sgt. C.F. Allen |
✟-Choloy War Cemetery, France ✟-Cronenbourg French National Cemetery ✟-Schalbach Roman Catholic Cemetery ✟-Choloy War Cemetery, France |
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| 44. | 28/7/44 | LM546 Stuttgart | CF-O, Lanc III | 7POW | NF, crashed at Esslingen |
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P- 174772 F/O F. Collett F/E- 2209235 Sgt. N. Jones B/A- 152143 F/O W.R. Lott Nav- 152947 F/O J. Stephenson WOP- 1601354 Sgt. E. Evison MUG-2206023 Sgt. L. Naylor RG- 636801 F/S W.A. Peterkin |
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| 45. | 3/8/44 | LM163 Trossy-St-Maximim | CF-J, Lanc I | 2✟5POW | ? |
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P- 125462 F/O A. Jobson F/E- 2210970 Sgt. H. Jones A/B- 1559085 Sgt. A.B. Galloway Nav- 153451- F/O A.G. Reed WOP- 2206578 Sgt. S. Cottam MUG- 1528613 Sgt. J. Madden RG- 1595009 Sgt. J. Murray |
✟-Marisell French National Cemetery ✟-Marisell French National Cemetery |
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| 46. | 12/8/44 | ME733 Brunswick | CF-Z, Lanc I | 7✟ | ? |
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P- A423313 W/O F.Mc. Percy (age 30) (AUS-R.A.A.F.) F/E- 1868639 Sgt. S.J. Spooner B/A- 1389429 Sgt. W.E. Lynch Nav- A423214 F/S E.A. Bock (AUS-R.A.A.F.) WOP- 1119630 Sgt. F. Howard MUG- A430256 F/S N.W. Gadsden (AUS-R.A.A.F.) RG- A411099 F/S M.D. Moffat (AUS-R.A.A.F.) |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery x5 Rheinberg War Cemetery Rheinberg War Cemetery |
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| 47. | 16/8/44 | LM674 Stettin | CF-U, Lanc III | 7✟ | ?, crashed in Baltic |
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P- A417050 P/O D.G. Charlick (AUS-R.A.A.F.) F/E- 1896319 Sgt. J.A. Slade (age 34) B/A- A417824 F/S A.W. Farrar (age 30) (AUS-R.A.A.F.) Nav- A409004 W/O J.F. Moore (AUS-R.A.A.F.) WOP- A426336 F/S F.J. Geddes (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- 611721 Sgt. C. Cletheroe RG- A427847 F/S G.G. Collard (age 30) (AUS-R.A.A.F.) |
Runnymede Runnymede Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Runnymede Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
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| 48. | 26/8/44 | LM168 Kiel | CF-K, Lanc I | 7✟ | LWT |
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P- 177256 P/O G. Curless F/E- 182100 P/O F.E. James B/A- 1576263 F/S A.E. Windle (age 33) Nav- 1587763 Sgt. C.W. Connolly WOP- 1549787 Sgt. J. Knight MUG- 1819448 Sgt. C.L. Plant RG- 1825000 Sgt. T.R. Smith |
Runnymede x7 CWGC/ORB Casualties confirmed |
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| 49. | 31/8/44 | ME676 Raimbert | CF-F, Lanc I | 7S on the ground | |
| On return abandoned near Friston. ORB: Target not bombed. Owing to engine trouble the Captain ordered all the members of the crew to bale out, which they did do near Friston. On ensuring the aircraft would crash-land safely the pilot baled out and the aircraft crashed near Friston. All the crew landed safely. | |||||
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P- F/O G.H. Reynolds F/E- Sgt. E.W. Bird B.A - NZ429925 F/O R.G. Hoffman (NZ-R.N.Z.A.F.) Nav- NZ4215660 P/O P.L.S. Hathaway (NZ-R.N.Z.A.F.) WOP- F/S V.G. Mulvey MUG- Sgt. V. Davies RG- Sgt. R.E. Davies |
fractured ankle |
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| 50. | 12/9/44 | LM103 Frankfurt | CF-N, Lanc I | 7✟ | ?, brought down over Germany |
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P- 147209 F/L R. Banks F/E- 1891721 Sgt. M.P. Mary B/A- 1622619 F/S J.E. Tooth Nav- 1495199 Sgt. S.T. Kerr WOP- 1521752 F/S R.W. Small MUG- 1819687 Sgt. G.T. Hagues RG- 146864 F/L D.W. Webber DFC (Squadron Gunnery Officer) |
Durnbach War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 51. | 12/9/44 | LM512 Frankfurt | CF-H, Lanc III | 8✟ | C, midair collision near German-Belgian border near Stattmatten with Lanc NF965 of 622 Sqn., GI-S |
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P- A417807 F/O H.N. Cornish (AUS-R.A.A.F.) 2nd P- 177849 P/O D.S. Tointon F/E 1877036 Sgt. C.H. Ross (age 37) B/A- 1581757 Sgt. R.G. Evans Nav- 1399198 F/S R.E.L. Askie WOP- A424566 F/S J.W. Douglas (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- 1629068 Sgt. A.B. O’Connor RG- 2220930 Sgt. R.G. Barker |
Sessenheim Communal Cemetery x8 | ||||
| 52. | 14/10/44 | LL956 Duisburg | CF-Q, Lanc I | 2✟6S | Engine fire, crashed near Louth, Lincs, 6 minutes after takeoff. |
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P-J87007 F/O L.A. Hannah (CAN-R.C.A.F.) 2nd P- R174406 Sgt. D.R. Paige F/E- 3050216 Sgt. R.B. Bennett B/A- R188356 F/S L.D. Bennett (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- R160305 F/S K.R. Strachan (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- R172682 F/S J. Bilan (CAN-R.C.A.F.) MUG- R265605 Sgt. K.J. McCrorie (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- R217337 F/S J.H. Loughran (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
✟-Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery ✟-Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
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| 53. | 23/10/44 | PB531 Essen | CF-H, Lanc III | 7✟ | LWT |
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P- 150313 F/O O.H. Morshead F/E- 1369004 Sgt. J.H. Porteus B/A- 168796 F/O S. Whitaker (age 30) Nav- 1581750 Sgt. D.R.O. Pugh WOP- 1606715 Sgt. P.A.W. Black MUG- 2204527 Sgt. L. Johnson RG- 1899023 Sgt. J.C. McConkey |
Runnymede x7 | ||||
| 54. | 23/10/44 | PA174 Essen | CF-G, Lanc I | 7✟ | ORB: crashed on return from operations at approx. 21:30 hrs on 23/10/44 at Weeley Lodge,Essex. All members this crew were unfortunately killed. |
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P- J89394 P/O L.A. Tweter (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E-1896753 Sgt. S.R. Gilpin B/A- J92624 P/O R.H. Armstrong (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- J38766 F/O J.V. Collingwood (age 31) (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1833380 Sgt. L.I. Davies MUG- R173301 Sgt. J.A. McKendry (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- R150932 Sgt. D.R. Smith (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Cambridge City Cemetery Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Trealaw Cemetery Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
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| 55. | 23/10/44 | LM691 Essen | CF-O, Lanc III | 6✟1S | C, collided with 462 Sqn. Halifax LL599/Z5-E over Allied territory. Crashed at Aachen. |
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P- S/L C.W.C. Hamilton F/E- 1874823 Sgt. V. Stringer B/A- A423280 F/O J.W. Brady (AUS-R.A.A.F.) Nav- 152788 F/O G. Laing WOP- 1183447- F/S H. Martin DFM (age 33) MUG- 1896046 Sgt. I.L. Murdoch (age 38) RG- 1592562 Sgt. J.G. Durham |
S Hottenwal War Cemetery Hotton War Cemetery Rheinberg War Cemetery Rheinberg War Cemetery Hotton War Cemetery Hotton War Cemetery |
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| 56. | 4/11/44 | PB154 Bochum | CF-Y, Lanc III | 7✟ | NF, crashed in Germany. |
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P- A422065 F/O E.P. Twynam (AUS-R.A.A.F.) F/E- 1592800 Sgt. B.H. Petch B/A- A426035 F/O G.W. Brown (AUS-R.A.A.F.) Nav-1399207 F/S D.J. Lincoln WOP-1237935 F/S D. Bousfield MUG- 2218652 Sgt. A. West RG- 1647936 Sgt. J. Jones (age 30) |
Reichwald Forest War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 57. | 8/11/44 | PB556 Training Night Exercise | CF-J, Lanc III | 7✟ | LWT, Irish Sea. |
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P- 184362 P/O L.G. Harris 2211503 Sgt. P. Connell 2210429 Sgt. R. Glover 1261850 Sgt. D.J.D. Huggett 1585572 Sgt. R.A.S. Scott 1822097 Sgt. J.A. Sherrit 1295505 Sgt. E.D. Wakefield |
Runnymede x7 | ||||
| 58. | 9/11/44 | LM731 Wanne-Eickel | CF-N, Lanc III | 7✟ | ?, brought down in the target area. |
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P- 127202 F/L J.Mc. Wilson F/E- 1593823 Sgt. B. Espin-Hempsall B/A- 185773 P/O J.W. Robertson Nav- 155075 F/O G.S. Cozens-Hardy WOP- 1288766 F/S W.E. Gray MUG- 1875005 Sgt. B.L. Jay RG- 1365859 Sgt. J.A.D. Ross (age 32) |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 59. | 9/11/44 | NG239 Wanne-Eickel | CF-A, Lanc I | 7✟ | ?, crashed in Germany. |
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P- J27531 F.O. A. Bruce (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E- 183746 P/O J. Holton B/A- J37886 F/O E.J. Brown (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- J29986 F/O L.L. Guthrie (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- J95392 P/O N.G. Marler (CAN-R.C.A.F.) MUG- J95499 P/O E.D. Wilmot (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- J95217 P/O V.D Campbell (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 60. | 16/11/44 | NG238 Düren | CF-E2, Lanc I | 7✟ | ? |
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P- NZ426165 F/O J.R. Copland (NZ-R.N.Z.A.F.) F/E- 1622664 Sgt. D.G. Bayliss B/A- 1419271 F/S J.M. Taylor Nav- 1514078 F/S K. Martin WOP- 1606948 Sgt. G.A. Levings MUG- 1318133 Sgt. K. Sawkins RG- 1897020 Sgt. H. Sapsed |
Venray War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 61. | 3/12/44 | NN699 Urft Dam | CF-C, Lanc I | 7S | Crashed on return at Kelstern. Overshot/went through a fence with a full bomb load. |
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P- F/O G.A. Naylor F/E- Sgt. L. Sunderland B/A- A436023 F/S D. Beaden (AUS-R.A.A.F.) Nav- F/O J.S. Joiner WOP- A432311 F/S R. French (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- F/O F.T. Rix RG- Sgt. S. Lavender |
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| 62. | 15/12/44 | NG294 Ludwigshafen | CF-H, Lanc I | 7✟ | ? |
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P- 186736 P/O J. Fletcher F/E- 1673585 Sgt. S. Goodier B/A- 1602369 Sgt. D.R. Jones Nav- 1804387 Sgt. L.J. Hart WOP- 1606296 Sgt. J.H. Smith MUG- 2205668 Sgt. I.R. Clapton RG- 2205640 Sgt. P. Banks |
Rheinberg War Cemetery x7 | ||||
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| 63. | 14/1/45 | PD388 Merseburg Leuna | CF-Z, Lanc I | 5✟2POW | ?, crashed Eifel region in Germany |
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P- 170210 F/O H.W. Hazell DFC F/E- 1852074 Sgt. J.O. Pulford B/A- 153642 F/O M.J. Shenton Nav- 188352 P/O S. Sellers WOP- 2202958 F/S J.E. Hughes MUG- 2200662 Sgt. A.W. Hall (age 40) RG- 2210807 Sgt. W.J. Harrison |
✟-Runnymede ✟-Hotton War Cemetery ✟-Runnymede ✟-Runnymede POW ✟-Runnymede POW |
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| 64. | 14/2/45 | NF996 Chemnitz | CF-J 2 , Lanc I | 7 ✟ | F/ or bombs from above |
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P- 150242 F/L R. Cunliffe F/E- 1897966 Sgt. D.W. Hayes B/A- 56625 F/O E.J. Lowther Nav- J41191 F/O A.G. Slocum (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1591420 Sgt. D. Williams MUG- 2223018 Sgt. W.P. Pass RG- 2223136 Sgt. T.H. Hatton |
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Runnymede Runnymede Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
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| 65. | 20/2/45 | NG267 Dortmund | CF-Y, Lanc I | 7✟ | ?, crashed at Hagen after exploding. |
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P- J29566 F/O W.P. Maloney DFC (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E- 185421 P/O W.G. Pearce B/A- J37816 F/O H.R. Dart (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- J38734 F/O G.H.P. Shephard (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- R190510 W/OII J.A. Dickson (CAN-R.C.A.F.) MUG- J93899 P/O B.S. Thompson (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- R203699 F/S O. Harding (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Runnymede Runnymede Runnymede Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
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| *** | 21/2/45 | 1✟ | |||
| B/A- 154093 F/O D.N.A. Cooper | Cambridge City Cemetery | ||||
| Bomb aimer killed outright, believed to have been hit by an incendiary bullet or flak. Dortmund. NG412, CF-M, Lanc I, P- F/O J. Jamieson, no other crew injuries. | |||||
| 66. | 23/2/45 | PB815 Pforzheim | CF-O, Lanc I | 7S | FF, struck by incendiaries from above. |
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P- J91102 F/O D.R. Paige (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E- 3050216 Sgt. R.B. Bennett B/A- 1625311 F/S J.A. Puttick Nav- R169159 W/OII J.P. Sullivan (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1147696 F/S J. Bettany CGM (Awarded on this op) MUG- R261992 F/S K.E. Campbell (CAN-R.C.A.F.) RG- R265605 F/S J.K. McRorie (CAN-R.C.A.F.) |
sprained ankle |
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| 67. | 2/3/45 | PB158 Cologne | CF-G 2, Lanc III | 5✟2? | F, exploded in mid-air. |
| P- A434453 F/O T.N. Downes (AUS-R.A.A.F.) F/E- 189176 P/O R. Blackley B/A- A5258 F/O J.A. Bloy (AUS-R.A.A.F.) Nav- A428162 F/O L.E. Murray (AUS-R.A.A.F.) WOP- A428620 F/S K.T. Brown (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- 962804 Sgt. A.J. Sayers RG- A29904 F/S W.W. Foy (AUS-R.A.A.F.) |
✟ Hotton War Cemetery x5 ? ? ✟ ✟ ✟ ✟ |
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| 68. | 5/3/45 | NG240 Chemnitz | CF-F2, Lanc I | 7S?POW | NF, believed crashed 11km NW of Bergen. |
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P- J41173 F/O J.W. Alexander (CAN-R.C.A.F.) F/E- 1237539 Sgt. C. Lear B/A- J40047 F/O F.R. Chapman (CAN-R.C.A.F.) Nav- J40408 F/O W. Petrachenko (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1835799 F/S G.W. Morgan MUG- 2227268 Sgt. R. Pyett RG- 1899332 Sgt. J.V. Williams |
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| 69. | 5/3/45 | PD375 Chemnitz | CF-R, Lanc I | 2✟1POW4I-hospitalized | ? |
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P- 149369 F/L A.D. Cook F/E-3040341 Sgt. S.L. Lowe B/A- 1399751 F/S F.W. Brooks Nav- R215687 Sgt. T.H. Scowcroft (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1331874 Sgt. W. Allen MUG- 3050089 Sgt. C.H. Bartlett RG- 1103269 Sgt. J.H. Porter |
POW POW POW POW POW ✟ Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery x2 ✟ |
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| 70. | 7/3/45 | NG324 Dessau | CF-L2, Lanc I | 4✟3? | ?, crashed at Verse-Talsperre |
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P- 150056 F/L H. Chapman F/E-1595629 Sgt. J.R. Lyons B/A-164761 F/O T.S. Akenhead Nav- 1582434 F/S G.A. Lee WOP- 1892412 F/S T.J. Crossman MUG- 1205303 Sgt. B.S.F. Hessey RG- 1491044 Sgt. F. Walker |
✟ Reichswald Forest War Cemetery x4 ? ✟ ✟ ✟ ? ? |
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| 71. | 16/3/45 | NG169 Nuremberg | CF-B2, Lanc I | 7✟ | ? |
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P- 188180 F/O E.F. Seear F/E- 1806521 Sgt. E.G. Wilson B/A- 1604724 Sgt. K.J. Holmes Nav- 612923 Sgt. G.J.A. Kenvin WOP- 1823610 Sgt. J.F. Logan MUG- 1893583 Sgt. H. Smither RG- 1899663 Sgt. E.K. Day (Age 41) |
Durnbach War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 72. | 16/3/45 | RF145 Nuremberg | CF-Z, Lanc I | 6✟1POW??? | NF |
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P- A424322 F/O P.M. Rolls (AUS-R.A.A.F.) F/E-1624612 F/S D.B. Jones B/A- A436573 F/S T.M. Ryan Nav- A433648 F/S R.C. Rhodes (AUS-R.A.A.F.) WOP- A435192 F/S J.W. Teague (AUS-R.A.A.F.) MUG- A437369 F/S C.J. Tarrant (AUS-R.A.A.F.) RG- 3010578 Sgt. G.A. Clarke |
✟ Runnymede x5 ✟ Durnbach War Cemetery 11.F.17. POW??? ✟ ✟ ✟ ✟ |
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| 73. | 3/4/45 | NG237 Nordhausen | CF-S, Lanc I | 7✟ | ?, crashed at Visbedden |
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P- 1551018 F/S T.P. Collier F/E- 1555433 F/S G.B. Valentine B/A- 1491267 Sgt. G.J. Sheldon Nav- 1569430 Sgt. D. Morrison (age 33) WOP- 1893800 Sgt. A. Bennett MUG-3020834 Sgt. J.K.M. McIntosh RG- 1883514 Sgt. E.G. Ewington |
Leopoldburg War Cemetery x7 | ||||
| 74. | 10/4/45 | PD204 Plauen | CF-P2, Lanc I | 8S | F, 3 engine failure: |
| Plauen. Failed to return. Subsequent information received this crew baled out over Belgium and returned safely to Base. The aircraft had three engines feathered one after the other and was hit by flak also but managed to bomb the target at 23:09 hours from a height of 10,000 feet. Abandoned aircraft at 01:20 hours. A jolly good show. | |||||
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P- J41167 F/O J.F. Mooney (CAN-R.C.A.F.) 2nd P- 154862 F/O D. Rutherford F/E- 575545 Sgt. R.K. Colman B/A- 1522904 F/S N. Fairhurst Nav- J40921 F/O H.H. Harding (CAN-R.C.A.F.) WOP- 1090512 F/S G. Swainston MUG- 1866055 Sgt. R.A. Trundle RG- 1890687 Sgt. E. Morris |
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Sources:
- 625 Squadron Operations Record Book, National Archives (Kew, UK).
- Royal Air Force Bomber Command Squadron Profiles: Number121, 625 Squadron, We Avenge. Researched, compiled and written by Chris Ward.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website.
- No. 625 Squadron Diary: October 1943—September 1945. By Squadron Vet Eric Thale. Unpublished. Three original copies.
Original Draft for the 625 Squadron Project: 2018.
Latest Update: July 8, 2024. Burnaby, B.C., Canada. J. Albrecht.
Summary of 625 Squadron Aircrew Operational and Training Losses (7)
| R.A.F./R.A.F.V.R. | 297 (Includes 3 Canadians, 1 American, 1 South African and 1 British West Indian) |
| R.C.A.F. | 58 (Includes 1 American) |
| R.A.A.F. | 32 |
| R.N.Z.A.F. | 1 |
| U.S.A.A.F. | 1 |
| Total: 389 | |
| Married | 72 |
| Fathers | 10 |
Summary of 625 Squadron Aircrew Fates
Updated/February 22, 2024. JEA
| Total | KIA | POW | Evaders | Injured | Safe | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524 | 389 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 13 |
% of MIA | ||||||
| 100 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 2.5 | 9 | 2.5 |
- Note 1: These figures include operational and training losses as well as the individual losses of F/S F.P. Adams, F/O D.N.A. Cooper and W/O F.T. Price who died as a POW during the forced march west, as a result of injuries sustained from cannon fire by a strafing Typhoon.
- Note 2: July 28, 2024. Total numbers increased to 524, as Loss #4 was miscalculated as a seven and not an eight man crew. This increases the safe number by one. JEA.
625 Squadron Evaders
- Sgt D. Brown 1604293: ND461, 27/1/44, F/O R.J. Cook
- Sgt D.S. Beckwith 1481231: ME684, 24/3/44, F/L N.A.W Clark
- Sgt J.B. Remington 1580259: ME684, 24/3/44, F/L N.A.W Clark
- Sgt J. Munro R191440: 24/3/44, F/L N.A.W Clark
- Sgt F.B. Magee R109371: ND641, 24/3/44 W/O II J.D. Owen
- Sgt P.J. Evans 1387533: ME697, 3/5/44 S/L R.W.H. Gray
- F/O W.P. Geeson 150239: LM139, 10/6/44, Pilot
- F/O D.A. Forsyth J24214: LM139, 10/6/44
- F/O T.W. Smail 136863: LM139, 10/6/44
- F/Sgt J. Derham 1436805: LM139, 10/6/44
- Sgt S.J. Watson 1895727: LM139, 10/6/44
- F/L J.C. Elmhurst-Baxter 119545: PB126, 30/6/44,Pilot
- F/Sgt J. Blakey 1582692: PB126, 30/6/44
- F/Sgt A.J. Foley 658426: PB126, 30/6/44
- W/O W.J.E. King A417084: PB126, 30/6/44
- F/Sgt F.O. Evans A417950: PB126, 30/6/44
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