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15th October 1942On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Buck Frederick Walter. PO. (d.15th Oct 1942)
- Fidling Harry Bernard. (d.15th Oct 1942)
- McCord Edward Alexander. Sgt. (d.15th Oct 1942)
- Ward Derek Charles. Sgt. (d.15th Oct 1942)
- Willis Geoffrey Charles . Sgt. (d.15th Oct 1942)
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Harry Bernard Fidling. Royal Navy, HMS Birmingham. (d.15th Oct 1942) I am searching for any records of an Uncle I never knew, he was my Father's brother, Harry Bernard Fidling. We know he served on the Birmingham but have very little knowledge about his movements, life or death. In fact my Father, now aged 77 has always maintained that his eldest brother Harry was killed when H.M.S. Birmingham was sunk. I now discover that it wasn’t sunk and Uncle Harry may have transferred to another ship?
Update: Harry lost his life on 15th Oct 1942 on board H.M.S. President III and is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Stuart Fidling
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PO. Frederick Walter Buck. Royal Canadian Air Force, 420 Squadron. (d.15th Oct 1942) My Uncle Fred Buck was shot down over Cologne, Germany on 15th of October 1942. My mother was 11-years-old when he died aged 22, but to her he seemed so old and grown-up. She now has his service medals and the silver cross that was awarded to her mother. He is commemorated on Panel 100 of Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, United Kingdom.
Frederick Buck was the son of Clarence Henry and Margaret Eileen Buck, of Copper Cliff, Ontario. Terry Woodrow
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Sgt. Geoffrey Charles Willis. Royal Air Force, 12 Sqdn.. (d.15th Oct 1942) I am still researching about my grandfather, Geoffrey Charles Willis who served with 12 Squadron. On the 15th of October 1942 Wellington III BJ606 PH-S piloted by Sgt. Robert Bayley took off at 18.42 hrs. from RAF Wickenby to join a total of 289 aircraft (1
Wellington, 74 Halifaxes. 62 Lancasters and 44 Stirlings) to bomb Cologne.
The aircraft was lost over Limburg, Holland. The crew were:
- Pilot. Sgt. Robert Bayley 1210044 RAFVR Age 20.
- Nav. Sgt. Alec Gordon Willans 1381545 RAFVR Age 30.
- Nav. Sgt. Geoffrey Charles Willis 1023440 RAFVR Age 32.
- W/Op Air.Gnr. F/Sgt Jack Johannesen AUS/412146 RAAF Age 22.
- W/Op Air.Gnr.: F/Sgt. John Edward Freese Martin AUS/403060 RAAF age
31.
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Air/Gnr: F/Sgt. Edmund St. Aubin Richardson R/82608 RCAF Age 31.
I would love to hear from anyone who served in No 12 Squadron, or anyone whose relatives served, to see if there are any logs in their relative's books that refer to my grandfather. Samantha Anderson
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Sgt. Derek Charles Ward. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve , 106 Squadron. (d.15th Oct 1942) Derek Ward was my grandfather. I have only very recently been able to obtain any information about him at all. The very little I know is that his last flight was upon Lancaster W4771
Lancaster W4771 took off from Syerston at 19:25 hrs to attack targets in Cologne which was completed successfully. Shortly after leaving the target area, and while flying at 17,000ft in the Cologne - Monchengladbach area, the Lancaster was hit by flak. It is thought that two members of the crew were killed by the flak burst and the pilot was killed when the aircraft crashed.
Crew:
- P/O T.B. Crowfoot. DFC. RAFVR. Pilot. 129665. Age 30. He was married to Gladys Dorothy Crowfoot and lived in Thetford, Norfolk. He is buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, grave 2.B.19.
- Sgt E.J.C. High. RAFVR. Survived. Prisoner of War. He was taken to Stalag Luft Heydekrug and given the POW No.824. During captivity he was promoted to Warrant Officer.
- F/O A.S. Meara. RAFVR. Survived. Prisoner of War. He was taken to Stalag Luft Sagan and given the POW No. 771. He was subsequently promoted to Flight Lieutenant
- F/O A/L. Dickinson. RAFVR. Survived. Prisoner of War. Taken to Dalag Luft Sagan and given the POW No. 42818. Later promoted to Flight Lieutenant.
- F/O P.D. Smale. RAFVR. Wireless Operator. 109045. Age 20. He came from Newton Abbott, Devon. He is buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, grave 2.B.20.
- Sgt R.E. Christy. RAFVR. Survived. Prisoner of War. Taken to Stalag Luft Kopernikus and given the POW No. 809. He was later promoted to Warrant Officer.
- Sgt D.C. Ward. RAFVR. Rear Gunner. 1386499. Age 31. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Mary Ward and married to Sylvia Ward of Upwell near Wisbech, Cambs. He is buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, grave 2.B.21.
The actual site where the Lancaster crashed is unknown.
Jon Ward
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Sgt. Edward Alexander McCord. Royal New Zealand Air Force, . (d.15th Oct 1942) Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Edward McCord was the Son of John and Frances Maria McCord of Aughintemple.
He was 26 when he died whilst taking part in a cross country flying exercise in a Wellington DV717, the plane crashed at Breke farm, Maypole Beck, Nottinghamshire at 20:55 on 15th October 1942, with the loss of the entire crew.
He is buried in Grave B.16 in the Ardagh Cemetery, Ardagh, Co. Longford, Ireland.
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