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23rd January 1945On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Hole Vivienne. (d.23rd Jan 1945)
- Lowrie John William. F/O (d.23rd Jan 1945)
- Payne Leonard William. L/Cpl. (d.23rd Jan 1945)
- Simpson Albert. Sgt. (d.23rd Jan 1945)
- Simpson Albert. Sgt. (d.22nd/23rd Jan 1945)
- Simpson Albert. Sgt. (d.22nd/23rd Jan 1945)
- Taylor Albert. Pte. (d.23rd January 1945)
- Trafford Reuben Victor. Sgt. (d.23rd January 1945)
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Stories from 23rd January 1945
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Vivienne Hole. , Entertainments National Service Association. (d.23rd Jan 1945) Vivienne Hole was in Holland as part of an ENSA troupe when she was killed in January 1945. A truck in which she was a passenger took a wrong turning into a minefield. She is buried in Sittard War Cemetery, Netherlands. She was 19 years old.Fietje Quaedvlieg
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Sgt. Albert Simpson. Royal Air Force, 153 Squadron. (d.23rd Jan 1945) My dad Albert Simpson was based at RAF Scampton with No. 153 Squadron who at the time were flying Lancaster bombers.
He was was lost on a raid on a synthetic oil refinery in Duisburg on the 22nd/23rd of Jan 1945. 286 Lancasters took part on the mission that night. Bomber command lost only two Lancasters that night one was my dads and the other was his pals.
My Dad was the rear gunner, nothing was ever seen or heard of my dads lancaster again. The other Lancaster was found crashed in Holland with all their bodies being recovered.
I don't think we will ever know what happened to my dads Lancaster.
Albert Simpson
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Sgt. Albert Simpson. Royal Air force, 153 Squadron. (d.22nd/23rd Jan 1945) My dad Albert Simpson was stationed at Scampton with 153 Squadron. He was a rear gunner.
On the night of 22nd/23rd of January 1945 my dad's Lancaster took part in a raid on an oil refinery in Duisburg. Bomber Command lost two Lancasters that
night one was my dad's Lancaster and the other one his pal's Lancaster both
of 153 Squadron. A force of 286 Lancasters took part. My dad's Lancaster was never seen or heard of again. The other Lancaster was found crashed in
Germany with all their bodies. I don't think we will ever know what happened to my dad's Lancaster that night. The aircraft numbers were PB636 my dads the NG185 code P4D.Albert Simpson
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Sgt. Reuben Victor Trafford. Royal Air Force, 153 Squadron. (d.23rd January 1945) Vic Trafford served with 153 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
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