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218372 F/O. Ian Frederick Livingstone Royal Air Force 83 Sqd. from:Stirling, Scotland (d.9th Mar 1942) Ian Frederick Livingstone was my Mother`s first cousin, their mothers were sisters. Ian volunteered for the RAF and flew many raids over Germany with the 83 Squadron, including night raids over Essen. It was on this last raid on 9/3/1942 flying an Avro Manchester, he was returning home and was shot down off the coast of Holland. All crew were killed. His dog tags were retrieved by a young Dutch man, who hid them for the duration of WW2. When the War ended he handed in the Dog tags to the relevant authority, who were able to pass on this information to his Mother, my Great-Aunt Katherine Livingstone. She was able to visit the Dutch family for many years after, thanking them. They looked after Ian's Grave and then as each member grew older, the task was handed down to the next generation. Ian was 25 years of age when he died and is buried in Bergen Cemetery, Holland. He is commemorated in a stained glass window in his local Church in Stirling and also in Edinburgh Castle in the RAF book. Add to this record.  Related Content: No. 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force No. 83 Squadron Royal Air Force Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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