Sergeant Howard Gavin of Australia

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  1. I need help for information about Howard Gavin of Bathurst , Australia. He was Navigator on board of a Avro Lancaster MK III 106 Squadron. The plane crased in Holland on the night of 21/22 june 1944 . He was burried in Uden War Cemetery. Also i am searching for a photo of him.
     
  2. amberdog45

    amberdog45 Senior Member

  3. Richelieu

    Richelieu Well-Known Member

    CWGC records his service number as 423095 and NAA have two files catalogued, which you can request for a fee: one might have an identity photograph.
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  4. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    Attached is an extract from the great work carried out by Alan Storr over the last 30 or 40 years covering RAAF casualties in Europe (mainly) - now held by the AWM

    Crew List:

    22/06/1944 - Lancaster LM570 of 106 Squadron RAF shot down near Uden, Holland

    GAVIN, Howard (Flight Sergeant) 423095 RAAF

    TOOMEY, Leo (Flight Sergeant) 422764 RAAF

    BELLINGHAM (Flying Officer) 126639 RAF

    LOUGH BOROUGH (Squadron Leader) 39743 RAF

    BLANCHARD (Sergeant) 1677489 RAF

    GOODACRE (Sergeant) 1458094 RAF

    MALABAND (Sergeant) 18197004 RAF

    SCOTT (Flight Sergeant) R210634 RCAF (buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery)
     

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