Four graveyards with allied airmen around the Oslo Fjord, with some background.

1. SYLLING

In the early hours of 09/04/1940 German forces invaded major cities in Southern Norway, including its capital Oslo.

Sunderland L 2167 from 210 sqd took off from Invergordon at midday for recce over Oslo. They performed a wide photo sweep over the city and probably took fire from German ships in the Oslo Harbour. Two Me-110s from Fornebu airport finished the aircraft off and it exploded in mid-air at appr 9 000 feet. The wreckage fell down onto a steep hill side near the little village of Sylling, west of Oslo.

Miraculously one of the crew of ten, Flt Serg Ogwyn George, survived the crash. Please see this thread: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-air/25244-first-british-casualties-norwegian-campaign.html

The nine deceased crewmembers were all buried at the local Sylling cemetery. Three weeks later they were joined by another allied aviator. See bottom of post.

Sylling is a very small village and the ten WW2 graves stand out in the tiny churchyard. 70 years on, the locals tend to the graves with great respect. Every year on 17th of May, Norway’s much celebrated day of independence, there is a procession to the churchyard and local children decorate the war graves with wild flowers.











[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]BARTER, JAMES ALAN LLYWELYN[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sergeant (Obs.)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
210 sqdn
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
21
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
09/04/1940
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
751471

View attachment 68223


[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]CARPENTER, JACK CLIFFORD[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sergeant (Pilot)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
210 sqdn
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
28
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
09/04/1940
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
745604
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Son of John Alexander Carpenter and Gwendolyne Elsie Carpenter, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]EVESON, GEORGE[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Aircraftman 2nd Class[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
210 sqdn
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
29
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
09/04/1940
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
635904
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Son of George and Celia Eveson, of Cwmparc, Treorchy, Glamorgan; husband of Elizabeth Ann Eveson, of Cwmparc.

[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]KITE, PETER WILLIAM HANSFORD[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
210 sqdn
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
20
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
09/04/1940
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
40231
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Son of Evelyn William Stanley Kite and May Louise Kite, of Winchmore Hill, Middlesex.[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]LE MAISTRE, ARTHUR FRANCIS[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pilot Officer (Pilot)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
210 sqdn
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
26
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
09/04/1940
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]41033[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Son of Frederick F. and Edith Hariott Le Maistre, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]MAILE, GRAHAM HERBERT[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Aircraftman 1st Class[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
210 sqdn
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
Unknown
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
09/04/1940
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]543456[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]None[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]MILLAR, ROBERT LAWRENCE[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Aircraftman 1st Class[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
210 sqdn
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
Unknown
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
09/04/1940
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
543456
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Son of John and Anne Mary Millar, of Limavady, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]

Name:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]MORRISON, FREDERICK ARMAND[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Nationality:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Rank:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Leading Aircraftman[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Regiment/Service:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Unit Text:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]210 Sqdn.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Age:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]30[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Date of Death:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]09/04/1940[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Service No:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]522580[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Additional information:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Son of Frederick Armand Morrison and Hanna Morrison.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]

Name:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]UPHAM, DOUGLAS WILLIAM BAILEY[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Nationality:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Rank:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Leading Aircraftman[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Regiment/Service:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Unit Text:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]210 Sqdn.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Date of Death:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]09/04/1940[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Service No:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]562805[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Additional information:[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Son of Stanley and Edith Upham; nephew of Herbert J. A. Shoobridge, of Bexley, Kent.[/FONT]


Whitley crew drawn by Sir William Rothenstein

[FONT=&quot]Whitley N-1421 DY-C of 102 sqdn RAF was airborne at 2000 29/04/1940 from Kinloss. It was one of 6 Whitleys participating in Operation Trondheim and detailed to secure the allied withdrawal from Aandalsnes, by bombing Fornebu Airfield. It was last heard on W/T when it was 130 miles from the Norwegian coast. It is believed that the aircraft was shot down over Askeraasen and crashed near Sylling. LAC J. Ellwood died in the crash and was buried at Sylling.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The rest of the crew became PoWs:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Sgt J.F. Graham was interned in Camps 8B/L3 PoW No 13112[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cpl D. Magee in Camps 8B/L1, PoW No. 13065[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]F/O K.H.P. Murphy PoW in Camps 09/L3, Pow No, 207[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sgt C. Warner in Camps 8B/L6/L4, PoW No. 13098[/FONT]




[FONT=&quot]Name:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ELLWOOD, JOHN[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]United Kingdom[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rank:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Leading Aircraftman[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Royal Air Force[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]102 Sqdn.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Age:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]21[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]30/04/1940[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Service No:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]533022[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Additional information:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Son of William Arnold Ellwood and Catherine Ellwood, of Warcop, Westmorland.[/FONT]


References:
Lars Kluge in Aftenposten 09/04/2010: Han hadde en skytsengel
Lostbombers.co.uk
Sqn Histories 101-105_P
Search the collection – National Archives of Australia
Alan Storr 2006: RAAF fatalities with graves

 

Stirling L J 9705970 from 620 sqdn took off at 1742 on 28/12/1944, detailed for Special Operations.
620 squadron was at this time stationed at Great Dunmow and occasionally performed supply drops over Holland and Norway.
The aircraft was shot down by a German fighter at 2330 near Sande Railway Station . It exploded on impact with ground and all seven crewmembers died.
Items reported found on the wreck site by locals (containers with weapons, clothing and food) suggest that the a/c was inbound on its mission when shot down.
The deceased aircrew were all buried at the local cemetery in Sande.











View attachment 68238
[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
HARRIES, Kenneth James
[FONT=&quot]Nationality[/FONT]
United Kingdom
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
Flight Lieutenant (Nav.)
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
620 Sqdn.
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
24
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
28/12/1944
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
133095
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
Son of Albert Ernest and Ethel Harries, of Peverell, Plymouth.



[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
HUGHES, WILFRED
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
United Kingdom
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
620 Sqdn.
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
20
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
28/12/1944
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
1819153
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
Son of Reginald and Gladys Hughes, of Mountfields, Shropshire; husband of Flora S. U. Hughes.



[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
JONES, DAVID WISE
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
Australian
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
Warrant Officer
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
Royal Australian Air Force
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
Not given by GWGC
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
21
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
28/12/1944
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
425312
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
Son of Francis Lionel and Rose Merry-Jones, of Bardon, Queensland, Australia.




[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
McNAMARA, JOHN HENRY
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
Australian
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
Flying Officer(Pilot)
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
Royal Australian Air Force
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
None
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
23
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
28/12/1944
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
420704
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
Croix de Guerre (France). Son of Henry Allen and Olive Gladys McNamara, of Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia.




McNamara was the captain of the aircraft. His wing date was 4/12/1942

He was awarded the Croix de Guerre in France. After his death this was confirmed by the French authorities, however the insignia were never found amongst his personal effects.




[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
MITCHELL, GEORGE LYON
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
United Kingdom
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
Sergeant (Flt. Engr.)
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
620 Sqdn.
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
22
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
28/12/1944
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
1340827
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
Son of William K. and Elizabeth Mitchell, of West Pilton, Edinburgh.




[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
POOLE, RAYMOND
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
United Kingdom
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
Sergeant (Pilot)
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
620 Sqdn.
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
23
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
28/12/1944
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
1686191
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
Son of John and Frances Jane Poole husband of Eveline Mary Poole, of Hartlepool, Co. Durham.


View attachment 68244
[FONT=&quot]Name[/FONT]
RODMAN, SIDNEY WALTER CHARLES
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
United Kingdom
[FONT=&quot]Rank[/FONT]
Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber)
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service[/FONT]
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text[/FONT]
620 Sqdn.
[FONT=&quot]Age[/FONT]
25
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death[/FONT]
28/12/1944
[FONT=&quot]Service No[/FONT]
1317416
[FONT=&quot]Additional information[/FONT]
Son of Sidney Mark and Violet Rodman, of Bristol. husband of Margaret Joan Rodman, of Horfield Bristol.




On this churchyard was also found a headstone or plaque for two unidentified Soviet nationals. Text is given in Norwegian and Russian (?) and translates:
Here rest two unknown Soviet citizens who lost their lives in Norway during the war 1941 – 1945.


References:
Personal information from Vestfold Historielag
John D R Rawlings: Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAFand their aircraft
Sqn Histories 611-620_P
Search the collection – National Archives of Australia
Alan Storr 2006: RAAF fatalities with graves

 

[FONT=&quot]Lancaster PB 134 OL-N from 83 Sqd took off from Coningsby at 1956 on 31/12/1944 on operation Horten to bomb cruisers in the Oslo Fjord. No hits were scored, and PB 134 was the only one out of a force of 28 Lancasters lost on this operation. The aircraft crashed in the Fjord between Horten and Moss and all on board died. According to unconfirmed German reports a night fighter attack brought the aircraft down. The wreck was in 2008 reported found near Bastoy by Norwegian divers.[/FONT]




[FONT=&quot]Flt/sgt Maynard is buried in the civilian cemetery in Moss.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The remaining crewmembers have no known grave. They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.[/FONT]
F/S S Brockbank KIA
F/O G.W. Duggan RAAF KIA
F/S G.J.A Groom (P2) KIA
F/S H. Jones KIA
F/S R. Kear KIA
F/S H.T. Little KIA
W/O F.J. Poole DFM KIA

W/O Poole had previously flown with 61 Sqd, his DFM being Gazetted 10/09/1943


[FONT=&quot]In the little town of Moss Maynard’s is the only allied WW2 grave. The head stone is unique. It’s no CWCG standard, rather an obelisque. Note the Union Jack outlined near the top. Text at base of stone says it was erected by ”Norwegian friends”.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Today the grave is called ”The English Pilot’s grave”. Every year on Norway’s big independence celebration on 17th May there is a procession to the grave. Under presence of a military honour guard wreaths are laid, followed by talks and ceremonial music.[/FONT]



View attachment 68253


[FONT=&quot]Name:[/FONT]
MAYNARD, Sidney James Samuel
[FONT=&quot]Nationality:[/FONT]
United Kingdom
[FONT=&quot]Rank:[/FONT]
Flt/serg (Nav)
[FONT=&quot]Regiment/Service:[/FONT]
RAFVR
[FONT=&quot]Unit Text:[/FONT]
83 Sqd
[FONT=&quot]Age:[/FONT]
22
[FONT=&quot]Date of Death:[/FONT]
01/01/1945 [FONT=&quot](CWGC data, note discrepancy with date on head stone)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Service No:[/FONT]
108363
[FONT=&quot]Additional information:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Son of Sidney Maynard, M.M., and Catherine Margaret Ann Maynard, of Romford, Essex; husband of Mary Maynard, of Romford.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]References[/FONT]
Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt: The Bomber Command War diaries: An Operational Reference book 1939-1945
Sqn Histories 81-85_P[FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lostbombers.co.uk[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1841-PR-Spitfire-loss-over-the-Oslofjord[/FONT][/FONT]

 

Stirling R9162 from 149 sqd was airborne from Lakenheath on the night of 10- 11/08/1942. It was one of 52 aircraft taking part in Operation Gardening, detailed to lay mines in the Silverthon area- Kiel bay and the Danish coast. Nothing was heard from the aircraft and it failed to return to base. It was presumed that the aircraft had crashed in the sea,with the loss of all crewmembers. The cause of the crash was never established.





View attachment 68257



The body of F/Sgt Oliver, the pilot, was washed ashore on the Norwegian coast. He was buried in Larvik, Norway.
The stone chosen for the CWGC headstone is not the traditional sandstone, but a local granite. It’s pretty, but the text is hard to read. When the pictures were taken the grave was neat and nice with a fresh wreath.

Name
OLIVER, Claudius William Samuel
Nationality
Australian
Rank
Flt / Serg
Service/Regiment
RAAF
Unit
Attd to 149 Sqd RAF
Date of death
11/08/1942
Age
22
Service number
403173
Additional information
Son of William Samuel and Madeleine Evelyn de Jersey Oliver, of North Bondi, New South Wales, Australia.
Grave reference
VII 405
Cemetery
Larvik, Norway



The body of Sgt Sims was found in Swedish waters and he was buried in Kviberg , Gothenburg, Sweden.

Name
SIMS, Leonard Robert
Nationality
United Kingdom
Rank
Serg (Obs)
Service/Regiment
RAFVR
Unit
149 Sqd
Date of death
10/08/1942 (CWGC figures)
Age
Unknown
Service number
1388435
Grave reference
3 B 5
Cemetery
Kviberg, Gothenburg, Sweden



The body of Sgt Storey was found at sea, 2 Nm from the Danish coast. He was buried in Fredrikshavn, Denmark.

Name
STOREY, JAMES HENRY
Nationality
United Kingdom
Rank
Sergeant (Air gunner)
Service/Regiment
RAFVR
Unit
149 Sqd
Date of death
11/08/1942
Age
Unknown
Service number
925655
Grave reference
Allied Plot, grave 26
Cemetery
Frederikshavn, Denmark

Four airmen have no known grave:
Sgt N.P. Gregson
F/S G.F. Smith
Sgt W Streater
P/O W.C. Sutton

References:
Personal information from Vestfold Historielag
Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt: The Bomber Command War diaries: An Operational Reference book 1939-1945
Sqn Histories 146-150_P
Search the collection – National Archives of Australia
Alan Storr 2006: RAAF fatalities with graves

 

Well done Stormy - Great info.

Cheers

Geoff

 

I will second that Geoff well done Stormbird i have really enjoyed it,

 

The remaining crewmembers have no known grave. They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
F/S S Brockbank KIA
F/O G.W. Duggan RAAF KIA
F/S G.J.A Groom (P2) KIA
F/S H. Jones KIA
F/S R. Kear KIA
F/S H.T. Little KIA
W/O F.J. Poole DFM KIA

Flight Sergeant SAMUEL BROCKBANK

1543556, 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 21
on 01 January 1945
Son of William James Brockbank and Mary Brockbank, of Belfast.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Flying Officer GORDON WILLIAM DUGGAN

418362, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 23
on 31 December 1944
Son of Frank and Emily Maud Duggan, of Stewarton, Victoria, Australia.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Flight Sergeant GEORGE JABEZ ARTHUR GROOM

1284873, 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 33
on 01 January 1945
Son of Gertrude Violet Groom; husband of Dorothy Groom, of Norbury, Surrey.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Flight Sergeant HENRY JONES

2218793, 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 01 January 1945

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Flight Sergeant RONALD KEAR

1314473, 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 23
on 01 January 1945
Son of Harry Kear, and of Elizabeth Kear, of Newport, Monmouthshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS LITTLE

1893906, 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 19
on 01 January 1945
Son of Herbert John and Edith Elizabeth Clara Little, of Paddington, London.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Warrant Officer FRANCIS JOHN POOLE
D F M

655599, 83 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 31
on 01 January 1945
Son of Cornelious House Poole and Lily Gertrude Poole, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

Sergeant NORMAN PERCY GREGSON

569763, 149 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 11 August 1942
Son of Harrold and Catherine Gregson, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Flight Sergeant GARNET FLOYD SMITH

R/82895, 149 (R.A.F.) Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force
who died age 21
on 11 August 1942
Son of Robert and Nellie B. Smith, of Finch, Ontario, Canada.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sergeant WILLIAM HENRY STREATER

1280887, 149 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 11 August 1942

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Pilot Officer WILLIAM CHARLES SUTTON

118617, 149 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 35
on 11 August 1942
Son of William and Clara Lillian Sutton; husband of Mary Georgina Sutton.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

Details from Alan Storr (AWM) on post #3.



RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

418362 Flying Officer DUGGAN, Gordon William

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA: A705, 166/10/375 Commonwealth War Graves records
W R Chorley :RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, page 526,
Volume 1944.
Aircraft Type: Lancaster
Serial number: PB 134
Radio call sign: OL – N
Unit: ATTD 83 SQN RAF

Summary:

Lancaster PB 134 of 83 Sqn RAF, Path Finder Force, which was detailed to attack
warships at Horten in the Oslo Fiord, took off from RAF Station, Coningsby,
Lincolnshire at 1956 hours on 31 December 1944. Nothing further was heard from the
aircraft which was possibly shot down by flak or enemy fighters.

Crew:

RAAF 418362 FO Duggan, G W, Captain (Pilot)
RAF Flt Sgt Groom, G J A (Flight Engineer)
RAF Flt Sgt Maynard, S J S (Navigator)
RAF Flt Sgt Kear, R (Wireless Operator/Air)
RAF Flt Sgt Brockbank, S (Air Bomber)
RAF WO Poole, F J (Navigator Bombaimer)
RAF Flt Sgt Little, H T (Air Gunner)
RAF Flt Sgt Jones, H (Air Gunner)

The body of Flt Sgt Maynard (RAF) was washed ashore at Rostad Krogstan, Oslo Fiord,
and buried at Moss.
There was no other information re the remainder of the crew and it was concluded they
had lost their lives at sea. They have no known grave and their names are commemorated
on the Memorial to the Missing, Runnymede, Surrey, UK

 

Finally managed to insert photos found in McNamara's scanned persnal file, into the Sande post.

 

Flt/Serg Maynard's grave earlier this afternoon. In remembrance of the 67th anniversary of his death.



We will remember him.

 

Flt/Serg Maynard's grave earlier this afternoon. In remembrance of the 67th anniversary of his death.

View attachment 71184

We will remember him.


F/S. S J S. Maynard was lost when Lancaster III PB134 OL-N took off from Coningsby at 1956 hrs. Date given as, 31 December 1944 / 1 January 1945 on a sortie to Horten to bomb shipping. The aircraft is believed to have crashed in Oslo Fjord between Horten and Moss.
All eight crew lost.


Source - 'RAF Bomber Command Losses' Vol.5 - W R. Chorley

 

Yesterday, during Norway's big independence day celebrations, Flt Serg Maynard's grave in Moss was honoured:



Heidi Morell Andresen held a very good speech giving a precise and adequate backdrop of the mission where Maynard was lost. (Se earlier posts for details.) She emphasized the fact that Maynard was the only one of the crew to be recovered, making them symbols for all the allied soldiers who lost their lives, often over foreign soil, for our generation to be able to live in peace. She concluded her speech with

*Kjemp for alt hva du har kjært, dø om så det gjelder*



To conclude the ceremony the local men's choir sang 'God Save The Queen'

 

New to the site. I am married to the nephew of Kenneth Harries and have photos I could upload. How do I do this please?

 

Fulham52,

Hello and welcome to the forum.

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Regards
Tom