Dear all, I am new to this forum as i am researching 24 common wealth war graves located here in Werkendam (Holland). I am trying to give the crew of these aircrafts a face on our local website. I am investigeting the planes and there crew listed below: - Lancaster LM 508 SR-F: Thomas Handley Duff, John Keogh - Vickers Wellington HE 244 AS-D: Dennis High, Harold Jackson Salisbury, Arthur Irving Stark, Theodore Lafontaine, James Arthur Beedim - Short Stirling W7567 BU-S: Dennis Frank Dobson, Eric Harold Cooper, Frederick Arthur William Thorne, John Brown Fleming, Peter John Withers, Jack Dempsey Peel - Bolton Paul Defiant Blue-3L 6960: Douglas Leslie McLeish - Halifax LV 962 QB-X: Zenon Romeo Trudeau, John Evan Tinline, Patrick Murray Moloney, Douglas Alexander Crosbie, Lawrence Joseph Henry Boudreau I do have info on the first 4 planes and there crew. But i dont have much on the flight of the Halifax LV 962. My main question is for this plane: Dous anyone have info on the HALIFAX LV 962 on a mission for Karlsruhe 24-4-1944? Any other info regarding the others planes and there crew is also more than welcome.
Pilot Officer Lawrence Joseph Henry BOUDREAU (J/88809) Air Gunner Halifax BIII LV962 IBCC1944-04-25 424 Sqdn AIR27 Netherlands Werkendam Protestant Cemetery Flying Officer Douglas Alexander CROSBIE (J/21660) Pilot Halifax BIII LV962 IBCC 1944-04-25 424 Sqdn AIR27 Netherlands Werkendam Protestant Cemetery Pilot Officer Patrick Murray MOLONEY (421364) Halifax BIII LV962 IBCC 1944-04-25 424 Sqdn AIR27 Netherlands Werkendam Protestant Cemetery Flying Officer John Evan TINLINE (J/26318) Air Bomber Halifax BIII LV962 IBCC 1944-04-25 424 Sqdn AIR27 Netherlands Werkendam Protestant Cemetery Pilot Officer Zenon Romeo TRUDEAU (J/87046) Air Gunner Halifax BIII LV962 IBCC 1944-04-25 424 Sqdn AIR27 Netherlands Werkendam Protestant Cemetery Source: https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=LV962 All the Canadians on the above (Boudreaux, Crosbie, Tinline & Trudeau), their military records are available for free on Ancestry. If you need help with them, let me know and I can research and download info and send to you
Dear Temujin, Thank you for your reply! it is most helpfull. The recordbook is in my possesion but it does not state much other than that they didnt return. If you can help me out with the canadian military records, that would be great. It would be most helpfull to have more info on all the crewmembers from the RCAF Flight Sergeant Harold Jackson Salisbury (R/97340) Flight Sergeant Theodore Lafontaine (R/10542) Sergeant John Brown Fleming (R/123282) Pilot Officer Zenon Romeo Trudeau (J/87046) Pilot Officer John Evan Tinline (J/26318) Pilot Officer Patrick Murray Moloney (He is RAAF?) Flying Officer Douglas Alexander Crosbie (J/21660) Pilot Officer Lawrence Joseph Henry Boudreau (J/88809) Furthermore i am looking for the story of what happend that night. Only thing i could find is that they went for a raid on Karlsruhe. But could not find anything about what happend to them or what this raid was about (or maybe who it was that shot them down) Thank you so much for your help so far.
Hello, Plenty of info in the archives of this forum on LM508: info wanted 101 Squadron LM508 22-6-1944 | WW2Talk Werkendam will recover Lancaster LM508 | WW2Talk Pictures of crew Lancaster LM508 | WW2Talk Memorial to Lancaster LM508 | WW2Talk Leslie | WW2Talk Regards, Dave
Halifax LV962 The RCAF survivor was Robert Watson Brown of Hepworth, Ontario. Born 20 October 1922 Hepworth, deceased 18 January 2006 Innisfil, Ontario. As we have the 20 year law in Canada, this means his service file will become available 18 January 2026. Brown had a brother who was awarded the DFC for his WWII service. Attachment is from the Owen Sound Sun Times newspaper 20 June 1945. Regards, Dave
You can obtain the A705 Casualty Report on P/O Moloney from the National Archives of Australia now. It currently costs $37.00 AUD but as their site says they are digitizing all WWII records and you would find it for free in the next 18 months or so. This link will likely time out. Use his service number to search at naa.gov.au. Item details (naa.gov.au)
Links below will take you to their service files in Ancestry.ca Zenon Romeo Trudeau https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9145/images/44486_83024005506_1192-00109?backUrl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9145&h=120364&tid=&pid=&queryId=32f8ae776a8dfaac9fae2903c2960124&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xWM6&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*e46w56*_ga*MTM3ODUyOTA1MC4xNjU5OTkwODQ2*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MDc3MDQ1My4yMC4xLjE2NjA3NzE0MDEuMC4wLjA.&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&pId=120364 John Evan Tinline https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9145/images/44486_83024005548_0609-00067?backUrl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9145&h=115589&tid=&pid=&queryId=81c0fd76f27eb99402cfc272a4ee7183&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xWM7&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*jpxhzv*_ga*MTM3ODUyOTA1MC4xNjU5OTkwODQ2*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MDc3MDQ1My4yMC4xLjE2NjA3NzE1MzkuMC4wLjA.&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&pId=115589 Douglas Alexander Crosbie https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9145/images/42127_83024005548_0117-00135?backUrl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9145&h=51061&tid=&pid=&queryId=7dfebd377c3cdff8c16d1c43f23da5c7&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xWM8&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*ch973z*_ga*MTM3ODUyOTA1MC4xNjU5OTkwODQ2*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MDc3MDQ1My4yMC4xLjE2NjA3NzE2NDcuMC4wLjA.&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&pId=51061 Lawrence Joseph Henry Boudreau https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9145/images/42127_83024005550_0042-00001?backUrl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9145&h=41570&tid=&pid=&queryId=35120e9be76bcb65c3ae0778e28d67fe&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xWM10&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*9l830w*_ga*MTM3ODUyOTA1MC4xNjU5OTkwODQ2*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MDc3MDQ1My4yMC4xLjE2NjA3NzE3NjkuMC4wLjA.&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&pId=41570
Harold Jackson Salisbury https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9145/images/44486_83024005550_0569-00237?backUrl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9145&h=117835&tid=&pid=&queryId=50e72fab88986bbc04e9b7ec291dcd4f&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xWM12&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*1tql0m9*_ga*MTM3ODUyOTA1MC4xNjU5OTkwODQ2*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MDc3MDQ1My4yMC4xLjE2NjA3NzE4NjMuMC4wLjA.&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&pId=117835 Theodore Lafontaine https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9145/images/44486_83024005550_0732-00064?backUrl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9145&h=108927&tid=&pid=&queryId=b89ff66c5deec150897733ed46ff468d&usePUB=true&_phsrc=qfr5&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*86yehf*_ga*MTM3ODUyOTA1MC4xNjU5OTkwODQ2*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MDc3MDQ1My4yMC4xLjE2NjA3NzE5NzYuMC4wLjA.&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&pId=108927 John Brown Fleming https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewe...AuMC4wLjA.&ssrc=&rdb=CANWWIIkia&st=r&pId=7484
Patrick Murray Maloney Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current - Ancestry.com
Thank you (again) all for your help! A lot off info, i will look into this upcoming days. Also the photos are a big help. Some of them where in my possession but also a few new. Thank you. As for photo's; i am als looking for a picture of: - Sgt James Arthur Beedim, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 166 sqdrn (1133751) - Sgt Dennis High, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 166 sqdrn (744714) - Sgt Thomas Handley Duff, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 101 sqdrn (1562929) - Sgt Frederick Arthur William Thorne, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 214 sqdrn (550874) - Sgt Peter John Withers, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 214 sqdrn (924720)
