Lisburn War Memorial, Co Antrim

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  1. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Sergeant ROBERT WILLIAM STEPHEN McNALLY 1028538, 419 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 26 on 23 September 1943

    Son of Robert and Agnes McNally, of Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    Remembered with honour RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY
    Grave/Memorial Reference: 9. J. 1.
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    23-24 September 1943
    419 Squadron
    Halifax II JD457 VR-F
    Op. Mannheim


    Took off 1902 hrs from Middleton St.George.

    BCL - Chorley


    23/24 September 1943 Mannheim


    Manheim: 628 aircraft - 312 Lancasters, 193 Halifaxes, 115 Stirlings, 8 Mosquitos. 5 B- 17s also took part. 32 aircraft - 18 Lancasters, 7 Halifaxes, 7 Wellingtons - lost, 5.1 per cent of the force. The Pathfinder plan worked well and concentrated bombing fell on the intended area, although later stages of the raid crept back across the northern edge of Ludwigshafen and out into the open country.
     
  2. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Sergeant HILL MERCER 1063548, 158 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 21 on 31 May 1942

    Son of George and Jane Mercer, of Lisburn, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

    Remembered with honour FLUSHING (VLISSINGEN) NORTHERN CEMETERY
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Row B. Grave 29.
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    30-31 May 1942
    158 Squadron
    Op. Cologne

    Took off 2319 hrs Driffield. Shot down outbound by fighters and crashed in the Oosterscheldenear near Schelphoek.

    BCL - Chorley.

    30/31 May 1942 the Thousand Bomber Raid, Cologne

    1,047 aircraft were dispatched, this number being made up as follows:
    1 Group - 156 Wellingtons
    3 Group - 134 Wellingtons, 88 Stirlings = 222 aircraft
    4 Group - 131 Halifaxes, 9 Wellingtons, 7 Whitleys = 147 aircraft
    5 Group - 73 Lancasters, 46 Manchesters, 34 Hampdens = 153 aircraft
    91 (OTU) Group - 236 Wellingtons, 21 Whitleys = 257 aircraft
    92 (OTU) Group - 63 Wellingtons, 45 Hampdens = 108 aircraft
    Flying Training Command - 4 Wellingtons.

    Aircraft totals: 602 Wellingtons, 131 Halifaxes, 88 Stirlings, 79 Hampdens, 73 Lancasters, 46 Manchesters, 28 Whitleys = 1,047 aircraft

    The exact number of aircraft claiming to have bombed Cologne is in doubt; the Official History says 898 aircraft bombed but Bomber Command's Night Bombing Sheets indicate that 868 aircraft bombed the main target with 15 aircraft bombing other targets. The total tonnage of bombs was 1,455, two-thirds of this tonnage being incendiaries.
    German records show that 2,500 separate fires were started, of which the local fire brigade classed 1,700 as large. Property damage in the raid totalled 3,330 buildings destroyed, 2,090 seriously damaged and 7,420 lightly damaged. More than 90 per cent of this damage was caused by fire rather than high-explosive bombs. Among the above total of 12,840 buildings were 2,560 industrial and commercial buildings, though many of these were small ones. However, 36 large firms suffered complete loss of production, 70 suffered 50-80 per cent loss and 222 up to 50 per cent.
    The estimates of casualties in Cologne are, unusually, quite precise. Figures quoted for deaths vary only between 469 and 486. The 469 figure comprises 411 civilians and 58 military casualties, mostly members of Flak units. 5,027 people were listed as injured and 45,132 as bombed out.
    The RAF lost 41 aircraft which were: 29 Wellingtons, 4 Manchesters, 3 Halifaxes, 2 Stirlings, 1 Hampden, 1 Lancaster, 1 Whitley, 3.9 per cent of the bombing force.
    Bomber Command later estimated that 22 aircraft were lost over or near Cologne - 16 shot down by Flak, 4 by night fighters and 2 in a collision; most of the other losses were due to night-fighter action in the radar boxes between the coast and Cologne.
     
  3. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    SEE ALSO PANEL 3 FOR S MORGAN
    Sergeant SAMUEL MORGAN 539583, 233 Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died age 21 on 31 July 1940

    Son of Thomas and Rebecca Morgan, of Dunmurry, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    Remembered with honour RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 17.
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    31 July 1940
    233 Squadron
    Hudson I N7224 ZS-O
    Op. Patrol


    Took off 0852 hrs Leuchars to undertake a patrol but failed to return. It is believed that the aircraft was shot down by Ofw Arnoldy of II/JG77 off the coast of Norway.
     
  4. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Sergeant PATRICK WILLIAM JOHN MORROW 521097, 196 Sqdn., Royal Air Force who died age 24 on 29 April 1943

    Son of Francis and Margaretta Morrow, of Dunmurry, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    Remembered with honour RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 159.
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    28-29 April 1043
    196 Squadron
    Wellington X HE220 ZO-
    Op. Gardening

    Took off 2045 hrs from Leconfield for mine laying duties in the Forget-me-nots region (Kiel Harbour) Lost withot trace.
     
  5. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Sergeant JOHN WILLIAM MURPHY 1083884, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 22 on 03 July 1945

    Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, of Moneybroom, Magheragall, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland; husband of Georgina Murphy, of Toronto.

    Remembered with honour TORONTO (ST. JOHN'S NORWAY) CEMETERY
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. 11. Range 25. Grave 34.
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    3 July 1945
    111 OTU
    Liberator V BZ813


    The aircraft was on a Leigh Light training sortie and it flew into the sea 4 miles north-west of Andros, Bahamas.


    The Price of Peace - Cummings.
     
  6. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Sergeant JAMES NOEL MURRAY 968178, 9 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died on 02 March 1941

    Son of James and Ethel Murray, of Dunmurry, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    Remembered with honour RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 49.
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    1-2 march 1941
    9 Squadron
    Wellington IC R1288 WS-D
    Op. Cologne

    Took off 2215 hrs from Honington. Last heard on w/t at 0157 hrs asking for a bearing. Crashed into the sea off Spurn head.

    BCL - Chorley

    1-2 March 1941 COLOGNE

    131 Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to 2 targets in Cologne; Whitleys and i Wellington lost; 14 further aircraft were abandoned and crashed in fog over England with 12 crew members killed, 2 missing and 5 injured.
    Cologne reports a sharp raid, particularly in the dock areas on both banks Rhine near the city centre. A military stores and fodder depot and 13 warehouses and other commercial buildings were burnt out. 2 Rhine passenger steamers were sunk and 3 more damaged. 6 assorted commercial premises suffered serious damage; 90 houses were destroyed and 160 badly damaged. 21 people were killed and 35 injured.
     
  7. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Corporal HENRY GIRVAN PELAN 648059, Royal Air Force who died age 33 on 25 February 1945

    Son of James Pelan, and of Elizabeth Pelan, of Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland; husband of Mary Eleanor Pelan, of Lisburn.

    Remembered with honour SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 452.
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    POW: Unit not known. Held Java, Singapore, Borneo (Jesselton, Sandakan) Died probably Sandakan 25 February 1945.
     
  8. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

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    R.A. SCOTT
    Sergeant RANDAL ARCHIBALD SCOTT 981198, 58 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 21 on 27 December 1941

    Son of Randal Brown Scott and Mary Catherine Scott, of Dundrod, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    Remembered with honour REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
    Grave/Memorial Reference: 25. F. 4.
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    27 December 1941
    58 Squadron
    Whitley V Z9210 GE-J
    Op. Dusseldorf

    Took off 1657 hrs from Linton-on-Ouse.

    BCL - Chorley


    27-28 December 1941 DUSSELDORF
    132 aircraft - 66 Wellingtons, 30 Hampdens, 29 Whitleys, 7 Manchesters. and 2 Wellingtons lost.
    96 aircraft claimed to have bombed Dusseldorf but the city reports or explosive bombs and 3 batches of incendiaries. There was only very light damage and no casualties.
     
  9. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Sergeant JOSEPH BECKETT THOMPSON 566058, 25 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 24 on 31 July 1940

    Son of Thomas and Sarah Thompson, of Magheragall.

    Remembered with honour MAGHERAGALL CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCHYARD
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 194.
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    31 July 1940
    25 Squadron
    Blenheim I-F L1408


    Failed to return from from conducting trails over the Bristol Channel. Collided with Blenheim I-F L6722.
     
  10. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Sergeant JOHN TOTTEN 1796569, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 24 on 17 June 1944

    Son of John and Isabella Totten, of Lisburn.

    Remembered with honour LISBURN CEMETERY
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. D. Grave 18.
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    17 June 1944
    1660 HCU
    Stirling III EF209 TV-H
    Op. Training


    Took off Swinderby to practice three-engined landings. Crashed 0345 hrs near Stapleford, 10 miles SW from Lincoln, after taking violent evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision.
     
  11. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Pilot Officer JAMES JOHNSTONE TOZER 77983, 107 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 20 on 23 June 1940

    Son of William J. and Mary Tozer, of Finaghy, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    Remembered with honour STEENWIJKERWOLD (WILLEMSOORD) GENERAL CEMETERY
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Row 0. Coll. grave 1.
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    23 June 1940
    107 Squadron
    Blenheim IV R3688 OM-
    Op. Soest

    Took off Wattisham. Crashed at Willemsoord (Overjissel) 6 km NW of Steenwijk, Holland.

    BCL - Chorley.

    23 June 1940 Soest
    26 Blenheim’s to Osnabruck, Hamm and Soest. Some proceeded to these targets others bombed airfields in Holland. 3Blenheims lost.
     
  12. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    W.H. WARING
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    Sergeant WILLIAM HENRY WARING 1348637, 49 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 33 on 17 June 1943

    Son of Richard and Sarah Waring.
Remembered with honour RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 168.
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    16-17 June 1943
    49 Squadron
    Lancaster III ED785 EA-
    Op. Cologne.

    Took off 2211 hrs from Fiskerton. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0145 hrs into the estuary of the Schelde some 2 km SW of Vlissingen (Zeeland) Holland.
    BCL - Chorley


    16/17 June 1943 Cologne

    202 Lancasters and 10 Halifaxes of 1, 5 and No 8 Groups to Cologne. The marking for this raid was not by Oboe but by 16 heavy bombers of the Pathfinders fitted with H2S. The target was cloud-covered and some of the Pathfinder aircraft had trouble with their H2S sets. The skymarking was late and sparse, and the bombing of the all-Lancaster Main Force was thus scattered. 14 Lancasters lost.
     
  13. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Peter,
    Thank you very much for all of that excellent information. The time and effort involved very much appreciated.
    There certainly was a spread of operations and theatres.

    Regards,
    Diane
     
  14. lisa&andy123

    lisa&andy123 Junior Member

    hi dbf, new to this but i noticed a E. ferguson on the memorial and was just woundering if u had any information about him at all, its just i think it mite be my great granda i dont have a lot of information about him as i am just starting to look. if u could get back to me that would be grat thanks.
     
  15. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Hello and welcome.

    Sorry I wasn't able to find an entry in CWGC that I could match up with a Lisburn family.

    Their Roll of Honour for all WW2 casualties can be searched here.
    :: CWGC ::

    Why not post what information you have - you might get some help /advice from the forum.

    Regards
    Diane
     
  16. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    BBC News - Lisburn war memorial

    3 December 2010 Last updated at 19:11

    Lisburn City Council are seeking families of fallen soldiers for a new plaque at the war memorial in the city.

    In a newspaper advert the council said they are "compiling a list of those citizens of the city "not already recorded who fell in the First and Second World Wars, also those who fell in the Korean, Falklands, Gulf, Iraq and Afghnaistan Wars".

    The names will be engraved on a plaque on the existing memorial on Castle Street.

    Councillor William Lietham said: "The council wants to ensure the memory of those who fought selflessly for other are never forgotten.

    "I think now in the last few years family trees have become very familiar and a lot of people are doing research and are more aware of the sacrifices their uncles of grandfathers made in other conflicts.

    "So we hope names will come."

    Several years ago there was some refurbishment done on Castle Gardens where the war memorial is, and this included restoring the memorial.

    At this time a family came forward who had noticed that the name of their uncle who had died in one of the World Wars was not engraved and after some research it was found his name should have been present.

    From then on Lisburn Council decided on a policy to issue this appeal every few years in the hope that people would come forward with more suggestions of fallen soldiers.

    The council were also keen to update the plaque to show respect for those who had died in more recent conflicts.

    In May 2010, a corporal Stephen Walker, who was from the Lisburn area was killed in Afghanistan and his details will also be added to the plaque.

    This will also coincide with the Council giving freedom of the city next year to the Irish Guards

    The council said they have placed an advert in the paper to ensure all of those "who made the supreme sacrifice" are inscribed on the War memorial.

    "The council now invites persones who have not previously made representation to write providing full details by no later than Friday 17 December.

    They can contact Mrs Jennifer McKelvey, Lisburn City Council, Island Civic Centre, The Island, Lisburn, BT27 4RL.
     
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  19. JGGB

    JGGB Junior Member

    Additional names on Lisburn War Memorial -

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  20. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Thanks for adding that, link to your photo now edited into post no. 5.
     

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