Hello! I'm currently looking for information on a Lawrence Joseph Tighe in order to write a biography about him. If anybody has information on him or the flight he went down on, Stirling BF.328, I would be greatful to hear about it Thanks!
TIGHE, LAWRENCE JOSEPH Rank: Warrant Officer Class II Service No: R/61115 Date of Death: 30/09/1942 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force 149 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Panel Reference: Panel 102. Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of John Joseph and Alice Katherine Tighe, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Hi, the following info comes from the publication RAF Bomber Command Losses by W R. Chorley. I would appreciate it if you would acknowledge this source in your work. Thank you, Peter 30 September 1 October 1942 149 Squadron Stirling I Serial No. BF328 Aircraft code OJ-D Operation. Gardening * The aircraft took of from RAF Lakenheath and headed for the Nectarines ** area. Crashed in the North Sea. Crew. F/S. S D. Wells RNZAF + Sgt. E G. Souter + Sgt. M H. Elliott RNZAF + Sgt. L J. Tighe RCAF + Sgt. E H C. Phillips + Sgt. R B L. Flint + F/S. G F. McHugh RCAF + * Gardening was the terminology used for the aerial laying of sea mines ** The Nectarines area was allocated in three areas off the Frisian Islands. You can access the crew details re the following website http://www.cwgc.org/
Start in your own National Archives http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/second-world-war/second-world-war-dead-1939-1947/Pages/search.aspx (and tell your class mates the same). What do you know about him so far? Where was he born, did he attend your school? It's often more helpful to find out what you can for yourself, using links to resources as it's not always just finding about WW2 service, but the background and whether family members, often still local, may still have knowledge to share.