5 LFS lost a total of 4 Lancasters, of which I can dismiss 1 (W4232), as this broke up in the air on 17/04/1944. That leaves W4113, ED368 & ED593. I don't know if Peter Clare has the appropriate volume of Bomber Command Losses - OTUs but if not I'll check on rafcommands.com This is the date of one of them. <table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 248pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="331"><col style="width: 75pt;" width="100"> <col style="width: 81pt;" width="108"> <col style="width: 92pt;" width="123"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 75pt;" x:num="" height="17" width="100">428516</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-left: medium none; width: 81pt;" width="108">467sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 92pt;" x:num="16440" width="123">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="" height="17">424391</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">467sq (5 LFS)</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16440">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="" height="17">430484</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">467sq (5 LFS)</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16440">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="" height="17">421047</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">467sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16440">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="" height="17">434547</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">467sq</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16440">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="" height="17">430728</td> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">5 LFS</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;" x:num="16440">3/01/1945</td> </tr> </tbody></table> These are the cronological dates of death for Blacon burials which show a few multiple death patterns as above: <table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 105pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="140"><col style="width: 105pt;" width="140"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 105pt;" height="17" width="140">Date</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15912" align="right" height="17">25/07/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15921" align="right" height="17">3/08/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15922" align="right" height="17">4/08/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15929" align="right" height="17">11/08/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15936" align="right" height="17">18/08/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15937" align="right" height="17">19/08/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15957" align="right" height="17">8/09/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15959" align="right" height="17">10/09/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15959" align="right" height="17">10/09/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15959" align="right" height="17">10/09/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15959" align="right" height="17">10/09/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15959" align="right" height="17">10/09/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15959" align="right" height="17">10/09/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15965" align="right" height="17">16/09/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="15987" align="right" height="17">8/10/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16011" align="right" height="17">1/11/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16017" align="right" height="17">7/11/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16018" align="right" height="17">8/11/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16026" align="right" height="17">16/11/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16030" align="right" height="17">20/11/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16052" align="right" height="17">12/12/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16058" align="right" height="17">18/12/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16058" align="right" height="17">18/12/1943</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16075" align="right" height="17">4/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16092" align="right" height="17">21/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16092" align="right" height="17">21/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16092" align="right" height="17">21/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16092" align="right" height="17">21/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16092" align="right" height="17">21/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16092" align="right" height="17">21/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16101" align="right" height="17">30/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16101" align="right" height="17">30/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16101" align="right" height="17">30/01/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16166" align="right" height="17">4/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16168" align="right" height="17">6/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16177" align="right" height="17">15/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16177" align="right" height="17">15/04/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16219" align="right" height="17">27/05/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16224" align="right" height="17">1/06/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16228" align="right" height="17">5/06/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16228" align="right" height="17">5/06/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16231" align="right" height="17">8/06/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16231" align="right" height="17">8/06/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16231" align="right" height="17">8/06/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16237" align="right" height="17">14/06/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16282" align="right" height="17">29/07/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16283" align="right" height="17">30/07/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16283" align="right" height="17">30/07/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16283" align="right" height="17">30/07/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16283" align="right" height="17">30/07/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16283" align="right" height="17">30/07/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16283" align="right" height="17">30/07/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16288" align="right" height="17">4/08/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16294" align="right" height="17">10/08/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16312" align="right" height="17">28/08/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16318" align="right" height="17">3/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16318" align="right" height="17">3/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16318" align="right" height="17">3/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16318" align="right" height="17">3/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16318" align="right" height="17">3/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16323" align="right" height="17">8/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16331" align="right" height="17">16/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16333" align="right" height="17">18/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16333" align="right" height="17">18/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16333" align="right" height="17">18/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16333" align="right" height="17">18/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16333" align="right" height="17">18/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16344" align="right" height="17">29/09/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16361" align="right" height="17">16/10/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16361" align="right" height="17">16/10/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16361" align="right" height="17">16/10/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16361" align="right" height="17">16/10/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16361" align="right" height="17">16/10/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16384" align="right" height="17">8/11/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16424" align="right" height="17">18/12/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16424" align="right" height="17">18/12/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16424" align="right" height="17">18/12/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16424" align="right" height="17">18/12/1944</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16440" align="right" height="17">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16440" align="right" height="17">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16440" align="right" height="17">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16440" align="right" height="17">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16440" align="right" height="17">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16440" align="right" height="17">3/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16445" align="right" height="17">8/01/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16474" align="right" height="17">6/02/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16478" align="right" height="17">10/02/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16478" align="right" height="17">10/02/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16478" align="right" height="17">10/02/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16491" align="right" height="17">23/02/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16562" align="right" height="17">5/05/1945</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" x:num="16694" align="right" height="17">14/09/1945</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
Three of the graves dates tie in with incidents recorded in the RAF Moreton-in-Marsh diary already referred to Diary Sgt. Rice, C.W.P. RAAF 28/1/42 2 Wellingtons on a night exercise over Radwell bombing range collide, the crews of R1165 ('C' Flight) and Z1157 ('E' Flight) bail out except Sgt. Rice, who lost his life. Sgt. Worley, T.A. RAAF 21/5/42 An Anson, N5259, hits HT power lines near Kingham, killing two and injuring three. Sgt. Barber, F.J.McN. RAAF 22/3/43 A Tiger Moth (R5203) of 2 EFTS at Worcester crashed just outside the village of Moreton-in-Marsh while performing unauthorised aerobatics, the Australian pilot and Canadian passenger (Sgt. Dunn, O.C. RCAF) were both killed. There is nothing in the log for either 7/12/42 (McGuire) or 5/5/43 (Miller and McCormack)
Hi Spidge, Just found the data sheet for all Australians buried in France already on an Exel Spreadsheet, would you like me to email it to you? Mike
Spidge, Tried to send you some photos today and they came back saying that your email account was full. It might be an idea if you set up an email account just for recieving the photos you have asked for. Cheers Mike
Hi Spidge, Just found the data sheet for all Australians buried in France already on an Exel Spreadsheet, would you like me to email it to you? Mike Hi Mike, I do have the entire burials in all countries however it would not hurt to cross reference them with yours. Your previous email showed an Australian that I did not have as he had a British number. Cheers Geoff
Spidge, Tried to send you some photos today and they came back saying that your email account was full. It might be an idea if you set up an email account just for recieving the photos you have asked for. Cheers Mike I had a 20GB limit however could not get to the website as my speed had been slowed. I could not even get onto the forum it was that slow. Please send them again and I will extract. Cheers Geoff
Geoff, Can you post details for graves in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire , Berkshire , Oxfordshire & Hampshire, if possible ? I can then see the ones I'll be able to get to.
Geoff, Can you post details for graves in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire , Berkshire , Oxfordshire & Hampshire, if possible ? I can then see the ones I'll be able to get to. Thanks Owen, Unfortunately, I have only associated the cemeteries with country and area as far as "F". If the offer still holds, I will have them finished by the end of next week and will be able to sort the 10,000 plus entries by country and area in one click of the key and cut and paste those to their own spreadsheet. Cheers Geoff
Here's Nelson at Watchfield. Link to photo of Graveyard. CWGC :: Certificate His grave is out of shot to the right. Hope image is large enough, PM me if you want a larger one.
Here is Bradley, photo of Graveyard here. CWGC :: Certificate Bradley is far right. He was twice Mentioned in Despatches.
Here is Bradley, photo of Graveyard here. CWGC :: Certificate Bradley is far right. He was twice Mentioned in Despatches. Thanks heaps for that Owen. Any strange feeling or thoughts while taking those photos?
Hi, I have most of the photos of the casualty photos in Oxfordshire and Berkshire Owen, just have to go through all of the cd's i have to find them. If you need any from these counties let me know and i'll see if i have them. Also i have loads from France, Canada and Germany so just let me know if you want any and i'll email them to you. Geoff, I'll start re-sending those later tonight for you. Some of the images are quite large so you may need to cut them down at your end. Take care Mike
Any strange feeling or thoughts while taking those photos? Was a bit odd having my Aussie cousin there when I taking them. Thinking of the distance they'd all travelled from to end up in a English country churchyard. These Aussies came to UK whilst his Dad had been posted to Oz in WW2 from UK. I've been back to those three times now. Once to take the Canadians for the Maple Leaf Legacy project. Then the Czechoslovakian graves for a chum in Czech Republic, now back there a third time for the Aussies.
Geoff, Found this Cemetery whilst looking into the casualties on that Whelford Plaque. CWGC :: Cemetery Details I'll try and get up to Bath one day. Or perhaps it could be another place to visit on your Grand Tour, when you eventually get here.
Geoff, Found this Cemetery whilst looking into the casualties on that Whelford Plaque. CWGC :: Cemetery Details I'll try and get up to Bath one day. Or perhaps it could be another place to visit on your Grand Tour, when you eventually get here. Hi Owen, There are 61 RAAF burials in that cemetery.
I've just googled the location and it seems close enough to the bus station for me to pop over (30 minute) ride at some stage - if it bloody stops raining for a day or so!!
Or perhaps it could be another place to visit on your Grand Tour, when you eventually get here. Will need to be a Grand Tour alright. The end result for the UK is 2773 burials in 256 cemeteries. I would need to be there touring for 12 months without even getting across the channel. I will break them down by area and name when I get a chance. There are 250 alone at Cambridge City cemetery.