OK, I can get nearly all the Cheshire ones, and already have the RAAF fella at Byley listed. I have a suspicion he was in the aircrash of instructors on way back. If so I'll send the other shots of those who died with him. I'll also take the staffs ones if within say 50miles and the derbyshire too. I got volunteered today after mentioning it to my boss. Will get the Byley shot to you tomorrow night when using the main PC. EDIT: not got a full headstone shot, thought i had. must have got lost in the last crash Will get it easily. Hold off on the Derbyshire ones as Gen may have them on CD. Those with a question mark have been offered by that person however not yet completed. I am trying hard to ensure that graves are not needlessly photographed twice. There are two RAAF at Byley, (Forbes & Watson) both were killed on 20/3/1943. I got volunteered today after mentioning it to my boss. What is behind that? Cheers Geoff
I HAVE DELETED PREVIOUS LISTINGS AS THEY ARE QUITE LARGE GO TO POST #79 TO SEE THE LATEST TO DO LIST.
some reason i can't view page 3 on its own, having to scroll down from the post box to see them. I mentioned your search to my mother, who promptly volunteered us. Saw Gen is doing derbyshire, thats fine by me. Sounds as if the two at Byley were delivery pilots. A goup of about 10 were being flown back to RAF Cranage/Byley after delivering bombers, and the transport plane crashed on landing, killing all those on board. All buried side by side. Until the 1960's there was also a crashed German bomber crew beside them, buried with full RAF ceremony. As to others killed, i may have the stories of their crashes for any that may have died wiithin a 10mile radius of Leek in Staffordshire, but buried at Blacon. Do you want them?
some reason i can't view page 3 on its own, having to scroll down from the post box to see them. I mentioned your search to my mother, who promptly volunteered us. Saw Gen is doing derbyshire, thats fine by me. Sounds as if the two at Byley were delivery pilots. A goup of about 10 were being flown back to RAF Cranage/Byley after delivering bombers, and the transport plane crashed on landing, killing all those on board. All buried side by side. Until the 1960's there was also a crashed German bomber crew beside them, buried with full RAF ceremony. As to others killed, i may have the stories of their crashes for any that may have died wiithin a 10mile radius of Leek in Staffordshire, but buried at Blacon. Do you want them? That would be great as long as it is not too much trouble.
No problem with the details, i typed out a full copy of the book a few years ago. I'll just do a search, then copy and paste. What is a Flying Battle? I have several ideas but its an odd one. Kyt?
No problem with the details, i typed out a full copy of the book a few years ago. I'll just do a search, then copy and paste. What is a Flying Battle? I have several ideas but its an odd one. Kyt? Air to Air confrontation with enemy aircraft.
<TABLE class=datatable cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="97%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR id=tr_name><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Name:</TH><TD id=td_name>AHEARN, JOHN</TD></TR><TR id=tr_initials><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Initials:</TH><TD id=td_initials>J</TD></TR><TR id=tr_nationality><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Nationality:</TH><TD id=td_nationality>Australian</TD></TR><TR id=tr_rank><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Rank:</TH><TD id=td_rank>Flying Officer</TD></TR><TR id=tr_regiment><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Regiment/Service:</TH><TD id=td_regiment>Royal Australian Air Force</TD></TR><!-- <tr> <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="30%">Force:</td> <td id="td_force"></td> </tr>--><TR id=tr_age><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Age:</TH><TD id=td_age>27</TD></TR><TR id=tr_death><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Date of Death:</TH><TD id=td_death>04/06/1943</TD></TR><TR id=tr_service><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Service No:</TH><TD id=td_service>415297</TD></TR><TR id=tr_information><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Additional information:</TH><TD id=td_information>Son of James and Elizabeth Mary Ahearn, of Subiaco, Western Australia; husband of Mavis Ahearn, of Redcliffe Park, Western Australia.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_type><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Casualty Type:</TH><TD id=td_type>Commonwealth War Dead</TD></TR><TR id=tr_grave><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Grave/Memorial Reference:</TH><TD id=td_grave>Row F. Grave 5.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_cemetery><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Cemetery:</TH><TD id=td_cemetery>UPAVON CEMETERY</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE class=datatable cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="97%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR id=tr_name><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Name:</TH><TD id=td_name>DONALDSON, JOHN</TD></TR><TR id=tr_initials><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Initials:</TH><TD id=td_initials>J</TD></TR><TR id=tr_nationality><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Nationality:</TH><TD id=td_nationality>Australian</TD></TR><TR id=tr_rank><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Rank:</TH><TD id=td_rank>Sergeant</TD></TR><TR id=tr_regiment><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Regiment/Service:</TH><TD id=td_regiment>Royal Australian Air Force</TD></TR><!-- <tr> <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="30%">Force:</td> <td id="td_force"></td> </tr>--><TR id=tr_age><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Age:</TH><TD id=td_age>23</TD></TR><TR id=tr_death><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Date of Death:</TH><TD id=td_death>14/01/1942</TD></TR><TR id=tr_service><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Service No:</TH><TD id=td_service>400619</TD></TR><TR id=tr_information><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Additional information:</TH><TD id=td_information>Son of Roy Charles and Una Vivienne Grace Donaldson, of Brighton, Victoria. Australia. B.Com.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_type><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Casualty Type:</TH><TD id=td_type>Commonwealth War Dead</TD></TR><TR id=tr_grave><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Grave/Memorial Reference:</TH><TD id=td_grave>Row D. Grave 2.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE class=datatable cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="97%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR id=tr_name><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Name:</TH><TD id=td_name>HUGHES, LEONARD JAMES</TD></TR><TR id=tr_initials><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Initials:</TH><TD id=td_initials>L J</TD></TR><TR id=tr_nationality><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Nationality:</TH><TD id=td_nationality>Australian</TD></TR><TR id=tr_rank><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Rank:</TH><TD id=td_rank>Sergeant</TD></TR><TR id=tr_regiment><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Regiment/Service:</TH><TD id=td_regiment>Royal Australian Air Force</TD></TR><!-- <tr> <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="30%">Force:</td> <td id="td_force"></td> </tr>--><TR id=tr_age><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Age:</TH><TD id=td_age>23</TD></TR><TR id=tr_death><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Date of Death:</TH><TD id=td_death>29/01/1943</TD></TR><TR id=tr_service><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Service No:</TH><TD id=td_service>412594</TD></TR><TR id=tr_information><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Additional information:</TH><TD id=td_information>Son of James Albert and Rowena Frances Hughes, of Spicer's Creek, New South Wales, Australia.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_type><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Casualty Type:</TH><TD id=td_type>Commonwealth War Dead</TD></TR><TR id=tr_grave><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Grave/Memorial Reference:</TH><TD id=td_grave>Row B. Grave 4.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_cemetery><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Cemetery:</TH><TD id=td_cemetery>UPAVON CEMETERY</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE class=datatable cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="97%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR id=tr_name><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Name:</TH><TD id=td_name>HUMPHREY, GEORGE DONALD</TD></TR><TR id=tr_initials><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Initials:</TH><TD id=td_initials>G D</TD></TR><TR id=tr_nationality><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Nationality:</TH><TD id=td_nationality>Australian</TD></TR><TR id=tr_rank><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Rank:</TH><TD id=td_rank>Flight Sergeant</TD></TR><TR id=tr_regiment><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Regiment/Service:</TH><TD id=td_regiment>Royal Australian Air Force</TD></TR><!-- <tr> <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="30%">Force:</td> <td id="td_force"></td> </tr>--><TR id=tr_age><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Age:</TH><TD id=td_age>22</TD></TR><TR id=tr_death><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Date of Death:</TH><TD id=td_death>20/12/1942</TD></TR><TR id=tr_service><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Service No:</TH><TD id=td_service>409122</TD></TR><TR id=tr_information><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Additional information:</TH><TD id=td_information>Son of George Thomas Leslie and Evelyn Florence Humphrey; husband of Lois Emilie Humphrey, of Highett, Victoria, Australia.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_type><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Casualty Type:</TH><TD id=td_type>Commonwealth War Dead</TD></TR><TR id=tr_grave><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Grave/Memorial Reference:</TH><TD id=td_grave>Row B. Grave 2.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_cemetery><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Cemetery:</TH><TD id=td_cemetery>UPAVON CEMETERY</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Kitty, Carry on with Derbyshire, checked my cds and don't have any from there. Don't suppose you'll get all the Canucks for me while your doing Spidge's would, lol. Thanks Mike
Geoff, Finished naming the ones in Botley and will start sending those through to you tomorrow, that one is now complete. Mike
Kitty, Carry on with Derbyshire, checked my cds and don't have any from there. Don't suppose you'll get all the Canucks for me while your doing Spidge's would, lol. Thanks Mike My colloquialisms are failing me. What is that second sentence? OK will check if i can get to the Derbyshire one.
Taken alot ofpics at Blacon cemetery at Chestre of Oz lads. Finally got my email to talk to his where atatchments are concerned so sending them through. However thought you might like to see the cemetery itself. View attachment 10043 Getting towards the end of the visit, every time I went to photograph an RAAF grave, one of these would land. I also have some shots of the Polish/commonwealth grave area as well
crap. i never saw the request for the Canadians. Mind you not sure my knees could have taken the kneeling needed to take photos of another 120+ graves. Sorry gen, i would have done if I had seen the request. Bugger.
Taken alot ofpics at Blacon cemetery at Chestre of Oz lads. Finally got my email to talk to his where atatchments are concerned so sending them through. However thought you might like to see the cemetery itself. View attachment 6415 View attachment 6417 View attachment 6418 Getting towards the end of the visit, every time I went to photograph an RAAF grave, one of these would land. View attachment 6419 View attachment 6420 I also have some shots of the Polish/commonwealth grave area as well Thanks Kitty, The grounds are very well kept. Cheers Geoff
