Re-Dedication of Aircrew member at Berlin War Cemetery.

The Joint Casualty & Compassionate Centre is organising a funeral with military honours for Sgt Wilfred Lawson, Royal Air Force. Sgt Lawson was a crew member of Lancaster LL721 which crashed in 1944 near Karcha (Saxony).
I would like to inform members of a Ceremony taking place on Thursday 16th March 2017 at 10am. The memorial service takes place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Heerstraße 139, 14055 Berlin. It will be carried out by a military padre of the Royal Air Force and members of the Queen's Colour Squadron.
Anyone who is interested are welcome to attend if they find themselves in Berlin at this time.
The RBL Berlin Branch will be represented with Standard and we will be laying a Wreath.
Regards
Tom

 

Details of the above loss.....

27-28 January 1944

426 Squadron
Lancaster II LL721 OW-U
Op. Berlin

Took off from Linton-on-Ouse at 1801 hours. Intercepted by a night-fighter over the target area and attacked three times. The aircraft was abandoned on fire and out of control crashing at Rausslitz 6km north north east of Nossen

Crew.

F/L. M. Wilson RCAF pow
Sgt. W. Lawson +
F/O. J P A R. St.Jacques RACF pow
F/O. L H. Power RCAF pow
F/S. M N. MacDonald RCAF +
Sht. A. Carlson RCAF +
WO2. W A. Park RCAF +

Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol.5 - W R. Chorley

During the course of 1944 RAF Bomber Command visited Berlin on 76 occasions, 7,055 aircraft were dispatched with 6,353 attacking the target (Transport, Industry and Oil) 10,579 tons of HE along with 7,683 tons of Incendiaries were dropped. 340 aircraft were missing or lost.

 

It is interesting to compare the accounts of F/Lt Wilson and F/O St. Jacques as far as Sgt Lawson is concerned.

Regards,

Dave

 

Dave / Peter,
Many thanks for the information, which I will print out and take with me to the Service.
Regards
Tom