Your views on this headstone!

This other lad was killed on the same day!

In Memory of
Flying Officer DENNIS RICHARD DALE GREEN

33189, 108 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 31 October 1939

Remembered with honour
CAVERSFIELD (ST. LAURENCE) CHURCHYARD


Loss details for the above......

31 October 1939

108 Squadron
Anson I N5177
Op. Training.

Can anyone confirm the crew details?

 

Should look at the following thread, started by a slightly younger Spidge, well by a year anyway:
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-grave-photographs/26337-help-photo-caversfield-oxfordshire.html

Just the two casualties from this crash:



Date
Registration Aircraft Type Operator Location Fatalities

31OCT1939 N5177 Avro 652 Anson I RAFWeston-on-the-Green 2

Royaume Uni-1930-1939


Mark

 

I have no intention of reporting this to CWGC however I did like to have an opinion from the forum members and also if anybody had ever seen this previously on a Commonwealth headstone.

I was under the impression that the only details open to family was a religious symbol/or not and a limited personal dedication.

Maybe it is/was allowed however I have never seen it. I am sure if it was allowed. their would be every state of Australia on these Aussies in the RAF.

 

Should look at the following thread, started by a slightly younger Spidge, well by a year anyway:
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-grave-photographs/26337-help-photo-caversfield-oxfordshire.html

Just the two casualties from this crash:



Royaume Uni-1930-1939


Mark

Thanks Mark & Owen,

I did have a feeling of deja vu about these names however entered Peter's crash details without the names of the lost crew.

I only noticed this "of Tasmania" yesterday when rearranging some folders. Always pays to have a second look.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Dear All

Solved the query re the Urn
All three names of the casualties are on the urn.It just happens to be placed on R.E.Cox grave.
They all died the same day and are buried next to each other.

Pilot Officer ROBERT ERNEST COX

41670, 108 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 26
on 31 October 1939
Son of Ernest and Christina Barbara Cox, of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Remembered with honour
CAVERSFIELD (ST. LAURENCE) CHURCHYARD


Pilot Officer JAMES DOAN CODY

40366, 108 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 23
on 31 October 1939
Son of Capt. Fabian B. Cody and Gertrude L. Cody, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Remembered with honour
CAVERSFIELD (ST. LAURENCE) CHURCHYARD



Flying Officer DENNIS RICHARD DALE GREEN

33189, 108 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 31 October 1939
Remembered with honour
CAVERSFIELD (ST. LAURENCE) CHURCHYARD

 

Great work Clive, well done.

 

Good job Clive

 

I think that there must be some kind of connection between the two, perhaps as pointed out, died together, and it was a family request.

To me it looks a little strange being placed directly in front of the Headstone as it appears to get in the way of the Headstone inscriptions.

Regards
Tom

 

Well done Clive - The meaning of the urn unravels.

Now we have to find out about Green as it seemed by Peter's post Cox and Cody were on the Anson.

Someone should be able to confirm if Green was part of the same accident.

 

from the Urn one can assume they were all friends and/or the accident was related

http://www.aviationresearch.co.uk/basicthecemeteries.htm#Caversfield
Caversfield

Date
31st October 1939
Unit 108 Sqn Type Anson I
Operation Training Serial No. N5177
Rank Name Number Age
P/O James Doan Cody 40366 23


Date
31st October 1939
Unit 108 Sqn Type Anson I
Operation Training Serial No. N5177
Rank Name Number Age
P/O Robert Ernest Cox 41670 26


Date
31st October 1939
Unit 108 Sqn Type Anson I
Operation Training Serial No. N5158
Rank Name Number Age
F/O Dennis Richard Dale Green 33189

 

just out on interest there are a few with memorial flower urns in front

 

The 2 Ansons collided with each other .

Accident description


Date & Time

31OCT1939
Type of Aircraft

Avro 652 Anson I
Operator


Registration

N5158
Location

Weston-on-the-Green
Circumstances

Pilot was performing a training flight on behalf of 108th Squadron. In flight, he collided with another RAF Avro 652 Anson registered N5177 and carrying a crew of two. Both aircraft crashed in a pasture, 6 km southwest from Bicester, Oxfordshire, and all three crew were killed.
Causes

Poor judgment on part of both crews.

N5158

N5177