Does anyone have any additional information relating to the death of Sgt Marriott? Casualty Details He appears to have had a professional football career ahead of him after signing on with Derby County in January 1942.
Peter, Many thanks for that, I will have to make a detour next time I'm on the M5. Location - Broadway Tower Guy
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Donald A Marriott Birth Date: abt 1921 Date of Registration: Jun 1943 Age at Death: 22 Registration district: Evesham Inferred County: Worcestershire Volume: 6c Page: 191 There is also a public family tree on Ancestry which has all the CWGC details attached to his file Donald Alfred Marriott 1920–1943 BIRTH 1920 • Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire DEATH 1943 • Evesham, Worcestershire, England TD
The Entire crew and their CWGC details:- Name: HAGEN, HARRIS GORDON Rank: Flight Sergeant Trade: Pilot Service No: R/ 99069 Date of Death: 02/06/1943 Age: 27 Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Grave Reference: Grave 1379. Cemetery: EVESHAM CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Harris Gordon and Blanche Hagen, of Amhurst, Nova Scotia, Canada. B.A. (Arcadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia). Name: PHILLIPS, RICHARD STANLEY (TED) Rank: Sergeant Trade: Navigator Service No: 591875 Date of Death: 02/06/1943 Age: 20 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Grave Reference: Grave 87. Cemetery: EGLOSHAYLE CHURCH CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Clement and Enid D. Phillips, of Wadebridge. Photo from Findagrave Name: KELLY, DONALD HERBERT Rank: Flight Sergeant Trade: Bomb Aimer Service No: R/113903 Date of Death: 02/06/1943 Age: 20 Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Grave Reference: Grave 1380. Cemetery: EVESHAM CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Herbert Joseph and Stella Marie Kelly. Name: MARRIOTT, DONALD ALFRED Rank: Sergeant Trade: Wireless Op./Air Gunner Service No: 1223111 Date of Death: 02/06/1943 Age: 22 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Grave Reference: Cemetery: TICKNALL (ST. GEORGE) CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of Nathan Alfred and Florence Sarah Marriott, of Ticknall. Photo from Findagrave Name: EKINS, GEORGE EDWARD Rank: Sergeant Trade: Air Gunner Service No: 1817130 Date of Death: 02/06/1943 Age: 19 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Grave Reference: Sec. F. Grave 1152. Cemetery: DERBY (NOTTINGHAM ROAD) CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of George and Ellen Ekins, of Derby Photo from Findagrave The graves of the two Canadians at Evesham Cemetery The plot where they lay at Rest.
The site of the crash and memorial (28/11/2016). It was such a beautiful morning, I thought I'd go have a look see where these guys were killed. The Memorial & Broadway Tower Broadway Tower close to the Memorial View from the Memorial & Crash site (Looking westwards) Photo taken from around 9 kilometres away looking from East to West towards the Tower & Memorial site
Albert Edward Lowe Royal Observer Corps Commendation for pulling the crew from the burning plane. London Gazette 23rd September 1943