Flight Sergeant DAVEY WILLIAM NEWMAN R/290688, 420 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force who died age 19 on 18 April 1945 Son of William and Eva Blanche Davey Newman, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Remembered with honour BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY CWGC :: Cemetery Details
Flight Sergeant DAVEY WILLIAM NEWMAN R/290688, 420 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force who died age 19 on 18 April 1945 Son of William and Eva Blanche Davey Newman, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Remembered with honour BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY CWGC :: Cemetery Details Details of the above loss...... 18 April 1945 420 squadron Halifax III NP946 PT-L Op. Heligoland The aircraft took off from Tholthorpe at 1003 hrs to attack the naval base. Observed outbound to crash 1150 hrs into the sea in position 5441N 0445E. Four have no know graves while three were recovered from the water and now Brookwood Military Cemetery Crew. F/S. W J. Dunnigan RCAF + Sgt. L F. Murphy RCAF + F/O. D M. Neilson RCAF + F/O. D F. Ross RCAF + Sgt. G F. Montgomery RCAF + Sgt. R A. McDonald RCAF + F/S. D W. Newman RCAF + Extract taken from 'Bomber Command Losses' Vol.6 - W R. Chorley. .................... The Heligoland raid of 18 April 1945 969 aircraft - 617 Lancasters, 332 Halifaxes, 20 Mosquitos - of all groups attacked the naval base at Heligoland, the airfield and the town on this small island. The bombing was accurate and the target areas were turned almost into crater-pitted moonscapes. 3 Halifaxes were lost. ' The Bomber Command War Diaries' - M. Middlebrook / C. Everitt
Flight Sergeant DAVEY WILLIAM NEWMAN R/290688, 420 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force who died age 19 on 18 April 1945 Son of William and Eva Blanche Davey Newman, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Remembered with honour BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY CWGC :: Cemetery Details
The other crewman buried there. Name: MONTGOMERY, GEORGE FRANKLIN Nationality: Canadian Rank: Flight Sergeant (W. Op./Air Gnr.) Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 420 Sqdn. Date of Death: 18/04/1945 Service No: R/208136 Grave/Memorial Reference: 51. C. 8. Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY Name: ROSS, DONALD FRASER Nationality: Canadian Rank: Flying Officer (Air Bomber) Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 420 Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 18/04/1945 Service No: J/43876 Additional information: Son of Alexander and Ida Janet Fraser Ross. Grave/Memorial Reference: 51. C. 7. Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
One of CL1's own photos. Name: DUNNIGAN, WILLIAM JOHN Nationality: Canadian Rank: Pilot Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 420 Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 18/04/1945 Service No: J/95525 Additional information: Son of Richard and Catherine Dunnigan, of Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 280. Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=32403&d=1279558426
Name: MURPHY, LEROY FRANCIS JOSEPH Nationality: Canadian Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 420 Sqdn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 18/04/1945 Service No: R/68046 Additional information: Son of Hugh and Nellie Murphy; husband of Hilda Murphy, of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 282. Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=32408&d=1279558518
Name: NEILSON, DONALD MAURICE Nationality: Canadian Rank: Flying Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 420 Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 18/04/1945 Service No: J/42662 Additional information: Son of Marinus and Mabel H. Neilson, of Erickson, Manitoba, Canada. Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 279. Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=32397&d=1279558397
Name: McDONALD, RICHARD ALBERT Nationality: Canadian Rank: Flight Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 420 Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 18/04/1945 Service No: R/278922 Additional information: Son of Louis and Alice Lake McDonald, of Morinville, Alberta, Canada. Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 282. Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=32409&d=1279558518
