HALIFAX MKV (REGISTRATION: EB129)
Airborne 1950 from Tempsford on OPERATIONS PENNYFARTHING / TRAINER 38 & MELPOMENE to France PENNYFARTHING being an OSS target Lost control in cloud at 3,000 feet following engine failure and crashed 0200at Saint Gilles near Brunelles, 6 km E of Nogent-le-Rotrou.and 45km west of Chartres. Those killed were initially buried at Chartres. Their graves are now located in St-Desir War Cemetery, some 4 km W of Lisieux. 1 Lt Gross USAAF, pilot with st the CARPETBAGGER FORCE, had been attached from No.22 Sqdn, 497 Anti-Submarine Group. He is the only USAAF casualty buried outside of a designated US Military Cemetery in France.
SURNAME
Watts
FORENAME
Ernest Reginald
UNIT
161 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.)
RANK
Flight Sergeant
NUMBER
1388097
DATE OF DEATH
11th November 1943
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
St Desir War Cemetery,France Coll.grave VII.A.2-5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
husband of Ada Elizabeth...
SURNAME
Shore
FORENAME
Wilfred Raymond Russ
UNIT
161 Squadron (R.C.A.F.)
RANK
Flight Sergeant
NUMBER
4417
DATE OF DEATH
11th November 1943
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
St Desir War Cemetery,France VII.A.10
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
born Ryde,Isle...
SURNAME
Line
FORENAME
Murray Alfred
UNIT
161 Squadron (R.A.A.F.)
RANK
Pilot Officer
NUMBER
413621
DATE OF DEATH
11th November 1943
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
St Desir War Cemetery,France Coll.grave VII.A.2-5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Alfred Clive and Jean Rubina...
SURNAME
Harrison
FORENAME
Ernest
UNIT
161 Squadron (R.A.A.F.)
RANK
Flight Sergeant
NUMBER
413993
DATE OF DEATH
11th November 1943
AGE
32
GRAVESITE
St Desir War Cemetery,France VII.A.12
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of John Alexander Alphonse and Annie Teresa...
SURNAME
Cotterill
FORENAME
Ronald
UNIT
161 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
945026
DATE OF DEATH
11th November 1943
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
St Desir War Cemetery,France Coll.grave VII.A.2-5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Harry and Florence Cotterill,Ladywood,Birmingham...
SURNAME
Batten
FORENAME
Harold Royston
UNIT
161 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
1333486
DATE OF DEATH
11th November 1943
AGE
GRAVESITE
St Desir War Cemetery,France VII.A.14
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
wireless op./air gunner
SOE Op.Pennyfarthing,France
Halifax...
SURNAME
Gross
FORENAME
Burton W.
UNIT
22 Anti-Submarine Squadron (479 A-S Group)
RANK
First Lieutenant
NUMBER
0-668710
DATE OF DEATH
11th November 1943
AGE
27
GRAVESITE
St Desir War Cemetery,Calvados,France Collective grave VII.A.2-5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from San...
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