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The Cretan Runner
By George Psychoundakis
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By Dean Stott
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 35377" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Witherick </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gerald Augustine Andrew (Gerry) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron,R.A.F. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flying Officer </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>51070 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Flying Cross </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 20.2.1945 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 1915, Ilford, Essex</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF 14.9.1936</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>47 Squadron September 1939 (LAC)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>70 Squadron 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>training units 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>405 Squadron 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flight Sgt (534756)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DFM (29.12.1942)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1659 CU 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pilot Officer</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron 13.12.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flying Officer</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>air gunner</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DFC (20.2.1945)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flight Lt</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>left 617 Squadron 4.5.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>total 104 ops</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>demobilised October 1945 Olympia,London</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pub landlord</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commercial traveller</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1980</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Pauline (1 daughter Lesley) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 1988</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 35377, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Witherick [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Gerald Augustine Andrew (Gerry) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron,R.A.F. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Flying Officer [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]51070 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Flying Cross [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]London Gazette 20.2.1945 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 1915, Ilford, Essex[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]RAF 14.9.1936[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]47 Squadron September 1939 (LAC)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]70 Squadron 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]training units 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]405 Squadron 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Flight Sgt (534756)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award DFM (29.12.1942)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1659 CU 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Pilot Officer[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron 13.12.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Flying Officer[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]air gunner[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award DFC (20.2.1945)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Flight Lt[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]left 617 Squadron 4.5.1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]total 104 ops[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]demobilised October 1945 Olympia,London[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pub landlord[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commercial traveller[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired 1980[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Pauline (1 daughter Lesley) [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 1988[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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