AVRO LANCASTER MKIII (REGISTRATION: ED927)
Flying to attack the Sorpe Dam in the Dams Raid the aeroplane was hit by Flak and flew through HT wires before crashing. There were no survivors. F/Lt R.L.T.Barlow, Sgt S.L.Whillis, F/O P.S.Burgess, F/O C.R.Williams, Sgt A.Gillespie, F/O H.S.Glinz and Sgt D.Liddell.
SURNAME
Liddell
FORENAME
Jack Robert George
UNIT
617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R.
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
1338282
DATE OF DEATH
16th May 1943
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1925 Weston-super-Mare,Somerset
son of Robert...
SURNAME
Glinz
FORENAME
Harvey Sterling
UNIT
617 Squadron,R.C.A.F.
RANK
Flying Officer
NUMBER
J/10212
DATE OF DEATH
16th May 1943
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.8
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1921 Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
son of Ernest Sterling...
SURNAME
Gillespie
FORENAME
Alan
UNIT
617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R.
RANK
Pilot Officer
NUMBER
144205
DATE OF DEATH
16th May 1943
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.10
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Robert and Margaret Gillespie,Carlisle
solicitor's clerk...
SURNAME
Williams
FORENAME
Charles Rowland
UNIT
617 Squadron,R.A.A.F.
RANK
Flying Officer
NUMBER
405224
DATE OF DEATH
16th May 1943
AGE
34
GRAVESITE
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.11
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 19.3.1909 Townsville,Queensland,Australia
resided...
SURNAME
Burgess
FORENAME
Philip Sidney
UNIT
617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R.
RANK
Flying Officer
NUMBER
124881
DATE OF DEATH
16th May 1943
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.7
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1923
son of Willis and Marie Burgess
RAF 1941
31...
SURNAME
Whillis
FORENAME
Samuel Leslie
UNIT
617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R.
RANK
Pilot Officer
NUMBER
144619
DATE OF DEATH
16th May 1943
AGE
31
GRAVESITE
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.6
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1912 Newcastle-on-Tyne
son of Charles and Edith...
SURNAME
Barlow
FORENAME
Robert Norman George (Norm)
UNIT
617 Squadron,R.A.A.F.
RANK
Flight Lieutenant
NUMBER
401899
DATE OF DEATH
16th May 1943
AGE
32
GRAVESITE
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.9
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 22.4.1911 Carlton,Victoria,Australia...
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