Pilot Officer John Syme

[darren.crick]

G'day all,

we have had a request for further information on Pilot Officer John Syme from his cousin;




Final Mission

Took off from East Kirkby at 0031 hrs on 3rd December 1943 for operations in Leipzig. Crashed at Volgfelde, south of the railway line between Gardelegen and Stendal - sopme 4km NE of Uchtspringe.

ED920 (LE-D) was a Mk III Lancaster crewed by the following:-

Pilot Officer


J SYME


RAAF


Pilot


John Syme

Nationality: Australian
Rank: Pilot Officer
Age: 26
Date of Death: 04/12/1943
Service No: 416725
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 191.
Cemetery: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Additional information: Son of James Maxwell and Amy Philcox Syme, of Adelaide, South Australia. Plantation Manager, New Guinea.



Sergeant


G LEGGOTT


RAF


Flight Engineer


George Leggott

Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant
Age: 22
Date of Death: 04/12/1943
Service No: 571682
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 156.
Cemetery: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Leggott, of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.



Sergeant


E HUBBERT


RAF


Navigator


Eric Hubbert

Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant
Age: 21
Date of Death: 04/12/1943
Service No: 1682045
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 154.
Cemetery: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Additional information: Son of Frank and Florence Lucy Hubbert, of Swinton, Lancashire.



Flying Officer


J C DOHERTY


RAF


Bomb-Aimer


John Christpher Doherty

Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flying Officer (Air Bomber)
Age: 22
Date of Death: 04/12/1943
Service No: 135751
Grave/Memorial Reference: 5. Z. 37.
Cemetery: BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY

Additional information: Son of Stephen Walter Doherty, and of Mary Doherty, of Carshalton Beeches, Surrey.



Sergeant


D CATTLEY


RAF


Wireless Operator - Air Gunner


Dennis Cattley

Rank: Sergeant

Service No: 1024452

No other details are known regarding Sergeant Cattley aside from he was taken POW and transferred to Stalag 4b POW No 267151.



Sergeant


K SWINCHATT


RCAF


Mid-Upper Gunner


Kenneth Swinchatt

Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Air Gnr)
Date of Death: 04/12/1943
Service No: 1699713
Grave/Memorial Reference: Joint grave 5. Z. 35-36.
Cemetery: BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY


Sergeant J HERON RAF Rear Gunner




James Heron

Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
Age: 22
Date of Death: 04/12/1943
Service No: 1047013
Grave/Memorial Reference: Joint grave 5. Z. 35-36.
Cemetery: BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY

Additional information: Son of Frances May Heron, of Gateshead, Co. Durham.

[darren.crick]

We have confirmed via a letter recieved from John Syme his service number. One of our team Alan Chambers also discovered he was previously with 9 Sqn RAF prior to 630 Sqn. He was buried in Germany and the Commonwealth War grave commission website doesnt have the grave location.