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darren.crick |
Posted: Nov 4 2007, 09:20 PM
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ADF Serials Webmaster Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,782 Member No.: 2 Joined: 29-May 05 |
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 |
Posted: Nov 7 2007, 06:20 PM
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ADF Serials Webmaster Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,782 Member No.: 2 Joined: 29-May 05 |
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.
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