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NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.



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#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 FairhurstRichardSergeant1057396Westernieland General Cemetery, De Marne, Grave N.475Age 19UKAir GunnerRAFVRBomber Command214Sqn
1942-07-02StirlingIBF313BU-TRAF Stradishall, Suffolk150BremenShot down by night fighter of 4./NJG 2. Crashed at Westernieland, NL.KilledAccident reportSon of Richard Fairhurst, and stepson of Hannah Fairhurst, of Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Grave inscription: 'Gone But Not Forgotten By Those Who Loved Him'.
2 InmanPeter FrederickSergeant1108515

Westernieland General Cemetery, De Marne, Grave N.473Age 20UKWireless Op/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command214Sqn
1942-07-02StirlingIBF313BU-TRAF Stradishall, Suffolk150BremenShot down by night fighter of 4./NJG 2. Crashed at Westernieland, NL.KilledAccident reportSon of Joseph Frederick and Margaret Inman, of Cartmel, Lancashire, England. Grave inscription: 'Through The Cross To The Crown'.
3 KnockerKenneth DukeWing Commander28043
Westernieland General Cemetery, De Marne, Grave N.474Age 35UKPilotM.I.D.
RAFBomber Command214Sqn
1942-07-02StirlingIBF313BU-TRAF Stradishall, Suffolk150BremenShot down by night fighter of 4./NJG 2. Crashed at Westernieland, NL.KilledAccident reportBorn 1907 at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Son of Leslie Duke Knocker, and of The Baroness de Serclaes, M.M., of Ashtead, Surrey and husband of Susan Knocker. Father of Paul and Christopher.
4 MalofieDanielPilot OfficerJ/8596
Westernieland General Cemetery, De Marne, Grave N.471Age 31CanadianObserverRCAFBomber Command214Sqn
1942-07-03StirlingIBF313BU-TRAF Stradishall, Suffolk150BremenShot down by night fighter of 4./NJG 2. Crashed at Westernieland, NL.KilledAccident reportSon of Wasyl and Anna Malofie. Of , Canada. Schoolmaster. Enlisted on the 09th January 1941.
5 PalmerTristam Edward LeonardSergeant1212564
Westernieland General Cemetery, De Marne, Grave N.470.Age 21UKPilot RAFVRBomber Command214Sqn
1942-07-02StirlingIBF313BU-TRAF Stradishall, Suffolk150BremenShot down by night fighter of 4./NJG 2. Crashed at Westernieland, NL.KilledAccident reportFrom Walton, Stafford. Before RAF, was a Bronze Medal winner with the Royal Academy of Music. He trained at RAF Pershore with 23 OTU
6 RitchieRobert HendryFlight Sergeant817140Westernieland General Cemetery, De Marne, Grave N.476Age 22UKWireless Op/Air GunnerRAF (A)Bomber Command214Sqn
1942-07-02StirlingIBF313BU-TRAF Stradishall, Suffolk150BremenShot down by night fighter of 4./NJG 2. Crashed at Westernieland, NL.KilledAccident reportSon of Harold Edward and Elizabeth Palmer, of Walton, Stafford, England. Royal Academy of Music Bronze Medallist. Grave inscription: 'They Shall Grow Not Old, As We That Are Left Grow Old; We Will Remember Them'.
7 UnderwoodJohn William CaddickSergeant546445Westernieland General Cemetery, De Marne, Grave N.472Age 22UKFlight EngineerRAFVRBomber Command214Sqn
1942-07-02StirlingIBF313BU-TRAF Stradishall, Suffolk150BremenShot down by night fighter of 4./NJG 2. Crashed at Westernieland, NL.KilledAccident reportSon of James Underwood and of Margaret Underwood (née Caddick), of Liverpool, England. Grave inscription: 'On His Soul, Sweet Jesus, Have Mercy. May He Rest In Peace. Amen'.
8 WilsonErnest GeorgeFlight SergeantR/76046Westernieland General Cemetery, De Marne, Grave N.469.Age 23CanadianWireless Op/Air GunnerRCAFBomber Command214Sqn
1942-07-02StirlingIBF313BU-TRAF Stradishall, Suffolk150BremenShot down by night fighter of 4./NJG 2. Crashed at Westernieland, NL.KilledAccident reportSon of Arthur W. and Cassie Curran Wilson, of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. Labouer and Truck Driver. Grave inscription: 'Grave inscription: 'He Giveth His Loved Ones Sleep'. Enlisted on the 10th October 1941

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