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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Notes
1	Reynolds	Robert George	Sergeant	402979	Initially buried at St Truiden Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 9 Row A Collective Grave 1-4	1916	Australian	Air Gunner	RAAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-09-02	Lancaster	I	R5763	EA-	Scampton	2314	Karlsruhe	Claim by Hptm Walter Ehle Stab II/NJG1 - Abee (Huy), 22km South West of Liege (6B): 3,200m at 01:59. Crashed Abee 12km South East of Huy	Killed	Son of Robert Samuel and Laura Alice Reynolds, of Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
2	Pearson	J H	Sergeant	404577				Navigator	RAAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-09-02	Lancaster	I	R5763	EA-	Scampton	2314	Karlsruhe	Claim by Hptm Walter Ehle Stab II/NJG1 - Abee (Huy), 22km South West of Liege (6B): 3,200m at 01:59. Crashed Abee 12km South East of Huy	PoW No. 26816 Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf	Sgt Pearson’s PoW report stated “The a/c was flying at 10,000 ft over the Maas River. We were attacked by a night fighter and the starboard wing and Starboard engines shot out. The a/c was out of control and the starboard engines and tanks were on fire. The Captain gave the preparatory and the final order to abandon and this was acknowledged. I baled out at 7000 ft. I walked from 0200-0500 hrs in the dark, and spent daylight in woods and walked towards Paris. I was taken in by Belgians on a farm, and then handed over to Police and a German field party.”
3	Lewis	Ronald George	Pilot Officer	129499	Initially buried at St Truiden Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 9 Row E Grave 6	1921		Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-09-02	Lancaster	I	R5763	EA-	Scampton	2314	Karlsruhe	Claim by Hptm Walter Ehle Stab II/NJG1 - Abee (Huy), 22km South West of Liege (6B): 3,200m at 01:59. Crashed Abee 12km South East of Huy	Killed	Son of Alfred George and Edith Lewis, of Hook, Surbiton, Surrey
4	Hayes	T W	Sergeant	1221245				Flight Engineer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-09-02	Lancaster	I	R5763	EA-	Scampton	2314	Karlsruhe	Claim by Hptm Walter Ehle Stab II/NJG1 - Abee (Huy), 22km South West of Liege (6B): 3,200m at 01:59. Crashed Abee 12km South East of Huy	PoW No. 26852 Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf
5	Collins	William Stewart	Sergeant	591325	Initially buried at St Truiden Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 9 Row E Grave 7			Air Gunner	RAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-09-02	Lancaster	I	R5763	EA-	Scampton	2314	Karlsruhe	Claim by Hptm Walter Ehle Stab II/NJG1 - Abee (Huy), 22km South West of Liege (6B): 3,200m at 01:59. Crashed Abee 12km South East of Huy	Killed	Son of William Stewart Collins and Mary Isabella Collins, of Dumfries
6	Cane	D W	Sergeant	131019				Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-09-02	Lancaster	I	R5763	EA-	Scampton	2314	Karlsruhe	Claim by Hptm Walter Ehle Stab II/NJG1 - Abee (Huy), 22km South West of Liege (6B): 3,200m at 01:59. Crashed Abee 12km South East of Huy	PoW No. 26836 Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf
7	Bradshaw	Edward	Sergeant	9448551				Bomb Aimer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-09-02	Lancaster	I	R5763	EA-	Scampton	2314	Karlsruhe	Claim by Hptm Walter Ehle Stab II/NJG1 - Abee (Huy), 22km South West of Liege (6B): 3,200m at 01:59. Crashed Abee 12km South East of Huy	Evader, Killed in Action 17 Aug 1944	Evaded/Exchanged identities with Pte N L Garnsey Returned to UK on 25 October 1942 at RAF Portreath 31 Sqn SAAF Liberator EV941 KK-Q

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