Operation: Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date: 27/28 September 1943 (Monday/Tuesday)

Unit: No. 166 Squadron - Motto "Tenacity"

Badge: A bulldog affrontée. The bulldog was chosen because of its reputation for courage and tenacity.

Type: Lancaster I

Serial: ED372

Code: AS-

Base: RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire

Location: Groß Gießen, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Pilot: W/O. Sidney Kenneth Knott 1430853 RAFVR Age 22 PoW No. 640 Camp: Stalag Kopernikus - 357 (1)

Fl/Eng: Sgt. John Harrison Brewer 1604493 RAFVR Age 19 - Killed (2)

Nav: Sgt. Matthew Guerin 1394415 RAFVR Age 26 - PoW No. 43132 Stalag Luft Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia - L7 (3)

Air/Bmr: Sgt. Reginald Wild 1458993 RAFVR Age 19 - Killed (4)

W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. S. Bunyan 1084753 PoW No. 641 Camp: Stalag Luft Heydekrug - L6 (5)

Air/Gnr (MU): Sgt. Lionel Wembley Henry Butler 1573300 RAFVR Age 19 - Killed (6)

Air/Gnr (R): Sgt. Rowland James Franklin 1272865 PoW No. 639 Camp: Stalag Luft Heydekrug - L6 (7)

Nav: Fl/Lt James Douglas Hill D.F.C. 106673 RAFVR (Film Unit) PoW No. 3132 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria - L3 (8)

Air/Gnr: Fenrik (Second Lieutenant) Finn Bergan 1727 RNAF (Norway) (Film Unit) PoW No. 3128 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria - L3 (9)

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REASON FOR LOSS

Took off at 19:21 hrs to bomb Hannover. On board the aircraft and in addition to the seven crew members, were two members of the RAF Film Unit, Fl/Lt James Hill who was also a navigator and Norwegian Air Force 'Fenrik' or Second Lieutenant, Finn Bergan who was also an air gunner.

Special equipment on board was Gee and Boozer -see abbreviations

The route briefed as per Bomber Command Report on Night Operations and RAF Loss Card was:

East Coast - 5237N 0330E - Egmond - 5235N 0800E - 5234N 0900E - Hannover - 5210N 0045E - 5235N 0800E - Egmond -5237N 0330E - East Coast

Whilst 27 aircraft of No. 8 Group made a feint attack on Brunswick and 9 Oboe Mosquitoes undertook a range test on Emden a force of 678 aircraft were despatched on a mission to bomb Hannover. Comprising 312 Lancasters, 231 Halifaxes, 111 Stirlings and 24 Wellingtons the force was accompanied by 5 B-17 Flying Fortresses of the United States Bomber Command.

Weather over the bases was fine at take off with little cloud but over the North Sea there was convection and layer cloud tops occasionally to 19000ft. Inland over the continent the cloud broke to small amounts and over the target area it was cloudless with good visibility but with no moon.

Zero hour was 22:00 hrs and the Blind Markers were to commence the attack at 21:56. The main force was to bomb in 6 waves beginning at Z + 2 until Z + 23

The timing of the Blind Markers was good but the majority of them dropped their yellow TIs and flares 1 to 6 miles north of the aiming point leaving the target area insufficiently illuminated for the visual markers to identify the aiming point.

Night photographic evidence revealed that having examined 501 bombing photographs it was estimated that only 90 aircraft had bombed within 3 miles of the aiming point.

The above Plot of Night Photographs clearly shows that the majority of aircraft bombed well north of the target

There were few reports of ground defences outside the target area apart from those aircraft well off course. Reports indicated an increase in defences at Hannover. Flak was mainly barrage and many searchlights were in operation with intense fire directed at any aircraft that was coned.

572 aircraft reported attacking the primary area and 7 the alternative area whilst 61 aborted the mission mainly due to technical and manipulative reasons though 10 aborted due to weather. 1 of the B-17s was missing but the other 4 reported bombing the primary area.

Of the missing 39 aircraft, 6 fell on the outward flight (5 to night fighter and 1 cause unknown) and 4 on the return flight (2 to flak 1 to night fighters and 1 cause unknown). Over the target area there were so many observations of aircraft falling in a short space of time that it was difficult to assign the losses specifically to flak or night fighters but it was generally believed that the majority of the 27 lost were due to night fighters. The missing Flying Fortress was believed to have been brought down by a night fighter.

Later day reconnaissance showed that most of the attack fell 1 to 5 miles north and north east of the aiming point mainly outside the built up area among villages and recently developed industrial areas.

Several factories were severely damaged including the new branch factory of Hannoverische Maschinenbau A.G. (Hanomag), intended originally for a locomotive works, the Hackethal Draht und Kabelwerke and the Brinker Eisenwerke, both producers of steel wire, cables and aircraft parts. Many other smaller industrial concerns were also affected. The Vahrenwalderheide Airfield had 120 craters on the landing ground and several buildings damaged. Several military barracks and hutted camps both military and housing for workers at the new factories were also damaged.

Additional information for the loss of ED372

ED372 was coned by 1./Res. Flakscheinw. Abt. 139 and hit by Flak from 2. & 3./schw. Flak Abt. 521 and 3., 4. & 6./schw. Flak Abt. 801. The aircraft crashed SW of Gross-Giesse at 23.05 hrs.

ED372 was also claimed by Fw. Herbert Herre from 7./JG300 over Gross-Giessen, 6km north of Hildesheim at 5.000 m. at 23:03 hrs. His claim was rejected and credited to 15. Flak Division. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 September - 31 December) 1943 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)

Testimonies from 2nd Lt. Bergan and the crew.

2nd Lt. Finn Bergan reported: 'Attacked and raked through fuselage: in front compartment with BA [Bomb Aimer Sgt. Wild], was wounded in back, lost consciousness but saw that BA was hit. Next remember pulling rip cord and hitting ground a few minutes later. Saw wrecked aircraft next day and dead body of BA near it. Germans said there was another body - unidentifiable - probably MUG [Sgt. Butler] from position of body. Met Nav [Sgt. Guerin] when in hospital - seriously injured in back, will probably recover'.

Fl/Lt. James Hill said that he was 'In rear of fuselage when aircraft attacked. Fuselage raked and fire started. Rear gunner [Sgt. Franklin] baled out but I had difficulty with parachute - but fire got worse and aircraft out of control so jumped and managed to fix one clip whilst falling. Saw aircraft dive in flames but didn't see it hit ground (or anyone else leave it?)'

Wireless Operator Sgt. Bunyan said that he had last seen Fl/Lt Hill, 'In fuselage just aft of doors, about 15 secs before explosion and he appeared to be burnt'.

The pilot, Sgt. Ken Knott who had been slightly burned about the face said that he had 'met Fl/Lt. Hill at Stalag Luft III in October 1943 and he had almost recovered from his injuries'.

Sgt. Bunyan said that he had . 'Seen and heard nothing of Sgt. Wild [the Bomb Aimer] after the incident [attack by the night fighter] and prior to the explosion' and Rear Gunner Sgt. Franklin, said that he had 'learned from German sources at Dulag Luft that Sgt. Wild had been killed'.

As for Sgt. Brewer the Flight Engineer, Sgt. Bunyan said that he was believed killed and that he was 'Last seen standing by Pilot bending over slightly to fix Pilot's harness 2 secs before aircraft blew up'. Sgt. Franklin added 'On arrival at Dulag Luft I was informed by the Germans that Sgt. Brewer was reported killed'.

With regard to Sgt. Butler, the Mid Upper Gunner, it was reported that he was 'Believed killed - letter received from Mrs Bunyan, 9 Beacons Lane, London (?) and stating that he was buried in cemetery near Hannover Sept 29 '43'.

The dead were all buried at Groß Gießen - see below for full details.

Scale: 1" = 6.25 miles

166 Squadron lost two other aircraft on this mission.

Lancaster III JA704 AS-? piloted by Warrant Officer Paul Fulton Chesterton D.F.C. 1383472 RAFVR was shot down and crashed at Mahlerten, Hildesheim. 5 crew members were killed and 2 became prisoners of war. Also on board this aircraft as a "passenger" was Fl/Lt. Henry McGhie the squadron gunnery leader, he also died in the crash. For further details see https://aircrewremembered.com/chesterton-paul.html

The second loss was not included in the 38 recorded missing aircraft. Lancaster III ED875 AS-? piloted by W/O. Cecil Jack Walton Boone 1162710 RAFVR and having taken off from RAF Kirmington at 19:43 returned early. He acknowledged landing instructions but crashed at Cain Hill south of Caistor, Lincolnshire. All seven crew members were killed.

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

(1) Wg.Cdr. Sidney Kenneth Knott, known as Ken, was born 25 December 1921 at Chorlton, Lancashire the son of Sidney Knott (a Plumber) and Olive Grace Knott née Bailey. He had one sibling: Wilfred Knott (1923-2006)

Ken attended Manchester Central High School for Boys where he was a member of the Air Defence Cadet Corps and on leaving school in 1938 he became a draughtsman.

In 1939 the family lived at 28 George Street, Manchester

Ken enlisted in the RAFVVR in 1940 and was later sent to the United States for pilot training. On his return he was posted to 103 squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire. After flying 10 operations with 103 squadron he was posted to 166 squadron at RAF Kirmington where he flew two operations prior to the fateful raid on Hannover.

After the war he continued to serve in the RAF and completed a flying instructor's course. In 1949 he married Betty M. Terry at Fakenham, Norfolk. They went on to have four children: Julia S. Knott born 1950, Sara F. Knott born 1957 Lindsey Knott and Jonathan D. Knott born 19657

Photograph: Courtesy Oxford Mail

Commissioned in 1954 as promulgated in the London Gazette of 23 November 1954 and reads 'Appointment to Commission (permanent) as Pilot Officer (Branch List) 1430853 Master Pilot Sidney Kenneth Knott (1430853) 21 October 1954 (Seniority 6 March 1953).

On 3 March 1955 he was promoted to Flying Officer ( London Gazette 8 March 1955) and to Flight Lieutenant on 6 March 1958 (Supplement to the London Gazette 11 March 1958).

In 1958 he went to Germany to train pilots in the West German Air Force. He continued in that role until 1963. He was also Adjutant to the Oxford University Air Squadron for a time.

On 1 July 1970 he was promoted to Squadron Leader (London Gazette 30 June 1970).

He retired from General Duties Branch on 25 December 1976 (London Gazette 28 December 1976) his final being as Commanding Officer, No. 6 Air Experience Flight, based at RAF Abingdon in Oxfordshire.

On the same date as his retirement from the RAF he was appointed to commission as a Flying Officer in the RAFVR Training Branch (London Gazette 18 January 1977) and became the volunteer Commanding Officer of the Oxfordshire, Bucks and Berks Wing of the Air Training Corps.

He resigned his commission on 1 July 1981 retaining the rank of Wing Commander (London Gazette 15 September 1981).

He was a volunteer worker for Save the Children and he was Chairman of the RAF Bomber Command Association Oxfordshire Branch.

As well as their four children Ken and Betty also had five grandchildren.

Sidney Kenneth Knott died on 30 March 2011 at the age of 89. His funeral service took place at All Saints Parish Church, Marcham, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire on 6 April 2011 where he was laid to rest in the churchyard.

(2) Sgt. John Harrison Brewer was born on 4 March 1924 at Blything Suffolk the son of Journeyman Butcher, Frederick Sydney Brewer and Daisy May Brewer née Cook.

He had 4 siblings: Sidney Eric Brewer 1921–2003, Sylvia May Brewer 1922–2023, Barbara Carol Brewer 1926–2001 and Neville Michael Brewer 1938–2003.

In 1921 the family lived at Sandy Lane, Blyth and in 1939 at the same address, at which time Frederick Sydney Brewer was a Stockman on a Farm and a Special Constable whilst his son John Harrison Brewer, aged 15 was still at school

John Harrison Brewer is commemorated on the Dunwich War Memorial, Suffolk.

(3) WO. Matthew Guerin was born on 4 June 1917 at Millstreet, County Cork, Republic of Ireland, the son of Daniel Guerin (a Farmer) and Catherine Guerin née Tarrant. He had 2 siblings: Patrick Guerin 1913–1994 and Nicholas Guerin 1916–1941.

In 1937 he emigrated to England where worked as a bar cellarman, first at the New Norfolk Hotel Hotel in Paddington London and later as recorded in the 1939 Register at the George Hotel, High Street, Wanstead London

In the September quarter of 1941 he married Elizabeth Jane Pocock (born 7 July 1905 at Hawick, Scotland) at Ilford. They went on to have three children: Peter Brian Guerin born 22 February 1943 died 2018), Maureen K. Guerin born 28 December 1945 and Margaret Anne Guerin born 30 September 1950.

The precise date of his enlistment in the RAFVR is unknown but his service number of 1394415 indicates at date between August 1940 and December 1941.

After parachuting from his stricken Lancaster on 27 September 1943 he sustained a broken back on landing and was taken to Dulag Luft Interrogation Centre where seriously wounded or ill Allied airmen were sent to Hohemark Hospital at Oberursel near Frankfurt, for immediate medical treatment. He was later transferred to Stalag Luft 7 at Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia and repatriated in a prisoner exchange. He was ultimately discharged by the RAF with the rank of acting Warrant Officer.

From 1949 to 1957 he taught at Norlington Boys' High School in Leytonstone, London.

On 20 Dec 1957 he and his family sailed on the MV Rangitiki from London for Aukland New Zealand where he took a position as First Assistant (a.k.a. deputy headmaster) at Huntley Prepatory School in Marton, Rangitikei District of the Manawatu-Wanganui region where he taught Latin and English and coached cricket, soccer and rugby. He and his family lived in a house provided by Huntley School in Wanganui Road, Marton.

For the next 27 years until he retired in 1985 'Matt Guerin's life WAS the school (the Matt Guerin Museum at the school is testament to that). Such was his influence and respect that all three of his children also became teachers.'

'He was a highly respected war hero and school master forever remembered fondly by thousands of schoolboys. He was a connoisseur of etymology, correct grammar, good manners and Matinee cigarettes; and a devotee of God and Arsenal, in that order, mostly. (Do not mention Manchester United.)'

Elizabeth Guerin died on 4 September 1979 aged 74 and was buried at Mount View Cemetery Rangitikei.

In 1982 Matthew married Joan Soler.

Matthew Guerin died on Monday 16 August 1993 at Rangitikei District, Manawatū-Whanganui aged 76

and was buried on Thursday 19 August 1993 at Mount View Cemetery. Marton, Rangitikei District, Manawatū-Whanganui in the same grave as his first wife Elizabeth - Lawn, Block 3, Row F, Plot 17

OBITUARY

GUERIN, Matthew (Matt), late of Huntley School, Marton — On August 16, 1993 (peacefully), dearly loved husband of Joan, and the late Betty, loved father and father-in-law of Peter and Denise, Maureen and John Gaffaney, and Margaret (all of Christchurch), loved grandfather of Sean, Stuart and Grant, Sean and Nicholas, loved stepfather of Trevor and Gay Soler, Paul, David and Sheryl, Brian and Tracy, and the late Teresa, and loved Grandpa Matt of Emma, Laura, Grace, Rory and Siobhan. R.I.P. Messages C/o P.O. Box 126, Marton. Friends are invited to attend his Requiem Mass which will be celebrated at St Francis' Catholic Church, Russell Street, Marton, Tomorrow (Thursday), at 10.30 a.m., followed by interment In Mt View Cemetery, Marton. The Rosary will be recited in the church This Day (Wednesday), at 7.30 p.m. Beauchamp Funeral Home, Ltd, Marton, F.D.A.N.Z. (The Press, Aug. 18, 1993)

Biographical details compiled from information kindly provided by James Collier and Peter Guerin, Find a Grave including partial source - 'Matt Guerin: A Memoir, by Frank Whitnall' and further research by Roy Wilcock.

(4) Sgt. Reginald Wild was born on 30 September 1923 at Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire the son of Reginald Wild (a Newsagent and Stationer of 605 Stockport Road Longsight) and Beatrice Wild née Metcalf. He had one sibling: Frank Buckley Wild (1917-1969).

In 1939 the family still lived at the same address at which time Reginald Wild Jnr was a Newsboy and ARO Messenger. In May 1941 he was employed by Metropolitan Vickers, a heavy engineering company at Trafford, Manchester, as a machine operator. He volunteered for the RAFVR in March 1942.

The surviving family later lived at Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire.

(5) F/Sgt. Samuel Bunyan was born on 21 April 1911 at St Pancras London the son of Printers' Labourer, Arthur Charles Bunyan and Theresa Bunyan née Adams of 20 Harrison Street, Grays Inn Road, St Pancras. He had 8 siblings: Florence Jessie Elizabeth Bunyan 1903–1976, Emily Bunyan born 1905, Annie Bunyan born 1909, Charles Thomas Bunyan 1913–1981, William John Bunyan 1915–1993, Thomas Francis Bunyan born 1915, Elizabeth Sarah Bunyan born 1916 and Henry Richard Bunyan 1920–1992.

By 1921 the family had moved to 79 Harrison Street.

In 1935 Samuel Bunyan married Annie A. Palmer at Finsbury. In 1939 they are recorded as living at 9 Bacon Lane, Kingsbury, London NW9 at which time Samuel was a General Manager - Secretary (Stationary Trade)

whilst his wife, Annie, was a Leather Cloth Cutter.

On 2 January 1940 Samuel enlisted in the RAFVR.

After landing by parachute on 27 September 1943 he was later captured some 30 kms west of Hildesheim having sustained cuts to his head. He was held at Dulag Luft transit and interrogation camp from 4 to 9 August. In his General Questionnaire for British/American Ex-Prisoners of War completed on 5 May 1945 following his liberation, he records that:

'Interrogated by German F/Sgt on GEE and Mandrel, also tried to link me with Special Duty.

Officer on board - managed to find out from him that they were in possession of all facts and figures of movement of 103 Flight to 166 Squadron before we moved, showed me report - complete ---- list made out but two special duty men not included, saw films being taken in to Hildesheim. They plastered the old "comrade of the air" story on me.'

On 16 August he arrived at Stalag Luft VI Heydekrug in East Prussia (now Šilutė, Lithuania) where he was held until 16 July 1944 when in the face of the advancing Red Army the camp was evacuated.

Whilst at Stalag Luft VI Samuel had been studying book-keeping and shorthand but this was interupted by the evacuation to Stalag Luft IV at Gross Tychow, Pomerania (now Tychowo, Poland).

On 6 February 1945, as the Red Army again drew ever closer, some 8,000 men of the camp were forced to set out on a march that would be called the "Death March". The prisoners were given remaining Red Cross parcels and were allowed to carry as much as they could. The march from Gross Tychow lasted approximately 86 days.They were forced to march under guard about 15–20 miles (24–32 km) per day in appalling conditions and suffering horrendous deprivations. They were finally liberated by the British on 2 May 1945.

Samuel Bunyan died at Hendon Greater London in 1991 at the age of 80

(6) Sgt. Lionel Wembley Henry Butler was born in 1924 at St. Bernard, Edinburgh, Scotland the son of Henry Butler and Mary F.S. Butler nee White. He is commemorated on the Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.

(7) F/Sgt. Rowland James Franklin was born on 16 June 1922 at Bledington, Gloucestershire the son of Hedley Hunt Franklin (a Shunter of the Great Western Railway) and Mary Rosina Franklin née Pratley. He had 3 siblings: Edith Mary Franklin 1919–1926, Douglas Hedley Franklin 1927–1994 and Bertram John Franklin 1930–2020. In 1921 the family lived at Kingham, Oxfordshire but by 1939 had moved to 29 Elbury Park Road at which time Hedley Franklin was a Goods Guard on the Great Western Railway. The entry for Rowland Franklin is unfortunately redacted.

Prior to enlisting on 13 December 1940 Rowland Franklin was an Engineer.

Having baled out of the stricken Lancaster ED367 on 27 September 1943, he landed safely and uninjured at Hildesheim where he was captured and taken to Dulag Luft transit and interrogation camp where, according to his General Questionnaire for British/American Ex-Prisoners of War completed on 12 May 1945, he was interrogated in October 1943, the Germans employing 'bluff and threats' in doing so.

Transported to the northernmost POW camp within the German Reich, Stalag Luft 6 located near the town of Hydekrug, Memelland (now Šilute in Lithuania) where he arrived on 10 October. He was to remain at the camp until June 1944 when in the face of the Russian advance prisoners were transferred to other camps. Rowland was one of almost 900 men who were taken to Klaipėda and shipped by the commercial vessel Instenburg to the port of Świnoujście (then Swinemunde) near Szczecin bay; the journey was 60 hours long. After that, they took a train but had to walk the rest of the way to Stalag Luft IV near Tychowo in today's Poland on what became known as one of the 'Long Marches'. They finally reached the camp on 19 July 1944.

Rowland remained at Stalag Luft IV until 6 February 1945 when along with Samuel Bunyan were among the 8000 prisoners who were forcibly evacuated on the horrendous 'Death March'.

On 26 February he reached Stalag 2a Neu Brandenburg where he was to remain until 29 April when the prisoners were marched westwards in the face of the ever advancing Russians. On 2 May he was finally liberated by elements of the British Army and shortly afterwards, repatriated to England

In 1945 Rowland Franklin married Ethel Wilson at Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire. Their daughter, Lynda A. Franklin was born in 1948.

He died on 10 November 2015 at Worcester, Worcestershire aged 93

(8) Fl/Lt. James Douglas Hill D.F.C., was born on 1 August 1919 at Eldwick, near Bingley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of George Vincent Hill and Muriel Goodall Hill née Wild.

In 1921 the family lived at 42 Lister Avenue, Bradford at which time George Hill was an Assistant Buyer and Salesman for Charles Semon & Co. Ltd., Cloth Merchants.

James Hill had one sibling: Louis W.R. Hill born 1922.

James attended Belle Vue Boys School in Bradford where early experiments making school films experience gained at the Bradford Civic Playhouse, resulted in a move to London where he secured a job as an assistant to prominent documentary producer Paul Rotha. This foundational experience provided his entry into the GPO Film Unit in 1937 as an assistant and where he learned the foundations of documentary craftsmanship under the realist movement fostered by figures like John Grierson.

On joining the RAFVR he became 931489 LAC Hill but with effect from 20 September 1941 he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) his new service number being 106673 (London Gazette 21 October 1941). His commission was confirmed and he was promoted to Flying Officer (war subs) with effect from 20 September 1942 (London Gazette 6 November 1942).

In the London Gazette of 2 June 1943 it was promulgated that he had been 'Commended for Valuable Service in the Air'.

He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant (war subs) with effect from 20 September 1943 (London Gazette 24 September 1943. He was awarded the DFC with effect from 18 August 1943 promulgated in the London Gazette of 28 March 1944.

In 1945 he married Lucienne M. Palmer at Manchester.

Post war, James Hill became a Film and Television Director, Screenwriter and Producer, his most well-known works being as the Director of the film Born Free and as both Director and Producer of the Television series Worzel Gummidge.

He died in London on the 7th October 1994 aged 75.

(9) Fenrik (Second Lieutenant) Finn Bergan was born 9 July 1918 at Rjukan, Telemark, Norway. In 1942 he went to the United States of America where he graduated at The March of Time School of Cinematography before joining the RAF Film Unit. After his capture in 1943 he was sent to Stalag Luft III from where he later escaped but was recaptured.

After the war he became a renowned photographer and cinematographer. He died on the 25th March 1986 at the age of 67 and was buried on the 23rd May 1986 at the village of Rælingen, Akershus, Norway.

BURIAL DETAILS

The three crew members killed in the crash were initially buried on 29 September 1943 at the Groß Gießen Cemetery and reinterred at Hanover War Cemetery on 25 June 1947.

Sgt. John Harrison Brewer - buried at the Hanover War Cemetery Grave No. 8.C.8 (2)

He has no epitaph

Sgt. Reginald Wild - buried at the Hanover War Cemetery Grave No. 8.C.9 (4)

His epitaph reads:

'At dawn

And

At the setting of the sun

We will remember him'

Sgt. Lionel Wembley Henry Butler - buried at the Hanover War Cemetery Grave No. 8.C.7 (6)

His epitaph reads

'Ever in our thoughts'

Researched by Aircrew Remembered researcher Roy Wilcock for all relatives and friends of the members of this crew - December 2015

With thanks to the sources quoted below.

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