Braithwaite, Peter

Braithwaite, Peter

One item. The collection concerns the men of Ryedale who died serving with Bomber Command and contains research carried out by the Ryedale Family History Group.

It contains biographies of the following:

Flight Sergeant George Thomas Barker, (1912 - 1940, 563835 Royal Air Force) He flew operations as a pilot with 150 Squadron and was killed in action 14 May 1940. Additional information on George Thomas Barker is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Flying Officer Arthur James Calvert (45897 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as an air gunner with 218 Squadron and was killed in action23 September 1942. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Pilot Officer James Spalding Cameron (195466 Royal Air Force). He flew operations with 114 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Sergeant Alan Ridley Croft (Royal Air Force) He flew operations as a flight engineer with 224 Squadron and was killed in action.

Sergeant Arthur Cross (1593233 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as an air gunner with 12 Squadron and was killed in action 16 March 1944. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Sergeant John Dunning (Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 21 Squadron and was killed in action.

Sergeant William Goodwill (620440 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a bomb aimer   with 44 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Sergeant Air Gunner Kenneth Frank (1590367 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as an air gunner with 619 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Aircraftman 1st Class Arthur Haigh (1768277 Royal Air Force). He served as ground personnel and was killed in an aircraft collision. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Flight Sergeant John Robert Harper (Royal Air Force).

Flight Lieutenant Christopher John Geoffrey Howard (104406 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 617 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Sergeant Air Gunner John Hudson (1457263 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as an air gunner with 100 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Aircraftman 2nd Class Robert Humble (Royal Air Force). He served as ground personnel.

Flight Lieutenant John Kennedy (Royal Air Force.) He flew operations as a pilot with 248 Squadron and was killed in action.

Wing Commander Francis Alfred George Lascelles DFC (40398 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 82 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Pilot Officer John Owen Laverack (Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 517 Squadron and was killed in action.

Flying Officer Geoffrey Willis (Peter) Leefe (121586 Royal Air Force). He served as ground personnel with 24 SAAF Squadron and was killed in motor transport accident. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Sergeant Roland William Magson (Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 120 Squadron and was killed in action.

Sergeant Joseph Marshall (1593190 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as an air gunner with 9 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Sergeant Raymond Henri Martin (1270135 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as an air gunner with 625 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Flight Sergeant William Richard Pallister (627672 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as an air gunner with 35 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Aircraftman 2nd Class John Gordon Robinson (Royal Air Force). He served as ground personnel and was killed in a flying accident.

Sergeant Jack Wilson Sharples (1865144 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a flight engineer with 405 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Sergeant Cecil Stancliffe (1130080 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a wireless operator / air gunner with 49 Squadron and was killed in action. Additional information on is available via the IBCC Losses Database.

Wing Commander Donald Cecil Broadbent Walker (Royal Air Force). He flew operations with 544 Squadron and was killed in action.

Sergeant Frederick Marshall Wrothwell (Royal Air Force). He served as ground personnel.

Sergeant Thomas Wilfrid McDonagh (Royal Air Force). He flew operations with 59 Squadron and was killed in action.

RAF Wombleton Memorial Aircrew (collective summary).

RAF Wombleton, the only Bomber Command airbase in Ryedale, operated as a Heavy Conversion Unit from October 1943, training aircrew in Halifaxes and Lancasters. Though not an operational base, it saw numerous crashes, resulting in the loss of 94 aircrew, mostly Canadians. The Book of Remembrance at St Gregory’s Minster, Kirkdale, lists those who gave their lives between 1943 and 1945. The memorial at Wombleton honours the men and women of the RAF and WAAF who served there, expressing the community’s gratitude for their sacrifice. Many of these airmen died during training flights or conversion exercises, and their memory is preserved in local and national memorials.

The collection was donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Peter Braithwaite and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.

2019-06-12

IBCC Digital Archive

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