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jamiemcginlay
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Symington - Kyle & Carrick District.
The Symington war memorial stands at the road junction in the middle of the village on Brewlands Road.
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DerekR
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Another very unusual design and very well maintained which is lovely to see.
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KevinStoke
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WORLD WAR I
BAIRD Charles Edward Seaforth
BARR Robert A & S H
CAMPBELL Angus R.S.F.
CURTIS Lewis Herbert A.S.C.
DEMPSTER William R.S.
DEVINE, MC John [Ross] R.S.
DEWAR William A. A & S H
GIBSON John Rodger Scots Guards
HUNTER James R.S.F.
LAMONT Matthew R.F.A.
LEES Thomas R.S.F.
McCRAKEN William C.I.F.
McGUFFIE Robert Seaforth
McEWAN John A.I.Y.
McKELVIE George R.E.
MORRISON Murdoch R.S.F.
MUNRO George H.L.I.
NESS, MM William R.F.A.
SILLARS David H R.S.F.
STEWART, DSO William Norman L & B Horse
TRUEMAN Archibald R.F.A.
WORLD WAR II
McCLEOD Allan D. Cameron Highlanders
WALKER Thomas J. R.A.F. |
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craobhan
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Location: Kirkcudbrightshire
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This is the one that started it all off for me from a postcard in my family collection that no-one knew anything about. I was astounded to get an indentification in less than 48hrs and so I set about checking all the names on it to see of any of the men had married into my mother's family line. But no joy! I eventually solved the mystery by showing the postcard to a Great Aunt - the reason was quite simple. The postcard had been bought at the time of the memorial's unveiling because the family had been living in that area at the time and the said Aunt was at the ceremony as a member of the local primary school group.
If anyone wants a copy of the postcard showing the memorial as it was in the beginning, please PM me with your email address and I'll forward a scan to you. |
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spoons
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Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Not listed on UKNIWM
Located at OS Map Ref NS 384 314 (near the church).
Name: WALKER, THOMAS JACK
Initials: T J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 207 Sqdn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 12/03/1943
Service No: 969796
Additional information: Son of John Farquhar Walker and Elizabeth Walker, of Prestwick, Ayrshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 30. A. 3.
Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
Type Lancaster
Serial Number ED604
Squadron 207
X1D EM-A
Operation Essen
Date 1 12th March 1943
Date 2 13th March 1943
This aircraft was lost on its first operation, with a total of 7 hours. Airborne 1923 12Mar43 from Langar. Crashed near Bottrop, where all were buried in the Parkfriedhof. They have been subsequently re- interred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Both recipients of the DFM had their Awards Gazetted 6Nov42. F/O M.E.Doble DFC KIA Sgt A.Garden KIA F/O B.Clitheroe DFC KIA P/O I.A.H.Linklater DFM KIA Sgt B.L.Litolff KIA F/S T.J.Walker KIA F/S R.S.Carr DFM KIA
And the main inscription panel
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Adam Brown
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This aircraft was lost on its first operation |
Is this a significant factor in the plane being lost?
Adam |
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spoons
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| Adam Brown wrote: | | spoons wrote: | .
This aircraft was lost on its first operation |
Is this a significant factor in the plane being lost?
Adam |
I would not have thought so. Essen was noted for particulary heavy flak as well as nightfighters. In peacetime flying, the take off and landing are widely recognised as being the two most dangerous parts of flight and this plane had already taken off succesfully and flown all the way to Germany so I think it highly unlikely that it was some fault with the aircraft and much more likely that it would be enemy action.
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