Dedicated Honours 2

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Dedicated Honours 2

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P/O John Athelstan Crabtree

Many thanks to Keith Crabtree for telling me about his elder brother P/O John Athelstan Crabtree – known in close family circles as ‘Athel’.

Honour Page Here

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Josiah Lewis Spiller

A photograph of a young man who has survived a gruelling drawn out nightmare of a time.

Although he is a survivor there is I think great sadness in his eyes’. – David Spiller

Honour Page Here

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Lilian Noble

Lilian Noble joined London’s Civil Defence organisation at the outbreak of the Second World War at the age of 19. Lilian apparently secured her first job for the British Postal Telephone service as a telephonist in August 1936.

Honour Page Here

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Norman Lyford

Relatives of two of the crew of 44 Squdron Lancaster ND514 lost on the Berlin raid on 30th/31st January 1944

Honour Page Here

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John Minty (Jock)

News from Massachusetts, USA has confirmed that Sgt ‘Jock’ Minty the Ives crew’s first navigator at 30OTU was another character with an interesting background.

Honour Page Here

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William James Allan

Sgt William James Allan RAAF lost his life on the infamous Nuremburg raid of 30th/31st March 1944 when Lancaster ME624 AS-X of 166 Squadron flown by F/Sgt Roy Fennell was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed on Giessen airfield

Honour Page Here

I hope you have found the website interesting – if you have I would urge you to read ‘Does Life Hold Any More in Store?’  The book is paperback, 463 pages, illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Book Page Here..

  • WWII RAF Bomber Command Research.
  • 625, 626 and 100 Squadrons.
  • Book – ‘Does Life Hold Any More in Store?’
  • If you recognise a name please contact me.