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Lilian Noble Friend

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.

Harold William Powter

As with so many of the airmen who were Jim Ives' contemporaries Harold Powter's luck eventually ran out.


 Having completed a tour of operations with the 625 Squadron crew of Canadian pilot P/O Reginald Price DFC,


Cecil Henry Gardener Friend

Information has come to light concerning Jim's friend and work colleague Cecil Henry Gardener.


Cecil was a few weeks older than Jim, born in late August 1922 in Muswell Hill and was educated at Coldfall Elementary School, and Tollington Boys Grammar School, both in Muswell Hill.



Cecil left school in the summer of 1939 having passed the General Schools' Certificate with exemption from matriculation. Initially working in his mother's café for a short time Cecil secured a clerical job with Gaumont British Films

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Losses - Berlin operation 30 th /31 st January 1944.


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44Sqn JA843


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P/O A. Johnston pow


Sgt.George Parker +


F/Sgt.Charles Gow +


F/Sgt.Sidney Wareham 29yrs +


Sgt.John MacDonald +


Sgt.Finlay Macrae +


Sgt.Tom Jones 19yrs +


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44sqn ND514


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P/O Norman Lyford RAAF +


Sgt.A. Semple pow


Sgt.J.R. Tijou pow


F/Sgt.G. Owen pow


Sgt.R.G. Keen pow


Sgt.H. Marrs pow


Sgt.J.A. Wainwright pow



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83Sqn JB352


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F/L Albert Sambridge, DFC 33yrs +


P/O H O Scatchard pow


P/O Thomas Wilkins 22yrs +


F/Sgt.John Maycock 26yrs +


F/Sgt.James Taylor  31yrs +


F/Sgt.John Gilbertson 20yrs +


P/O Raymond Cass 33yrs +



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97Sqn JB535


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F/L Ernest Clarke MID 22yrs +


Sgt.Richard Bowerman 18yrs +


P/O Eric Carpenter  21yrs +


F/O Norman Law, RAAF  26yrs +


Sgt.George Ridley +


F/O Thomas Charles, RAAF 25yrs +


F/L Rodger Wishart, RAAF +



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97Sqn JB659


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P/O Allan Hart, RAAF 22yrs Sgt.


Leslie Clifton 24yrs +


F/Sgt. Harold Boal, RAAF 20yrs +


Sgt. Gordon Williams, RCAF 21yrs +


Sgt. William Jones 21yrs +


Sgt. Douglas Hicks 24yrs +


Sgt. Charles Price, RCAF 30yrs +



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100Sqn ND398


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W/O John Crabtree 22yrs +


Sgt. Robert Davies 22yrs  +


F/O Maurice Rees +


Sgt. J.W. Knight pow


Sgt. Francis Helm 21yrs +


Sgt. John Whelan 19yrs +


F/Sgt. George W. Box, DFM 22yrs +


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100Sqn JB673


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F/O Richard Parker 21yrs +


Sgt. George Ellis +


F/Sgt. Keith Bradbury, RAAF 29yrs+


Sgt. Geoffrey Silverwood 35yrs +


Sgt. Thomas Campbell 20yrs +


Sgt. Eric Starkie 21yrs +


F/Sgt. Gordon Orchard 20yrs +



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100Sqn  ND360


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W/O James Ives 21yrs +


Sgt. Denis Cornes 22yrs +


W/O2 I Ruppel, RCAF 21yrs +


F/Sgt. Robert Fenton, RNZAF pow


Sgt. Donald Savage 20yrs +


Sgt. Harold Johnson, RCAF 22yrs +


Sgt. Derrick Sissons 20yrs +



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101Sqn DV303


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Sgt. Douglas Froggatt +


Sgt. Louis V. Houlton 20yrs +


Sgt. A.F. Graves pow


Sgt. E. Charnock pow


Sgt. P.E.J. Carmichael pow


P/O Moie Marder, RCAF + (specialist - operator)


Sgt. Ronald Wilson 20yrs +


Sgt. Gilbert Heath 22yrs +



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106Sqn ND336


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P/O Kenneth Kirkland, RAAF 26yrs +


Sgt. William Mann 19yrs +


Sgt. Kenneth Barry 21yrs +


F/O John Inston +


Sgt. Donald Naylor 21yrs +


Sgt. Robert Winfindale 27yrs +


Sgt. Robert Charters 23yrs +


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115Sqn LL648


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F/L Harold Hicks, RNZAF 28yrs +


Sgt. Arthur Elms 21yrs +


F/O Bernard Beer 29yrs +


F/Sgt. Alan Todd, RNZAF 22yrs +


P/O Charles Farquharson, RNZAF 25yrs +


P/O Michael Gladwell 23yrs +


P/O James McLoughlin, RAAF 22yrs +



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156Sqn JA702


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W/O John Rule, RNZAF 28yrs +


Sgt. Edward Shorter 21yrs +


Sgt. W.W. Cottam pow


F/Sgt. Kenneth Ball 30yrs +


Sgt. P. Coyne pow


Sgt. George Race 22yrs +


Sgt. John Sloan 22yrs +



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156Sqn JB302


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W/O Philip Batman pow


Sgt Ronald Crockett +


Sgt. F.E. Darycott pow


F/Sgt. W.E. Reay pow


Sgt. Frederick Habbershaw 33yrs +


Sgt. James Beattie 19yrs +


Sgt. Dennis McDonnell +




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166Sqn DV406


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P/O James Tosh +


Sgt. D. Alletson pow


Sgt. Frederick Mosen 32yrs +


Sgt. Reginald Morris +


Sgt. E.J. Martin pow


Sgt. Richard Walton +


Sgt. R.L. Brown, RCAF pow



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207Sqn DV371


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P/O Harold Broad +


Sgt. Stanley Chalklin 23yrs +


F/O Charles Pointon +


Sgt. Charles Bailey 24yrs +


Sgt. Eric Downey pow


Sgt. James Stewart, RCAF +


Sgt. George Thompson +


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207Sqn ED758


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P/O Arthur Moore 29yrs +


Sgt. Roy Burrell 21yrs +


F/O William Tranmer, RCAF 23yrs +


Sgt. John Wilson  22yrs +


Sgt. Albert Archer 23yrs +


Sgt. Ervin Keeler, RCAF +


Sgt. Denis Wood 23yrs +


Sgt. William Kelman 20yrs +



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207Sqn EE173


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P/O Richardson Burnet pow


Sgt. G. Read pow


Sgt. K.W.C. Brown pow


Sgt. G.M. Gibb pow


Sgt. L.J. Barnes pow


Sgt. R.R. Hawkins pow


Sgt. Arthur Pulman+



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405Sqn JA924


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F/L H.L. Shackleton pow


Sgt. William Palmer 21yrs +


Sgt. Robert Gibson  21yrs +


F/O Albert Ashford +


Sgt. H. Williams pow


Sgt. John Walker 29yrs +


Sgt. Thomas Newton +


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405Sqn ND493


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F/Sgt. Arthur Bonikowsky, RCAF pow


Sgt. F.S. Cole pow


F/O J.A.R. Laberge, DFC, RCAF pow


F/Sgt. Grant O'Neil, RCAF +


W/O2 G.R. Buchanan, RCAF pow


F/Sgt. Joseph Charest, RCAF 26yrs +


Sgt. Sigurjon Einarsson, RCAF 27yrs +




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