APTC = Army Physical Training Corps
CDN = Canadian
MM = Military Medal
NKG = No Known Grave
RAMC = Royal Army Medical Corps
The 7 men listed below were all killed together with 3 American aircrew, 2/Lt Thaddeus C. Harvey, T/Sgt Milfred L. Harrold, and S/Sgt Clarence V. Parson, when their C-47 was shot down by flak. The remaining parachutists in the stick were able to jump before the aircraft crashed. See Sergeant Anthony Bolland for further information.
Date |
Name |
Rank |
Age |
Remarks |
18/09/44 |
BARLOW, James W. |
Pte |
24 |
- |
18/09/44 |
BELL, George |
Pte |
24 |
- |
18/09/44 |
BORLAND, Mark |
Pte |
29 |
Photo, See Veterans Ads |
18/09/44 |
HOUSHAM, Frank |
Sgt |
33 |
- |
18/09/44 |
JAMES, Edward L. |
Pte |
18 |
- |
18/09/44 |
MORRIS, George E. |
Pte |
30 |
- |
18/09/44 |
PAGE, Cecil F. A. |
Pte |
20 |
- |
Date |
Name |
Rank |
Age |
Remarks |
18/09/44 |
ASHWORTH, Arnold |
Sgt |
26 |
- |
18/09/44 |
BARTON, John A. |
Pte |
25 |
- |
18/09/44 |
BEDFORD, Thomas |
Cpl |
22 |
- |
18/09/44 |
BEST, Peter |
Pte |
19 |
- |
18/09/44 |
GENT, Norman |
Pte |
20 |
- |
18/09/44 |
HANSON, John R. |
Pte |
23 |
NKG |
18/09/44 |
KENNEDY, Leslie |
Pte |
29 |
- |
18/09/44 |
KNOWLES, Edwin |
Cpl |
22 |
NKG, Link |
18/09/44 |
METCALFE, Kenneth J. |
L/Sgt |
28 |
- |
18/09/44 |
UNDERHILL, Frederick R. A. |
Pte |
26 |
NKG |
18-25/09/44 |
SMITH, James F. |
Pte |
22 |
- |
19/09/44 |
BARTHOLOMEW, Bernard W. |
Sgt |
28 |
- |
19/09/44 |
BOWERS, George A. |
L/Sgt |
31 |
- |
19/09/44 |
CHILD, Harry |
Pte |
24 |
NKG, Link |
19/09/44 |
COOKE, Ernest A. |
Cpl |
28 |
- |
19/09/44 |
ELLIOTT, Michael J., MM |
Sgt |
25 |
- |
19/09/44 |
GOLDSWORTHY, Mathew W. B. |
Pte |
26 |
NKG, Link |
19/09/44 |
HUGHES, Thomas J. |
Pte |
27 |
- |
19/09/44 |
JENKIN, Harry W. |
Pte |
24 |
NKG |
19/09/44 |
PENNINGTON, Eric H. |
Sgt |
23 |
NKG |
19/09/44 |
PETTITT, Ernest |
Pte |
28 |
- |
19/09/44 |
THOMPSON, Robert W. |
Sgt |
34 |
- |
20/09/44 |
ASHDOWN, George W., MM |
CSM |
30 |
- |
20/09/44 |
BENTLEY, Richard |
Pte |
23 |
- |
20/09/44 |
BOOTH, Kenneth E. |
Pte |
21 |
NKG |
20/09/44 |
DE LEUR, Hermon B. |
Sgt |
29 |
- |
20/09/44 |
HARRINGTON, Patrick |
L/Cpl |
25 |
- |
20/09/44 |
JOSLAND, Arthur J. |
Pte |
23 |
- |
20/09/44 |
LYONS, Robert J. |
Cpl |
30 |
NKG, Link |
20/09/44 |
NIXON, Herbert |
Pte |
20 |
NKG |
20/09/44 |
ROGERS, Terence P. W. |
Capt |
30 |
- |
20-21/09/44 |
ODELL, James E. |
Pte |
24 |
- |
20-25/09/44 |
IRWIN, Henry J. |
Rev |
28 |
- |
21/09/44 |
AIREY, Bernard B. |
Pte |
25 |
NKG |
21/09/44 |
BAKER, John R. |
Sgt |
32 |
- |
21/09/44 |
DOUGLAS, John S. |
Capt |
23 |
- |
21/09/44 |
FOULIS, George S. |
Pte |
21 |
NKG |
21/09/44 |
HARDY, Noel G. |
Pte |
30 |
- |
21/09/44 |
MATTHEWS, Charles E. |
L/Sgt |
24 |
- |
21/09/44 |
RHYMES, Kenneth |
Pte |
20 |
- |
21/09/44 |
ROBERTS, Richard |
S/Sgt |
25 |
APTC |
21/09/44 |
SPEKE, Wilfred H. |
2/Lt |
30 |
NKG |
21/09/44 |
SULLIVAN, Patrick |
Pte |
26 |
- |
21/09/44 |
THOMAS, Reginald |
Lt |
28 |
- |
22/09/44 |
CLARK, Frederick C. |
Pte |
32 |
- |
22/09/44 |
CRAWFORD, Frank |
Lt |
32 |
- |
22/09/44 |
DONALSON, Robert D. |
Pte |
24 |
- |
22/09/44 |
HARDMAN, Harold |
Pte |
26 |
- |
22/09/44 |
HEMPSTEAD, Raymond A. |
Pte |
24 |
NKG, Link |
22/09/44 |
LEE, Edward |
Pte |
21 |
- |
22/09/44 |
McCARTHY, Patrick |
Sgt |
28 |
NKG |
22/09/44 |
McCULLAGH, John J. |
Pte |
23 |
NKG |
22/09/44 |
McKENNA, James L. |
Lt |
26 |
CDN, Photo |
22/09/44 |
PEELE, Richard de C. |
2/Lt |
20 |
- |
23/09/44 |
BLACKLIDGE, Guy L. |
Maj |
29 |
NKG, Link |
23/09/44 |
BURKE, James |
Pte |
29 |
- |
23/09/44 |
COCHRAN, Ebenezer, MM |
Pte |
27 |
NKG |
23/09/44 |
KNOWLES, Richard |
Pte |
26 |
- |
23/09/44 |
O'NEILL, Joseph |
L/Cpl |
24 |
NKG |
23/09/44 |
SULLIVAN, John T. |
L/Sgt |
34 |
- |
23/09/44 |
WOOD, Ronald W. |
Lt |
28 |
- |
24/09/44 |
BOOTH, John E. |
Pte |
23 |
- |
24/09/44 |
COWLEY, Alfred F. |
Pte |
19 |
- |
24/09/44 |
McCLUNE, John |
L/Cpl |
25 |
- |
24/09/44 |
RONSON, Robert |
Pte |
21 |
NKG |
24/09/44 |
TOLLITT, Herbert |
Pte |
28 |
- |
24/09/44 |
WARDLAW, Frederick |
Cpl |
25 |
- |
24-25/09/44 |
ROGERSON, James F. |
Lt |
21 |
- |
25/09/44 |
ANDERSON, Gilbert |
Pte |
21 |
NKG, Link |
25/09/44 |
BRENNAN, Thomas |
Dvr |
34 |
- |
25/09/44 |
CARTER, Cyril H. |
Pte |
23 |
- |
25/09/44 |
COX, Arthur H. |
Pte |
23 |
- |
25/09/44 |
KNIGHT, Sidney B. R. |
Sgt |
29 |
NKG |
25/09/44 |
GODWIN, Harold |
Pte |
21 |
- |
25/09/44 |
REHILL, Bernard |
Pte |
32 |
- |
25-26/09/44 |
GRIFFIN, Ronald |
L/Cpl |
25 |
- |
26/09/44 |
LOMAS, George |
Pte |
23 |
- |
26/09/44 |
MAIDENS, James A. |
Sgt |
31 |
NKG |
26/09/44 |
WRIGHT, William |
L/Cpl |
26 |
NKG |
29/09/44 |
GRUMOLI, Italo |
Pte |
24 |
- |
29/09/44 |
ROGERS, John E. |
Pte |
28 |
- |
01/11/44 |
GATHARD, Peter |
Pte |
21 |
NKG |
01/11/44 |
ALLEN, Frederick F. |
L/Cpl |
23 |
NKG |
13/11/44 |
BEHAN, Daniel |
Sgt |
32 |
- |
22/11/44 |
STONE, William D. |
Sgt |
26 |
NKG |
16/12/44 |
CRABB, Frederick C. |
Pte |
- |
- |
16/12/44 |
MORRIS, Raymond |
Pte |
21 |
- |
31/12/44 |
PYE, Charles R. |
Pte |
26 |
NKG, Link |
15/02/45 |
KAYWOOD, Richard A. |
Pte |
23 |
- |
17/02/45 |
GIDDINGS, William T. |
Pte |
- |
- |
26/05/45 |
SNOW, William J. |
Pte |
25 |
RAMC |