Battle of Britain's lesser known Airmen - Page 2

4th wilts · 13-02-2008, 03:10 PM

i wasn,t being narky steve,i am sorry if i offended in any way,but i think i am right,yours.lee.

stevew · 13-02-2008, 03:16 PM

Wilts,

I too having nothing against ageism, but I have found the info', you are sort of correct. 2 brothers, Billy and Jock both killed in WW2.

Being a big Arsenal Fan I am disappointed I had a hole in my knowledge of the club, so thank you for helping me plug that gap

Steve

stevew · 13-02-2008, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4th wilts

i wasn,t being narky steve,i am sorry if i offended in any way,but i think i am right,yours.lee.

Lee,

no offence taken, if you knew how much trouble I had posting the links correctly, you would have seen I would have been happy in my ignorance

Steve

Peter Clare · 13-02-2008, 03:35 PM

Name:	WILSON, JOHN PRIMROSE
Initials:	J P
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Sergeant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service:	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text:	222 Sqdn.
Age:	19
Date of Death:	27/02/1942
Service No:	1108051
Additional information:	Son of William Smith Wilson and Catherine Wingate Wilson, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. His brother, William Primrose Wilson, also died on service.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	Row C. Grave 1.
Cemetery:	PIHEN-LES-GUINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY

27 February 1942

No.222 Squadron
Spitfire Vb
Sgt. J P. Wilson.

Rhubarb sortie to Calais, (Rhubarb - RAF code used in the European theatre for a low-level strike operation mounted in cloudy conditions against enemy targets in Occupied Countries)

Peter Clare · 13-02-2008, 03:41 PM

Name:	WILSON, WILLIAM PRIMROSE
Initials:	W P
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service:	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text:	7 Sqdn.
Age:	20
Date of Death:	16/12/1943
Service No:	1452338
Additional information:	Son of William Smith Wilson and Catherine Wingate Wilson, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.His brother, John Primrose Wilson, also died on service.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	Coll. grave 16. A. 7-8.
Cemetery:	REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

16-17 December 1943

No.7 Squadron.
Lancaster III JB543 MG-J.
Op:
Berlin.

Aircraft took off 1621 hrs from Oakington. Shot down by a night-fighter (Hptm Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein) and crashed at Wilsum a small German town 10 km North West of Neuenhaus and not far from the Dutch border.

4th wilts · 13-02-2008, 03:47 PM

thankyou for the information peter.yours,lee.

Harry Ree · 13-02-2008, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Are you sure? Bob was born in 1941, I know he could've had a brother born about 20 years before him. Also, sorry to be pedantic Bob actually played for Scotland, the first Englishman to do so since 1873

Steve

Bob Wilson lost his two elder two brothers in the service with the Royal Air Force when he was a mere toddler.

John (Jock) Primrose Wison was 19 when he was lost as a Sergeant Pilot on a Rubarb sortie over France on 27 February 1942 whilst serving with No 222 Squadron.He is interred at Pihen Les Guines Commual Cemetery which a short distance from Calais off the A16 motorway.At 19, he was not old enough to serve as a pilot in the summer of 1940.

Bob's second brother William (Billy) Primrose Wilson was 20 when he was lost in Bomber Commands' Battle of Berlin whilst serving as an Air Gunner with a No 7 Squadron Stirling on 16 December 1943.Shot down near to the German border, Sergeant Wilso lies in Reichswald Forest Cemetery, having being reinterred there after the war.

Apparently the two elder boys excelled in sports whilst at school and Bob Wilson was the youngest of 5 boys and a girl in this family.

Harry Ree · 13-02-2008, 07:06 PM

I thought I was posting after Post No 10. Clearly not.

Versias8245 · 15-02-2008, 05:22 AM

Hello again.

I have nine BoB airmen here from 64 Squadron who are still a mystery to me. Im aware there is a book by Ken Wynn that has all the details of all the pilots but that book is not available in Vancouver Canada. does anybody here know these men?

Sgt Binham
Sgt Cordell
F/O Ellis
Sgt Goodwin
F/Lt Hobson
P/O Salmond
Sgt Scott
P/O Watson
Sgt Yates

Versias8245 · 03-06-2008, 05:55 AM

Hey there!

I must say it has been a while since I last posted anything on this forum. I am looking for the full names of 12 airmen from 600 Squadron. I am hoping, , ,can someone tell the first names of the following airmen?

P/O P Baker
P/O JC Bull
Sgt RJ Coombs
P/O HR Cowley
Sgt RM Holland
Sgt PE Huckin
P/O BD Larbalestier
Sgt ES Lawler
Sgt SP Le Rougetel
Sgt EW Moulton
F/O AJ Rawlence
P/O WD Wiseman

If you don't know them, that's fine too. there is no rush.

13-02-2008, 03:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
stevew Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 245	Wilts, I too having nothing against ageism, but I have found the info', you are sort of correct. 2 brothers, Billy and Jock both killed in WW2. Being a big Arsenal Fan I am disappointed I had a hole in my knowledge of the club, so thank you for helping me plug that gap Steve __________________ In memory of 1891923 Sgt Albert George Edward Mount RAFVR, 115 Squadron Bomber Command, whose Lancaster was shot down on 8th June 1944 over Montchauvet, Yvelines. Last edited by stevew; 13-02-2008 at 08:14 PM.

15-02-2008, 05:22 AM	#19 (permalink)
Versias8245 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9	Nine airmen 64 Squadron Hello again. I have nine BoB airmen here from 64 Squadron who are still a mystery to me. Im aware there is a book by Ken Wynn that has all the details of all the pilots but that book is not available in Vancouver Canada. does anybody here know these men? Sgt Binham Sgt Cordell F/O Ellis Sgt Goodwin F/Lt Hobson P/O Salmond Sgt Scott P/O Watson Sgt Yates

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13-02-2008, 03:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,039	i wasn,t being narky steve,i am sorry if i offended in any way,but i think i am right,yours.lee.

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4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,039	thankyou for the information peter.yours,lee.

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03-06-2008, 05:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
Versias8245 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9	Hey there! I must say it has been a while since I last posted anything on this forum. I am looking for the full names of 12 airmen from 600 Squadron. I am hoping, , ,can someone tell the first names of the following airmen? P/O P Baker P/O JC Bull Sgt RJ Coombs P/O HR Cowley Sgt RM Holland Sgt PE Huckin P/O BD Larbalestier Sgt ES Lawler Sgt SP Le Rougetel Sgt EW Moulton F/O AJ Rawlence P/O WD Wiseman If you don't know them, that's fine too. there is no rush.

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