Australians - Air Force - Killed D-Day

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Malcolm Robert Burgess

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>423076</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>50 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
Albert Lance Coates

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Pilot Officer [PO]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>418808</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>299 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
Ronald John Conley DFC

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>425606</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>97 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force
</dd></dl>Barry Alan Croft

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>420920</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>299 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>North West Europe</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
Leslie John Gilbert DFM

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>421012</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>299 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>North West Europe</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
George John Howard

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>420883</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>181 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
Graydon Raymond Howe

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Flying Officer [FO]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>423743</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>42 Operational Trg Ortu RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
Harvey Francis Munday

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Pilot Officer [PO]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>418864</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>149 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
Arthur Geoffrey Oxlade

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Squadron Leader [Sqn Ldr]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>400733</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>464 Sqn</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
Alfred Ernest Roberts

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Flying Officer [FO]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>409775</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>164 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>
Roland Gilbert Ward

<dl><dt>Rank</dt><dd>Pilot Officer [PO]</dd><dt>Service Number</dt><dd>422326</dd><dt>Unit</dt><dd>50 Sqn RAF</dd><dt>Service</dt><dd>RAAF</dd><dt>Conflict</dt><dd>1939-1945</dd><dt>Date of Death</dt><dd>6 June 1944</dd><dt>Place of Death</dt><dd>France</dd><dt>Cause of Death</dt><dd>Flying Battle</dd><dt>Source</dt><dd>AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force</dd></dl>

[Paul Reed]

Interest - I will add them to my database. Eventually I will have all British & Commonwealth dead from D Day on my D Day Ancestors website. I have read somewhere that some of these Australian AF guys were actually on the beach as liason officers; have you come across this?

[spidge]

These could be your boys from HMS Cricket which was a secret WW2 training base.

There were some RAN killed D-Day.

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<table class="nristabletextborder" summary="A table providing service record information for a WW2 veteran." align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th class="nristabletitle" colspan="2" align="left" width="100%">Service Record</th> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left" width="40%">Name</th> <td class="nristablerow" width="60%">ASHTON, BRUCE VALENTINE </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Service</th> <td class="nristablerow">Royal Australian Navy </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Service Number</th> <td class="nristablerow">S4730 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Date of Birth</th> <td class="nristablerow">17 Apr 1921</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Place of Birth</th> <td class="nristablerow">MELBOURNE, VIC </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Date of Enlistment</th> <td class="nristablerow">17 Oct 1940 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Locality on Enlistment</th> <td class="nristablerow">Unknown </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Home Port/Port Division</th> <td class="nristablerow">SYDNEY, NSW </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Next of Kin</th> <td class="nristablerow">ASHTON, ERNEST </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Date of Death</th> <td class="nristablerow">6 Jun 1944 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Rank</th> <td class="nristablerow">ACTING SUB-LIEUTENANT </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Posting on Death</th> <td class="nristablerow">HMS CRICKET </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">WW2 Honours and Gallantry</th> <td class="nristablerow">None for display</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Prisoner of War</th> <td class="nristablerow">No </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Roll of Honour</th> <td class="nristablerow">Unknown

</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="nristabletextborder" summary="A table providing service record information for a WW2 veteran." align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th class="nristabletitle" colspan="2" align="left" width="100%">Service Record</th> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left" width="40%">Name</th> <td class="nristablerow" width="60%">PIRRIE, RICHARD </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Service</th> <td class="nristablerow">Royal Australian Navy </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Service Number</th> <td class="nristablerow">PM/V77 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Date of Birth</th> <td class="nristablerow">6 Jun 1920</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Place of Birth</th> <td class="nristablerow">HAWTHORN </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Date of Enlistment</th> <td class="nristablerow">8 Sep 1941 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Locality on Enlistment</th> <td class="nristablerow">Unknown </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Home Port/Port Division</th> <td class="nristablerow">PORT MELBOURNE </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Next of Kin</th> <td class="nristablerow">PIRRIE, RICHARD </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Date of Death</th> <td class="nristablerow">6 Jun 1944 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Rank</th> <td class="nristablerow">ACTING SUB-LIEUTENANT </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Posting on Death</th> <td class="nristablerow">CRICKETT </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">WW2 Honours and Gallantry</th> <td class="nristablerow">None for display</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Prisoner of War</th> <td class="nristablerow">No </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="nristablerow" align="left">Roll of Honour</th> <td class="nristablerow">HAWTHORN VIC</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Paul Reed]

Thanks for that - I see the second chap died on his 24th birthday.

[52nd Airborne]

P/O R G Ward and F/S M R Burgess were in the same crew.
They were in Lancaster III ND847. There mission was to bomb coastal defences at St-Pierre-du-mont.

F/S H F Munday was in a Stirling III LJ621 and crashed at Marcelett.

[Owen]

From CWGC
Name: BURGESS, MALCOLM ROBERT
Initials: M R
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 21
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 423076
Additional information: Son of Dr. Charles Leslie Burgess and Dulcie Marcelle Burgess, of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: X. A. 6.
Cemetery: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

Name: COATES, ALBERT LANCE
Initials: A L
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Pilot Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 20
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 418808
Additional information: Son of James Lance Coates and Mary Coates, of Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. A. 3.
Cemetery: LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES

Name: CONLEY, RONALD JOHN
Initials: R J
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 28
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 425606
Awards: DFC
Additional information: Son of David Edward William and Elizabeth Ann Conley, of Annerley, Queensland, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 256.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Name: CROFT, BARRY ALAN
Initials: B A
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 20
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 420920
Additional information: Son of Reginald Arthur Conrad Croft and Norine Una Croft, of Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 260.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Name: GILBERT, LESLIE JOHN
Initials: L J
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 30
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 421012
Awards: DFM
Additional information: Son of William Freeman Gilbert and Mary Jane Gilbert; husband of Heather Mary Gilbert, of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 260.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Name: HOWARD, GEORGE JOHN
Initials: G J
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 22
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 420883
Additional information: Son of George Craig Howard and Jessie Elizabeth Howard, of Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XVI. C. 9.
Cemetery: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

Name: HOWE, GRAYDON RAYMOND
Initials: G R
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flying Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 24
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 423743
Additional information: Son of Percy Edgar and Fanny Pearl Howe; husband of Judith Rothwyn Howe, of Burwood, New South Wales. Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: British Plot, Coll. grave 1-4.
Cemetery: ST. SYLVAIN CHURCHYARD

Name: MUNDAY, HARVEY FRANCIS
Initials: H F
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Pilot Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 24
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 418864
Additional information: Son of William Henry and Mary Ellen Munday, of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Coll. grave IV. G. 1-5.
Cemetery: ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX

Name: OXLADE, ARTHUR GEOFFREY
Initials: A G
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Squadron Leader
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 24
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 400733
Additional information: Son of Arthur Harold and Olive May Oxlade, of Croydon, Victoria. Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: GUEURES COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Name: ROBERTS, ALFRED ERNEST
Initials: A E
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flying Officer (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Unit Text: 164 (RAF) Sqdn.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 409775
Additional information: Son of Alfred Ernest and Georgina Roberts, of Middle Park, Victoria, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: FRENOUVILLE CHURCHYARD

Name: WARD, ROLAND GILBERT
Initials: R G
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Pilot Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 28
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Service No: 422326
Additional information: Son of George Gilbert and Nellie May Ward, of Coogee, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: X. A. 7.
Cemetery: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

[Owen]

RAN chaps from CWGC

Name: ASHTON, BRUCE VALENTINE
Initials: B V
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.L.C.A.(HR) 1106
Age: 23
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Additional information: Son of Ernest Valentine and Ida Minna Augusta Ashton, of Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XI. H. 1.
Cemetery: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

Name: PIRRIE, RICHARD
Initials: R
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. Quebec
Age: 24
Date of Death: 06/06/1944
Additional information: Son of Richard Francis and Isobel Agatha Pirrie, of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 93, Column 1.
Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL