Looking For Info On 115 Squadron Raf

Is there a 115 Squadron association? My uncle, Sgt. Peter Jarrett was in 115 Squadron and was killed in October 1941.

 

I visited Cefn Yr Ystrad and was very moved by the cairn memorial to Flight T2520. A film tribute to the crew of the Wellington Bomber has been released on You Tube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivmj_MyQOus

 

Hello there,

I am also looking for family of an airman, any help is welcome.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/belfast-war-hero-who-died-fighting-the-nazis-is-set-to-have-a-street-named-after-him-1000kms-from-his-home-30443511.html

Here the address of the Secretary of 115 Squadron

Ian Lucas
5 Beachcroft Avenue
Kirby Cross - Frinton on Sea CO13 0QL
ibarklem@aol.com

He writes also the newsletter, The Tiller, and has good background info.

Good luck to all, Filip

 

@Andy007

Reginald Brown NZ40913 was also my Great Uncle. I too am in New Zealand. Reginald's brother, Thomas McEwen Brown was my Grandfather. My mother has a wealth of information about the Browns.

I realise this is a very old thread, however, I have messaged you in the hope your contact details have not changed.

I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Keryn

 

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Thank you very much Alan, that document is new to me.

 

Sgt R. Brown was new to the squadron, and only flew on 3 previous ops to the one his crew were lost on.

 

Once again many thanks Alan, these documents had more depth to what we know about Reg.

 

@AlanW

The Operations Record Books are new to me too. Thank you!

 

Must have missed this one!!

Albert Tindall, a native of New South Wales,Australia,
was quite an experienced pilot with 115 Squadron, and
had flown several missions to Berlin,Hamburg and the
like. On the 8/9th Dec 1940, he was returning from a
bombing mission on Bordeaux, when he flew into heavy
cloud & bad weather, his Wellington T2520 hit a peak
in the Mountains above Tredegar,Glamorgan, he and his
crew were all killed.

Death notice Australia.
TINDALL.—December 9, Pilot Officer Albert Tindall, Aircraft Captain 115th Heavy Bomber Squadron, R.A.F., England, beloved youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Tindall, 63 Villiers Street, Rockdale, brother of Alan and Verdun, killed in action, aged 21 years. For King and Empire.


Wellington T2520 Information
Type Wellington
Serial Number T2520
Squadron 115
X1D KO-A
Operation Bordeaux
Date 1 8th December 1940
Date 2 9th December 1940

Airborne 1715 8Dec40 from Marham. Strayed off track on the return and crashed 0312 9Dec40 into a hillside at Cefn-y-strad near Tredegar, Glamorgan, Wales. Three of the crew, including the pilot, are buried in Llantwit Major Cemetery, while the rest were taken to their home towns for burial.

Albert Tindall Grave Sec C 5
Pilot Officer (Pilot) 115 Sqdn. Royal Air Force 43294
Died 09/12/1940 Age 21
He was the son of Stafford Wreghitt Tindall and Rachael May Tindall, of Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The pilot P/O Albert Tindall was from Rockdale,NSW,Australia,He was just 20 years old when he left family and friends in Australia and sadly he died just a little over a year later.



PILOT: P/O ALBERT TINDALL.RAF. (Of Australia)
Co-PILOT: SGT DAVID MILLS. RAFVR.
OBS: HYLTON DANIEL ELLIS. RAF.
W/AG: SGT STANLEY GORDON HOWARD. RAFVR.
A/G: SGT REGINALD BROWN.RNZAF.
A/G: SGT DAVID ERNEST WALLACE. RAFVR.



Cheers

Geoff

 

Double Post

 

Dear Sam,
My name is David Bebbington, I teach at Magdalen College School, Oxford, where your relative Alexander JR Pate was at school from 1932-6. He played 1st XI cricket, 1st XI hockey and 2nd XV rugby whilst at MCS. He was a Lance Corporal in the schools OTC, obtaining the cadet 'Certificate A', and achieved '1st Class Shot'. If you require more detail on him please let me know.
Best wishes,
David