Hi, just joined and wonder if anyone can help with details of my husbands uncle, Sgt Sydney A Picton. I have the list of fellow crew and where and when they crashed and are subsequently buried, but would love to have any details of the men themselves. They are Flt F Fowke. RCAF, FO J T Daly. RCAF, FO R J Bennett. RCAF, FO G R Murphy. RCAF, Flt H C Chapman. RAF, Sgt H G Carter. RAF & Sgt S A Picton. I would be very grateful if anyone can help. Many Thnks
http://www.lostaircraft.com/database.php?lang=en&mode=viewentry&e=5539# Took part in the following Key Operations: Gardening 3/4Nov43-514 Sqdns first night of Lancaster operations: Berlin 16/17dec43; Berlin 23/24dec43; Berlin 29/30Dec43; Berlin 1/2Jan44; Berlin 2/3Jan44; Brunswick 14/15Jan44; Berlin 30/31Jan44; Berlin 15/16Feb44; Leipzig 19/20Feb44; Stuttgart 15/16Mar44; Nuremburg 30/31Mar44; Schweinfurt 26/27Apr44-battle damaged, repaired onstation; Stuttgart 28/29Jul44-Lost When lost this aircraft had a total of 372 hours. DS813 was one of three 514 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. See: LM206; J1-C2. Airborne 2154 28Jul44 from Waterbeach. Crashed at Deinvillers (Voges), where all were first buried. They have been subsequently re-interred in the Choloy War Cemetery. F/L Chapman was the Sqdn Gunnery Leader. F/L A.F.Fowke RCAF KIA Sgt H.G.Carter KIA F/O J.T.Daly RCAF KIA F/O r.J.Bennett RCAF KIA Sgt S.A.Picton KIA F/L H.C.A.Chapman KIA f/O G.R.Murphy KIA "
There are a considerable number of memorial articles on members of 514 Squadron at http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/allied/royalairforce/514sqd-raf.php Plus http://www.aircrew-saltire.org/lib147.htm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/514SquadronRaf
Many thanks for the abpve links. would love to hear from any relatives of the other air crew. I have some pictures of the original burial site and the french family that tended the graves in Deinvillers. Also, the info of their internment in Choloy. Many thanks
Welcome to the forum Kef12. Can you share whatever information you might have? We'd be grateful for it. By the way, you might want to formally introduce yourself here http://www.ww2f.com/forum/27-%E2%98%86%E2%98%86-new-recruits-%E2%98%86%E2%98%86/
Concerning S.A. Picton and crew If you have possibility to send me photos (crew, portrait,..) and/or scanned logbook pages I shall be very grateful. Let me know and I shall send you my email address in Private message. Another way is to post them here or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.../514SquadronRaf Thank you Roger
As Roger says, we would be delighted to hear from you. You could also email me at 514squadronraf(at)gmail.com Regards Simon Hepworth
Welcome to the form, mrschewy. Nice to see how quickly requests can be answered. Thats the real benefit of this forum. Thanks again to all of you guys.
