Looking for aircrew, 514 squadron Waterbeach

Good morning. My primary interest in joining the Forum is to see if I can locate any of the crew that served with my father F/S George Edward Gard, air gunner who joined 514 Squadron, Waterbeach in Mar 1945. Dad will be 90 in Dec 2010. I have obtained his service records from the National Library Canada and we are blessed to have 37 letters he wrote home from Jul 1944 to Jul 1945 plus his RCAF Flying Log. He trained #10 B & G School, Summerside, PEI Feb to Jun 1944 and served with #12 Operational Training Unit, Chipping Warden form Aug to Dec 1944 and 1668 Heavy Conversion Unit Bottsford, Notts Jan to Mar 1945 when he joined 514 squadron.

According to his letters the crew was F/O Eddie Monaghan, Skipper, CAN; P/O Johnny Channel, WOP, ENG;
P/O Bill Mooker, Bomb Aimer, CAN;
P/O Smith, Nav, Wallaceburg, ON, CAN;
Sgt Mike Furey, Rear Gunner, Winnipeg, MAN, CAN;
F/S George Gard, Mid Upper Gunner, Embro, ON, CAN.;
Flight Engineer, Desmond (may be a first or last name).

Eddie Monaghan, I understand died 4/5 yeras ago in NH, USA. We have no idea whether any of the crew still are alive and was hoping some posts on sites such as this would reach any survivors of that crew or their families.

 

From 514 Squadron Operation Record Book and having added the nicknames which you posted
Pilot J41845 F/O E. "Eddie" Monahan you write Monaghan
Flt/Engineer Sgt D.R. Chubbock possibly your Desmond
Navigator J39013 F/O L.S.R. Smith
Air Bomber J41554 F/O B.W. "Bill" Mosher you write Mooker
Wireless F/O R.J. "Johnny" Channell
MidUp R158869 or R205426 Sgt G.E. George Edward Gard
Rear Gunner R269940 Sgt M. "Mike" Furey

You can try to find crew's relatives by posting on Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/514SquadronRaf
Every Photo or pages of logbook scans which you could have will be greatly appreciated. If possibly in little better resolution as the one you have posted here.
To do it let me know if you want that I send you my private email address in PM

Please, are you able to identify some or all airmen on your picture? (Left to Right, front row and backrow)

Thank you
Roger

 

I wish you the best in your search, Roger. You may want to click on "Follow this topic" at the top of the page so that you can get emails when someone posts here. Also, I encourage you to continue to post her from time to time as some folks don't do Facebook. Keeping this topic active will draw others with a common interest.