Enlisted at the Combined Recruiting Centre (CRC), Music Hall, 54 George Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, as Aircraftman Second Class, and mustering as Air Crew Hand (Flight Mechanic).

Attended No. 24 Aviation Candidates’ Selection Board (24 ACSB), at the Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, where he was recommended for training as Flight Mechanic or Flight Engineer. He was then transferred to the Reserve, pending call-up.

Called up at No. 3 Recruit Centre (3 RC), Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire.

No. 4 School of Technical Training (4 SoTT), 61 (Flight Engineer) Course, St Athan, Glamorgan, Wales.

Attached to A V Roe & Co., Chadderton, Lancashire.

Returned to No. 4 School of Technical Training (4 SoTT), St Athan, Glamorgan, Wales.

Awarded Flight Engineer’s (E) brevet, promoted to Sergeant, and remustered as Flight Engineer.

No. 11 Base, Lindholme, Yorkshire; administrative Base for 1 Group heavy bomber conversions.

No. 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit (1662 HCU), Blyton, Lincolnshire (Halifax tbc); joined F Ball crew. Date/ tbc – 1 Lancaster Finishing School, Hemswell, Lincolnshire (Lancaster) tbc – only if Lancaster not flown at HCU.

Halifax (TBC)

576 Squadron, ‘B’ Flight, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire (Lancaster).
Ops (1): F Ball crew.

Lancaster

Frankfurt; lost in W4123, UL-R2, aged 19.

Probably shot down en-route to the target by Oblt. Werner Baake of 3./NJG1 and crashed about 1km to S of De Planck, Sint-Peters-Voeren, Limburg. There were no survivors.

Originally buried by the Germans in Brusthem Cemetery, St Truiden (Tongeren), Limburg, Belgium, and later reburied on 25 Mar 47 at Heverlee War Cemetery, 3 km S of Leuven (Louvain), Brabant, Belgium, grave 5.B.2.

Lancaster

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