Hello Again,
Jc26red Sorted the Photo signatures and deciphered some on the Photo Restoration Board.
Many Thanks.
E C J WOOD
NIP. (the dog )
W T Gray
Peter Bingley
R Simpson
S Allen
The others still unclear.
Getting somewhere now,
Any of these on your lists Larry ?.
Regards Rog.
Hello all,
David Layne passed this link on to me and asked if I could help. An interesting puzzle, which I cannot answer at this moment. However, I note, like the other members, that a number of the crew (the erks on either side maybe impossible to ID) have medals. Without being able to identify which name goes with which person it's difficult to ascertain who has the medal.
But taking the names above:
E C J WOOD - there is only one who received a medal with those initials:
Ernest Charles John Wood (61958)
Awarded a DFC 11/6/43 whilst with 50 Squadron (whilst a F/Lt)
W T Gray - again only one with those initials:
William Thomas Gray (580652/45273)
Awarded DFM 13/9/40 with 61 Squadron as a Sgt
Awarded DFC 11/6/43 with 50 Squadron as a F/Lt
S Allen- only one with a single initial
Samuel Allen (974032)
Awarded DFM 20/4/1943 with 50 Squadron as F/Sgt
No Bingley and too many Simpsons to make any judgement but the fact that the three above were all awarded their medals with 50 Squadron makes that line on enquiry a good one. It would be worth asking the NA for the 50 Squadron ORBs for a period around Jan to June 1943 so as to ascertain if they flew together.
Hope that has helped in a small way
K