WWII RAFVR Death 1942

[Anthoula]

I am hoping to discover more about a cousin who died in WWII.

The details from the CWGC website show as follows..................

Name:     Dennis Charles Marsh
Rank:    Sergeant (Nav.)
Regiment/Service:    Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age:    18
Date of Death:    16/09/1942
Service No:    1384344
Additional information:    Son of Gertrude Annie Marsh, and stepson of Wilfred Charles Girdler, of Ashtead, Surrey.
Grave/Memorial Reference:    4. A. 24
Cemetery:    Rheinberg War Cemetery

If anyone is able look upaircraft losses for that date and discover any more information I will be so grateful.

Many thanks.


 

[sharki]

Hi Anthoula,
Your cousin, Sergeant D C Marsh was a crew member of Wellington Mark III,
BJ730, of No 12 Operational Training Unit which took off from Chipping Warden at 2026hrs on 16th September 1942 to attack Essen.
The rest of the crew are listed as,
Pilot Officer F J Adams who was the pilot, Flight Sergeant C W Hall, RCAF, observer, Sergeant N Whitfield ,Wireless Operator/Air gunner and Sergeant G M Caldwell, RCAF Air Gunner. The cause of their loss is not given but theirs was one of 39 aircraft, from a total of 369, which were lost on the raid.
The attack was considered to have been "successful" with 33 large and 80 medium fires. 8 industrial and 6 transport premises were hit. The Krupps industrial complex received 15 high explosive bombs.
Information retrieved from Bomber Command Losses, Vol 3. (Chorley) and
Bomber Command War Diaries, (Middlebrook & Everitt).

[Anthoula]

I am delighted with all that information.  Thank you so very much, Sharki.