Flight Sergeant E. (Ernest) Crowther

[mckeesie]

Hi, hope this will work: I represent a Dutch heritage foundation (WO2GO) who are trying to re-tell the story of allied airmen who died on our island during WWII.  We remember them by making information boards annex memorials at the crash and writing a few books. We already had family and relatives coming to visit us from USA, Canada and the UK to officially unveil these boards.

On Juli 21th 1944 a Lancaster bomber crashed on the island where I live. Alle seven crew died. One of them was:
Flight Sergeant E. (Ernest) Crowther
Son of John and Martha Crowther, of Bradford, Yorkshire.

Is there anyone who can help me find his family?  If so, would you please contact me? If you happen to know living relatives, please remember that RootsChat cannot be used to publish these data. If so, please send me a personal message?

Thanks and regards,
Kees

[mmm45]

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/contactus/aboutcontact/

Kees might be of use contacting the Bradford newspaper above.Bierley on your other post is a suburb of Bradford

Good luck

Ady

[Treetotal]

I am raising this post in the hope that the good hearted Rootschatters can help Kees and the Wo2go in their search for the relatives of 8 brave airmen who lost their lives when their Lancaster bomber was brought down by enemy fire. The pilot averted further death and injury to civilians on the ground by diverting the stricken plane and landing in a field.

We have found relatives for one of the crew who have visited Holland recently and met with Kees and witnessed the wonderful work that they have done to preserve the memory and resting places of these brave men.

Please give your support fi you have the time.

Carol

[mckeesie]

Dear people on Rootschat, dear Carol

Thank you very much on beforehand for trying to help our foundation in our search for relatives of the brave airmen who died on or near our island during WWII.

As a foundation we want to make sure those men are not forgotten nor why they fought and gave their lives. It's very hard for us over here in The Netherlands to find relatives after all these years. All help is welcome, so again thank you very much!

We will keep progress of the results via RootsChat and on our website www.wo2go.nl

Kind regards,
Kees

[JeannieR]

Hello.....

I have done a little research on Flight Sergeant Ernest Crowther, and this is what I have come up with....I hope it will help Kees.....

Ernest was the son of John Crowther, and Martha Tillotson, who married at Bradford in 1898. As far as I can see, apart from Ernest, who was born in 1909 (being 36, when he died) they had one other son......

Frank Priestley Crowther Jan 9th 1903, baptised February 8th He died in 1966.
In 1929, he married a Dorothy Rowan, and they produced one daughter Doreen M Crowther, who was born in 1931...

Doreen in turn , married Anthony J Pearce in 1953, and they had one daugher in 1957. Will be careful now, as I believe they may still be alive.

There is a young man on GenesReunited, that has both Ernest and Frank P Crowther on his tree !!

Kind Regards, and Good Luck to Kees

JeannieR

[Treetotal]

Thanks for helping out with this one Jeannie...I have sent a message to the researcher on GenesReunited on Kees's behalf.
Carol

[mckeesie]

Hello Jeannie and Carol,

To both of you: thank you! It would be great to get in contact with the relatives of Ernest Crowther.

Last weekend we had 44 (!) foreign relatives from a Halfiax crew visiting us for unveiling information panels annex memorial. Most of them from Canada. We organised a bus tour and presentations on Friday, the unveiling on Saturday (with officials from the embassy and air force of Canada, GB and the USA, Keep them Rolling with WWII vehicles, a flyby with WWII aircraft, bagpipes, English singer KAS and more) and on Sunday a church service.

This concluded a three year search....Our guests went home today, tired but very thankful.

Kees