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Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands<P>LW137 was one of three No.429 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. see: HX352; LW124. Airborne 2253 24 May 44 from Leeming on a mission to Aachen, it was shot down in flames by a night fighter. Abandoned at 8,000 feet, it crashed into the Emilia Polder, some 6 km NW of Oosterhout. Those killed are now buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, being brought here from the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Oosterhout. Two members of the RCAF were killed. They were WO2 A.J.Murphy and F/S J.R.H.Cochrane. One Canadian, P/O A. C. Shierlaw survived and was taken PoW.
Two RAF crew were killed: F/L T.Rawlinson DFC and P/O A.Bates.
RAF P/O W.J.Bush successfully evaded until captured in Antwerp 15 Jun 44 and was then interned in Camp L3. PoW No.3686, joining P/O G.L.Caunt, PoW No.5790. Canadian P/O A.C.Shierlaw was also captured in Antwerp 15Jun44 and interned in Camp L3, PoW No.6392.
(Source: //lostbombers.co.uk)
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy
Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands<P>LW137 was one of three No.429 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. see: HX352; LW124. Airborne 2253 24 May 44 from Leeming on a mission to Aachen, it was shot down in flames by a night fighter. Abandoned at 8,000 feet, it crashed into the Emilia Polder, some 6 km NW of Oosterhout. Those killed are now buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, being brought here from the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Oosterhout. Two members of the RCAF were killed. They were WO2 A.J.Murphy and F/S J.R.H.Cochrane. One Canadian, P/O A. C. Shierlaw survived and was taken PoW. Two RAF crew were killed: F/L T.Rawlinson DFC and P/O A.Bates. RAF P/O W.J.Bush successfully evaded until captured in Antwerp 15 Jun 44 and was then interned in Camp L3. PoW No.3686, joining P/O G.L.Caunt, PoW No.5790. Canadian P/O A.C.Shierlaw was also captured in Antwerp 15Jun44 and interned in Camp L3, PoW No.6392. (Source: //lostbombers.co.uk)
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Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Arthur John Murphy is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 401 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.
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