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Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de Herbert William et Rose Griffin, de Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Galerie numérique de Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Grave marker - Rheinberg War Cemetery - May 2015
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Entrance - Rheinberg War Cemetery - May 2015
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Rheinberg War Cemetery - May 2015
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Cross of Sacrifice - Rheinberg War Cemetery - May 2015
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
The crew of Halifax JD 204, from 419 Sqdn RCAF, was lost 4 October 1943 on the crew's 15th mission. Takeoff was from Middleton St. George at 1740 Hrs, for target FRANKFURT. Expected return 01:26 Hrs October 5th. Hamilton, Dale, Griffin and Bortolussi were killed in the crash. Riley, McEwan, and Reay bailed out and were POW's.
Hamilton is standing in the rear 2nd from the left beside his friend Jack Dale.<P>
Source of information: Library & Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse<P>
Source of photograph: Mr. Robert E. Dale via R. Whitehouse
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
This picture is of F/O Bill Hamilton's crew after an air test at Middleton St George in July/August 1943. The crew completed 14 missions and was shot down on the 15th trip, which was to Frankfurt. They had just come back from a 9 day leave the previous day.
The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter about 40-50 miles east of Mannheim. The Halifax crashed at a site 8 km SW of Kirchberg (Sohren)
The four dead crew were buried side by side in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Hamilton Plot 20 Row B Grave 28
Dale Plot 20 Row B Grave 29
Griffin Plot 20 Row B Greave 30
Bortolussi Plot 20 Row B Grave 31
They are not quite in the order of the mae west photo, but almost.
Source: Photo from the Dale family archives via R Whitehouse
Source: All other data taken from the Dale file at Library & Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Letter from Mrs. Griffin to Mrs Dale 23 November 1943
Mrs. Griffin was the mother of Ed Griffin, the Mid-Upper Gunner, of Halifax MkII JD204 VR-L of 419 Sqdn. Mrs Dale was the mother of Jack Dale the Bomb Aimer. Both had been waiting from 6 Oct 43 for news of the crew. On 21 November 1943 it came. Riley, Reay and McEwan were POW and Hamilton, Dale, Griffin and Bortolussi were dead. This letter is a graphic example of the grief being share by the families of RCAF crews overseas.
Sources: Letter is from the Dale Family archives via R. Whitehouse
All other information is from Library & Archives Canada via
R. Whitehouse
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Letter from Mrs. Griffin to Mrs Dale 3 November 1943
Page #1
This letter says all there is to say about waiting for news of missing loved ones. Families of missing crew members ofter wrote each other.
Sources: Letter is from the Dale Family archives via R. Whitehouse
All other information is from Library & Archives Canada via
R. Whitehouse
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Letter from Mrs. Griffin to Mrs Dale 3 November 1943
Page #2
This letter says all there is to say about waiting for news of missing loved ones. Families of missing crew members ofter wrote each other.
Sources: Letter is from the Dale Family archives via R. Whitehouse
All other information is from Library & Archives Canada via
R. Whitehouse
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Letter from Mrs. Griffin to Mrs Dale 3 November 1943
Page #3
Sources: Letter is from the Dale Family archives via R. Whitehouse
All other information is from Library & Archives Canada via
R. Whitehouse
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
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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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin
From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie d'images
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Grave marker - Rheinberg War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Entrance - Rheinberg War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Rheinberg War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Cross of Sacrifice - Rheinberg War Cemetery - May 2015 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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The crew of Halifax JD 204, from 419 Sqdn RCAF, was lost 4 October 1943 on the crew's 15th mission. Takeoff was from Middleton St. George at 1740 Hrs, for target FRANKFURT. Expected return 01:26 Hrs October 5th. Hamilton, Dale, Griffin and Bortolussi were killed in the crash. Riley, McEwan, and Reay bailed out and were POW's. Hamilton is standing in the rear 2nd from the left beside his friend Jack Dale.<P> Source of information: Library & Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse<P> Source of photograph: Mr. Robert E. Dale via R. Whitehouse
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This picture is of F/O Bill Hamilton's crew after an air test at Middleton St George in July/August 1943. The crew completed 14 missions and was shot down on the 15th trip, which was to Frankfurt. They had just come back from a 9 day leave the previous day. The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter about 40-50 miles east of Mannheim. The Halifax crashed at a site 8 km SW of Kirchberg (Sohren) The four dead crew were buried side by side in the Rheinberg War Cemetery. Hamilton Plot 20 Row B Grave 28 Dale Plot 20 Row B Grave 29 Griffin Plot 20 Row B Greave 30 Bortolussi Plot 20 Row B Grave 31 They are not quite in the order of the mae west photo, but almost. Source: Photo from the Dale family archives via R Whitehouse Source: All other data taken from the Dale file at Library & Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse
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Letter from Mrs. Griffin to Mrs Dale 23 November 1943 Mrs. Griffin was the mother of Ed Griffin, the Mid-Upper Gunner, of Halifax MkII JD204 VR-L of 419 Sqdn. Mrs Dale was the mother of Jack Dale the Bomb Aimer. Both had been waiting from 6 Oct 43 for news of the crew. On 21 November 1943 it came. Riley, Reay and McEwan were POW and Hamilton, Dale, Griffin and Bortolussi were dead. This letter is a graphic example of the grief being share by the families of RCAF crews overseas. Sources: Letter is from the Dale Family archives via R. Whitehouse All other information is from Library & Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse
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Letter from Mrs. Griffin to Mrs Dale 3 November 1943 Page #1 This letter says all there is to say about waiting for news of missing loved ones. Families of missing crew members ofter wrote each other. Sources: Letter is from the Dale Family archives via R. Whitehouse All other information is from Library & Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse
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Letter from Mrs. Griffin to Mrs Dale 3 November 1943 Page #2 This letter says all there is to say about waiting for news of missing loved ones. Families of missing crew members ofter wrote each other. Sources: Letter is from the Dale Family archives via R. Whitehouse All other information is from Library & Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse
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Letter from Mrs. Griffin to Mrs Dale 3 November 1943 Page #3 Sources: Letter is from the Dale Family archives via R. Whitehouse All other information is from Library & Archives Canada via R. Whitehouse
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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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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Edward Herbert William Griffin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE DE GUERRE DE RHEINBERG Allemagne
La ville de Rheinberg se situe à 24 kilomètres au nord de Krefeld et à 13 kilomètres au sud de Wesel, dans la localité de Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal. Le cimetière se situe à 3 kilomètres au sud du centre de la ville de Rheinberg sur le chemin allant vers Kamp Kintfort. À partir de l’autoroute 57, tournez à Rheinberg et, à la jonction T, suivez l’autoroute 510 vers Kamp Lintfort. Le cimetière se situe à une courte distance sur ce chemin à droite. L’Army Graves Service a choisi le site du cimetière de guerre de Rheinberg en avril 1946 pour rassembler les sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth récupérées des nombreux cimetières allemands se trouvant aux environs. La majorité de ceux qui sont maintenant enterrés au cimetière étaient des aviateurs, dont les tombes ont été apportées de Dusseldorf, de Krefeld, de Munchen-Gladbach, d’Essen, d’Aachen et de Dortmund; 250 des tombes ont été apportées de Cologne. La plupart des hommes qui sont enterrés ici et qui viennent des autres services de combat ont perdu la vie durant la bataille de Rhineland ou en se rendant du Rhin vers l’Elbe. À l’heure actuelle, 3326 militaires du Commonwealth de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale sont enterrés ou commémorés au cimetière de guerre de Rheinberg. De ces tombes, 156 ne sont pas identifiées. Il y a également neuf sépultures de guerre qui viennent d’autres nationalités, dont la plupart sont polonaises.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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