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Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Seated L to R F/Sgt Burton McLaughlin RCAF, F/O Evelyn George William Bowers, Pilot Officer Wilfred James Fingland RCAF<P>
Standing: Sergeant Guy Raymond Stott, Warrant Officer William John Carrier RAAF, Sergeant Leslie Thompson, Sergeant Alan Ambrose Michael Langridge <P>
Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Photo and excerpt of story from Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com and used with permission of Soren Flensted.<P>
Lancaster I ME650 of 630 (RAF) Sqn. took off from East Kirkby at 19:58 on a raid to Königsberg. On the return flight ME650 was attacked by a night fighter and at 04:15 hours it crashed in a field at Sønder Grene near Skarrild.<P>
The bodies of the crew were taken by horse drawn carriage to a grave prepared in the Skarrild churchyard cemetery and placed in two coffins for burial.<P>
Vicar Henrik Ingerslev officiated at the graveside ceremony. The Germans allowed the 40-50 attending Danes to sing one hymn. Before the end of the day the grave was covered with flowers.<P>
The crew were:<BR>
P/O (BA) B. McLauchlin of St. Catharines and P/O (N) W. J. Fingland of Toronto; also
WO W. J. Carrier RAAF; F/L E. G. W. Bowers RAF; and RAF Sgts. A. A. M. Langridge, G. R. Stott, and L. Thompson.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Each year on the evening of 5/5 on the day of the liberation of Denmark a ceremony is held at Skarrild Cemetery in honour of the flyers.<P>
Photo of memorial after the 2005 ceremony courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
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 Burton McLauchlin
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin
From a World War 2 issue of the St. Catharines Standard c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Seated L to R F/Sgt Burton McLaughlin RCAF, F/O Evelyn George William Bowers, Pilot Officer Wilfred James Fingland RCAF<P> Standing: Sergeant Guy Raymond Stott, Warrant Officer William John Carrier RAAF, Sergeant Leslie Thompson, Sergeant Alan Ambrose Michael Langridge <P> Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
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Photo and excerpt of story from Airwar Over Denmark www.flensted.eu.com and used with permission of Soren Flensted.<P> Lancaster I ME650 of 630 (RAF) Sqn. took off from East Kirkby at 19:58 on a raid to Königsberg. On the return flight ME650 was attacked by a night fighter and at 04:15 hours it crashed in a field at Sønder Grene near Skarrild.<P> The bodies of the crew were taken by horse drawn carriage to a grave prepared in the Skarrild churchyard cemetery and placed in two coffins for burial.<P> Vicar Henrik Ingerslev officiated at the graveside ceremony. The Germans allowed the 40-50 attending Danes to sing one hymn. Before the end of the day the grave was covered with flowers.<P> The crew were:<BR> P/O (BA) B. McLauchlin of St. Catharines and P/O (N) W. J. Fingland of Toronto; also WO W. J. Carrier RAAF; F/L E. G. W. Bowers RAF; and RAF Sgts. A. A. M. Langridge, G. R. Stott, and L. Thompson.
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Photo courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
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Each year on the evening of 5/5 on the day of the liberation of Denmark a ceremony is held at Skarrild Cemetery in honour of the flyers.<P> Photo of memorial after the 2005 ceremony courtesy of www.flensted.eu.com
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Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Burton McLauchlin 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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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 a World War 2 issue of the St. Catharines Standard c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 389 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SKARRILD CHURCHYARD Denmark
Skarrild is a small village of Jutland about 25 kilometres north-north-east of Esbjerb. It lies to the west of the road (No 18) between Brande and Herning.
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