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Son of Peter Alexander and Annie Mary McCowan Freeman, of Milliken, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
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Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
The Toronto Star, February 14, 1945, page 8
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
The Toronto Star, February 14, 1945, page 8
Story of crew of Lancaster ND-583 found on www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand
WOII Freeman was a Bomb Aimer serving with 630 (RAF) Squadron. Lancaster ND 583 was airborne 1857 on 15 March 1944 from East Kirkby on a mission to Stuttgart, Germany. The bomber force of 863 aircraft - 617 Lancasters, 230 Halifaxes, 16 Mosquitos flew over France nearly as far as the Swiss frontier before turning north-east to approach Stuttgart. When the German fighters did arrive, just before the target was reached, the usual fierce combats ensued. 37 aircraft - 27 Lancasters, 10 Halifaxes - were lost, 4.3 per cent of the force. 2 of the Lancasters force-landed in Switzerland.
On the 16 March, ND 583 crashed and exploded with great force near Bourguignon-sous-Coucy (Aisne), 23 km NW of Soissons, France.
The crew are buried in the churchyard at Bourguignon-sous-Coucy. WOII Freeman was the only Canadian on the crew with 5 RAF and 1 RAAF airmen.
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
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
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander McCowan Freeman is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander McCowan Freeman is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Alexander Mccowan Freeman
From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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The Toronto Star, February 14, 1945, page 8
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The Toronto Star, February 14, 1945, page 8 Story of crew of Lancaster ND-583 found on www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand WOII Freeman was a Bomb Aimer serving with 630 (RAF) Squadron. Lancaster ND 583 was airborne 1857 on 15 March 1944 from East Kirkby on a mission to Stuttgart, Germany. The bomber force of 863 aircraft - 617 Lancasters, 230 Halifaxes, 16 Mosquitos flew over France nearly as far as the Swiss frontier before turning north-east to approach Stuttgart. When the German fighters did arrive, just before the target was reached, the usual fierce combats ensued. 37 aircraft - 27 Lancasters, 10 Halifaxes - were lost, 4.3 per cent of the force. 2 of the Lancasters force-landed in Switzerland. On the 16 March, ND 583 crashed and exploded with great force near Bourguignon-sous-Coucy (Aisne), 23 km NW of Soissons, France. The crew are buried in the churchyard at Bourguignon-sous-Coucy. WOII Freeman was the only Canadian on the crew with 5 RAF and 1 RAAF airmen.
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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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Warrant Officer Class II Alexander McCowan Freeman is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Warrant Officer Class II Alexander McCowan Freeman 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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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 309 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BOURGUIGNON-SOUS-COUCY CHURCHYARD Aisne, France
Bourguignon-Sous-Coucy is a village and commune 23 kilometres north-west of Soissons and 12 kilometres south-west of Chauny, a town on the Soissons-Arras road (N. 37). The churchyard is south-east of the village in a local road leading to the village of Besme. Near the southern wall of the churchyard, about 10 yards south of the stone crucifix in the centre, are the graves of seven airmen.
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