Lancaster Mk.III JA907 MG-U - POW - F. W. Lashford -

[PATS]

L.S.,

More known about F.W. Lashford - RAFVR - POW
Service number, hometown

Lancaster Mk.III JA907 MG-U - F/O J. W. Leitch - Near Oudleusen ( Overijssel)
7 Squadron - Wednesday 20 October 1943 - Operation Leipzig
6 KIA - 1 INJ/POW
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Crew: Lancaster Mk.III JA907 MG-U - 20th October 1943 - Mission Leipzig
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409060 - F/O - Pilot - J. W. Leitch - DFC - RAAF - Age 29 - KIA - Dalfsen Cemetery - Grave 6-1-13 -

....... - F.W. Lashford - RAFVR - INJ/POW - in Hospital, no POW No. ..........-

81062 - F/L - Navigator - A. G. Macleod - DFC - RAFVR - Age - 36 - KIA - Dalfsen Cemetery - Grave 6-1-15 -

1320077 - F/S - Observer - C. B. Jolliffe - DFM - RAFVR - Age - 31 - KIA - Dalfsen Cemetery - Grave 6-1-Joint-17 -

1032217 - Sgt - W.Op./Air Gunner - J. Hardy - RAFVR - Age - 23 - KIA - Dalfsen Cemetery - Grave 6-1-Joint-17 -

1805859 - F/S - Air Gunner - F. E. Nobele - RAFVR - Age - 20 - KIA - Dalfsen Cemetery - Grave 6-1-14 -

1378201 - F/S - Air Gunner - F. H. Simmonds - RAFVR - Age - 29 - KIA - Dalfsen Cemetery - Grave 6-1-16 -
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[COL BRUGGY]

Hello PATS

945729 F/Sgt F W LASHFORD - no further details.

Col.

[PATS]

Hi Col,

Thanks for this

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[wwrsimon]

Hello

A little on the late side perhaps - only 10 and a half years - but Francis William Lashford, birth registered Sunderland, April 1918, m.m.s. Stokoe. Death registered Gateshead, April 1961. The Newcastle Evening Chronicle of Tuesday September 19th 1944 reported the following:

Flight Sergt. Frank Lashford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lashford, of 14 Valley View, Primrose, Jarrow, repatriated from Germany, has arrived home. He was the only survivor of the crew of an aircraft, and was seriously injured. He has been in a German hospital.
Flight Sergt. Lashford was manager at a cinema in Chester-le-Street before he joined the Air Force.

Regards

Simon

[wwrsimon]

Hello again

Just to add a little more info. Fold3.com has a file which records his P.o.W. number is 43181, and that he arrived at Stalug Luft 6, Room C.1, from Obermasfeld on March 21st 1944. Captured October 20th 1943.

Regards

Simon