Terlincthun British Cemetery
Roll of Honour
World War Two
YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944-01-18. HALIFAX CREW OF NO. 466 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION LECONFIELD.
There are four Australian Airmen in this picture who were killed in operations over France on 22nd June 1944 and are buried in this cemetery
On the extreme right is 414753 Flying Officer Nelson Ellis Bowman, aged 27 (Air Gunner). Son of Thomas and Emma Bowman, of Longreach, Queensland, Australia; husband of Irene Mary Bowman. Inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man"
Fifth from the left is 413117 Warrant Officer Thomas Harrison, aged 27 (Navigator). Son of Alexander and Hannah Harrison, of Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia. Inscription "He Died As He Lived-Nobly, His Duty Well Done. Ever Remembered"
Third from the left is 417200 Warrant Officer Clarence Archibald Jones, aged 29. Son of William Archibald and Alison Jones, of Blackwood, South Australia; husband of Nora Jones, of Glenelg, South Australia. Inscription "He Shall Not Grow Old, As We That Are Left Grow Old"
6th from the left is 425074 Warrant Officer Herbert William Sedgwick, aged 22 (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Son of Herbert Nelson and Dora Sedgwick, of Gayndah, Queensland, Australia. Inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That He Lay Down His Life"
All the above are buried in Plot 14. E. Coll. 1-6.
On the extreme right is 414753 Flying Officer Nelson Ellis Bowman, aged 27 (Air Gunner). Son of Thomas and Emma Bowman, of Longreach, Queensland, Australia; husband of Irene Mary Bowman. Inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man"
Fifth from the left is 413117 Warrant Officer Thomas Harrison, aged 27 (Navigator). Son of Alexander and Hannah Harrison, of Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia. Inscription "He Died As He Lived-Nobly, His Duty Well Done. Ever Remembered"
Third from the left is 417200 Warrant Officer Clarence Archibald Jones, aged 29. Son of William Archibald and Alison Jones, of Blackwood, South Australia; husband of Nora Jones, of Glenelg, South Australia. Inscription "He Shall Not Grow Old, As We That Are Left Grow Old"
6th from the left is 425074 Warrant Officer Herbert William Sedgwick, aged 22 (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Son of Herbert Nelson and Dora Sedgwick, of Gayndah, Queensland, Australia. Inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That He Lay Down His Life"
All the above are buried in Plot 14. E. Coll. 1-6.
Yorkshire, England. C. 1942-02. Group portrait of some of the members of Wellington aircraft "T for Tommy" of No. 458 Squadron RAAF based at an RAF station, Holme-on-Spalding Moor.
Buried in this cemetery, fifth from the left is 406094 Flying Officer Leslie Walter Bown, Front Gunner in 458 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, who was killed in operations over France on 28th April 1944, aged 24. Son of Roy Donalan Bown and Rose Lilian Bown, of Cottesloe, Western Australia. Plot 14. F. 16. Inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Never To Be Forgotten"
422038 Pilot Officer (PO) Colin Dickson, 467 Squadron RAAF, sitting in the cockpit of a Lancaster aircraft withe the nose art 'Naughty Nan'. An electrician from Kempsey in civilian life, PO Dickson was one of the crew of Lancaster aircraft JA901 which took off from RAF Waddington, England on the night of 3/4 May 1944 to bomb military camps at Mailly-le-Camp, France. The aircraft was shot down on 4 May 1944 at Mertz, France. PO Dickson was one of the five crew members who were killed. He was aged 23. Two other crew members survived and evaded capture.
Colin is buried in Plot 14. F. Col. 1-3. Son of James and Catherine Dickson, of Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. Inscription "Beloved Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. Dickson Of Kempsey, N. S. W., Australia"
Colin is buried in Plot 14. F. Col. 1-3. Son of James and Catherine Dickson, of Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. Inscription "Beloved Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. Dickson Of Kempsey, N. S. W., Australia"
423700 Flight Sergeant
Oscar Skelton Furniss
Royal Australian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 22.
Plot 14. F. Col. 1-3.
Inscription "Till We Meet Again" Loved Son Of O. & B. Furniss, N. S. W., Australia
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Son of Oscar and Bertha Furniss, of Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia. Dip. Agric. (Hawkesbury).
Studio portrait 423700 Flight Sergeant (Fl Sgt) Oscar Skelton Furniss, 467 Squadron RAAF, of Wentworth Falls, NSW. Fl Sgt Furniss enlisted on 18 July 1942 and was one of the crew of Lancaster aircraft JA901 which took off from RAF Waddington, England on the night of 3/4 May 1944 to bomb military camps at Mailly-le-Camp, France. The aircraft was shot down on 4 May 1944 at Mertz, France. Flt Sgt Furniss was one of the five crew members who were killed. He was aged 23. Two other crew members survived and evaded capture.
Oscar Skelton Furniss
Royal Australian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 22.
Plot 14. F. Col. 1-3.
Inscription "Till We Meet Again" Loved Son Of O. & B. Furniss, N. S. W., Australia
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Son of Oscar and Bertha Furniss, of Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia. Dip. Agric. (Hawkesbury).
Studio portrait 423700 Flight Sergeant (Fl Sgt) Oscar Skelton Furniss, 467 Squadron RAAF, of Wentworth Falls, NSW. Fl Sgt Furniss enlisted on 18 July 1942 and was one of the crew of Lancaster aircraft JA901 which took off from RAF Waddington, England on the night of 3/4 May 1944 to bomb military camps at Mailly-le-Camp, France. The aircraft was shot down on 4 May 1944 at Mertz, France. Flt Sgt Furniss was one of the five crew members who were killed. He was aged 23. Two other crew members survived and evaded capture.
Outdoor group portrait of graduated pilots.
Buried in this cemetery, second row, third from the left is 406660 Squadron Leader John Francis McMullan, Pilot in 466 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, who was killed on operations over France on 22nd June 1944, aged 22. Son of Joseph and Annie McMullan, of East Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription "A Dutiful And Loving Son"
John is buried in the same grave as the four Australian Airmen in the first picture on this page.
John is buried in the same grave as the four Australian Airmen in the first picture on this page.
