Battle of Berlin Memorial - Yelling- Cambridgeshire
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A simple granite stone to mark the nearby spot where a Lancaster Bomber JB477 of 405 Squadron Crashed killing six of the crew on December 17th 1943.
Waymark Code: WM9XVE
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/12/2010
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BATTLE OF BERLIN
NOVEMBER 1943 - MARCH 1944
Near this spot on DECEMBER 17TH 1943
A Lancaster Bomber JB 477 Of 405 Squadron
R.C.A.F from Gransden Lodge
crashed killing six of the crew of seven.
W.O. S.C.H. NUTTING D.F.M. the rear gunner
who was on his 45th raid survived.
IN MEMORY OF
Flt. Off. B.A. McLENNAN Canada
Pilot age 26
Sgt.C.R. SCHNEIDER Canada
Air Bomber aged 22
Flt Off.W.F. SHEPPARD Canada
Navigator aged 29
Sgt M.F. ROOBROECK Canada
A/Gunner aged 21
and who are buried at
CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY
Sgt L.H. CORNWALL British
Engineer aged 21
Buried at Bottisham
Sgt E. HALLIWELL British
W.Op/A/Gunner aged 22
Buried at Blackpool
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
This memorial is to the left of a public bridleway between two fields and is accessible by foot only.
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: This memorial is on a bridle pathway and accessable by foot.
Location of waymark:
Yelling, CAmbridgeshire United Kingdom
Commemoration: crew of Lancaster Bomber JB 477 Of 405 Squadron
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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