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  Posted by royboy (U14243558) on Saturday, 8th May 2010

  Memorial dedicated to five Canadian aircrew,can anyone locate their relatives.
  
  This memorial is dedicated to five Canadian volunteer aircrew that lost their lives when their Wellington bomber on a traning flight from Gamston airfield,ran out of fuel and crashed on the 5th of August 1944.
  Creswell Crags a World famous heritage site.is were
  the memorial will be seated,approxamatly 400 yards from the crash site.
  The memorial has been donated by Mr Joseph Arthur Plant now deceased.
  
  Warrant Officer Class 1 Willis Don Murdie R 116943
  Sergeant James Robert Clark R 207295
  Sergeant John Joseph Lee aged 19 R 259992
  Son of Henry and Mary Lee. of
  London Ontario.
  Pilot Officer Lowell Milton Brehaut J 41540
  aged 21.
  Son of Thomas Milton Brehaut and Mildred
  Brehaut.Husband of Shirlee Marion Brehaut
  Moncton New Brunwich, Canada.
  Flying Officer Walter William Cooper
  aged 32 J 40083
  Son of William Henry and Louisa Harriet
  Cooper Husband of Edith Cooper of
  Trail,British Columbia Canada
  
  I was six year old visting my grandfather in Creswell when the bus passed the crashed Wellington Bomber.Christmas I and Tom Eadie called
  at the farm were the bomber crashed.The farmer's
  wife informed us they had only lived at the farm for 18 months.And an American had been looking for
  the crash scene, could have been a canadian.
  Toms research found that the bomber had six parachutes on board and only 5 aircrew found.The six person had reported in sick
  royboy
  

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  Posted by MB (U177470) on Saturday, 8th May 2010

  One problem with this site is that you can communicate direct with someone.
  
  I would suggest you ask on a family history forum/message board/mailing list for either that area of Derbyshire, Canada or military. I have seen quite a number of cases where whole lists of names on war memorials have been identified.
  
  
  
  
  These should get you started.
  
  I presume you have checked the CWGC Debt of Honour?
  
  This message forum has many people knowledgeable about the RAF, they might have access to some reference works.
  
  
  
  The Canadian Archives have some WWII records online as well as their Lest We Forget project
  
  
  
  MB

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  Posted by royboy (U14243558) on Friday, 2nd July 2010

  Hi MB,thanks for taking an interest in this subject.
  
  I thought you might like to know the latest news,I have had a talk with Gerald Plant the brother of the deceased, who has bequeathed the monies for the memorial.And he was going to get the details finalized.
  
  One reason for the delay is the stone,had to be same kind as the Crags,The only place it could be found was China, so it's had to be imported.(That's how daft we are in this Country).With it being an Heritage site you have to conform to their wishes.
  
  Hears the good news, the families of the Canadian Airmen that lost their lives, are being invited over for the dedication of the memorial all expenses will be paid. (Including Air fares)
  
  The stone will stand 48inch x36inch. main base 48inch x18 inch. Top right hand corner will be a Wellington Bomber.followed by the names of the Aircrew.At the bottom left will be the names of five Creswell airmen who lost their lives,one was a close friend of the deceased, who kindly donated the memorial.
  
  The Canadian Aircrew have pupil in front of their names e.g. Pupil Pilot W.MURDIE P/O Which may sound a little derogatory as they were all trained.
  
  I would like to thank the Plant family for supplying this information.
  
  BEST WISHERS ROYBOY
  

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