"Never was so much owed by so many to so few." (Winston Churchill)
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ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE (RAFVR)
Pilot Officer
Squadron 156
Service #50612
RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
Killed In Action/Duisburg Raid
Officer Jolley is additionally commemorated on the grave of George Harry Cross, a civilian casualty of WWII ~ killed by enemy action on his home, 96 Third Avenue, Manor Park. (Mr. Cross was injured 18 September, and died aged 31, on 23rd September 1940 at East Ham Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Cross).
Multiple sources, including Ancestry UK, note that Gooch's parents were Herbert and Alice.
There has been some comment that Officer Jolley's widow would become one of the many civilian casualties of the war, shortly after her husband's death. Would anybody know more about this, or have verification? Thank You!
Notation: It has also been mentioned that Mr. Jolley took part in a RAF musical band - would anybody have any information and/or photographs concerning this comment?
I am presently researching all members of this incident, and will update their pages, accordingly.
Those lost:
Squadron Leader Lighton Verdon - Roe
Sergeant John Cameron Stewart
Flight Sergeant/Bomb Aimer Edward William
Flight Sergeant Thomas James Pritchard
Officer Frank Giles
Pilot Officer Herbert Francis Jolley
Sergeant Kenneth Cecil Harrison
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"These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They may or may not sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead." ~Robert G. Ingersoll
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few." (Winston Churchill)
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE (RAFVR)
Pilot Officer
Squadron 156
Service #50612
RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
Killed In Action/Duisburg Raid
Officer Jolley is additionally commemorated on the grave of George Harry Cross, a civilian casualty of WWII ~ killed by enemy action on his home, 96 Third Avenue, Manor Park. (Mr. Cross was injured 18 September, and died aged 31, on 23rd September 1940 at East Ham Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Cross).
Multiple sources, including Ancestry UK, note that Gooch's parents were Herbert and Alice.
There has been some comment that Officer Jolley's widow would become one of the many civilian casualties of the war, shortly after her husband's death. Would anybody know more about this, or have verification? Thank You!
Notation: It has also been mentioned that Mr. Jolley took part in a RAF musical band - would anybody have any information and/or photographs concerning this comment?
I am presently researching all members of this incident, and will update their pages, accordingly.
Those lost:
Squadron Leader Lighton Verdon - Roe
Sergeant John Cameron Stewart
Flight Sergeant/Bomb Aimer Edward William
Flight Sergeant Thomas James Pritchard
Officer Frank Giles
Pilot Officer Herbert Francis Jolley
Sergeant Kenneth Cecil Harrison
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"These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They may or may not sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead." ~Robert G. Ingersoll
