~~~~Transcript of Military Service, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two
Service No:--- 428714
Born:--- Haberfield, New South Wales, 25th June 1923
Home Town:--- Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Religion:--- Church of England
Martial Status:--- Single.
Civilian Employment:--- Bank Clerk
Next of kin:--- Brother, Mr W. H. Irving, "Windelya" 60 Cliff Ave, North Bridge, NSW.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 10th October 1942, in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Unit:--- No. 12 Squadron (RAAF), RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire
Fate:--- Died in air operations in(No. 12 Squadron Lancaster aircraft RF181, ober Germany, 16th March 1945, aged 21 years.
Burial:--- Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Berlin
Parents:--- Edward Douglas Irving and Emma Ida (Queenie) Smith married 15th Sepember 1906, Annandale, New South Wales.
Roll of Honour:--- Haberfield New South Wales
Remembered:--- Panel 124, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered:--- Commonwealth Bank of Australia Honour Rolls, Sydney NSW
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Details Of Last Flight:---Lancaster RF181 took off from RAF Wickenby at 17.16 hours on the night 16th March 1945, to bomb Nuremburg, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A Missing Research & Enquiry unit report stated "The aircraft was flying in a west/east direction on the night of 16/17th March 1945 when it was attacked by a night fighter. The aircraft lost height and exploded the wreckage spreading over a wide area. The bodies of 5 crew members were found hanging in the trees in the crash area, 3 with half opened chutes. It seems almost certain that all had been killed instantly by the explosion in the air and their chutes had been opened by the blast. Main portions of the aircraft were on the east side of Frankenberg and other portions of the wreck confirmed an English aircraft." and taking the lives of five members of the crew. Two others who survived the crash were captured, taken POW.
The airmen who perished in the attack and resulting crash were-
Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Brown
Sergeant Walter James Charles
Flight Sergeant Colin Howe Irving
Warrant Officer William Arthur Neill
Sergeant John Thomas Nicholls
The crew members of RF181 were:
Flight Sergeant Walter Gordon Brown (J/94899) (RCAF) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Sergeant Walter James Charles (1665264) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flying Officer D O R Dickey (150492) (RAFVR) (Pilot) PoW
Flight Sergeant A Henry (1324158) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer) PoW
Flight Sergeant Colin Howe Irving (428714) (Navigator)
Warrant Officer William Arthur Neill (429615) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Thomas Nicholls (1176177) (RAFVR) (Rear Gunner)
Service No:--- 428714
Born:--- Haberfield, New South Wales, 25th June 1923
Home Town:--- Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Religion:--- Church of England
Martial Status:--- Single.
Civilian Employment:--- Bank Clerk
Next of kin:--- Brother, Mr W. H. Irving, "Windelya" 60 Cliff Ave, North Bridge, NSW.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 10th October 1942, in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Unit:--- No. 12 Squadron (RAAF), RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire
Fate:--- Died in air operations in(No. 12 Squadron Lancaster aircraft RF181, ober Germany, 16th March 1945, aged 21 years.
Burial:--- Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Berlin
Parents:--- Edward Douglas Irving and Emma Ida (Queenie) Smith married 15th Sepember 1906, Annandale, New South Wales.
Roll of Honour:--- Haberfield New South Wales
Remembered:--- Panel 124, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered:--- Commonwealth Bank of Australia Honour Rolls, Sydney NSW
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Details Of Last Flight:---Lancaster RF181 took off from RAF Wickenby at 17.16 hours on the night 16th March 1945, to bomb Nuremburg, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A Missing Research & Enquiry unit report stated "The aircraft was flying in a west/east direction on the night of 16/17th March 1945 when it was attacked by a night fighter. The aircraft lost height and exploded the wreckage spreading over a wide area. The bodies of 5 crew members were found hanging in the trees in the crash area, 3 with half opened chutes. It seems almost certain that all had been killed instantly by the explosion in the air and their chutes had been opened by the blast. Main portions of the aircraft were on the east side of Frankenberg and other portions of the wreck confirmed an English aircraft." and taking the lives of five members of the crew. Two others who survived the crash were captured, taken POW.
The airmen who perished in the attack and resulting crash were-
Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Brown
Sergeant Walter James Charles
Flight Sergeant Colin Howe Irving
Warrant Officer William Arthur Neill
Sergeant John Thomas Nicholls
The crew members of RF181 were:
Flight Sergeant Walter Gordon Brown (J/94899) (RCAF) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Sergeant Walter James Charles (1665264) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flying Officer D O R Dickey (150492) (RAFVR) (Pilot) PoW
Flight Sergeant A Henry (1324158) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer) PoW
Flight Sergeant Colin Howe Irving (428714) (Navigator)
Warrant Officer William Arthur Neill (429615) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Thomas Nicholls (1176177) (RAFVR) (Rear Gunner)
~~~~Transcript of Military Service, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two
Service No:--- 428714
Born:--- Haberfield, New South Wales, 25th June 1923
Home Town:--- Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Religion:--- Church of England
Martial Status:--- Single.
Civilian Employment:--- Bank Clerk
Next of kin:--- Brother, Mr W. H. Irving, "Windelya" 60 Cliff Ave, North Bridge, NSW.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 10th October 1942, in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Unit:--- No. 12 Squadron (RAAF), RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire
Fate:--- Died in air operations in(No. 12 Squadron Lancaster aircraft RF181, ober Germany, 16th March 1945, aged 21 years.
Burial:--- Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Berlin
Parents:--- Edward Douglas Irving and Emma Ida (Queenie) Smith married 15th Sepember 1906, Annandale, New South Wales.
Roll of Honour:--- Haberfield New South Wales
Remembered:--- Panel 124, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered:--- Commonwealth Bank of Australia Honour Rolls, Sydney NSW
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Details Of Last Flight:---Lancaster RF181 took off from RAF Wickenby at 17.16 hours on the night 16th March 1945, to bomb Nuremburg, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A Missing Research & Enquiry unit report stated "The aircraft was flying in a west/east direction on the night of 16/17th March 1945 when it was attacked by a night fighter. The aircraft lost height and exploded the wreckage spreading over a wide area. The bodies of 5 crew members were found hanging in the trees in the crash area, 3 with half opened chutes. It seems almost certain that all had been killed instantly by the explosion in the air and their chutes had been opened by the blast. Main portions of the aircraft were on the east side of Frankenberg and other portions of the wreck confirmed an English aircraft." and taking the lives of five members of the crew. Two others who survived the crash were captured, taken POW.
The airmen who perished in the attack and resulting crash were-
Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Brown
Sergeant Walter James Charles
Flight Sergeant Colin Howe Irving
Warrant Officer William Arthur Neill
Sergeant John Thomas Nicholls
The crew members of RF181 were:
Flight Sergeant Walter Gordon Brown (J/94899) (RCAF) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Sergeant Walter James Charles (1665264) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flying Officer D O R Dickey (150492) (RAFVR) (Pilot) PoW
Flight Sergeant A Henry (1324158) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer) PoW
Flight Sergeant Colin Howe Irving (428714) (Navigator)
Warrant Officer William Arthur Neill (429615) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Thomas Nicholls (1176177) (RAFVR) (Rear Gunner)
Service No:--- 428714
Born:--- Haberfield, New South Wales, 25th June 1923
Home Town:--- Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Religion:--- Church of England
Martial Status:--- Single.
Civilian Employment:--- Bank Clerk
Next of kin:--- Brother, Mr W. H. Irving, "Windelya" 60 Cliff Ave, North Bridge, NSW.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 10th October 1942, in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Unit:--- No. 12 Squadron (RAAF), RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire
Fate:--- Died in air operations in(No. 12 Squadron Lancaster aircraft RF181, ober Germany, 16th March 1945, aged 21 years.
Burial:--- Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Berlin
Parents:--- Edward Douglas Irving and Emma Ida (Queenie) Smith married 15th Sepember 1906, Annandale, New South Wales.
Roll of Honour:--- Haberfield New South Wales
Remembered:--- Panel 124, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered:--- Commonwealth Bank of Australia Honour Rolls, Sydney NSW
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Details Of Last Flight:---Lancaster RF181 took off from RAF Wickenby at 17.16 hours on the night 16th March 1945, to bomb Nuremburg, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. A Missing Research & Enquiry unit report stated "The aircraft was flying in a west/east direction on the night of 16/17th March 1945 when it was attacked by a night fighter. The aircraft lost height and exploded the wreckage spreading over a wide area. The bodies of 5 crew members were found hanging in the trees in the crash area, 3 with half opened chutes. It seems almost certain that all had been killed instantly by the explosion in the air and their chutes had been opened by the blast. Main portions of the aircraft were on the east side of Frankenberg and other portions of the wreck confirmed an English aircraft." and taking the lives of five members of the crew. Two others who survived the crash were captured, taken POW.
The airmen who perished in the attack and resulting crash were-
Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Brown
Sergeant Walter James Charles
Flight Sergeant Colin Howe Irving
Warrant Officer William Arthur Neill
Sergeant John Thomas Nicholls
The crew members of RF181 were:
Flight Sergeant Walter Gordon Brown (J/94899) (RCAF) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Sergeant Walter James Charles (1665264) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flying Officer D O R Dickey (150492) (RAFVR) (Pilot) PoW
Flight Sergeant A Henry (1324158) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer) PoW
Flight Sergeant Colin Howe Irving (428714) (Navigator)
Warrant Officer William Arthur Neill (429615) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Sergeant John Thomas Nicholls (1176177) (RAFVR) (Rear Gunner)
Inscription
SON OF THE LATE E.D. & E.I. IRVING.
REMEMBERED BY HIS BROTHERS
Gravesite Details
428714
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