Hilchey, Ray Bertram (Flying Officer)

514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Lancaster aircraft took off from the airfield at Jovincourt, Belgium with 24 ex Prisoner of War British Army Personnel as passengers. The aircraft crashed near Roye Ami, France killing all the occupants including the aircrew of; P/Os O.C. Evers, R.M. Toms, Flying Officer D. Beaton D.S.O. (RAF), and FS A. McMurrugh (RAF). The passengers killed were: Sjt. R.A. Adams, Pte. T. Anderson, Pte, W.L. Ball, Pte. S.J. Bayston, Cpl. E.L. Belshaw, Pte. R.A. Betton, Lt P.A.T.W.B. Campbell, Pte. R.E. Clark, Pte, W. Croston, Gnr. A.J.S. Crowe, Fus. H. Cummings, Pte. R. Damson, Rfn. T.J. Edwards, L.Cpl. G.W. Franks, Gnr. A.N. Labotske, Pnr. W.L. Lindheimer, Pnr. M. Maschit, Fus. 0. Parkin, Gdsmn. J.A. Roe, Lt E.T.T. Snowdon, Cpl. A.G. Thompson, Pte. R. Turnbull, Capt. R.W. Wheeler, and Pte. P. Yates.