Simmonds, Howard Rolleston (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-April-08

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Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Parents: Son of Albert Edward and Beatrice Elizabeth Jane Simmonds, of Ramsgate, Kent, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

31 GRS- General Reconnaissance School (RAF)

Base

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

1391480

31 GRS, Charlettown, P.E.I.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Crew or Other Personnel

Anson W1754

Flying Officer Jack Raymond May RAF

Flying Officer May, Jack Raymond (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-April-08
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Howard Rolleston Simmonds RAFVR

Sergeant Simmonds, Howard Rolleston (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-April-08
cemetery unknown

Leading Aircraftman Frank Archer Webb RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Webb, Frank Archer (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-April-08
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Peter Stanley Wright RAF

Flying Officer Wright, Peter Stanley (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-April-08
cemetery unknown

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. l serial:W1754

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-April-08. Anson I s/n W1754.

This accident involved 4 people. Wright PS, Webb FA, Simmonds HR, May JR

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Frank Archer Webb RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1262019 Anson W1754, Flying Officer Peter Stanley Wright RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:151560 Anson W1754, Flying Officer Jack Raymond May RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:48875 Anson W1754, Sergeant Howard Rolleston Simmonds RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1391480 Anson W1754

Unit Desciption

31 GRS (31 General Reconnaisance School)

The General Reconnaissance School trained pilots and air observers in the techniques required for ocean patrol. It was the equivalent to an Operational Training Unit (OTU), and last stop before aircrew were assigned to operations. The topics included DR Navigation, Astro Navigation, Compasses and Instruments, Meteorology, Signals, Reconnaissance, Coding, Ship Recognition, Aerial Photography, and Visual Signals.