514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Poles). Lancaster II aircraft LL 685 JI-G2 shot down by a night fighter near Westercele, Germany after operations against Brunswick, Germany.
Flying Officer PP Boulter DFM (RAF)(Can), Flying Officer JL Martin (RCAF), Flying Officer JA Sneddon DFM (RCAF), Flying Officer EH Thomas DFM (RCAF), Flying Officer FG Rosher DFM (RAF), Squadron Leader EF Sly DFC AFM (RAF) and Pilot Officer WL Harvey DFM (RNZAF) were killed. The crew members bodies were first buried near the crash site at Celle, Germany.
There were two 514 Sqn aircraft lost in the same area on this date. Please see FS AE Dimock for information regarding the other aircraft (Lancaster II LL 679), the crew and casualty list.
Sneddon, James Allan (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-January-14
Birth Date: 1923
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Parents:
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Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
514 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nil Obstare Potest Nothing can withstand
Base
RAF Waterbeach
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Air Gunner
Service Numbers
J/17725
Prev: R/209745
Home
Edmonton, Alberta
Target
Brunswick Germany
Temporary Burial
Parish Cemetery At Westercele, Germany
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
