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Sergeant Roy Werrill was serving
as Flight Engineer on board Lancaster Mk. I PB906 coded JI-B2 during an
operation to attack the benzol synthetic oil plant at Wanne-Eickel on
January 16/17 1945.
The aircraft took off from Waterbeach at 2312hrs on what was
supposed to be the crew's final operation prior to being screened.
For this task they were flying a new aircraft on its maiden
voyage. The aircraft and crew were lost without a trace.
The
crew consisted of:
|
Name |
Service |
Hometown |
Age |
|
F/O George Orr |
RAFVR |
Cathcart,Glasgow |
- |
|
F/O Merlin Matkin |
RCAF |
Lakes Park, Alberta |
- |
|
Sgt Roy Werrill |
RAFVR |
Wigan, Lancashire |
- |
|
F/Sgt James Bryson |
RAFVR |
Ashington,Northumberland |
- |
|
F/Sgt Thomas Wilcox |
RAFVR |
Porthcawl,Glamorgan |
22 |
|
F/Sgt Anthony McGlone |
RAFVR |
Kirkdale,Liverpool |
22 |
|
F/Sgt Henry Bishop |
RAFVR |
- |
- |
|
F/Sgt George Spencer |
RAFVR |
Hull |
32 |
Sergeant Roy
Werrill RAFVR was born in 1923 ,the son of Allan and Olive Werrill
of Wigan, Lancashire. He had three sisters, Dora, who died in
infancy, Mildred, now 82 and Olive, now aged 80. His younger brother
Kenneth is 68. Roy was a fully trained engineer, working in a local
factory producing war materials and was about to get engaged to
Joan, a local girl who was a member of the Women’s Army Corps. He
volunteered for the RAF in 1943. Roy
and his cre ware commemorated on the Memorial at Runnymede. |
