Rededication service for the crew of Wellington R1397

MCoxJJ921698-180801-01.pdf

Title

Rededication service for the crew of Wellington R1397

Description

An order of service for a rededication service held for the crew of Wellington R1397, 103 Squadron, held on 15 September 2015 at Leeuwarden Northern General Cemetery in The Netherlands. The crew are named as:
Pilot Officer Mervyn Sydney Lund (pilot);
Sergeant Arthur Edward Owen (pilot);
Sergeant John James Cox (Air Observer);
Sergeant Frank Gordon Walker (Gunner);
Sergeant Alfred John Le Poidevin (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner);
Sergeant Roy Penry Williams (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner).
The front cover displays the badge of the RAF in colour. The badge of 103 Squadron, in colour, is on page two and a photograph of eight Wellington aircraft in flight is shown on page eleven. The letters B KA are painted on the fuselage of one of the aircraft.

Date

2015-09-15

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Format

One booklet

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Identifier

MCoxJJ921698-180801-01

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Citation

“Rededication service for the crew of Wellington R1397,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 17, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/58808.