Letter to John Madge's wife listing the other members of the crew that were lost

Letter to John Madge's wife listing the other members of the crew that were lost

The crew members were Capt 12543 Fl/Lt J S Runnacles, Flt Eng 144617 F/O Cowan, Nav 1392529 WO JM Crawford, Special BA 1349742 FS J McF Farrell, BA 162871 F/O HC Annett, W.Op 11876056 WO H J Moore, Rear Gunner 1853239 Sgt LA Oldfield.

1944-12-26

One typed letter, one typed list

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97 (Straits Settlements) Squadron,
Royal Air Force,
CONINGSBY, Lincoln.

26th December, 1944.

Dear Mrs. Madge,

In accordance with your father-in-law’s request in his letter of November 18th, I am sending you herewith a list of the next of kin of your husband’s crew. No doubt Mr. Madge has explained to you that I was not in a position to furnish this information earlier.

I regret to say that we still have no news of any of the crew, but must continue to hope for something favourable before long.

With every good wish for the New Year,

Yours sincerely,
[signature]
Flight Lieut. & Adjutant,
[underlined] No. 97 Squadron. [/underlined]
(L.G.Hind)

Mrs. J. Madge,
66, Melford Road,
East Ham,
LONDON, E.6.

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[underlined] [a] Duty. [b] No. [c] Rank & Name. [d] Next of kin. [/underlined]

[a] Captain [b] 125432 [c] F/Lt. J.S. Runnacles [d] Wife: Mrs. D.B. Runnacles, 9, Queens Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk.

[a] Flight Engineer [b] 144617 [c] F/O W.J. Cowen [d] Wife: Mrs. F.W. Cowan, 73, Mawney Road, Romford, Essex.

[a] Navigator [b] 1392529 [c] W/O J.M. Crawford [d] Father: Mr. J.H. Crawford, 430, Bedonwell Road, Abbey Wood, London, S.E.2.

[a] Special Bomb Aimer [b] 1349742 [c] F/S J.McF. Farrell [d] Father: Mr. T. Farrell, 91, Barlogan Avenue, Glasgow, S.W.2.

[a] Air Bomber [b] 162871 [c] F/O H.C. Annett [d] Father: Mr. H. Annett, Widdrington, Morpeth, Northumberland.

[a] Wireless Operator [b] 1187056 [c] W/O H.J. Moore [d] Wife: Mrs. K. Moore, 23, Lynn Croft, Hill Top, Eastwood, Notts.

[a] Rear Gunner [b] 1853239 [c] Sgt L.A. Oldfield [d] Father: Mr. O.T. Oldfield, 63, Chandos Street, Keynsham, Bristol.