Wednesday 7^th October 2026 a rededication took place for

the crew of Lancaster PD374 218 Squadron

 

Sergeant HENRY CHARLES BURNSIDE - 1617065

218 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Died 08 November 1944 Age 22

VII. E. 9.

 

Sergeant JOHN LAWSON - 1595595

218 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Died 08 November 1944 Age 21

VII. E. 10.

 

Flying Officer LESLIE MARKLAND HOUGH - 417377

218 Sqdn. Royal Australian Air Force

Died 08 November 1944 Age 26

VII. E. 11.

 

Pilot Officer JOHN HENRY TALES - 186308

218 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Died 08 November 1944 Age 26

VII. E. 12.

 

Venray War Cemetery, The Netherlands

Please note that these casualties were previously commemorated at the  Runnymede Memorial

PoW

Flying Officer John Harding BARRON (153827) PoW Stalag Luft L1 Barth Vogelsang

Flight Sergeant John Allen CLIFFORD (1494676) PoW Dulag DL Wetzlar

Sergeant Sranley Kenneth LEE (1853003) PoW N°1190 Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia