Trafford

145 Sqn Memorial - Altrincham Grammar School.

Nephew of Private A. Potts killed in Syria 23/06/1941.  Have included
A.Potts on this database, but do not know where he lived.   The CD states
that he was born in Cheshire and lived At Warrington.

They took off at 00.14 hours from RAF North Killingholme, Yorkshire in a
Lancaster Mk I - No. ME556 BQ-F, to attack rail communications at Acheres. 
They crashed at Eragny (Val d'Oise), some 3 kilometres south of Pontoise.  
Six of the crew are buried at Eragny Communual Cemetery - Sgt. E.R. Hall is
commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

The crew members were:- Pilot - Pilot Officer Tyrrell Michael John
Shervington, aged: 20;  Flight Engineer - Sgt Albert Small, aged: 35; 
Navigator Robert John Mawhinney RCAF, aged: 27;  Air Bomber - Kenneth
Raymond Ansell, aged: 22;  Sgt Ernest Rowland Hall, aged: Air Gunner Alan
Curnow Griffiths, aged: 19 and Sgt Dennett above.