75 Squadron BK 604 S Wierden Cemetery Photo 1943

[matamau]

Photo is from RAF , sent in 1950 ,to my late Grandfather Showing temporary cross at Wierden General Cemetery ,of his son Sgt T A MURPHY 3rd February 1943 NZ 413307
Names L/R PO J McCullough (NZ) - Sgt F F Allen (UK) Sgt P R Trevayne (UK) Sgt T A Murphy (NZ) == My Uncle

Photo may be of interest to others perhaps

The Wording on the CROSS is in German -/ Translates to - Here Resting 4 English Flyer // Fallen ENTER February 1943 ( ENTER being the Village name )
Russell Murphy

Ps First post ,so please excuse errors

[wayne]

Hi Russell,

Thanks for posting the photo.
I'm still looking into details of your uncle, so just give me a day or so and I'll see what I can find.

Any other photo's you have would be most welcome.

Cheers,
Wayne.

[wayne]

Hi Russell,

First, sorry for the long post I'm about to do.
Second, There was another Sgt Murphy on the squadron at the same time for a short while, and as you will see, most times initials are not used.
So here is my list of your uncle's operations with 75 Squadron. If you have his log book you could check against that.

01 / 02 Sep 42 Saarbrücken
Wellington BJ832 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
04 / 05 Sep 42 Bremen
Wellington BJ832 W/C Freeman, Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter (note Wing/Co Freeman as Pilot)
06/07 Sep 42 Duisburg
Wellington X3946 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Read, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
7/8 Sep 42 Mining Frisian Is
Wellington X3747 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata,, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
10/11 Sep 42 Düsseldorf
Wellington BJ832 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
13/14 Sep 42 Bremen
Wellington X3946 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Parker
15/16 Sep 42 Frisian Is
Wellington X3946 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parate, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
16/17 Sep 42 Essen
Wellington X3946 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
19/20 Sep 42 Saarbrücken
Wellington X3946 Sgt Raharuri, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
02 / 03 Oct 42 Krefeld
Wellington X3946 Sgt Rahuruhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
05 / 06 Oct Aachen
X3946 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Papata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
13/14 Oct 42 Kiel
X3946 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Read, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Scott
15/16 Oct 42 Cologne
BK274 Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter
23/24 Oct 42 Genoa
BK274 S/L Crawford, Sgt Raharuhi, Sgt Reid, Sgt Parata, Sgt Murphy, Sgt Carter (note Sqn/Ldr Crawford as Pilot)

Then a gap while the squadron convert to Stirling aircraft.
He also becomes part of Flt/Sgt McCullough's crew.

04/ 05 Dec 42 Frisians/mining
Stirling BF398 F/S’s McCullough, Tolley, Gibbes, Sgt’s Allen, Smith , Murphy, Kimberley,
P/O Stuart-White
17/18 Dec 42 Fallersleben
Stirling R9250 F/S’s McCullough, Tolley, Gibbes, Sgt’s Smith, Allen, Murphy, Kimberley,
P/O Stuart-White.
08/09 Jan 43 Mining Denmark Coast
Stirling R9250 P/O McCullough, F/S Tolley, F/S Gibbes, Sgt Allen, Sgt Smith, Sgt Murphy, Sgt
Kimberley, P/O Stuart-White
12/13 Jan 43 Biscay Ports
Stiring R9250 P/O McCullough, F/S Tolley, F/S Gibbs, Sgt’s Allen, Smith, Murphy, Kimberley,
P/O Heywood
15/16 Jan 43 Lorient
Stirling R9250 P/O McCullough, F/S Tolley, F/S Gibbes, Sgts Abbott, Smith, Murphy,
Kimberley, P/O Stuart-White.
23/24 Jan 43 Lorient
Stirling BK604 P/O McCollough, W/O Burke, F/S Gibbes, Sgt’s Allen, Smith, Murphy,
Kimberley, Harding – Smith
03/ 04 Feb 43 Hamburg
BK604 P/O McCullough, P/O Henderson, F/S Gibbes, Sgt’s Allen, Murphy, Smith,
Kimberley, Trevayne

BK604 was shot down by a night-fighter (Hptm WolfgangThimmig, III.NJG1) while
attempting to penetrate the highly effective German defensive sector along the
Netherlands coastline. The bomber crashed at 20.13hrs near the
township Enter (Overjissel), seven miles SW of Wierden, Holland. Three of the crew
were killed in the crash - the Captain, Flight Engineer and Rear gunner. The remaining
five succeeded in baling out, four of whom landed unhurt but were taken as prisoners.
The Air Bomber’s parachute failed to deploy fully before he impacted the ground and he
died as a result. The deceased were buried in the Wierden General Cemetery.

I'll get the pages from the ORB sorted for you, and send them off shortly.
Cheers,
Wayne.

[matamau]

Cheers Wayne , many thanks

Russell Murphy

[matamau]

Thanks all , for your work
Have these 3 documents , they may help ?
Log Book could be 2/3 weeks away yet
Russell Murphy

[matamau]

Hi Wayne , this may be of interest
Regards
Russell Murphy

[matamau]

Hi Wayne , 2 more documents
Cheers
Russell Murphy