Carol, Roy Frank Died

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Personal Information

Rank P/O
Forename(s) Roy Frank
Surname Carol
Gender M
Age 20
Date of Death 06-06-1944
Next of Kin Son of Frank Carol and Winnifred Carol (née Ross), of Maryfield, Saskatchewan, Canada.
CAROL RF

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number LW382
Markings OW-O

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Brookwood Military Cemetery
Grave Reference 49. G. 7.

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 141
CAROL RF

Location

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Panel 141
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 141

Enlistment Information

Service Number R/253018
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 426 (Thunderbird)
Squadron Motto On wings of fire
Trade Air Gunner
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Carol Lake, Saskatchewan
Country Canada
Memorial Type Lake
Memorial Text
Location Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree
Memorial Text In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945
Location Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet
Memorial Text In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF
Location Allerton Park Castle, Allerton, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text Memorial Garden dedicated to the 4272 personnel of 6 (RCAF) Gp based at Allerton Castle who gave the ultimate sacrifice during WWII to preserve our freedom
Location Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Propeller Unit & Inscribed Marble Tablets
Memorial Text Dedicated to the men & women of 6 (RCAF) Gp Bomber Command and to the 9980 Canadians lost serving in Bomber Command.

Miscellaneous Information

Roy was born at Maryfield, Saskatchewan on 6 July 1923. His father was a farmer born In Ontario and his mother was born at Antler, Saskatchewan. He had two brothers, Norman and Wilton as well as seven sisters. Two were married, one in RCAF and also Ruby, Patricia, Rhoda, and Bonnie. He attended Oatlands [unclear, seems to be written Datlands but no such school exists now] school 1929-1937. He worked as a Farm and Bush Tractor Operator and then became a Pulpwood loader for Pulpwood Supplies during 1942 until he was taken sick. He then worked as a truck driver 1942-1943 for J. Lahti, Lumber Merchant.
Roy enlisted on 9 April 1943 and after training was posted to the U.K. He embarked from Halifax on 1 November 1943 and was at 3 PRC on 10 November. He went on to 22 OTU on 14 December 1943 and 426 Squadron on 25 May 1944. Sadly Roy was to lose his life on 6 June 1944.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/12
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/12

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Beesley J F T (F/O) Died
Clark T H (Sgt) Died
Durnin G W (P/O) Died
Forsberg M S (P/O) Died
Irvine R R (F/O) Died
Tranter R H (F/O) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 05-06-1944
End Date 06-06-1944
Takeoff Station Linton-on-Ouse
Day/Night Raid Night (99% moon)
Operation Houlgate- to attack a coastal battery using Oboe marking. Part of a 1012 bomber strike force which sustained only three losses. At least 5000 tons of bombs were dropped on these raids, a new record, as was the number of sorties
Reason for Aircraft Loss Exploded on the outbound leg and crashed near Bircham Newton airfield in Norfolk
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Casualty Pack

IBCC is delighted to introduce a unique facility to link the Losses Database to the relevant RAF Casualty Pack on the National Archives website. This project is the result of on-going collaboration between IBCC, the MOD Records Office and National Archives, Kew. This document describes what Casualty Packs are, when they were created, the process of making them available to the public and then goes on to describe the process by which you can view the contents of the packs. Casualty Packs (CPs) were created by the RAF whenever there was serious injury or loss of life associated with operational activity within the RAF. This includes operational flying losses, enemy action due to air raids, road accidents either on station or even off-station if they involved RAF vehicles. Deaths due to natural causes in service or accidents that did not involve RAF vehicles did not generally give rise to a CP.

CPs were originally given a unique reference number by the RAF. Each begins with the letter ‘P’ and is followed by six digits, then an oblique (forward slash) and the finally the year in which the incident took place- for example P396154/42.

The CPs are in the process of being made available to the general public as they are passed from the MOD Records Office, Portsmouth to National Archives, Kew. This process requires some rework to the files which is very time consuming, so the process of making them all available to National Archives will take several years. They are being made available in increasing date order.

Once CPs arrive at National Archives they are assigned a unique AIR81 number, so each CP has both a P-number and an AIR81 number. Both are searchable on the National Archives website under ‘Search the catalogue’ and both are included on the IBCC website.

The AIR81 reference on the IBCC website is a link to the file on the National Archives website. When you click on it, the relevant page will open in a new tab on your browser.

There is currently no plan to digitise AIR81 files, partly because they are fragile and partly because the information they contain can at times be sensitive, even harrowing, since they may contain exhumation reports and even photographs of corpses. Family members wishing to read the AIR81 files relating to their ancestors are advised to exercise caution and be guided by National Archives warnings where appropriate.

There are two means for accessing AIR81 files- to attend in person or to order a copy by post.

To attend in person, the attendee should first create a Reader’s Ticket. This can be done online by following this link: https://secure.nationalarchives.gov.uk/login/yourdetails. Then click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and click Order in Advance. Enter your Reader’s Ticket number and state the date on which you intend to visit. National Archives will have the file ready for you when you arrive, saving you time. When you visit Kew, you must quote the Reader’s Ticket number and take along two forms of ID- one bearing your signature and one bearing your address. When you view the files, you are permitted to take photographs of each page, should you wish.

Alternatively, if you wish to order a copy by post, please be aware that there is a charge for this service based on the number of pages in the file. Click on the AIR81 reference on the IBCC website and then click Request a Copy. There is an £8.40 charge for National Archives staff to access the file and give you a quotation for the copying service. The process takes around 24 days to complete and can be expensive.

IBCC wishes to thank the staff at the MOD Records Office and National Archives for their engagement and assistance in making this facility available to our website users.