When Germany surrendered in May 1945 RAF Air Vice Marshal Scarlett-Streatfeild CBE was given the honour of accepting their surrender in Norway. Accompanied by Norwegian liaison officer Major Petter Cato Juliebø, he took off on 10 May for Oslo from RAF Great Dunmow in Essex, England, aboard RAF 190 Squadrons Short Stirling Mark IV LK297 aircraft. The Stirling, crewed by six airmen, was lost without trace during heavy rains and dense fog, and it wasnt until 21 June 1945 that the crash site was located at Andtjernâsen in the hills near Sørkedalen valley, about 10 miles north of Oslo, where it had crashed into the hillside and exploded, killing all 24 individuals aboard (the crew, AVM Scarlett-Streatfeild, Major Juliebø and sixteen paratroopers who were accompanying Scarlett-Streatfeild).
The six aircrew who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Lemuel Ernest PROWSE,
RCAF Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond ROBERTSON DFC, CG,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Norman Leslie ROSEBLADE DFC,
RAF Flight Sergeant Ronald ALDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Arthur Gwynne DAVIES and
RAFVR Warrant Officer George Edward THOMPSON.
The eighteen passenger servicemen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Air Vice Marshal James Rowland SCARLETT-STREATFEILD CBE, Mid,
Private Frederick SAINTY,
Private John SHANNON,
Private Clarence SUTHERLAND,
Private Francis Gerard TRAINOR,
Private Edward WABY,
Private George WALTON,
Private Kenneth John WATTS,
Sergeant Herbert William WOODWARD,
Private David William COOPER,
Private Walter William ELLIOTT,
Private Walter Robert LOVETT,
Private Frank George McGLYNN,
Private Edmund Charles MONK,
Corporal Sidney George RAYNER,
Private William RODGER,
Private Michael Mullen WADE and
Major Peter Kato JULIEBO (who was the Norwegian liaison officer).
Military Service-
Rank: Squadron Leader
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: J/13712
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 190 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: 'Ex tenebris' [Through darkness])
Citations/Awards: Croix de Guerre and Distinguished Flying Cross
A motor mechanic by trade, he enlisted on 18 March 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Son of Ewen C. and Rachel V. Robertson of Kamloops, British Columbia.
Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond Robertson is commemorated on Page 559 of the Canada's World War Book of Remembrance.
The six aircrew who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Lemuel Ernest PROWSE,
RCAF Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond ROBERTSON DFC, CG,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Norman Leslie ROSEBLADE DFC,
RAF Flight Sergeant Ronald ALDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Arthur Gwynne DAVIES and
RAFVR Warrant Officer George Edward THOMPSON.
The eighteen passenger servicemen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Air Vice Marshal James Rowland SCARLETT-STREATFEILD CBE, Mid,
Private Frederick SAINTY,
Private John SHANNON,
Private Clarence SUTHERLAND,
Private Francis Gerard TRAINOR,
Private Edward WABY,
Private George WALTON,
Private Kenneth John WATTS,
Sergeant Herbert William WOODWARD,
Private David William COOPER,
Private Walter William ELLIOTT,
Private Walter Robert LOVETT,
Private Frank George McGLYNN,
Private Edmund Charles MONK,
Corporal Sidney George RAYNER,
Private William RODGER,
Private Michael Mullen WADE and
Major Peter Kato JULIEBO (who was the Norwegian liaison officer).
Military Service-
Rank: Squadron Leader
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: J/13712
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 190 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: 'Ex tenebris' [Through darkness])
Citations/Awards: Croix de Guerre and Distinguished Flying Cross
A motor mechanic by trade, he enlisted on 18 March 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Son of Ewen C. and Rachel V. Robertson of Kamloops, British Columbia.
Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond Robertson is commemorated on Page 559 of the Canada's World War Book of Remembrance.
When Germany surrendered in May 1945 RAF Air Vice Marshal Scarlett-Streatfeild CBE was given the honour of accepting their surrender in Norway. Accompanied by Norwegian liaison officer Major Petter Cato Juliebø, he took off on 10 May for Oslo from RAF Great Dunmow in Essex, England, aboard RAF 190 Squadrons Short Stirling Mark IV LK297 aircraft. The Stirling, crewed by six airmen, was lost without trace during heavy rains and dense fog, and it wasnt until 21 June 1945 that the crash site was located at Andtjernâsen in the hills near Sørkedalen valley, about 10 miles north of Oslo, where it had crashed into the hillside and exploded, killing all 24 individuals aboard (the crew, AVM Scarlett-Streatfeild, Major Juliebø and sixteen paratroopers who were accompanying Scarlett-Streatfeild).
The six aircrew who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Lemuel Ernest PROWSE,
RCAF Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond ROBERTSON DFC, CG,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Norman Leslie ROSEBLADE DFC,
RAF Flight Sergeant Ronald ALDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Arthur Gwynne DAVIES and
RAFVR Warrant Officer George Edward THOMPSON.
The eighteen passenger servicemen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Air Vice Marshal James Rowland SCARLETT-STREATFEILD CBE, Mid,
Private Frederick SAINTY,
Private John SHANNON,
Private Clarence SUTHERLAND,
Private Francis Gerard TRAINOR,
Private Edward WABY,
Private George WALTON,
Private Kenneth John WATTS,
Sergeant Herbert William WOODWARD,
Private David William COOPER,
Private Walter William ELLIOTT,
Private Walter Robert LOVETT,
Private Frank George McGLYNN,
Private Edmund Charles MONK,
Corporal Sidney George RAYNER,
Private William RODGER,
Private Michael Mullen WADE and
Major Peter Kato JULIEBO (who was the Norwegian liaison officer).
Military Service-
Rank: Squadron Leader
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: J/13712
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 190 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: 'Ex tenebris' [Through darkness])
Citations/Awards: Croix de Guerre and Distinguished Flying Cross
A motor mechanic by trade, he enlisted on 18 March 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Son of Ewen C. and Rachel V. Robertson of Kamloops, British Columbia.
Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond Robertson is commemorated on Page 559 of the Canada's World War Book of Remembrance.
The six aircrew who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Lemuel Ernest PROWSE,
RCAF Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond ROBERTSON DFC, CG,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant Norman Leslie ROSEBLADE DFC,
RAF Flight Sergeant Ronald ALDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Arthur Gwynne DAVIES and
RAFVR Warrant Officer George Edward THOMPSON.
The eighteen passenger servicemen who perished in this accident were-
RAF Air Vice Marshal James Rowland SCARLETT-STREATFEILD CBE, Mid,
Private Frederick SAINTY,
Private John SHANNON,
Private Clarence SUTHERLAND,
Private Francis Gerard TRAINOR,
Private Edward WABY,
Private George WALTON,
Private Kenneth John WATTS,
Sergeant Herbert William WOODWARD,
Private David William COOPER,
Private Walter William ELLIOTT,
Private Walter Robert LOVETT,
Private Frank George McGLYNN,
Private Edmund Charles MONK,
Corporal Sidney George RAYNER,
Private William RODGER,
Private Michael Mullen WADE and
Major Peter Kato JULIEBO (who was the Norwegian liaison officer).
Military Service-
Rank: Squadron Leader
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: J/13712
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 190 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: 'Ex tenebris' [Through darkness])
Citations/Awards: Croix de Guerre and Distinguished Flying Cross
A motor mechanic by trade, he enlisted on 18 March 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Son of Ewen C. and Rachel V. Robertson of Kamloops, British Columbia.
Squadron Leader Douglas Raymond Robertson is commemorated on Page 559 of the Canada's World War Book of Remembrance.
Inscription
Royal Canadian Air Force
SLEEP GENTLY,
YOU WHO REST FOR EVERMORE
BEYOND OUR MORTAL REACH.
BELOVED SON
Gravesite Details
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