The five casualties were-
RAFVR Pilot Officer Cyril William ABREY,
RAFVR Sergeant John AITKEN,
RAFVR Sergeant Ivan John GREEN,
RAFVR Sergeant Laurence Douglas KISSACK and
RCAF Pilot Officer John Benjamin RUSTON.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service No: 953705
Age: 21
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 214 Squadron [MOTTO: Ultor in umbris ('Avenging in the shadows')]
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Aitken of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The five casualties were-
RAFVR Pilot Officer Cyril William ABREY,
RAFVR Sergeant John AITKEN,
RAFVR Sergeant Ivan John GREEN,
RAFVR Sergeant Laurence Douglas KISSACK and
RCAF Pilot Officer John Benjamin RUSTON.
Military Service-
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service No: 953705
Age: 21
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 214 Squadron [MOTTO: Ultor in umbris ('Avenging in the shadows')]
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Aitken of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Inscription
(Epitaph...)
GREATER LOVE
HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN
HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS