CAPTAIN: ROBERTS
LANCASTER W-WILLIAM - JB299
CREW
Pilot: F/L Frank Roberts
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
Flight Engineer: P/O SR Arter POW?
Navigator: F/S Ronald Dudley
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
Bomb Aimer: F/S George Young
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
W/Op: F/S HJ Blower POW?
Mid-Upper Gunner: Sgt Peter Andrew Marsh
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
Rear Gunner: FS William Alfred Parsley, known as Bill
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
LANCASTER W-WILLIAM - JB299
CREW
Pilot: F/L Frank Roberts
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
Flight Engineer: P/O SR Arter POW?
Navigator: F/S Ronald Dudley
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
Bomb Aimer: F/S George Young
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
W/Op: F/S HJ Blower POW?
Mid-Upper Gunner: Sgt Peter Andrew Marsh
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
Rear Gunner: FS William Alfred Parsley, known as Bill
Killed 21-Jan-44, Berlin, buried in Berlin 1939-45 Cemetery
CREW Frank Roberts, SR Arter, Ronald Dudley, George Young, HJ Blower, Peter Andrew Marsh, William Alfred Parsley
Left: Bill Parsley, rear gunner
Above right: Peter Marsh, mid-upper gunner
The lefthand chap is almost certainly the pilot, Roberts, as he is wearing
pilot's wings and the stripes on his and Peter's sleeves indicate it is
around the right period. It is clearly summer in the picture, but the crew were together from 1943 onwards according to Peter's logbook, so it all
seems very feasible. The clincher is the heartbreaking letter from Mrs Roberts, written to Peter's family in Australia after the crew disappeared, which speaks of Peter making his home with the Roberts' family when on leave; this informal snap was probably taken on just such a visit.
For all the contemporary documents and photos associated with Peter Marsh, please click on the following link: Peter Marsh page
The lefthand chap is almost certainly the pilot, Roberts, as he is wearing
pilot's wings and the stripes on his and Peter's sleeves indicate it is
around the right period. It is clearly summer in the picture, but the crew were together from 1943 onwards according to Peter's logbook, so it all
seems very feasible. The clincher is the heartbreaking letter from Mrs Roberts, written to Peter's family in Australia after the crew disappeared, which speaks of Peter making his home with the Roberts' family when on leave; this informal snap was probably taken on just such a visit.
For all the contemporary documents and photos associated with Peter Marsh, please click on the following link: Peter Marsh page
Thought to be Roberts
The Pathfinder Year - 97 Squadron at Bourn
