At 17 OTU Silverstone in early 1944 before the F/E Ken Barnes joined, in front of a Wellington:
L-R: Bruce Somers, Joe Mireault, Raphael De Casagrande, Alvin Corless, Stan Bore, James Magoffin
source: English
207 Squadron RAF
Association
ME683 EM-W Memorial,
Meeuwen - the Corless crew
At 17 OTU Silverstone in early 1944 before the F/E Ken Barnes
joined, in front of a Wellington:
L-R: Bruce Somers, Joe Mireault, Raphael De Casagrande, Alvin
Corless, Stan Bore, James Magoffin
source: English
| Ken Barnes' sister Sheila Christie had a mass said for her brother and the crew at her church, Parish of the Sacred Heart and St. Margaret Mary, Dereham, Norfolk on May 8 2005, the morning of the service in Meeuwen and the dedication of the memorial to the crew |  Ken Barnes, Flight Engineer, when training source: Christie |
| Bruce Somers' sister Norah Alkins and her two sons Bill and James took part in the 207 Sqn Assocation visit to Meeuwen |  Bruce Somers and Alvin Corless: source: Christie |
| Joe Mireault's brother in law Joe English (625 Sqn) and his nephew Allan English were located on a Canadian veterans trip to Europe and were able to attend the ceremonies in Meeuwen |  Joe Mireault, Air Gunner source: English |
| Raphael De Casagrande's family turned out in force - two sisters and 31 other relatives of all ages; another sister would have come but for an accident at home. |
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| Alvin Corless's 90 year old sister has subsequently been found. She is now blind and lives in a care home. Her husband died a couple of years ago. Alvin had another brother in the air force who survived the war but has since passed on. |  Alvin Corless, pilot source: Christie |
| Stan Bore - we think he had three brothers and we plan to do more searching - can you help? |  Stanley Bore, Wireless Operator/AG source: Christie |
| James Magoffin's sisters Ferne Melvin and Yvonne Gray took part in the 207 Sqn Assocation visit to Meeuwen |
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