Orkney Tragedies
AC 1 Robert Jamieson 26/02/1942
AIR 27/2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (26/02/1942)
AIR 27/2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (02/03/1942)
Shetland Times - Saturday 14 March 1942
Shetland Airman’s Death.
KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN ORKNEY. About a week ago brief word was received of the death of a Shetland airman who was killed in an accident in Orkney on 26th February. He was A/C. Robert Jamieson, R.A.F., aged 31 years, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jamieson, Burnside, Voe, who joined the R.A.F. in July, 1940. He was married only five weeks ago, his wife being Miss Isabella Garrick, Hestensetter, Skeld, Very sincere sympathy will be felt for his wife, so soon bereaved after her marriage, and for his parents and brothers and sisters in their loss,
Shetland Times - Saturday 14 March 1942
JAMIESON.—At Naval Hospital, Orkney, as the result of an accident on 26th February, 1942, Robert, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Jamieson, Burnside, Voe, Deliing, and husband of Isabella Garrick, Hestensetter, Skeld.
Underneath are the everlasting arms
Shetland News - Thursday 19 March 1942
Local Intelligence
Shetland Airman Killed in Orkney Accident. —News wag recently received of the death in Orkney, as & result of an accident on 26th February, of A.C. Robert Jamieson, R.A.F, aged 31. youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jamieson, Burnside, Voe. A.C. Jamieson, who joined the Royal Air Force in July, 1940, married only four or five Weeks before his death to Miss Isabella Garrick. Hestensetter, Skeld. A very popular young man, deceased was held in high esteem by all who knew him, and sincere sympathy is extended to his young wife and to his parents and brothers and sisters in their sudden bereavement -
Shetland Airman’s Death.
KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN ORKNEY. About a week ago brief word was received of the death of a Shetland airman who was killed in an accident in Orkney on 26th February. He was A/C. Robert Jamieson, R.A.F., aged 31 years, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jamieson, Burnside, Voe, who joined the R.A.F. in July, 1940. He was married only five weeks ago, his wife being Miss Isabella Garrick, Hestensetter, Skeld, Very sincere sympathy will be felt for his wife, so soon bereaved after her marriage, and for his parents and brothers and sisters in their loss,
Shetland Times - Saturday 14 March 1942
JAMIESON.—At Naval Hospital, Orkney, as the result of an accident on 26th February, 1942, Robert, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Jamieson, Burnside, Voe, Deliing, and husband of Isabella Garrick, Hestensetter, Skeld.
Underneath are the everlasting arms
Shetland News - Thursday 19 March 1942
Local Intelligence
Shetland Airman Killed in Orkney Accident. —News wag recently received of the death in Orkney, as & result of an accident on 26th February, of A.C. Robert Jamieson, R.A.F, aged 31. youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jamieson, Burnside, Voe. A.C. Jamieson, who joined the Royal Air Force in July, 1940, married only four or five Weeks before his death to Miss Isabella Garrick. Hestensetter, Skeld. A very popular young man, deceased was held in high esteem by all who knew him, and sincere sympathy is extended to his young wife and to his parents and brothers and sisters in their sudden bereavement -
Lyness, Orkney Islands, Photo: ADB48 (Find a Grave)
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A.C.W 1 Margaret Sheila Grace Munro & A.C.W. 2 Gillian Dulcie Marr W.A.A.F. - 18/08/1942
Orkney Herald - Wednesday 26 August 1942
TWO WAAF'S DEAD: FOUR INJURED
Tragic Result of Seemingly Slight Collision
Two members of the W.A.A.F. were killed and four were injured as the result of a seemingly slight collision on the East Road. Holm, on Wednesday. Killed as a result of the accident were A.C.W.2 Sheila G. Munro (19) and A.C.W.2 Gillian P. Man. (20). The injured girls were :—Sgt. Mary S. Hutchison (23). A.C.W.I Jean Froggart (211, A.C.W.2 Marion Smith (21), and Alexandria Keith (22). None of the girls in the R.A.F. truck belonged to Orkney. 1n all there were 11 members of the W.A.A.F. in the vehicle involved, an R.A.F. utility truck, an officer in front with the driver, and- nine girls in the body of the truck. Just before midday the truck, driven by A.C.W. Helen Grant MacRae (18), met an Army 30-cwt. truck 50 yards east of the junction of the road leading to Hilltoft Farm and East Road. The Army vehicle was going towards Deerness and the R.A.F. truck in the opposite direction. The road at this point is narrow, and is flanked by grass verge and ditches. The police are of the opinion that at best it would allow only a few inches distance between the vehicles as they passed. They struck each other slightly on the' e off-side, so slightly, in fact, as to cause the drivers no apprehension. Yet two of the occupants of the R.A.F. truck were killed and four injured. Three were thrown into the roadway. The vehicles were only slightly damaged. They were both said to be travelling at 15 m.p.h. Apparently the girls on the R.A.F. truck were leaning on the canvas sides and those on the off-side thus took the full shock of the impact. Those on the near side were not injured in any way. From marks on the road it appeared to the police that both vehicles had been travelling we!' over on their own side of the road, their near side wheels, in fact, right on the verge. Just before colliding, however, both trucks apparently pulled slightly into the centre of the road and failed to clear each other by about 1 1/2 inches.
TWO WAAF'S DEAD: FOUR INJURED
Tragic Result of Seemingly Slight Collision
Two members of the W.A.A.F. were killed and four were injured as the result of a seemingly slight collision on the East Road. Holm, on Wednesday. Killed as a result of the accident were A.C.W.2 Sheila G. Munro (19) and A.C.W.2 Gillian P. Man. (20). The injured girls were :—Sgt. Mary S. Hutchison (23). A.C.W.I Jean Froggart (211, A.C.W.2 Marion Smith (21), and Alexandria Keith (22). None of the girls in the R.A.F. truck belonged to Orkney. 1n all there were 11 members of the W.A.A.F. in the vehicle involved, an R.A.F. utility truck, an officer in front with the driver, and- nine girls in the body of the truck. Just before midday the truck, driven by A.C.W. Helen Grant MacRae (18), met an Army 30-cwt. truck 50 yards east of the junction of the road leading to Hilltoft Farm and East Road. The Army vehicle was going towards Deerness and the R.A.F. truck in the opposite direction. The road at this point is narrow, and is flanked by grass verge and ditches. The police are of the opinion that at best it would allow only a few inches distance between the vehicles as they passed. They struck each other slightly on the' e off-side, so slightly, in fact, as to cause the drivers no apprehension. Yet two of the occupants of the R.A.F. truck were killed and four injured. Three were thrown into the roadway. The vehicles were only slightly damaged. They were both said to be travelling at 15 m.p.h. Apparently the girls on the R.A.F. truck were leaning on the canvas sides and those on the off-side thus took the full shock of the impact. Those on the near side were not injured in any way. From marks on the road it appeared to the police that both vehicles had been travelling we!' over on their own side of the road, their near side wheels, in fact, right on the verge. Just before colliding, however, both trucks apparently pulled slightly into the centre of the road and failed to clear each other by about 1 1/2 inches.
Leicester Evening Mail - Thursday 20 August 1942
Hinckley W.A.A.F. - Girl Killed • 1 1! A telegram received by Mr. ' and Mrs. S. H. Marr, of the Union Hotel, Hinckley, announces that their younger daughter, ACW Gillian Marr, has been killed in a road accident. Miss Harr, who was aged 20, at one time held an appointment at Hinckley Public Library.
Stratford-upon-Avon Herald - Friday 28 August 1942
W.A.AF. Guard of Honour at Stratford Funeral
The funeral took place at Stratford - on-Avon Parish Church on Tuesday of Miss Gillian Dulcie Marr, W.A.A.F., 20-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Hamilton Marr, and niece of the Misses Lambert, of Warwick-road. She and her parents are well-known in he town. She was one of two members of the W.A.A.F. who were killed when the lorry in which they were travelling collided with an Army lorry in the Orkneys on Wednesday week. Her tragic, death. ends a promising career. Educated at St. Cecilia’s school, Hinckley, she came out top in the area. Before joining the W.A.A.F. she was employed by the Hinckley Urban and District Council at the Free Library. The Vicar (Canon Noel Prentice) officiated at the funeral. The coffin was draped with the Union Jack, on which lay her cap. Six members of the W.A.A.F. provided a guard of honour. Mr. Chas. Williams was at the organ. The chief mourners were Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Hamilton Marr (parents), the Misses May, Lottie and Maude Lambert (aunts), Mr. H. Ellis (uncle), Corporal P. M. Bartlett, W.A.A.F., and Mrs. Porthouse and Miss Timms (cousins). Others present in church were Mr. and Mrs. W. Bolland, Mr. Doug. Bolland, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Norris, Miss McKay, Miss Ellen Humphreys, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Goode. The interment was at the. Borough Cemetery in a grave alongside that of Miss Marr’s grandparents. Flowers were sent by mother and daddy ; Babs; Aunties May, Lottie and Maude ; Auntie Gert and Uncle Harry; Auntie Sophie and Fielding; Eric and Edna; Dorothy; Mr. and Mrs. W. Bolland; Messrs D. W. and R. N. Bolland :C. McKay, Louie and Jessie; Marjorie; Frank; Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Brockenhurst; Eve and Bill; Mr. and Mrs. G. R. ‘Bodycote; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tansey; Joe, Jean and Marie; Tony Lenton; Mr. and Mrs. Hayller; friends at Union Hotel: friends at Union Hotel vaults; Alan and his mother ; Hinckley Urban District Council staff; the W.A.A.F., Orkneys: RA.F. and W.A.A.F. officers; R.A.F. staff; and the R.A.F. Mr. H. Humphreys carried out the funeral arrangements.
Hinckley W.A.A.F. - Girl Killed • 1 1! A telegram received by Mr. ' and Mrs. S. H. Marr, of the Union Hotel, Hinckley, announces that their younger daughter, ACW Gillian Marr, has been killed in a road accident. Miss Harr, who was aged 20, at one time held an appointment at Hinckley Public Library.
Stratford-upon-Avon Herald - Friday 28 August 1942
W.A.AF. Guard of Honour at Stratford Funeral
The funeral took place at Stratford - on-Avon Parish Church on Tuesday of Miss Gillian Dulcie Marr, W.A.A.F., 20-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Hamilton Marr, and niece of the Misses Lambert, of Warwick-road. She and her parents are well-known in he town. She was one of two members of the W.A.A.F. who were killed when the lorry in which they were travelling collided with an Army lorry in the Orkneys on Wednesday week. Her tragic, death. ends a promising career. Educated at St. Cecilia’s school, Hinckley, she came out top in the area. Before joining the W.A.A.F. she was employed by the Hinckley Urban and District Council at the Free Library. The Vicar (Canon Noel Prentice) officiated at the funeral. The coffin was draped with the Union Jack, on which lay her cap. Six members of the W.A.A.F. provided a guard of honour. Mr. Chas. Williams was at the organ. The chief mourners were Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Hamilton Marr (parents), the Misses May, Lottie and Maude Lambert (aunts), Mr. H. Ellis (uncle), Corporal P. M. Bartlett, W.A.A.F., and Mrs. Porthouse and Miss Timms (cousins). Others present in church were Mr. and Mrs. W. Bolland, Mr. Doug. Bolland, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Norris, Miss McKay, Miss Ellen Humphreys, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Goode. The interment was at the. Borough Cemetery in a grave alongside that of Miss Marr’s grandparents. Flowers were sent by mother and daddy ; Babs; Aunties May, Lottie and Maude ; Auntie Gert and Uncle Harry; Auntie Sophie and Fielding; Eric and Edna; Dorothy; Mr. and Mrs. W. Bolland; Messrs D. W. and R. N. Bolland :C. McKay, Louie and Jessie; Marjorie; Frank; Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Brockenhurst; Eve and Bill; Mr. and Mrs. G. R. ‘Bodycote; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tansey; Joe, Jean and Marie; Tony Lenton; Mr. and Mrs. Hayller; friends at Union Hotel: friends at Union Hotel vaults; Alan and his mother ; Hinckley Urban District Council staff; the W.A.A.F., Orkneys: RA.F. and W.A.A.F. officers; R.A.F. staff; and the R.A.F. Mr. H. Humphreys carried out the funeral arrangements.
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A.C.W 1 Margaret Sheila Grace Munro. - Craigton Cemetery, Glasgow. Photo: IC and TC, Renfrewshire (findagrave)
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A.C.W. 2 Gillian Dulcie Marr W.A.A.F - Stratford Upon Avon Cemetery Photo: Remembering Our Fallen (findagrave)
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Sergeant Bernard Alfred Hatfield - 28/11/1942
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Sgt. Hatfield (19) (RAFVR) was with 58 Sqdn.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Service Number: .. 1330477
Son of William James Hatfield and Alice May Hatfield, of Battersea, London.
Sgt. Hatfield was lost in Whitley Z9521
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Service Number: .. 1330477
Son of William James Hatfield and Alice May Hatfield, of Battersea, London.
Sgt. Hatfield was lost in Whitley Z9521
Balloon ORB : AIR/27/2297 950 Squadron ORB 40-42 (23/12/1942)
Balloon ORB : AIR/27/2297 950 Squadron ORB 40-42 (24/12/1942)
Balloon ORB : AIR/27/2297 950 Squadron ORB 40-42 (26/12/1942)
Lyness, Orkney Islands, Photo: ADB48 (Find a Grave)
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All rights reserved. Due to the immense amount of research that enabled us to build this site we would like to point out that all material on this website is owned by A.R.G.O.S though photos are credited to their respective owners. Anyone wishing to use material for their own website or any other purpose are requested to contact us first expressing their wishes. Permission will usually be granted to none profit making ventures, i.e. websites for educational and/or historical purposes, though a link to this website and acknowledgement to the original owners of any photographs will usually be requested.