SAVOY, Gerald Harry


No.569909, Sergeant, Gerald Harry SAVOY
Aged 21


26 Conversion Flight, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Killed in air accident on 24th December 1941


Gerald Harry SAVOY was born in 1920 (1st qtr 1920 Bury St.Edmunds 4a:2244) son of William and Alice SAVOY (née SPARKE)

In the 1939 register Gerald as at home at the Lodge, Bradfield Combust with his parents and two others. He was recorded as an AC2 with No 107 Squadron RAF

His younger brother Derrick was killed over Germany in 1943 see here


The brothers on leave at Bradfield Park photo www.roll-of-honour.com

Looking closely at the images I have at the head of each brother's entry here, I am sure that the Bury Free Press photo of Derrick is the same as the one on Roll-of-honour.com for Gerald. I am in no position to decide which is correct.



Short Stirling ser no N6066 c/s of 26 Conversion Flight, RAF Waterbeach was on a daylight local flying exercise. Legend has it that they overflew Bradfield Combust. clipped a tree and crashed at 1445 hours at West End Farm, Kempston near Bedford;. The crew was P/O HB Rowland RAAF - pilot; Sgt EC Welsh - AGun ;Sgt GH Savoy - FltEng were killed. Sgt VC Akes RAAF - pilot; Sgt ER Bowman - pilot; Sgt RJ Clark -Wop/AG ; died from their injuries. Cpl J Dawson - ;Cpl J Mainwaring - Cpl SH Atkinson - were injured. It is thought there were a further 4 aboard who were uninjured. This menat there were 5 more on board than a usual complement.
The elevant file AIR 81/11178 (P364904/41) has not been digitsed so intl a visit is made to Kew, exact details are unknown.






Gerald is buried in Waterbeach Cemetery 31:B

click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details


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