{"id":114857,"date":"2026-06-15T21:42:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auzeau.fr\/39-45\/?page_id=114857"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:30:00","slug":"59-millam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.auzeau.fr\/39-45\/france\/59-nord\/59-millam\/","title":{"rendered":"59 – Millam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lancaster ND895 F2-W<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n635 Sqn
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<\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n:<\/strong><\/td>\n06 juillet 1944
\n<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		<\/td>\nMission<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBombardement du site de V1<\/span> \u00e0 Wizernes (62)
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\nD\u00e9collage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n:<\/strong><\/td>\nDwnham Market \u00e0 23:07<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCauses de la perte
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		:
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Abattu par la Flak<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLieu de la perte
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		:
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Millam (59)
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\"Royaume<\/td>\nPlt Off<\/span><\/td>\nMathias<\/td>\nEVANS<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n177452<\/td>\nKIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nInhum\u00e9 \u00e0 Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (62)<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume<\/td>\nFS<\/span><\/td>\nLeslie Thomas<\/td>\nHARMAN<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n1406404<\/td>\nKIA<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n		\"Distinguished<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume<\/td>\nWO<\/span><\/td>\nRobert William<\/td>\nLOWE<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n657895<\/td>\nKIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"Distinguished<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume<\/td>\nPlt Off<\/span><\/td>\nEdmund Horace<\/td>\nPACK<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n175630<\/td>\nEVA<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume<\/td>\nWO<\/span><\/td>\nAlan Timoty<\/td>\nREDFERN<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWOP<\/span> AG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n901789<\/td>\nKIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume<\/td>\nSqn Ldr<\/span><\/td>\nWilfrid Cyril<\/td>\nRICHES<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nPil<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n121448<\/td>\nKIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"2<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Royaume<\/td>\nFlt Lt<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHenry Wager Dixon<\/td>\nWATTS<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNav<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRAFVR<\/span><\/td>\n159708<\/td>\nKIA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\"Distinguished<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross<\/span><\/em>
\nActing Flight Lieutenant Wilfrid Cyril RICHES (121448), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 97 Squadron.<\/span><\/em>
\nFlight Lieutenant Riches has completed many operational missions against the enemy’s most important objectives. He is a most reliable Captain of aircraft. One night in November, 1943, he was detailed for a leading role in the attack on Berlin. During the approach to the target, the bomber was repeatedly hit by anti-aircraft fire which caused the port inner engine to catch alight. Nevertheless Flight Lieutenant Riches continued to his objective and completed an accurate attack. During the return flight, after flying for almost 2 hours on 3 engines, the bomber’s starboard outer engine failed. Owing to his great skill this officer succeeded in reaching base where he made a safe landing. Flight Lieutenant Riches has displayed courage and resolution of the highest order.<\/span><\/em>
\nFOURTH SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette Of TUESDAY, the 4th of JANUARY, 1944<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n