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RAF 166 Squadron

921 Gave Their Lives That We May Be Free

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Oates - Overend

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Oates, Sgt Neville Walter

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-P  PD394

RAF Service Number: 1868430

Died: February 15th, 1945

Cemetery: Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Collective Grave Section 13   Row Z   Grave 4 Sgt Neville Walter Oates<br/><br /><br />died February 15th, 1945


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O'Brien, F/O Desmond Henry Patrick

Pilot - Lancaster Mk I  AS-W  DV387

RAF Service Number: 55024

Died: November 26th, 1943

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 3   Row G   Grave 14 F/O Desmond Henry Patrick O'Brien<br/><br /><br />died November 26th, 1943


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O'Callaghan, F/O Michael Arthur

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk I  AS-P  PD394

RAF Service Number: 164488

Died: February 15th, 1945

Cemetery: Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 13   Row Z   Grave 7 F/O Michael Arthur O'Callaghan<br/><br /><br />died February 15th, 1945


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Offord, Sgt Charles Stanley

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-V  PD277

RAF Service Number: 1877334

Died: October 12th, 1944

Cemetery: Great Oakley Cemetery, Essex, England

Grave Reference:  Grave 152 Sgt Charles Stanley Offord<br/><br /><br />died October 12th, 1944


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Offord, F/Sgt Peter Anthony Joseph

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk I  AS-K2  NG297

RAF Service Number: 1808316

Died: December 24th, 1944

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 2   Row J   Grave 21 F/Sgt Peter Anthony Joseph Offord<br/><br /><br />died December 24th, 1944


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O'Halloran, F/Sgt Desmond Michael Leonid

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk I  AS-V  PD397

RAAF Service Number: 422978

Died: December 24th, 1944

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 2   Row K   Grave 3 F/Sgt Desmond Michael Leonid O'Halloran<br/><br /><br />died December 24th, 1944


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Oldham, Sgt Edward Ashley

Flight Engineer - Lancaster Mk I  AS-H2  W4780

RAF Service Number: 1582625

Missing: January 3rd, 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 235 Sgt Edward Ashley Oldham<br/><br /><br />missing January 3rd, 1944<br /><br /><br />No Known Grave<br /><br /><br />Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England<br /><br /><br />Panel 235


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O'Malley, Sgt Wilfred

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-F  DV247

RAF Service Number: 1430879

Died: November 27th, 1943

Cemetery: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section 16   Row B   Grave 2 Sgt Wilfred O'Malley<br/><br /><br />died November 27th, 1943


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Omoe, F/Sgt Francis Melvin

Mid Upper Gunner - Lancaster Mk III  AS-U  ND621

RCAF Service Number: J/20887

Died: July 15th, 1944

Cemetery: Lusigmy - Sur - Barse Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Collective Grave   Grave 21 F/Sgt Francis Melvin Omoe<br/><br /><br />died July 15th, 1944


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Opie, Sgt John James

Rear Gunner - Lancaster Mk I  AS-B  LL903

RAF Service Number: 1312291

Died: April 28th, 1944

Cemetery: Heiteren Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Grave 4 Sgt John James Opie<br/><br /><br />died April 28th, 1944


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Oram, F/Sgt Alfred Wishart

Wireless Operator - Lancaster Mk III  60-0  ND816

RAF Service Number: 1346171

Died: May 25th, 1944 - 582 Sqdn.

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Section: 6   Row: A   Grave: 4 F/Sgt Alfred Wishart Oram<br/><br /><br />died May 25th, 1944 - 582 Sqdn.


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Ord, Sgt Alan

Rear Gunner - Wellington Mk X  AS-G  HE578

RAF Service Number: 1548857

Missing: August 3rd, 1943

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 160 Sgt Alan Ord<br/><br /><br />missing August 3rd, 1943<br /><br /><br />No Known Grave<br /><br /><br />Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England<br /><br /><br />Panel 160


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O'Reilly, Sgt James

Navigator - Lancaster Mk I  AS-C  ED993

RAF Service Number: 1549441

Died: October 9th, 1943

Cemetery: Ashton - Under - Lyne & Dukinfield Joint Cemetery, England

Grave Reference:  Section C 1 Dukinfield   Grave 1164 Sgt James O'Reilly<br/><br /><br />died October 9th, 1943


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Orme, Sgt David Cooke

Flight Engineer - Lancaster Mk III  AS-B  PB648

RAF Service Number: 1836099

Died: November 16th, 1944

Cemetery: Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany

Grave Reference:  Collective Grave  Section 11   Row A   Grave 22 - 24 Sgt David Cooke Orme<br/><br /><br />died November 16th, 1944


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Orr, Sgt John

Wireless Op. - Wellington Mk X  AS-W  HF589

RAF Service Number: 1132242

Died: June 26th, 1943

Cemetery: Utrecht (Soestbergen) General Cemetery, Holland

Grave Reference:  Section 12D   Row 1   Grave 8 Sgt John Orr<br/><br /><br />died June 26th, 1943


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Osborne, F/Sgt Roderick  DFM

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk I  AS-T  DV367

RAF Service Number: 1577092

Died: June 8th, 1944

Cemetery: Clichy Northern Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Collective Grave Section 16   Row 14   Grave 8 F/Sgt Roderick Osborne   DFM<br/><br /><br />died June 8th, 1944


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Oughton, Sgt Leonard Percival

Wireless Op - Lancaster Mk III  AS-J2  ND825

RAF Service Number: 1397336

Died: April 28th, 1944

Cemetery: Granges - Sur - Vologne Communal Cemetery, France

Grave Reference:  Grave 3 Sgt Leonard Percival Oughton<br/><br /><br />died April 28th, 1944


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Overend, W/O Gerald Joseph

Air Bomber - Lancaster Mk I  AS-X  LL916

RCAF Service Number: R/165026

Missing: May 28th, 1944

Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England

Panel: 254 W/O Gerard Joseph Overend<br/><br /><br />missing May 28th, 1944<br /><br /><br />No Known Grave<br /><br /><br />Commemorated: Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England<br /><br /><br />Panel 254


* Information on 166 Squadron losses and graves used with the kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission *
* Grave Marker information Researched and Compiled by Robert John Wilton & David R. Swallow*