The graves immediately after their interment at Barmby Moor and a modern photograph of the plot.

A later newspaper report on the dedication of the Cross of Sacrifice in the churchyard.

Osborne Lefurgey and his gravestone at Barmby Moor Churchyard. He had a very productive life and this brief biog clearly does not do him proper justice and is actually more of a list of the different things he achieved. Osborne was born on 28th February 1909 in the village of Wilmot, Prince Edward Island, Canada and was the son of John and Margaret (nee Ross) Lefurgey. He briefly served in the RCAF in 1928 at Camp Borden being granted the rank of Provisional P/O. He spent four years studying engineering at Acadia and Dalhousie Universities. He played professional hockey for the Boston Tigers. He trained and qualified for his Canadian private pilot's license and in 1929 he bought and flew his own Waco aeroplane undertaking flying work in the USA, he appears to have had one crash while doing this. The accident report to Wellington Z5589 stated that his flying hours as a civilian pilot were around 400 hours. On 10th July 1931 he married Kathrine Irma Gordon at Summerside, Prince Edward Island and the couple had three sons. He also spent a couple of years as a car salesman and servicing engineer. I would very much welcome any corrections, additions or expansions on his civilian life as it certainly requires a proper documentation.

He enlisted for RCAF service on 12th December 1939 at Moncton initially enlisting as an aero engine mechanic as at that time he was told he was too old to enlist for pilot training. Shortly afterwards he applied to remuster as aircrew and technically he was too old but they appear to have made an exception in light of his past experience and allowed it on 17th November 1940. On 10th February 1941 he was training with 2 SFTS when flying Harvard 2588 the aircraft ran into a snow storm and he became lost, realising that the aircraft was running out of fuel he attempted to force land the aircraft at Dorval, Quebec but unfortunately the aircraft landed in two feet of snow with the wheels down and the aircraft turned over onto it's back. He sustained facial injuries; he sustained an annola margin fracture of maxilla that resulted in him loosing many of his upper teeth. He was posted as sick for a time but once fit again completed his RCAF pilot training and was awarded his RCAF wings on 23rd May 1941. On arrival in the UK he trained at 22 OTU before posting to 104 Squadron on 5th September 1941. He was then posted to 405 Squadron on 6th September 1941. He had a total of just forty five hours military flying time when the crash occurred with twenty five of these hours being on the Wellington type. His commanding officer at 405 Squadron assessed him as an above average pilot and very keen airman.

F/Sgt Wityck and his headstone at Barmby Moor Churchyard. Peter was born on 2nd February 1922 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and was the son of Peter (Snr) and Ksenia "Jennie" (nee Bratasz) Wityck. Both his parents were born in Poland but had emigrated to Canada around 1914. He and his father were members of the Salvation Army and Peter was still a student when he joined the RCAF. He enlisted for RCAF service in Winnipeg on 16th October 1940 and following training as a pilot in Canada he was awarded his Pilot's Wings on 28th May 1941. On arrival in the UK in July 1941 he was posted to train at 22 OTU before posting to 405 Squadron on 17th October 1941. I would like to thank Ms C. Suraci for contacting me regarding her late uncle, Peter Wityck, during the early stages of my research.

John Gayfer and his grave at Barmby Moor. He was born on 9th February 1919 at Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada and was the son of John Ernest and Eva Mildred Gayfer. After attending school and college he began working as a clerk in his father's drug store. He enlisted for RCAF service on 11th September 1939 in London, Ontario straight into 114 (Bomber) Squadron RCAF which at that time appears to have been an auxillary squadron. Whether he enlisted to serve as an air gunner or later remustered as aircrew I cannot tell from the service records that are available. He must have undertaken air gunnery training at some point in Canada. While still in Canada he served with 112 (Army Co-Op) Squadron RCAF and was transferred to the UK with this squadron when they travelled in June 1940. He then served with 112 RCAF Squadron in the UK until December 1940. On 7th February 1941 he was posted to 110 RCAF Squadron, which later became known as 400 Squadron. He was then posted to 405 Squadron on 1st August 1941. My thanks to the Norwood family for contacting me in November 2011, they kindly allowed the photograph of John Gayfer and Barmby Moor churchyard to appear on this webpage.

The Australian National Archives list Sgt James Garrow's service records. He was born at Dalby, Queensland, Australia on 4th September 1920, he attended Dalby State School from 1932-35 and Toowoomba Grammar School from 1935-37, whilst at the latter he was a Cadet from 1936-39. He lost his father at an early age. He enlisted to the RAAF in Brisbane on 13th September 1940 when his occupation had been a clerk; working at his brother's dry cleaning buisness. He was a Lewis gunner as a member of the 61st Btn, Queensland Cameron Highlanders from 1939-1940 but was discharged from this unit on enlisting to the RAAF. His enlistment papers stated that he had half an hours civilian flying experience prior to enlisting, under dual control. He had also initially applied to join the RAAF in January 1940 but this was rejected as he required a hernia operation which was carried out in the same month. He left Sydney on 28th December 1940 and almost a month later arrived in Canada to begin his initial training. He was awarded the air observer badge in May 1941 in Canada and arrived in the UK in July 1941 when he was posted to 22 OTU at Wellesbourne on 4th August 1941 and after completing his training he was posted to 405 Squadron on 28th October 1941. The photograph of him was found on
"aircrewremembered.com/le-furgey-osbourne.html".

William Robertson was born on 15th August 1915 at Reston, Manitoba, Canada and was the son of Joshua Kines and Elizabeth (nee Bulloch) Robertson. As a young man he worked as a book-keeper and bank teller for the Bank of Montreal at Gladstone, Manitoba. He enlisted for RCAF service on 20th June 1940 in Winnipeg receiving training in Canada. He qualified for the award of his air gunner's flying badge on 18th January 1941 after first undertaking wireless operator training and then married Marjorie Johnston in Toronto two days later. Arriving in the UK in early 1941 he was first sent to train with Coastal Command at 1 (C)OTU at Silloth. He was then posted to No.1 Signal School in April 1941 and then to 22 OTU on 21st June 1941 (Course No.5). He was then posted to 405 Squadron on 22nd August 1941.