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Bushell, ROGER JOYCE
UK, WWII, Bomber and Fighter Command Losses, 1939-1945
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Full Name
Bushell, ROGER JOYCE
Date Of Birth
30 Aug 1910
Age
33
Birth Place
Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
Nationality
British
Date Of Death
29 Mar 1944
Fate
Murdered by Gestapo man Emil Schulz after 'the great escape' from Stalag Luft III
Incident Details
Shot down
Incident Date
23 May 1940
Date of Capture
23 May 1940
Further Information
One of the (76) men who escaped from Stalag Luft III in Sagan on the night of March 24th 1944, he was recaptured at Saarbrucken main rail station and taken to Lerchesfluer prison..
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Parents: Benjamin Daniel and Dorothy Wingate Bushell, of Broad Merston, Hermanus, Mossel River, Cape Province, South Africa. B.A. (Cantab.); Barrister-at-Law, Lincolns Inn.
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Head of the escape committee at Stalag Luft III, he was recaptured at Saarbrucken.
POW Camp
Stalag Luft III, previously: Stalag Luft I, then Oflag Xc when this camp was closed he-escaped from the train en route to Oflag VIb Oct 9th 1941 and sent to Stalag Luft III in October 42 after being recaptured in Prague in May 42
Rank Name
Squadron Leader
Service Number
90120
Service From Date
1932
Gazette Date
13 Jun 1946
Duty Location
Pilot
School
Wellington College, Berkshire then Pembroke College Cambridge.
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Royal Air Force
Squadron
92
Archive Reference
Air 40 -2278/16, 2487/20, 2488/3, 2
Aircraft Mark
I
Aircraft Type
Spitfire
Aircraft Serial
N3194
Seniority Date
1940
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
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Air Crew Europe Star Medal
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War Medal 1939 - 1945
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1939-1945 Star
unit
Royal Air Force
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Publication Title
UK, WWII, Bomber and Fighter Command Losses, 1939-1945
Content Source
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Last Updated
29 Oct 2023
Description
Bomber Command Operational Losses in the European Theatre of War covering both Aircraft and Aircrew 1939-1945.
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