Sgt Horace Lindsay 1869698 RAFVR
31.10.1924 to 04.11.1944
Sergeant Horace Lindsay was the son of Ernest J Lindsay and Sarah A B Lindsay (nee Shepherd) who were married in 1917 in Cannock. He was one of five children and was born on 31st October 1924.
Scroll sent by the King to Mrs Sarah Lindsay, Horace's mum.
I know Nan Lindsay was in touch with the parents of some of the crew in Scotland and Australia afterwards. Ron (Wood) came to see her after the war ended and stayed at her house in Cannock for a few days. Apparently Nan did not want him to go home! She also received a letter from Adam Marr, Donald Marr's father, expressing their condolences.
Horace was a Coal Miner when he was recruited at the local Cannock Mining College in 1943. Mum said because of the family circumstances that they did not want him to go. His father was very poorly and had suffered a major stroke. Horace's oldest brother, David, had died in 1938 of TB and Frederick, born 1922, was young and disabled from birth.
Mum said he was handsome, small in stature (so ideally suited to the job of Rear Gunner), big hearted and was kind and thoughtful. The remaining family never really got over his loss, but they had to get on with life because there was no benefits system. Horace would be really "chuffed" to know that this website is recording what happened, along with the remainder of his immediate family, now all sadly departed. My Aunt Nellie (his oldest sister) said he died "fighting tyranny so that we could live in peace.
Mum said he was handsome, small in stature (so ideally suited to the job of Rear Gunner), big hearted and was kind and thoughtful. The remaining family never really got over his loss, but they had to get on with life because there was no benefits system. Horace would be really "chuffed" to know that this website is recording what happened, along with the remainder of his immediate family, now all sadly departed. My Aunt Nellie (his oldest sister) said he died "fighting tyranny so that we could live in peace.
We have Horace’s scrapbook with the name “Lee Carter” inscribed but he wasn’t one of the crew on the 4.11.1944 flight.
He was just 20 years old when he died.
Horace is remembered on the Hednesford War Memorial in Staffordshire.
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Staffordshire/Hednesford.html
The documents and photographs and above account have been kindly provided by Graham Powney, Horace's nephew.
Horace is remembered on the Hednesford War Memorial in Staffordshire.
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Staffordshire/Hednesford.html
The documents and photographs and above account have been kindly provided by Graham Powney, Horace's nephew.
Sgt Horace Lindsay is remembered on the Walls of Names at International Bomber Command Centre just outside Lincoln. Nearly 5800 men and woman serving or supporting Bomber Command during WW2 are remembered on these Walls.
Diane Rogers leaving a poppy on the Wall bearing Sgt Horace Lindsay's name
Photograph courtesy of Diane Rogers
Photograph courtesy of Diane Rogers
The Spire Memorial and some of the Walls of Names at International Bomber Command Centre Lincoln
Photograph courtesy of Diane Rogers
Photograph courtesy of Diane Rogers
York Minster Astronomical Clock and Book of Remembrance
Sergeant Horace Lindsay's page in the Book of Remembrance in York Minster (5th from the top).
Photo taken by Nick Corps August 2023
In York Minster, there is this beautiful memorial to the men of the Royal Air Force working from bases in Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland who were killed in WW2. In this glass case, there is a Book remembering every Airman who died in WW2. The photo above shows the page with Sergeant Horace Lindsay's name on it (5th name from the top). The staff at the Minster were more than happy to open the glass case to the five pages which contained the names of the five Rosie Galapagos crew who lost their lives on 4th November 1944. We were allowed to photograph each page.
Photographs all taken by Nick Corps August 2023.
Photographs all taken by Nick Corps August 2023.
Lissett Airfield Wind Farm and RAF Lissett, Driffield, Yorkshire
Sergeant Horace Lindsay's name etched on the Memorial (left hand column, 4th name from the top)
Photos taken by Nick & Sally Corps August 2023