APPENDIX A

THE FIFTY

Flying Officer Henry J. Birkland (Canadian): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in Görlitz jail on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant E. Gordon Brettell (British): Recaptured on train in Schneidemühl on March 26, 1944. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Danzig.

Flight Lieutenant Lester J. Bull (British): Captured on the Silesian Czechoslovak border. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Brüx.

Squadron Leader Roger J. Bushell (British): Recaptured at Saarbrücken. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Saarbrücken.

Flight Lieutenant Michael J. Casey (British): Recaptured near Görlitz. Died on March 31, 1944, and cremated in Görlitz.

Squadron Leader James Catanach, DFC (Australian): Recaptured in Flensburg on March 26, 1944. Died three days later and was cremated in Kiel.

Pilot Officer Arnold G. Christensen (New Zealand): Recaptured in Flensburg on March 26, 1944. Died three days later and was cremated in Kiel.

Flying Officer Dennis H. Cochran (British): Recaptured on German border near Lörrach. Died March 31, 1944, and cremated at Natzweiler concentration camp.

Squadron Leader Ian Cross (British): Recaptured near Görlitz. Died on March 31, 1944, and cremated in Görlitz.

Lieutenant Hallada Espelid (Norwegian): Recaptured in Flensburg on March 26, 1944. Died three days later and was cremated in Kiel.

Flight Lieutenant Brian H. Evans (British): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Lieutenant Nils Fuglesang (Norwegian): Recaptured in Flensburg on March 26, 1944. Died three days later and was cremated in Kiel.

Lieutenant Johannes S. Gouws (South African): Recaptured on a train south of Munich. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Munich.

Flight Lieutenant William J. Grisman (British): Recaptured in Sagan region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on April 6, 1944. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Alastair D. M. Gunn (British): Recaptured in Sagan region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on April 6, 1944. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Flying Officer Albert H. Hake (Australian): Recaptured near Görlitz. Died on March 31, 1944, and cremated in Görlitz.

Flight Lieutenant Charles P. Hall (British): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Anthony Hayter (British): Recaptured on road between Mülhausen and Altkirch on March 27, 1944. Died on April 6 and was cremated at Natzweiler concentration camp.

Flight Lieutenant Edgar S. Humphreys (British): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flying Officer Gordon A. Kidder (Canadian): Recaptured on the German-Czech border near Zlín on March 28, 1944. Died the following day and was cremated in Moravaska Ostrava.

Flying Officer Reginald V. Kierath (Australian): Captured on the Silesian Czech-Slovelt border. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Brüx.

Flight Lieutenant Antoni Kiewnarski (Polish): Recaptured in Hirschberg. Died on March 30, 1944. Place of cremation unknown.

Squadron Leader Thomas Kirby-Green (British): Recaptured on the German-Czech border near Zlín on March 28, 1944. Died the following day and was cremated in Moravaska Ostrava.

Flying Officer A. Wlodzimierz Kolanowski (Polish): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flying Officer Stanislaw Z. Krol (Polish): Recaptured in Oels, and last seen alive there on April 12, 1944. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Patrick W. Langford (Canadian): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Thomas B. Leigh (British): Recaptured near Görlitz. Died on March 31, 1944, and cremated in Görlitz.

Flight Lieutenant James L. R. Long (British): Recaptured in Sagan region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on April 13, 1944. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Romas Marcinkus (Lithuanian): Recaptured on train in Schneidemühl on March 26, 1944. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Danzig.

Lieutenant Clement A. N. McGarr (South African): Recaptured in Sagan region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on April 6, 1944. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant George E. McGill (Canadian): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Harold J. Milford (British): Recaptured in Sagan region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on April 6, 1944. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Jerzy T. Mondschein (Polish): Recaptured on the Silesian Czechslovak border. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Brüx.

Flight Lieutenant Kazimierz Pawluk (Polish): Recaptured in Hirschberg. Died on March 30, 1944. Place of cremation unknown.

Flying Officer Henri A. Picard (Belgian): Recaptured on train in Schneidemühl on March 26, 1944. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Danzig.

Flying Officer John Pohe (New Zealand): Recaptured near Görlitz. Died on March 31, 1944, and cremated in Görlitz.

Lieutenant Bernard Scheidhauer (French): Recaptured at Saarbrücken. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Saarbrücken.

Pilot Officer Sortiros Skanziklas (Greek): Recaptured in Hirschberg. Died on March 30, 1944. Place of cremation unknown.

Lieutenant Rupert J. Stevens (South African): Recaptured on a train south of Munich. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Munich.

Flying Officer Robert C. Stewart (British): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flying Officer John G. Stower (British): Captured on a train outside Sittau. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Died and cremated that same day; place of cremation unknown.

Flying Officer Denys O. Street (British): Recaptured in Sagan region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on April 6, 1944. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Cyril D. Swain (British): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flying Officer Pawel Tobolski (Polish): Last seen alive on April 2, 1944, when he was transferred from Berlin to jail in Silesia. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Flying Officer Ernst Valenta (Czechoslovakian): Recaptured in Breslau region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on March 31, 1944. Cremated in Liegnitz, date unknown.

Flight Lieutenant Gilbert W. Walenn (British): Recaptured on train in Schneidemühl on March 26, 1944. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Danzig.

Flight Lieutenant James C. Wernham (Canadian): Recaptured in Hirschberg. Died on March 30, 1944. Place of cremation unknown.

Flight Lieutenant George W. Wiley (Canadian): Recaptured near Görlitz. Died on March 31, 1944, and cremated in Görlitz.

Squadron Leader John E.A. Williams (Australian): Captured on the Silesian Czechslovak border. Died March 29, 1944, and cremated in Brüx.

Flight Lieutenant John F. Williams (British): Recaptured in Sagan region. Last seen alive in the prison at Görlitz on April 6, 1944. Cremated in Breslau, date unknown.

Sources: Air 40/2278/016, Air 40/2487/020-039, Air 40/2488/003-005, 032-035, Air 40/2492/004.