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Scallows Hall Lancaster Memorial

Scallows Hall, Wold Newton, Lincolnshire

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Location

Scallows Hall, Wold Newton, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire

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Aircraft & Operation Details

Aircraft Type
Lancaster
Serial Number
DV270
Squadron
101 Sqdn.
Station
Ludford Magna
Date of Loss
1943-12-05

Crew

7 killed including pilot Flg Off. Francis Edward Oliver

Detailed Record

Compiled from heritage archives and aviation records. Source links provided below for original materials.

Source: Aircrew RememberedRetrieved 2026-03-24

Date: 05th December 1943

Unit: No. 101 Squadron

Base: RAF Ludford Magna

Location: Binbrook Hall, Lincolnshire

Pilot: F/O. Francis Edward Oliver 124860 RAFVR Age 21, Killed

Fl/Eng: Sgt. Albert Douglas Wells 1604505 RAFVR Age 20. Killed

Nav: F/O. William Reid 135673 RAFVR Age 30. Killed

Air/Bmr: Sgt. John Winton Anderson 1585397 RAFVR Age 30. Killed

Air/Bmr 2: Sgt. Raymond Spierling 1424787 RAFVR Age 19. Killed

W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. Stanley George Burton 1335190 RAFVR Age 20. Killed

Air/Gnr: Sgt. Robert Stanley Bradbury 1621894 RAFVR Age 20. Killed

Took off on a cross country training flight and whilst emerging from low cloud crashed into the ground near Binbrook Hall, Lincolnshire.

Sgt. John Anderson represented Great Britain in the 440 yards event in the International Match against France in 1935.

Above left: Sgt. Stanley George Burton, right: memorial (please note that this is in private grounds and permission must be sought for access)

F/O. Francis Edward Oliver. Torquay cemetery Sec G.1. Grave 22080. Son of Richard John Oliver and of Katherine Lawry Oliver (née Bennett), husband of Eve Betty Pleydell Oliver (nee Chapman) of Torquay, England.

Sgt. Albert Douglas Wells. City of London Cemetery, Manor Park. Square 225, Grave 111271. Son of Albert Henry and Mary Ann Wells, of Dagenham, Essex, England.

F/O. William Reid. Barry Parish Churchyard Sec B. Joint grave 394. Son of James and Annie Stewart Duncan Reid, of Carnoustie, Scotland.

Sgt. John Winton Anderson. Louth cemetery Compt. 171. Grave 157. Son of Arthur and Florence Anderson, of Acklam, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.

Sgt. Raymond Spierling. Monmouth Church cemetery. Row L. Grave 26. Son of John and Doris Gwendoline Spierling, of Monmouth, Wales.

Sgt. Stanley George Burton. Hevingham (S.S. Mary and Botolph) churchyard. Son of Stanley George and Hilda May Burton, of Hevingham, England.

Sgt. Robert Stanley Bradbury. Bury Cemetery, Redvales. Sec J.P. 100. Grave 336. Son of Stanley and Sarah Bradbury, of Bury, England.

Researched for Mr. D.E. Barber cousin of Sgt. Stanley George Burton and all the crew relatives. For further details our thanks to the following, Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vol's. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Memorial Details

Type
Memorial plaque

Memorial Care

parish council
Organisation
Wold Newton Parish Meeting

Local Contacts

These local organisations are connected to this memorial and may be able to help with information or visits.

Louth & District Royal British Legionbritish legion

Local remembrance and memorial support

Wold Newton Parish Meetingparish council

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Further Reading

101 Squadron AssociationRetrieved 2026-03-23

101 Squadron Association memorials page listing the DV270 crash memorial among the squadron's many commemorated losses. Provides context within the broader pattern of 101 Squadron losses during the war.

Listed on 101 Squadron Association memorials pagePart of extensive squadron loss records

Sources

  • Geograph(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
Aircrew Remembered (retrieved 2026-03-24)
101 Squadron Association (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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