Ellis Markson
Médaille de la Résistance Française
Air Gunner, 161 Squadron
Service number 2211419
Died 9 August 1944
Buried Cugny Communal Cemetery, France
Age 38
Ellis was born on 1 October 1905 in Manchester to David and Russian mother Sarah née Goldwater.
Ellis Markson’s biography has been written by his granddaughter Debra Rosen and can be found on the link below.
GALLERY
Image 1. Marriage Certificate of David Markson & Sarah Goldwater 
Image 2. Birth Certificate of Ellis Markson. © Debra Rosen 
Image 3. Baby Photo of Ellis Markson © Debra Rosen 
Image 4. Ellis Markson with his parents and aunt. L to R David Markson, one of David’s sisters, Ellis Markson, Sarah Markson © Debra Rosen 
Image 5. Letter from Mr J C Scott M.A. Rector of Hutcheson’s Grammar School, Glasgow. © Debra Rosen
Image 5a. Photo of Ellis Markson taken in 1923, age 18. © Debra Rosen 
Image 6. Marriage Certificate of Ellis Markson and Ethel Corran, Belfast Registry Office, 2 November 1927 © Debra Rosen 
Image 7. Ketubah of Ellis and Ethel Markson from their traditional Jewish wedding, 12 Feb 1928 © Debra Rosen 
Image 7a. Ketubah of Ellis and Ethel Markson from their traditional Jewish wedding, 12 Feb 1928 © Debra Rosen 
Image 8. Ellis and Ethel on their Wedding Day, 12 February 1928. Ethel made her wedding dress from a tablecloth. © Debra Rosen 
Image 9. Ellis and Ethel’s four eldest children. L to R, Sylvia (twin), Jeanne, Sam & Norma (twin). © Debra Rosen 
Image 10. Ellis and Ethel’s youngest child Davina. She was much younger than the other children and was 8 months old when her father was killed. © Debra Rosen 
Image 11. AFS Granby Street where Ellis was stationed. The pumps were pulled by hand. © Debra Rosen 
Image 12. Ellis Markson’s National Fire Service Record. © Debra Rosen 
Image 12a. Ellis Markson’s National Fire Service Record. © Debra Rosen 
Image 13. SOE Agents were flown out of RAF Tempsford © Debra Rosen 
Image 14. Agents included Violette Szabo & Odette Hallowes © Debra Rosen 
Image 15. 161 Squadron Crest. © Debra Rosen 
Image 16. Ellis Markson in uniform. © Debra Rosen 
Image 17. From L to R. Sgt Thompson, Sgt Markson, F/Sgt Nicholls. © Debra Rosen 
Image 18. 161 Squadron at RAF Tempsford. © Debra Rosen 
Image 19. The wreckage of Halifax Y LL358 laying in the field at Cugny. © Debra Rosen 
Image 20. Original Graves all with crosses. © Debra Rosen 
Image 21. Cross marking Ellis Markson’s grave. © Debra Rosen 
Image 22. Flowers left by the people of Cugny in defiance of the Gestapo. © Debra Rosen 
Image 23. Flowers left by the people of Cugny in defiance of the Gestapo. © Debra Rosen 
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Image 24. Josée Preud’homme’s detailed description of the burial. © Debra Rosen
Image 25. Josée Preud’homme’s detailed description of the burial © Debra Rosen 
Image 26. Captain Etienne Dromas also provided an account of the burials. © Debra Rosen 
Image 27. The graves today. © Debra Rosen 
Image 28. The graves today. © Debra Rosen 
Image 29. Memorial in the field at the crash site. © Debra Rosen 
Image 30. Memorial in the field at the crash site. © Debra Rosen 
Image 31. Exhibit at the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Picardie in Tergnier. © Debra Rosen 
Image 32. At the ceremony in Cugny on 10th August, 2019 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the crash and the posthumous award of the French Resistance Medal. © Debra Rosen 
Image 33. At the ceremony in Cugny on 10th August, 2019 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the crash and the posthumous award of the French Resistance Medal. Mr. Roger Charbonnier is in the green jacket. © Debra Rosen 
Image 34. At the ceremony in Cugny on 10th August, 2019 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the crash and the posthumous award of the French Resistance Medal. © Debra Rosen 
Image 35. Ellis Markson’s French Resistance Medal. © Debra Rosen 
Image 36. Ellis Markson’s French Resistance Medal. © Debra Rosen 
Image 37. Ellis Markson’s French Resistance Certificate. © Debra Rosen 
Image 38. Ellis Markson’s medals and papers on display at Cugny Town Hall. © Debra Rosen 
Image 39. Ethel Markson. A true Eshet Chayil-A Woman of Valour. As she looked when Ellis fell in love with her. © Debra Rosen 
Image 40. Ellis Markson’s silver cigarette case miraculously survived the crash and was returned to Ethel after the war. © Debra Rosen 
Image 41. Missing in Action. The telegram Ethel received on 9 August 1944 © Debra Rosen 
Image 42. ‘The Stranger’s Letter’ © Debra Rosen 
Image 43 ‘The Stranger’s Letter’ © Debra Rosen
