{"id":755,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=755"},"modified":"2020-12-01T13:10:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T13:10:44","slug":"torrance-bernard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/torrance-bernard\/","title":{"rendered":"Torrance, Bernard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Bernard Torrance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Navigator\/Air Bomber, 75 (New Zealand) Squadron<br>Service number 1319178<br>Died 23 January 1943<br>Buried St. Th\u00e9gonnec Communal Cemetery, France<br>Age 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Headstone Inscription<br>&#8216;FOR I HAVE KEPT THE WAYS OF THE LORD&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Bernard was the son of Joseph and Pearl (Polly) Tragonsky of Edgeware. In 1939, the family were living at 254 Burdett Road, Stepney. Bernard&#8217;s father Joseph worked as a ladies tailor. They were a large family and Bernard had five sisters and three brothers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernard was a navigator\/ air bomber on Stirling R9248 which departed RAF Newmarket on a night operation to Lorient. The aircraft was hit by flak shortly after they released their bombs. The pilot attempted a crash landing at St Th\u00e9gonnec, about 8 miles south east of Morlaix, France. All but one of the crew died in the crash and were laid to rest in St Thegonnec Communal Cemetery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilot, F\/S Robert Miln Kidd, RNZAF NZ412700. Evaded. Robert baled out of the burning aircraft and landed unconscious in a ploughed field. Local French people helped him with food, clothing and shelter and eventually arranged his journey through France and over the Pyrenees into Spain returning to the UK on 8 May 1943.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nav, Sgt. James William Schofield, RAFVR 1088089 <br>W\/Op, Sgt. Eric Berry, RAFVR 1380078<br>F\/E, Sgt. Gilbert Frank Mitchell, RAFVR 1479975 <br>A\/G, Sgt. James Edward Brewster, RAFVR 1035972 <br>A\/G, Sgt. Peter Douglas Fowler, RAFVR 1320278 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Torrance-Bernard-headstone-700x1275.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Torrance-Bernard-headstone-700x1275.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Torrance-Bernard-headstone-250x455.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Torrance-Bernard-headstone-768x1399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Torrance-Bernard-headstone-120x219.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Torrance-Bernard-headstone.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bernard Torrance Navigator\/Air Bomber, 75 (New Zealand) SquadronService number 1319178Died 23 January 1943Buried St. Th\u00e9gonnec Communal Cemetery, FranceAge 19 Headstone Inscription&#8216;FOR I HAVE KEPT THE WAYS OF THE LORD&#8217; Bernard was the son of Joseph and Pearl (Polly) Tragonsky of Edgeware. 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