Darcy Edward Morrison, 19171943 (aged 26 years)

Name
Darcy Edward /Morrison/
Given names
Darcy Edward
Surname
Morrison
Birth 1917 47 37

Birth of a brotherManning Owen Morrison
1920 (aged 3 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Mary Owen
13 March 1931 (aged 14 years)

Note: Obituary

Obituary MRS. ELIZABETH BOWLES. Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Bowles, an old and respected resident of Kandos, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Morrissey, on March 13, after a long illness, at the age of 72. Mrs. Bowles at one time was in business at Kandos and Rylstone, and was noted for her kindness to those who were sick or suffering. A family of six remain to mourn their loss, Frank, Arthur and Kingsley Bowles and Mrs. J. Morrissey, Mrs. Oatley (of Sutherland) and Miss Myra Bowles. Universal sympathy is expressed for the bereaved family. The funeral took place on March 14, and the burial was at Rylstone. At the Catholic Church and graveside the Rev. Father T. A. Eviston conducted an impressive service (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Thursday 19 March 1931, page 7).

Death of a maternal grandfatherPatrick Henry Bowles
10 August 1932 (aged 15 years)
Note: DEATH

DEATH MR PATRICK BOWLES The death occurred late on Wednesday evening of an old and respected resident of the district in the person of Mr Patrick Bowles, from pneumonia. He passed away at his residence in Dabee Road after an illness extending over three months. Just on 82 years of age, he had been in the district for over 50 years, and had seen it pass through many vicissitudes. In the early days his place was noted for its hospitality, and before the advent of the Rylstone Hospital, many sick per-son was nursed back to health there. He leaves a grown-up family, his wife having predeceased him by about 12 months. The funeral was arranged for Friday to permit of his relations arriving from other parts. The interment was made in the Catholic portion of the Rylstone General Cemetery, the cortege moving from the Catholic Church at 2 p.m. on Friday. Mr Bowles was an old time jockey, having ridden in Sydney many years ago and also at Sofala. He remembered the soldiers leaving Parramatta at the time of the Lambing Flat gold fields riots in the early 50's His family consisted of Frank, Arthur and Kingsley (sons) and Mrs J. E. Morrison (Rylstone), Mrs T. Oakly (Sydney), and Miss Myra Bowles (Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, Monday 15 August 1932, page 1).

Note: DEATHS: BOWLES - August 10 at the residence of his son Dabee road Kandos Patrick Henry Bowles, of Ki…

DEATHS: BOWLES - August 10 at the residence of his son Dabee road Kandos Patrick Henry Bowles, of Kingswood, Rylstone, dearly loved father of Leila (Mrs I E Morrison Rylstone), Frank, Arthur, Gerty (Mrs T Oakley Sutherland), Kathleen (deceased), Myra and Kingsley, aged 81 years 8 months RIP (Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 13 August 1932, page 12).

Camp 19 October 1942 (aged 25 years)

Note: News Items

News Items

Air Gunner Darcy Morrison has just left for camp once more after spending a few days' leave with his parents at The Nulla. Life in the air has not added to his weight, we notice.

Send off 26 November 1942 (aged 25 years)

Note: NEWS ITEMS

NEWS ITEMS

The Narrango Hall was well filled on Saturday night last, the occasion being a send-off to Cpl. Darcy Morrison, R.A.A.F. Everyone present had a great night's fun, but it was not much fun trying to get home after the big storm.

Burial of a fatherJames Ernest Morrison

Burial of a motherLeila Mary Bowles

Death 23 September 1943 (aged 26 years)
Note: MORRISON D’Arcy Edward 421436

MORRISON D’Arcy Edward 421436 LEST WE FORGET

Flight Sergeant D’Arcy Edward MORRISON Service No: 421436 Born: Rylstone NSW, 26 August 1917 Enlisted in the RAAF: 1 February 1942 Unit: No. 460 Squadron, RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire Died: Air Operations: (No. 460 Squadron Lancaster aircraft DV174), Germany, 23 September 1943, Aged 26 Years Buried: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany CWGC Additional Information: Son of James Ernest and Leila Mary Morrison, of Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia Roll of Honour: Rylstone NSW Remembered: Panel 108, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT

Date: 23-24 September 1943 Target: Mannheim Total Force: Dispatched – 630, Attacking – 571 RAAF Force: No. 460 Dispatched – 19, Attacking – 16; No. 467 Dispatched – 16, Attacking – 16 Tons of Bombs Dropped: 1,862 Total Aircraft Lost: 32 RAAF Aircraft Lost: No. 460 – 1; No. 467 – 2

The third occasion (following raids on Mannheim on 9 August and 5 September 1943) proved slightly more favourable to the defenders. As before, heavy gun fire soon gave way to fighters hastily summoned to Mannheim, and these, besides cooperating with searchlights, laid lines of white flares over the bomber stream to assist their own attacks. Thus, although the raid had been further compressed into a space of thirty-three minutes (a rate of one aircraft every 3.5 seconds), again over 5 per cent of the bombers were lost. Equally important, although the Pathfinders had done their job well, there was an ominous creep back of the bomb line into open country as inexperienced crews or those unsettled by the formidable defences hastily bombed the first fire they saw. Nevertheless enough extra damage was inflicted on both Mannheim and Ludwigshaven during this raid to remove them from the priority bombing list, although the most important target of all—the I .G. Farben factories at Ludwigshaven – had escaped lightly.

Extracts from Herington, J. (John) (406545) Air War Against Germany and Italy 1939-1943, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1954 – Pages 594, 595

Lancaster DV174 took off from RAF Binbrook at 1839 hours on 23 September 1943 to attack Mannheim, Germany. The bomb load 1 x 4000 lb (pound) (1,800 kg) and 3 x 1000 lb (450 kg) bombs, 48 x 30 lb (14 kg) and 30 x 4 lb (2 kg) incendiaries. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Following post war enquiries it was established that the aircraft crashed at Speyer on 23rd September presumably shot down by enemy aircraft. Speyer is approximately 20 kms south of Mannhein. All the crew members were killed

The crew members of DV174 were:

Flight Sergeant Allen Boyce Cumming (414338) (Bomb Aimer) Sergeant William Alderson Davis (1522697) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer) Flying Officer George Arthur Hadley (413989) (Navigator) Sergeant Dion Clive Harris (1818535) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner) Sergeant Donald Samuel Hirst (1217352) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner) Flight Sergeant D’Arcy Edward Morrison (421436) (Air Gunner) Flight Sergeant Bruce Albert Plant (23729) (Pilot)

No. 467 Squadron lost Lancaster DV233 (Pilot Officer Walter Theodore Farmer (416843) (Pilot)) on 23 September 1943.

No. 467 Squadron lost Lancaster EE135 (Pilot Officer Arthur Long (413396) (Pilot)) on 23 September 1943.

References:

Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804)) Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/28/150

Bibliography:

Firkins, P. C. (Peter Charles) (441386) Strike and Return, Westward Ho Publishing City Beach WA, 1985

Missing 7 October 1943 (14 days after death)

Note: With The Forces

With The Forces

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morrison, of Nullo Mountain, received the news on Monday that their son Darcy, has been reported missing. Darcy is a member of the R.A.A.F. We hope that better news will soon be received by Mr. and Mrs. Morrison.

KIA 23 March 1944 (6 months after death)

Note: A Brave Airman Passes

A Brave Airman Passes

Vale Darcy Morrison

The sad news has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morrison that their son, Sergt. Observer Darcy, is now presumed dead. This fine lad was some six months ago, reported missing after operations over Germany. The late Darcy Morrison was as fine a lad as one would care to meet. He was only a young lad when he heard the call over two years ago, and it was not long until he advanced to the rank of sergt. observer and was drafted overseas. And so another of our brave lads passes over the Channel for the last time. He has given his all to his country. May he be happy in God's keeping. To the sorrowing parents the sympathy of the community goes out.

Family with parents
father
18701949
Birth: 1870 25 20
Death: 16 December 1949
mother
18801951
Birth: 1880 29 20
Death: 13 February 1951
Marriage Marriage1911
16 months
elder brother
19121995
Birth: 1 May 1912 42 32
Death: 19 November 1995
9 years
younger brother
19201978
Birth: 1920 50 40
Death: 24 May 1978Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, Australia
-23 months
himself
19171943
Birth: 1917 47 37
Death: 23 September 1943Germany
Camp

News Items

Air Gunner Darcy Morrison has just left for camp once more after spending a few days' leave with his parents at The Nulla. Life in the air has not added to his weight, we notice.

Send off

NEWS ITEMS

The Narrango Hall was well filled on Saturday night last, the occasion being a send-off to Cpl. Darcy Morrison, R.A.A.F. Everyone present had a great night's fun, but it was not much fun trying to get home after the big storm.

Death

MORRISON D’Arcy Edward 421436 LEST WE FORGET

Flight Sergeant D’Arcy Edward MORRISON Service No: 421436 Born: Rylstone NSW, 26 August 1917 Enlisted in the RAAF: 1 February 1942 Unit: No. 460 Squadron, RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire Died: Air Operations: (No. 460 Squadron Lancaster aircraft DV174), Germany, 23 September 1943, Aged 26 Years Buried: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany CWGC Additional Information: Son of James Ernest and Leila Mary Morrison, of Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia Roll of Honour: Rylstone NSW Remembered: Panel 108, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT

Date: 23-24 September 1943 Target: Mannheim Total Force: Dispatched – 630, Attacking – 571 RAAF Force: No. 460 Dispatched – 19, Attacking – 16; No. 467 Dispatched – 16, Attacking – 16 Tons of Bombs Dropped: 1,862 Total Aircraft Lost: 32 RAAF Aircraft Lost: No. 460 – 1; No. 467 – 2

The third occasion (following raids on Mannheim on 9 August and 5 September 1943) proved slightly more favourable to the defenders. As before, heavy gun fire soon gave way to fighters hastily summoned to Mannheim, and these, besides cooperating with searchlights, laid lines of white flares over the bomber stream to assist their own attacks. Thus, although the raid had been further compressed into a space of thirty-three minutes (a rate of one aircraft every 3.5 seconds), again over 5 per cent of the bombers were lost. Equally important, although the Pathfinders had done their job well, there was an ominous creep back of the bomb line into open country as inexperienced crews or those unsettled by the formidable defences hastily bombed the first fire they saw. Nevertheless enough extra damage was inflicted on both Mannheim and Ludwigshaven during this raid to remove them from the priority bombing list, although the most important target of all—the I .G. Farben factories at Ludwigshaven – had escaped lightly.

Extracts from Herington, J. (John) (406545) Air War Against Germany and Italy 1939-1943, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1954 – Pages 594, 595

Lancaster DV174 took off from RAF Binbrook at 1839 hours on 23 September 1943 to attack Mannheim, Germany. The bomb load 1 x 4000 lb (pound) (1,800 kg) and 3 x 1000 lb (450 kg) bombs, 48 x 30 lb (14 kg) and 30 x 4 lb (2 kg) incendiaries. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Following post war enquiries it was established that the aircraft crashed at Speyer on 23rd September presumably shot down by enemy aircraft. Speyer is approximately 20 kms south of Mannhein. All the crew members were killed

The crew members of DV174 were:

Flight Sergeant Allen Boyce Cumming (414338) (Bomb Aimer) Sergeant William Alderson Davis (1522697) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer) Flying Officer George Arthur Hadley (413989) (Navigator) Sergeant Dion Clive Harris (1818535) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner) Sergeant Donald Samuel Hirst (1217352) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner) Flight Sergeant D’Arcy Edward Morrison (421436) (Air Gunner) Flight Sergeant Bruce Albert Plant (23729) (Pilot)

No. 467 Squadron lost Lancaster DV233 (Pilot Officer Walter Theodore Farmer (416843) (Pilot)) on 23 September 1943.

No. 467 Squadron lost Lancaster EE135 (Pilot Officer Arthur Long (413396) (Pilot)) on 23 September 1943.

References:

Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804)) Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/28/150

Bibliography:

Firkins, P. C. (Peter Charles) (441386) Strike and Return, Westward Ho Publishing City Beach WA, 1985

Missing

With The Forces

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morrison, of Nullo Mountain, received the news on Monday that their son Darcy, has been reported missing. Darcy is a member of the R.A.A.F. We hope that better news will soon be received by Mr. and Mrs. Morrison.

KIA

A Brave Airman Passes

Vale Darcy Morrison

The sad news has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morrison that their son, Sergt. Observer Darcy, is now presumed dead. This fine lad was some six months ago, reported missing after operations over Germany. The late Darcy Morrison was as fine a lad as one would care to meet. He was only a young lad when he heard the call over two years ago, and it was not long until he advanced to the rank of sergt. observer and was drafted overseas. And so another of our brave lads passes over the Channel for the last time. He has given his all to his country. May he be happy in God's keeping. To the sorrowing parents the sympathy of the community goes out.