I am his son John. You are correct in that he was the sole survivor. My father was a Flight Engineer with 9 Sqn. John D Murrie, he was assisted by the French Resistance and eventually made it home, although his Family had presumed he had died along with the rest of the Crew. He Married, had 2 sons and passed away in 1989. He is buried in his home town of Kirkintilloch. MURRIE JD Sgt 1823503. I have only just started research on my Father, and also would be grateful for any Information, as he never spoke of his Wartime experiences.
Hello ,
It seems we have a false entry in Chorley’s Vol.5 . Lancaster JA957 lost 7/8 July 1944 , only Sgt J.D. Massie ( sic ) evader , flight engineer , survived . Plane crashed at Ecquevilly ( west Paris ) where the rest of the crew is buried at the local cemetery ( two RAF , four RCAF ) .
If so , no escape report available under that name at TNA .
Have a link here with pictures of graves :
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1125
Hope this help .
Zorglub
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