Roseblade, Norman Leslie

Date of birth:: 1915 (Sheffield/South Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: May 10th, 1945
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves Oslo
Service number:: J15029
Nationality:: Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Biography

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 190 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: April 17th, 1945

Citation:
"This officer completed his first tour of duty as navigator and took part in many sorties demanding a high standard of navigational ability in adverse weather. Now on his second tour of duty he participated as a bombing leader in the D-Day operations in June 1944 and the airborne landings at Arnhem. In addition Flight Lieutenant Roseblade has flown on many missions to France, the low countries and Norway. Throughout his operational career he has displayed outstanding qualities of leadership and great devotion to duty. "

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37036/supplement/2028/data.pdf
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