On 8 May 2021, the 76th Anniversary of VE-Day, a former Officer Commanding No 10 Squadron was remembered when the 10 Sqn Association's efforts to replace his weather-worn grave headstone came to fruition in a Gloucestershire village cemetery.
Wg Cdr Arthur Whitelock, who designed the original Squadron Badge & Motto during his command from 1929-30, lived with his wife Frances in Cirencester after his retirement from the RAF at the beginning of WW2.
Their ashes were interred in the cemetery at Bibury to the north of their home and the Association has spent two years attempting to find relatives and subsequently to obtain permission to replace the Whitelock's eroded headstone.
A small ceremony to inaugurate the new locally-made stone was held on a day which was probably the wettest May day on record. Improvised plans were made at the last minute to conduct most of the dedication service inside the lovely Bibury church of St Mary's and it was only the final unveiling that was undertaken in the wet, grassy cemetery a hundred or so yards away. Three former OC10s honoured their predecessor, together with a Covid-19 regulated limited number of other attendees.
See a fuller Report here: OC10's Headstone Replaced in Bibury Cemetery
and a selection of photos taken on a very rainy day here: Images at Bibury
Our former Chairman David Mole recently advised that an amazing coincidence had occurred on Remembrance Day 11 November 2020 as a result of a young 12 year old girl paying attention to what her teacher was telling her.
Read the linked files below to learn more.
Those Roman Catholics amongst you will probably appreciate the impact of this more than those of other persuasions.
November 2020
A quick mention here of Jane Gulliford-Lowes recent book, "Above Us The Stars" - more of which may be seen via the Top Menu Research/Books section. Although completely factual about a 10 Sqn WW2 Wireless Operator, it reads like a novel and is well worth considering for Christmas.
This high-quality paperback is written by our member: 
Jane Gulliford-Lowes who runs one of the the Association's Facebook links.
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(And talking of books.......Copies of our 10 Sqn Centennial History, "From Brooklands to Brize" are also available for Christmas.
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10 SQN SECTION IN FRENCH MUSEUM AT NORMANDY
Ken Beard, a former 10 Squadron 1944 Halifax Tail Gunner, passed away on 5 July 2019, aged 97.
His son Jim has kindly donated his father’s RAF Flying Log Books, medals and uniform to a Museum at Ver-sur-Mer on the Channel coast in Normandy. The America-Gold Beach Museum is within walking distance of the new British remembrance site at Ver-sur-Mer which is due to open soon. Visitors to the Museum with its links to 10 Sqn, may now proudly see items relating to the Squadron’s support of the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944 at Gold beach which involved the bombing of gun battery targets, not far away at Mt Fleury.
Jim is to congratulated in sourcing those few remaining items needed to complete the display in this uncertain Covid-19 year. When travel restrictions lift in the future, the Museum should be on your list of places to see in Normandy and Fg Off Ken Beard may then be remembered for his 1944 contribution as will Flt Lt ‘Homer’ Lawson, the 1944 10 Sqn navigator, father of our member Susanne Pescott who has also donated items to the display.
For Further information see a previous Crewroom link here: