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CUMBERLAND, Russell

Personal Information
Rank Sgt
Forename(s) Russell Lloyd
Surname Cumberland
Gender M
Age 25
Decorations
Date of death 24-10-1942
Next of kin Son of Arthur and Alice Rubina Cumberland, of Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster I
Serial Number R5691
Markings VN-
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Bayeux War Cemetery
Grave Reference XXVIII. J. 11..
Epitaph HE ANSWERED THE CALL
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 25
Enlistment information
Service Number 403644
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Group 5
Squadron 50
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Australia
Fellow Servicemen
Adey F (Sgt)
Fern J S (Sgt)
Glendinning J J (Sgt)
Gregg S A (Sgt)
Philpot J T (Sgt)
Scott W (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 24-10-1942
End Date 24-10-1942
Takeoff Station Skellingthorpe
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Milan
Reason for Loss Presumed to have crashed in the sea off the Normandy coast. Four bodies later recovered