Adams, Percy Alfred Oliver
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Percy Alfred Oliver |
Surname | Adams |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Oliver Adams and Mary Coraline Adams, of Weymouth, Dorsetshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM455 |
Markings | BQ-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blamont Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 6. |
Epitaph | AS WE LOOK BACK WE BLESS THE YEARS WE CALLED YOU OURS AND LEAVE THE REST TO GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1608426 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Blamont |