Allen, Colin Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Colin Frederick |
Surname | Allen |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Kate Elizabeth Allen, of Killara, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4155 |
Markings | WS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 17. C. 16-18. |
Epitaph | HE FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY AND FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 2 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403890 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Squadron Motto | Per noctem volamus (Through out the night we fly) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/45 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/44 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 18-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Diepholz |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Quakenbruck, two survivors |