Appleton, Roy Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roy Henry |
Surname | Appleton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Denise Marie Appleton, of St. Peter's, Broadstairs. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF232 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Peter-In-Thanet Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 46. Grave 66. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1724254 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | 31 January on a night exercise, the crew including a pupil pilot and two flight engineers. At 2132, soon after departing, the Stirling came down at Carlton-le-Moorland, 9 miles SSW from Lincoln. |