Atkinson, Denys Lowe
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Denys Lowe |
Surname | Atkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bernard Norman and Katherine Matilda Atkinson, of West Kirby, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7396 |
Markings | QR-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 68. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 62694 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1942 |
End Date | 01-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Last heard transmitting distress signals, plotted some 50 miles S of Plymouth. Two RN destroyers despatched to search area but found noting. One crew member's body washed up on the Isles of Scilly. |