Atkinson, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Atkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Anthony Wordsworth Atkinson and Florence Jane Atkinson. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK198 |
Markings | QT-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Grave 27. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 810060 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1942 |
End Date | 08-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying off Texel |
Reason for Loss | Believed the pilot was blinded by a searchlight and the aircraft crashed in the sea |