Block, Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Samuel |
Surname | Block |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Hettie Block. Husband of Blanche Block, of Brighton, Sussex. Brother of David Block, who was killed 31 May 1942 with 49 Squadron. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | R5831 |
Markings | OL-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | East Ham (Marlow Road) Jewish Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block I. Grave 821. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DARLING HUSBAND AND FATHER AND A DEVOTED SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1378566 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/54 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/53 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-03-1942 |
End Date | 26-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | on return, and shortly after crossing the Kent coastline, flew into a barrage balloon cable. Crashed on the Isle of Sheppey |