Cailes, Norman George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman George |
Surname | Cailes |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 21-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Edwin John and Hilda Nellie Cailes, of Christchurch. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ412 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Christchurch Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Z. (Uncons. New). Grave 12. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED, REMEMBERED ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1605460 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-04-1944 |
End Date | 22-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Turweston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on landing Turweston |