Campbell, Paul
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Paul |
Surname | Campbell |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 11-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Charles and Edith Campbell. Husband of Lucie Mollie Campbell, of Welwyn, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4244 |
Markings | QR-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Pancras Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 2 X. Grave 39. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 131110 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-11-1942 |
End Date | 11-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Gironde estuary |
Reason for Loss | Returned in poor visibility and crashed on farmland near Honiton, Devon trying to reach RAF Exeter |