Candy, Roy Percy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roy Percy |
Surname | Candy |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy and Mabel Candy, of Bozeat, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN766 |
Markings | PM-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Munster Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME WHICH NEVER CAN BE FILLED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2220467 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Outbound, crashed into high ground near Hohrodberg (Haut-Rhin), 4 km N from the small town of Munster. Initially, the crew were buried by local nuns about 25 metres from the impact site, but they have been subsequently reinterred in the communal cemetery at Munster. A memorial, however, has been placed at the crash site. |