Challis, Keith Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Keith Leonard |
Surname | Challis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry James Challis and Daisy Louise Challis, of Manor Park, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PA265 |
Markings | UL-O2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. K. 16-18. |
Epitaph | GOD TOOK HIM FROM OUR HOME BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEART. ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1396938 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Wisseth, south of Ansbach |