Collenette, Michael de Beauchamp
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Michael de Beauchamp |
Surname | Collenette |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 28-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank De B. and Marie Nora Collenette, of Brighton, Sussex. His Brother Frank De Beauchamp Collenette Also Fell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4898 |
Markings | QR-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Frederikshavn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. grave 38. |
Epitaph | KILLED IN ACTION HERE AFTER FIGHTING GERMAN AGGRESSION FUR THREE AND A HALF YEARS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742200 |
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 27/578/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying over the Baltic |
Reason for Loss | Lost in target area |