Davies, Roy Percival
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roy Percival |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Annie Davies, of South Fort George, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE155 |
Markings | GL-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sheffield (Tinsley Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. O.A. Grave 44. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER (Poem - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 97987 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Saltby Airfield, Saltby, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Stone |
Memorial Text | Memories of all comrades who served at Saltby Airfield in World War 11 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-08-1942 |
End Date | 11-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Saltby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bourne in Lincolnshire |