Deehan, Owen
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Owen |
Surname | Deehan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-12-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Owen and Lily Deehan, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X2975 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 2. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PERFECT PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 971483 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4502 (P356433/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-12-1940 |
End Date | 09-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak at Grevenbroick |