Deges, Carl
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Carl |
Surname | Deges |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jane Deges. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | W5656 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen |
Grave Reference | 3. D. 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1113660 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Argentina |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
From Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8104 (P361124/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1941 |
End Date | 06-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Chateau Ledquent, near Calais, probably as a result of flak |