Dickson, Colin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Colin |
Surname | Dickson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Catherine Dickson, of Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA901 |
Markings | PO-N Naughty Nan |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille |
Grave Reference | Plot 14. Row F. Coll. grave 1-3. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF MR. AND MRS. J. DICKSON OF KEMPSEY, N.S.W., AUSTRALIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 422038 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1935/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1931/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Crashed after leaving the target, coming down between Droupt-St-Marie and St Remy-sur-Barbuise |