Doram, Eric Colston
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Eric Colston |
Surname | Doram |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hubert James Doram and Florence Mary Doram, of Bridgwater, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND789 |
Markings | LE-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. F. 16. |
Epitaph | TIME TAKES AWAY THE EDGE OF GRIEF BUT LOVING MEMORY TURNS BACK EVERY LEAF |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1315291 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1944 |
End Date | 27-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the Black Forest by a night fighter and crash-landed at Mühlhausen an der Würm, Tiefenbronn, Baden-Württemberg in Germany but exploded as two of the airmen went back to help another crew member who called for help, killing all of the crew. |