Drew, Corbett Norman George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Corbett Norman George |
Surname | Drew |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. A. G. Drew of Nairobi, East Africa. Person to be notified in the event of casualty: Mrs. Doris Edwards, 29 Clifton Road, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND783 |
Markings | UL-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXIX. H. 21-26 (Coll.) |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 912475 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
Also on board was A/C R Ivelaw-Chapman CBE DFC AFC PSA, who became the most senior PoW during Bomber Command service. His story is told in a book entitled High Endeavour, written by his son. |
It is said that Churchill was so alarmed by the possibility of Ivelaw-Chapman being interrogated that he gave a direct order for him to be silenced 'permanently if necessary' on account of his detailed knowledge of the D-Day landing plans. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/43 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1944 |
End Date | 07-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Aubigne Racan near Le Mans, France- to attack an ammunition dump. 52 Lancasters of 1 Group |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Fw 190A) of Schnellkampfgeswader 10. Crashed at St. Rémy du Plain (now St. Rémy du Val), west of Mamers, France |