Duxbury, Vincent
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Vincent |
Surname | Duxbury |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC, MiD |
Date of Death | 01-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Ethel Duxbury, of New Mills, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG275 |
Markings | YW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thurlby (St. Germain) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave B.1. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE HE HAS PASSED TO HIGHER FLIGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 31 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127141 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1943 |
End Date | 01-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Broke up after failing to recover from a violent spin and crashed near Bardney airfield Lincolnshire. |