Favager, Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Victor |
Surname | Favager |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald and Elizabeth Maud Favager, of Rock Ferry, Birkenhead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND681 |
Markings | HW-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poix-de-Picardie (Poix-de-la-Somme) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sp. Mem. Row E. Grave 23. |
Epitaph | GOOD NIGHT, MY SON. TILL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1473895 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Miscellaneous Information
His Brother, 1131906 Sgt. Reginald Favager, a wireless operator, was also shot down on this night in 115 Squadron Lancaster LL693. He was one of two survivors and was a PoW at Stalag 357 Fallingbostel. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Breteuil, no survivors |