Fernance, Darcy James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Darcy James |
Surname | Fernance |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 10-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Garnet Fernance and Doris May Fernance, of Sylvania, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK152 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 198. |
Epitaph | HIS NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 420652 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | 2nd Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1943 |
End Date | 10-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- dual circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on overshoot at Hixon |