Fielder, Derrick John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Derrick John |
Surname | Fielder |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-12-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P2097 |
Markings | OL-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chislehurst (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Near perimeter fencing in lane on right side of church |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED NEPHEW, PILOT OFFICER DERRICK JOHN FIELDER, KILLED WHILST FLYING ON ACTIVE SERVICE & CALLED TO THE HIGHER LIFE DECEMBER 28TH 1940 AGED 24 YEARS. GENEROUS, COURTEOUS & HONOURABLE, HE WAS FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 80837 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4694 (P356711/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1940 |
End Date | 28-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Appleford Bridge, 4 miles SEW of Abingdon, Berkshire. |