Finnigan, Brian Bernard Melrose
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Brian Bernard Melrose |
Surname | Finnigan |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 16-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Brian Bernard and Alison Pia Finnigan, of Chelsea, London. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row B. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE THAN THIS NO MAN HATH THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1803168 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Miscellaneous Information
Possibly aboard, or in connection with, Wellington III BK454 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-05-1944 |
End Date | 17-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (33% moon) |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Died on active service |