Fuller, Michael John David
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Michael John David |
Surname | Fuller |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Edward and Frances Elizabeth Fuller, of West Wickham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED937 |
Markings | AJ-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. B. 16-18. |
Epitaph | WE HAVE GAINED A PEACE, UNSHAKEN BY PAIN FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 143760 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 617 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Silver Candlesticks |
Memorial Text | To the memory of Henry Eric Maudsley DFC Sqn Ldr RAFVR aged 21 and his gallant crew who died gloriously in the historic bombing of the Ruhr Dams May 17th 1943 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Bamford, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed painting and Framed inscribed Scroll |
Memorial Text | A painting given to Bamford Church by 617 Sqn RAF |
Location | South Tower, Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the raid on the Rhur Dams by 617 Sqn RAF in May 1943 |
Location | Adjacent to South Tower, Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | An information board detailing the raid on the Rhur Dams by 617 Sqn RAF in May 1943 |
Location | St. Vincents Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the HQ of 5Gp Bomber Command 1937-1945 where the Rhur Dams raid by 617 Sqn RAF was controlled from |
Location | Thorpe Camp Museum, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Woodhall Spa 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Jubilee Gardens, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 617 Sqn RAF who gave their lives during WW2 |
Location | Jubilee Gardens, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 617 Sqn RAF who have given their lives since 1945 |
Location | Eyebrook Reservoir, Caldecott, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 617 Sqn RAF which practiced here before the Rhur Dams raid in May 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-05-1943 |
End Date | 17-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Operation Chastise |
Reason for Loss | Damaged by the blast from its own bomb while attacking the Eder dam, the Lancaster was later hit by flak and crashed near Emmerich |