Godley, Colin Cortland
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Colin Cortland |
Surname | Godley |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mary Theresa Godley, of Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia. C.I.A., A.I.S. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA873 |
Markings | QR-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 7. |
Epitaph | REMEMBER THE DEAD, LET THE LIVING BE HUMBLE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413370 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 31 December 1912. |
CIA, AIS |
His will shows his address as being Shaw Avenue, Kingsford, Sydney. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | A night fighter claim by Fw. Ernst Schafer 2/JG Hermann, wild boar, at 02.10hrs & Flak claim by 2./schw.Flak Abt.336, 2./schw.Flak Abt.601(0) & Pers. Battr.(Grossbattr. Hahnofersand) & 1. & 4./schw. Flak Abt.336(v) (Grossbattr. Billwarder insel) crashing near Amelinghausen, Kreis Luneberg at 02.10hrs. A/C crashed at Wohlenbuttel, a hamlet between Soderstorf & Oldendorf on property belonging to Herr Friedrich Meyer. |