Grubb, Anthony Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Anthony Edward |
Surname | Grubb |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Hugh and Laura Nellie Grubb. Husband of Joan Rollason Grubb, formerly of New Malden, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB486 |
Markings | DX-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poix-de-Picardie (Poix-de-la-Somme) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 21. |
Epitaph | DEARER TO MEMORY THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151259 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born on 17 February 1919 at Coventry and resided at 139, Woolside Avenue. Until enlisting on 20th December, 1939 he was employed by John Nicks Ltd. in the Bakery Department. One of 33 old boys from King Henry VIII School, Coventry, lost during the war. He attended the school until 1935. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at about 02:00 some 800 metres N of Cormeilles (Oise), approximately 8 km WNW of Breteuil. |