King, Graham
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Graham |
Surname | King |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis William and Agnes Lily King, of Watford, Hertfordshire. Husband of Molly King, of Watford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV187 |
Markings | PH-A2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. K. 8. |
Epitaph | TOO GREATLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 134722 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Gerolzhofen, 20 Km SE of Schweinfurt |