Lewis, Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Samuel |
Surname | Lewis |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Lewis, and of Mary Jane Lewis, of Sparkbrook, Birmingham His Brother John Charles Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB681 |
Markings | DX-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. J. 10. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER JOHN DIED OF WOUNDS 1-12-1944 AND HIS FATHER, KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION 27-8-1940 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583580 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1944 |
End Date | 03-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down after leaving the target area, crashing near Rheinberg, 45 miles north-west of Berlin |