Lister, David Blackburn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David Blackburn |
Surname | Lister |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sam Blackburn Lister and Jennie Lister, of Catford, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | LA766 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Golcar Baptist Chapelyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 436. |
Epitaph | HE LOVED "NATURE, BEAUTIFUL, SOMETIMES TERRIBLE, BUT ALWAYS THE SUPREME CREATION OF GOD" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1504644 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 81 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-01-1943 |
End Date | 11-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Whitchurch Heath |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in North Wales with an eight-man crew including several trainee navigator |