Little, Derek Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Derek Arthur |
Surname | Little |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur William and Agnes Little, of Puttenham, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB187 |
Markings | AR-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 14. C. 4-8. |
Epitaph | YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED, YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1802092 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1910/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1910/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1945 |
End Date | 12-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 12:55 on 12 Mar 1945 from Binbrook – on a daylight raid – to bomb a target in Dortmund. Carried out a successful attack and was observed by another Squadron Lancaster to be making for the Allied Lines before being lost. |