Llewelyn, Dilwyn
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Dilwyn |
Surname | Llewelyn |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Catherine Gwendoline Llewelyn, of Garnant, Carmarthenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9667 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. B. 11. |
Epitaph | EI ENW'N PERAROGLI SYDD, A'I HUN MOR DAWEL YW (Welsh: 'His name is preserved for ever and his sleep is so peaceful.' From the hymn Gorffwys yn y Bedd (Resting in the Grave) by the bard Ieuan Glan Geirionydd (1795-1873)) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 131972 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1943 |
End Date | 28-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (64% moon) |
Operation | Training- bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Part of the exercise was over the North Sea but it appears the Wellington strayed too far and was shot down by a night fighter off the Dutch coast |