Manton, Richard John
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Richard John |
Surname | Manton |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | IGSM, MiD |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lionel Manton, and of Beatrice Manton (Nee Ross), of Melbourne, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB154 |
Markings | OL-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Assen Southern General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot E. Row 1. Grave 51. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39599 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1943 |
His IGSM was awarded while flying Westland Wapiti aircraft with 27 Squadron, 1937-1939 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/687/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/687/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 2245 near Assen Holland. |