Meikle, David James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David James |
Surname | Meikle |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gilbert Carmichael Meikle and Katie Vincent Meikle, of Bridgetown, Totnes, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | R5785 |
Markings | QR-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row C. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 939968 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13263 (P367637/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1942 |
End Date | 11-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Le Havre |
Reason for Loss | Flak damaged an engine and the aircraft ditched in the Channel 20 miles off the English coast. Miekle tried to swim for shore but drowned. The other crew members were washed onto the French coast in their life raft some 5 days later |