Murchie, Ian
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ian |
Surname | Murchie |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Murchie, A.R.C.M., and Florence Murchie, A.R.C.M., of Maida Vale, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9665 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 24. D. 6-7. |
Epitaph | WE'LL MEET AGAIN SOME SUNNY DAY (from the song We'll Meet Again) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 63821 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-09-1941 |
End Date | 21-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany, six killed |