Nicholls, Dereck
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dereck |
Surname | Nicholls |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Foster-Son of Mrs. J. E. Osborne, of Sonning Common, Oxfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | L7578 |
Markings | RC-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Coll. grave 309. |
Epitaph | TO OUR DEAR BOY, MOST LOVED, NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN. ALFRED, AUDREY, JOHN AND HIS MUM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1852333 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 5 LFS |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Glebe Farm, Gonalston, Nottinghamshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 5 LFS Lancaster W4232 which stalled and crashed shortly after take off on 17th April 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-05-1944 |
End Date | 26-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Navigation/bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1850hrs for a combined exercise at night, in navigation and bombing. From height of approximately 8000ft the aircraft for unknown reason dived and crashed at 2215hrs at Glebe Farm, Gonalston, Nottingham. |