Nunn, Douglas Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Arthur |
Surname | Nunn |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hubert Henry and Mabel Nunn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ263 |
Markings | EX-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 160. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1160293 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ingham Heritage Centre, former RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Memorials to all those who served at RAF Ingham (Cammeringham) 1942-1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Ingham, 1942-1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Miscellaneous Information
His alma mater was the highly regarded Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, London which lost an incredible 26 of their alumni to Bomber Command in WW2. |
Excerpt from "The Fallen Latymerians of The Second World War": Douglas Arthur Nunn, born on November 8th 1921 and the son of Mr H. H Nunn, a Master Plumber and Hot Water Engineer, of 2 Upper Sutton Lane, Hounslow, was a pupil at Alexandra Elementary School before entering Class 1A at Latymer on January 17th1933. He left in July 1938 after sitting and passing the General Schools Examination that month, and took up a Clerkship with the contractors McAlpine Ltd. ‘The Latymerian’ of Spring 1944 records that he served in the R.A.F. with the rank of Sgt Ob-server, and had recently returned from Canada. Then in Summer 1943, having been reported missing in air operations, he was now presumed to have been killed. He was aged 21. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1943 |
End Date | 13-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Lost in the sea off the coast of Holland. |