Opie, Glenn Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Glenn Edward |
Surname | Opie |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 04-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alma Opie, of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1691 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 55. E. 5. |
Epitaph | REQUIESCAT IN PACE (Latin: Rest in peace) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/208669 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1944 |
End Date | 04-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Broke up in thick cloud, crashing at Norton Hall, Mickleton, near Evesham |