Palfrey, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Palfrey |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME581 |
Markings | BQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. E. 19-25. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1542325 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Forest Trail nr Berinzenne recreation centre, Berinzenne, Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and stencilled composite plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Chemin du Stoquois, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture & inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/3 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by night fighter near Vervier. A memorial has been placed by the 4m deep crater by local inhabitants |