Philpot, Dennis James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis James |
Surname | Philpot |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Wyn Philpot. Husband of Dulcie Philpot, of Dorchester, Dorsetshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME424 |
Markings | P4-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. F. 2. |
Epitaph | WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN |
Ribbon Stone | 0529 (Block 6, Column 25, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1684876 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt D.J. Philpot 153 Sqn |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1945 |
End Date | 22-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack intended to pave the way for a British attack on the city |