Pitts, Warren Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Warren Henry |
Surname | Pitts |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Arthur and Catherine Nina Pitts, of Perth, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PA259 |
Markings | 9J-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. L. 15. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED BROTHER OF MARY AND JACK |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 436480 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 227 |
Trade | 2nd Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Bohlen |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter at 15,000 feet and broke up in the air, crashing at Eschwege, a town at the very centre of Germany |