Powley, Francis Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Francis Sidney |
Surname | Powley |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFC, AFC, IGSM |
Date of Death | 04-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilton Reginald and Ellen Frances Gwladys Powley, of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RA544 |
Markings | P4-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 264. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39601 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Kattegat |
Reason for Loss | One of two Scampton Lancaster shot down by a night fighter over the Kattegat. Lost without trace |