Purney, Elvin Curtis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Elvin Curtis |
Surname | Purney |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Elvin Purney and Mabel Purney. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA712 |
Markings | BQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave X. 18. 29. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 87 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/19590 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
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 27/2044/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Aachen |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and shot down, crashing at Rebecq, near Brussels |