Routley, Anthony John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Anthony John |
Surname | Routley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Arthur and Mary Maud Routley, of Seville, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL958 |
Markings | HW-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | La Ferte-St. Cyr Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Grave 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 419140 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Vierzon |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NE of the Foret de Boulogne and near the village of la Forte-St-Cyr (Loir-et-Cher), 26 km ENE of Blois. |