Schofield, Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Samuel |
Surname | Schofield |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Florence Schofield, of Chadderton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK205 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chadderton (St. Matthew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 170. |
Epitaph | FOR HONOUR, LIBERTY AND TRUTH HE SACRIFICED HIS GLORIOUS YOUTH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1124862 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Miscellaneous Information
Joined the Metro-Vickers Company as a Fitter in February 1940 and employed in the West Works Switchgear Department. Joined the RAFVR in October 1942 and was later promoted to the rank of . |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1943 |
End Date | 04-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed shortly after take-off |