Seymour, Andrew Greville
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Andrew Greville |
Surname | Seymour |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward Seymour and Sophia Seymour (née Furniss), of Lea Street, Kidderminster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED479 |
Markings | WS-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. D. 17. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 124711 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1 December 1914, Loughborough. His father Albert died of Influenza in 1915 and Sophia died in 1924. Andrew was a ship's electrician until enlisting in 1941. The 1939 register shows him living in Mayfield Road, Moseley, Birmingham. He had been a crewman aboard the S.S Antonia. |
This was an unusually old crew, with an average age of 28 (versus the overall average of 23) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-04-1943 |
End Date | 04-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak from several batteries and crashed at Duisberg-Meiderich, Germany. The crew were intially buried in Dusseldorf North Cemetery on 6 April 1943. Most of the crew had flown 17 ops, including Jarrett as he did not fly a 2nd dickie. Seymour missed 3 ops and Dale 5. |