Spiller, Victor Gundred Distin
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Victor Gundred Distin |
Surname | Spiller |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Francis Spiller and Violet Alice Byng Spiller, of Keymer, Sussex. Husband of Peggy Beaufort Spiller. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1435 |
Markings | JN-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. E. 13. |
Epitaph | THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE; BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. ECCL.44.14 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41077 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6375 (P359017/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1941 |
End Date | 11-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss and crash-site not established. All are buried in Becklingen War Cemetery. |