Tanner, Llewellyn Elvet
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Llewellyn Elvet |
Surname | Tanner |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | KCVSA |
Date of Death | 01-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Elizabeth Tanner, of Barry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB540 |
Markings | PG-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barry (Merthyr Dyfan) Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. Grave 938. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 123867 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to old Main Gate, off B1373, Strubby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of all who served at RAF Strubby from 144, 227, 280, 404 and 619 Squadrons & RAF College of Air Warfare. 1944 - 1972 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
King's Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air awarded May 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-11-1944 |
End Date | 01-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Strubby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Homburg |
Reason for Loss | Daylight operation. Hit by Flak and crashed 1800 while trying to land at the emergency airfield at Woodbridge, Suffolk. |