Tanner, Melville
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Melville |
Surname | Tanner |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Tanner and Florrie Tanner, of Clydach-On-Tawe. His Brother, Samuel Arthur Raymond, Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3621 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clydach-On-Tawe (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 683. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER RAYMOND, AGE 30 FLYING OFFICER, R.A.F. LOST OVER FRANCE, 21.9.1943 "THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581480 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3026 (P354475/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1940 |
End Date | 03-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Got into trouble almost immediately the aircraft became airborne and crashed NNE of Huntingdon |