Timms, Douglas James Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas James Joseph |
Surname | Timms |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Hilda Alberta Timms, of Battersea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB518 |
Markings | HW |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. J. 24. |
Epitaph | OUR DEAR SON. UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 546494 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1945 |
End Date | 03-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down 18:55 by a night fighter, Hptm Kurt-Heinz Weigel of 11./NJG 6 and crashed W of Stuttgart. |