Titcomb, Francis Albert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Francis Albert |
Surname | Titcomb |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Davies Titcomb and Ethel Titcomb. Husband of Peggy Edith Titcomb, of Sudbury, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1218 |
Markings | EQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. E. 26. |
Epitaph | NONE KNEW THEE BUT TO LOVE THEE, NOR NAMED THEE BUT TO PRAISE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 964895 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9774 (P363188/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-10-1941 |
End Date | 22-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss is not established. The aircraft crashed near Bruchsal. |