Todman, Raymond Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Henry |
Surname | Todman |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Thomas Todman and Kathleen Elizabeth Todman, Littlehampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8397 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Littlehampton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 4230. |
Epitaph | A BELOVED SON, HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 908659 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | California Tavern, California, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet on external wall |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of the Wellington bomber Z8397 of 12 Squadron Royal Air Force which crashed on California beach on 11th October 1941 |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/15384 (P362880/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-10-1941 |
End Date | 10-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | On return, crash-landed on a beach near Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk |