Vincent, Bernard Montague Jeffrey
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Bernard Montague Jeffrey |
Surname | Vincent |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Montague and Mariorie Vincent, of Yeovil, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5444 |
Markings | PH-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. B. 19. |
Epitaph | I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE I AM THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL (from the poem "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 63824 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wellington Rd, Briston, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Wellington Bomber crashed 17th August 1941 Bernard Vincent pilot Edward Nancarrow navigator Colin Frost Air Gunner / Briston and the wellington Bomber |
Location | All Saints Church, Briston, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | 12 Sqn Badge & Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | 12 Squadron badge Leads the Field In memory of pilot officer Bernard M J Vincent Flight Sergeant Edward H Nancarrow Flight Sergeant Colin G C Frost 12 Squadron Royal Air Force who died in this parish while on active service 17th August 1941 Lest we forget |
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 81/8388 (P361469/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1941 |
End Date | 17-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Melton Constable, Norfolk whilst attempting an emergency landing. Struck a bridge |