Ward, Derek Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derek Charles |
Surname | Ward |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Elizabeth Mary Ward. Husband of Sylvia Ward, of Upwell, Cambridgeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4771 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. B. 21. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S KEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1386499 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1942 |
End Date | 16-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | After completing the bomb run and while flying at 17,000 hit by flak in the Koln-Monchengladbach area. |