Whittenbury, Mervyn Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Mervyn Thomas |
Surname | Whittenbury |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Horace and Ellen Whittenbury, of Largs Bay, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME785 |
Markings | AR-H2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Olst (Duur) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 21. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
Ribbon Stone | 0149 (Block 2, Column 21, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 417920 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1944 |
End Date | 13-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Wesepe, near Overijssel, Holland |