Zavitz, Russell
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Russell |
Surname | Zavitz |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Claton Zavitz and Flora Zavitz (née McCallum), of Coldstream, Poplar Hill, Ilderton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4261 |
Markings | ZN-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. G. 10. |
Epitaph | GOD TOOK HIM HOME TO HEAVEN IN A HOME OF MANY MANSIONS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/90314 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 27/833/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-01-1943 |
End Date | 14-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Maj. Werner Streib, Stab 1./NJG1 at 19.16hrs SW of Appeldoorn. Crashed at Oberhausen nr Dusseldorf. Initially buried in Dusseldorf North Cemetery and reinterred on 28 November 1946. |