Abrey, Cyril William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Cyril William |
Surname | Abrey |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John and Flora Abrey, of Muswell Hill. His Brother Gerald John Abrey Also Fell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5452 |
Markings | BU-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | East Finchley Cemetery and Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Sec. T5. Joint grave 97. |
Epitaph | BECAUSE OF YOU WE WILL BE GLAD AND GAY The opening line of a sonnet by Maurice Baring entitled Julian Grenfell published in The Times of 5 June 1915, nine days after Grenfell's death. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 69490 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10019 (P362483/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-09-1941 |
End Date | 21-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into trees while trying to make an emergency landing at Manston |