Avent, Douglas John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas John |
Surname | Avent |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | P6911 |
Markings | LS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Munsterbilzen Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (From the Fallen Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 566960 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Bonijtersbos, Bilzen, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Op 12 mei 1940, 12 Blemheim bommenwerpers van het 15 Sqn RAF de opdracht de bruggen over het Albertkanaal. Een van de vliegtuigen (P6911) stortte neer op deze locatie. |
Location | Leroyplein, Munsterbilzen (Bilzen), Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar, memorial stone, propeller unit & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Blenheim P6911 - 12 May 1940 - In de morgen en bij zonsondergang willen wij u herdenken |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing bridges in Maastricht area and bringing down buildings to block roads and delay enemy troop movements |
Reason for Loss | Lost to a combination of flak and fighters |