Balls, Terence Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Terence Arthur |
Surname | Balls |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur James Balls and Eva Mary Balls, of Woolwich. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH988 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Woolwich Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 20. Grave 290. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1874899 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Annersley, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone memorial and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1661 HCU Stirling EH988 which crashed 15 minutes after take off with a Starboard Engine on fire on 14th January 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 14-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit to Tuddenham |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire 15 minutes after takeoff. One of the starboard engines was said to be on fire |