Bambury, Joseph John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph John |
Surname | Bambury |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Emma Bambury. Husband of Joy Bambury, of Wandsworth, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito III |
Serial Number | DZ240 |
Markings | TW-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. D. 25. |
Epitaph | EVER IN MY HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 153126 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 141 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1944 |
End Date | 26-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (28% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support |
Reason for Loss | Shot down from 20000' by a night-fighter, crashing near Bad Dürkheim, WSW of Ludwigshafen, Germany |