Berrisford, Norman Chesworth
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Norman Chesworth |
Surname | Berrisford |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFC* |
Date of Death | 24-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Bertha Berrisford, of Stretford, Lancashire. Husband of Marjorie A. Berrisford, of Whalley Range, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XXV |
Serial Number | KB390 |
Markings | XD-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 25. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARJORIE, FATHER OF GILLIAN AND ANNE. "AGE SHALL NOT WEARY HIM" (ending from Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 122344 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-03-1945 |
End Date | 24-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 65 Mosquitoes, 2 lost |
Reason for Loss |