Blockley, David Ellis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Ellis |
Surname | Blockley |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 19-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Mary Jane Blockley, of Chirbury, Montgomeryshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK873 |
Markings | MP-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sailly-Flibeaucourt Churchyard in the Somme |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | THE KING OF LOVE MY SHEPHERD IS WHOSE GOODNESS FAILETH NEVER (Extract from the Hymn The King Of Love My Shepherd Is) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 175588 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
This crew was towards the end of their tour |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/652/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/652/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1944 |
End Date | 19-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Acquet- to attack a flying-bomb site. 62 aircraft- no new damage. 2 aircraft lost. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Sailly-Filbeaucourt in the Somme, France |