Bott, Norman Kelvin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Kelvin |
Surname | Bott |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace Winter Bott and Annie Bott, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1489 |
Markings | DY-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. O.I. Uncons. Grave 683. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742082 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Keighley Library, Keighley, West Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Scroll in wooden frame |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Whitley N1489, which crashed on Silsden Moor at midnight 28/29 August 1940 |
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
The single survivor was rescued by a member of the Home Guard |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2869 (P354290/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/807/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/807/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1940 |
End Date | 29-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Night navigation exercise to the Isle of Man |
Reason for Loss | Crashed north of Keighley |