Bradley, Victor Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Victor Thomas |
Surname | Bradley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Victor Thomas Bradley and Jennie Bradley. Husband of Mary Patricia Bradley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK207 |
Markings | MP-S Saint the Second |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Roermond (Kapel In 'T Zand) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 23 Grave 3. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE. MUM, DAD, BABY AND THE FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1259352 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
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
Aircraft nickname: Saint the Second |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-08-1943 |
End Date | 31-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mönchengladbach/ Rheydt. 660 aircraft, 25 losses (3.8%). PFF marked Mönchengladbach first and then after a two minute pause, the neighbouring town of Rheydt. Good visibility and Oboe assistance made for extremely accurate marking and as a result the bombing was concentrated with little creepback. Approximately half of both towns was destroyed with 1059 and 1280 buildings destroyed in the two towns (respectively). |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Grathem, WSW of Roermond, Holland |