Budd, Colin Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Colin Anthony |
Surname | Budd |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Robert and Georgina Budd, of Woodford Green, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JN904 |
Markings | NP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lyon (la Doua) French National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row K. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY SON, WITH PRIDE AND HOPE THAT HIS SACRIFICE MAY NOT BE IN VAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1314591 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/41 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/40 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1943 |
End Date | 17-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Modane, southern France, to attack important railway yards between France and Italy. 340 aircraft and five American B-17s. Marking of the target was unsuccessful, perhaps because the target was in a steep valley. Bombing was not accurate as a result |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into woods 14km east of Vienne, France |