Campbell, Colin James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Colin James |
Surname | Campbell |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Allan Campbell and of Grace Campbell (Nee Menzies), of Bannockburn, Otago, New Zealand. Husband of Edna May Campbell, of Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF343 |
Markings | HA-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | H. 42. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403757 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-03-1943 |
End Date | 12-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (33% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 314 aircraft, 11 losses (3.5%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the Germans used decoy markers for the first time. Consequently, most of the bombs fell on open countryside. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed SW of Dieppe |