Childs, Victor George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Victor George |
Surname | Childs |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Victor and Emma Childs, of West Kensington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL691 |
Markings | A2-D2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 289. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1890418 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/25 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1944 |
End Date | 01-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the English Channel off Dover |