Collins, Maxwell Ritchie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Maxwell Ritchie |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold V. and Hilda C. Collins, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1614 |
Markings | BU-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 61. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/74592 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7623 (P360544/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1320/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1941 |
End Date | 15-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost over the North Sea |