Collumbell, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Collumbell |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Alice Collumbell, of Birmingham. Husband of Phyllis Gertrude Collumbell, of Quinton, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9164 |
Markings | OJ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 30. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1186865 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 369 aircraft, 39 losses (10.6%). Bombing was scattered but this was a successful raid on a difficult target. Considerable damage sustained at the strategic Krupps works and bombs also fell in neighbouring Wuppertal and Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 7km SW of Genbloux, Belgium |