Colwill, Malcolm Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Malcolm Charles |
Surname | Colwill |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles William and Ethel Mildred Colwill, of Ash Vale, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK513 |
Markings | KO-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montcornet Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row GG. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | SUNSET AND EVENING STAR, AND ONE CLEAR CALL FOR ME! |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1183362 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-12-1942 |
End Date | 07-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 272 aircraft, 10 losses (3.7%). PFF did not mark the targets due to total cloud cover. Many aircraft bombed using dead-reckoning instead. Little damage. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Montcornet, NE of Laon, France |