Davey, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Davey |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-10-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Lucy Davey. Husband of Lilian Violet Davey, of Plumstead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG274 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Woolwich Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 12. Grave 81. |
Epitaph | WE LOVED HIM WELL CHRIST LOVED HIM BEST AND CALLED HIM HOME WITH HIM TO REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 196062 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1668 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Miscellaneous Information
CWGC records show his squadron as '630/49'. It is not clear just what this indicates. Could possibly be screened from 630 Sqn before a next tour with 49 Sqn? |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-10-1945 |
End Date | 03-10-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- pilot's first solo sortie |
Reason for Loss | An hour into the exercise, and while landing back at base, overshot the runway with the port inner engine feathered. The approach was too slow and the aircraft stalled and crashed |