Davies, Tudor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Tudor |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV961 |
Markings | QB-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 267-271. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1656202 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-06-1944 |
End Date | 29-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (53% moon) |
Operation | Metz- to bomb railway yards. Part of a 230 strong bomber force to attack railway installations at both Blainville and Metz. Both targets were hit but 20 aircraft were Lost (8.7%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 16km east of Beauvais, France |