De Meillac, Guy Maurice Marie Legarrigue
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Guy Maurice Marie Legarrigue |
Surname | De Meillac |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr & Mrs L. L. de Meillac of Abercrombey Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9199 |
Markings | MG-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 131. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 139579 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Trinidad |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a Belgian serving in the RAF |
His brother, 1397457 P/O Yves De Meillac, was also lost while serving with Bomber Command. See https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/207115. They are commemorated side by side on the IBCC memorial walls. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1943 |
End Date | 09-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 392 aircraft, 19 losses (4.8%). Thick cloud again hampered PFF marking activities and as a result the bombing was scattered. Only moderate damage reported |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |