Dicerbo, Philip
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Philip |
Surname | Dicerbo |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Antonio and Pasqualina Dicerbo, of Moffat. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB136 |
Markings | 6O-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Moffat Cemetery, Dumfriesshire |
Grave Reference | South Extn. Grave 152. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1825388 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Italy |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as 'Jock'. |
Dicerbo's Italian parents had been interned on the Isle of Man when war broke out but moved to Moffat, where they opened a fish and chip shop which was run by Jock's sister at least until 2010, by when she was 90 years of age. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by night fighters, killing the flight engineer instantly by cannon fire. The aircraft returned safely (although damaged), and made an emergency landing at Woodbridge. |