Dobinson, Laurence
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Laurence |
Surname | Dobinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Sarah Ellen Dobinson, of Manchester. Husband of Eileen Dobinson, of Higher Crumpsall, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6630 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. E. 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 946585 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7208 (P360051/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-06-1941 |
End Date | 28-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Reinhod Eckhardt, of Stab. II./NJG 1 (Stade airfield) and crashed at Schwanewik/Ackermannstrasse, near Außenalster, Hamburg. |