Docherty, Colin Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Colin Frank |
Surname | Docherty |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Colin Martin Docherty and Jessie Docherty, of Silvertown, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | W8355 |
Markings | OM-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 13. Row B. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | GOD'S GREATEST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1283610 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13407 (P367696/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/843/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/843/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1942 |
End Date | 12-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Hazebrouck |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak in the target area and ditched in the English Channel |