Duckers, Glyn George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Glyn George |
Surname | Duckers |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Percy and Anne Ellen Duckers, of Heaton Park, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6741 |
Markings | MH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 40. Row 1. Joint grave 14-15. |
Epitaph | IN MIND, A CONSTANT THOUGHT; IN HEART, A SILENT SORROW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 967901 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7391 (P360268/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/491/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1941 |
End Date | 05-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Brest |