Duckmanton, Henry Cavell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Cavell |
Surname | Duckmanton |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur John and Edith May Duckmanton, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE167 |
Markings | ZO-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 88. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414603 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 196 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-03-1943 |
End Date | 24-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Nectarines area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and exploded at Terschelling, Holland |