East, David John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David John |
Surname | East |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of David John and Harriet East, of Minsterworth, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7514 |
Markings | LS-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 11. |
Epitaph | IN SURE AND CERTAIN HOPE OF THE RESURRECTION TO ETERNAL LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1311318 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1942 |
End Date | 26-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Rostock. 110 aircraft to bomb the town and 18 to bomb the Heinkel factory. The former was bombed heavily and the latter was hit for the first time by 106 Sqn under Guy Gibson |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned after being attacked by an Me110 |