Fawkes, David Kimber
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Kimber |
Surname | Fawkes |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Hugh and Margaret Fawkes, of Harefield, Middlesex. B.Sc. (Econ.), A.C.I.S. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1218 |
Markings | D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Charleroi Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row T. Grave 1 6. |
Epitaph | HE LOVED FREEDOM, AND GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT BE FREE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 102969 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 458 (Australian) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 458 Sqn RAAF who gave their lives, 1941-1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest with inscribed Metal Plaque, Encased Woven Pennant |
Memorial Text | A pennant and plaque in memory of members of 458 Sqn RAAF who gave their lives, 1941-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Squadron's first op |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1941 |
End Date | 21-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Antwerp |
Reason for Loss |