Fields, Antony Henry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Antony Henry |
Surname | Fields |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rose Fields, of Cleethorpes. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4963 |
Markings | ZA-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cleethorpes Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G.G. Grave A.11. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF TONY WHO LOST HIS LIFE AS THE RESULT OF AIR OPERATIONS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 43257 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Miscellaneous Information
At only 18, he was one of the youngest RAF officers killed so far. He had been commissioned two months earlier |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1940 |
End Date | 04-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | One of 8 crews attacking multiple German targets |
Reason for Loss | On return leg, lost height due to port engine failure and crashed close to Needham Market |