Finch, Colin Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Colin Geoffrey |
Surname | Finch |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Arthur and Elsie Lucy Mary Finch, of Epping, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN295 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14521. |
Epitaph | I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH... YET IN MY FLESH SHALL I SEE GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403864 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1943 |
End Date | 06-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- evening navigational detail |
Reason for Loss | Collided with 26 OTU Wellington III X3924. |