Flanders, Denis Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Denis Bernard |
Surname | Flanders |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert John William and Louisa Elizabeth Flanders, of North End, Portsmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6463 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot M. Row 17. Grave 35. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE THAN THIS NO MAN HATH, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 164 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 976088 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
The rest of the crew called him 'Poppy' |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5345 (P357601/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1941 |
End Date | 02-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Ordered to divert to Benson in Oxfordshire but crashed after hitting telegraph poles on approach to Catterick, North Yorkshire |