Grocock, Denis Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Denis Charles |
Surname | Grocock |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Noble Grocock and Ellen Mary Grocock, of Walworth, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE166 |
Markings | ZO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tangmere (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot E. Row 3. Grave 50. |
Epitaph | NOT GONE FROM MEMORY NOT GONE FROM LOVE BUT GONE TO OUR FATHER'S HOME ABOVE R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1383142 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 196 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-04-1943 |
End Date | 15-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tangmere |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit back to base following Stuttgart operation of the previous night |
Reason for Loss | An engine cut as the aircraft was gaining height after takeoff. Crashed 3 miles west of the airfield |