Kirkus, Colin Fletcher
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Colin Fletcher |
Surname | Kirkus |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cecil Gurth Kirkus and Muriel Eliza Kirkus, of Heswall Hills, Cheshire. Husband of Gertrude Eileen Kirkus, of Heswall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ789 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 70. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0876 (Block 10, Column 14, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127522 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of Sgt Colin Kirkus 156 Sqn |
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial after being lost in 1940 flying with 144 Squadron |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Bremen. 446 aircraft, 21 losses (4.7%). A very heavy raid with 848 houses destroyed and considerable other damage, including Lloyd dynamo works and Focke-Wulf aircraft factory. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |