Making, Lewis John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Lewis John |
Surname | Making |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lewis and Elsie May Making, of Lower Quinton, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND819 |
Markings | F2-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot KK. Grave 51. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED SON LEWIS JOHN. GOD GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1575592 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 532 aircraft, 29 Lancasters Lost (5.5%). This target is close enough to use Oboe marking, which was therefore accurate despite complete cloud-cover. Much damage was caused in the southern districts of the city with 350 buildings destroyed and 665 seriously damaged. 124 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Luijksgestel close to the Dutch-Belgian border |