Markham, Vivian Maxwell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Vivian Maxwell |
Surname | Markham |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mark and Edith Markheim of Westcliff On Sea, Essex. Husband of Barbara Sydney Markham of Ilgars Manor, Woodham Ferrers, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9572 |
Markings | TL-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chièvres Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 100032 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born Streatham, Surrey 28 April 1904 with the surname Markheim, which was later Anglicised. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8547 (P361647/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/12 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1941 |
End Date | 25-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Oblt. Griese and Uffz. Schenke of 1./NJG1 and crashed near to Chièvres, Hainaut, Belgium. |