Marks, Michael John Colvie
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Michael John Colvie |
Surname | Marks |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 17-02-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dennis Holt Marks, and of Irene Marks, of Kilburn, London. Scholar of Eton and of Christ Church, Oxford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z5902 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 29. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 72519 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Squadron Motto | With speed I strike |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5174 (P357366/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-02-1941 |
End Date | 17-02-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance of den Helder area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak |