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) |
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
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 |