Mellor, Philip George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Philip George |
Surname | Mellor |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William and Nellie Mellor. Husband of Edith May Mellor, of West Derby, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW583 |
Markings | QO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wevelgem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave E. 461. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0772 (Block 9, Column 13, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2211651 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt P.G. Mellor Flight Engineer 432 Sqn 1944 |
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Of the surviving four members of the crew, two evaded capture and two became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1944 |
End Date | 09-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Haine St Pierre- to attack railway installations. 123 aircraft, 9 losses (7.3%). severe damage to half of the railway yards and engine sheds |
Reason for Loss | Shot about by a night-fighter at 6000' and set ablaze before crashing at Posthoorn, SW of Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium |