Parsons, Derek
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derek |
Surname | Parsons |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lt. Roy Parsons, M.C., Royal Artillery and Winifred Olwen Parsons, of Hartburn, Stockton-On-Tees. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6605 |
Markings | -D2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stockton on Tees Oxbridge Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Non-Conformist. Row B. Grave 87. |
Epitaph | LIFE IS ETERNAL AND LOVE IS IMMORTAL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 223 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1673114 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll & RoH |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF West Wickham / Wratting Common during WW2 |
Location | Weston Woods Farm, Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Slate Tablet & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF Wratting Common during WW2, including 1651 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1943 |
End Date | 31-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- return airfield was Waterbeach |
Reason for Loss | Ten minutes into the sorties, banked steeply and spun into the ground ENE of Ely |