Parsons, Derek
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derek |
Surname | Parsons |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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
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 | 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 |