Pearce, Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman |
Surname | Pearce |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Cliffe Pearce and Ada Pearce, of Newcastle, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HX151 |
Markings | DY-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Omo Churchyard, Omo Island |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | ONLY SON OF GEORGE AND ADA PEARCE, NEWCASTLE, STAFFS. IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1737174 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1944 |
End Date | 24-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed on the Danish island of Omo |