Pell, Norman Brook
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Brook |
Surname | Pell |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Only son of Walter and Kate Louisa Pell, of 77, Tennyson Road, Stoke, Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6578 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotem Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | PRAY GOD, HE AND HIS BRAVE COMRADES DIED NOT IN VAIN. DEAR SON, WE SHALL BE REUNITED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 758164 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
Born in Coventry on 10 June 1914. Norman was educated at the Junior Technical College and later employed by British Thompson Houston Ltd. as a metallurgical chemist, leaving the firm when he enlisted in September 1939. His work at the firm enabled him to become a Freeman of the City in 1935. The family had previously lived at 6, Irving Road, Coventry. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6481 (P359154/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-05-1941 |
End Date | 18-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft departed Topcliffe at 2230 hrs. It was initially coned for three minutes by "Werfer 62" of 6/III/Flakscheinw Rgt 1 and "Werfer 87" of 8/III/Flakscheinw Rgt 1. It was subsequently intercepted above Rotem by a Nightfighter captained by Lt. Kurt Loos of 2./NJG1 and shot down at 0234 hrs on 17 May - his 1st "Abschuss". The aircraft crashed near Rotem, Limburg Province. Three of the crew were killed, two became PoWs. |