Pickering, Douglas Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Arthur |
Surname | Pickering |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Annie Mabel Pickering. Husband of Winifred Phyllis Daphne Pickering, of Moulton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL286 |
Markings | RV-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Moulton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Q. Grave 31. |
Epitaph | HE SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD; AGE SHALL NOT WEARY HIM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1198988 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 27-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night time high-level cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | It is presumed that the aircraft ditched into the sea since two bodies eventually washed ashore |