Popple, Douglas James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas James |
Surname | Popple |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Minnie Popple. Husband of Kathleen Aney Popple, of Hemswell, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ673 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 75. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 633257 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Fl/Sgt. D.J. Popple 24th. July 1942 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-07-1942 |
End Date | 24-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 215 aircraft. Again, the marker flares were not accurately deployed. Some housing damage although bombing was very scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak and crashed off the Dutch coast |