Purvis, Graham
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Graham |
Surname | Purvis |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Stewart Purvis and Hylda Purvis. Husband of Jessie Purvis, of Busselton, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK624 |
Markings | IL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. H. 24. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 408408 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1944 |
End Date | 27-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Köln. 169 Lancasters from 3 Group, 1 lost. A G-H raid on the Kalk Nord railway yards with good results. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Köln-Mülheim |