Soggee, Derick Arthur Dudley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derick Arthur Dudley |
Surname | Soggee |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Harry and Edna Louise Soggee, of Jhansi, India. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7871 |
Markings | ZA-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barmby-on-the-Moor Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | THO' FOR HIM WE LOVED IN LONELY GRIEF WE SIGH DEAR LORD, STILL WE REPLY "THY WILL BE DONE" MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 571587 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | India |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Miscellaneous Information
The cause of the crash was the rudder overbalance problem that is known to have afflicted many early Halifaxes. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/143/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/143/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11-1942 |
End Date | 30-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Dived from 300' and crashed 1 mile SW of the airfield onto a farm |