Southwood, Paul McKelvie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Paul McKelvie |
Surname | Southwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles P. Southwood and Emily McKelvie Southwood, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9464 |
Markings | RT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Glaire-et-Villette Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | GOD BECKONED AND HIS SPIRIT WENT ON FLYING. "SURE AND STEADFAST" (Hebrews 6:19) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 245 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580531 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-05-1940 |
End Date | 14-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Plivot |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attacking ground forces in the Ardennes |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Me109s, crashing at Glaire-et-Villette |