Staples, Denis Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Denis Charles |
Surname | Staples |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert G. and Florence A. L. Staples. Husband of Mary Joan Staples, of Wimbledon, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3905 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 52. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 246 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755820 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5820 (P358318/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1941 |
End Date | 12-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ship's flak and crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast |