Tottman, David James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David James |
Surname | Tottman |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Tottman and of Mary Tottman, (Nee Morton), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7620 |
Markings | MG-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 117. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411473 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1942 |
End Date | 07-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Mining in Nectarines area |
Reason for Loss | Believed shot down by a night-fighter and crashed off Vlieland |