Townsend-Coles, Roland Brainerd Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Roland Brainerd Herbert |
Surname | Townsend-Coles |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 15-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis William and Rosalind Ethel Daisy Townsend-Coles (née Townsend). Step son of Ethel Townsend-Coles. Husband of Vera Hazel Townsend-Coles (née Harrison), of Streatham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim |
Serial Number | L1405 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 215. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 625503 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Became PoW . Interned in Camps L1/L6. PoW No. 19211. Thought to have been shot after making an escape from Stalag Luft VI. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Meharicourt |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Low-level reconnaissance of the river Maas to Venlo. |
Reason for Loss | Believed crashed at Breyell |