Twydell, Victor Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Victor Leonard |
Surname | Twydell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Twydell and Rosa May Twydell, of Tottenham, Middlesex. Husband of Amy Florence Twydell, of Tottenham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EJ125 |
Markings | HA-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 239. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 256 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1804729 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1352/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1352/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1944 |
End Date | 22-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Borkum |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed into the sea off the island of Rottumeroog, Holland |