Warren, Phillip Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Phillip Alexander |
Surname | Warren |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Dorothy Warren. Husband of Dorothy Warren, of East Grinstead, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DG222 |
Markings | ZA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Villiers-le-Duc (St. Phal) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 2. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING WIFE DOROTHY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 566874 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/143/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/143/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-12-1942 |
End Date | 12-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Turin. 82 aircraft, 4 losses (4.8%). Many crews turned back before crossing the Alps due to extreme icing. 28 crews bombed the city but the local authorities only report 3 high explosive bombs fell, 2 of which did not explode. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Villiers le Duc, France |