Weare, Derek Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Derek Arthur |
Surname | Weare |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 21-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Weare, and of Margaret Weare, of Teddington Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | PF382 |
Markings | HS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15157. |
Epitaph | BELOVED ONLY SON OF MARGARET AND THE LATE FREDERICK WEARS AND BROTHER OF PAM. "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 156001 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/855/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/855/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1944 |
End Date | 22-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Bonn- as a reserve aircraft. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed during return to base at Saxmundham, Suffolk |