Welsh, Derek Shergold Drury
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Derek Shergold Drury |
Surname | Welsh |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-03-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3641 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 76. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 645684 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12580 (P366714/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1942 |
End Date | 09-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (61% moon) |
Operation | Essen- to bomb Krupps factories. Lead aircraft were fitted with Gee but despite this the target was not hit to any extent |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |