Coventry, Roy Cameron
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roy Cameron |
Surname | Coventry |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Roy Harold and Barbara Coventry, of Middle Park, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB263 |
Markings | JO-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. H. 5-8. |
Epitaph | BELOVED ONLY SON OF R. & B. COVENTRY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 431166 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1944 |
End Date | 28-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Kaiserslautern |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Hunsruck, the only Lancaster lost in this first and last raid by Bomber Command on Kaiserlauten |