Payne, Roland
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roland |
Surname | Payne |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry and Mary Jane Payne, of Hinckley, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5899 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1169097 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1942 |
End Date | 19-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 800 ft off Danzig, landed on sea, 5 crew survived. |