Rolfe, Phillip Neville
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Phillip Neville |
Surname | Rolfe |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Leslie and Hilda Edith Rolfe, of Long Eaton, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4948 |
Markings | DX-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nottingham Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 136361 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of F/O Philip Rolfe 57 Squadron Sept 23 1943 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Sgt. A. Cherrington, the Flight Engineer, and Sgt. R.C. Brown, the Air Bomber, successfully baled out and were uninjured. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1943 |
End Date | 23-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Hannover |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a Ju88 intruder and crashed at Driby, near Louth |