Rooker, Norman Charles Vezey
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Charles Vezey |
Surname | Rooker |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Vezey Edward and Jessie Rooker, of Bournemouth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE150 |
Markings | ZN-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXIX. J. 18-22 (Coll.) |
Epitaph | O VALIANT HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1324354 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
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 27/834/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-06-1944 |
End Date | 07-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Coutances |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on a communications target, crashing at St Jean-de-Daye in Normandy |