Spooner, Samuel John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Samuel John |
Surname | Spooner |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Mary Eleanor Spooner. Husband of Doris May Spooner, of Kettering, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME733 |
Markings | CF-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 26. C. 6-9. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT OF THE ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1868639 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down as it was homebound, the Lancaster crashed at Hollenstein |