Melville, Douglas Archer
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Archer |
Surname | Melville |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-06-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3762 |
Markings | BU-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ommen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 913638 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-06-1942 |
End Date | 20-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Emden. Most crews reported hitting target but actually many hit Osnabruck due to incorrect flare targeting. Emden reported no damage or casualties |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Ommen, Holland |