Surman, Roden Wadham
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roden Wadham |
Surname | Surman |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of C. Wadharn Surman and Phoebe Surman, of Wilton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB245 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wilton Cemetery, Wiltshire |
Grave Reference | Plot D. Grave 1344. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1337739 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-02-1944 |
End Date | 16-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost power from port outer engine, which was feathered. The pilot decided to make for Woolsington airfield but overshot and crashed onto farmland near Ponteland |