MANSER, DENNIS RODNEY Rank: Sergeant Trade: Air Gunner Service No: 1271941 Date of Death: 06/08/1942 Age: 20 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 207 Sqdn. Grave Reference: 4. H. 6. Cemetery: UDEN WAR CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Alfred Henry and Beatrice Manser, of Maidstone, Kent. Casualty Details
Details of the above loss.... 5-6 August 1942 207 Squadron Lancaster I R5761 EM-T Op. Essen Took off from Bottesford at 2258 hours. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt. Gerhard Loos. I./NJG1) and crashed at 0226 hours at Altforst 20km west of Nijmegen. Crew F/L. G A. Ings + Sgt. R. Bell-Berry + WO2. W J A. Shapter RCAF + Sgt. J. Culley + S/S. G C. Everitt MM + Sgt. D R. Manser + Sgt. J W E. Holland + Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol.3 - W R. Chorley During the course of 1942 RAF Bomber Command visited Essen on 37 occasions. 3724 aircraft were dispatched with 2674 attacking the target (Industry, Transport, Oil) 2214 tons of HE along with 2381 of Incendiaries were dropped. 191 aircraft were missing or lost.
WO2. W J A. Shapter's brother was also killed in action. 403 Squadron Spitfire IX MJ750 F/O. Shapter, RAF Bazenville, Normandy, St. Lambert, Calvados, France F/S. G C. Everitt MM served with 29 Sqn during the Battle of Britain. Battle of Britain London Monument - Sgt. G C Everitt
