Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Douglas Allan Ottaway
| Surname: | Ottaway |
| Forename: | Douglas Allan |
| Age: | 21 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 10 Jan 1945 |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Service Number: | 1802652 |
| Cemetery: | Esher (Cobham) Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | Class A. Grave 713. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Burfield and Margaret Ottaway, of Cobham. Attended Cobham Central School. Played cricket for Cobham and for Surrey Colts, and was expected to play for Surrey. Joined the R.A.F. in 1942. Killed flying as navigator in Wellington X HE832, during a training exercise. The aircraft struck high ground at 670ft. near Nettlebed, Oxfordshire after descending through cloud. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Wellington X HE832 Wisden, deaths in the war |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2434501/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 10 |
