| Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
| Serial Number | W7873 |
| Markings | TL-M |
| Burial/Memorial Country | France |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Liesse Communal Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | Mil. Plot. Row A. Coll. grave 3-6.. |
| Epitaph | THOUGH IN A FAR DISTANT LAND YOU LIE OUR THOUGHTS OF YOU WILL NEVER DIE |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 270 |
| Service Number | 1216336 |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Group | 8 |
| Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
| Trade | Air Gunner |
| Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
| Bourne C (F/S) |
| Cruickshank G (P/O) |
| Martyn J R (F/S) |
| Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
| End Date | 17-04-1943 |
| Takeoff Station | Graveley |
| Day/Night raid | Night |
| Operation | Pilsen- Skoda armaments factory. 327 aircraft, 36 loses (11.0%). The main force was told to locate the Skoda factory visually and only to use PFF marking as a general guide. A large asylum building some 7 miles away was mistaken for the target. The Skoda factory was not hit at all. |
| Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 16000' on outbound leg, damaging both outer engines. Abandoned in the Laon area of France |