Backshall, Eric Owen
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Eric Owen |
Surname | Backshall |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1274 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ardingly (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Grave 667. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751665 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2058 (P351840/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1940 |
End Date | 07-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Overshot and crashed near airfield |