Badcock, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Badcock |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stenson and Susan Badcock, of Stoke Golding. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8896 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stoke Golding Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B.12. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MAY LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1239676 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1943 |
End Date | 28-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Crashed attempting landing at RAF Waddington, probably due to engine failure |
Reason for Loss | Crashed attempting to land at RAF Waddington after the aircraft developed engine problems |