Balsdon, Denys Finlay
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Denys Finlay |
Surname | Balsdon |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 18-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Robert Balsdon and of Mabel Olive Balsdon (Nee Finlay). Husband of Phyllis Mary Balsdon (Nee Adair), of Portpatrick. Service and International Hockey Player. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7490 |
Markings | OF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Portpatrick Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 206. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 34065 |
Service | Royal Air Force (RAFO) |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
International Hockey Player |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11049 (P364734/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/16 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1941 |
End Date | 18-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest- daylight attack on the pocket-battleship Gneisenau |
Reason for Loss | Damaged by flak during a daylight raid and, on return, stalled and crashed trying to land |