Baskott, Anthony William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Anthony William |
Surname | Baskott |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred William and Edith Emilie Baskott, of Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND699 |
Markings | PH-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. G. 6-11. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF A DEARLY LOVED SON. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
Ribbon Stone | 0878 (Block 10, Column 15, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1044212 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed Renningen, near Stuttgart |