Bastow, Edward Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Henry |
Surname | Bastow |
Gender | M |
Age | 40 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Emma Heyward Bastow. Husband of Mary Bastow, of Fallings Park, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK281 |
Markings | QT-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Buckland Monachorum Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. 1. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | NOBLY AND WITH CHEERFUL COURAGE HIS DUTY DONE HE PASSED TO THE LIFE BEYOND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1176636 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of birth 25th June 1902 (contrary to CWGC, which states 38 years of age). |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in bad weather on Dartmoor |