Beard, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Beard |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Mary Ann Beard, of Penistone, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME773 |
Markings | PM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Magny-Fouchard Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | ON THE ALTAR OF DUTY HE SACRIFICED GOD'S MOST PRECIOUS GIFT, HIS LIFE. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1591348 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1944 |
End Date | 15-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Revigny |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Magny-Fouchard |