Bedford, Ernest Lionel
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest Lionel |
Surname | Bedford |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9441 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 27. E. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 121557 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1942 |
End Date | 26-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing at Geversdorf, near Cadenberge, north-west of Hamburg |