Beechey, David Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David Henry |
Surname | Beechey |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Date of Death | 19-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Amy Ellen Beechey, of Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME734 |
Markings | CF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Louth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Compt. 171. Grave 155. |
Epitaph | SADLY WE LEAVE HIM WITH HIS COMRADES HEROES ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1606782 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Squadron Motto | We avenge |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Rouen- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 2216. Shot down by intruder near the airfield, 0230 hrs. All 7 crew killed |