Beeton, Wilfred Roy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Roy |
Surname | Beeton |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfred Beeton and of Elsie Amelia Beeton (Nee Carter). Husband of Beatrice Mary Beeton, of East Bergholt, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9706 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Old Fletton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 6. Grave 128. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROY A BELOVED HUSBAND AND DADDY SECOND SON OF W. AND E. BEETON "THE LORD HATH NEED OF HIM" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1359941 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11621 (P365458/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1942 |
End Date | 17-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing |
Reason for Loss | During the exercise the compass failed in bad weather and the aircraft crashed near Lichfield |