Beldam, Ian Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ian Robert |
Surname | Beldam |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John S. Beldam and Nancy Beldam, of Twickenham, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L6096 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 7. Grave 41. |
Epitaph | A PRECIOUS MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1291838 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11134 (P364846/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-12-1941 |
End Date | 23-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Took off indenting to practice overshoot procedures but crashed a mile S of the airfield. |