Beswick, Herbert Russell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Herbert Russell |
Surname | Beswick |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 24-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Beswick and Mary Ann Beswick (née McDonald), of Three Rivers, Québec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1682 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 173. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/12047 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Hubert was born on 15 October 1922 at Bolton, Lancashire, England. Both parents were also born in Lancashire, his father, a silk mill overlooker, was born in Bolton and his mother in Horwich. He had no siblings and the family moved to Canada in 1934 where his father became a silk mill manager. Between 1928 and 1935 Hubert’s schooling was in England: he attended Cornwall Collegiate Institute 1935-1937, Huntingdon Academy, 1937-1938 (Science and Maths), Church Institute, England, 1938-1939 and then in Canada: Three Rivers High School : 1939-1940 (Jnr Matric). Hubert worked at Wabasso Cotton Co, July-September 1940 and Three Rivers, P.Q Laboratory, also during 1940. He enjoyed Swimming, tennis, football, rugby etc and had gained certificates from St. John’s Ambulance and in Cadet semaphore. |
He enlisted on 9 June 1941 and after training embarked from Canada on 23 June 1943 arriving at 3PRC on 3 July 1943. He then went to 6 (0) AFU 20 July 1943 and 23 OTU on 31 August 1943. He lost his life from here on 24 November 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-11-1943 |
End Date | 24-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | T/O 0016 for a night cross-country. Whilst flying in cloud, lost control and crashed at 0235 at Holm Farm, Marston, on the northern outskirts of Oxford |