Betty, Rowland David
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Rowland David |
Surname | Betty |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rowland T. Betty and Jean W. Betty. Husband of Betty Betty, of Hartford, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM428 |
Markings | VN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. Z. 24-28. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S HOUSE FOR EVERMORE MY DWELLING - PLACE SHALL BE (From the Hymn The Lords My Shepherd,I'll Not Want) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 51501 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/488/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/488/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Steinberg where all were first buried before being moved to Berlin |