Bicknell, Donald Trevor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Trevor |
Surname | Bicknell |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Andrew Gill Bicknell and Ada Ellen Bicknell, of Newquay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | T4132 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newquay (Fairpark) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Nonconformist plot. Uncons. Grave 2169. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1167450 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9176 (P362404/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1941 |
End Date | 19-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into Boar's Hill ridge near the airfield seconds after taking off |