Birrell, Ian Ashley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ian Ashley |
Surname | Birrell |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Peter Birrell, and of Ruby Birrell, of Cowdenbeath, Fife. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NX563 |
Markings | P4-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 273. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0904 (Block 10, Column 21, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1823774 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Kattegat |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter over the Kattegat |