Bradley, Desmond George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Desmond George |
Surname | Bradley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Vincent Henry and Edith Victoria Bradley, of Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden l |
Serial Number | P1212 |
Markings | EQ-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Q. Grave 300. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401801 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9720 (P363122/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1941 |
End Date | 21-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Horncastle whilst trying to land at Coningsby |