Brayford, Lloyd Willis
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Lloyd Willis |
Surname | Brayford |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Clement Brayford and Anna Mariah Brayford (née Smith). of RR3, Komoko, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Ruth Isabelle Brayford (née Williams), whom he married on 30 August 1941 in London, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4384 |
Markings | DX-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 179. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78842 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 10 February 1919, Lobo, Ontario. He was a member of Komoko United Church and had been educated at Central Collegiate of London. His wife Ruth was a nurse, living in Emery Street, London, Ontario. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1943 |
End Date | 12-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmhaven |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Scampton at 1741 hrs detailed to attack target at Wilhelmshaven. Aircraft failed to return ,lost without trace. |