Curnow, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Curnow |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Stanley and Millicent Curnow, of Redruth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | LA882 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Illogan Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B. Grave 131. |
Epitaph | ALSO HIS MOTHER MILLICENT 23RD JANUARY 1976 AGE 74 AND BROTHER HEDLEY 22ND MARCH 2014 AGE 86 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1316951 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-11-1943 |
End Date | 17-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | During a violent storm At around 1435 the Bomber dived and crashed into the ground at New Inn Farm, St Florence 3 miles W of Tenby Pembrokeshire. |