Cust, Philip Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Philip Gordon |
Surname | Cust |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
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Date of Death | 08-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gladys Annie Cust, of Hayes, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | LA784 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 22. B. 12. |
Epitaph | IN EVER LOVING MEMORY PEACE PERFECT PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1388747 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
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 | 08-02-1943 |
End Date | 08-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed after an attempted landing at Harwell |