East, Louis Frank
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Louis Frank |
Surname | East |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 11-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louis and Beatrice Lilian East. Husband of Lucy East, of Townshend. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1526 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Townshend Methodist Chapelyard |
Grave Reference | Row W. Grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 31 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 44631 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
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 | 11-10-1940 |
End Date | 11-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 2300 near the Akeman Street landing ground. Believed to have been caused by a area of fabric stripping from the mainplanes. |