Grant, David Laing
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David Laing |
Surname | Grant |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Steel Grant and Barbara Laing Grant, of Craigiebank, Dundee. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5396 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coulonges Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF DAVID, MY DEARLY LOVED SON. REMEMBERED ALWAYS. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 749442 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1940 |
End Date | 14-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Sougé, France |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Évreux |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Coulonges, NNE of Damville |