Guth, Eric John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric John |
Surname | Guth |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Archibald and Rose Elizabeth Guth, of Bromborough. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | X3990 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bebington (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING (Extract from the Hymn - Now The Laborer's Task is O'er) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1086663 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1943 |
End Date | 31-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training - Bomb Practice |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Upper Heyford for Bombing Practice. Shortly after take off the aircraft crashed at Heathfield House , Blechingdon 8 miles NNW from the centre of Oxford. Cause unknown. |