Head, Laurence Walter George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Laurence Walter George |
Surname | Head |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 28-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter George and Grace Head, of Thornton Heath, Surrey. Husband of Betty Edith Head, of Norbury, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED325 |
Markings | PH-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 9. |
Epitaph | PRECIOUS MEMORIES TENDERLY KEPT, WE LOVED YOU TOO DEARLY TO EVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 143900 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying- Geraniums region |
Reason for Loss | Crashed off Swindemunde, seven killed |