Lacey, Patrick Earl
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Patrick Earl |
Surname | Lacey |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Hugh and Lily Lacey. Husband of Jessie Eileen Lacey, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2844 |
Markings | -B3 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gloucester Old Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B. Grave 9119. |
Epitaph | WHILE YOU, DEAR PAT, REST AND SLEEP, YOUR LOVING MEMORY WE KEEP. WIFE, EILEEN, MOTHER AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 60 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 78169 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9894 (P363333/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-10-1941 |
End Date | 26-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | At around 1655, dinghy broke loose & fouled controls. Before anyone could bale out, went into steep dive, both mainplanes failed & it crashed nr.Cheltenham |