Lavender, William Edwin Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Edwin Frederick |
Surname | Lavender |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Harris Lavender and Edith Emily Lavender, of Birmingham. Husband of Kathleen Joan Lavender, of Quinton, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE467 |
Markings | -N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B. Grave 8460. |
Epitaph | MY BELOVED, GONE TO A HIGHER LIFE; "TILL WE MEET AGAIN" LOVING WIFE KATHLEEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 61 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1578703 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-09-1943 |
End Date | 05-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elgin |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | An engine cut on takeoff. The aircraft ploughed in about a minute later and caught fire. |