Lawton, Richard Woffendale
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Woffendale |
Surname | Lawton |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Woffendale Lawton and Mabelle A. Lawton, of Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3336 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery, Holme Low |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | BORN AT ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA. "BREATHE GENTLY ON HIM ENGLAND, IT WAS FOR YOU HE STAYED" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/72939 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1942 |
End Date | 17-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Strayed off track and crashed in the Lake District near Bassenwaite |