Laycock, Raymond Leon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Leon |
Surname | Laycock |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Laycock, and of Frances (Fanny) Margaret Susannah Laycock (née Orton), of Wennington Road, Rainham, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED494 |
Markings | WS-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 156. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1392825 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 8 March 1916, Didsbury, Lancs. Frederick died on 20 April 1920. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-03-1943 |
End Date | 14-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in the Spinich area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by marine flak and the fire from several Kreigsmarine Vessels anchored in Ronne Harbour. Crashed into the Baltic West of the island of Bornholm. Thick fog covered the area at the time. Over the next few days wreckage was found in the area and a body was found floating in the water with an attached parachute, however the body sank before it could be recovered. |