Loadsman, Horace Cecil
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Horace Cecil |
Surname | Loadsman |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace Castle Loadsman and Rose Loadsman. Husband of Joan Kathleen Loadsman, of Brighton, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | X2971 |
Markings | QR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 740660 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3940 (P355666/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/576/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-10-1940 |
End Date | 26-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Ditched in North Sea. Lost without trace |