Rainsford, Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Anthony |
Surname | Rainsford |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB521 |
Markings | OF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. A. 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 710264 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 22-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on the Deutsche Erdolwerke refinery, crashing close to the river Elbe, near Hamburg |