Read, Basil Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Basil Anthony |
Surname | Read |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 10-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Robert William and Marie Eulalie Read, of Walthamstow, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE490 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lossiemouth Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 1264. |
Epitaph | AN OLD MONOVIAN OF WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON. A BRAVE PILOT, WE SALUTE HIS MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 173774 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
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 | 10-01-1945 |
End Date | 10-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with Hurricane PG529 at Lhanbryde |