Richards, Bruce William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bruce William |
Surname | Richards |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Samuel and Ada Lily Richards, of Kensington Gardens, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9285 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 113. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416007 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1942 |
End Date | 16-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | The exercise took the aircraft out over the North Sea and it is believed to have been lost to enemy action |