Roderick, Beresford Clayton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Beresford Clayton |
Surname | Roderick |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Beresford Roderick and Hattie Roderick, of North Adelaide, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LK591 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 250. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 91 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 437292 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Developed engine problems, and while trying to land at Gaydon crashed just short of the runway at 0236. |