Salazar, Tristan Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Tristan Edward |
Surname | Salazar |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | Count, DFC |
Date of Death | 25-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Count and Countess Demetrio Salazar, of Malvern, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5312 |
Markings | GL-J3 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. C. 3. |
Epitaph | AS A BOY HE LONGED TO FLY, LATER FLEW, BUT TO DIE FOR HIS COUNTRY. GOD BLESS HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 62277 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Miscellaneous Information
Title: Count |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1942 |
End Date | 26-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down, crashing on the island of Borkum. |