Westbury, Claude Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Claude Raymond |
Surname | Westbury |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Mary Westbury, of Nottingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7523 |
Markings | EM-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nottingham Church Cemetery |
Grave Reference | St. George Sec. Grave 12058. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
Ribbon Stone | 0498 (Block 6, Column 17, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 961733 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Holmpton, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar topped with inscribed Metal Plaque & info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Avro Manchester L7523 of 207 Sqn which crashed on Mill Hill on 14th January 1942 |
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | The crew of Manchester L7523 EM-M |
Location | Inside old Control Tower, Roseland Business Park, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the men and women of all nationalities who served with the units based at this airfield in WWII, and of those who gave their lives that freedom might prevail |
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11566 (P365395/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1233/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1233/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1942 |
End Date | 15-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bottesford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and burnt out on return at Holmpton, near Withernsea |