Austin, Lewis Walter Castle
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Lewis Walter Castle |
Surname | Austin |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Sutherland Austin and Maud Jane Austin. Husband of Marjorie Edith May Austin, of Worthing, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15311. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 174610 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau |
Reason for Loss | Killed by flak. The aircraft otherwise made a safe return. |