Bain, Claude Horace
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Claude Horace |
Surname | Bain |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Robert and Louise Bain. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2893 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haverhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 132. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401220 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 RFlt |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4416 (P356300/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Delivery Flight to Luqa |
Reason for Loss | Wellington bomber from the Reserve Flight of 214 Squadron based at RAF Stradishall, Suffolk took-off for a flight to Luqa, Malta but during the flight experienced an engine failure and could not maintain height. It struck trees, crashed and caught fire at Elmdon, Essex. |