Bamford, Philip Edward
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Philip Edward |
Surname | Bamford |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Elsie Bamford, of Crewe, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5625 |
Markings | GI-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 213. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1043241 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-07-1944 |
End Date | 09-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Lisieux- to attack a flying-bomb site. Part of a 347 aircraft daylight raid on six V-bomb launch sites. Most of the sites were cloud-covered and some of the bombing was consequently scattered. Two aircraft were Lost |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |