Bannister, Rupert Theodore
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Rupert Theodore |
Surname | Bannister |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis William and Margaret Mary Bannister, of Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV800 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Caernarfon Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2184. |
Epitaph | HIS IDEAL WAS SERVICE TO HUMANITY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411475 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1942 |
End Date | 19-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Strayed off course while flying over North Wales. Let down through cloud to establish their position, the aircraft flew into the Black Ladder mountains in Snowdonia |