Basan, Lawrence Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Lawrence Wallace |
Surname | Basan |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wallace James Basan and Edith Basan. Husband of Valerie Roy Basan, of Chelsea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XIX |
Serial Number | TA402 |
Markings | RS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | III. L. 18. |
Epitaph | AH, LOVE! COULD THOU AND I WITH FATE CONSPIRE TO GRASP THIS SORRY SCHEME OF THINGS ENTIRE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42296 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 157 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1945 |
End Date | 16-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Swannington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support, for Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel and was abandoned over France, near to Cherbourg |