Basey, Roger William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Roger William |
Surname | Basey |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert 0. Basey and Priscilla Daisy Basey, of East Molesey, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL671 |
Markings | A2-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. D. 4. |
Epitaph | PER ARDUA AD ASTRA (Latin: Through adversity to the stars) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1319553 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-12-1943 |
End Date | 24-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 379 aircraft, 16 Lancasters Lost (4.2%). Fewer night-fighters were encountered than in recent raids on Berlin, partly due to a successful diversionary raid by Mosquitoes on Leipzig. The target was cloud covered and more than half of the initial wave of PFF aircraft had difficulties with their H2S sets and a result, marking was scattered. The south-eastern suburbs sustained light damage only. |
Reason for Loss |