Beach, Earl Victor
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Earl Victor |
Surname | Beach |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas V. and Alice Beach, of Killaloe Station, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB797 |
Markings | VR-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 280. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95237 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau. 531 aircraft, 18 lost (3.4%). A devastating raid with industrial, residential and railway targets all being severely damaged. |
Reason for Loss |