Beddoe, Anthony Claude
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Anthony Claude |
Surname | Beddoe |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Claude and Helen Dorothy Beddoe of Knowle, Bristol. Husband of Blanche Beddoe. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT806 |
Markings | TL-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fleigneux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 904734 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on outbound leg at 16000'. Crashed NNW of Sedan, France |