Bedford, Horace
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Horace |
Surname | Bedford |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Date of Death | 09-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Selina Bedford, Husband of Alice Rowena Bedford, of Cross Gates, Leeds, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL308 |
Markings | NF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lusigny-sur-Barse Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 22. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF A VERY GALLANT CREW WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1543670 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Squadron Motto | For freedom |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-08-1944 |
End Date | 09-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Osric 45, for Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in France, probably between Geradot and Lusigny-sur-Barse. |