Bedwell, Horace Kempton
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Horace Kempton |
Surname | Bedwell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Kempton Bedwell and Simona Jeanne Charlotte Bedwell, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8525 |
Markings | NP-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 111. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404165 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-04-1942 |
End Date | 30-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Oostende |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |