Beeby, Augustus Spencer
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Augustus Spencer |
Surname | Beeby |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 13-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oswald and Emily Beeby, of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1934 |
Markings | UX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vadum Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave C. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 629952 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rodhusvej, Tranum, Nordjyland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone & information board |
Memorial Text | Tirsdag den 13 august 1940 styrtede to engelske bombefly ned her i Tranum |
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Miscellaneous Information
11 of 12 aircraft lost in this attack |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-08-1940 |
End Date | 13-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Alborg airfield in Denmark |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in target area |