Blatchford, Basil Farrel
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Basil Farrel |
Surname | Blatchford |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Farrel Blatchford and Ann Farrel Blatchford. Husband of Peggy Winifred Blatchford, of Gravesend, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB148 |
Markings | MG-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row A. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 178645 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1944 |
End Date | 19-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Sterkrade- to attack a synthetic oil plant. 234 aircraft, 2 losses (0.9%). A successful raid with much damage to the oil plant. |
Reason for Loss |