Carnell, Basil
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Basil |
Surname | Carnell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Eva Carnell. Husband of Paula Carnell, of Newton Abbot, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF469 |
Markings | BU-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chalons-En-Champagne East Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. I. Coll. grave 1591. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVE YOU, OUR BRAVE DARLING, IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 798585 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-03-1943 |
End Date | 12-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (33% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 314 aircraft, 11 losses (3.5%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the Germans used decoy markers for the first time. Consequently, most of the bombs fell on open countryside. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed ENE of Chalons sue Marne, France |