Carson, Adrian Leslie Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Adrian Leslie Bernard |
Surname | Carson |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 05-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Daniel and Nellie Margaret Carson, of Brunswick, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND906 |
Markings | MG-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 220. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411347 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 27/101/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-05-1944 |
End Date | 05-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Emerged from cloud and crashed near Ashby St Ledgers, NW of Northampton |