Collins, Basil Osborn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Basil Osborn |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Pte. Harry Osborn Collins, Bucks Bn. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Killed In Action, Belgium, 22Nd August, 1917), and of Ada Mary Collins, of Bitterne Park, Southampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1211 |
Markings | NP-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 87. |
Epitaph | WITH A TENDER SMILE, A WAVE OF THE HAND, HE HAS WANDERED INTO AN UNKNOWN LAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 920126 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
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
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1942 |
End Date | 26-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 313 aircraft. Thick cloud cover over target results in relatively few losses (12 aircraft) but only modest damage to the target area |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by fighters and abandoned. Crash alongside a searchlight battery in Uden |