Laidlaw, David Drysdale
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | David Drysdale |
Surname | Laidlaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jane Hunter Laidlaw, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR910 |
Markings | VR-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 244. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/21293 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-02-1944 |
End Date | 13-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Borkum |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |