Lart, Edward Collis de Virac
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Edward Collis de Virac |
Surname | Lart |
Gender | M |
Age | 39 |
Decorations | DSO, MiD, IGSM |
Date of Death | 13-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Edmund and Amy Vincent Lart. His Brother John Floyer Vincent Lart Also Fell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1934 |
Markings | UX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vadum Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave C. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 5102 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Gregory the Great Church, Harpford, Devon |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In dearest memory of Wg Cdr Edward Collis De Virac Lart DSO RAF, killed in action at dawn 13th August 1940, aged 38 |
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Miscellaneous Information
11 of 12 aircraft lost in this attack |
Cambridge University graduate |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-08-1940 |
End Date | 13-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Alborg airfield in Denmark |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in target area. Awarded his DSO two weeks earlier, his brother was killed in Italy in 1944 |