Lawson, Christopher Daniel
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Christopher Daniel |
Surname | Lawson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 16-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Christopher George and Kathleen Victoria Lawson, of Maida Vale, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR832 |
Markings | LQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. C. 19. |
Epitaph | I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 46731 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1788/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1788/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1943 |
End Date | 16-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country flight |
Reason for Loss | Severe electrical storm- the bomber was struck by lightning and began to break up in the turbulence, crashing near King's Lynn |