Riordan, Lex Maitland
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Lex Maitland |
Surname | Riordan |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Guy Maitland Riordan and Emma Elizabeth Riordan, of Goolmanger, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB802 |
Markings | LS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. Grave 15951-15955. |
Epitaph | HE HAS DONE HIS DUTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426468 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/205/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/205/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground at Harling, ENE of Thetford, Norfolk |