Savage, Bertram Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bertram Arthur |
Surname | Savage |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Alice Savage. Husband of Doreen Elsie Savage, of Welling, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB565 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row J. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | SLEEP ON, BELOVED AND TAKE THY REST WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVED THEE BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 153755 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Three Bridges, Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone, inscribed slate tablet and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Avro Lancaster PB565 of 1667 HCU RAF Sandtoft which crashed 150 metres beyond this stone 15th April 1945 |
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-04-1945 |
End Date | 15-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Began to dive from 3000' and broke up before crashing at Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire |