Vavasour, Bede Joseph Stourton
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Bede Joseph Stourton |
Surname | Vavasour |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oswald Joseph and Mary Dorothy Vavasour, of Draycott-In-The-Moors. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z1177 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cresswell (St. Mary) Roman Catholic Church Cemetery |
Grave Reference | N.E. part. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE TO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 117144 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1942 |
End Date | 12-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Iced up, stalled and spun in at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire |