Whitbread, Dennis Lawson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis Lawson |
Surname | Whitbread |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Charles and Daisy Beatrice Whitbread. Husband of Lilian May Whitbread, of Kempston. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ828 |
Markings | BM-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kempston Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block J. Grave 30. |
Epitaph | NOT ONLY FOR A DAY BUT EVERYDAY "WE WILL REMEMBER" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1624919 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2 and of 2 crew and 1 civilian who were killed when aircraft MZ828 of 433 Sqn RCAF crashed in August 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1944 |
End Date | 05-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | St. Leu d'Esserent- to destroy a flying bomb storage facility in a series of tunnels. |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed while preparing to land, causing the aircraft to crash through trees and skip along the village green in Skipton village, killing 5 year old Kenneth Battensby who was unable to run clear in time. |