Betbeder, Gaston Louis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gaston Louis |
Surname | Betbeder |
Gender | M |
Age | 54 |
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Date of Death | 19-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Hilda Ruby Betbeder (née Webber) of Widcot, Culmhead, near Taunton, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Littleport New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Grave 594. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 79300 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | Horsham St. Faith |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
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Reason for Loss | Admitted seriously ill to Stoke Holy Cross hospital on 1 September 1940 and then transferred to RAF Hospital, Ely on 6 September 1940, where he died of a collapsed lung and pleural effusion secondary to bronchial carcinoma. |