Partington, Rene Laughton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Rene Laughton |
Surname | Partington |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Laughton Partington and Madeleine Partington, of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His Brother John Claude Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK281 |
Markings | QT-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13570. |
Epitaph | IL VECUT CE QUE VIVENT LES ROSES, L'ESPACE D'UN MATIN (French: He lived as long as roses live, the span of a morning) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 82 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1198786 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Argentina |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 0130 near Princetown on Dartmoor. Visibility was extremely poor at the time of the accident. |