Paterson, Philip Lionel Bennett
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Philip Lionel Bennett |
Surname | Paterson |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Bennett Paterson and Katherine Elizabeth Paterson. Husband of Eiblin Mary Paterson, of Walkden, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | HF816 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Elgin New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. South Div. Grave 156. |
Epitaph | OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR HIS SOUL. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, PRAY FOR HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 175168 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1944 |
End Date | 14-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground and exploded near Grantown-on-Spey |