Westcott, Lawrence Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Lawrence Edward |
Surname | Westcott |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Irene Westcott, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND632 |
Markings | PM-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Littlehampton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 4313. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DARLING HUSBAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 175159 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 26-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Russelsheim |
Reason for Loss | Damaged during the attack and crashed attempting to land at Ford airfield in Sussex on return |