Law, Ian
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ian |
Surname | Law |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Mary Stormont Law, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Husband of Virginia Law, of Calgary. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB115 |
Markings | LS-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot KK. Grave 205. |
Epitaph | UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/29840 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 02-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Homberg- Meerbeck oil plant. 184 aircraft using G-H. 5 losses (2.7%). Large fires and thick black smoke were seen by the crews |
Reason for Loss | Collided at 20000' with another 15 Sqn Lancaster (HK612 LS-L), both crashing near Erp, SSW of Uden, Holland |