Basil Hughes Menary
Sergeant · 1237634 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 31 March 1944, aged 22
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Hanover War Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. One raid in this archive was flown on the night of 31 March 1944: Operation Nuremberg raid. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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30 March 1944
Flew Operation Nuremberg raid
Rear gunner, LV857 MH-H — Failed to return -
31 March 1944
Died
aged 22
Crew & operations
Flew as Rear gunner with No. 51 Squadron.
- Operation Nuremberg raid (30 March 1944) — aircraft LV857 MH-H (Handley Page Halifax) — Failed to return
Crew: Raymond Hathaway Wilson (Bomb aimer) · James Brear (Flight engineer) · Frank Kasher (Mid-upper gunner) · Walter Austin Guy (Navigator) · Jack Percival George Binder (Pilot) · Edmund Joseph Paul Monk (Wireless operator)
Source: CWGC casualty record: MENARY, BASIL HUGHES → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission