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Brigstock Lancaster Memorial

Brigstock, Northamptonshire

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Location

Brigstock, Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire

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Aircraft & Operation Details

207 Squadron badgeSemper paratus
Aircraft Type
Lancaster
Serial Number
DV361
Squadron
207 Squadron
Station
Spilsby
Date of Loss
1943-12-22

Crew (3 members)

RankNameRoleAgeNationalityFateBurial / Status
F/SgtC.E. Ryall———Killed—
SgtT.G. Higgins———Killed—
SgtG.C. O'Neill———Killed—

Memorial Details

Type
Memorial marker

Memorial Care

parish council
Organisation
Brigstock Parish Council

Memorial at entrance to Welland Gliding Club on Harley Way.

Local Contacts

These local organisations are connected to this memorial and may be able to help with information or visits.

Daventry & District Royal British Legionbritish legion

Local remembrance and memorial support

Brigstock Parish Councilparish council

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Further Reading

207 Squadron RAF HistoryRetrieved 2026-03-23

The 207 Squadron Association website documents the memorial to the crew of Lancaster DV361 EM-V at Brigstock. Three crew members were killed: F/Sgt C.E. Ryall, Sgt T.G. Higgins, and Sgt G.C. O'Neill. The memorial cairn was dedicated on 16 September 1998.

Aircraft code: EM-VThree killed: F/Sgt Ryall, Sgt Higgins, Sgt O'NeillMemorial cairn dedicated 16 September 1998

IWM War Memorials RegisterRetrieved 2026-03-23

IWM records the memorial to Avro Lancaster DV361 at Brigstock, Northamptonshire, commemorating the three 207 Squadron crew members killed when the aircraft crashed on 22 December 1943.

IWM reference: memorial/37442

Sources

  • Geograph(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
207 Squadron RAF History (retrieved 2026-03-23)
IWM War Memorials Register (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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