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Submitted: 9/23/15 • Approved: 4/7/21 • Last Updated: 4/10/21 • R90129-G0-S3
AIRCRAFTMAN SECOND CLASS
Royal Air Force Volunteer
World War II
unknown - September 3, 1945
Casualty of WWII, Raymond was an Aircraftman 2nd Class
in the Royal Air Force ~ Service No: 1835484
He was 21 and the son of Brinley T. and Elsie Botcher of Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.
Inscription:
"Sleep On, Beloved
Take Thy Rest,
We Loved Thee Well But
Jesus Loved Thee Best."
Both Raymond and Thomas S. Beedie were in the AT-6 that crashed into Lake Travis near Austin during a cross-country flight from San Marcos, Texas. The crash occurred one week before the school closed. {T.K.}
Contributed on 9/23/15 by tomannkill
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