Biggane, Denzil Francis Heriz
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Denzil Francis Heriz |
Surname | Biggane |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Paul Biggane, and of Cecil Eva Dorothy Heriz Biggane (Nee Heriz-Smith), of Painswick, Gloucestershire. B.A. (Cantab.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4125 |
Markings | KM-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 7. G. 22-25. |
Epitaph | FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 60569 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Most sources quote this aircraft as having callsign KM-Q whereas in fact it was KM-W, the error having originiated in the 44 Squadron ORBs since the Records of Events quotes the wrong aircraft being lost entirely, although quotes the correct crew. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Munich |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter (Me110) and crashed at Bad Rappenau, near Heilbronn, Germany. |