Block, Noel Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Noel Herbert |
Surname | Block |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Andreas Block and Florence Elizabeth Block, of Prospect, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ754 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 186. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 437364 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1944 |
End Date | 26-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Horwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | During take off one of the aircraft propellers disintegrated and a piece killed Sergeant Block who was seated next to the pilot due to the bomb aimer taking a turn in the rear turret for experience. |