Bradley, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Bradley |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Robert Bradley and Selina Bradley, of Brompton, Yorkshire. William died in 1925 and Selina remarried John Henry Patton in 1927. They lived at Northallerton, Yorkshire. John also died in 1941 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | W5003 |
Markings | PO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. L. 11. |
Epitaph | THE BLOW WAS HARD, THE SHOCK SEVERE, TO PART WITH ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 620508 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Inside old Control Tower, Roseland Business Park, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the men and women of all nationalities who served with the units based at this airfield in WWII, and of those who gave their lives that freedom might prevail |
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1930/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1930/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-07-1943 |
End Date | 28-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bottesford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter flown by Maj. Gunther Radusch of Stab 1./NJG3 at 00:43hrs near Wohrden, NW of Hamburg. Exploded in the air. |