Empey, Herbert Carl
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Herbert Carl |
Surname | Empey |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry H. and Ella J. Empey, of Morewood, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1411 |
Markings | QT-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 22. B. 14-18. |
Epitaph | HAVING BEEN A COMFORT TO ALL IN LIFE, MAY HE BE COMFORTED BY GOD IN DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 33 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/82867 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | All Canadian crew of five killed. Cause of crash not established |