Forster, Herbert Roy
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Herbert Roy |
Surname | Forster |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Herbert and Agnes Forster, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5576 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Walkley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 171. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 577519 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1942 |
End Date | 21-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | The port inner engine failed on take-off and the aircraft crashed shortly afterward |