Foster, Brian Holmes
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Brian Holmes |
Surname | Foster |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P4365 |
Markings | PL-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harpswell (St. Chad) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581328 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1940 |
End Date | 17-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Merseburg |
Reason for Loss | Cause not established. Destroyed in a fatal crash on return to base |