Foster, Richard Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Henry |
Surname | Foster |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie and Edith Kate Foster, of Paddington London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1316 |
Markings | QT-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Adegem Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. AA. 2-7. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR SON R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1332676 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1942 |
End Date | 30-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrocken |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing at Olm, near Geel in Belgium |