Halsted, Roger Hubert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Roger Hubert |
Surname | Halsted |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hubert Elliott Halsted and Mary Moselle Halsted, of Garah, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB688 |
Markings | JO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15551. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 44 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 428694 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
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 Plaque |
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 | Memorial Clock & 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 27/1922/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1944 |
End Date | 22-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Politz |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1632hrs and having carried out the operation was returning to base, when as a result of atrocious weather the aircraft crashed 1 mile N of Waddington at 0246hrs. The mid upper gunner F/Sgt Nation being the only survivor. |