Herbert, James Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Joseph |
Surname | Herbert |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
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Date of Death | 06-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest James Herbert and Harriet Herbert, of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Husband of Gwendoline Lila Herbert, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3637 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. L. 12. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 428007 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1943 |
End Date | 06-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- evening navigational detail |
Reason for Loss | Collided with 1657HCU Stirling R9192. Crashed north of Saffron Walden, Essex. The Stirling was able to return to base but was subsequently struck off charge. |