Herbert, Peter Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Peter Norman |
Surname | Herbert |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 07-10-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB195 |
Markings | AZ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 202. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 142135 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Born September 1914 |
DFC citation: On his first tour of operational duty this officer participated in many sorties, involving attacks on well defended enemy targets. Throughout he displayed a high degree of navigational ability and proved himself to be a worthy member of aircraft crew. He has now completed very many sorties on his second tour in the role of cine-camera operator. He has shown a real enthusiasm for his duties and his skill is reflected in the excellent quality of the films he has taken. Those of the attacks on Le Havre. Caen and Juvisy are outstanding examples and have proved of great value. Many hundreds of feet of these films have been given wide publicity, thus placing before the general public a pictorial record of Bomber Command's war effort. He has displayed untiring devotion to duty. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-10-1944 |
End Date | 07-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Walcherem |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace whilst on photo reconnaissance |