Herd, Ronald Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Ernest |
Surname | Herd |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Ernest Herd, and of Sarah Elizabeth Herd, of Holbeach, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4134 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 12. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY. TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 564710 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to All Saints Church, Holbeach, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Sgt Ronald E. Herd, RAF. Killed in Action, September 29th 1939 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1939 |
End Date | 29-09-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Heligoland |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in flames between Heligoland and Wangerooge. May have fallen to a Me 109 piloted by Uffz Pirsch of I./ZG26 |