Higgins, Albert Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Albert Edward |
Surname | Higgins |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James King Higgins and Mary Ann Higgins, of Hampton, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG336 |
Markings | BQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 7. K. 24-25. |
Epitaph | A LOSS SO GREAT, A SHOCK SEVERE, TO PART WITH ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1398604 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter, the Lancaster crashed at Swabisch Hall, not far from the Luftwaffe airfield at Hessental |