Higgs, Granville John
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Granville John |
Surname | Higgs |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Elizabeth A. Higgs, of Pentwynmawr, Newbridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4181 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mynyddislwyn (St. Tudwr) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 649099 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2363 (P353169/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1940 |
End Date | 07-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the flare path and crashed into some tented accommodation killing three of the occupants, who were all anti-aircraft gunners. Two others were injured- AC2 F Burrow and Cpl W Dobson. |