Holden, Joseph Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Gerald |
Surname | Holden |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Donald and Blanche Holden, of Swiss Cottage, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV401 |
Markings | QR-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gaasterland (Bakhuizen) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 24. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | LORD, ALL PITYING, JESU BLEST, GRANT HIM THINE ETERNAL REST (adapted from hymn - Day of Wrath and Doom Impending - by Thomas of Celano, 13th century. Original reads 'Lord, all pitying, Jesu blest, Grant them thine eternal rest.') |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 50 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1394468 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1944 |
End Date | 03-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 0130 at Mirns (Friesland) near Bakhuizen 18 Km WNW of Lemmer Holland. |