Holroyd, Howgate Ian
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Howgate Ian |
Surname | Holroyd |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 03-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Howgate Holroyd and Gladys Hilda Holroyd, of Cleckheaton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1405 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cleckheaton New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 104. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 50 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 993614 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6721 (P359453/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1941 |
End Date | 03-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | At approx 0110 while preparing to land the Wellington went out of control and crashed near the flare path. |