Horne, Cecil Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cecil Bruce |
Surname | Horne |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Horne, and of Thirza Jane Horne, of Horsham, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4302 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 17. A. 6-11. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY, IN SILENCE I REMEMBER YOU, DEAR SON. LOVING MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 911437 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
All of the crew were originally laid to rest in Menden Civil Cemetery and were re-interred in 1947 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1942 |
End Date | 16-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Menden |