Ibbott, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Ibbott |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur W. P. Ibbott and Caroline Ibbott, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | MS471 |
Markings | -G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bedford Cemetery, Bedfordshire |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 838. |
Epitaph | WITH A CHEERY SMILE A WAVE OF THE HAND HE HAS WANDERED INTO AN UNKNOWN LAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 53 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24024 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Ibbott Lake, Manitoba; 5km inside the Saskatchewan border and 50km south of the border with Nunavut |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-08-1943 |
End Date | 09-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed at low level and the Wellington crashed between Newark and Retford |