Preston, Hubert Everard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Hubert Everard |
Surname | Preston |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM, MiD |
Date of Death | 21-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Everard Preston and Mary May Preston, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X2986 |
Markings | ZN-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. A. 5-6. |
Epitaph | THEY NEVER DIE WHO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE THEY LEAVE BEHIND. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 547805 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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
Mentioned in Despatches January 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1941 |
End Date | 21-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Köln |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 0015. Crashed near Köln. All are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. |