Riddle, Horace Albert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Horace Albert |
Surname | Riddle |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Alfred and Alice Riddle, of Hackney, London. Husband of Lily Annie Riddle, of Hackney. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL753 |
Markings | UM-E2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 212. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 172907 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Exploded with great force on the bomb run, the wreckage crashing at Breuvery-sur-Coole |