Westhorp, Bernard Newman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bernard Newman |
Surname | Westhorp |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Vernon Westhorp and Edith Maud Westhorp, of Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P4371 |
Markings | KM |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oye-Plage Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 629457 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3193 (P354695/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1940 |
End Date | 11-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Calais |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into sea |