Willacy, Herbert Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert Richard |
Surname | Willacy |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 08-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Brooks Willacy and Alice Louisa Willacy, of Heckmondwike. Husband of Muriel Willacy, of Batley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5916 |
Markings | WS-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heckmondwike Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Cons. Sec. G. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | THY WILL BE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1378115 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Squadron Motto | Per noctem volamus (Through out the night we fly) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/43 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/42 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1942 |
End Date | 08-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Genoa |
Reason for Loss | On return collided with another 9 Squadron Lancaster (W4265) in the circuit |