Biggs, Albert Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Henry |
Surname | Biggs |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William G. Biggs and Charlotte B. Biggs, of Bedminster Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JN966 |
Markings | NA-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bristol (Avon View) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Purple. T. Grave 1415. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1316618 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1943 |
End Date | 27-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 178 aircraft on a diversionary raid alongside a raid on Berlin. 6 Halifaxes Lost (3.4%). Bombing was very scattered and caused little damage, although part of the night-fighter force was drawn off from the Berlin raid. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with Lancaster ED417 from 103 Sqn near to Middleton St George airfield on return to base |