Bridge, Silas Harry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Silas Harry |
Surname | Bridge |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-02-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | W8319 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Prestwich (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Clough Sec. 8. Row 8. Grave C.107. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1051134 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12292 (P366331/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1942 |
End Date | 19-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training (formation flying exercise) |
Reason for Loss | Lagged behind rest of formation and then turned back to airfield. Crashed, cartwheeling into woods near King's Lynn |