Briggs, Eric Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Sydney |
Surname | Briggs |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney William Townsley Briggs and Emma Briggs, of Great Leighs, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9210 |
Markings | GE-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 25. F. 1. |
Epitaph | WHOSOEVER LIVETH AND BELIEVETH IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE ST. JOHN XI.26 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 651910 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11219 (P364958/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/544/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1941 |
End Date | 28-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |