Carter, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Carter |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-11-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7566 |
Markings | OJ-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vielle St. Girone (St. Girons) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1381159 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-11-1942 |
End Date | 17-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Mining off French coast |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off Vielle St. Girone, France |