Emery, Horace Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Horace Samuel |
Surname | Emery |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Ellen Emery, of South Hetton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB254 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | South Hetton (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 121. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MAY LIVE. EVER REMEMBERED BY FATHER AND MOTHER, SISTER AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3040593 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
It is thought that the flaps were raised by mistake instead of the landing gear |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-11-1944 |
End Date | 20-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Failed to climb away from the airfield and crashed into the end of a house in Hatfield and then onto a chicken farm nearby |