Garbett, Harold Tebbutt
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Harold Tebbutt |
Surname | Garbett |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Mabel Garbett, of Caverswall, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6229 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 10. F. 8-10. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (From John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 533153 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
139 Squadron lost six Blenheims on this operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Plivot |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To attack troop formations heading for Maastricht (daylight) |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by fighters and crashed at Vroenhoven |