Herbert, Edwin Henry
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Edwin Henry |
Surname | Herbert |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 10-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander Caffrey Herbert and Caroline Lucy Herbert, of Leicester, Husband of Margery Herbert, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK311 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leicester (Saffron Hill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Gen. Grave 555. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 566527 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-10-1942 |
End Date | 10-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on approach to Elsham Wolds in a gusty wind. Caught fire and burnt out |