Herbert, Gerald Bevill
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gerald Bevill |
Surname | Herbert |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Commodore Philip Lee William Herbert and Gwendolin Hughes Herbert. Nephew of Colonel G.N. Herbert and E. Florence Lee Herbert, of Theale. His Brothers Richard V. and Philip W. Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT696 |
Markings | NP-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Theale (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Joint grave R.3. |
Epitaph | ALSO IN MEMORY OF F/O RICHARD V.HERBERT PILOT, ROYAL AIR FORCE LOST ON OPERATIONS IN GREECE 13TH APRIL 1941 AGE 21 THE ONLY THREE CHILDREN OF THE LATE AIR COMMODORE P.L.W. AND GWENDOLIN HERBERT "THEY GAVE ALL FOR GOD AND COUNTRY" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 116456 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Arlingham, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Part of the church roof was restored in memory of Sqn Ldr D Jones DFC, killed in action 30th March 1944 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Miscellaneous Information
A plaque to this crew was erected in Sillingflet church on 14th February 2008 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/27 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/26 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1943 |
End Date | 15-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 243 aircraft, 9 lost (3.7%). PFF used H2S to mark the target with sky-markers. Limited success. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Stllingfleet, NW of Riccall, Yorkshire. Bomb load was jettisoned just before impact at Appleton Roebuck |