Herbert, Horace Montague Richard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Horace Montague Richard |
Surname | Herbert |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9384 |
Markings | -G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row A. Grave 20. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/858150 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Port outer engine caught fire immediately after takeoff and crashed at Home Farm (now called The Grange), Balderby St. James. The salvaged failed engine showed signs of mechanical failure. |