Heslop, Douglas Alfred Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Alfred Thomas |
Surname | Heslop |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Douglas and Louisa Maud Heslop, of Grangetown, Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1288 |
Markings | WS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Patrington (Welwick Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 781. |
Epitaph | HE FOUGHT THE FIGHT THE VICTORY WON AND ENTERED INTO REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 549514 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5321 (P357566/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/4 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1941 |
End Date | 02-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Last hear of at 0157 asking for a bearing. Crashed into the sea off Spurn Head |