Higgins, Clarence William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Clarence William |
Surname | Higgins |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William George and Lilian Grace Higgins, of Hatzic, British Columbia, Canada. B.S. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF347 |
Markings | LS-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maidstone Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot C.C.1. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 48518 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 479 aircraft, 33 losses (7.1%). PFF used pink pansies to accurately mark the target. 39 businesses in Dusseldorf and a further 13 in neighbouring Neuss were put out of action. Almost 1000 houses destroyed and 19427 people bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed while trying to make an emergency landing at West Malling airfield, Kent |