Higgins, Herbert Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Herbert Reginald |
Surname | Higgins |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 28-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Patrick and Mable Higgins, of Oatlands Park, Weybridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9482 |
Markings | MP-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Weybridge Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4062. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 115557 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
Recovered injured and taken to Darlington Hospital, where he later died |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1942 |
End Date | 25-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Crashed almost immediately after at least one port engine failure, perhaps both. Stalled and dived into the ground, bursting into flames |