Higgins, Robert Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Robert Henry |
Surname | Higgins |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Mary Higgins, of Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7519 |
Markings | LS-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 117. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404030 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13450 (P367789/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1942 |
End Date | 14-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Mining- to lay mines off Wangerooge |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the North Sea by a night-fighter |