Histon, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Histon |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Betty G. Histon, of Barrowden, Rutland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | P6895 |
Markings | UX-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heerhugowaard (Veenhuizen) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 12. Grave 62. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN (From John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 510387 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Miscellaneous Information
This was to be a recurring target for Bomber Command until the closing weeks of the war |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1940 |
End Date | 02-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack on Dortmund-Ems canal |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Veenhuzen in Northern Holland |