Holden, Abraham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Abraham |
Surname | Holden |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Shepherd and Florence Holden. Husband of Elsie Holden, of Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE213 |
Markings | SE-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Hellier War Cemetery, Jersey |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF ELSIE AND LOVING DADDY OF GILLIAN ANN HOLDEN. ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 591390 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 431 (Iroquois) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served on 431 Sqn RCAF at RCAF Burn, 1942-1943 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaques & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Old Control Tower, former airfield site, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1857/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1857/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Ditched 3 miles SW of Jersey |