Holmes, Douglas Holbrook
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Douglas Holbrook |
Surname | Holmes |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | AFC |
Date of Death | 25-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Marson Holmes and Francis Macleod Holmes, of Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3226 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 65. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37502 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13711 (P368167/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/31 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/30 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1942 |
End Date | 26-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Rostock. 110 aircraft to bomb the town and 18 to bomb the Heinkel factory. The former was bombed heavily and the latter was hit for the first time by 106 Sqn under Guy Gibson |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |