Hurst, Henry Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Douglas |
Surname | Hurst |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Octavius Henry Payne Hurst and Annie Selina Hurst, of Rowlands Castle, Hampshire. Husband of Hilda Kathleen Hurst, of Emsworth, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1595 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coutisse Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1-6. |
Epitaph | UNTIL WE MEET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 187 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 921818 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dirt track to right of chaussée de Ciney, Coutisse, Namur Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stone cross & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-08-1942 |
End Date | 12-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mainz. 154 aircraft. Centre of Mainz was badly damaged, including many ancient and cultural buildings such as the museum and castle. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Coutisse, near Namur, Belgium |