King, Herbert Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert Donald |
Surname | King |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Tyler King and Hilda Annie King, of East Harptree. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL115 |
Markings | NF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | West Harptree (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 294. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN. HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1586586 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Detective 3 for France |
Reason for Loss | Encountered very bad weather on return and crashed into trees whilst attempting to land at Woodbridge airfield, Suffolk |