McGiffen, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | McGiffen |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Lily McGiffen. Husband of Lilian Marjorie McGiffen, of Edenthorpe, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED808 |
Markings | GI-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
Grave Reference | Block "S". Plot 1. Row G. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | YEARS ARE SWIFTLY PASSING BY BUT LOVE AND MEMORIES NEVER DIE. MADGE AND PAM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 542658 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 11-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Laon- to bomb railway yards. 148 Lancasters and 15 Mosquitoes, 1 Lancaster Lost Marking was slightly off target and only one corner of the railway yard was hit |
Reason for Loss | Crashed north of le Havre, France |