Pickering, Herbert Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert Andrew |
Surname | Pickering |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Andrew and Lillian Pickering, Husband of Joyce Isabel Pickering, of Saffron Walden. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9385 |
Markings | NF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Saffron Walden Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Compt. 53. Grave 28. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM Laurence Binyon For The Fallen |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 530878 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11230 (P364969/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1941 |
End Date | 28-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Special Duties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on return to base |