Pilling, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Pilling |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | AFC |
Date of Death | 30-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Herbert and Alice Pilling. Husband of Vera Pilling, of Lancaster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3870 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ecques Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (From John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 29178 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Miscellaneous Information
His AFC was announced in January 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2334 (P353097/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1940 |
End Date | 30-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack airfield at Merville |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Esques (Pas-de-Calais) |