Polland, Joseph Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Norman |
Surname | Polland |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Date of Death | 19-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Sara Polland, of Belfast. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB364 |
Markings | NF-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belfast Dundonald Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E.2. Grave 766. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1485923 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Squadron Motto | For freedom |
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
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-12-1943 |
End Date | 19-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- container dropping practice over Henlow airfield |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a factory chimney SE of Henlow, Bedfordshire |