Stewart, Herbert William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Herbert William |
Surname | Stewart |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Anna M. Stewart, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE152 |
Markings | HD-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vlieland General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 56. |
Epitaph | THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/105711 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1943 |
End Date | 15-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Nectarines area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by marine flak and crashed off Ameland |