Triggs, Cyril Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cyril Ernest |
Surname | Triggs |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Edward and Frances Winifred Triggs, of Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3903 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 53. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 973935 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Miscellaneous Information
Part of a coastal sweep, attacking shipping |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6752 (P359490/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/959/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-06-1941 |
End Date | 04-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | De Kooy |
Reason for Loss | Believed shot down west of Bergen-aan-Zee, Holland |