Welch, Horace David
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Horace David |
Surname | Welch |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace M. Welch and Ruth Welch. Husband of Gladys Welch (née Prowse). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8861 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cement House Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXI. A. 16-17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 565950 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Pruisstraat 9-3, Kanne (Riemst), Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed marble tablet |
Memorial Text | in de nacht van 11 op 12 Mei 1940 crashte vlakbij dezd site een Bristol Blenheim (L8861) van de RAF waarbij de 3 bemanningsleden om het leven kwamen |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1940 |
End Date | 11-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Meharicourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To destroy a metal bridge spanning the Albert Kanaal at Maastricht (Operation Veldwezelt). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kanne, near Maastricht, The Netherlands. |