Willicombe, Haydn Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Haydn Raymond |
Surname | Willicombe |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Willicombe, and of Mary Hannah Willicombe, of Abertillery, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF964 |
Markings | GI-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 16. |
Epitaph | A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILL, A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME WHICH NONE CAN EVER FILL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 266 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1656359 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2139/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-01-1945 |
End Date | 03-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dortmund- G-H raid on the Hansa benzol plant. 99 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 1 lost. Bombing was accurate. |
Reason for Loss | Exploded over the target area |