Wolstenholme, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Wolstenholme |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 06-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Beatrice Wolstenholme. Husband of Kitty E. Wolstenholme, of Hucknall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7863 |
Markings | BS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hucknall Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 499. |
Epitaph | TO A HAPPY LIFE CAME A SUDDEN END HE DIED AS HE LIVED EVERYONE'S FRIEND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 545778 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 3 GTrgFlt |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11398 (P365174/42) |
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 | 06-01-1942 |
End Date | 06-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- gunnery training sortie |
Reason for Loss | Port engine cut during climb-out and crashed onto a railway embankment and burst into flames |