Lewis, Herbert Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Lt. |
Forename(s) | Herbert Henry |
Surname | Lewis |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Date of Death | 17-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert B. Lewis and Ellen J. D. Lewis, of Middleton, Cape Province, South Africa; Husband of Beatrice J. Lewis. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Consolidated Liberator VI |
Serial Number | EW161 |
Markings | -W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. D. 3. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE, MY SON, YOUR WORK ON EARTH WELL DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 136470V |
Service | South African Air Force |
Group | 205 |
Squadron | 31 SAAF |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Foggia No. 1/ Celone |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | SOE drop to the Polish Home Army in Puszcza Kampinoska, west of Warsaw |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Lysa Gora by a night-fighter en route to the target |