Vernon Douglas Huggett
Service number
745281
Military unit
150 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
21, Lancaster Gardens, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England.
Date of birth
15 May 1918
Date of death
28 May 1941 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
Pre war RAF
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
Son of George Henry and Annie Huggett nee Iron.
Military history
27/28 May 1941 Wellington R1044 150 Sqn. Take off from RAF Newton to bomb port at Boulogne. 24 aircraft to bomb shipping and the 4/SFltl. Schnellboot and Räumboote bunker construction site.
Crashed 04.45 on Colborough Hill, Halstead near Leicester on return after emerging from cloud to establish their position. On impact the aircraft broke in two the rear gunner being the only survivor.
Extra information
Burial
Sutton Road Cemetery
Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Plot
Plot H. Grave 14438.
Photographs
Photo of Vernon Douglas Huggett