Herman Albert Benjamin Bird
Service number
927772
Military unit
408 (RCAF) Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Burnt Oak, East Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, England.
Date of birth
Date of death
27 Mar 1942 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Burnt Oak, East Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
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Military history
27/28 March 1942 Hampden AE219 408 Sqn. Took off 19.27 from RAF Balderton to mine lay the Weser Estuary. Intercepted 22.21, North Sea off Terschelling by Bf110 R4+DM night fighter piloted by Oblt Rudolf Schoenert and Ofw Johannes Richter 5/NJG2 killing all crew.
P/O William Fraser RCAF
WO2 Alger Jenkins RCAF - US Citizen.
Sgt Arthur Trawford
Sgt Herman Bird - All missing.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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