Personnel Index - Detail
Name
WHITELEY
First Names
Herbert
Rank
F/Sgt
Service
RAF
Service Number
1004530
Crew Position
Air Gunner
PoW Camp(s)
-
Age
32
Date of Death
22/03/1944
Cemetery
22/23 March, 1944; FRANKFURT:
49 Squadron managed to get 19 airborne.
F/Sgt Ron Greig and crew were lost; the crew are buried in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery. Two members of the Greig crew had very nearly completed their tours; F/Sgts Whiteley and Peacock had previously flown with P/O Eric Jones and had only a few more trips left to do.
ND536 (EA-F)
F/S R. Greig Pilot (Killed)
Sgt W.F. Edwards F/E (Killed)
F/S K. Anderson NAV (Killed)
F/S C. Peacock W/AG (Killed)
P/O O.R. Rogers RAAF A/G (Killed)
F/S L.J. Phillips A/B (Killed)
F/S H. Whiteley A/G (Killed)
Most of the crew were on their 7th operation.