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MCDOWELL, Harold

Personal Information
Rank F/S
Forename(s) Harold Russell
Surname McDowell
Gender M
Age 20
Decorations
Date of death 16-12-1943
Next of kin Son of George Stanley and Edna Isabel McDowell, of Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number JB715
Markings PH-U
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Cambridge City Cemetery
Grave Reference Grave 13930..
Epitaph DUTY NOBLY DONE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 70
Enlistment information
Service Number 421664
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Group 1
Squadron 12
Trade Wireless Operator
Country of origin if different Australia
Fellow Servicemen
Aldiss H D G (Sgt)
Broome A T (Sgt)
Clark F G (Sgt)
Ross H R H (F/S)
Walker A (F/L)
Whitley R A (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 16-12-1943
End Date 17-12-1943
Takeoff Station Wickenby
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Berlin
Reason for Loss On return, the Lancaster crashed at Hainton on the Lincolnshire Wolds