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POWTER, Harold

Personal Information
Rank F/S
Forename(s) Harold William
Surname Powter
Gender M
Age 19
Decorations
Date of death 08-07-1944
Next of kin Son of Herbert William and Violet Beatrice Powter, of Enfield Wash.
Aircraft Information
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Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Edmonton Cemetery, Middlesex
Grave Reference Sec. W. Grave 13..
Epitaph TO THE WORLD HE WAS ONLY ONE, TO US, HE WAS ALL THE WORLD. MUM AND DAD
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 86
Enlistment information
Service Number 1890677
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 93
Squadron 30 OTU
Trade Air Bomber
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 07-07-1944
End Date 07-07-1944
Takeoff Station
Day/Night raid Day
Operation
Reason for Loss Attending a party near his home in London which was hit by a V1 bomb. His body was found over that of another party-goer and it is thought that he may have been trying to shield them from the blast.