Abbott, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Abbott |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Annie Abbott, of Smethwick, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB709 |
Markings | PH-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 223. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1580720 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Location | Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, South Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who did not return 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1944 |
End Date | 10-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in Baltic waters |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Wickenby at 2123 hrs tasked with laying mines in the Baltic area. Aircraft crashed into the sea near Esbjerg harbour, Denmark. One body that of Keates was found near Blavand lighthouse on the 13th April 1944. Two days later he was buried at Esbjerg Fourfelt Cemetery. The rest of the crew are commemorated at Runnymede |