Balkwill, Henry John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry John |
Surname | Balkwill |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Dorothy Caroline Balkwill, of Aveton Gifford, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1214 |
Markings | QT-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 31. C. 6. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1391203 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-09-1942 |
End Date | 05-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the sea off Callantsoog Holland. |