Gadd, Harry Albert George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Harry Albert George |
Surname | Gadd |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Sarah Gadd, of Leigh, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD255 |
Markings | BQ-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 5. |
Epitaph | WE GIVE HIM BACK TO THEE, LORD, WHO GAVEST HIM TO US, OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152574 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 03-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. Crashed over Germany |