Glasby, Harvey
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harvey |
Surname | Glasby |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 30-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Joseph and Martha Glasby, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE121 |
Markings | OF-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXVII. A. 12. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414785 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1944 |
End Date | 30-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cahagnes |
Reason for Loss | Caught fire in the port inner engine, which quickly spread to the whole port wing. The order to bale out was given. Crashed at St. Lo in the Normandy battle zone |