Griffiths, Harold De Gray
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold De Gray |
Surname | Griffiths |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND960 |
Markings | DX-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Assens (Fyn) New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sp. Mem. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 43 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2211356 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Junction of Tanderupvej & Nymarksvej, Emtekær, Fyn Islands Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | Minde om 7 allierede flyvere RAF, nedstyrtning i Tanderup sogn 22/5/1944. De døde ogsar for Danmark |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Baltic |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and came down near Emtekaer 7 Km SW of Gelstead Denmark. |