Harding, Oliver
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Oliver |
Surname | Harding |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jane Harding, of Hodgeville, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG267 |
Markings | CF-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. F. 5. |
Epitaph | A BELOVED SON, BORN AT HODGEVILLE, CANADA. HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR PEACE "RESTING" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/203699 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Harding Bay, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded over the target area, the wreckage falling near Hagen. No survivors |