King, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | King |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Catherine King, of Brighouse. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | R3437 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brighouse Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Nonconformist. Grave 89. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE "LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM" R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 998504 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6455 (P359115/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-05-1941 |
End Date | 15-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Navigation Exercise |
Reason for Loss | Ran into a snowstorm and crashed 1650 at Stonewall Farm 3 miles E of Banff. |