Lackey, Henry Joseph Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Joseph Patrick |
Surname | Lackey |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Pte. Henry Thomas Lackey, Duke of Wellington's Regt. (Killed In Action In Belgium, 21St September, 1917), and Hannah Sarah Lackey. Husband of Lilian M. S. Lackey, of West End, Woking, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED629 |
Markings | PH-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. E. 19. |
Epitaph | DEAR IS THE ONE THAT IS GONE. IN MEMORY I SHALL EVER KEEP HIM AS THE YEARS ROLL ON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 60 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1272458 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Achelsendijk, Neerpelt, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & stencilled composite plaque |
Memorial Text | In de nacht van 16 op 17 juni 1943 ontpolte boven de Grote Heide Lancaster bommenwerpen ED 629 van hat 12 Sqn RAF. Alle bemanningsleden kwamen hierbij om |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1943 |
End Date | 17-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night-fighter (Lt. Werner Baake, I./NJG1). Crashed at Neerpelt, Belgium |