Murton, Harold Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold Sidney |
Surname | Murton |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Sidney and Ada Elizabeth Murton. Husband of Ena May Murton, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A.A.L.P.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND397 |
Markings | PM-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 11. |
Epitaph | DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI. R.I.P. (Latin - IT IS SWEET AND FITTING TO DIE FOR ONE'S COUNTRY. From poem - Dulce et Decorum Est - by Wilfred Owen, published 1920) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1322747 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near the target, crashing in Poland |