Naldrett, Henry John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Henry John |
Surname | Naldrett |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Richard and Gladys Evelyn Naldrett, of Barnes. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB533 |
Markings | OL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | East Sheen Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 553. |
Epitaph | ONE OF GOD'S GOOD AND BRAVE BOYS WHO SACRIFICED HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1867537 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/688/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/688/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1944 |
End Date | 22-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Politz |
Reason for Loss | Diverted to Metheringham but visibility was just as poor as Coningsby. Crashed at 0246. |