Nelson, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | Nelson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Elizabeth Margaret Nelson. of Easington Colliery. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF232 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Easington (Colliery) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 191. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (From For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1896358 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | 31 January on a night exercise, the crew including a pupil pilot and two flight engineers. At 2132, soon after departing, the Stirling came down at Carlton-le-Moorland, 9 miles SSW from Lincoln. |