Petts, Henry Neville
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Henry Neville |
Surname | Petts |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Thomas Petts and Charlotte Maria Petts, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM320 |
Markings | HW-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 18. E. 6. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY. SOLOMON II. 17 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/22555 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near the Dutch border at Roermond after being hit by flak |