Piper, Harry Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry Robert |
Surname | Piper |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Burt Piper and Edith Le Mesurier Piper, of Worthing, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB666 |
Markings | 9J-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Winterswijk Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 39. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD MEMORY OF OUR DEARLY LOVED ONLY SON HARRY ROBERT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3030989 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 227 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Granevhorst |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Wintersijk in part of still German-occupied Holland |