Poole, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Poole |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Mary Poole. Husband of Elizabeth Poole, of Winsford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB185 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Over (St. Chad) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 640F. |
Epitaph | THOU WILT KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE, WHOSE MIND IS STAYED ON THEE (Isaiah 26:3, KJV) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1105804 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 16-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Faldingworth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross country |
Reason for Loss | At 2325, shortly after take off, EB185 crashed at Newton Ings Farm, Newton by Toft, near the airfield |