Powter, Harold William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold William |
Surname | Powter |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert William and Violet Beatrice Powter, of Enfield Wash. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edmonton Cemetery, Middlesex |
Grave Reference | Sec. W. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | TO THE WORLD HE WAS ONLY ONE, TO US, HE WAS ALL THE WORLD. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1890677 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Had already completed a full tour of duty with 625 Sqn and had become an instructor. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 07-07-1944 |
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Day/Night Raid | Day |
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Reason for Loss | Attending a party near his home in London which was hit by a V1 bomb. His body was found over that of another party-goer and it is thought that he may have been trying to shield them from the blast. |