Raven, Harold Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold Roy |
Surname | Raven |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Vernon and Lillian Mary Raven. Husband of Madge Raven (Nee Mountjoy), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED705 |
Markings | HW-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 185. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/108752 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/796/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2325hrs shot down by a night fighter and crashed in the sea E of Heligoland. |