Russon, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | Russon |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Harold and Florence Mary Russon, of East Dene, Rotherham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB184 |
Markings | GG-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rotherham (Moorgate) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. O. Old ground. Grave 179. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1591403 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Low Street (A161) Haxey, North Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1667 HCU Halifax EB184 lost in a Mid Air Collision over Misson Bombing Range near Haxey 7 March 1944 |
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
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
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1944 |
End Date | 07-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Halifax (HR657) over the Misson bombing range near Doncaster |