Simpson, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | Simpson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry James Simpson and Mary Alice Simpson, of Higher Broughton, Salford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | LM425 |
Markings | BQ-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. B. 16. |
Epitaph | HEARTS THAT HAVE LOVED HIM NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1549784 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Route de la Gileppe, Jalhay, Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Le 31 Mars 1944. Ici, au lieu dit “Coeur de Marie” Un Lancaster anglaise a ete abattu par la flak allemande et s’est ecrase avec a son bord. + Jefferies Ah. 21 ans, + Simpson H 21 ans, + Paxton Rh. 39 ans, + whitley J. 23 ans, POW Jeffrey Ds., POW Keirle |
Location | Chemin du Stoquois, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture & inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from North Killingholme at 2145 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft hit by flak batteries near Liege and crashed at the Barrage de la Gileppe 8 km East of Verviers in Belgium |