Simpson, Henry Evan Wade
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henry Evan Wade |
Surname | Simpson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 08-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Wade Simpson and Lilian M. Simpson, of Bromley, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV367 |
Markings | AS-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 7. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | GOD TOOK OUR LOVED ONE FROM OUR HOME BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS. DAD, MUM & SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1806333 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Westbrook, Kent |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt H E W Simpson DFM RAF of 166 Sqn, killed in action 8th June 1944 |
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Versailles |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near St Cyr l'Ecole (Yvelines) after being attacked by a fighter, close to the spot where another 166 Squadron aircraft was shot down |