Steere, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Steere |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | DFC, DFM |
Date of Death | 09-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Bessie Steere, of Wallasey, Cheshire. Husband of Joan Margaret Steere, of Wallasey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ353 |
Markings | AZ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Erblon Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF JOAN AND FATHER OF ROBIN. HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 101 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 46016 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1944 |
End Date | 09-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Rennes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed south of the target which the Mosquito had been marking for 5 Group Lancasters |