Walsh, Harry Maynard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harry Maynard |
Surname | Walsh |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Walsh and Nellie May Walsh, of Kogarah Bay, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8354 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harwell Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 604. |
Epitaph | A LOYAL SUBJECT OF THE "KING OF KINGS" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402581 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
Crashed in almost the same location as Whitley K7255 |
The crash made the national press when a young German man who was living nearby filmed the wreckage and was arrested for spying and was deported. A detailed eyewitness report is in the book 'A BOARS HILL ANTHOLOGY' by Margeret Aldis and Patricia Sims. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9233 (P362513/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1941 |
End Date | 23-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit flight for Malta via Gibraltar, crewed by 15 OTU personnel. |
Reason for Loss | Port engine failed and crashed into Jarn Mound of Boar's Hill trying to land at Abingdon |