Warren, Harold John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold John |
Surname | Warren |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Winifred Beatrice Warren, of Horsell, Woking, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED834 |
Markings | WS-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row E. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | THAT'S ALL I NEED: THE SONG OF A BIRD AND THE LONELY MOORS BEFORE ME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1388638 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter ace Hpt Werner Hopf, the Lancaster crashing in the Schelde off Vlissingen |