Young, Rodney Frederick Harling
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Rodney Frederick Harling |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 25-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick George Atkins Young and Madeline Marianne Young, of Southfields, Wandsworth, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5684 |
Markings | ZN-P Admiral Fighting Cock |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. Row 2. Grave 36. |
Epitaph | GREET THE UNSEEN WITH A CHEER, GOD IS THERE AS WELL AS HERE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 741708 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft was known as Admiral Fighting Cock |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1942 |
End Date | 25-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off Koksijde, Belgium |