Anderson, Nels Peter Helin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Nels Peter Helin |
Surname | Anderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hans Peter and Hulda Anderson, of Woodside, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP711 |
Markings | EQ-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 18. G. 2-5. |
Epitaph | HERE WE LEAVE OUR YOUNGEST SON WITH LOVE. EVER IN GOD'S CARE. MOTHER AND FATHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C/95210 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Andersen Lake, Manitoba; 25km east of Reindeer Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Miscellaneous Information
The spelling of his surname is uncertain. It is almost certain that the family name was actually Andersen but some of his records have been typed as Andersen and then changed by hand to Anderson, suggesting that he perhaps 'Anglicised' his surname on enlistment. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Worms. 349 aircraft, 11 losses. The only large raid on this town of the war. 1116 tons of high explosives were dropped and the town was said to be 39% destroyed. 64% of the buildings were destroyed including the cathedral and many municipal and cultural buildings. 239 people were killed and 35000 bombed out (from a population of just 58000) |
Reason for Loss |