Beard, Harold Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold Norman |
Surname | Beard |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Hesford Beard and Emily Beard, of Blackpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3771 |
Markings | LS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blackpool (Layton) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Sec. A.A. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | OUR LADY OF LOURDES PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF HIS SOUL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581138 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2528 (P353634/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1940 |
End Date | 04-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Fighter affiliation with Hurricanes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Norbury near Whitchurch |