Beazley, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Beazley |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert E. Beazley and Alice Beazley, of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. Husband of Marguerite P. Beazley, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL945 |
Markings | LS-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gambais Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/19855 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Massy-Palaiseau to bomb railway installations. Part of a 337 bomber strong force to bomb various lines of communications behind the Normandy beachhead. There was less cloud cover than the previous night with all targets being accurately bombed and fewer civilians killed. Because the targets were further inland than recent raids, the German night-fighters had a greater opportunity to infiltrate the bomber stream and as a result, losses were higher. 28 aircraft were Lost (8.3%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Boulay, ESE of Houdan, France |