Bloch, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Bloch |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Eli and Leah Bloch, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Josie Madeline Bloch. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP704 |
Markings | QO-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. D. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/35755 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wanne-Eickel- to attack a benzol plant. 323 aircraft, 4 losses. The target was completely covered and as a result the bombing was far from accurate. The Germans thought that the target was the Shamrock coal mine. 68 people were killed |
Reason for Loss |