Broadbent, Harold Cyril Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold Cyril Frederick |
Surname | Broadbent |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 04-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Jane Broadbent, of Oldham, Lancashire. Nephew of Miss L. Broadbent, of Oldham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7474 |
Markings | HA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 32. A. 7-8. |
Epitaph | ONLY MEMORIES LEFT TO TREASURE OF HAPPY DAYS WE SPENT TOGETHER. AUNTIES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 971256 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1942 |
End Date | 04-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Bremen. 170 aircraft. Although crews reported indifferent results, this was in fact the third heaviest raid on Bremen of the war. The U-boat factory was damaged as was the harbour area generally |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Den Helder |