Butterworth, Harold Macrae
Personal Information
Rank | Capt |
Forename(s) | Harold Macrae |
Surname | Butterworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold McAvoy Butterworth and Margaret E. Macrae Butterworth, of Inverness. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | HF856 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 19. F. 3 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 179138 |
Service | Royal Artillery |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
Royal artillery, on attachment |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13397 (P367678/42) |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1942 |
End Date | 11-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Essen. Cloud cover despite clear forecast. Consequently, accuracy was poor. First 8000lb bomb of the war dropped in this raid |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Gelsenkirchsen-Hullen |