Carruthers, Harold Allen
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harold Allen |
Surname | Carruthers |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clinton I. and Margaret E. Carruthers, of Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ805 |
Markings | QB-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 280. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/93886 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Carruthers Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-01-1945 |
End Date | 13-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Gardening off Flensburg. One of 32 Halifaxes tasked with mine laying off Flensburg and Kiel. 4 aircraft were lost in all. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |