Cheasman, Harold Alma
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold Alma |
Surname | Cheasman |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Walter and Clarice Jane Cheasman. Husband of Gwendoline Lilian Cheasman, of Rushden, Northamptonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7880 |
Markings | DY-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 8. I. 4. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE LOVED. SOME DAY WE'LL MEET IN HEAVEN ABOVE |
Ribbon Stone | 1167 (Block 103, Column 12, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1425127 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of Sgt H.A. Cheasman 102 Sqn Lost 14/02/1943 |
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1943 |
End Date | 15-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 243 aircraft, 9 lost (3.7%). PFF used H2S to mark the target with sky-markers. Limited success. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed SSW of Venray, Holland |