Davies, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Mary Davies, of Bridgtown, Cannock, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5044 |
Markings | KN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fawley (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Old Portion. Row 2. Coll. grave 2. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. (For The Fallen – Poem – Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 632374 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2597 (P353881/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1940 |
End Date | 15-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (91% moon) |
Operation | Bomb oil refineries in the Gironde department of SW France in vicinity of Bordeaux |
Reason for Loss | Hit a balloon cable and crashed near Eastleigh on return, one of two Whitleys lost in similar circumstances on this raid |