Gaudry, Harold Prentiss
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold Prentiss |
Surname | Gaudry |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert W. P. and Rhoda Florence Gaudry, of Greenfield Park, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE906 |
Markings | QO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. G. 14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/148364 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 740 aircraft, 30 losses (4.1%). The raid failed due to a large thunderstorm over the target. Many crews turned back of bombed alternative targets. At least four aircraft were Lost due to icing. No PFF marking took place and bombing was scattered as a result. Many nearby towns were bombed, particularly Elmshorn due to a house being struck by lightning and crews spotting the fire through the clouds. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea |