Giddens, Harold Richard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold Richard |
Surname | Giddens |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Ada M. Giddens, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9489 |
Markings | TL-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newton-on-Ouse (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row T. Grave 6A. |
Epitaph | MAY HE REST IN PEACE. FOREVER REMEMBERED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/66046 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1942 |
End Date | 21-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Tadcaster, Yorkshire and burst into flames. It is thought that an engine caught fire but the pilot lost control while trying to execute an emergency landing |