Griffiths, Harry Ernest Lloyd
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Harry Ernest Lloyd |
Surname | Griffiths |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Herbert and Marie Griffiths. Husband of Mabel Jane Griffiths, of Shepherds Bush, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ644 |
Markings | XD-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marquise Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row C. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | HE WAS SO YOUNG AND HAPPY AND ANSWERED HIS COUNTRY'S CALL. HE DIED BELOVED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 655697 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 01-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Homberg oil plant. 40 Mosquitoes, 1 Lost |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak while crossing the French coastline. Crashed near Marquise in the Pas-de-Calais, France |