Hansell, Harry Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harry Ernest |
Surname | Hansell |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest George and Alice Esther Hansell. Stepson of Hilda Hansell, of Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK917 |
Markings | IP-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. G. 1-8. |
Epitaph | “MY SON, MY SON! WOULD GOD I HAD DIED FOR THEE" II SAMUEL XVIII.33 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/160789 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
One of three 434 Squadron Halifaxes Lost on this operation. There were no survivors from the 23 aircrew |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 28-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 678 aircraft, including five B-17s. 39 aircraft Lost, including one B-17 (5.6%). Bombing was very concentrated, but not accurately on target due to incorrect PFF marking. Little significant damage inflicted. |
Reason for Loss |