Harney, Edmund Murray
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edmund Murray |
Surname | Harney |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edmund Sebastian Harney and Helen Beatrice Harney. Husband of Marie Simone Harney, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3796 |
Markings | VR-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Compt. 15. Grave 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/74244 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Harney Lake, Manitoba; 20km south of Red Sucker Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1942 |
End Date | 15-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test- oil consumption monitoring by ground staff |
Reason for Loss | Crashed east of Stamford, Lincs after failing to recover from a steep dive |