Harris, Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert |
Surname | Harris |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Martha Harris. Husband of Gladys Mabel Harris, of Prestwich, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7319 |
Markings | RT-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lemvig Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 726. |
Epitaph | THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND (Poem - The Soldier by Rupert Brooke) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1056762 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/58 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/57 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1942 |
End Date | 22-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Intruder duties over Vetcha airfield |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea off the Danish coast |