Hartnett, Francis Leon Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Francis Leon Joseph |
Surname | Hartnett |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward James Hartnett, and of Helena Catherine Hartnett (Nee Sweeney), of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1218 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Manby (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 14. |
Epitaph | BORNE OF THE SUN, THEY TRAVELLED A SHORT WHILE TO THE SUN AND LEFT THE VIVID AIR SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 178 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/64799 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
First Halifax lost by 103 - it later converted again to Lancasters |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1942 |
End Date | 28-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training including gunnery over the North Sea |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and spun into the ground at Ludborough near Louth |