Harvey, Fredrick Walter
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Fredrick Walter |
Surname | Harvey |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Edward and Hannah Ellen Harvey. Husband of Rita Harvey, of Kilburn, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL235 |
Markings | KN-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Faaborg New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 40. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING SO SHALL WE SEE THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 178 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1330253 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1944 |
End Date | 24-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Me 110) and crashed close to Traner Odde lighthouse on Ils Island, Denmark |