Henley, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Henley |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney T. Henley and Rosa Henley. Husband of Ena M. Henley, of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA609 |
Markings | 6U- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row B. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF ENA HENLEY. "RESTING IN THE LAND OF HIS BIRTH" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/64186 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 415 (Swordfish) |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-08-1944 |
End Date | 21-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Exeter |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit- returning to base from Exeter |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with a 432 Sqn Halifax (MZ633 QO-B), both crashing between Birkin and West Hadlesey, SW of Selby, Yorkshire |