Holcombe, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Holcombe |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Harriet Holcombe, of East Reach. Taunton. Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR757 |
Markings | NP-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. D. 7. |
Epitaph | FONDLY REMEMBERED, BY HIS MUM, DAD AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 926963 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 329 aircraft, 21 losses (6.4%). Poor weather conditions with significant icing problems. PFF marking was inaccurate and the main force arrived late and bombing was largely ineffective |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in the NW suburbs of Hamburg |