Hounsome, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Hounsome |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 05-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Augustus and Alice Amelia Hounsome, of Kempshot, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF916 |
Markings | LS-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. E. 7. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1443135 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Squadron Motto | Aim Sure |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches June 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-11-1944 |
End Date | 05-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Solingen. 173 aircraft, 1 lost. G-H equipped raid. The German report show that the raid was an outstanding success, despite the complete cloud-cover. 1300 houses and 18 industrial premises were destroyed and 1600 more seriously damaged. Accounts vary on the death toll but it is likely to have been between 1200 and 1800 |