Kirkland, Harry Nettleton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Harry Nettleton |
Surname | Kirkland |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dalton Archibald Kirkland and Grace Kirkland (née Nettleton), of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ413 |
Markings | GB-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rennes Eastern Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/10427 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
Harry was born on 19 September 1920 at Edmonton, Alberta. His parents were both born in Ontario, his father in Cremore where he was a manager and his mother in Collingwood. He had a brother William and a sister Helen. He attended Oliver and Westmount Public schools, 1927-1935 and Westmount and Victoria, 1935-1939 (High). He also attended the University of Alberta, 1939-1941 where he studied chemistry, botany etc.(B.Sc). He was also a C.O.T.C. Cadet. His sport interests were swimming, basketball, golf, tennis etc.and his hobby was photography. He undertook some temporary farming work and then he spent two months in 1940 surveying for the Government of Alberta. |
Harry then enlisted on 23 April 1941 and after training embarked for the U.K. He arrived in April 1942 and then went to 2 (0) AFU on 26 May 1942, 17 OTU 23 June 1942 and 105 Squadron on 31 August 1942. Sadly Harry was to lose his life on 26 February 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 26-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rennes to attack a naval stores depot. 17 Mosquito sorties, 3 lost (17.6%) |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Mosquito (DZ365 GB-V) in the target area |