Legg, Harry Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry Richard |
Surname | Legg |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Charles and Lily Legg, of Ditchling, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9822 |
Markings | BL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kollumerland (Westergeest) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot SE. Row 1. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF memorial verse |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 701647 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9572 (P362919/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-10-1941 |
End Date | 13-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Westergeest, Friesland |