Minnis, Harvey B.
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harvey B. |
Surname | Minnis |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 27-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Artie Rutherford Minnis and Dorcas Lyola Minnis, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS609 |
Markings | KO-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. D. 12. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE. SADLY MISSED BY MUM, DAD AND SISTER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16658 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1943 |
End Date | 27-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 561 aircraft, 17 losses (3.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but most of the bombs fell in the north east of the city. More than 300 buildings destroyed and 130+ fatalities |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |