Neal, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Neal |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Bessie Eveline Neal, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | W8387 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. B. 5. |
Epitaph | SON OF POLICE SUPT. AND MRS. J. NEAL BUCKS CONSTABULARY "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 217 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 47176 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13344 (P367377/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-04-1942 |
End Date | 01-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Boulogne to bomb and armed cargo ship. Cloud cover meant that the docks were bombed instead |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and ditched in the channel. Rest of crew survived and were picked up by a Navy vessel |