Newling, Henry John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Henry John |
Surname | Newling |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jesse and Florence Mary Newling, of Grantchester. Husband of Margaret Jean Newling, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV785 |
Markings | ZA-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pocklington Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HE SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD; AGE SHALL NOT WEARY HIM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1603523 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1945 |
End Date | 02-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund- to bomb a coking plant |
Reason for Loss | Jettisoned the bomb load after the starboard outer engine began to misfire on outbound leg. Returned to base but the pilot misjudged their height and tried to go round again but collided with a tree in the process, bursting into flames. |