Pope, Henry Milton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Henry Milton |
Surname | Pope |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Henry and Lily Etta Pope, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK624 |
Markings | IL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. H. 18. |
Epitaph | OUR BELOVED LOYAL SON REST IN PEACE, DAY IS DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/36085 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
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 27/892/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/892/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1944 |
End Date | 27-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Köln. 169 Lancasters from 3 Group, 1 lost. A G-H raid on the Kalk Nord railway yards with good results. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Köln-Mülheim |