Pugh, Harold Edward George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Harold Edward George |
Surname | Pugh |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Bridger Pugh and Elsie Pugh, Husband of Olive Edna Pugh, of Hindringham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL867 |
Markings | A4-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hindringham (St. Martin) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 95. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 658462 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Peter Ad Vincular Church, Coveney, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | This tablet is a memorial to the RAF Lancaster crews who were shot down and killed in this Parish on the 19th April 1944. Their name liveth for evermore |
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 27/891/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Rouen- to attack railway yards. 289 aircraft, 2 losses. A concentrated attack with considerable damage being inflicted. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder on return to base, while preparing to land |