Sambrook, Harry Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry Edward |
Surname | Sambrook |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Lucy Sambrook, of Stoke-On-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7843 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belgrade Cemetery, Namur |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row A. Grave 1A. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 935979 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
He died of his injuries two days after the crash |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3491 (P355080/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1319/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1319/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1940 |
End Date | 28-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Sent distress calls over W/T |