Sharman, Harold Owen
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Harold Owen |
Surname | Sharman |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Owen Sharman and Eva Alice Sharman, of Wherstead, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LK312 |
Markings | MA-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fjerritslev General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON HAROLD, LOVED AND REMEMBERED ALWAYS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 155869 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-03-1945 |
End Date | 05-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Tablejam 209, fro Denmark |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak from a ship and crashed off Livo Island, Denmark |