Townsend, Cyril Hiram
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cyril Hiram |
Surname | Townsend |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cornelius John Townsend, J.P., and Sarah Townsend, of Salford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA504 |
Markings | DY-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 239. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1623085 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/810/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 348 aircraft, 2 Lancasters lost. Serious damage to the docks area and to some shipbuilding firms around the docks but many bombs fell outside the city. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |