Walters, Henry Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Henry Leonard |
Surname | Walters |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Francis and Lily Annetta Walters. Husband of Olive Walters, of Edge Hill, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DG219 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 1347. |
Epitaph | WE SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU SMILING, DARLING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1351227 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Had completed a tour with 49 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-05-1944 |
End Date | 27-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Joined the circuit and was instructed to descend to 1000'. Nothing further was heard. The aircraft had crashed near Broadway Stainforth, NNE of Doncaster |