Ward, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Ward |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Alfred and Emily Ward. Husband of Dorothy Irene Ward, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA578 |
Markings | C8- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row C. Grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2221266 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 25-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Watten- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 161 strong force to attack 5 V-bomb sites in the Pas de Calais. Varying results. 3 aircraft lost (1.8%). |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft hit by Flak at 1,500ft. Crashed in a field near 24 Rue du Mont Eperlecques. |