Ward, Norman Vincent
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Vincent |
Surname | Ward |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Herbert and Lucy Phyllis Ward, of Coundon, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK810 |
Markings | KW-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Le Mans (West) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 36. |
Epitaph | TO A FULLER LIFE, MOST GLORIOUS, FREE FROM PAIN, WE AND HE WILL MEET AGAIN. E.G.D. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1819837 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Le Mans- to bomb railway installations. 133 aircraft, 3 Halifaxes Lost (2.3%). Bombing was accurate with much damage caused to the railways and, as a 'bonus' to the nearby Gnome and Rhone factory. Casualties were mercifully light. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak in the target area and crashed near le Mans airfield. |