Went, Henry Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Henry Edward |
Surname | Went |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry and Mary McEntee Went, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3703 |
Markings | VR-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. B. 2-7. |
Epitaph | IN THE SOLITUDE OF FLIGHT THY BEAUTY AND GREATNESS WERE REVEALED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/72357 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 09-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Warnemunde |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |