Davis, Henry Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Henry Lawrence |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John H. Davis and Gladys E. Davis, of Utopia, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | HX433 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tywyn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Class 2. Row 7. Grave 336. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/85807 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 1443 Flt |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-05-1942 |
End Date | 28-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Fuel consumption test flight |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft entered cloud and flew off course, (Court of Inquiry said by at least 20 degrees). Whilst in cloud the aircraft flew into the N E face of Mynydd Moel, near Dolgellau, just below the 2,830 ft. summit. The aircraft broke up and some of the wreckage caught fire. |