McHendry, Joseph Brown
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Brown |
Surname | McHendry |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Catherine McHendry, of Glenarm, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED810 |
Markings | VN-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. F. 21. |
Epitaph | JESUS, IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW OUR LOVED ONE SLEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1133853 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Erekren (Laar), Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Sculptured memorial stone & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Ter nagedachtenis van de slachtoffers van de vliegtuigcrash LANCASTER ED810 op 15 Juni 1943 |
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter ( Uffz Rudolf Frank, 2./NJG3 ) and Crashed 0124 at Ekeren {Antwerpen} 8 Km N from the centre of Antwerpen |