Holmes, Harold James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harold James |
Surname | Holmes |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Agnes Holmes, of Bedworth. Husband of Marian Mary Holmes, of Exhall, Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK552 |
Markings | -F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bedworth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Row C. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | GOD HAS A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FOR HE ALWAYS CHOOSES THE BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 164590 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Student at Nuneaton Mining and Technical School. Employed at Newdigate Colliery. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1944 |
End Date | 08-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bruntingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Severe icing took place during the sortie, possibly rendering one engine unserviceable. The pilot lost control and the aircraft ploughed into the ground at 13:43. |