Identity
Person No.
21205
Service No.
151064
Last Name
First Name
Harry Frederick
Initials
H F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, crew took off from RAF Waddington in Lancaster DV280 JO-S, as part of a force of 123 aircraft to attack the synthetic oil plant at Scholven-Buer in the Ruhr valley. DV280 was shot down at a height of 16,000 ft over the Uden-Heimond area by a night fighter who also shot down a Lancaster from 57 Squadron, NN696, on the same night. F/O. Kenneth Forth survived the crash and became a prisoner of war. The rest of the crew, including Harry were killed and are all buried in Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands
Military Service
Rank
Flying Officer
Defence Force
UK 4,066
British forces
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Harry Lucas Raynham and Johannah Louisa Raynham, of Lobatsi, Bechuanaland. Born "The Fort", Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. Harry, known to family and friends as "Freddie" was the last of four children, his father having left England as a young man and married Johanna, a local girl from Graaff-Reinet, South Africa in 1903. Harry served in the Merchant Navy before volunteering for the Air Force. On Jeppe High School for Boys Roll of Honour
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
Pte H. Mason was severely wounded at Harrissmith on 28th Sep 1901.
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