DAMBUSTERS Strange, Harry John

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Strange ​

• FORENAME

Harry John ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

1395453 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

17th May 1943 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 31.F.13 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1923 Holloway,London​

son of Margaret Elizebeth Strange and stepson of Robert William Lynn,Holloway,London​

RAF 1941​

Euston 26.8.1941​

Reserve 27.8.1941​

3 RC 4.12.1941​

9 RC 9.12.1941​

15 RC 23.1.1942​

Ford 5.2.1942​

ACSB​

ACRC​

14 ITW 4.7.1942​

4 AGS 28.8.1942​

1660 CU 7.11.1942​

207 Squadron 9.11.1942​

617 Squadron 6.4.1943​

air gunner​

Lancaster ED910​

Op.Chastise (Lister Dam)​

hit by flak and crashed 0235 hours Boselagerschen Wald,near Heessen,Germany ​

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