Harry Lockley Knowles
Service number
179809
Military unit
226 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
91, Hawton Crescent, Wollaton Park, Nottingham.
Date of birth
19 Sep 1923
Date of death
25 Nov 1944 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
Harry L Knowles was the son of Robert and Florence Knowles and the brother of Marjorie Knowles. They lived at 91, Hawton Crescent, Wollaton Park, Nottingham.
Military history
Knowles was killed along with Thomas Brumfitt, Albert Henshaw and Sidney Moore when their Mitchell bomber was shot down in Holland by flak. Historians disagree about whether the aircraft was FW152 or HD336. Research is on-going. Bodies of the crew could not be recovered and they are commemorated at Runnymede.
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