Wilfred Ernest Harpham
Service number
623494
Military unit
98 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
17 Jun 1940 (32 years old)
Place of birth
Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
He was the son of John and Mary Ellen Harpham and the brother of Edith, Hilda and Frances Harpham. In 1921, they lived at 50 Montague Road, Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire.
Military history
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Panel 25.
He was killed aboard SS Lancastria which was bombed and sunk while waiting at St Nazaire for an escort as part of Operation Aerial - the evacuation of British servicemen from the coast of Brittany several weeks after the far more famous Dunkirk operation. The loss of Lancastria was Britain's worst ever loss oflife at sea. The precise total who went down on the ship is still unknown.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
No photos