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Son of Charles and Lillian Gertrude Meadows Heath, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Digital gallery of Flight Sergeant Harold Edgar Heath
Digital gallery of
Flight Sergeant Harold Edgar Heath
Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands<P>
Wellington Z-1466 was airborne 2244 2Sep42 from Grimsby. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. All are buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery at Nijmegen, Holland. This was a very young crew; the pilot and Sgt Hill were both 19 years of age and at 22, Sgt Fraser was the eldest. F/Sgts. (P) H.E.Heath and (WAG) C.C.D.Fraser, RCAF; and RAF Sgts D.Alford; Sgt H.B.Hill; C.E.Hagan.
(Source: //lostbombers.co.uk)
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Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands<P> Wellington Z-1466 was airborne 2244 2Sep42 from Grimsby. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. All are buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery at Nijmegen, Holland. This was a very young crew; the pilot and Sgt Hill were both 19 years of age and at 22, Sgt Fraser was the eldest. F/Sgts. (P) H.E.Heath and (WAG) C.C.D.Fraser, RCAF; and RAF Sgts D.Alford; Sgt H.B.Hill; C.E.Hagan. (Source: //lostbombers.co.uk)
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No 2 course O.T.U
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Flight Sergeant Harold Edgar Heath is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Sergeant Harold Edgar Heath is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Sergeant Harold Edgar Heath courtesy McGill University archives
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Flight Sergeant Harold Edgar Heath obit Montreal Star Aug 2 1943 courtesy McGill University archives
JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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