LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Harold Walter Harris JOSEPH
From Australia serving in the Royal Air Force
Service No: 956834 (RAFVR)
Born: Date, Location unavailable
Enlisted in the RAF: Date unavailable
Unit: No. 5 Flying Training School (RAF), RAF Station Tern Hill
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 5 Flying Training School Master aircraft N7591), Shropshire, 17 December 1940, Aged 24 Years
Buried: Stoke-upon-Tern (St Peter) Church Cemetery, Shropshire
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Clifton Hyman Joseph and Vera Rachel Joseph, of Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Roll of Honour: Unknown
On 17 December 1940, Leading Aircraftman Joseph, a pilot under training, was killed when Master N7591 crashed at Tern Hill just after take-off at 0950 hours. The aircraft’s wings had not been covered by frost covers during the night which resulted in a sluggish take off and then a side-slip into the ground.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record
RAF Commands Website