206300 Sgt. Henry T Jolliffe Royal Air Force Bomb Aimer 9 Squadron Henry was stationed at RAF Bardney,with 9 Squadron,he was on an operation to bomb Brunswick in a Lancaster Mk III ,ED 721 ,WS-S and was shot down. Only two survived,himself and the Flight Engineer(Sgt W Lyons). They were taken prisoner and saw out the rest of the war at Stalag IVb.
Henry, married after the war and lived in East Preston,West Sussex.
The report of his aircraft and crew's demise is copied from Lost Bombers of WW2 website as follows:
No.9 Sqdn Oct43. ED721 took part in the following Key Operations with No.9 Sqdn. WS-S, Berlin 18/19Oct43; Berlin 22/23Nov43; Berlin 23/24Nov43; Berlin 26/27Nov43; Berlin 2/3Dec43; Berlin 16/17Dec43; Berlin 23/24Dec43; Berlin 29/30Dec43. Completed ten trips to Berlin. Airborne 1642 14Jan44 from Bardney. Crashed at Bartolfelde, where those who were killed were buried 17Jan44, some 7 km W of Bad Sachsa. They have been subsequently re-interred in Hannover War Cemetery.
Four of the crew had only recently resumed operations following their traumatic ditching in late December 43. See ED700. P/O E.J.Argent KIA - Sgt W.Lyons PoW
- F/O F.E.Forshew KIA
- Sgt H.T.Jolliffe PoW
- Sgt G.Fradley KIA
- F/S A.K.Trevena RCAF KIA
- F/S D.A.Powley RCAF KIA
Sgt H.T.Jolliffe was interned in Camp 4B, PoW No.270050 with Sgt W.Lyons, PoW No.270060.
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