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F/O. Harry Worden
Royal Air Force 102 (Ceylon) Sqd.
from:Blackburn
(d.2nd Nov 1944)
Harry Worden was a bomb aimer with 102 Sqd at RAF Pocklington. They took off 16:42hrs in a Halifax 111 on 2nd November 1944 and were hit by machine gun fire from another bomber, then intercepted by Ju 88. The aircraft was brought down at 19:45 south of Leuven in Belgium.
F/O H Worden apparently went back to try and get others out who were trapped, he died and is buried along side his South African pilot Lt J Begbie and another. They are buried in Commonwealth Cemetery Town Cemetery, Brussels.
The crew were:
LT J Begbie
Sgt CJ Jauncy,
Sgt P Robinson,
Sgt J Griffiths,
Sgt Mattthews
And Sgt D Scott.
Harry Worden was my mother's fiancee. I do not know any more details as this info came only to light following my Mother's death. Her name was Phoebe Earnshaw. I do have some photos.