Sergeant Harry Garnham RAFVR 83 Squadron 1942

In
Loving Memory of
HARRY GARNHAM
Sgt. Air Gunner R.A.F.V.R.
Beloved son of
SELINA KETTLE
Killed in Action March 26th 1942
Aged 24.
Until the day break.

GARNHAM, HARRY GEORGE SAMUEL
Rank:…………………………..Sergeant
Trade:………………………….Air Gunner
Service No:…………………1290596
Date of Death:……………26/03/1942
Age:…………………………….24
Service:……………………….Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
…………………………………....83 Sqdn.
Grave Reference:
Cemetery:…………………...BRANTHAM (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD
Additional Information:
Son of Selina Garnham, and stepson of Christopher William Kettle, of Brantham.
CWGC: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2720323/GARNHAM,%20HA...

Harry is also remembered on the Brantham War Memorial as Henry G S Garnham.

Birth and family………………………..

The birth of a Harry G S Garnham, mothers maiden name Russell was registered with the Civil Authorities in the District of Samford in Suffolk in the July to September quarter, (Q3), of 1917. (Samford Registration District included the Civil Parish of Brantham).

The most likely marriage of his parents was that of a Harry Samuel Garnham to a Selina Russell which was recorded in the Depwade District of Norfolk in the January to March District, (Q1), of 1910. The most likely match on the 1911 Census of England and Wales was a Harry, (25, Shepherd on Farm, born Palgrave, Suffolk) and “Mary”, (23, born Wilby, Suffolk) who have been married under a year and so far have had no children. They were recorded at a dwelling at Winfarthing, Diss, Norfolk.

Until September 1911 the quarterly index published by the General Registrars Office did not show information about the mothers maiden name. A check of the General Registrars Office Index of Birth for England and Wales 1911 – 1983 shows three more potential children of Harry and Selina \ Mary, all recorded in the Samford District.
Dorothy A…………Q2 1912
Sophia E……………Q2 1913
Edna A……………..Q3 1915

The death of a 34 year old Harry S Garnham was recorded in the Samford District of Suffolk in the April to June quarter, (Q2), of 1917.

The marriage of a Selina Garnham to a Christopher W Kettle was recorded in the Samford District in the July to September quarter, (Q3), of 1929.

No obvious record on the 1939 register for Harry Garnham or his mother & step-father. The 1939 National Register was a mini-census which was used to do a stocktake of the nations skills, (with the view to making best use of the available resources in the event of war) and as the basis for the issue of ID cards and ration books.

On the day……………………..

Avro Manchester Mk 1, R5831. OL-T. B flight. 83 Squadron RAF.
Lost on the morning of 26 March 1942 while returning from a raid on Essen and colliding with a barrage balloon cable over the Thames Estuary. Crashed at Warden Point Sheppey. Crew killed.

Sergeant Evan Moffat Price RAFVR. Age 27. Trade. Pilot. From Rhodesia.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2361895/price,-evan-m...

Flight Sergeant Robert Charles Snowball RAFVR. Age 25. Pilot.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2361897/snowball,-rob...

Warrant Officer Peter Richard Thompson RAF. Age 23. Observer.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2361899/thompson,-pet...

Above buried at Leysdown (St. Clement) Churchyard.

Sergeant Samuel Block RAFVR. Age 33. Air Gunner. Buried Eastham (Marlow Road) Jewish Cemetery, London.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2721518/block,-samuel/

Sergeant Joshua Arnold Devalle RAFVR. Age 19. Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Buried Golton (Astley Bridge Cemetery) Lancashire.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2697806/devalle,-josh...

Sergeant Harry George Garnham RAFVR. Age 24. Air Gunner. Buried Brantham (St. Michael) Churchyard. Suffolk.

Flight Sergeant Matthew Cameron Roberts RAFVR. Age 26. Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Buried Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2452826/roberts,-matt...

254 aircraft bombed Essen on the night of 25/26 March 1942. On the ground 5 people were killed and 11 injured. Most aircraft were drawn off by a decoy firesite at Rheinberg.
9 RAF aircraft were lost.

The 254 aircraft sent to Essen was the largest force sent to a single target so far. Only 181 crews claimed to have bombed Essen, many claiming hits on the Krupps Works. Essen’s report says that only 9 HE bombs, 700 incendiaries and 1627 leaflets fell within the city limits, the last figure being an example of German thoroughness in record keeping.

The 9 aircraft lost from the Essen raid represented 3.5%, but of 20 Manchesters in the force, 5 (25%) were lost, illustrative of its unsuitability as an operational bomber.
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