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Flight Sergeant Harold Sobel

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Flight Sergeant Harold Sobel Veteran

Birth
Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
1 May 1943 (aged 19)
Akkerwoude, Dantumadeel Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands
Burial
Akkerwoude, Dantumadeel Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
Row 16, Grave 14.
Memorial ID
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Military Service
Service Number: R/133756
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 7 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Flight Sergeant / Air Gunner.

Harold was a gunner on Stirling bomber R9263 that, on a mission to Bocholt, Germany. was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near the village of Akkerwoude, Netherlands, killing 6 of the 7 crew (information provided by Peter Hakze, Find A Grave ID 47703868).

Other members of the crew were:
Pilot - Pilot Officer E.C. Hallding, J/17288 RCAF, KIA
Flight Engineer - Sergeant F.A. Painter, 572221 RAF, POW
Navigator - Pilot Officer G. Wragge, 139947 RAF, KIA
Bomb Aimer - Sergeant N.A. Peachey, 122120 RAF, KIA
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - Warrant Officer II L. Nutik, R/94118 RCAF, KIA
Air Gunner - Sergeant A.E. Emms, 1576201 RAF, KIA

Son of Sam Sobel and Gussie (nee Zeleman) Sobel, of Toronto, Ontario.
Military Service
Service Number: R/133756
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 7 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Flight Sergeant / Air Gunner.

Harold was a gunner on Stirling bomber R9263 that, on a mission to Bocholt, Germany. was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near the village of Akkerwoude, Netherlands, killing 6 of the 7 crew (information provided by Peter Hakze, Find A Grave ID 47703868).

Other members of the crew were:
Pilot - Pilot Officer E.C. Hallding, J/17288 RCAF, KIA
Flight Engineer - Sergeant F.A. Painter, 572221 RAF, POW
Navigator - Pilot Officer G. Wragge, 139947 RAF, KIA
Bomb Aimer - Sergeant N.A. Peachey, 122120 RAF, KIA
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - Warrant Officer II L. Nutik, R/94118 RCAF, KIA
Air Gunner - Sergeant A.E. Emms, 1576201 RAF, KIA

Son of Sam Sobel and Gussie (nee Zeleman) Sobel, of Toronto, Ontario.

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  • Maintained by: Sharon
  • Originally Created by: Teresa L. Watson
  • Added: Mar 31, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13793113/harold-sobel: accessed ), memorial page for Flight Sergeant Harold Sobel (17 Aug 1923–1 May 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13793113, citing Akkerwoude Protestant Churchyard, Akkerwoude, Dantumadeel Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 47715883).