During WW2 they flew over Germany at night to bomb first industial targets but later whole areas including civilian towns. Their average age was 22 and they went out night after night, knowing that their chances of survival were about 50%. More than 55,573 lost their lives and their bodies were not brought back. Harris's strategy of bombing civilian towns was so controversial that after the war no campaign medal was given to the bombers and they were not mentioned in Churchill's victory speech.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Bomber Command crews
Commemorated ati
Bomber Command Memorial
The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...
Bomber Harris
Unveiled by the Queen Mother on 31 May 1992, the 50th anniversary of the firs...
Other Subjects
Gunner William Robert Papworth
Born Holborn, son of Walter E. & Flora Papworth of Hackney. Brother of Margaret Papworth. Served in the Royal Artillery I Mountain Regiment. Buried in Sittard War Cemetery Holland. Our colleag...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
W. Skinner
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
G. J. Hockham
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Rowland Bourke, VC
Soldier. Born Rowland Richard Louis in Chelsea. He moved to Canada in 1902 where he worked as a miner and fruit grower before returning to Britain. In 1916 he enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer ...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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