Popplestone, Harold (Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1943-June-17

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Birth Date: 1923-February-06

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Service

RAFVR

Unit

9 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Noctem Volamus Through out the night we fly

Base

Bardney

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

1239366
PoW: 250749

Target
Google MapCologne Germany

9 Squadron RAF (Per Noctem Volamus) RAF Bardney. Lancaster BIII aircraft ED 487 WS-D shot down by a night fighter during an operation against targets in Cologne, Germany. The bomber crashed near Vorst, Laakdal, Antwerpen, Belgium

Sergeant H Popplestone (RAFVR) survived and was taken as Prisoner of War

Son in Law Gary West advised that Sergeant Popplestone is alive and living in a Nursing home in Perth Australia aged 102 as of 27th February 2025

Please see Tremblay, DG for complete casualty list and flight detail

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Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster ED487

Sergeant John Anthony Aldersley RAFVR

Sergeant Aldersley, John Anthony (RAFVR)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1943-June-17
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Patrick Hall RAF

Sergeant Hall, Patrick (RAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Action
1943-June-17
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Sergeant Harold Popplestone RAFVR

Sergeant Popplestone, Harold (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer
Prisoner of War
1943-June-17
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Herbert Francis Poynter RAFVR

Sergeant Poynter, Herbert Francis (RAFVR)
Air Gunner (Rear)
Killed in Action
1943-June-17
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Sergeant Charles James Sinclair RAFVR

Sergeant Sinclair, Charles James (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Prisoner of War
1943-June-17
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant David Gerald Tremblay RCAF

Flight Sergeant Tremblay, David Gerald (RCAF)
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Killed in Action
1943-June-17
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Sergeant Denis Webster RAFVR

Sergeant Webster, Denis (RAFVR)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-June-17
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium