LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Henry James POPE
Service No: 407158
Born: Adelaide SA, 15 June 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 22 June 1940
Unit: No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Evans Head NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School aircraft Fairey Battle R3939), Evans Head, 18 January 1941, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Charleston Methodist Church Cemetery, SA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Gerald Albert William and Helen Marian Pope, of North Adelaide.
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 18 January 1941, Fairley Battle R3939 rolled onto its back during a turn and crashed at Evans Head, killing its three crew members who were:
Pilot Officer Douglas Edmund Allen (688) (Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Henry James Pope (407158) (Trainee Air Gunner)
Leading Aircraftman Arthur John Powell (404157) (Trainee Air Gunner)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/152/91