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Name : Harold George Raymond Chiverton Son of Charles George Chiverton and Amy Louisa Mary Chiverton (née Mew), of Lake, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Born 1921. |
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Address information : The family lived at Chapel Cottage, Rookley (1928 and 1933 Electoral Register). |
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Service Details : Pilot Officer 134570 H G R Chiverton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
 The aircraft took off at 22.36 hrs from RAF Pocklington for Ops on Dortmund. It was shot down by a night fighter, flown by Lt Robert Denzil[+] of IV/NJG 1, and crashed at 00.36 hrs on the Vooreg, 7km South East of Dollkun, in Holland. Five crew members have no known graves. Air Gunners Buck and Rose are buried in Kollumerland (Westergeest) Protestant Churchyard. Pilot Officer Chiverton came from Arreton, Isle of Wight. Information provided by : John Bloodworth At a ceremony on 4 May 2003, a memorial to the five aircrew who have no known grave (including H G R Chiverton) was dedicated at the Westergeest Churchyard. For details of this see the village website of Westergeest. Thanks to Reinder H. Postma from Oudwoude for this link. [+] Oberleutnant Robert Denzel (born 28th March 1921) is recorded as having died on 26th June 1943. He is buried in the German War Cemetery at Ysselsteyn (Netherlands) . Grave location : Block AR Row 4 Grave 87 Information provided by : German War Graves Agency |
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Casualty Details : Died : 5th May 1943 aged 21 Commemorated at : Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede CWGC record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Arreton War Memorial Newport Borough War Memorial Newport County Secondary School War Memorial |
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Acknowledgments :
John Bloodworth Reinder H. Postma |
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