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Henry Neville Petts

In memory of:

Flying Officer Henry Neville Petts

May 26, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/22555

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

100 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of John Thomas Petts and Charlotte Maria Petts, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Brother of Flight Sergeant John Russell Petts, who died during service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Commemorated on Page 203 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

18. E. 6.

Location:

The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: PIcture Me

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer Henry Neville Petts is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Henry Neville Petts is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Henry Neville Petts is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Henry Neville Petts is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Cemetery Photo used with permission of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands

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    Cemetery – Cemetery Photo used with permission of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands
  • Grave Marker– F/O Petts was navigator on Lancaster LM320 of 100 (RAF) Squadron. The crew were never heard of again after take-off. His brother FS (P) John Russell Petts had been killed earlier on Dec. 28 1941 when his Whitley aircraft crashed. (They Shall Grow Not Old, The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba) Photo used with permission of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands

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    Grave Marker – F/O Petts was navigator on Lancaster LM320 of 100 (RAF) Squadron. The crew were never heard of again after take-off. His brother FS (P) John Russell Petts had been killed earlier on Dec. 28 1941 when his Whitley aircraft crashed. (They Shall Grow Not Old, The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba) Photo used with permission of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands

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