Dawson,+H

DAWSON, Harry Flight Sergeant, Flight Engineer, 1541705, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,. No 215 Squadron, Dhubalia, India. Died on the 3rd January 1945, age 33, in Liberator MkVI, serial No KH214, coded 'D'. Hit while attacking bridges etc on the Burma Siam Railway (The "Railway of Death". Hit by anti - aircraft fire and crashed. All 11 aircrew were killed. Son of William & Mary Rebecca Dawson, husband of Margery Dawson of 29 Caister St, Keighley. Educated at Halifax Secondary School and Keighley Boys Grammar School. He enlisted in the RAF on the 2nd Dec 1941 and went overseas in 1943. Prior to enlistment he was employed as a spinning overlooker by Messrs R.V. Marriner, Ltd. He left a widow. On the Ingrow (St. Johns) Memorial, and the Keighley Memorial plate See Keighley News, May 18th 1946 and Telegraph & Argus Friday March 10th 2006 ( researcher seeking information) Singapore Memorial Col 450