Harry Purver navigator, Bomber Command Sqdn 77

Harry J. Purver served as a volunteer navigator with Bomber Command Squadron 77 out of Full Sutton airfield in Yorkshire. His dog tags show he was Church of England, his service number 795994, and his service was in RAFVR.

His fellow aircrew came from the UK and across the Commonwealth (Canada, Australia, and New Zealand):

PILOT: F/L G. Norton D.F.C. (Distinguished Flying Cross)
NAV: F/O H.J. Purver
B/A: F/O F. Barlow
W/OP: W/O J.W.C. Summers
F/E: F/S J. Richards
M/U: W/O W. Wilcox
R/G: W/O J. Horrocks

SUBSEQUENTLY:

2nd PILOT: F/O G. Green
2nd PILOT: F/O J. Roscorla

Although they didn't fly on 6 June 1944, they played a part in destroying the German railway supply lines.

All at the tender age of 22/23.