NOEL FREDERICK HARDING
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG”: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Born: 1923, Ipswich.
Died: 27th June 1944; Age: 21; killed in a mid-air collision, Dumfries.
Rank: Flight Sergeant/Pilot; Service Number: 1336343.
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 10 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit.
Grave Reference:
Ipswich.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Frederick William & Elsie Elaine Harding, of Ipswich.
Father: Frederick William Harding, born February 1903, Ipswich. A Managing Director of Building Firm, of 21, Old Foundry Road, Ipswich.
Mother: Elsie Elaine Hannah Harding (nee Jarvis), born May 1903, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, of 16, Grove Lane, Ipswich.
27th June 1944
Aircraft: Anson I; serial number: R3336, of No. 10 (observer) Advanced Flying Unit, based at R.A.F. Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. The aircraft collided mid-air with Anson 1 -DJ335, also of No. 10 – Advanced Flying Unit, and crashed into the Solway Firth, 2 miles southwest of Southerness Point, Dumfries. DJ335 survived the collision. The crew of R3336 died from multiple injuries.
Fellow Crew:
Richard Horace Isaacs; Sergeant/Observer; age 24; R.A.F.V.R.
Henry Johnston D.F.M.; Warrant Officer; age 23; R.A.F.
Norman Louis Richards; Sergeant/Air Bomber; age 20; R.A.F.V.R.
Thomas Downie Rhodie; Sergeant/Navigator; age 19; R.A.F.V.R.
The bodies of Noel Harding, Richard Isaacs, Norman Richards and Thomas Rhodie were washed ashore (Richard Isaacs – 12th August 1944).
The body of Henry Johnston was not washed up, he is remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
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