Henry Edgar (Sonny) Hendy

Memorial: Alveston - St Helen's Church

Regiment: Royal Artillery

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Gunner

Parents: William Edgar and Matilda Ethelwyn Hendy

Home address: The Poplars Earthcott Bristol

Date of birth: 1917

Date of death: 03/04/1941

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried in Alveston St Helen Churchyard and commemorated on Alveston War Memorial

Age: 23

Further information:

236th Battery, 76th Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery Regt Royal Artillery.

Henry was the son of a poultry farmer. He joined up in 1938 and was killed in action on the home front one night during the Bristol blitz. On the night of his death 76 German bombers were reported over Avonmouth and five small bombs fell on
the Gordano Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at Easton-in-Gordano, where Henry was on duty. The bombs hit a hut, killing Henry and injuring 5 others.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
John Penny; The Air Defence of Bristol 1937-44, University of Bristol 1997