Harry's Story was launched in May of 2002.

Since that time, we have added material, are planning some additions, and are still hoping to find material concerning certain aspects of his story.

Links to recent additions:

• Vulcan Girls Identified A Vulcan resident and historian Marjorie Weber has solved the mystery of the "Vulcan girls".
  At one time, we thought one of these two girls might have been Harry's Mary.
  
  

• Photos of the wreckage of Harry's plane
  - Mr. Holger Neumann, a resident of Eberholzen, Germany, where Harry's plane came down, has researched the exact crash location and has discovered amazing 60+ year-old photos of the wreckage.
  
  

• A Pittance of Time
  - here's a great video reminding us at 11:00 AM every November 11th, to take 2 minutes no matter where we are, to honour all those who have served our nation in the armed forces.

• Photo of Harry's Grave Marker
  - this excellent photo was provided by the Maple Leaf Legacy Project, an enormous volunteer endeavour to procure a photograph of each and every Canadian War Grave from the South African War (1899-1902), World War 1 (1914-18), World War II (1939-45), Korean War (1950-52) and all United Nations Peacekeeping Missions to the present day.
   

• Henry Hiscox - here's a very interesting account of an RAF gunner shot down over the Netherlands. This is a developing story, so stay tuned for additions as the research continues.
   

• 434 Squadron Colours- a 2005 visit to Halifax, Nova Scotia provided and opportunity to view and photograph the colours of Harry's Bluenose Squadron.
  
  

• Harry's grave in Hannover - a 2005 photo of Harry's grave marker in the Hannover War Graves Commission Cemetery.
  
  

• Excellent B&W photo of a Halifax bomber
  

• Excellent colour photo of a Halifax bomber
  
  

• Halifax Bomber Production at Park Royal Coachworks - an article by David Lang- Park Royal Coachworks was part of the London Aircraft Production Group which built 710 Handley Page Halifaxes during World War II.
  
  

• Tholthorpe Memorial -   Geoff Wood, a resident of Tholthorpe, has provided a photo of their latest memorial held each year on Remembrance Day Sunday, when villagers assemble to remember all those who served at Tholthorpe.
  
  

• Alberta’s more than 1,600 air servicemen and women who lost their lives during World War II will have their names publicly displayed for the first time on a memorial in their honour. Click here to view the memorial

• Harry's Memorial Poster - Now hanging in the Vulcan Museum, this poster (plaque) honours Harry as a  fallen hero. This and others like it, are projects of Canadian Fallen Heroes - www.canadianfallenheroes.ca.
   
  Click here for a closer look at Harry's Poster.
  
  

• William Aberhart Memorial Tribute - Published by the Prophetic Bible Institute shortly after Aberhart's death May 23, 1943.
  William Aberhart Tribute 
  
  

• May 15, 2004   Pilot Officer Orville Lytle - Thanks to the contribution of Yvonne (Lytle) Webb and Mrs. Alda Lytle of Roland, MB we have received this information about the pilot of Harry's crew:
  

  FAMILY HISTORY FROM LOCAL ROLAND HISTORY BOOK "LIVING GOLD"

   

  JOSEPH LYTLE married Mabel Irene Bradshaw in 1907. He farmed SW1/4 9-5-4 from 1906 until his death in 1963. There was a family of three: Myles, Elaine, Orville. Myles Lytle farmed NE 1/4 17-5-4 until he joined the R.C.A.F. in which he served for three and a half years. On returning to the land he established Elm Park Golf Course along the winding, elm-shaded creek running through his farm. In 1947 he married Stella Scoles of Treherne Manitoba. Elaine was a telephone operator in Roland before joining the R.C.A.F. in 1941. She married Eric Hammond and is now living in British Columbia.

   

  Orville farmed with his father, Joe, until he joined the R.C.A.F. in 1940, going overseas as a pilot in 1942. He was declared missing over Germany in 1943 and is memorialized by a grave marker in Hanover, Germany.
  
  

• The Canadian Virtual War Memorial This site contains a registry of information about the graves and memorials of more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served valiantly and gave their lives for their country. Included on this site are the memorials of more than 100 soldiers who died in service to Canada since the Korean War, including peacekeeping and other operations. The site also contains digital images of photographs and personal memorabilia about individual Canadians. The purpose of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial is to recognize and keep alive the memory of the achievements and sacrifices of Canadian citizens who have served in the defence of freedom and so have contributed to the development of Canada as a nation.
  Visit Harry's page at the website 
  
  

• March 26, 2004 - Memorial Presentation in Vulcan, Alberta  The Royal Canadian Legion in Vulcan has honoured all it's fallen heroes with posters which will be displayed at various locations throughout the community. Judson Hansell was at the presentation to acknowledge the dedication of his uncle Harry's poster.
  Photos from the Memorial Presentation 
  
  

• Vulcan Girls identified A Vulcan resident and historian Jerry Wylie, has identified for us the "Vulcan girls".
  At one time, we thought one of these two girls might have been Harry's Mary.

• Finding Mary - Harry's girl A member of the Vulcan Historical Society, Marjorie Weber  has helped us identify Mary.
  Photos of Mary from the war years, and a profile provided by her cousin Ruth Dann

• Photo of Liz Hansell Liz (half sister to Harry) is the source for 90% of the material on this website and without her it would not have been possible to tell Harry's Story.
  Recent photo of Liz Hansell

• 60th Anniversary of Harry's death On September 27, 2003 (exactly 60 years to the day) a wreath was laid on the cenotaph in Vulcan, Alberta honouring Harry's memory. He should have been an 80-year-old man, looking back some 60 years, recounting his war memories. Instead, on September 27th 1943, Harry climbed into a bomber in Tholthorpe, England, and his life ended at age 20.
  Photo of a memorial wreath honouring Harry.