Lt. Harman was a member of the Royal Flying Corps.
He was killed on the 17th November 1917, age 24.
Lt. Harman was born on the 15th June 1893. He was the son of London barrister, Mr John Eustace Harman and Mrs Harman who lived in London.
He worked on a tea plantation in what was then Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, until 1915, when he returned to this country. He received a commission into the Army Service Corps. He served at Galliopli at Suvla Bay, Egypt and at Salonika.
In 1917, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and started his training on 1st March 1917 in Egypt. A few months later, in June, he won his wings and ame back to this country.
After a brief visit to his parents, he left for Lincolnshire to join 33 Squadron “B Flight” at Kirton Lindsey.
An experienced pilot and used to night flying, he flew a mission to intercept high flying airships. But he never returned.
His plane crashed near Hibaldstow. There’s more detail about his mission in this information compiled by Peter Bradshaw.
