Gissing, Harold George

Died 1942 - Kalidjati Airfield

Son of Joseff and Edith Gissing

Born in Suffolk 15th December1910

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Married Vera Alice May Adams
on 24 December 1933

Daughter, Pauline Vera
born 27 June 1934

Son, Raymond Harold
born 27 February 1936

Son, Brian Patrick
born 17 September 1938

Killed in action at Kalidjati Airfield, Java, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). The official date of his death is given as 21 February 1942; however, subsequent research reveals that the real date of death was 1 March 1942.

Buried, with 57 of his comrades in arms, in a mass grave in Plot 1, No 110/111 Netherlands Field of Honor, Jakarta, Indonesia.

How can I say, "I love you" to the Dad I did not know
How can I hold the hand of him, who died so long ago
How can I gaze upon his face and see a loving smile
How can I feel a strong embrace and hug him for a while

How can I tell him how much I think of him
How can I tell him of the emptiness that I feel within
How can I tell him that I know he had to go
How can I tell him that I do miss him so

How can I know his feelings on that dark, awful day
When he left from Scotland to sail so far away
How can I know his thoughts and his inner fears
How can I know if he cried and shed many tears

How can I know if his thoughts were of home
How can I know if he felt sad and alone
How can I know if he thought he would die
How can I know if he asked himself why?

How can I tell him he is remembered with love
How can I tell him he was watched from above
How can I tell him some day I'll visit his grave
How can I tell him he died my hero and was so very brave

How can I tell him that I am now grown
How can I tell him I have a family of my own
How can I tell him of my wife, daughter and son
How can I tell him how much I love each one

How can I tell him some day in Heaven I will be
How can I tell him that my Saviour I will see
How can I tell him I'll look for another special one
How can I tell him I'll say "Hi Dad, I'm Brian, your Son".

I LOVE YOU DAD