Dick, La Verne John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | La Verne John |
Surname | Dick |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Myrtle Dick. Husband of Isobel L. Dick, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ640 |
Markings | AZ-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 245. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17187 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-10-1944 |
End Date | 30-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Walcheren |
Reason for Loss | To mark gun positions on the island. Last heard on R/T, in contact with another Squadron Mosquito, at 1205 reporting that a TI had exploded in the bomb bay and that they were baling out into the sea. |