Harker, Alan
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alan |
Surname | Harker |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Alice Ann Harker. Husband of Mary Agnes Verga Harker, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1396 |
Markings | QT-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 16-19. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 754105 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the vicinity of Meppen, on the east bank of the Ems Kanal |