Harris, Alan Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan Richard |
Surname | Harris |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Beatrice Florence Harris, of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1495 |
Markings | JN-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5A. A1. 11-15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402183 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7662 (P360591/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-07-1941 |
End Date | 17-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed at Wedel-Bauhof on the western outskirts of Hamburg. |