Harris, John Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Alfred |
Surname | Harris |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Lucy Harris, of St. John's, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ND585 |
Markings | ZN-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VI. E. 11. |
Epitaph | FATHER, IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 46 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/85791 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Metheringham at 2215 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. The aircraft drifted well North of track on return , is believed to have been intercepted by night fighter Lt Frederik Hromadnik of 9./NJG4 at 0252 hrs South of Villiers deux-Eglises |