McHardy, John Charles Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Charles Donald |
Surname | McHardy |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jane McHardy, of Braemar, Aberdeenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT128 |
Markings | PT-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. E. 1. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE TO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1053447 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13459 (P367799/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1825/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1825/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1942 |
End Date | 15-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near Neuss, four killed |