Mercer, Keith Paterson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Keith Paterson |
Surname | Mercer |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Keith and Grace Isobel Mercer, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5569 |
Markings | OF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Scampton (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | New Part. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF K. AND G.I.P. MERCER OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA. DIED AT BRATTLEBY, ENGLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/6143A |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/38 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-11-1942 |
End Date | 14-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Ran into bad weather and crashed at Brattleby trying to land at nearby RAF Scampton |