Mercer, Richard Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Arthur |
Surname | Mercer |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy William and Ethel Maud Mercer, of Tooting, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME734 |
Markings | CF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14561. |
Epitaph | HE HAD SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR; HE GAVE ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1320448 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Rouen- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 2216. Shot down by intruder near the airfield, 0230 hrs. All 7 crew killed |