Carter, John Hunter
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Hunter |
Surname | Carter |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Nelson Carter and Charlotte Hunter Carter, of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB763 |
Markings | NA-S SS Nan |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row F. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | HE LOVED YOUR STARS, HE LEARNED THEM ALL BY NAME FOR USE IN ONE LAST JOURNEY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/188387 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1945 |
End Date | 28-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- six man crew |
Reason for Loss | Broke through low cloud and hit the ground almost immediately, on the outskirts of Stockton on Tees, Co. Durham |