Caton, Archie Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Archie Ernest |
Surname | Caton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jesse John and Hetty Nelson Caton, of London, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | DF665 |
Markings | VR-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78926 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken. 113 aircraft despatched in this experimental raid- incurred 7 losses (%). No PFF presence. Theory was that this lightly defended town would be an easy target while the main raid was taking place on Nuremburg. Bombing was scattered over a wide area and overall the raid was not a success |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Givet on the French border |