Duncan, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Duncan |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert John Ana Mary Anne Duncan, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK667 |
Markings | KN-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row D. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS DEAR TO THOSE HE LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 158 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/26545 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/657/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Amiens- to bomb the railway yards. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a marsh north of Longeau and SE of the target |