Garnett, Francis Campbell
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Francis Campbell |
Surname | Garnett |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Campbell Garnett and Margaret Elsie Garnett, of Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8428 |
Markings | LQ-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 104. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78261 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-03-1942 |
End Date | 11-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Essen- railway lines near the Krupps factory. Another disappointing raid on Essen. First op to include Lancasters- none of which were lost |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |