Grant, John Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Joseph |
Surname | Grant |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 17-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alex and Mary Grant, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK839 |
Markings | NP-S Goofey's Gift |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row B. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/89906 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Squadron Motto | Strength in unity |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Foston on the Wolds, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on wooden frame |
Memorial Text | In memory of a 158 Sqn crew who were killed here on 17th August 1944 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 348 aircraft, 2 Lancasters lost. Serious damage to the docks area and to some shipbuilding firms around the docks but many bombs fell outside the city. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto a farm at Foston on the Wolds, SSW of Bridlington, Yorkshire. Broke up and clipped the farmhouse |