Harker, Fred Victor
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Fred Victor |
Surname | Harker |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James William and Sarah Ann Harker. of Barnoldswick. Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3798 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tildonk Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1076027 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Betrodestraat, Tildonk (Haacht), Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal sculpture & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Sta een ogenblik stil op deze plaats waar in de nacht van 11 op 12 augustus 1942 een Britse Wellington bommenwerper van het 156 sq |
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-08-1942 |
End Date | 12-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mainz. 154 aircraft. Centre of Mainz was badly damaged, including many ancient and cultural buildings such as the museum and castle. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 10km NNW of Leuven, Belgium |