Harkness, John Arthur Martin
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | John Arthur Martin |
Surname | Harkness |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Harkness, of Sunderland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Westland Lysander III |
Serial Number | T1771 |
Markings | NF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sunderland (Mere Knoll) |
Grave Reference | Ward 25.A. Row 2. Grave 6652. |
Epitaph | DEARER THAN WORDS CAN TELL WAS THE SON WE LOST AND LOVED SO WELL "PEACE, PERFECT PEACE" Peace perfect peace is a hymn words by Edward Henry Bickersteth and music by George Thomas Caldbeck. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 617355 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10585 (P364165/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-11-1941 |
End Date | 28-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with trees in poor visibility and crashed near Farnham |