Harris, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Harris |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Edith M. Harris, of Porth, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT748 |
Markings | NP-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marson-sur-Barboure Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1-4. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, HIS DEATH A SILENT GRIEF. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1339498 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/1048/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-03-1943 |
End Date | 12-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (33% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 314 aircraft, 11 losses (3.5%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the Germans used decoy markers for the first time. Consequently, most of the bombs fell on open countryside. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Marson sur Barboure, France |