Harris, Victor Keith
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Victor Keith |
Surname | Harris |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Victor Bassett Harris and of Maude Eileen Harris (Nee Middleton), of Westmount, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK802 |
Markings | QS-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 47. C. 4. |
Epitaph | WHERE LOVE ABIDES NO SEA DIVIDES. HIS SPIRIT LIVES FOREVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/132541 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 620 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar, inscribed concrete slab and metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women who served at RAF Chedburgh between 1942 and 1946, including 620 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | 620 Sqn Roll of Honour and 620 Sqn Badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 20-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Encountered severe icing during a cross-country flight and was abandoned over Berkshire |