Harrison, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Harrison |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Alice Harrison. Husband of Louise Jeanette Harrison, of Kingston-On-Thames, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF475 |
Markings | LS-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montcornet Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row GG. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | THE DAY THOU GAVEST, LORD, IS ENDED, THE DARKNESS FALLS AT THY BEHEST |
Ribbon Stone | 0596 (Block 7, Column 17, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 178 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1271406 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt J Harrison 15 Sqn WOp/AG April 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/56 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/55 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at St Genevieve, NE of Montcornet, France |