Harrold, John Christopher
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Christopher |
Surname | Harrold |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Date of Death | 26-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Lucy Matilda Harrold, of Hartley, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V5635 |
Markings | RT-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 14. B. 2-2A. |
Epitaph | IN THAT RICH EARTH A RICHER DUST CONCEALED; A DUST WHOM ENGLAND BORE (Poem - The Soldier by Rupert Brooke) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 178 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1272100 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Squadron Motto | With speed I strike |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/58 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/57 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1942 |
End Date | 26-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Intruder duties over Vechta |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Delmenhorst |