Harvey, John Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | John Reginald |
Surname | Harvey |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Reginald Harvey, and of Violet Harvey, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. Husband of Hazel Harvey, of Carlisle. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN293 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot Section P Row 11 Grave 70. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 178 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412686 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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 | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 26-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary raid over Normandy. One of 108 aircraft |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Keynsham, SE of Bristol |