Mercer, John Duncan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Duncan |
Surname | Mercer |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Murdoch Mercer and Lillian Maude Mercer, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK270 |
Markings | NA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14126. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF JOHN MURDOCH AND LILLIAN MAUDE MERCER. VANCOUVER, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/181017 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 28-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 678 aircraft, including five B-17s. 39 aircraft Lost, including one B-17 (5.6%). Bombing was very concentrated, but not accurately on target due to incorrect PFF marking. Little significant damage inflicted. |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the runway on return and crashed at Saxmundham, Suffolk |