Pollard, John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Pollard |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Nancy Pollard, of Brierfield, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV998 |
Markings | QB-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 8. |
Epitaph | IN OUR HEARTS A PLACE IS KEPT FOR ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 195660 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-01-1945 |
End Date | 13-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Gardening off Flensburg. One of 32 Halifaxes tasked with mine laying off Flensburg and Kiel. 4 aircraft were lost in all. |
Reason for Loss |