Sprott, John Coles
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Coles |
Surname | Sprott |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Blanche Emma Sprott, of Miami, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ863 |
Markings | BM-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 5. 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 246 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24060 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Sprott Island, Manitoba; Within Kapeetaukimak Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Gardening off Kiel, Germany. 89 aircraft, 3 lost (3.4%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Baltic Sea |