Vincent, John Keith Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Keith Robert |
Surname | Vincent |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 03-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dr. Leslie Jack Vincent, and of Marguerite (Rita) Vincent, of Norbury, Surrey. Husband of Margaret Lewis (Formerly Vincent) of Skegness, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL307 |
Markings | NF-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 24. A. 2-10. |
Epitaph | TELL THOSE I LOVED THINGS HAVE GONE WELL WITH ME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1336764 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Squadron Motto | For freedom |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Martin's Church, Acton, Middlesex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | SGW |
Memorial Text | In proud remembrance of John Keith Robert Vincent RAF 1921 - 1944 "All they had hope for, All they had, they gave" |
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Miscellaneous Information
A third agent, Sgt. G. Masereel of the Belgian Army survived the crash and became a prisoner of war. |
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 | 02-06-1944 |
End Date | 03-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Roderigo 1 and Osric 77, for Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a He219 night-fighter crewed by Hptm. Strüning & Oblt. Apel, and crashed on Stavenisse, Netherlands |