Skinner, John Hedley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Hedley |
Surname | Skinner |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Theodore Banks Skinner and Margaret Nutley Skinner, of Waterville, King's Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD437 |
Markings | KB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row H. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD... I WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOR EVER. PS. 23 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/264550 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1662 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 05-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Blyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Hit a tree and crashed near Retford |