Harcourt, Vernon Ralph Garcia
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Vernon Ralph Garcia |
Surname | Harcourt |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC, MiD |
Date of Death | 21-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick John and Emily Gertrude Harcourt, of Hayes, Middlesex, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ464 |
Markings | XD-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | H. 17. |
Epitaph | WE LIVE BECAUSE YOU DIED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41790 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1943 |
End Date | 21-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Orleans to attack a railway target |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the target area |