Mercier, Joseph Jacques Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Jacques Charles |
Surname | Mercier |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Hon. Honore Mercier, and of Jeanne Frechette Mercier, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. B.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ518 |
Markings | QO-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 185. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/135156 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1943 |
End Date | 25-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (48% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast |